Ranged · Innate Caster

Sorcerer

Magic isn't studied, it's in the blood — and it comes out in torrents of fire, frost and lightning.

Arcanist
d6 hit die
CHA
Sorcery Points

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Overview

Role: Ranged · Innate Caster
Archetype: Arcanist (ranged basic attack)
Hit die: d6
Hit points: 18 at level 1, +12 per level (+3 per CON modifier point, every level)
Primary ability: Charisma
Armour: None
Weapons: Staves, Wands (a staff or wand is a spell focus: the basic attack is a ranged fire bolt on Charisma)
Resource: Sorcery Points: 110 + 6 per level, refills 6.5/s; every basic attack that hits restores 1.5
Ability score improvements: Levels 4, 8, 12, 16, 19
Subclass: Level 3: Draconic Bloodline or Stormborn Bloodline
Starting kit: Wand, Arcane Orb
Suggested scores: STR 8 · DEX 13 · CON 14 · INT 10 · WIS 12 · CHA 15

Class features

Lv 1
Arcane Blood Raw magic pools in your veins and hardens your body.
- +10 Max Resource
- +10% Max HP
Lv 1
Mage Armor A shimmering force armor you never let lapse: +3 AC.
- +3 Armor Class
Lv 2
Font of Magic Your sorcery points return quickly, and every point you spend hardens into a shell of raw magic (up to a quarter of your health; it fades when you stop casting).
- +20% Resource Regen
Lv 3
Metamagic You bend spells to your whim.
- +5% Cooldown Reduction
Lv 4
Flux Casting runs you hot. Every spell adds Flux; two seconds of rest let it cool. From 40 Flux your spells grow (one more bolt or chain jump, or a little more area). From 80 every cast may be a Wild Surge, and your fire, frost and lightning react. At 100 your next cast overflows into a Wellburst around you, and you are Spent for three seconds: no Flux, and your skills hit 20% softer. Hits never add Flux.
Lv 5
Innate Power Your spells hit with the force of instinct.
- +5% Skill Damage
Lv 6
Surging Blood Your magic crits harder.
- +15% Crit Damage
Lv 10
Twinned Spell Your spells split and spread.
- +8% Area Damage
Lv 13
Wellspring Your reserves run deeper still.
- +20 Max Resource
Lv 14
Heightened Spell Foes struggle to resist your magic.
- +1 Spell Save DC
Lv 17
Quickened Spell Your spells come quicker than thought.
- +5% Cooldown Reduction
Lv 20
Sorcerous Restoration Your first skill cast every 10 seconds costs nothing.

Level 1–20 progression

Everything a Sorcerer gains each level, including both subclasses (chosen at level 3). Tap a skill to jump to its numbers.

Sorcerer level 1 to 20 progression
Level	Prof.	Gains
1	+2	Arcane Blood Mage Armor Ray of Frost
2	+2	Font of Magic Elemental Barrage
3	+2	Subclass: Draconic Bloodline or Stormborn Bloodline Metamagic Draconic Resilience Draconic Bloodline Draconic Breath Draconic Bloodline Storm's Blood Stormborn Bloodline Tempest Step Stormborn Bloodline
4	+2	Flux Ability Score Improvement
5	+3	Proficiency +3 Innate Power Forked Lightning Ray of Frost 2d8
6	+3	Surging Blood Elemental Barrage 2d6
7	+3	Metamagic Surge Elemental Affinity Draconic Bloodline Heart of the Storm Stormborn Bloodline
8	+3	Ability Score Improvement
9	+4	Proficiency +4 Glacial Burst Forked Lightning 4d8 Draconic Breath 4d6 Draconic Bloodline Tempest Step 3d8 Stormborn Bloodline
10	+4	Twinned Spell
11	+4	Dragon Scales Draconic Bloodline Tailwind Stormborn Bloodline Ray of Frost 3d8 Elemental Barrage 3d6
12	+4	Ability Score Improvement
13	+5	Proficiency +5 Wellspring Disintegrate Forked Lightning 5d8 Glacial Burst 5d8
14	+5	Heightened Spell Draconic Breath 5d6 Draconic Bloodline Tempest Step 4d8 Stormborn Bloodline
15	+5	Dragon Wings Draconic Bloodline Storm's Fury Stormborn Bloodline
16	+5	Elemental Barrage 4d6 Ability Score Improvement
17	+6	Proficiency +6 Quickened Spell Starfall Ray of Frost 4d8 Forked Lightning 6d8 Glacial Burst 6d8 Disintegrate 11d6
18	+6	Draconic Presence Draconic Bloodline Wind Soul Stormborn Bloodline
19	+6	Ability Score Improvement
20	+6	Sorcerous Restoration

Feature Skill Dice rank-up Subclass Ability Score Improvement Proficiency · Subclass entries are tagged with the subclass name.

