Diablo 4: Sorceress skill tree, all attacks and abilities
Sorceresses wield fire, lightning, and ice to devastating effect in Diablo 4.
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If you want to unleash elemental chaos in a fantastic display of power in the latest entry in the Diablo franchise, the Sorceress is the way to go.
InDiablo 4, the Sorceress is one of the five classes that will be included at launch. The Sorceress can use powerful elemental magic, shocking foes by the dozen, or summoning flame to cleanse an entire area.
In this guide, I’ve assembled the Sorceress skills and talent tree, with key information on the kinds of abilities you can bring to the fore if this elemental magic user feels like your style. Bear in mind, Diablo 4 will receive updates over time, so this information is definitely subject to change if skills change drastically at any point after the game’s launch, though I’ll definitely be looking to make sure this guide is staying up-to-date.
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Diablo 4 Sorceress skills
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In Diablo 4, the Sorceress' skills are divided intoBasic Skills, Core Skills, Defensive Skills, Conjuration Skills, Mastery Skills, Ultimate Skills,andKey Passives. It’s extremely important to note that while you can mostly unlock as many skills as you want, mixing and matching different combinations, you can only chooseoneUltimate Attack andoneKey Passive.
At any time, you may reset your skills, which encourages experimentation as you figure out what is right for you. This is free to do up to Level 15. After that, it starts to cost Gold, and the cost goes up the higher your rank, meaning that you’re more encouraged to stay your current path the farther into the game you get.
Like the other classes, The Sorceress has a level cap of 100. Please note that in the following skills, we’ve left out the exact damage values of skills, as these are not static but instead subject to numerous modifiers such as your armor, weapons, gems, and much more.
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It’s also important to note that unless explicitly otherwise noted, the first “node” of each Skill can be upgraded four times after being unlocked, with additional upgrades increasing the general damage, protection, duration, or cooldowns offered by an ability. For every skill with five levels, it’s important to remember that at the final branch of that skill’s tree, you’ll have to choose between one of two upgrades; you can’t get both of the final upgrades for a skill.
Diablo 4 Sorceress skill tree: Basic Skills
Arc Lash:Unleash arcing lightning that deals damage to enemies in front of you. Every 10 times that Arc Lash swipes, it Stuns all enemies hit for 2.08 seconds.
Fire Bolt:Hurl a flaming bolt, dealing damage and Burning for damage over 8 seconds.
Frost Bolt:Throw a bolt of frost at an enemy, dealing damage and Chilling them. (Chilled enemies have reduced movement speed. Repeatedly chilling an enemy will Freeze it.)
Spark:Launch a bolt of lightning that shocks an enemy 4 times, dealing damage each time.
Diablo 4 Sorceress skill tree: Core Skills
Chain Lightning:Unleash a stream of lightning that deals damage and chains between nearby enemies and you up to 6 times, prioritizing enemies.
Charged Bolts:Release 5 bolts of lightning that course along the ground in an erratic pattern, dealing damage each.
Devastation:You Maximum Mana is increased by 3. (3 levels, to a maximum of 9 Mana increase.)
Fireball:Hurl an exploding ball of fire, dealing damage to surrounding enemies.
Frozen Orb:Unleash an orb that Chills for 34% and expels piercing shards, dealing damage. Upon expiration, Frozen Orb explodes, dealing damage and Chilling enemies for 9%.
Ice Shards:Launch 5 shards that deal damage each. Deals 25% increased damage to Frozen enemies.
Incinerate:Channel a beam of fire, burning enemies for damage per second. Damage per second increases over 4 seconds, up to 170.
Potent Warding:After casting a non-Basic Skill, you gain 2% Resistance to all elements and 1% Resistance to that Skill’s element for 3 seconds. (3 Levels)
Diablo 4 Sorceress skill tree: Defensive Skills
Elemental Attunement:Critical Strikes have a 5% chance to reset the Cooldown of your Defensive Skills. Can only happen once every 10 seconds. (3 Levels)
Flame Shield:Engulf yourself in flames for 2 seconds, burning nearby enemies for damage per second. While Flame Shield is active, you are Immune. (Immune characters cannot be damaged, and all negative effects are removed and prevented.)
Frost Nova:Unleash a torrent of frost, Freezing enemies around you for 2.08 seconds.
