Sorcerer Skills

The Sorcerer has access to six groups of skills and in general, they serve the following purposes:

• Basic
• Core

Skills are augmented augmented by Talents. View the Sorcerer Talents or the full Sorcerer Skill Tree.

Basic Required Points: 0
Frost Bolt Throw a bolt of frost at an enemy, dealing 39.00% (26 - 31) damage and  Chilling them for 13%. Damage: Cold Tags: Basic, Frost	Enhanced Frost Bolt Frost Bolt has a 10% chance to explode on Chilled targets, hitting nearby enemies. Chance increased by 100% against frozen targets.	Glinting Frost Bolt Frost Bolt generates 4 Mana when hitting Chilled or Frozen.
		Flickering Frost Bolt Frost Bolt makes Frozen enemies  Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Fire Bolt Hurl a flaming bolt, dealing 10.00% (6 - 8) damage and Burning for 135.00% 26 over 8 seconds. Damage: Fire Tags: Basic, Pyromancy	Enhanced Fire Bolt Fire Bolt pierces Burning enemies	Glinting Fire Bolt Critical Strikes with Fire Bolt increase the burning damage the target takes by x20% for 4 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 5.00% (3 - 4) damage each hit. Damage: Lightning Tags: Basic, Shock	Enhanced Spark Each time Spark hits, it has 20% chance to hit to 3 additional enemies dealing 3.50% (2 - 2) damage. If there are no other enemies to hit, Spark instead deals 20% increased damage to its primary target.	Glinting Spark Spark grants 2% increased Critical Strike Chance per enemy hit for 3 seconds, up to 10%.
		Flickering Spark Each time Spark forks it has 3% chance to spawn a Crackling Energy.
Arc Lash Unleash arcing lightning that shocks enemies in front of you for 30.00% (20 - 24). Every 10 times Arc Lash swipes, it stuns all enemies hit for 2 seconds. Damage: Lightning Tags: Basic, Shock	Enhanced Arc Lash If Arc Lash's initial swipe Critically Strikes, it swipes and additional time.	Glinting Arc Lash Hitting a Stunned enemy with Arc Lash reduces your cooldowns by 0.25 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 66.00% (42 - 51) damage to nearby enemies. Damage: Fire Tags: Core, Pyromancy	Enhanced Fireball Fireball costs 10 less Mana.	Greater Fireball When you cast Fireball while  Healthy, it has a 50% increased radius and deals 20% increased Critical Strike Damage.
		Destructive Fireball Fireball deals x20% increased damage to the first enemy hit by its explosion.
Incinerate Channel a beam of fire, Burning enemies for 36.40% (25). Damage increases by 17.50% (12) per second, up to 71.40% (59). Mana Cost: 20 per second Damage: Fire Tags: Core, Pyromancy, Channeled	Enhanced Incinerate While Channeling Incinerate, you take 30% less damage from nearby enemies.	Greater Incinerate Incinerate now starts at full power, but its Channeling cost is increased by 80%.
		Destructive Incinerate While Channeling Incinerate, you burn nearby enemies for 15% of the damage per second.
Frozen Orb Unleash an orb that Chills for 34% and expels piercing shards dealing a total of 31.69% (20 - 24) damage. Upon expiration, Frozen Orb explodes, dealing 29.25% (18 - 22) damage. and Chilling enemies for 9%. Mana Cost: 40 Damage: Cold Tags: Core, Frost	Enhanced Frozen Orb When cast above 50 Mana, Frozen Orb's explosion damage is increased by x30%.	Greater Frozen Orb Frozen Orb's explosion has a 25% chance to make all enemies hit Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
		Destructive Frozen Orb Frozen Orb's explosion restores 5 Mana when hitting a  Frozen enemy.
Ice Shards Launch 5 shards that deal 25.00% (16-19) damage each. Deals x25% increased damage to  Frozen enemies. Mana Cost: 30 Damage: Cold Tags: Core, Frost	Enhanced Ice Shards Ice Shards have 15% chance to ricochet to another enemy.	Greater Ice Shards While you have a Barrier active, Ice Shards treats 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.
Chain Lightning Unleash lightning that deals 42.00% (26-32) damage and chains up to 4 times. Mana Cost: 35 Damage: Lightning Tags: Core, Shock	Enhanced Chain Lightning Chain Lightning bounces to 1 additional enemy.	Greater Chain Lightning When Chain Lightning Critically Strikes, it has a 25% chance to spawn a Crackling Energy.
		Destructive Chain Lightning Chain Lightning deals x5% increased damage per enemy hit.
Charged Bolts Release 5 bolts of lightning that course along the ground in an erratic pattern, dealing 15.00% (9-11) each. Mana Cost: 40 Damage: Lightning Tags: Core, Shock	Enhanced Charged Bolts Charged Bolts gains an extra projectile.	Greater Charged Bolts Charged Bolts deals x25% increased damage to Stunned enemies.
		Destructive Charged Bolts Hitting the same enemy with at least 5 Charged Bolts in a single cast reduces their damage by 20%. for 3 seconds

