Sorcerer Skill Tree

The Sorcerer has access to six groups of skills and one set of Masteries (Key Passives):

• Basic - Elemental damage skills that don't cost mana so always available to use. No Cooldowns.
• Core - Elemental damage at the cost of mana. No Cooldowns.
• Defensive - These mitigate damage received and increase survivability. They don't cost mana but do have Cooldowns.
• Conjuration - Summon elemental entities. They don't cost mana.
• Mastery - Heavy-duty damage. Cost mana but don't have Cooldowns.
• Ultimate - Offensive and defensive. They don't cost mana but have long Cooldowns.
  • Key Passives - Drive vital synergies through unique interactions.

The tables below show the Sorcerer's skill and passives as they appear in the game's skill tree and in the correct order.

The tables are read from left to right with the upgrades listed to the right of the main skill. All Passives are at the end of each skill Tree.

Basic Required Points: 0

Frost Bolt Throw a bolt of frost at an enemy, dealing 38% damage and Chilling them for 15%. Enchantement Slot Effect Direct Damage from skills applies up to 15% Chill. Damage: Cold Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Tags: Basic, Frost	Enhanced Frost Bolt Frost Bolt has a 15% chance to explode on Chilled targets hitting surrounding enemies. Chance increased to 100% against Frozen targets.	Glinting Frost Bolt Frost Bolt generates 4 Mana when hitting Chilled or Frozen enemies.
		Flickering Frost Bolt Frost Bolt makes Frozen enemies  Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Fire Bolt Hurl a flaming bolt, dealing 18% damage and Burning for 44% over 8 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect Direct Damage from your skills applies up to an additional 23% Burning damage over 8 seconds. Damage: Fire Lucky Hit Chance: 35% Tags: Basic, Pyromancy	Enhanced Fire Bolt Fire Bolt pierces through Burning enemies	Glinting Fire Bolt Fire Bolt increases the Burning damage you deal to the enemy by 25% for 3 seconds.
		Flickering Fire Bolt Fire Bolt generates 2 Mana when hitting a Burning enemy.

Spark Launch a bolt of lightning that shocks an enemy 4 times, dealing 10% damage on each hit. Enchantment Slot Effect Killing an enemy has a 10% chance to form a Crackling Energy. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 9% Tags: Basic, Shock	Enhanced Spark Each time Spark hits its primary target, it has 40% chance to hit to 3 additional enemies dealing 7% damage. If there are no other enemies to hit, Spark instead deals x20% increased damage to its primary target.	Glinting Spark Spark grants +2% increased Critical Strike Chance per cast for 5 seconds, up to +8%.
		Flickering Spark Each time Spark hits an enemy it has a 4% chance to spawn a Crackling Energy.

Arc Lash Unleash arcing lightning that deals 42% damage to enemies in front of you. Every 10 times Arc Lash swipes, it Stuns all enemies hit for 2 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect When you use a Cooldown, enemies around you are Stunned for 0.5 seconds. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 14% Tags: Basic, Shock	Enhanced Arc Lash If Arc Lash's initial swipe Critically Strikes, it swipes an additional time.	Glinting Arc Lash Hitting a Stunned enemy with Arc Lash reduces your Cooldowns by 0.15 seconds.
		Flickering Arc Lash Gain +6% Movement Speed for 5 seconds per enemy hit with Arc Lash, up to +18%.

Core Required Points: 2

Fireball Hurl an exploding ball of fire, dealing 60% damage to surrounding enemies. Mana Cost: 35 Enchantment Slot Effect When you kill and enemy, they explode in a Fireball for 50% of its damage. Damage: Fire Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Tags: Core, Pyromancy	Enhanced Fireball Fireball radius is increased based on distance travelled, up to 50%.	Greater Fireball Fireball deals 10% Burning damage you've applied to enemies as additional direct damage.
		Destructive Fireball Fireball's Critical Strike Damage is increased by + 20%, increased to + 30%, when hitting at least 3 enemies.

