After being broken for a couple of leagues, it was heavily nerfed way back in 1.1 and 1.2, after which it was revamped and reworked completely in 3.3, and buffed four times ever since. Vaal Arc has been a popular skill gem throughout the game’s history, mainly because it has an appealing sound and look to it.

It is very easy to to get going even for newer players, as it mostly just requires the set of gems we have put together for you to feel relatively strong overall! It however does offer you some options to go for some mild power charge stacking to get the most outof your build. Were you ever looking for a build that suited new players, moderately experienced players, and players who like to min-max their builds to the fullest? Then you’ve arrived at the perfect spot! This build packs a couple milllion boss damage while having over 65.000 Effective Health while mapping, combined with incredible mitigation.

Explosions, Screenwide clear and an obscene amount of defenses for a spellcaster of its kind will lead to an enjoyable time with an enjoyable skill. The guide got entirely reworked to include as many mapping QoL’s as possible to provide you with a build that uses one of the crowd’s favorite skills in order to breeze through maps like there’s no tomorrow. It will not be killing uber bosses and will most likely require some decent gear & mechanics to defeat pinnacles but god will it be a blast to map.

Given the current state of the Arc gem, I’ve opted into making a character that is fun to play more than anything.

Diablo 3 wizard explosive blast build