Diablo 4 Frozen Orb Sorcerer Endgame Build Guide - Season 5

Von Tharid Letztes Update: 02.09.2024 Änderungsprotokoll

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Frozen Orb Sorcerer in Season 5Season 5 PTR Changes for Frozen Orb SorcererFrozen Orb Sorcerer Strengths and Weaknesses

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Best Frozen Orb Sorcerer Skills and Rotation

Frozen Orb Sorcerer Primary Skills and Rotation

(5/5)
This ability is your main skill. With a Mana cost of 40, it is quite expensive to cast, but every cast is triple-worth it, thanks to and the unique effects of . In the later stages of the endgame, we’ll have enough Mana regen to cast this skill frequently even with highly increased Attack Speed. We choose as our second skill modifier because it serves as this build’s way to apply Vulnerable.

While Frozen Orb Sorcerer is not exactly a Lightning-centric build, is a great Ultimate skill for increasing our conjuration count and scaling our Attack Speed thanks to .

(1/5)
As our only actively-cast conjuration, we want to keep on cooldown as much as possible. Each active blade decreases the abilities’ cooldown and all cooldowns on our skill bar thanks to . This cooldown-decreasing engine boosts our overall power level across the board and provides a ton of survivability at the same time because we can press buttons like , , and much more frequently.

(1/5)
provides a very large Barrier effect fairly regularly, which is great not only for surviving but for activating our Barrier-related synergies, so keep this up at any time. Additionally, both and (thanks to and ) do wonders for our extended Mana regeneration in the endgame.

(1/5)
As the staple movement skill, gets us into the fight, out of sticky situations, and across the map quickly. is the second modifier of choice due to the massive amount of Damage Reduction it provides.

(1/5)
Despite not providing infinite invulnerability any longer, it still serves as a great defensive tool in this build’s kit. We have to keep in mind that the Immune keyword also provides Unstoppable, which is not only good against enemy crowd control but also great for our Mana regen through .

The Frozen Orb Sorcerer uses as its preferred key passive. In current itemization, 25% unconditional Damage Reduction is a great defensive stat on its own. However, we also deal additional Lightning damage while being “Charged”, which might look iffy at first but makes sense given the fact that we invest heavily into Non-Physical damage on our Paragon Board setup.
It is important to note that is a great key passive to invest in, especially in earlier stages of character progression. The Mana regeneration it provides can be build-enabling, so take this over if you’re still having Mana issues.

Frozen Orb Sorcerer Passive Skills

(1/3) - We take this passive only to unlock - however, 3 more Mana don’t hurt this build whatsoever.

(3/3) - offers a juicy 12% damage multiplier while being above 50 Mana - a state that we'll be in quite often, especially while moving through dungeons and the open world.

(3/3) - is this build's most important passive ability. With 3 points as a base investment and up to 4 points through , we get a hefty 7% damage, 14% mana regen multiplier, and 7% movement speed per Conjuration. In the final stages of build progression, we should be able to upkeep 15 to 20 Conjurations simultaneously with this build, resulting in up to 75% to 100% more damage and tons of mana regen and movement speed on top.

(3/3) - Thanks to the fact that it can stack up to a massive 60% Damage Reduction, 3 points invested into are more than well-spent to reduce the number of seconds needed to get to the maximum value.

(3/3) - Basically serving as a second, smaller , offers a second Barrier layer to our defenses. We should be able to activate a cooldown roughly every 3 seconds in the endgame, so 's Barrier should always be up, offering up to 7000 additional Health based on endgame Maximum Life values.

(3/3) - Ever since the itemization changes of Season 4, Damage Reduction is a rare stat to come by, so gains a ton of value for Sorcerers of all kinds. We will spend way more than 100 Mana every 5 seconds, so the passive effect will always protect us.

(1/3) - Inner Flames is a 1-pointer needed to invest further into .

(3/3) - As one of the all-time favorites in the Sorcerer passive skill lineup, returns even in this Cold-centric build. We unlock Burning synergies with both and , so we should always hit significantly harder against beefier, crowd-controlled elites and staggered bosses.

