Blizzard Sorcerer Endgame Build Guide for Diablo 4 (Season 3)

Build Introduction

The Blizzard Sorcerer utilizes Ice Spikes from Glacial Aspect to deal all of the damage, instead of the Damage Over Time on the Mastery Skill. This build excels at killing bosses due to the high sustained Damager Per Second once multiple Blizzards are stacked together. Although, the ramp up time for damage output can make the Blizzard Sorcerer slower than other builds at clearing general activities in Diablo 4.

After getting started with the original version of the build, be sure to check the list below for more advanced endgame variants.

• Telestomp: The Blizzard Sorcerer already excels at killing bosses, but the build can also be modified with Raiment of the Infinite and Teleport Enchantment for a faster speed farming setup.
• Gauntlet: This extremely fast setup maximizes damage and mobility to obtain the highest leaderboard scores.

This is a well performing endgame build for Sorcerer, but it is not a viable starting build. Level a new character with the Chain Lightning Sorcerer Build, and collect the Build Requirements before switching to the Blizzard Sorcerer.

Mid Season 3 Update (Patch 1.3.3): A buff to Stalagmite improves the Blizzard Sorcerer slightly with increased Critical Strike Chance, further reinforcing the Blizzard Sorcerer as a top tier build for boss killing and the Gauntlet.

• Stalagmite
  • Critical Strike Chance increased from 10% to 20%.
• Icy Veil
  • Barrier duration increased from 5% to 8%.

Strengths and Weaknesses

To see how this build compares to the other builds on our site, you can check out our build tier lists.

Build Requirements

Blizzard has a high resource cost of 40 Mana, so gear with Mana Cost Reduction, Maximum Mana and Resource Generation is necessary to maintain constant casts of Blizzard. We recommend starting with our Chain Lightning Leveling Guide to begin a new Sorcerer character, then transitioning to the Chain Lightning Endgame Guide to collect the required items listed below.

Required Aspects

Glacial Aspect

Aspect of the Frozen Tundra

Prodigy’s Aspect

• Rings with Maximum Mana and Resource Generation — Ring of Starless Skies is highly recommended
• A Helm with Maximum Mana and Cooldown Reduction
• Boots with Mana Cost Reduction
• An Amulet with Mana Cost Reduction and Cooldown Reduction
• A highly rolled Prodigy’s Aspect, preferably above 20 Mana

While these items are minimum requirements, being prepared with all the aspects and the priority affix gear listed in this build will make the switch easier.

Season of the Construct

Season 3 Patch Updates

The following list details the changes in the Season 3 Update (Patch 1.3.0) that may pertain to Blizzard Sorcerers. Check the Changelog for all the other guide updates.

• Mage’s Blizzard: Condition to be cast while over 50 mana has been removed.
• Fixed an issue where the Protection passive did not take into account any bonuses to Barrier generation.
• Melted Heart of Selig
  • All Stats increased to 2x normal value.
  • Core Skill Damage changed to Movement Speed.
  • Damage While Healthy increased to 3x normal value.
  • Unique Power Changed
    • Previous: Gain 30 Maximum Resource. In addition, when you take damage, drain 3 resources for every 1% of life you would have lost instead.
    • New: Gain 60 maximum Resource. 75% of incoming damage drains 2 Resource for every 1% of Life you would have lost instead.

Best Seneschal Construct Companion Powers

The Season 3 theme introduces a Seneschal Construct Companion that can deal damage or provide support to complement your character. Equip the Seneschal with two Governing Stones to activate their abilities, and then link them to three Tuning Stones each to augment the abilities. There are 12 different Governing Stones and 27 different Tuning Stones that can be found in Vaults scattered across Sanctuary. Fuse together duplicate stones to level them up, increasing the potency of Governing Stones or adding augments to Tuning Stones.

Listed below is the best Seneschal Construct Companion setup for Blizzard Sorcerers. The first 2 Governing Stone setups are equipped for the construct to support the player. The 3rd setup is equipped for the construct to deal high damage on its own. Although only 3 Tuning Stones can be linked to each Governing Stone, alternative options are provided and sorted in order of importance.