Incinerate Channel a beam of fire, Burning enemies for 54% damage per second. Damage per second increases over 2 seconds, up to 72%. Mana Cost: 12 per second Enchantment Slot Effect Every 14 seconds a serpent spawns and Incinerates enemies for 8 seconds. Damage: Fire Lucky Hit Chance: 8.3% (per use) Tags: Core, Pyromancy, Channeled	Enhanced Incinerate While Channeling Incinerate, you burn enemies around you for 25% of the damage per second.	Greater Incinerate Every 3 seconds an enemy has been hit by Incinerate, they are Immobilized for 1 second.
		Destructive Incinerate Enemies deal 25% less damage while Burning from Incinerate.

Frozen Orb Unleash an orb that Chills for 34% and expels piercing shards dealing a total of 36% damage. Upon expiration, Frozen Orb explodes, dealing 34% damage and Chilling enemies for 9%. Mana Cost: 40 Enchantment Slot Effect Whenever you cast a non-Basic Skill, you have a 20% chance to launch a Frozen Orb at a nearby enemy. Damage: Cold Lucky Hit Chance: 4% Tags: Core, Frost	Enhanced Frozen Orb When cast above 40 Mana, Frozen Orb's explosion damage is increased by x 45% against Elites and x 30% against all other enemies.	Greater Frozen Orb Frozen Orb's explosion has a 30% chance to make all enemies hit Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Frozen Orb always makes Frozen enemies Vulnerable.
		Destructive Frozen Orb Frozen Orb's explosion restores 5 Mana when hitting a Frozen enemy.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Ice Shards Launch 5 shards that deal 25% damage each. Deals x25% increased damage to Frozen enemies. Mana Cost: 30 Enchantment Slot Effect Ice Shards automatically conjure and fly towards Frozen enemies. Damage: Cold Lucky Hit Chance: 16% Tags: Core, Frost	Enhanced Ice Shards Ice Shards have a 40% chance to ricochet to another enemy. Ice Shards always ricochet off of Frozen enemies.	Greater Ice Shards While you have a Barrier active, casts of Ice Shards treat enemies as if they were Frozen.
		Destructive Ice Shards Hitting an enemy with 5 Ice Shards in a single cast makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.

* Barriers absorb damage from all sources up to a specified amount.
* Frozen enemies cannot move or attack. Enemies can be Frozen by repeatedly Chilling them.
* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Chain Lightning Unleash a stream of lightning that deals 36% damage and chains between nearby enemies and you up to 5 times, prioritizing enemies. Mana Cost: 35 Enchantment Slot Effect Chain Lightning forms automatically after spending 100 Mana. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Tags: Core, Shock	Enhanced Chain Lightning Chain Lightning gains +3% increased Critical Strike Chance per bounce.	Greater Chain Lightning Each time Chain Lightning bounces, it deals x 5% increased damage for its duration.
		Destructive Chain Lightning When Chain Lightning Critically Strikes, it has a 30% chance to spawn a Crackling Energy.

Charged Bolts Release 5 bolts of lightning that course along the ground in an erratic pattern, dealing 30% damage each. Mana Cost: 30 Enchantment Slot Effect When you Stun an enemy, there is a 40% chance to release 3 Charged Bolts from them. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Tags: Core, Shock	Enhanced Charged Bolts Hitting an enemy at least 3 times with the same cast of Charged Bolts releases a lightning nova, dealing 30% damage to enemies around them.	Greater Charged Bolts Charged Bolts deals x25% increased damage to Stunned enemies.
		Destructive Charged Bolts Hitting an enemy with Charged Bolts reduces their damage dealt by 25% for 3 seconds.

Passives

Potent Warding After casting a Non-Basic skill, you gain + 3/ 6/ 9% Resistance to All Elements and + 1 / 2 / 3% Maximum Resistance to that Skill's element for 9 seconds.

Devastation Your Maximum Mana is increased by 3/6/9.

Elemental Dominance Your Core and Mastery skills deal x 3 /6 / 9% increased damage when cast above 50 Mana. Point required in Devastation.

Defensive Required Points: 6

Flame Shield Engulf yourself in flames for 2 seconds, Burning nearby enemies for 40% damage per second. While Flame Shield is active, you are Immune. Cooldown: 20 seconds Enchantment Slot Effect Flame Shield automatically activates when you take fatal damage. Can only happen once every 120 seconds. Damage: Fire Lucky Hit Chance: 35% Tags: Defensive, Pyromancy	Enhanced Flame Shield Flame Shield grants +25% Movement Speed while active.	Mystical Flame Shield You gain 25% Mana Cost Reduction while Flame Shield is active.
		Shimmering Flame Shield Flame Shield Heals you for 50% of your missing Life.