(1/3) - is the weakest of the three Frost damage passives, but we need it to advance to the good stuff, of course.

(3/3) - With a juicy 18% damage multiplier against frozen enemies, is our best friend in every situation this build will encounter, including boss fights.

(3/3) - is a very one-dimensional passive, simply increasing Cold damage against Vulnerable enemies. We deal Cold damage, and our enemies are always Vulnerable, so we always profit from the 12% damage multiplier.

Best Frozen Orb Sorcerer Enchantments

Best Frozen Orb Sorcerer GearBest Frozen Orb Sorcerer Aspects and Uniques

HelmSourceMasterworking PriorityChest ArmorMasterworking PriorityGlovesMasterworking PriorityPantsSourceMasterworking PriorityBootsSourceMasterworking PriorityAmuletSourceMasterworking PriorityRing 1SourceMasterworking PriorityRing 2Masterworking PriorityMain HandMasterworking PriorityOff-HandMasterworking PriorityBest Frozen Orb Sorcerer Affixes and Tempers

Chance for Projectiles to Cast TwiceCold DamageBest Frozen Orb Sorcerer Paragon Boards

Start BoardIcefallEnchantment MasterBurning InstinctFrigid FateCeaseless ConduitBest Frozen Orb Sorcerer Gems and ConsumablesBest Armor Gems for Frozen Orb SorcererBest Weapon Gems for Frozen Orb SorcererBest Jewelry Gems for Frozen Orb SorcererBest Elixirs and Incense for Frozen Orb Sorcerer

Kommentare

Kommentar von Heavently

je comprend pas le stuff est différent sur la vidéo vs le builder, quelle build suivre au final quelle version est meilleure ? la vidéo est tourné en ptr ?

I don't understand with on the vidéo and the planner the équipement are différent, who is the better version for endgame ? the vidéo are filmed in ptr saison4 ?

Kommentar von Alustriel

June 19, 2024

Hello, thank you very much for this build and the setup to make it work. I am impressed with the quick elite/boss killing at the end of dungeons, but I did take a huge hit in 'Attack Power" as my Ice Shards build with the same gear had 32,141 (only had the Iceheart Brais on) and with this build, I have 21,915 at the moment.

All of my gear is 925 Ancestral, I do have these uniques as suggested on:
Godslayer Crown (+529 life +15.8% DMG, +5.3% CC, 7.1% CDR and %1% inc dmg), masterwork 1/12
Tibault's Will (+3 pots, +10 Max resource, +19.5% dmg, 14.7% dmg redux and 19% inc dmg while unstoppable) masterwork 4/14
Esu's Heirloom (+13.6% move spd, +15.7 move spd for 4 sec, +20.5 Crit strk dmg, 5.9% mana cost redux and 30% crit strike move bonus) masterwork 1/12
Fractured Winterglass (+19.9% vul dmg, +23.6% non-phys dmg, 5.3% CDR, +2 conjur mast and 49% chance to spawn rdm conjuration) Masterwork 1/12
Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop (+26.2% non phy dmg, +6.3% lucky hit, 11.0% resource gen, 4.4% CDR and 14.55 (58.0) elemental dmg) Masterwork 1/12

My other gear are for the most part single star or more on their affixes and imprinted as suggested, but what would be good tempers on them? and obviously, getting better pieces with say a star on critical strike damage making it 75% is good to start I guess. This build is nice, but I was freezing everything on the field and wiping out trash, bosses were my issues and seems that the orb build is designed to kill them better than the shards. I do have one issue that with so much stuff going on around you while blasting enemies, it is hard to tell your fire (as in the hydra's) from demon's and such fire and projectiles coming at you. I run out of mana quickly so run away quite often to stay alive while waiting to cast again.

thanks for your help.