1. Flash of Adrenaline: Administers a quick flash of adrenaline into the player, granting bonus damage for a duration.
   • Genesis: Increase the effectiveness of the supported Skill.
   • Tactical Support: Decrease the cooldown of the supported Skill.
   • Duration Support: Supported Skills have their durations increased.
   • Fortify Support: When the Seneschal Construct uses the supported Skill, you gain Fortify. Skills with slower attack speeds or skills with cooldowns will increase the amount of Fortify granted.
2. Impale: Perform a line attack to all enemies in front of the Seneschal Construct dealing damage. — This attack setup is used for a supportive construct, buffing the player to deal more damage.
   • Evernight: The supported Skill grants you +4 to all Skills when used.
   • Resource Support: Player gains an amount of Primary Resource when the supporting Skill first deals damage.
   • Burning Support (Optional): A portion of he supported Skill’s damage is applied as Burning damage over time. Burning enemies take bonus Critical Strike Damage from the Seneschal Construct. — This Tuning Stone can be used to apply Burning instead of Firebolt Enchantment.
   • Efficiency Support: When the supporting skill deals damage, you gain Critical Strike Chance to the same targets hit.
   • Safeguard Support: When used, the supported Skill grants Damage Reduction to you.
3. Firefly: Deploy a small construct that lands on the target and explodes 3 times, dealing damage. — Replace the Impale setup to enable more damage output from the construct.
   • Multishot Support: Supported Projectile skills launch additional projectiles.
   • Piercing Support: The supported Projectile Skill will pierce multiple enemies.
   • Seeking Support: The supported Projectile Skill will auto-seek enemies for a limited duration.

Skill Tree Points and Skill Bar

Skill Bar Setup for Blizzard Sorcerer (order does not matter)

Blizzard Frost Nova Ice Armor Teleport Lightning Spear Flame Shield

The following tables show the full allocation of Skill Points for the Blizzard Sorcerer build. The first table has the most important 51 points to start the build. The second table has the remaining 7 points that are allocated once you obtain all Skill Points from Renown.

Priority Skills	Cluster
Fire Bolt Rank 2 (not on Skill Bar, only for Enchantment Slot 1)	Basic Skill
Devastation Rank 3 Potent Warding Rank 1	Core Skill
Teleport Rank 1, Enhanced Teleport, Shimmering Teleport Frost Nova Rank 1, Enhanced Frost Nova, Mystical Frost Nova Ice Armor Rank 1, Enhanced Ice Armor, Mystical Ice Armor Flame Shield Rank 1, Enhanced Flame Shield, Mystical Flame Shield Glass Cannon Rank 3 Elemental Attunement Rank 1	Defensive Skill
Lightning Spear Rank 1, Enhanced Lightning Spear, Invoked Lightning Spear Align the Elements Rank 1, Mana Shield Rank 3, Protection Rank 3	Conjuration Skill
Blizzard Rank 1, Enhanced Blizzard, Mage’s Blizzard	Mastery Skill
Permafrost Rank 3, Hoarfrost Rank 3, Icy Touch Rank 3, Frigid Breeze Rank 3 Fiery Surge Rank 3	Ultimate Skill
Shatter	Key Passives

Remaining Renown Points	Cluster
Inner Flames Level 1, Devouring Blaze Level 3 Icy Veil Rank 1, Cold Front Rank 2	Mastery Skill

Alternative Skills

Glinting Frost Bolt can be used to generate Mana if you run into resource problems. Proper Mana Cost Reduction and Maximum Mana should be enough resource management, so Frost Bolt should only be used as a temporary solution.

Shatter can be replaced by Esu’s Ferocity in combination with Aspect of Ancient Flame for more damage against Bosses. This high Attack Speed setup requires an efficient character with all the Mana Cost Reduction and Resource Generation gear.

Enchantment Slots

Non-Ultimate Skills can be equipped in two available Enchantment Slots. However, a skill must have at least one skill point allocated to it in order to be used in the Enchantment Slot. Skill points that have been granted through gear work as well.

Slot Fire Bolt in the first Enchantment Slot to benefit from Devouring Blaze and Burning bonuses from Paragon. Blizzard and Ice Spikes from Glacial Aspect do not work with the Fire Bolt Enchantment. Instead, use Teleport offensively on top of enemies to apply the Burning effect.

Slot Teleport in the second Enchantment Slot. Equip Boots with the implicit effect, Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown, for more Evade Teleports.