Skills & spells

Numbers at mastery rank 1. Damage adds your weapon hit or ability modifier; "save" skills deal half damage when the foe makes its save (DC = 8 + proficiency + CHA modifier). Open Mastery for every rank, perk and the rank-10 bonus.

Sorcerer skills

Ray of Frost

Lv 1 Projectile cold

A frigid beam of blue-white light that numbs and slows its target.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 1; in game the numbers follow your hero

Fires a projectile (9 tiles range) dealing 4–11 cold damage.
Rolls to hit against armor (+5 to hit).
33% chance per hit to leave a foe Chilled for 1.6 s (slowed 40% (+7% per extra stack; bosses half). At 5 stacks the target freezes solid).

Type: Projectile
Cost: Free
Cooldown: 0.9s
Damage: 1d8 + CHA mod cold
Hit: Attack roll vs AC
Scales with: Charisma
Projectiles: 1
Range: 9 tiles
Applies: Chilled 30% · 1.5s

Damage dice by level Lv 1 1d8Lv 5 2d8Lv 11 3d8Lv 17 4d8

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Ray of Frost mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	0.9s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	0.9s	+3%	Chill chance +10% · Chilled 40% · 1.5s
3	Lv 2	0.9s	+16%	Damage +10%
4	Lv 4	0.9s	+19%
5	Lv 5	0.9s	+22%	Range +20%
6	Lv 6	0.9s	+25%	Chills last 30% longer · Chilled 40% · 2s
7	Lv 8	0.8s	+28%	Cooldown −8%
8	Lv 10	0.8s	+31%
9	Lv 12	0.8s	+34%	Chill chance +10% · Chilled 50% · 2s
10	Lv 14	0.7s	+52%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · Chilled 65% · 2s

Rank 4: pick one

Twinned Spell +1 ray, rays −35% damage.
Empowered Spell Damage +20%, cooldown +10%.

Rank 8: pick one

Heightened Spell Foes are Frozen instead of Chilled (−35% chance).
Distant Spell Range +30%; rays pierce; damage −10%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Absolute Zero: status chance +15% and range +20%.

Elemental Barrage

Lv 2 Projectile fire

Hurl a fan of crackling elemental bolts. The more you master it, the more come out.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 2; in game the numbers follow your hero

Fires 3 projectiles in a 18° fan (9 tiles range), each dealing 4–9 fire damage.
Rolls to hit against armor (+5 to hit).
Leaves the foe Scorched (your payoff consumes it).

Type: Projectile
Cost: 15
Cooldown: 5s
Damage: 1d6 + CHA mod fire
Hit: Attack roll vs AC
Scales with: Charisma
Projectiles: 3 (18° spread)
Range: 9 tiles

Damage dice by level Lv 2 1d6Lv 6 2d6Lv 11 3d6Lv 16 4d6

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Elemental Barrage mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	15	5s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	15	5s	+3%	+1 bolt · 4 projectiles
3	Lv 2	15	4.9s	+6%	Range +15%
4	Lv 4	15	4.9s	+9%
5	Lv 5	12	4.8s	+12%	Cost −15%
6	Lv 6	12	4.8s	+15%	+1 bolt · 5 projectiles
7	Lv 8	12	4.7s	+18%	Bolts set foes Burning (20%) · Burning 20% · 3s
8	Lv 10	12	4.6s	+21%
9	Lv 12	12	4.6s	+24%	+1 bolt · 6 projectiles
10	Lv 14	8	4.6s	+42%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · Burning 40% · 3s

Rank 4: pick one

Twinned Spell +2 bolts, bolts −35% damage.
Piercing Spell Bolts pierce; damage −10%.

Rank 8: pick one

Quickened Spell Cooldown −15%.
Empowered Spell Damage +15%, Burning chance +20%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Torrent: range +20% and Burning chance +20%.

Forked Lightning

Lv 5 Projectile lightning

A bolt of raw lightning that forks from one foe to the next and the next.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 5; in game the numbers follow your hero

Fires a projectile (9 tiles range) dealing 6–28 lightning damage.
Then leaps to 3 more foes nearby, 15% weaker each jump.
Foes roll a Dexterity save against your DC 14: half damage if they pass.
No attack roll, so it never grazes and can't crit.
38% chance per hit to leave a foe Shocked for 4.2 s (takes 6% more damage per stack (up to 3). When struck again, a spark arcs to a nearby foe).
Its effect only lands on foes that fail the save.
Leaves the foe Scorched (your payoff consumes it).

