Diablo 4 – Sorceress Skills Guide

The Sorceress class in Diablo 4 has access to 24 different skills in six categories. Additionally, most abilities also have an “enhanced” version, as well as two upgrades that improve the skills in a variety of ways.

For a detailed list of Sorceress talents, refer to our Sorceress Talents page.

Sorceress Talents

For more general information about the Sorceress class, refer to our overview.

Sorceress Overview

Sorceress Basic Skills

Basic Skills are abilities that can be repeatedly used, at no Mana cost, and with relatively low power. They are good to finish off small enemies or as a filler while waiting for more powerful Skills to be available.

Frost Bolt

Lucky Hit Chance	30%
Damage Type	Cold
Description	Throw a bolt of frost at an enemy, dealing {#}% damage and Chilling them for {#}%.
Enchantment Effect	Direct damage from Skills applies up to {#}% Chill.
Enhanced Frost Bolt	Frost Bolt has a {#}% chance to explode on Chilled targets, hitting surrounding enemies. Chance increased to 100% against Frozen targets.
Glinting Frost Bolt	Frost Bolt generates {#} Mana when hitting Chilled or Frozen enemies.
Flickering Frost Bolt	Frost Bolt makes Frozen enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds.

Fire Bolt

Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Fire
Description	Hurl a flaming bolt, dealing {#}% damage and Burning for {#}% over {#} seconds.
Enchantment Effect	Direct damage from Skills applies up to an additional {#}% Burning damage over 8 seconds.
Enhanced Fire Bolt	Fire Bolt pierces Burning enemies.
Glinting Fire Bolt	Critical Strikes with Fire Bolt increase the Burning damage the target takes by x{#}% for {#} seconds.
Flickering Fire Bolt	Fire Bolt generates {#} Mana when hitting a Burning enemy.

Arc Lash

Lucky Hit Chance	30%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Unleash arcing lightning that shocks enemies in front of you for {#}%. Every {#} times Arc Lash swipes, it Stuns all enemies hit for {#} seconds.
Enchantment Effect	When you use a Cooldown, enemies around you are Stunned for {#} seconds.
Enhanced Arc Lash	If Arc Lash‘s initial swipe Critically Strikes, it swipes an additional time.
Glinting Arc Lash	Hitting a Stunned enemy with Arc Lash reduces your cooldowns by {#} seconds.
Flickering Arc Lash	Gain {#}% Movement Speed for {#} seconds per enemy hit with Arc Lash, up to {#}%.

Spark

Lucky Hit Chance	10%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Launch a bolt of lightning that shocks an enemy {#} times, dealing {#}% damage each hit.
Enchantment Effect	Killing an enemy has a {#}% chance to form a Crackling Energy.
Enhanced Spark	Each time Spark hits its primary target, it has a {#}% chance to hit up to {#} additional enemies, dealing {#}% damage. If there are no other enemies to hit, Spark instead deals {#}% increased damage to its primary target.
Glinting Spark	Spark grants {#}% increased Critical Strike Chance per cast for {#} seconds, up to {#}%.
Flickering Spark	Each time Spark hits an enemy it has a {#}% chance to spawn a Crackling Energy.

Sorceress Core Skills

These are some of the most recognizable Sorcerer skills in any build. However, while Core Skills have no cooldown, their biggest drawback is their Mana cost.

Frozen Orb

Mana Cost	40
Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Cold
Description	Unleash an orb that Chills for {#}% and expels piercing shards, dealing a total of {#}% damage. Upon expiration, Frozen Orb explodes, dealing {#}% damage and Chilling enemies for {#}%.
Enchantment Effect	Whenever you cast a Non-Basic Skill, you have a 20% chance to launch a Frozen Orb at a nearby enemy.
Enhanced Frozen Orb	When cast above {#} Mana, Frozen Orb‘s explosion damage is increased by x{#}%.
Destructive Frozen Orb	Frozen Orb‘s explosion restores {#} Mana when hitting a Frozen enemy.
Greater Frozen Orb	Frozen Orb‘s explosion has a {#}% chance to make all enemies hit Vulnerable for {#} seconds. Frozen Orb always makes Frozen enemies Vulnerable.

Ice Shards

Mana Cost	30
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Cold
Description	Launch {#} shards that deal {#}% damage each. Deals x{#}% increased damage to Frozen enemies.
Enchantment Effect	Ice Shards automatically conjure and fly towards Frozen enemies.
Enhanced Ice Shards	Ice Shards have a {#}% chance to ricochet to another enemy. Ice Shards always ricochet off of Frozen enemies.
Destructive Ice Shards	Hitting an enemy with {#} Ice Shards in a single cast makes them Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Greater Ice Shards	While you have a Barrier active, Ice Shards treats enemies as if they were Frozen.