Frost Nova Unleash a torrent of frost, Freezing enemies around you for 3 seconds. Cooldown: 24 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect Lucky Hit: Your Conjuration Skills have up to a 30% chance to unleash a Frost Nova when hitting enemies. Tags: Defensive, Frost	Enhanced Frost Nova Killing enemies Frozen by Frost Nova reduces its Cooldown by 1 second, up to 4 seconds per cast.	Mystical Frost Nova Frost Nova makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds, increased to 6 seconds against Bosses.
		Shimmering Frost Nova Frost Nova generates 4 Mana per enemy hit.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Ice Armor A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing 30% of your Base Life in damage. While Ice Armor is active, 5% of your damage dealt is added to Barrier. Cooldown: 20 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect Upon getting hit, you have a 5% chance to apply Ice Armor. Tags: Defensive, Frost	Enhanced Ice Armor While Ice Armor is active, your Mana Regeneration is increased by x25%.	Mystical Ice Armor Damage against Vulnerable enemies contributes 50% more to Ice Armor's Barrier.
		Shimmering Ice Armor Enemies that hit you while Ice Armor is active have a 15% chance to be Frozen for 3 seconds.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Teleport Transform into lightning becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location dealing 25% damage around you upon arrival. Cooldown: 11 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect Evade is replaced with a short-range Teleport on a 17 second cooldown. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 65% Tags: Defensive, Shock	Enhanced Teleport Teleport Cooldown is decreased by 0.5 seconds per enemy hit, up to 3 seconds.	Mystical Teleport For 4 seconds after Teleporting, Crackling Energy hits 2 additional enemies.
		Shimmering Teleport After Teleporting, you gain 30% damage reduction for 3 seconds.

Passives

Elemental Attunement Lucky Hit: Critica Strikes have up to a 5%/10%/15% chance to reset the Cooldown of one of your Defensive Skills. Can only happen once every 10 seconds.

Glass Cannon You deal x6%/x12%/x18% increased damage, but take x3%/x6%/x9% more damage.

Conjuration Required Points: 6

Hydra Summon a 3-headed Hydra for 10 seconds. Each head spits fire at enemies, dealing 12% damage. Maximum 1 active Hydra at a time. Mana Cost: 20 Enchantment Slot Effect After spending 300 Mana, a 5-headed Hydra spawns for 5 seconds. Damage: Fire Lucky Hit Chance: 53% Tags: Conjuration, Pyromancy	Enhanced Hydra While Healthy, your casts of Hydra gain 1 additional head.	Summoned Hydra Hydra also Burns enemies for an additional 60% of its base damage dealt over 6 seconds.
		Invoked Hydra After you Critically Strike, your Hydras gain +30% Critical Strike chance for 3 seconds.

* Healthy characters have more than 80% of their Life.

Lightning Spear Conjure a spear of lightning that seeks out enemies for 6 seconds, dealing 15% damage per hit. Mana Cost: 20 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect Absorbing Crackling Energy has a 10% chance to conjure a Lightning Spear. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 5% Tags: Conjuration, Shock	Enhanced Lightning Spear After Critically Striking, Lightning Spear gains a +5% increased stacking Critical Strike Chance for its duration.	Summoned Lightning Spear Collecting Crackling Energy increases the damage of your next Lightning Spear cast by x20%, up to x160%.
		Invoked Lightning Spear Lightning Spear Stuns enemies for 2 seconds when Critically Striking.

Ice Blades Conjure a pair of ice blades for 6.0 seconds that rapidly slashes enemies for 22% damage and have a 40% chance to make them Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Cooldown: 16 seconds. Enchantment Slot Effect For every 40 seconds in Cooldowns you spend, you spawn an Ice Blades on a random enemy. Damage: Cold Lucky Hit Chance: 15% Tags: Conjuration, Frost	Enhanced Ice Blades Ice Blades' Cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds each time it hits a Vulnerable enemy.	Summoned Ice Blades 20% of Enhanced Ice Blades' Cooldown reduction is applied to your other Skills.
		Invoked Ice Blades Your Ice Blades gain 10% increased Attack Speed per active Ice Blades.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Passives

Align the Elements You gain 3 / 6 / 9% Damage Reduction against Elites for each second you haven't taken damage from one, up to 40%. This bonus persists for 2 seconds after taking damage.	Mana Shield Every time you spend 100 Mana, you gain 7 / 14 / 21% Damage Reduction for 5 seconds. Requires a point in Align the Elements.
	Protection Using a cooldown grants 10 / 20 / 30% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds. Requires a point in Align the Elements.

