Sorcerer Skill Tree

The Sorcerer has access to six groups of skills:

• 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 Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Throw a bolt of frost at an enemy, dealing 38% damage and Chilling them for 15%. Enchantment Direct damage from Skills applies up to 18% Chill. Damage: Cold 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 (CC) enemies.
		Flickering Frost Bolt Frost Bolt makes Frozen (CC) enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Fire Bolt Lucky Hit Chance: 35% Hurl a flaming bolt, dealing 18% damage and Burning (DoT) for 44% damage over 6 seconds. Enchantment Direct damage from skills applies up to an additional 23% Burning damage (DoT) over 8 seconds. Damage: Fire Tags: Basic, Pyromancy	Enhanced Fire Bolt Fire Bolt pierces through Burning (DoT) enemies.	Glinting Fire Bolt Fire Bolt increase the Burning damage (DoT) you deal to the enemy by 25%[x] for 3 seconds.
		Flickering Fire Bolt Fire Bolt generates 2 Mana when hitting an enemy.

Spark Lucky Hit Chance: 9% Launch a bolt of lightning that shocks an enemy 4 times, dealing 12% damage each hit. Enchantment Killing an enemy has a 14% chance to form a Crackling Energy. Damage: Lightning Tags: Basic, Shock	Enhanced Spark Each time Spark hits its primary target, it has 40% chance to hit to 3 additional enemies dealing 9% damage. If there are no other enemies to hit, Spark instead deals x 20% increased damage to its primary target.	Glinting Spark Spark grants 2%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance per cast for 5 seconds, up to 8%[+]. At max stacks, your Spark hits grant 1 Mana.
		Flickering Spark Each time Spark hits an enemy it has a 4% chance to form a Crackling Energy.

Arc Lash Lucky Hit Chance: 14% Unleash arcing lightning that deals 42% damage to enemies in front of you. Every 10 times Arc Lash swipes, it Stuns (CC) all enemies hit for 2 seconds. Enchantment When you use a Cooldown, enemies around you are Stunned (CC) for 1 seconds. Damage: Lightning 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 (CC) enemy with Arc Lash reduces your Cooldowns by 0.15 seconds.
		Flickering Arc Lash Arc Lash grants 5 Mana if your swipe hits at least one enemy. When you hit 3 or more enemies or a Boss, your next swipe also deals 50%[x] more damage.

Core Required Points: 2

Fireball Mana Cost: 35 Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Hurl an exploding ball of fire, dealing 66% damage to surrounding enemies. Enchantment When you kill an enemy, they explode in a Fireball for 50% of its damage. Damage: Fire Tags: Core, Pyromancy	Enhanced Fireball Casting Fireball increases its radius by 50% and Burns (DoT) enemies for 10% damage over 6 seconds.	Greater Fireball Fireball deals 10% Burning damage (DoT) 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 Mana Cost: 25 per second Lucky Hit Chance: 8.35% Channel a beam of fire, Burning (DoT) enemies for 136% damage per second. Damage per second increases over 2 seconds, up to 162%. You gain 20% Damage Reduction while channeling Incinerate. Enchantment Every 8 seconds, a serpent spawns and Incinerates enemies for 8 seconds. Damage: Fire Tags: Core, Pyromancy, Channeled	Enhanced Incinerate While Channeling Incinerate, you Burn (DoT) enemies around you for 50% of the damage per second.	Greater Incinerate Every 3 seconds an enemy has been hit by Incinerate, they are Immobilized (CC) for 1.5 seconds.
		Destructive Incinerate Enemies deal 30% less damage while Burning (DoT) from Incinerate.

Frozen Orb Mana Cost: 40 Lucky Hit Chance: 4% Unleash an orb that Chills (CC) for 34% and expels piercing shards, dealing a total of 52% damage. Upon expiration, Frozen Orb explodes, dealing 50% damage and Chilling enemies for 8.7%. Enchantment Whenever you cast a Non-Basic Skill, you have a 30% chance to launch a Frozen Orb at a Nearby enemy. Damage: Cold Tags: Core, Frost	Enhanced Frozen Orb While Healthy, the explosion of Frozen Orb deals 45% [x] increased damage.	Greater Frozen Orb Frozen Orb's explosion has a 40% chance to make all enemies hit Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Frozen enemies area always made Vulnerable.
		Destructive Frozen Orb Frozen Orb's explosion restores 5 Mana when hitting a Frozen enemy.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Ice Shards Mana Cost: 30 Lucky Hit Chance: 16% Launch 5 shards that deal 36% damage each. Deals 25%[x] increased damage to Frozen (CC) enemies. Enchantment Ice Shards automatically conjure and fly towards Frozen (CC) enemies. Damage: Cold Tags: Core, Frost	Enhanced Ice Shards Ice Shards have a 50% chance to ricochet to another enemy. Ice Shards always ricochet off of Frozen (CC) enemies.	Greater Ice Shards While you have a Barrier active, Ice Shards always receives its bonuses against Frozen (CC) enemies.
		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 Mana Cost: 35 Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Unleash a stream of lightning that deals 43% damage and chains between Nearby enemies and you up to 5 times, prioritizing enemies. Enchantment Chain Lightning forms automatically after spending 100 Mana. Cooldown 1 second. Damage: Lightning Tags: Core, Shock, Chain	Enhanced Chain Lightning Chain Lightning gains +3% increased Critical Strike Chance per bounce.	Greater Chain Lightning Each time Chain Lightning bounces, it deals x 10% increased damage for its duration, up to x 30%.
		Destructive Chain Lightning When Chain Lightning Critically Strikes, it has a 30% chance to form a Crackling Energy.