The Burning Support Tuning Stone equipped on the Seneschal Construct can be utilized instead of Fire Bolt Enchantment if you are playing Season 3. Slot Fireball in the first Enchantment slot as a replacement. The explosions on enemy death from Fireball Enchantment count as an Attack for the implicit effect on the Boots, further reducing the Cooldown of Evade Teleport.

Paragon

The Paragon progression system unlocks after reaching Level 50, and offers a considerable boost to character power. Within the Paragon Board, there are many different bonuses, ranging from minor stat enhancements on Magic Nodes to more significant gains with Rare Glyphs and Legendary Nodes.

Important Notes:

• Additional Bonus requirements on Rare Glyphs may not be obtainable until they gain increased radius range at Level 15.
• Attach Legendary Boards in the correct order. Bonus requirements of Rare Nodes increase with their placement order.
• Make sure you rotate Legendary Boards into the correct orientation.

The list below contains the most beneficial Rare Glyphs and Legendary Nodes for the Blizzard Sorcerer build, sorted in the order obtained in the final Level 100 Paragon Tree. The images that follow provide a visual of each Paragon Board setup.

Name	Effect
Destruction	• For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal + [19.2%] increased Critical Strike Damage. • Additional Bonus (requires 25 Dexterity purchased in radius range): Critical Strikes increase all damage the enemy takes from you by x2% for 10 seconds, up to x12%.
Elemental Summoner	Your Conjuration Skills have 10% reduced Cooldown or Mana cost. They also deal bonus Damage equal to x5% of the total amount of your Bonus Damage with Cold, Fire, and Lightning. (Legendary Node not used)
Flamefeeder	• For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal + [9.6%] increased damage to Burning targets. • Additional Bonus (requires 25 Dexterity purchased in radius range): You deal x10% increased direct damage to Burning enemies.
Burning Instinct	Your Burning damage deals bonus damage equal to x10% of the total amount of your Critical Strike Damage bonus, plus x1% for every 25 Intelligence you have. (Legendary Node not used)
Reinforced	• Grants + [120%] bonus to all Rare nodes within range. • Additional Bonus (requires 25 Willpower purchased in radius range): You gain 15% Damage Reduction while you have an active Barrier.
Frigid Fate	You deal bonus damage to Vulnerable enemies equal to x10% of the total amount of your Bonus Damage with Cold, up to a maximum of x30%.
Stalagmite	• For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, your Ice Spikes deal [9.51%] increased damage. • Additional Bonus (requires 40 Intelligence purchased in radius range): Your Ice Spikes gain 20% [+] Critical Strike Chance.
Enchantment Master	You deal bonus damage to Vulnerable enemies equal to x10% of the total amount of your Bonus Damage with Cold, up to a maximum of x30%. (Legendary Node not used)
Control	• For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal + [14.4%] increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. • Additional Bonus (requires 25 Dexterity purchased in radius range): You deal x10% increased damage to Slowed or Chilled enemies or, instead, x20% increased damage to Stunned or Frozen enemies.
Icefall	Your Frost skills deal x15% bonus Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable enemies. This bonus is doubled against Frozen enemies who are Vulnerable.

1. Starting Board (Destruction)

2. Elemental Summoner (Flamefeeder)

3. Burning Instinct (Reinforced)

4. Frigid Fate (Stalagmite)

5. Enchantment Master (Control)

6. Icefall

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Mechanics and Playstyle

The Blizzard Sorcerer requires careful management of resource and multiple cooldowns. Only 1 Skill Point is allocated in Blizzard, as this build does not rely on the Damage Over Time portion of the skill. Instead, Ice Spikes from Glacial Aspect deal almost all the damage in the build.

Casting Frost Nova to Freeze an entire pack of enemies enables damage increases from Enhanced Blizzard, Aspect of Control and Control.

Vulnerable status is applied through Mystical Frost Nova or Lightning Spear.

Shatter is recommended starting Key Passives for the Blizzard Sorcerer. Esu’s Ferocity can be combined with Aspect of Ancient Flame for a maximum damage setup, but the increased Attack Speed requires a high amount of Mana management gear. Avalanche is not worthwhile for due to the low Lucky Hit Chance of Blizzard.

Damage Rotation

Use the following rotation to optimize damage.