Conjuration Mastery You deal x1%/x2%/x3% increased damage for each active Conjuration.

Precision Magic Your Lucky Hit Effect Chance is increased by up to +5%/+10%/+15%.

Mastery Required Points: 16

Blizzard Summon a frigid blizzard that deals 130% damage and continually Chills enemies for 18% over 8 seconds. Mana Cost: 40 Enchantment Slot Effect Every 15 seconds, a Blizzard forms over you and follows you for 6 seconds. Damage: Cold Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Tags: Mastery, Frost	Enhanced Blizzard Blizzard deals x25% increased damage to Frozen enemies.	Mage's Blizzard When cast above 50 Mana, Blizzard's duration is increased by 4 seconds.
		Wizard's Blizzard While you have an active Blizzard, your Core Skills cost 20% less Mana.

Ball Lightning Discharge a ball of lightning that slowly moves forward, continually zapping enemies for 18% damage. Mana Cost: 50 Enchantment Slot Effect Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a 25% chance to spawn a static Ball Lightning. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 5% Tags: Mastery, Shock	Enhanced Ball Lightning Ball Lightning's damage rate is increased by 200% of your Attack Speed Bonus.	Mage's Ball Lightning After hitting Close enemies 50 times with Ball Lightning, your next cast of it Stuns enemies for 1 second.
		Wizard's Ball Lightning If an enemy is hit at least 4 times by a cast of Ball Lightning, a Crackling Energy is formed. Can only happen 2 times per cast.

Firewall Create a wall of flames that Burns enemies for 160% damage over 8 seconds. Mana Cost: 30 Enchantment Slot Effect Each time an enemy takes Burning damage, there is a 5% chance to spawn 2 Firewalls underneath them for 3 seconds. Damage: Fire Lucky Hit Chance: 30% Tags: Mastery, Pyromancy	Enhanced Firewall Enemies take x25% increased Burning damage from you while standing in Firewall.	Mage's Firewall Enemies continue Burning for 3 seconds after leaving a Firewall.
		Wizard's Firewall You gain x 5% increased Mana Regeneration per active Firewall, up to x 35%.

Meteor Summon a meteor that strikes the target location, dealing 80% damage and Burning the ground for 35% damage over 3 seconds. Mana Cost: 40 Enchantment Slot Effect Lucky Hit: Up to an 8% chance for a Meteor to fall on enemies. Damage: Fire Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Tags: Mastery, Pyromancy	Enhanced Meteor If a cast of Meteor hits 3 or more enemies, there is a 30% chance an additional Meteor falls on the same location.	Mage's Meteor Meteor falls 30% faster.
		Wizard's Meteor Meteor’s impact Immobilizes enemies for 2 seconds.

Passives

Icy Veil Your Barriers have a +5%/+10%/+15% increased duration.	Snap Freeze Lucky Hit: Frost Skills have up to a 3% chance to instantly Freeze. Requires a point in Icy Veil.
	Cold Front While you have a Barrier active, you apply x8%/x16%/x24% more Chill. Requires point in Icy Veil.

Static Discharge Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Shock Skills have up to 5%/10%/15% chance to form a Crackling Energy.	Shocking Impact Every time you Stun an enemy you deal 15%/30%/45% Lightning Damage to them. Requires a point in Static Discharge.
	Invigorating Conduit Upon absorbing Crackling energy, you gain 4/8/12 Mana. Requires a point in Static Discharge.

Inner Flames Your Pyromancy Skills deal x3%/x6%/x9% increased damage while you are Healthy.	Devouring Blaze You deal x 7 / 14 / 21% increased Critical Strike Damage against Burning enemies. If they are also Immobilized, this bonus is increased to x 10 20 30% Requires a point in Inner Flames.
	Crippling Flames Lucky Hit: Your Pyromancy skills have up to a 5%/10%/15% chance to Immobilize enemies for 2 seconds. This chance is doubled while you are Healthy. Requires a point in Inner Flames.

