Diablo 4 Sorcerer Skill Tree

Looking for the Diablo 4 Sorcerer Skill Tree? If you’re thinking about doing a run as a Sorcerer, or maybe just want to see if it’s for you, you’ll want to know everything you can about the class and its skills before you jump in.

Before you head into some Diablo 4 Fractured Peaks Dungeons and start garnering some Diablo 4 renown, take a look at all of the skills on the Diablo 4 Sorcerer Skill Tree, and see if it’s the class for you. Check out all the details about Diablo 4 Season 1 as well.

Diablo 4 Sorcerer Basic Skills

Frost Bolt – Throw a bolt of frost at an enemy, dealing 35% damage and Chilling them for 15%.

1. Enhanced Frost Bolt – Frost Bolt has a 15% chance to explode on Chilled enemies, hitting surrounding enemies. Chance increased to 100% against Frozen enemies.
2. Flickering Frost Bolt – Frost Bolt makes Frozen enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
3. Glinting Frost Bolt – Frost Bolt generates 4 mana when hitting Chilled or Frozen enemies.

Fire Bolt – Hurl a flaming bolt, dealing 10% damage and Burning for 5% damage over 8 seconds.

1. Enhanced Fire Bolt – Fire Bolt pierces through Burning enemies.
2. Flickering Fire Bolt – Fire Bolt generates 2 Mana when hitting a Burning enemy.
3. Glinting Fire Bolt – Critical Strikes with Fire Bolt increase the Burning damage you deal to the enemy by x20% for 4 seconds.

Spark – Launch a bolt of lightning that shocks and enemy 4 times, dealing 8% damage each hit.

1. Enhanced Spark – Each time Spark hits its primary target, it has a 40% chance to hit up to 3 additional enemies, dealing 5% damage. If there are no enemies to hit, Spark instead deals x20% increased damage to its primary target.
2. Flickering Spark – Each time Spark hits an enemy it has a 3% chance to form a Crackling Energy.
3. Glinting Spark – Spark grants +2% increased Critical Strike Chance per cast for 5 seconds, up to +8%.

Arc Lash – Unleash arcing lightning that deals 42% damage to enemies in front of you. Every 10 times Arc Lash swiped, it Stuns all enemies hit for 2 seconds.

1. Enhanced Arc Lash – If Arc Lash’s initial swipe Critically Strikes, it swiped an additional time.
2. Flickering Arc Lash – Gain +6% Movement Speed for 5 seconds per enemy hit with Arc Lash, up to +18%
3. Glinting Arc Lash – Hitting a Stunned enemy with Arc Lash reduces your Cooldowns by 0.25 seconds.

Diablo 4 Sorcerer Core Skills

Ice Shards – Launch 5 shards that deal 25% damage each. Deals x25% increased damage to Frozen enemies.

1. Enhanced Ice Shards – Ice Shards have a 40% chance to ricochet to another enemy. Ice Shards always ricochet off of Frozen enemies
2. Greater Ice Shards – While you have a Barrier active, casts of Ice Shards treat enemies as if they were Frozen.
3. Destructive Ice Shards – Hitting an enemy with 5 Ice Shards in a single cast makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.

Frozen Orb – Unleash an orb that Chills for 34% and expels piercing shards, dealing a total of 31% damage. Upon expiration, Frozen Orb explodes, dealing 29% damage and Chilling enemies for 8%.

1. Enhanced Frozen Orb – When cast above 50 Mana, Frozen Orb’s explosion damage is increased by x30%.
2. Greater Frozen Orb – Frozen Orb’s explosion has a 25% chance to make all enemies hit Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Frozen Orb always makes Frozen enemies Vulnerable.
3. Destructive Frozen Orb – Frozen Orb’s explosion restores 5 Mana when hitting a Frozen enemy.

Fireball – Hurt an exploding ball of fire, dealing 60% damage to surrounding enemies.

1. Enhanced Fireball – Fireball’s radius is increased based on distance traveled, up to 50%
2. Greater Fireball – Fireball deals 10% of the Burning damage you’ve applied to enemies as additional direct damage.
3. Destructive Fireball – Fireball’s explosion’s Critical Strike Damage is increased by +10%. Each enemy it hits increases this bonus by +5%, up to +25% total.

Incinerate – Channel a beam of fire, Burning enemies for 49% damage per second. Damage per second increases over 4 seconds, up to 66%.