Fireball

Mana Cost	40
Lucky Hit Chance	33%
Damage Type	Fire
Description	Hurl an exploding ball of fire, dealing {#}% damage to surrounding enemies.
Enchantment Effect	When you kill an enemy, they explode in a Fireball for 50% of its damage.
Enhanced Fireball	Fireball‘s radius is increased based on distance traveled, up to {#}%.
Destructive Fireball	Fireball‘s explosion’s Critical Strike Damage is increased by {#}. Each enemy it hits increases this bonus by {#}%, up to {#}% total.
Greater Fireball	Fireball deals 10% of the Burning damage you have applied to enemies as additional direct damage.

Incinerate

Mana Cost	20 per second
Lucky Hit Chance	40%
Damage Type	Fire
Description	Channel a beam of fire, Burning enemies for {#}% damage per second. Damage per second increases over {#} seconds, up to {#}.
Enchantment Effect	Every 20 seconds, a serpent spawns and Incinerates enemies for 6 seconds.
Enhanced Incinerate	While Channeling Incinerate, you Burn enemies around you for {#}% of the damage per second.
Destructive Incinerate	Enemies deal {#}% less damage while Burning from Incinerate.
Greater Incinerate	Every {#} seconds an enemy has been hit by Incinerate, they are Immobilized for {#} second.

Charged Bolts

Mana Cost	40
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Release {#} bolts of lightning that course along the ground in an erratic pattern, dealing {#}% damage each.
Enchantment Effect	When you Stun an enemy, there is a 40% chance to release 3 Charged Bolts from them.
Enhanced Charged Bolts	Hitting an enemy at least 3 times with the same cast of Charged Bolts releases a lightning nova, dealing {#}% damage to enemies around them.
Destructive Charged Bolts	Hitting an enemy with Charged Bolts reduces their damage dealt by {#}% for 3 seconds.
Greater Charged Bolts	Charged Bolts deals x{#}% increased damage to Stunned enemies.

Chain Lightning

Mana Cost	35
Lucky Hit Chance	25%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Unleash a stream of lightning that deals {#}% damage and chains between Nearby enemies and you up to {#} times, prioritizing enemies.
Enchantment Effect	Chain Lightning forms automatically after spending 100 Mana.
Enhanced Chain Lightning	Chain Lightning gains a {#}% increased Critical Strike Chance per bounce.
Destructive Chain Lightning	When Chain Lightning Critically Strikes, it has a {#}% chance to form a Crackling Energy.
Greater Chain Lightning	If Chain Lightning bounces off of you, its next hit deals {#}% increased damage.

Sorceress Defensive Skills

Defensive Skills help to boost the defensive capabilities of the Sorcerer, whether with a Barrier, through Crowd Control, or to escape incoming melee attacks as fast as possible.

Flame Shield

Cooldown	20 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	50%
Damage Type	Fire
Description	Engulf yourself in flames for {#} seconds, Burning surrounding enemies for {#}% damage per second. While Flame Shield is active, you are Immune.
Enchantment Effect	Flame Shield automatically activates when you take fatal damage. Can only happen once every 120 Seconds.
Enhanced Flame Shield	Flame Shield grants {#}% Movement Speed while active.
Mystical Flame Shield	You gain {#}% Mana Cost Reduction while Flame Shield is active.
Shimmering Flame Shield	Flame Shield Heals you for {#}% of your missing Life.

Ice Armor

Cooldown	20 seconds
Description	A Barrier of ice forms around you for {#} seconds, absorbing {#}% of your Base Life ({#}) in damage. While Ice Armor is active, {#}% of your Cold Damage dealt is added to its Barrier.
Enchantment Effect	Upon getting hit, you have a {#}% chance to apply Ice Armor.
Enhanced Ice Armor	While Ice Armor is active, your Mana Regeneration is increased by {#}%.
Mystical Ice Armor	Damage against Vulnerable enemies contributes 100% more to Ice Armor’s Barrier.
Shimmering Ice Armor	Enemies that hit you while Ice Armor is active have a {#}% chance to become Frozen for {#} seconds.