Type: Projectile
Cost: 25
Cooldown: 7s
Damage: 3d8 + CHA mod lightning
Hit: DEX save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Charisma
Projectiles: 1
Range: 9 tiles
Chains: 3 more foes
Applies: Shocked 35% · 4s

Damage dice by level Lv 5 3d8Lv 9 4d8Lv 13 5d8Lv 17 6d8

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Forked Lightning mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	25	7s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	25	6.9s	+3%	+1 chain · 4 chains
3	Lv 2	25	6.9s	+6%	Shock chance +10% · Shocked 45% · 4s
4	Lv 4	24	6.8s	+9%
5	Lv 5	20	6.7s	+12%	Cost −15%
6	Lv 6	20	6.7s	+15%	+1 chain · 5 chains
7	Lv 8	20	6.6s	+18%	Shocks last 30% longer · Shocked 45% · 5.2s
8	Lv 10	20	6.5s	+21%
9	Lv 12	19	6.4s	+24%	Range +20%
10	Lv 14	13	6.4s	+42%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · 6 chains · Shocked 55% · 5.2s

Rank 4: pick one

Twinned Spell +1 bolt, bolts −35% damage.
Extended Spell +2 chains, damage −20%.

Rank 8: pick one

Heightened Spell Shock chance +25%.
Quickened Spell Cooldown −15%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Storm Conduit: +1 chain and shock chance +10%.

Metamagic Surge

Lv 7 Buff

Let the magic in your blood run wild: every spell comes faster and hits harder for a while.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 7; in game the numbers follow your hero

For 8 s, you gain +20% cooldown reduction and +12% skill damage.

Type: Buff
Cost: 20
Cooldown: 22s
Scales with: Charisma
Duration: 8s
Grants you: +20% Cooldown Reduction, +12% Skill Damage

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Metamagic Surge mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	20	22s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	20	21.8s	+3%	Duration +15% · 9.2s
3	Lv 2	20	21.6s	+6%	Surge strength +15% · +23% Cooldown Reduction, +13.8% Skill Damage
4	Lv 4	19	21.3s	+9%
5	Lv 5	19	19.4s	+12%	Cooldown −8%
6	Lv 6	15	19.1s	+15%	Cost −20%
7	Lv 8	15	18.9s	+18%	Duration +10% · 10s
8	Lv 10	15	18.7s	+21%
9	Lv 12	14	18.5s	+24%	Surge strength +10% · +25% Cooldown Reduction, +15% Skill Damage
10	Lv 14	9	18.3s	+42%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · +28% Cooldown Reduction, +16.8% Skill Damage

Rank 4: pick one

Empowered Surge Surge strength +30%, duration −20%.
Extended Surge Duration +30%.

Rank 8: pick one

Quickened Surge Cooldown −15%.
Wild Surge You also become Hasted; cost +30%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Wild Blood: surge strength +15%.

Glacial Burst

Lv 9 Area cold

Ice explodes outward from your body, battering and numbing everything around you — and crusts over you as armor.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 9; in game the numbers follow your hero

Hits every foe within 3 tiles of you for 7–37 cold damage.
Foes roll a Constitution save against your DC 15: half damage if they pass.
No attack roll, so it never grazes and can't crit.
65% chance per hit to leave a foe Chilled for 3.2 s (slowed 40% (+7% per extra stack; bosses half). At 5 stacks the target freezes solid).
Its effect only lands on foes that fail the save.
Wraps you in a barrier that absorbs 28 damage (15% of max HP; stacks up to 30% of max HP).
Leaves the foe Scorched (your payoff consumes it).