1. Enhanced Incinerate – While channeling Incinerate, you Burn enemies around you for 15% of the damage per second.
2. Greater Incinerate – Every 4 seconds an enemy has been hit by Incinerate, they are Immobilized for 1 second.
3. Destructive Incinerate – Enemies deal 20% less damage while Burning from Incinerate.

Charged Bolts – Release 5 bolts of lightning that course along the ground in an erratic pattern, dealing 28% damage each.

1. Enhanced Charged Bolts – Hitting an enemy at least 3 times with the same cast of Charged Bolts releases a lightning nova, dealing 24% damage to enemies around them.
2. Greater Charged Bolts – Charged Bolts deals x25% increased damage to Stunned enemies
3. Destructive Charged Bolts – Hitting an enemy with Charged Bolts reduces their damage dealt by 20% for 3 seconds.

Chain Lightning – Unleash a stream of lightning that deals 36% damage and chains between Nearby enemies and you up to 5 times, prioritizing enemies.

1. Enhanced Chain Lightning – Chain Lightning gains a +3% increased Critical Strike Chance per bounce.
2. Greater Chain Lightning – If Chain Lightning bounces off of you, its next hit deals x10% increased damage.
3. Destructive Chain Lightning – When Chain Lightning Critically Strikes, it has a 25% chance to form a Crackling Energy.

Passives

1. Potent Warding – After casting a Non-Basic Skill, you gain 2% Resistance to all elements and 1% additional Resistance to that Skill’s element for 3 seconds.
2. Devastation – Your Maximum Mana is increased by 3.
3. Elemental Dominance – Your Core Skills deal x3% increased damage when cast above 50 Mana.

Sorcerer Defensive Node Skills

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 its Barrier.

1. Enhanced Ice Armor – While Ice Armor is active, your Mana Regeneration is increased by x25%.
2. Mystical Ice Armor – Damage against Vulnerable enemies contributes 50% more to Ice Armor’s Barrier.
3. Shimmering Ice Armor – Enemies that hit you while Ice Armor is active have a 15% chance to become Frozen for 3 seconds.

Frost Nova – Unleash a torrent of frost, Freezing enemies around you for 3 seconds.

1. Enhanced Frost Nova – Killing enemies Frozen by Frost Nova reduces its Cooldown by 1 seconds, up to 4 seconds per cast.
2. Mystical Frost Nova – Frost Nova makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds, increased to 6 seconds against Bosses.
3. Shimmering Frost Nova – Frost Nova generates 4 Mana per enemy hit.

Flame Shield – Engulf yourself in flames for 2 seconds, Burning surrounding enemies for 40% damage per second. While the Flame Shield is active, you are Immune. 

1. Enhanced Flame Shield – Flame Shield grants +25% Movement Speed while active.
2. Mystical Flame Shield – You gain 25% Mana Cost Reduction while Flame Shield is active.
3. Shimmering Flame Shield – Flame Shield Heals you for 50% of your missing Life.

Teleport – Transform into lightning, becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location, dealing 25% damage around you upon arrival.

1. Enhanced Teleport – Teleport’s Cooldown is decreased by 0.5 seconds per enemy hit, up to 3 seconds.
2. Mystical Teleport – For 4 seconds after Teleporting, Crackling Energy hits 2 additional enemies.
3. Shimmering Teleport – After Teleporting, you gain 30% Damage Reduction for 5 seconds.

Passives

1. Elemental Attunement – Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a 5% chance to reset the Cooldown of one of your Defensive Skills. Can only happen once every 10 seconds.
2. Glass Cannon – You deal x6% increased damage, but take x3% more damage.

Diablo 4 Sorcerer Conjuration Skills

Ice Blades – Conjure a pair of ice blades for 6 seconds that rapidly slash enemies for 22% damage and have a 30% chance to make them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.

1. Enhanced Ice Blades – Ice Blades’s Cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds each time it hits a Vulnerable enemy.
2. Summoned Ice Blades – 20% of Enhanced Ice Blades’s Cooldown reduction is applied to your other Skills.
3. Invoked Ice Blades – Your Ice Blades gain +10% increased Attack Speed per active Ice Blades.

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.

1. Enhanced Hydra – While Healthy, your casts of Hydra gain 1 additional head.
2. Summoned Hydra – Hydra also Burns enemies for an additional 12% of its Base damage dealt over 6 seconds.
3. Invoked Hydra – After you Critically Strike, your Hydras gain +30% Critical Strike Chance for 3 seconds.

Lightning Spear – Conjure a spear of lightning that seeks out enemies for 6 seconds, dealing 15% damage per hit.

