Fire may be the typical element players think of when they consider the Sorcerer in Diablo 4 but there is nothing average about the damage output.
Players that invest in Fire builds for the Sorcerer in Diablo 4 are expected to dish out huge damage numbers. Since Frost and Shock Sorcerers have more well-known debuffs with Stun, Chill, Freeze, and Vulnerable applications, the expectation for the Fire Sorcerer is to sacrifice utility for more damage.
Diablo 4 has some good news for gamers who are hesitant to make such a tradeoff. The best Fire Sorcerer build can Immobilize enemies regularly for more crowd control. Also, Fire builds do have that sky-high damage ceiling that other builds dream about.
Updated on July 19th, 2023 by Hodey Johns: This guide has been updated for the huge rebalance patch in 1.0.3. Many guides have remained untouched because most skills got a simple numerical buff or nerf to bring them in line with the rest of the skills in the game. Especially with Vulnerable builds becoming so powerful, this was an appropriate rebalance. However, not every skill received a small buff or nerf. Some of these were significant enough to change builds for and this build was one of those. Some of these buffs weren’t to damage but to cooldown or resource reduction which alters the skill rotation entirely. The old build might still be better than it was before but this new guide gets the absolute most out of the class. Skill Tree
Skill
Points
Fire Bolt
5
Enhanced Fire Bolt
1
Glinting Fire Bolt
1
Fireball
5
Enhanced Fireball
1
Greater Fireball
1
Glass Cannon
3
Hydra
5
Enhanced Hydra
1
Summoned Hydra
1
Precision Magic
1
Meteor
5
Enhanced Meteor
1
Wizard’s Meteor
1
Firewall
5
Enhanced Firewall
1
Mage’s Firewall
1
Inner Flames
3
Devouring Blaze
3
Crippling Flames
3
Inferno
1
Prime Inferno
1
Supreme Inferno
1
Fiery Surge
3
Endless Pyre
3
Combustion
1
At the maximum level and with all the Renown gathered, players will have 58 skill points to invest.
