Meteor

Active Skill · Force · Wizard

5 Runes
From level 25

Effect

Cost: 40 Arcane Power

Summon an immense Meteor that plummets from the sky, crashing into enemies for 740% weapon damage as Fire. The ground it hits is scorched with molten fire that deals 235% weapon damage as Fire over 3 seconds.

Runes

5 Runes

Thunder Crash

from level 29 · Lightning damage · Proc coefficient 0.0417

Removes the delay before Meteor comes crashing down.

Meteor's damage turns into Lightning.
Star Pact

from level 34 · Arcane damage · Proc coefficient 0.0625

Expend all remaining Arcane Power. Each point of extra Arcane Power spent increases the impact damage of Meteor by 20% weapon damage as Arcane.
Comet

from level 43 · Cold damage · Proc coefficient 0.0625

Summon a Comet that deals 740% weapon damage as Cold and freezes chilled enemies for 1 second upon impact.

The impact site is covered in an icy mist that deals 235% weapon damage as Cold over 3 seconds.
Meteor Shower

from level 48 · Fire damage · Proc coefficient 0.025

Unleash a volley of 7 small Meteors that each strike for 277% weapon damage as Fire.
Molten Impact

from level 58 · Fire damage · Proc coefficient 0.109

Greatly increases the size and increases the damage of the Meteor impact to 1648% weapon damage as Fire and the molten fire to 625% weapon damage as Fire over 3 seconds.

Adds a 15 second cooldown.

The proc coefficient scales the chance of on-hit effects (e.g. legendary powers, gems, Life per Hit) for each hit of the skill. Game files, version 2.8.0.

Meteor

Meteor calls a massive boulder from the sky that slams down with force and also leaves a burning patch at the point of impact. The spell deals very high damage on a single spot, but in return carries hefty Arcane Power costs and a small delay before impact, which calls for some target prediction.

The runes change punch and handling considerably. Molten Impact massively raises both the impact damage and the lingering burn area, but adds a cooldown and turns Meteor into a heavy burst hit rather than a spam spell. Star Pact, by contrast, makes it a resource annihilator that consumes all of your Arcane Power and converts it into damage, ideal for builds that generate plenty of resource and want to dump it in a single blow. If you dislike the delay, Thunder Crash provides instant impact. Meteor can thus be tuned for burst or fast rotation.

Comet and Meteor Shower

Comet (level 43): the same damage as the base spell, but as Cold; Chilled enemies are Frozen for 1 second on impact, and an icy mist replaces the molten fire.
Meteor Shower (level 48): instead of one big rock, 7 small Meteors fall for 277% weapon damage each – spread wider, good against scattered packs.

In practice, Thunder Crash and Comet dominate – both change the element, which is crucial for the Tal Rasha's Elements set.

Tal Rasha's Elements

The 2-piece bonus drops a Meteor of the matching type whenever you deal Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning damage – provided Meteor is on your action bar. With 4 pieces, every Meteor attack cuts the Teleport cooldown by 1 second. The 6-piece bonus counts different elements; Thunder Crash or Comet turn Meteor into a Lightning or Cold attack respectively. Elemental Exposure likewise rewards hits with different elements.

Nilfur's Boast and The Grand Vizier

Nilfur's Boast (boots): Meteor deals 600% increased damage, and when it hits 3 or fewer enemies, the description raises the damage by 675–900%. That makes Meteor especially rewarding against single targets such as Rift Guardians.
The Grand Vizier (staff): halves the cost of 40 Arcane Power and raises the damage by 300–400%.

by eRnstl