1. Activate Flame Shield immediately for 25% Mana Cost Reduction. Alternatively, you can save it to use reactively to break Crowd Controls or prevent fatal damage.
2. Pre-cast Blizzard a few times from a distance to start ramping up damage and Chill.
3. Use Teleport offensive on top of enemies to apply Burning status through Fire Bolt Enchantmet. This playstyle is more effective with the stun and vortex from Raiment of the Infinite (see Telestomp variant).
4. Cast Frost Nova or Lightning Spear to apply Vulnerable status to enemies.
5. Activate Ice Armor for 25% Mana Regen.
6. Continue casting Blizzard until enemies are defeated.

Gear Choice and Stats

While farming with your Blizzard Sorceress, make sure to pick up all Rare Item drops that may be upgrades. Additionally, save Legendary Items that have useful aspects in your stash to be used later, or for extracting and imprinting onto well rolled Rare Items.

An One-handed Weapon and Focus setup is preferred over a Staff for speed farming activities, due to the beneficial utility affixes available on a Focus. Although, a Staff setup can provide more damage against Bosses. Moving Glacial Aspect from an Amulet to a Staff results in a 1.33 times multiplier (2 / 1.5) on the base damage of Ice Spikes, at the cost of a slower Weapon Speed compared to a One-Handed Weapon.

A Dagger is preferred over a Wand as this build does not rely on Lucky Hit effects.

Higher Item Level gear provides higher stat values. Replace outdated gear often, and upgrade new gear at the Blacksmith to increase Item Levels further.

Stat Priority List

Listed below are the affixes to prioritize on gear for Blizzard Sorcerers. Each line of affixes are listed in order of importance. Affixes on the same line are considered to be equally important, but their benefits may vary depending on how much is stacked or other character stats. Bolded stats are the most important and sometimes vital for the build to function properly.

The priority order of Resistances is Lightning > Poison > Fire > Cold > Shadow. Maximum Resistance is 70% by default for each element and can be increased to 85% by various sources.

Legendary Aspects and Codex of Power

Listed below are all the best-in-slot Aspects found on Legendary Items that are important for the Blizzard Sorcerer build. Aspects from the Codex of Power can be used if you cannot find the proper Legendary drops, but they have weaker effects. Extract Aspects from lower level Legendary Items and imprint them onto better Rare Items with preferred stats.

Glacial Aspect contributes almost all of the base damage output in this build. Aspects with flat damage values scale up every 10 Item Power, and they can be extracted to maintain the same flat damage value once imprinted. Follow the step below to optimize the flat damage value on Glacial Aspect.

1. Find a Legendary Item with Glacial Aspect that has a high Item Power and a high flat damage value within the given range for Ice Spikes.
2. Extract the Glacial Aspect from the Legendary Item. The extracted Aspect maintains the flat damage value.
3. Imprint the Glacial Aspect on a well rolled Rare Item. Weapon DPS does not matter much, as Ice Spike base damage is determined by the flat damage value on the Aspect. Therefore, only 920 Item Power is necessary for the highest stat ranges on item affixes. Prioritize getting a Rare Item with the top affixes recommended in the Stat Priority List.

Prodigy’s Aspect is needed early-on to help with Mana generation.

Aspect of the Frozen Tundra gives Ice Spikes from Glacial Aspect 50% increased explosion radius for more hits against enemies.

Aspect of Frozen Wake does not increase the damage of Ice Spikes from Blizzard. Aspect of Frozen Wake can be imprinted to Freeze enemies faster, but it is not worth losing a damage multiplier from an Offensive Aspect.

