Ball Lightning Sorcerer Build

A tanky Build that will rapidly shock all enemies around you. It is effective for both AoE and single targets.

Skills

This Build mainly revolves around the use of Ball Lightning. This will be paired with the Gravitational Aspect to make it orbit around you, constantly damaging anyone near you.

Additional Core Skills:

  • Flame Shield – gives you temporary immunity as well as some healing.
  • Ice Armor – grants a huge barrier, and helps with Mana regen.
  • Teleport – your main source of mobility.
  • Ice Blades – helps keep your Cooldowns low, as well as providing some Cold damage.
  • Unstable Currents – used to grant yourself a damage boost.

Passives

The Key Passive for this Build is Vyr’s Master, as it will improve both your damage and survivability.

Additional Passives:

  • Align the Elements, Mana Shield, Protection, Warmth, and Electrocution will increase your survivability.
  • Elemental Dominance, Glass Cannon, Conjuration Mastery, Inner Flames, Devouring Flames, Static Discharge, Soulfire, and Coursing Currents will boost your damage.
  • Devastation, Invigorating Combat, and Fiery Surge will help your utility.

Enchantment Slots

You will want to enchant the following two Skills for this Build:

  • Ice Blades – improves both Cooldown Reduction and damage.
  • Fire Bolt – allows you to take advantage to Burning related bonuses without using a Fire Skill.

Paragon Boards

  • Board 1 (Start):
    • Use Elementalist Glyph
    • Connect at the top end
  • Board 2 (Enchantment Master):
    • Rotate twice
    • Don’t take Legendary Node
    • Use Unleash Glyph
    • Connect at the right end
  • Board 3 (Frigid Fate):
    • Rotate once
    • Take Legendary Node
    • Use Adept Glyph
    • Connect at the top end (board 4), and the bottom end (board 6)
  • Board 4 (Burning Instinct):
    • Don’t rotate
    • Don’t take Legendary Node
    • Use Tactician Glyph
    • Connect at the left end
  • Board 5 (Ceaseless Conduit):
    • Rotate twice
    • Don’t take Legendary Node
    • Use Destruction Glyph
    • Connect at the top end (board 7)
  • Board 6 (Static Surge):
    • Rotate three times
    • Don’t take Legendary Node
    • Use Exploit Glyph
  • Board 7 (Searing Heat):
    • Rotate twice
    • Don’t take Legendary Node
    • Use Flamefeeder Glyph
    • Connect at the left end
  • Board 8 (Elemental Summoner):
    • Rotate once
    • Don’t take Legendary Node
    • Use Charged Glyph

Glyph Leveling Priorities

Level 15Level 21
1. Adept1. Destruction
2. Destruction2. Adept
3. Exploit3. Flamefeeder
4. Flamefeeder4. Exploit
5. Tactician5. Tactician
6. Elementalist6. Elementalist
7. Unleash7. Unleash
8. Charged8. Charged

Equipment

Raiment of the Infinite will help group enemies up to you, while Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop and Axial Conduit will boost your overall damage.

On top of these pieces, you will want these Legendary Aspects:

  • Gravitationalthe Aspect that makes this Build work. It causes Ball Lightning to orbit around you, as well as increase its damage.
  • Conceited, Shredding Blades, and Storm Swell will increase your damage.
  • Mage-Lord – will help your survivability.
  • Starlight – will keep your Mana high.
  • Orange Herald – helps keep the Cooldown of Unstable Currents low.

You will want to use Emerald Gems on your weapon, Ruby Gems on your armor, and Skulls on your jewelry.

Equipment Stat Priorities

SlotStat PrioritiesTempering
Main Hand1. Intelligence
2. Maximum Life
3. Vulnerable/Critical Strike Damage
4. Chance to Regain Resource
– Chance to double cast Ball Lightning
– Critical Strike Damage
Off-Hand1. Cooldown Reduction
2. Critical Strike Chance
3. Intelligence
4. Resource Cost Reduction
– Chance to double cast Ball Lightning
– Critical Strike Damage
Helm1. Cooldown Reduction
2. Mana Per Second
3. Intelligence
4. Maximum Life
– Ranks to Warmth
– Barrier Generation
Chest Armor1. Mana Per Second
2. Armor
3. Maximum Life
4. Intelligence
5. Ranks to ‍Teleport
– Ranks to Warmth
– Chance to Freeze/Immobilize/Slow
Gloves1. Ranks to Core Skills
2. Attack Speed
3. Critical Strike Chance
4. Intelligence
5. Maximum Life
– Critical Strike Damage
– Chance to Freeze/Stun
Pants1. Intelligence
2. Armor
3. Maximum Life
– Ranks to Warmth
– Barrier Generation
Boots1. Attacks Reduce Evade Cooldown
2. Mana Per Second
3. Ranks to Ball Lightning
4. Intelligence
5. Maximum Life
6. Movement Speed
– Evade Cooldown Reduction
– Chance to Freeze/Stun
Amulet1. Ranks to Conjuration Mastery
2. Cooldown Reduction
3. Critical Strike Chance
‍4. Ranks to Devouring Blaze
– Critical Strike Damage
Unstable Currents Cooldown Reduction
Rings1. Attack Speed
2. Critical Strike Chance
3. Intelligence
4. Maximum Life
– Critical Strike Damage
Unstable Currents Cooldown Reduction

Resources

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Maxroll

Ball Lightning Sorcerer Endgame Guide

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Icy Veins

Ball Lightning Sorcerer Endgame Build Guide

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