Glass Cannon:You deal 6% increased damage, but take 3% more damage. (3 Levels)
Ice Armor:A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing 33% of you Base Life in damage. While Ice Armor is active, 10% of your damage dealt is added to its Barrier.
Teleport:Transform into lightning, becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location, dealing damage around you upon arrival. (Unstoppable characters have all Control Impairing Effects removed and prevented)
Diablo 4 Sorceress skill tree: Conjuration Skills
Align the Elements:You gain 5% Damage Reduction against Elites for each second you haven’t taken damage from one, up to 50%. (3 levels)
Conjuration Mastery:You deal 1% increased damage for each active Conjuration.
Hydra:Summon a 3-headed Hydra for 12 seconds. Each head spits fire at enemies, dealing damage.
Ice Blades:Conjure a pair of ice baldes for 6 seconds that rapidly slash enemies for damage and have a 30% chance to make them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Lightning Spear:Conjure a spear of lightning that seeks out enemies from 6 seconds, dealing damage per hit.
Precision Magic:Your Lucky Hit Chance is increased by 5%. (3 Levels)
Diablo 4 Sorceress skill tree: Mastery Skills
Ball Lightning:Discharge a ball of lightning that slowly moves forward, continually zapping enemies for 64 damage
Blizzard:Summon a frigid blizzard that deals damage and continually Chills enemies for 18% over 8 seconds.
Firewall:Create a wall of flames that Burns enemies for damage over 8 seconds.
Icy Veil:Your Barriers have a 5% increased duration. (3 Levels)
Inner Flames:Your Pyromancy Skills deal 3% increased damage while you are Healthy. (3 levels)
Meteor:Summon a meteor that strikes the target location, dealing damage and Burning the ground for damage over 3 seconds.
Static Discharge:Critical Strikes with Shock Skills have up to a 5% chance to form a Crackling Energy. (3 levels)
Diablo 4 Sorceress skill tree: Ultimate Skills
Coursing Currents:Hitting enemies with Shock Skills increases your Critical Strike Chance by 1%. Resets upon getting a Critical Strike (3 levels)
Deep Freeze:Encase yourself in ice, becoming Immune for 4 seconds, continually dealing damage and Chilling enemies for 20%. When Deep Freeze expires, it deals additional damage. Casting Deep Freeze again ends the effect early.
Fiery Surge:Killing a Burning enemy increases your Mana Regeneration by 10% for 3 seconds. (3 Levels)
Inferno:Summon a fiery serpent that continually constricts the target area, Burning enemies for damage over 8 seconds.
Permafrost:Frost Skills deal 5% increased damage to Elites. (3 Levels)
Unstable Currents:Lightning surges within you for 10 seconds. Whenever you cast a Shock Skill, a random Core, Conjuration, or Mastery Shock Skill is also cast.
Diablo 4 Sorceress skill tree: Key Passives
Avalanche:Your Frost Skills have up to a 10% chance to make your next cast of Ice Shards, Frozen Orb, or Blizzard consume no Mana and deal 40% increased damage. Chance is doubled against Vulnerable enemies.
Combustion:Your Burning effects deal 2% increased damage per unique source of Burning you have applied to the enemy. If the enemy is Burning from 3 or more sources, this bonus is doubled.
Esu’s Ferocity:Your Fire Critical Strike Damage is increased by 25% against enemies above 50% Life. Your Fire Critical Strike Chance is increased by 5% against enemies below 50% Life. Killing an enemy with a Critical Strike grants both bonuses against all enemies for 3 seconds.
Overflowing Energy:Crackling Energy hits 1 additional enemy. Each time Crackling Energy hits an enemy, your Shock Skill Cooldowns are reduced by 0.1 seconds, increased to 0.25 seconds against Elites.
Shatter:After Freeze expires, enemies explode for 25% of the damage you dealt to them while frozen.
Vyr’s Mastery:Close enemies take 10% increased damage from your Shock Skills and deal 20% less damage to you. Critical Strikes increase these bonuses by 25% for 3 seconds.
Other classes await
We’ll be sure to provide updates if anything changes and are making guides for all five of Diablo 4’s classes. If you’re not interested in playing the Sorceress, check out the skill trees for the other classes in the box pinned closer to the top of this article.
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