Defensive Required Points: 6
Flame Shield Engulf yourself in flames for 2 seconds, Burning nearby enemies for 6.50% (4) per second. While Flame Shield is active, you are Immune. Cooldown: 19.6 Damage: Fire Tags: Defensive, Pyromancy	Enhanced Flame Shield Flame Shield grants 25% Movement Speed while active.	Mystical Flame Shield Enemies continue Burning for 3 additional seconds after being hit by Flame Shield.
		Shimmering Flame Shield Flame Shield makes enemies  Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
Frost Nova Unleash a torrent of frost,  Freezing enemies around you for 2 seconds. Cooldown: 14.7 Tags: Defensive, Frost	Enhanced Frost Nova Frost Nova's radius is increased by 25%.	Mystical Frost Nova Frost Nova's  Freeze duration is increased by 20% when hitting 3 or more enemies.
		Shimmering Frost Nova Frost Nova generates 4 Mana per enemy hit.
Ice Armor A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing 21 damage. While Ice Armor is active, 10% of your Cold Damage dealt is added to its  Barrier. Barriers absorb damage from all sources up to a specified amount. Cooldown: 19.6 Tags: Defensive, Frost	Enhanced Ice Armor While Ice Armor is active, your Mana Regeneration is increased by 25%.	Mystical Ice Armor While Ice Armor’s Barrier is at or above its original amount, you deal x30% increased damage.
		Shimmering Ice Armor Enemies that hit you while Ice Armor is active have a 15% chance to be Frozen for 3 seconds.
Teleport Transform into lightning becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location dealing 25.00% (16 -9) damage around you upon arrival. Cooldown: 10.8 Damage: Lightning Tags: Defensive, Shock	Enhanced Teleport After Teleporting, take 30% less damage for 5 seconds.	Mystical Teleport For 4 seconds after Teleporting, Crackling Energy deals x40% more damage.
		Shimmering Teleport Teleport’s cooldown is decreased by 0.5 seconds per enemy hit, up to 3 seconds.

Conjuration Required Points: 11
Hydra Summon a 3 headed hydra for 8.0 seconds. Each head spits fire at a nearby enemy, dealing 30.00% (19 - 23) damage. Mana Cost: 20 Damage: Fire Tags: Conjuration, Pyromancy	Enhanced Hydra Hydras last for an additional 4 seconds.	Summoned Hydra Hydra also Burns enemies for an additional 12% of its base damage dealt over 6 seconds.
		Invoked Hydra After you Critically Strike, Hydras gain 15% Attack Speed for 3 seconds.
Lightning Spear Conjure a crackling spear of lightning that seeks out enemies for 6.0 seconds, dealing 15.00% (9 - 11) damage per hit. Mana Cost: 19.6 Damage: Lightning Tags: Conjuration, Shock	Enhanced Lightning Spear Lightning Spear has a 10% increased chance to critically strike against Stunned enemies.	Summoned Lightning Spear Collecting Crackling Energy reduces the cooldown of Lightning Spear by 0.5 seconds.
		Invoked Lightning Spear After critically striking, Lightning Spear has a 5% increased stacking critical strike chance for its duration.
Ice Blades Conjure ice blades for 6.0 seconds that rapidly slashes enemies for 30.67% (19 - 24) damage and has a 20% chance to make them Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Cooldown: 11.8 Damage: Cold Tags: Conjuration, Frost	Enhanced Ice Blades Ice Blades has a 10% increased chance to make enemies Vulnerable.	Summoned Ice Blades Every time Ice Blades hits a  Vulnerable enemy, it gains 25% Attack Speed, up to 100%.
		Invoked Ice Blades Killing a  Vulnerable enemy increases your active Ice Blades' duration by 1 second.

