Diablo 4: High Damage Sorcerer Build Guide

The Diablo 4 Sorcerer is a master of the elements. With different builds that allow the class to deal different types of elemental damage. To make subsequent playthroughs easier, we have focused mostly on the high-damage sorcerer build - it is good at both single target and AOE damage, and the experience is also generally good. In this guide, we will take you through the build step by step, and include a guide for skill points and more. Let’s quickly jump into the guide.

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Skills

    Arc Lash (Basic Skill)
    This is a great Basic Skill for this build, boasting a fast attack speed and some other useful effects. When you crit you get twice as much value from the skill, and later in the game the Glinting Arc Lash upgrade can become a really useful engine for reducing the Cooldowns of your other abilities.

    Chain Lightning (Core Skill)
    It is an absolute powerhouse of a skill, useful in pretty much every situation. It deals amazing AOE damage and can hit faraway enemies, allowing you to clear out whole rooms while keeping good distance between yourself and the enemies.

    Teleport (Defensive)
    Since the Sorcerer is quite a squishy class and ideally wants to spend most of its time at range casting spells, you really need a good mobility and escape ability to help you control the flow of battle and get out of trouble. This skill gives you much greater mobility for escaping tricky situations and manipulating the positions of our enemies to your advantage.

    Ice Armour (Defensive)
    A Barrier forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing 30% of your Base Life in damage. While Ice Armour is active, 5% of your Damage Dealt is added to the Barrier.  What’s great about this skill is that the Barrier is replenished whenever you deal damage, so once you have this available then the best defense really is a good offense.

    Frost Nova (Defensive)
    This is another Defensive Skill that’s great for controlling the flow of battle. It gives us a valuable AOE crowd control, especially useful if being attacked by a swarm of enemies. The Mystical Frost Nova upgrade also allows you to make enemies Vulnerable in an AOE, increasing their damage taken by 20%.

Paragon Boards

In this section, we will explain how to build the Paragon Boards for your Sorcerer.

1. Starting Board
        Progress upwards on the right side of the board, unlocking the Elementalist Node and the nearby Magic Nodes.
        Progress to the Glyph Socket, unlock it, and slot the Exploit Glyph.
        Unlock Dexterity Nodes within range of the Glyph, along with the Elemental Balance Node and nearby Magic Nodes.
        Progress up the top left side of the board to the exit node. Attach the Burning Instinct Board.  2. Burning Instinct
        Rotate the board so that the Glyph is on the bottom right.
        Progress up and then right to unlock the Cinders Node.
        Unlock the Glyph Socket, and slot the Territorial Glyph.
        Unlock the Smoldering Embers Node, nearby Magic Nodes, and Dexterity Nodes within range of the Glyph.
        Progress upwards and leftwards from the Glyph area, unlocking the Kindling Node and nearby Magic Nodes.
        Progress leftwards then downwards to unlock the Safeguard Node, and nearby Magic Nodes.
        Progress leftwards to the exit node. Attach the Frigid Fate Board.
3. Frigid Fate
        Rotate the board so that the Glyph slot is slightly towards the top right.
        Progress to the Glyph Slot, taking the route with the most Dexterity Nodes. Slot the Tactician Glyph.
        Get the Weakness Node, and the nearby Magic Nodes that give +5% Vulnerable Damage.
        Get the Chilling Node, and the nearby Magic Dexterity Nodes.
        Progress up the rightmost path to get the Oppressive Node, and the nearby Magic Nodes.
        Progress directly to the exit node at the top of the board. Attach the Static Surge Board.
4. Static Surge
        Rotate the board until the Glyph slot is slightly left of centre.
        Progress upwards, then rightwards to the Overwhelming Node. Unlock this and the nearby Magic Nodes.
        Go back to where you turned right, then progress to the Glyph Socket. Slot the Flamefeeder Glyph.
        Get the Incapacitate Node and the nearby Magic Nodes.
        Grab the remaining Dexterity Nodes in the Glyph area, then progress upwards to the Paralyzing Node, also unlocking the Magic Nodes for Stunned Damage.
        Progress upwards and rightwards to the exit node. Attach the Ceaseless Conduit Board.
5. Ceaseless Conduit
        Rotate the board so that the Glyph slot is on the bottom left.
        Progress upwards, then rightwards to unlock the Hunter Killer Node and the nearby Magic Nodes.
        Go back to where you turned right, then head left to the Glyph Slot. Slot the Control Glyph.
        Grab the Galvanic Catalyst Node, and the nearby Magic Dexterity Nodes.
        Progress to and unlock remaining Dexterity Nodes in range of the Glyph.
6. Searing Heat
        Go back to the Burning Instinct Board. Progress from the upper right part of the Glyph area, to the exit node.
        Attach the Searing Heat Board. Rotate it so that the Glyph is on the bottom left.
        Progress directly right, then directly down to unlock the Glyph slot. Slot the Adept Glyph.
        Unlock the Flame-Touched Node.
        Progress to and unlock the Combustion Node. and the Magic Node for Critical Strike Damage.
Burning Instinct