1. Enhanced Lightning Spear – After Critically Striking, Lightning Spear gains a +5% increased stacking Critical Strike Chance for its duration.
2. Summoned Lightning Spear – Collecting Crackling Energy increases the damage of your next Lightning Spear cast by x20%, up to x100%.
3. Invoked Lightning Spear – Lightning Spear Stuns enemies for 2 seconds when Critically Striking.

Passives

1. Precision Magic – Your Lucky Hit Chance is increased by +5%.
2. Align the Elements – You gain 1% Damage Reduction against Elites for each second you haven’t taken damage from one, up to 40%.
3. Mana Shield – Every time you spend 100 Mana, you gain 5% Damage Reduction for 5 seconds.
4. Protection – Using a cooldown grants 10% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 2 seconds.
5. Conjuration Mastery – You deal x1% increased damage for every active Conjuration.

Diablo 4 Sorcerer Mastery Skills

Blizzard – Summon a frigid blizzard that deals 120% damage and continually Chills enemies for 18% over 8 seconds.

1. Enhanced Blizzard – Blizzard deals x25% increased damage to Frozen enemies.
2. Mage’s Blizzard – When cast above 50 Mana, Blizzard’s duration is increased by 4 seconds.
3. Wizard’s Blizzard – While you have an active Blizzard, your Core Skills cost 10% less mana.

Meteor – Summon a meteor that strikes the target location, dealing 80% damage and Burning the ground for 35% damage over 3 seconds.

1. 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.
2. Mage’s Meteor – Meteor falls 30% faster.
3. Wizard’s Meteor – Meteor’s impact Immobilizes enemies for 2 seconds.

Firewall – Create a wall of flames that Burns enemies for 20% damage over 8 seconds.

1. Enhanced Firewall – Enemies take x25% increased Burning damage from you while standing in Firewall.
2. Mage’s Firewall – Enemies continue Burning for 3 seconds after leaving Firewall.
3. Wizard’s Firewall – You gain x5% increased Mana Regeneration per active Firewall, up to x25%.

Ball Lightning – Discharge a ball of lightning that slowly moves forward, continually zapping enemies for 18% damage.

1. Enhanced Ball Lightning – Ball Lightning’s damage rate is increased by 200% of your Attack Speed Bonus.
2. Mage’s Ball Lightning – After hitting Close enemies 50 times with Ball Lightning, your next cast of it Stuns enemies hit for 1 second.
3. 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 once per cast.

Passives

1. Icy Veil – Your Barriers have a +5% increased duration.
2. Cold Front – While you have a Barrier active, you apply x8% more Chill.
3. Snap Freeze – Lucky Hit: Frost Skills have up to a 3% chance to instantly Freeze.
4. Static Discharge – Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Shock Skills have up to a 5% chance to form a Crackling Energy.
5. Invigorating Conduit – Upon absorbing Crackling Energy, you gain 4 Mana.
6. Shocking Impact – Every time you Stun an enemy, you deal 15% Lightning Damage to them.
7. Inner Flames – Your Pyromancy Skills deal x3% increased damage while you are Healthy.
8. Crippling Flames – Lucky Hit: Your Pyromancy Skills have up to a 5% chance to Immobilize enemies for 2 seconds. This chance is doubled while you are Healthy.
9. Devouring Blaze – You deal x10% increased Critical Strike Damage against Burning enemies. If they are also Immobilized, this bonus is increased to x25%.

Diablo 4 Sorcerer Ultimate Skills

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.

1. 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.
2. Supreme Deep Freeze – When Deep Freeze ends, your Non-Ultimate Cooldowns are reduced by 50%.

Inferno – Summon a fiery serpent that continually constricts the target area, Burning enemies for 295% damage over 8 seconds.

1. Prime Inferno – Inferno repeatedly Pulls enemies to its center.
2. 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 Skills is also cast.

1. Prime Unstable Currents – Unstable Currents increases your Attack Speed by +25% while active.
2. Supreme Unstable Currents – While Unstable Currents is active, Crackling Energy continually pulses and consumes no charges.