Gear Slot	Aspect Name	Legendary Aspect Power
Amulet (+50% bonus effect)	Glacial Aspect	When you cast Blizzard it will periodically spawn exploding Ice Spikes that deal [X] damage. Your Ice Spikes deal 50% increased damage to Frozen enemies.
Ring Slot #1 (replaced by Ring of Starless Skies)	Prodigy’s Aspect	Using a Cooldown restores [15 – 25] Mana.
Ring Slot #2 (replaced by Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop)	Aspect of Control	You deal [25-35%] more damage to Immobilized, Stunned, or Frozen enemies.
Dagger, Focus or Gloves	Aspect of the Frozen Tundra	While Deep Freeze is active, exploding Ice Spikes form in the area, dealing [X] Cold Damage. Your Ice Spikes have [50%] increased explosion radius.
Dagger, Focus or Gloves	Storm Swell Aspect	You deal x [21 – 30%] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies while you have a Barrier.
Dagger, Focus or Gloves	Conceited Aspect	Deal [15 – 25%] increased damage while you have a Barrier active.
Chest (replaced by Raiment of the Infinite)	Frostblitz Aspect	Frost Nova gains an additional Charge but the Cooldown per Charge is increased by [40 – 30%].
Helm	Aspect of Disobedience	You gain [0.6 – 1.1%] increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to [36 – 66%].
Pants (optional replacement with Tibault’s Will)	Everliving Aspect	You take [20 – 25%] less damage from Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemies.
Boots	Aspect of the Bounding Conduit	Gain [25 – 30%] Movement Speed for 3 seconds after Teleporting.

Unique Items

Listed below are the recommended and optional Unique Items for this build.

• Raiment of the Infinite (highly recommended) synergizes well with the Blizzard Sorcerer to group and Stun enemies. Check the Telestomp Variant section for more details.
• Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop (recommended for maximum damage) can provide a 45% multiplier with 3 elemental damage stacks.
• Ring of Starless Skies (recommended) is the best Uber Unique Item from Duriel for the Blizzard Sorcerer. The unique effect provides a 40% damage multiplier and solves any Mana issues.
• Harlequin Crest (recommended) provides additional Ranks for the Defensive Skills and 20% Damage Reduction, if you are lucky enough for it to drop from Uber Duriel. Remove Frostblitz Aspect and keep Aspect of Disobedience on Legendary Pants.
• Fists of Fate (optional) increases overall damage by 50%, if they roll a perfect 300% value. They are comparable to well-rolled Legendary Gloves with Attack Speed, Critical Strike Chance and an Offensive Aspect.
• Tibault’s Will (optional) provides a huge separate damage multiplier and Mana generation. Alternate activations of the damage buff with Teleport and Flame Shield. Equip Tibault’s Will with caution, as it only has 1 Damage Reduction affix out of the possible 4 available on Legendary Pants.

Not Recommended Unique items

Listed below are the Unique Items not recommended for this build and the reasons they are not worthwhile.

• The Oculus random Teleport location is a major downside. The unique affix, Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown, can be obtained as an implicit affix on Legendary Boots instead. The Telestomp Variant is a better setup that already allows for permanent stun-locking and non-random Teleport locations. In addition, a Legendary Weapon provides much more DPS with damage affixes and an Offensive Aspect.
• Frostburn is a major DPS loss compared to well-rolled Legendary Gloves or Fists of Fate.
• Iceheart Brais is not needed for additional Freeze. Legendary Pants provide more important Damage Reduction affixes and a Defensive Aspect.

Gems

Listed below are the best Gems to socket into gear for each slot type.

• Weapon: Royal Sapphire for Critical Strike Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies.
• Armor: Royal Ruby for Maximum Life or Royal Topaz to prevent deaths from chain Crowd Controls.
• Jewelry: Royal Skull for Armor or Individual Resistance Gems for Resistances that are not already capped at 70%. The priority order of Resistances is Lightning > Poison > Fire > Cold > Shadow.

Elixirs and Health Potions

Visit the Alchemist in any main town to craft helpful Elixirs that increase stats and experience gain for 30 minutes. Make sure to forage plants and pick up the necessary crafting materials during your adventures; they randomly spawn around the world.

Listed below are the best Elixirs to consume, ranked by importance. Elixirs that are not available at the Alchemist can only be found as drops. Open Splitting Steel and Mystery Chests in Helltides to farm non-craftable Elixirs.

1. Iron Skin Elixir (non-craftable): Essential to cap Armor against high level enemies, especially in Tier 100 Nightmare Dungeons. Alternatively, Heady Iron Barb Elixir can be crafted at the Alchemist.
2. Elixir of Cruelty (non-craftable): Provides the highest source of Critical Strike Chance from an Elixir, if not already capped at 100%. Alternatively, Heady Precision Elixir can be crafted at the Alchemist.
3. Elixir of Fortitude (non-craftable): Maximum Life increases Barrier amount and reduces Mana drain from Melted Heart of Selig.
4. Elixir of Resourcefulness (non-craftable): Maximum Mana provides more buffer for Blizzard spamming and Life protection with Melted Heart of Selig.
5. Heady Assault Elixir (craftable): Attack Speed allows for more potential active Blizzards.