Enchantment

The Diablo 4 Sorcerer Enchantment slots are unlocked at levels 15 and 30 where abilities can provide passive procs. However, for this build we are using the following Enchantments:

    Chain Lightning Enchantment – Chain Lightning forms automatically after spending 100 Mana.
    Fire Bolt Enchantment – Direct Damage from Skills applies up to an additional 23% Burning Damage over 8 seconds.

The Chain Lightning Enchantment to get us a free extra cast of Chain Lightning once in a while, kind of like a mini Unstable Currents.  Fire Bolt, while perhaps not completely in keeping with the overall Shock theme of the build, synergises very well with what we are doing, since we’re using direct damage pretty much exclusively. All of our skills will effectively do 23% extra damage with this.

Legendary Aspects

    Main Weapon – Wand: Offensive Aspect of the Unbroken Tether – Chain Lightning has a 25% chance to chain an additional 2 times. Must be sourced from looted gear.
    Offhand Weapon – Focus: Accelerating Offensive Aspect – Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by 15% for 5 seconds.
    Helm – Harlequin’s Crest (Unique Item): +2752 Maximum Life, +10% Cooldown Reduction, +12% Resource Generation, +28 All Stats, +20% Damage Reduction, +4 Ranks to all skills (These are the best possible rolls for this item). Unique items must be found in loot.
    Helm (If you don’t have Harlequin’s Crest): Utility Aspect of Fortune: Your Lucky Hit Chance is increased by 10% while you have a Barrier active. Must be found in loot.
    Chest Armour – Raiment of the Infinite (Unique Item): +42 Intelligence, +23.5% Damage to Close Enemies, +23.5% Damage to Stunned enemies, +1 rank of the Glass Cannon Passive, After using Teleport, Close enemies are pulled to you and stunned for 3 seconds, but Teleport’s Cooldown is increased by 20% (These are the best possible rolls for this item). Unique Diablo 4 items must be found in loot.
    Chest Armour (If you don’t have Raiment of the Infinite) – Defensive Aspect of Might: Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for 6 seconds. Unlocked by completing Dark Ravine in Dry Steppes.
    Gloves – Storm Swell Offensive Aspect: You deal 20% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies while you have a Barrier. Unlocked by completing Onyx Hold in Dry Steppes.
    Pants – Defensive Aspect of Disobedience: You gain 0.5% increased Armour for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to 50%. Unlocked by completing Halls of the Damned in Kehjistan.
    Boots – Ghostwalker Mobility Aspect: While Unstoppable and for 4 seconds after, you gain +25% increased Movement Speed and can pass through enemies. Unlocked by completing Broken Bulwark in Scosglen.
    Amulet – Offensive Aspect of Control: You deal 35% more damage to Immobilized, Stunned or Frozen enemies. Unlocked by completing Sunken Library in Kehjistan.
    Ring 1 – Recharging Resource Aspect: Each time Chain Lightning bounced off you, gain 6 Mana. Unlocked by completing Zenith in Fractured Peaks.
    Ring 2 – Conceited Offensive Aspect: You deal 15% increased damage when you have a Barrier active. Must be sourced from looted gear.

Best Stat Rolls and Socket Upgrades

    Weapons: Cooldown Reduction, Critical Strike Damage, Lightning Critical Strike Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Damage to Close Enemies.
    Helm: Cooldown Reduction, Basic Attack Speed, Intelligence, Total Armour, Maximum Life.
    Chest Armour: Damage Reduction, Total Armour, Maximum Life, Intelligence.
    Gloves: Attack Speed, Critical Strike Chance, Lightning Critical Strike Damage, Lucky Hit Chance.
    Pants: Damage Reduction, Total Armour, Maximum Life, Intelligence.
    Boots: Movement Speed, Rank increases for Teleport or Frost Nova, Intelligence, Total Armour.
    Amulet: Cooldown Reduction, Rank increases, Movement Speed, Damage Reduction
    Rings: Critical Strike Chance, Critical Strike Damage, Lightning Critical Strike Damage, Vulnerable Damage, Damage to Close Enemies.

And for the Socket upgrades, prioritize the following upgrades:

    Weapons: Royal Emerald: +12% Critical Strike Damage against Vulnerable Enemies.
    Armour: Royal Ruby: +4% Maximum Life
    Jewelry: Royal Skull: +250 Armour.

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