Type: Area (around you)
Cost: 35
Cooldown: 11s
Damage: 4d8 + CHA mod cold
Hit: CON save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Charisma
Radius: 3 tiles
Barrier: 15% of max HP
Applies: Chilled 60% · 3s

Damage dice by level Lv 9 4d8Lv 13 5d8Lv 17 6d8

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Glacial Burst mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	35	11s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	35	10.9s	+3%	Radius +10% · radius 3.3
3	Lv 2	34	10.8s	+6% +1d	+1 damage die
4	Lv 4	34	10.7s	+9% +1d
5	Lv 5	34	9.7s	+12% +1d	Cooldown −8%
6	Lv 6	33	9.6s	+15% +1d	Chill chance +15% · Chilled 75% · 3s
7	Lv 8	33	9.5s	+18% +1d	Radius +10% · radius 3.6
8	Lv 10	33	9.4s	+21% +1d
9	Lv 12	27	9.2s	+24% +1d	Cost −15%
10	Lv 14	18	9.1s	+42% +1d	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · radius 4.2 · Chilled 90% · 3s

Rank 4: pick one

Widened Spell Radius +35%, damage −10%.
Empowered Spell Damage +20%, cost +25%.

Rank 8: pick one

Heightened Spell Foes are Frozen instead of Chilled (−30% chance).
Quickened Spell Cooldown −15%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Glacier Heart: radius +20% and status chance +15%.

Disintegrate

Lv 13 Projectile force

A thin green ray that reduces whatever it touches — and everything behind it — to dust.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 13; in game the numbers follow your hero

Fires a projectile (9 tiles range) dealing 14–66 force damage, piercing through every foe in its path.
Foes roll a Dexterity save against your DC 16: half damage if they pass.
No attack roll, so it never grazes and can't crit.
Leaves the foe Scorched (your payoff consumes it).

Type: Projectile
Cost: 40
Cooldown: 12s
Damage: 10d6 + CHA mod force
Hit: DEX save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Charisma
Projectiles: 1
Range: 9 tiles
Pierces: Yes

Damage dice by level Lv 13 10d6Lv 17 11d6

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Disintegrate mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	40	12s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	40	11.9s	+3%	Range +15%
3	Lv 2	33	11.8s	+6%	Cost −15%
4	Lv 4	33	11.6s	+9%
5	Lv 5	32	10.6s	+12%	Cooldown −8%
6	Lv 6	32	10.4s	+15% +1d	+1 damage die
7	Lv 8	32	10.3s	+18% +1d	Range +15%
8	Lv 10	31	10.2s	+21% +1d
9	Lv 12	25	10.1s	+24% +1d	Cost −15%
10	Lv 14	14	10s	+52% +1d	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus)

Rank 4: pick one

Twinned Spell +1 ray, rays −35% damage.
Empowered Spell Damage +25%, cost +30%.

Rank 8: pick one

Quickened Spell Cooldown −15%.
Careful Spell Cost −40%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Unmaking: damage +10% and range +20%.

Starfall

Lv 17 Area fire

Tear a burning star out of the dark and drop it on your enemies.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 17; in game the numbers follow your hero

Hits every foe in a 4-tile radius up to 7 tiles away for 17–85 fire damage.
Foes roll a Dexterity save against your DC 18: half damage if they pass.
No attack roll, so it never grazes and can't crit.
44% chance per hit to leave a foe Burning for 4.2 s (takes fire damage every half second. New burns add time (up to 8s)).
Its effect only lands on foes that fail the save.
Leaves the foe Scorched (your payoff consumes it).

Type: Area
Cost: 60
Cooldown: 22s
Damage: 12d6 + CHA mod fire
Hit: DEX save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Charisma
Radius: 4 tiles
Range: 7 tiles
Applies: Burning 40% · 4s

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Starfall mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	60	22s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	59	21.8s	+3%	Radius +10% · radius 4.4
3	Lv 2	59	21.6s	+6%	Burning chance +15% · Burning 55% · 4s
4	Lv 4	58	21.3s	+9%
5	Lv 5	58	19.4s	+12%	Cooldown −8%
6	Lv 6	57	19.1s	+15% +1d	+1 damage die
7	Lv 8	56	18.9s	+18% +1d	Radius +10% · radius 4.8
8	Lv 10	56	18.7s	+21% +1d
9	Lv 12	46	18.5s	+24% +1d	Cost −15%
10	Lv 14	31	18.3s	+42% +1d	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · radius 5.6 · Burning 75% · 4s

Rank 4: pick one

Widened Spell Radius +35%, damage −10%.
Empowered Spell Damage +20%, radius −20%.

Rank 8: pick one

Quickened Spell Cooldown −15%.
Scorched Earth Burning chance +20%; burns last 60% longer.

Rank 10, Mastered: Heaven's Fury: radius +20% and Burning chance +20%.