Charged Bolts Mana Cost: 30 Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Release 5 bolts of lightning that course along the ground in an erratic pattern, dealing 45% damage each. Enchantment When you Stun (CC) an enemy, there's a 40% chance to release 3 Charged Bolts from them. Damage: Lightning Tags: Core, Shock	Enhanced Charged Bolts The 3rd time an enemy is hit by a single cast of Charged Bolts, that bolt surges upon impact, dealing 79% in an area.	Greater Charged Bolts Charged Bolts deals 35% [x] increased damage to Stunned (CC) enemies.
		Destructive Charged Bolts Hitting an enemy with Charged Bolts reduces their damage dealt by 25% for 3 seconds.

Passives

Potent Warding Casting a skill grants 3%[+] All Resistance and 2%[+] Maximum Resistance to that skill's element for 9 seconds.

Devastation Your Maximum Mana is increased by 3.

Elemental Dominance Your Core Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage when cast above 50 Mana. Tags: Mastery

Defensive Required Points: 6

Flame Shield Cooldown: 20 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 35% Engulf yourself in flames for 2 seconds, Burning (DoT) surrounding enemies for 40% damage per second. While Flame Shield is active, you are Immune. Enchantment Flame Shield automatically activates after cumulatively losing 100% Maximum Life. Can only happen once every 30 seconds. Damage: Fire Tags: Defensive, Pyromancy	Enhanced Flame Shield Flame Shield has a 50% larger Burn (DoT) radius.	Mystical Flame Shield After Flame Shield ends, surrounding enemies are Stunned (CC) for 3 seoncds and your next skill is a guarnateed Critical Strike.
		Shimmering Flame Shield Flame Shield Heals you for 50% of your missing Life.

Frost Nova Cooldown: 24 seconds Unleash a torrent of frost, Freezing (CC) enemies around you for 3 seconds. Enchantment Lucky Hit: Your Conjuration Skills have up to a 35% chance to unleash a Frost Nova when hitting enemies. Damage: N/A Tags: Defensive, Frost	Enhanced Frost Nova Killing enemies Frozen (CC) by Frost Nova reduces its Cooldown by 1 seconds, 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 grants 3%[+] Dodge Chance per enemy hit for 8 seconds, up to 15%[+]. Dodging while this effect is active restores 20 Mana. Hitting a Boss with Frost Nova grants the maximum stacks of the Dodge Chance bonus.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Ice Armor Cooldown: 20 seconds A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing 56% of your Maximum Life in damage. Enchantment Upon getting hit, you have a 5% chance to apply Ice Armor. Damage: N/A Tags: Defensive, Frost	Enhanced Ice Armor While Ice Armor is active, your Mana Regeneration is increased by 30%[x] .	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 (CC) for 3 seconds.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Teleport Cooldown: 14 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 65% Transform into lightning, becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location, dealing 35% damage around you upon arrival. Enchantment Evade is replaced with a short range Teleport on a 17.0 second Cooldown. This version of Teleport does not make you Unstoppable. Damage: Lightning Tags: Defensive, Shock, Mobility	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 4 seconds.

Passives

Elemental Attunement Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a 7% chance to reset the Cooldown of one of your Defensive Skills. Can only happen once every 10 seconds.

Glass Cannon You deal 8%[x] increased damage, but take 2%[x] more damage.

Conjuration Required Points: 6

Hydra Mana Cost: 20 Lucky Hit Chance: 2.5% Summon a 3-headed hydra for 10 seconds. Each head spits fire at enemies, dealing 18% damage. Yu may have up to 2 active Hydras at a time. Enchantment After spending 200 Mana, a 5-headed Hydra spawns for 10 seconds. Damage: Fire Tags: Conjuration, Pyromancy	Enhanced Hydra While Healthy , your casts of Hydra gain 1 additional head.	Roaring Hydra Hydra also Burns (DoT) enemies for an additional 100% of its base damage dealt over 6 seconds.
		Invoked Hydra After you Critically Strike, your Hydras gain +30% Critical Strike Chance for 3 seconds.