Mastery Required Points: 16
Blizzard Summon a frigid blizzard that deals 120.00% 85 damage and continually Chills enemies for 18% over 5 seconds. Mana Cost: 40 Damage: Cold Tags: Mastery, Frost	Enhanced Blizzard Blizzard’s duration is increased by 2 seconds.	Mage's Blizzard Every second an enemy is in Blizzard, they take x2.5% increased damage from you, up to x20%.
		Wizard's Blizzard While you have an active Blizzard, your  Core Skills cost 10% less Mana.
Ice Veil Your Barriers have a 5% increased duration. Barriers absorb damage from all sourced up to a specified amount.	Hoarfrost You deal more damage to enemies the more Chilled they are, up x6% while they are  Frozen.
	Cold front While you have a  Barrier active, you apply 8% more  Chill.
Ball Lightning Conjure a ball of lightning that slowly moves forward, continually zapping enemies for 15.00% (9 - 11) damage. Mana Cost: 50 Damage: Lightning Tags: Mastery, Shock	Enhanced Ball Lightning Ball Lightning deals damage 30% more frequently.	Mage's Ball Lightning Each time Ball Lightning hits an enemy, it deals x2% increased damage, up to x30%.
		Wizard's Ball Lightning If an enemy is hit at least 4 times by a cast of Ball Lightning, a  Crackling Energy is formed.
	Static Discharge Critical Strikes with Shock Skills have a 5% chance to form a Crackling Energy.
Firewall Create a wall of flames that Burns enemies for 160.00% 114 over 8 seconds. Mana Cost: 30 Damage: Fire Tags: Mastery, Pyromancy	Enhanced Firewall Enemies that stand in Firewall for at least 2 seconds take x25% increased Burning damage from all sources.	Mage's Firewall Each enemy standing in Firewall increases your Mana Regeneration by 5%
		Wizard's Firewall You deal x5% increased damage per active Firewall.
Meteor Summon a meteor that strikes the target location, dealing 50.00% (32 - 39) damage and Burning the ground for 35.00% (24) damage over 3 seconds. Mana Cost: 40 Damage: Fire Tags: Mastery, Pyromancy	Enhanced Meteor If 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 and costs 6 less Mana.
		Wizard's Meteor Meteor’s impact Immobilizes enemies for 2 seconds.

Ultimate Required Points: 23
Deep Freeze Encase yourself in ice, becoming  Immune for 4 seconds, continually Chilling enemies for 20%. When Deep Freeze ends,  Frozen enemies shatter for 200.00% (128 - 156). Casting Deep Freeze again ends the effect early. Cooldown: 58.8 Damage: Cold Tags: Ultimate, Frost	Prime Deep Freeze Gain 5%of your Life as a Barrier for 6 seconds for each enemy shattered by Deep Freeze.	Supreme Deep Freeze When Deep Freeze ends, your active cooldowns are reduced by 50%.
Inferno Ignite a roaring inferno that pulses in and out of the target area, Burning enemies for 295.00% (210) damage over 8 seconds, and then explodes, dealing 50.00% (32 - 39) damage to enemies on the outer edge. Cooldown: 44.1 Damage: Fire Tags: Ultimate, Pyromancy	Prime Inferno Enemies inside of Inferno's final explosion are Immobilized for 4 seconds.	Supreme Fire Bolt Killing a Burning enemy reduces Inferno's cooldown by 1 second.
Unstable Currents Lightning surges within you for 10 seconds. Whenever you cast a  Lightning Skill, another random Lightning Skill is also cast. Cooldown: 68.5 Damage: Lightning Tags: Ultimate, Shock	Prime Unstable Currents Unstable Currents increases Attack Speed by 25% while active.	Supreme Unstable Currents While Unstable Currents is active, collecting  Crackling Energy increases its duration by 0.25 seconds.