Draconic Bloodline skills

Draconic Breath

Lv 3 Area fire Draconic Bloodline

Exhale a gout of dragonfire over the area in front of you.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 3; in game the numbers follow your hero

Hits every foe in a 2.6-tile radius up to 4 tiles away for 6–21 fire damage.
Foes roll a Dexterity save against your DC 13: half damage if they pass.
No attack roll, so it never grazes and can't crit.
44% chance per hit to leave a foe Burning for 3.2 s (takes fire damage every half second. New burns add time (up to 8s)).
Its effect only lands on foes that fail the save.
Leaves the foe Scorched (your payoff consumes it).

Type: Area
Cost: 20
Cooldown: 9s
Damage: 3d6 + CHA mod fire
Hit: DEX save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Charisma
Radius: 2.6 tiles
Range: 4 tiles
Applies: Burning 40% · 3s

Damage dice by level Lv 3 3d6Lv 9 4d6Lv 14 5d6

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Draconic Breath mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	20	9s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	20	8.9s	+3%	Radius +10% · radius 2.9
3	Lv 2	20	8.8s	+6% +1d	+1 damage die
4	Lv 4	19	8.7s	+9% +1d
5	Lv 5	19	7.9s	+12% +1d	Cooldown −8%
6	Lv 6	19	7.8s	+15% +1d	Burning chance +15% · Burning 55% · 3s
7	Lv 8	19	7.7s	+18% +1d	Radius +10% · radius 3.1
8	Lv 10	19	7.7s	+21% +1d
9	Lv 12	15	7.6s	+24% +1d	Cost −15%
10	Lv 14	10	7.5s	+42% +1d	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · radius 3.6 · Burning 75% · 3s

Rank 4: pick one

Wyrm's Lungs Radius +35%, damage −10%.
Empowered Breath Damage +20%, cost +25%.

Rank 8: pick one

Quickened Breath Cooldown −15%.
Clinging Dragonfire Burning chance +20%; burns last 60% longer.

Rank 10, Mastered: Ancient Wyrm: radius +20% and Burning chance +20%.

Stormborn Bloodline skills

Tempest Step

Lv 3 Dash lightning Stormborn Bloodline

Become lightning for an instant and crack through the enemy line, arcing into anyone nearby.

What it does for a new Sorcerer at level 3; in game the numbers follow your hero

Dashes 5 tiles, hitting every foe you pass through for 5–19 lightning damage.
Then leaps to 1 more foe nearby, 15% weaker each jump.
Foes roll a Dexterity save against your DC 13: half damage if they pass.
No attack roll, so it never grazes and can't crit.
44% chance per hit to leave a foe Shocked for 3.2 s (takes 6% more damage per stack (up to 3). When struck again, a spark arcs to a nearby foe).
Its effect only lands on foes that fail the save.
You can't be hit while dashing, and it breaks roots.
Leaves the foe Scorched (your payoff consumes it).

Type: Dash
Cost: 15
Cooldown: 8s
Damage: 2d8 + CHA mod lightning
Hit: DEX save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Charisma
Distance: 5 tiles
Chains: 1 more foes
Applies: Shocked 40% · 3s

Damage dice by level Lv 3 2d8Lv 9 3d8Lv 14 4d8

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 14). Numbers below are without perks.

Tempest Step mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	15	8s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	15	7.9s	+3%	Distance +15% · range 5.8
3	Lv 2	15	7.8s	+6%	+1 chain · 2 chains
4	Lv 4	15	7.8s	+9%
5	Lv 5	11	7.7s	+12%	Cost −20%
6	Lv 6	11	7.6s	+15%	Shock chance +10% · Shocked 50% · 3s
7	Lv 8	11	7.5s	+18%	Distance +15% · range 6.5
8	Lv 10	11	7.4s	+21%
9	Lv 12	11	7.4s	+24%	Shocks last 30% longer · Shocked 50% · 3.9s
10	Lv 14	7	7.3s	+42%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · range 7.5 · Shocked 65% · 3.9s

Rank 4: pick one

Arc Flash +2 chains, damage −30%.
Thunderclap Arrival Damage +25%, distance −20%.

Rank 8: pick one

Quickened Step Cooldown −15%.
Static Wake Shock chance +25%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Living Lightning: distance +20% and shock chance +15%.

Subclasses

Chosen at level 3. Each adds its own skill and a feature every few levels.

Draconic Bloodline

Sorcerers with a dragon somewhere in the family tree — and scales creeping over their skin to prove it.