Lightning Spear Cooldown: 20 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 5% Summon a spear of lightning that seeks out enemies for 6 seconds, dealing 16% damage per hit. Critical Strikes apply Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Enchantment Absorbing Crackling Energy has a 10% chance to conjure a Lightning Spear. Damage: Lightning Tags: Conjuration, Shock	Enhanced Lightning Spear Casting Lightning Spear spawns an additional Lightning Spear and increases their Critical Strike Chance by 5%[+].	Roaring Lightning Spear Collecting Crackling Energy increases the damage of your next Lightning Spear cast by x 20%, up to x 160%.
		Invoked Lightning Spear Lightning Spear Stuns (CC) enemies for 2 seconds when Critically Striking.

Ice Blades Cooldown: 16 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 15% Conjure a pair of ice blades for 6 seconds that rapidly slash enemies for 23% damage and have a 40% chance to make them Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Enchantment For every 40 seconds in Cooldowns you spend, you spawn an Ice Blades on a random enemy. Damage: Cold Tags: Conjuration, Frost	Enhanced Ice Blades Ice Blades's Cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds each time it hits a Vulnerable enemy.	Roaring Ice Blades 20% of Enhanced Ice Blades's 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% Damage Reduction against Elites for each second you haven't taken damage from one, up to 60%. This bonus persists for 3 seconds after taking damage.	Mana Shield Every time you spend 100 Mana, you gain 10% Damage Reduction for 5 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage
	Protection Using a Cooldown grants 10% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds.

Conjuration Mastery Gain a stacking bonus for each active Conjuration, up to 30 stacks: 1% [x] Damage 1% [x] Movement Speed 2% [x] Mana Regeneration Tags: Conjuration

Precision Magic Your Lucky Hit Chance is increased by 5%[+].

Mastery Required Points: 16

Blizzard Mana Cost: 40 Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Call forth a frigid blizzard that deals 210% damage and continually Chills (CC) enemies for 18% over 8 seconds. Enchantment Every 15 seconds, a Blizzard forms over you and follows you for 6 seconds. Damage: Cold Tags: Mastery, Frost, Core	Enhanced Blizzard Blizzard deals x 40% increased damage to Frozen (CC) enemies.	Mage's Blizzard Blizzard's duration is increased by 4 seconds.
		Wizard's Blizzard While you have an active Blizzard , you gain 1 Mana Regeneration for every 20 Maximum Mana.

Ball Lightning Mana Cost: 50 Lucky Hit Chance: 5% Discharge a ball of lightning that slowly moves forward, continually zapping enemies for 30% damage. Enchantment Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a 25% chance to spawn a static Ball Lightning. Damage: Lightning Tags: Mastery, Shock, Core	Enhanced Ball Lightning Your Attack Speed is increased 5% for 3 seconds each time you cast Ball Lightning, up to 20%.	Mage's Ball Lightning Ball Lightning deals 30% increased damage against Stunned (CC) enemies.
		Wizard's Ball Lightning Casting Ball Lightning forms 2 Crackling Energies.

Firewall Mana Cost: 30 Lucky Hit Chance: 30% Create a wall of flames that Burns (DoT) enemies for 230% damage over 8 seconds. Enchantment Lucky Hit: Up to 25% chance when dealing Burning damage (DoT) to spawn 2 Firewalls for 3 seconds. Damage: Fire Tags: Mastery, Pyromancy, Core	Enhanced Firewall Enemies take 25%[x] increased Burning damage (DoT) from you while standing in Firewall .	Mage's Firewall Enemies continue Burning (DoT) for 3 seconds after leaving Firewall .
		Wizard's Firewall You gain 5%[x] increased Mana Regeneration per active Firewall , up to 35%[x] .

Meteor Mana Cost: 40 Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Summon a meteor that strikes the target location, dealing 120% damage and Burning (DoT) the ground for 35% damage over 3 seconds. Enchantment Lucky Hit: Up to a 8% chance for a Meteor to fall on enemies. Damage: Fire Tags: Mastery, Pyromancy, Core	Enhanced Meteor While Healthy, your casts of Hydra gain 1 additional head and deal 50%[x] increased damage.	Mage's Meteor Meteor falls 30% faster.
		Wizard's Meteor Meteor’s impact Immobilizes (CC) enemies for 2 seconds.

Passives

Icy Veil Your Barriers have an 8%[+] increased duration. Damage: Physical Damage	Snap Freeze Lucky Hit: Frost Skills have up to a 7% chance to instantly Freeze (CC). Prerequisite: Can also reach Snap Freeze via Blizzard.
	Cold Front While you have a Barrier active, you apply 8%[x] more Chill (CC).