Return to the Alchemist again when you reach Level 20, 30, 45, 60, 70, 80 and 90, to upgrade your potion. The extra healing is essential to survival.

Telestomp Blizzard Sorcerer Build Variant

The Telestomp Blizzard Sorcerer is a Stun variant build created by Lexyu. This setup is designed to speed farm Normal or Nightmare Dungeons faster for more experience and loot.

Raiment of the Infinite allows this build to use 2 sources of Teleport offensively. Teleporting on top of enemies to Stun and group them up is called “Telestomping”. This playstyle can quickly clear groups of enemies and keep them Crowd Controlled (CC) for safety, perfect for speed farming Nightmare Dungeons!

This version of the build requires the Unique Chest Armor, Raiment of the Infinite. Target farm Raiment of the Infinite from the uber version of Varshan and Lord Zir for the best chances of it dropping. Once the required item is obtained, continue with the following changes to the original version of the Blizzard Sorcerer.

• Equip Raiment of the Infinite to enable Telestomps.
• Prioritize Boots with the implicit effect, Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown by 1.2 Seconds, and +4 Ranks of Teleport.
• (Optional) Replace Fire Bolt with Fireball in the Enchantment Slots. The explosions on enemy death count as an Attack for the implicit effect on the Boots, further reducing the Cooldown of Evade Teleport. The Burning Support Turning Stone can be equipped on the Seneschal Construct to apply Burn instead of Fire Bolt Enchantment, if you are playing Season 3.
• The Paragon setup remains unchanged from the original version of the build.

Changelog

• March 19th, 2024:
  • Build Requirements section added.
  • Skill Tree reworked slightly.
• March 5th, 2024: Guide updated for the Mid Season 3 Update (Patch 1.3.3).
• February 10th, 2024: Switched from a Staff to a Dagger and Focus setup.
• February 5th, 2024: Seneschal Construct Companion Powers section updated with an optional setup for construct damage.
• January 28th, 2024: Seneschal Construct Companion Powers section updated.
• January 22nd, 2024: Guide updated for Season 3 (Patch 1.3.0).
  • Seneschal Construct Companion Powers section added.
  • Barrier Generation updated in the Stat Priority List due to the Protection passive bug fix.
• December 6th, 2023: Tears of Blood Unique Glyph added to Paragon section.
• December 4th, 2023:
  • Harlequin Crest and Melted Heart of Selig added to Unique Item section.
  • Immortal Build Variant section added.
• November 15th, 2023: Paragon Board images added.
• November 11th, 2023: Barrier Bug mentioned and Barrier Generation affix lowered in Stat Priority List.
• November 9th, 2023: Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop added to Unique Item section.
• November 1st, 2023: Resistances added to Stat Priority List and Gem sections.
• October 27th, 2023: Tactician switched to Reinforced in the Paragon setup for more survivability.
• October 26th, 2023:
  • Minor adjustment to Aspect priority.
  • New item, Tibault’s Will, added to Unique Item section.
• October 23th, 2023:
  • Vampiric Power setup reevaluated.
  • Stat Affixes for Rings reevaluated.
• October 17th, 2023: Guide updated for Season 2 (Patch 1.2.0).
• August 20th, 2023: Not Recommended Unique Items section redone. Added The Oculus to the list.
• August 15th, 2023: Caged Heart of Tal’Rasha fixed in Patch 1.1.2 to be correctly calculated as multiplicative instead of additive. Malignant Heart Tier List adjusted accordingly.
• August 9th, 2023: Malignant Heart rankings reevaluated for Patch 1.1.1 changes.
  • Caged Heart of The Barber no longer prevents “on hit” effects and Lucky Hit chance from working.
  • Caged Heart of Spellbreaking now reduces all damage taken, instead of providing resistances to individual elements.
  • Caged Heart of Tal’Rasha bonus was found to be additive with other damage increases, instead of separate multiplier.
• July 18th, 2023: Guide updated for Season 1. Destruction is now usable to increase Critical Strike Damage on Ice Spikes and has been included in the Paragon setup.