Skills

Draconic Breath Lv 3

Features

Lv 3
Draconic Resilience Scales harden your skin.
- +15 Hit Points
- +10% Max HP
- +2 Armor Class
Lv 7
Elemental Affinity Your draconic element runs through your spells.
- +3 Fire Damage
- +25% Fire Resistance
Lv 11
Dragon Scales Your scales thicken into true armor.
- +5% Damage Reduction
- +1 Armor Class
Lv 15
Dragon Wings Spectral wings carry you across the battlefield.
- +10% Move Speed
Lv 18
Draconic Presence You radiate a dragon's dread majesty.
- +10% Damage

Stormborn Bloodline

Sorcerers born during a killing storm, who still carry its lightning in their bones.

Skills

Tempest Step Lv 3

Features

Lv 3
Storm's Blood Lightning answers you and spares you.
- +25% Lightning Resistance
- +25% Thunder Resistance
Lv 7
Heart of the Storm Your spells crackle with extra voltage.
- +3 Lightning Damage
Lv 11
Tailwind The storm pushes at your back.
- +8% Move Speed
- +3% Dodge
Lv 15
Storm's Fury Your magic strikes like a thunderbolt.
- +5% Crit Chance
Lv 18
Wind Soul You are the storm's heart.
- +8% Damage
- +5% Cooldown Reduction

Talents & roles

Sorcerers lean damage. The class tree and one tree for each subclass hold 51 talents; you earn a point every level and one for each act boss.

All Sorcerer talents Party roles

Spellbook & mechanic

Flux

Run hot, and choose where it spills.

Casting builds heat. Stirring at 40 grows your spells, Brimming at 80 may cast a Wild Surge, and at 100 you overflow in a Wellburst and are left Spent for a moment.

Keystone: Fulgurite Mind · Chase legendary: The Crackling Crown

Sorcerers choose 7 pages from level 4, picking at levels 4, 9, 14 and 18:

Skittering Sparks · Homing Static, Ball Lightning, Static Cling
Elemental Mantle · Rime Mantle, Cinder Mantle, Stormcrown
Wellburst · Measured, Gravity Well, Heart Unleashed
Starwalk · Comet Step, Shooting Star, Flux Step
Wyrmfire Torrent · Long Breath, Searing Scale, Inhale
Shatterlance · Twin Lances, Glacier Spear, Splintering
Dragon's Roar · Narrow Roar, Rolling Roar, Wyrmfire Field

All Sorcerer pages and variants How the Spellbook works

Sorcerer unique weapons

Wildspark Wand Starter

Wand · Weapon · drops from level 5

+8–24% Skill Damage
+2–6 Charisma
+2–10 Lightning Damage
+1 random affix

Wild Barrage. Elemental Barrage fires 5 more bolts at 195–215% damage, and every bolt seeks a foe.

“It was a perfectly ordinary wand until its owner sneezed.”

Prism of Unmaking

Runewand · Weapon · drops from level 12

+8–24% Skill Damage
+2–6 Charisma
+8–25% Status Effect Chance
+1 random affix

Spectrum. Each cast turns your element: fire, then cold, then lightning. Hits have a 60–67% chance to Burn, Chill or Shock to match.

Refraction. Skills have a 22% chance to cast twice.

“Light goes in whole. What comes out has opinions.”

Heart of the Storm-Crossed

War Staff · Weapon · drops from level 16

+8–24% Skill Damage
+2–6 Charisma
+2–7% Crit Chance
+3 random affixes

Heat. Sorcery Points become Heat: casting builds it, time cools it. +12–13.5% damage per 10% Heat. Full Heat: a 500% nova, then Silenced 1s.

“The blood of storms does not run in the veins. It runs hot, then it runs out.”

The Deepest Chart ◈ DEEP

War Staff · Weapon · drops from level 20

+10–28% Skill Damage
+3–8 Intelligence
+8–30 Max Resource
+3 random affixes

Uncharted Stars. Each cast sets a void star circling you (+2% skill damage each). At 7 they fall on foes for 175–210% weapon damage each.

Margin Notes. Kills refund 30–40% of your last skill's cost.

Here Be Monsters. Every 24 foes your skills strike, 3 void rings burst out of you: 280–320% weapon damage each, flinging foes back. Asleep Hone this item at the Forge (Smithy level 6) to wake it. Any line will do, even with its Forging Potential spent.

Drops from: Only from the Deep: Breach Wardens, chart bosses of tier 8 and up, and Survey Shards. Always Emberforged

“A chart of a floor no one has reached, rolled tight around a staff. It unrolls when you aren't looking.”

Sorcerers are Arcanists: they can also wear the 9 Arcanist unique armour and off-hands, and any unique jewelry. Power values show the range they roll in.