Static Discharge Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Shock Skills have up to a 6% chance to form a Crackling Energy.	Shocking Impact Every time you Stun (CC) an enemy, you deal 50% Lightning damage to them.
	Invigorating Conduit Upon absorbing Crackling Energy, you gain 4 Mana. Prerequisite: Can also reach Invigorating Conduit via Ball Lightning.

Inner Flames Your Pyromancy Skills deal 4 / 8 / 12%[x] increased damage while you are Healthy.	Devouring Blaze You deal 7%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage against Burning (DoT) enemies. If they are Crowd Controlled, this bonus is increased to 10%[x]. Prerequisite: Can also reach Devouring Blaze via Meteor.
	Crippling Flames Lucky Hit: Your Pyromancy Skills have up to a 7% chance to Immobilize (CC) enemies for 2 seconds. This chance is doubled while you are Healthy. Prerequisite: Can also reach Crippling Flames via Firewall.

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

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

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

Supreme Deep Freeze When Deep Freeze ends, surrounding enemies are made Vulnerable for 5 seconds and your Non-Ultimate Cooldowns are instantly reset.

* 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 Cooldown: 45 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 10% Summon a fiery serpent that continually constricts the target area, Burning (DoT) enemies for 354 damage over 8 seconds. Damage: Fire Tags: Ultimate, Pyromancy

Prime Inferno Inferno repeatedly Pulls (CC) enemies to its center.

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

Unstable Currents Cooldown: 70 seconds Lightning surges within you for 10 seconds. Whenever you cast a Shock Skill, a random Core, Conjuration, or Mastery skill is also cast. 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, you pulse Crackling Energy for free at a 25% faster rate.

Passives

Permafrost Frost Skills deal 5%[x] increased damage to Elites.	Hoarfrost You deal 3%[x] increased damage to Chilled (CC) enemies, and 6%[x] increased damage to Frozen (CC) enemies. Prerequisite: Can also reach Hoarfrost via Deep Freeze.	Frigid Breeze Lucky Hit: Cold damage against Vulnerable enemies has up to a 20% chance to generate 5 Mana. Prerequisite: Can also reach Frigid Breeze via Deep Freeze.
	Icy Touch You deal 4%[x] increased Cold damage to Vulnerable enemies. Prerequisite: Can also reach Icy Touch via Deep Freeze.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Fiery Surge Killing a Burning (DoT) enemy increases your Mana Regeneration by 15 / 30 / 45%[+] for 3 seconds.	Soulfire Your Pyromancy Skills cost 4% less Mana and deal 2%[x] increased damage. Double these bonuses after standing still for 2 seconds. Prerequisite: Can also reach Soulfire via Inferno.	Warmth Every 1 second, you Heal for 1% of your Maximum Life for each Nearby Burning enemy. Healing increased to 4.0% from Bosses. Prerequisite: Can also reach Warmth via Inferno.
	Endless Pyre You deal 6 / 12 / 18%[x] increased Burning damage (DoT). This bonus is increased to 25 / 50 / 75%[x] to enemies while they are affected by more Burning Damage Over Time than their total Life. Prerequisite: Can also reach Endless Pyre via Inferno.

Coursing Currents Hitting enemies with Shock Skills increases your Critical Strike Chance by 1%[+]. Resets upon getting a Critical Strike.	Conduction Critical Strikes with Shock Skills increase your Movement Speed by 4 / 8 / 12%[+] for 4 seconds. Prerequisite: Can also reach Conduction via Unstable Currents.	Convulsions Lucky Hit: Shock Skills have up to a 7% chance to Stun (CC) enemies for 3 seconds. Prerequisite: Can also reach Convulsions via Unstable Currents.
	Electrocution Enemies deal 6% less damage for 5 seconds after being Critically Struck by your Shock Skills. Prerequisite: Can also reach Electrocution via Unstable Currents.

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

Avalanche Your Frost Skills cost 30% less Mana and deal 60%[x] increased damage. Damage is increased by an additional <span class="range"25%[x] against Vulnerable enemies.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Combustion Your Burning effects deal 60%[x] increased damage, and an additional 25%[x] of your Bonus Damage to Burning Enemies.

Esu's Ferocity Your Fire Critical Strike Damage is increased by 75%[x] against enemies above 50% Life. Your Fire Critical Strike Chance is increased by 40%[+] against enemies below 50% Life. Critical Strikes that kill enemies or hit a Boss grant both bonuses against all enemies for 3 seconds. Damage: Fire

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 0.35 seconds against Elites.

Shatter After Freeze expires, enemies explode for 45% of the damage you dealt to them while Frozen. Damage: Cold

Vyr's Mastery When you Critically Strike an enemy with a Shock Skill you become Charged and take 25%[x] less damage for 5 seconds. While Charged: Critical Strikes have a 15% chance to cause the damage to arc as Lightning damage to another nearby enemy, or if there are no other targets you hit the target again for 500% of the damage.