** Update July 1, 2024 - Well, in using this Frozen Orb build now for the last week, it has really rocked, I have 11/12 Masterworked gear, and 12/12 on my main and off-hand weapons. Unfortunately, I am stalling at Tier 67 Pit bosses as I die too often and after 3 resurrects, I quit and try again. Certain bosses are very difficult and I seem to get this "Shadow of Lilith" summoned in as a shadowy version of Lilith who barrages me with crap all over the screen and I die, one-shot by her. I thought that the Pit only has ONE final boss to kill, not two?

** Update July 3, 2024 - Masterworked all my pieces to 12/12. Yeah! This build has now performed very well up to Pit Tier 71 easily I have issues with the Outlaw Sharpshooter and Seething Hivemaster, lots of ground attacks from the ghost of Lilith shadow boss on those two bosses, but otherwise survive the encounter and most are completed in about 5-6 minutes from start of run to finish. I have done up to a 73, but died a few times getting it done. I would also mention that Helltide Champions die in 4-6 seconds with this build, as well as the Helltide Assassin, Kixxarth, that bug is down in 20-25 seconds every time. The Blood Maidens die easily too, less than a minute each time. I love this build! I had the Helltide Assassin, Kixxarth, show up while I was soloing the Blood Maiden and had killed enough trash to cause a champion to spawn yesterday, I burned all three down (or froze, or zapped, lol) and lived to tell the tale. Now to explore how high I can go on other fronts...
In doing the endgame bosses, Duriel, Andarial, the other below them, are all cakewalks. I cannot say how soloing a world boss would be because other players seem to show up just as they boss appears, it sucks when some barbarian player one shots the boss, while engaging Ashava, I had the first bar down, then poof, dead, the that has to be fixed! I tried the Echo of Hatred capstone dungeon, and no, sadly I cannot get past her yet, only about 1/3 health burned down as the floor ground attacks get me every time...

No sign of the Butcher so i cannot test this build on him yet. Freezing everything ahead of getting into the room or having it killed by the conjurations like the lightning spears, hydras, and ice blades before I walk in really helps me survive. I DO NOT look forward to these new upcoming nerfs to my shields, as stated in another post, I may have to take another several month long vacation from D4 until someone sees the error of their ways.

** Update: July 22, 2024 - I can happily say that this build is performing well, Tier 78 Pit, boss's do more stuff as you go up so it gets tougher. I replaced my wand with a 3 GA version and had good tempering rolls. That helped a great deal. Nightmare dungeons to 100 easy, encountered the Butcher in a NMD Tier 91, easy, lol. Twice now a solo'd world bosses, Ashava and Avarice, down in about 25 seconds. Still can't do Lilith :(

I see now it is a farm gear for better affixes and tempering rolls that is a tough grind. Thank you again for all of this great info. I just hope Season 5 does not ruin everything.

Kommentar von Alustriel

So as a follow up to the initial post I made, with the changes to game mechanics (calculations and all the nerfs/buffs made to the sorcerer, not to mention the nerfs to Pit boss health and such) I have figured out how best to play, while using only two upgrades, I swapped my focus and main hand wand which helped get to Tier 100.

Thanks Wertaz, the attack power is indeed misleading and I based my initial notes on these numbers. I should have guessed that there is plenty we do not see as players and if one were to actually want to watch their damage numbers float above during combat (screen clutter) I would say that they are not going to be representative across the board.

I went up to Pit Tier 100 using non-mythic gear and then swapped to the mythics I had collected during the most recent March of the Goblins this September 2024; a crest, ring of starless skies and doom bringer. These also seen a season 5 fractured winter glass neck piece with all 3 master-working bonuses on the greater affix on the conjuration mastery, which made it +10 added into the new mix. I used both a new chest and arm that had a greater affix for +6 to defense skills and +6 to core skills after masterworking them a few times so two of the 25% bonuses went on these skill bonuses. This pushed my skills up phenomenally and made clearing Pit 100 even easier. I am still looking for that perfect 3 greater affix focus to pair up with doom bringer now that I have lost two aspects from using my new mythic ring and mythic main hand, still, a solid build indeed.

I hope that this new expansion will not crush this build too much as it was a long journey getting to this point.

Diablo 4 Frozen Orb Sorcerer Endgame Build Guide - Season 5

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