* Healthy characters have more than 80% of their Life.

Ultimate Required Points: 23 - You can have only one Ultimate active at a time.

Deep Freeze Encase yourself in ice, becoming Immune for 4 seconds, continually dealing 25% damage, and Chilling enemies for 14%. When Deep Freeze expires, it deals an additional 100% damage. Casting Deep Freeze again ends the effect early. Cooldown: 60 seconds. Damage: Cold Lucky Hit Chance: 2% Tags: Ultimate, Frost

Prime Deep Freeze When Deep Freeze ends, gain 10% of your Base Life as a Barrier for 6 seconds for each enemy you Froze while it was active.

Supreme Deep Freeze When Deep Freeze ends, your non-Ultimate Cooldowns are reduced by 100%.

* Barriers absorb damage from all sources up to a specified amount.
* Frozen enemies cannot move or attack. Enemies can be Frozen by repeatedly Chilling them.

Inferno Summon a fiery serpent that continually constricts the target area, Burning enemies for 295% damage over 8 seconds. Cooldown: 45 seconds. Damage: Fire Lucky Hit Chance: 10% Tags: Ultimate, Pyromancy

Prime Inferno Inferno repeatedly Pulls enemies to its center.

Supreme Inferno While Inferno is active, your Pyromancy Skills cost no Mana.

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. Cooldown: 70 seconds. Damage: Lightning Tags: Ultimate, Shock

Prime Unstable Currents Unstable Currents increases your Attack Speed by +25% while active.

Supreme Unstable Currents While Unstable Currents is active, Crackling Energy pulses 25% faster and costs no charges.

Passives

Permafrost Frost Skills deal x5%/x10%/x15% increased damage to Elites.	Hoarfrost You deal x3%/x6%/x9% increased damage to Chilled enemies, and x6%/x12%/x18% increased damage to Frozen enemies. Requires a point in Permafrost.	Frigid Breeze Lucky Hit: Cold Damage against Vulnerable enemies has up to a 20%/40%/60% chance to generate 5 Mana. Requires a point in Hoarfrost or Icy Touch.
	Icy Touch You deal x4%/x8%/x12% increased Cold Damage to Vulnerable enemies. Requires a point in Permafrost.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Fiery Surge Killing a Burning enemy increases your Mana Regeneration by +15 / 30 / 45% for 3 seconds.	Soulfire After standing still for 1.5 seconds, your Pyromancy skills cost 5%/10%/15% less Mana. Requires a point in Fiery Surge.	Warmth Every 1 second, you Heal for 0.3%/0.6%/0.9% of your Maximum Life for each nearby Burning enemy. Healing increased to 0.6%/1.2%/1.8% from Bosses. Requires a point in Soulfire or Endless Pyre.
	Endless Pyre You deal increased Burning damage to enemies for each second they remain Burning up to x5%/x10%/x15% after 5 seconds. Requires a point in Fiery Surge.

Coursing Currents Hitting enemies with Shock Skills increases your Critical Strike Chance by +1%/+2%/+3%.. Resets upon getting Critical Strike.	Conduction Critical Strikes with Shock Skills increase your Movement Speed by +3%/+6%/+9% for 3 seconds. Requires point in Coursing Currents.	Convulsions Lucky Hit: Shock Skills have up to a 3%/6%/9% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds. Requires a point in Conduction or Electrocution.
	Electrocution Enemies deal +5%/+10%/+15% less damage for 5 seconds after being Critically Struck by your Shock skills. Requires a point in Coursing Currents.

Key Passives Required Points: 33 - You can have points in only one of these.

Avalanche Lucky Hit: 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 x40% increased damage. Chance is doubled against Vulnerable enemies.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Combustion Your Burning effects deal x 20% increased damage, plus an additional x 2% increased damage per unique source of Burning you have applied to the enemy.

Esu's Ferocity Your Fire Critical Strike Damage is increased by x 25% against enemies above 50% Life. Your Fire Critical Strike Chance is increased by +5% against enemies below 50% Life. Critical Strikes that kill enemies or hit a Boss grant 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 x 15% increased damage from your Shock skills and deal 20% less damage to you. Critical Strikes increase these bonuses by 25% for 3 seconds.

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