Passives

1. Permafrost – Frost Skills deal x5% increased damage to Elites.
2. Icy Touch – You deal x4% increased Cold Damage to Vulnerable enemies.
3. Hoarfrost – You deal x3% increased damage to Chilled enemies, and 6% increased damage to Frozen enemies.
4. Frigid Breeze – Lucky Hit: Cold Damage against Vulnerable enemies has up to a 20% chance to generate 5 Mana.
5. Fiery Surge – Killing a Burning enemy increases your Mana Regeneration by +10% for 3 seconds.
6. Soulfire – After standing still for 1.5 seconds, your Pyromancy Skills cost 5% less Mana.
7. Endless Pyre – You deal increased Burning damage to enemies for each second they remain Burning, up to x5% after 5 seconds.
8. Warmth – Every 1 second, you Heal for 0.3% of your Maximum Life for each Nearby Burning enemy. Healing increased to 0.6% from Bosses.
9. Coursing Currents – Hitting enemies with Shock Skills increases your Critical Strike Chance by +1%. Resets upon getting a Critical Strike.
10. Conduction – Critical Strikes with Shock Skills increase your Movement Speed by +3% for 3 seconds.
11. Electrocution – ENemies deal 5% less damage for 5 seconds after being Critically Struck by your Shock Skills.
12. Convulsions – Lucky Hit: Shock Skills have up to a 3% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds.

Diablo 4 Sorcerer Key Passives

1. 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.
2. Shatter – After Freeze expires, enemies explode for 25% of the damage you dealt to them while Frozen.
3. 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.
4. Vyr’s Mastery – Close enemies take x10% increased damage from your Shock Skills and deal 20% less damage to you. Critical Strikes increase these bonuses by 25% for 3 seconds.
5. Esu’s Ferocity – Your Fire Critical Strike Damage is increased by x25% against enemies above 50% Life. Your Fire Critical Strike Chance is increased by +55 against enemies below 50% Life. Killing an enemy with a Critical Strike grants both bonuses against all enemies for 3 seconds.
6. Combustion – Your Burning effects deal x2% 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.

Diablo 4 Sorcerer Enchantments

In Diablo 4, the Sorcerer has a unique mechanic called Enchantments. This allows you to set an unlocked skill as a passive, which will provide a passive buff depending on which skill you use. You can have up to two Enchantments equipped at a time, depending on what level you are. 

Here are all of the available Enchantments:

1. Frost Bolt – Direct damage from Skills applies up to 15% Chill.
2. Fire Bolt – Direct damage from Skills applies up to an additional 23% Burning damage over 8 seconds.
3. Spark – Killing an enemy has a 10% chance to form a Crackling Energy.
4. Arc Lash – When you use a Cooldown, enemies around you are Stunned for 0.5 seconds.
5. Ice Shards – Ice Shards automatically conjure and fly towards Frozen enemies.
6. Frozen Orb – Whenever you cast a Non-Basic Skill, you have a 20% chance to launch a Frozen Orb at a Nearby enemy.
7. Fireball – When you kill an enemy, they explode in a Fireball for 50% of its damage.
8. Incinerate – Every 18 seconds, a serpent spawns and Incinerates enemies for 8 seconds.
9. Charged Bolts – When you Stun an enemy, there’s a 40% chance to release 3 Charged Bolts from them.
10. Chain Lightning – Chain Lightning forms automatically after spending 100 Mana.
11. Ice Armor – Upon getting hit, you have a 5% chance to apply Ice Armor.
12. Frost Nova – Lucky Hit: Your Conjuration Skills have up to a 30% chance to unleash a Frost Nova when hitting enemies.
13. Flame Shield – Flame Shield automatically activates when you take fatal damage. Can only happen once every 120 seconds.
14. Teleport – Evade is replaced with a short range Teleport on a 17 second Cooldown.
15. Ice Blades – For every 40 seconds in Cooldowns you spend, you spawn an Ice Blades on a random enemy.
16. Hydra – After spending 300 Mana, a 5-headed Hydra spawns for 5 seconds.
17. Lightning Spear – Absorbing Crackling Energy has a 10% chance to conjure a Lightning Spear.
18. Blizzard – Every 15 seconds, a Blizzard forms over you and follows you for 6 seconds.
19. Meteor – Lucky Hit: Up to 8% chance for a Meteor to fall on enemies.
20. Firewall – Each time an enemy takes Burning damage, there’s a 5% chance to spawn 2 Firewalls underneath them for 3 seconds.
21. Ball Lightning – Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a 25% chance to spawn a static Ball Lightning.

That’s everything on the Diablo 4 Sorcerer Skill Tree. If you’re not convinced by what Sorcerer has to offer, then why not take a look at the Diablo 4 Druid Skill Tree instead? And if you’re starting a new character, knowing how to skip the campaign in Diablo 4 will be worth your while.