Frost Nova

Cooldown	15 seconds
Description	Unleash a torrent of frost, Freezing enemies around you for {#} seconds.
Enchantment Effect	Lucky Hit: Your Conjuration Skills have a {#}% chance to unleash a Frost Nova when hitting enemies.
Enhanced Frost Nova	Killing enemies Frozen by Frost Nova reduces its Cooldown by {#} seconds, up to {#} seconds per cast.
Mystical Frost Nova	Frost Nova makes enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds, increased to {#} seconds against Bosses.
Shimmering Frost Nova	Frost Nova generates {#} Mana per enemy hit.

Teleport

Cooldown	11 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	40%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Transform into lightning, becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location, dealing {#}% damage around you upon arrival.
Enchantment Effect	Evade is replaced with a short range Teleport on a 17.0 second cooldown.
Enhanced Teleport	Teleport‘s Cooldown is decreased by {#} seconds per enemy hit, up to {#} seconds.
Mystical Teleport	For {#} seconds after using Teleport, Crackling Energy hits 2 additional enemies.
Shimmering Teleport	After using Teleport, you gain {#}% Damage Reduction for {#} seconds.

Sorceress Conjuration Skills

Conjuration Skills include the summoning skills of the Sorcerer. Summoned minions only last for a short time and do not move. However, they will still help with dealing damage while casting other spells or on the move.

Hydra

Mana Cost	20
Lucky Hit Chance	77%
Damage Type	Fire
Description	Summon a 3-headed hydra for {#} seconds. Each head spits fire at a Nearby enemy, dealing {#}% damage.
Enchantment Effect	After spending {#} Mana, a 5-headed Hydra spawns for {#} seconds.
Enhanced Hydra	While Healthy, your casts of Hydra gain 1 additional head.
Invoked Hydra	After you Critically Strike, your Hydra gain {#}% Critical Strike Chance for {#} seconds.
Summoned Hydra	Hydra also Burns enemies for an additional {#}% of its Base damage dealt over {#} seconds.

Ice Blades

Cooldown	12 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	71%
Damage Type	Cold
Description	Conjure Ice Blades for {#} seconds that rapidly slash enemies for {#}% damage and have a {#}% chance to make them Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Enchantment Effect	For every {#} seconds in Cooldowns you spend, you spawn an Ice Blades on a random enemy.
Enhanced Ice Blades	Ice Blades‘s Cooldown is reduced by {#} second each time it hits a Vulnerable enemy.
Invoked Ice Blades	Your Ice Blades gain {#} increased Attack Speed per active Ice Blades.
Summoned Ice Blades	{#}% of Enhanced Ice Blades Cooldown reduction is applied to your other Skills.

Lightning Spear

Cooldown	20 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	35%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Conjure a crackling spear of lightning that seeks out enemies for {#} seconds, dealing {#}% damage per hit.
Enchantment Effect	Absorbing Crackling Energy has a {#}% chance to conjure a Lightning Spear.
Enhanced Lightning Spear	After Critically Striking, Lightning Spear gains a {#}% increased stacking Critical Strike Chance for its duration.
Invoked Lightning Spear	Lightning Spear Stuns enemies for {#} seconds when Critically Striking.
Summoned Lightning Spear	Collecting Crackling Energy increases the damage of your next Lightning Spear cast by {#}%, up to {#}%.

Sorceress Mastery Skills

With these skills, the Sorcerer becomes a master of the elements, dealing wide and massive area of effect damage.

Meteor

Mana Cost	40
Lucky Hit Chance	40%
Damage Type	Fire
Description	Summon a meteor that strikes the target location, dealing {#}% damage and Burning the ground for {#}% damage over {#} seconds.
Enchantment Effect	Lucky Hit: {#} chance for a Meteor to fall on enemies.
Enhanced Meteor	If a cast of Meteor hits {#} or more enemies, there is a {#}% chance an additional Meteor falls on the same location.
Mage’s Meteor	Meteor falls {#}% faster.
Wizard’s Meteor	Meteor’s impact Immobilizes enemies for {#} seconds.

Firewall

Mana Cost	30
Lucky Hit Chance	40%
Damage Type	Fire
Description	Create a wall of flames that Burns enemies for {#}% damage over {#} seconds.
Enchantment Effect	Each time an enemy takes Burning damage, there is a {#}% chance to spawn {#} Firewall underneath them for {#} seconds.
Enhanced Firewall	Enemies take {#}% increased Burning damage from you while standing in Firewall.
Mage’s Firewall	Enemies continue Burning for {#} seconds after leaving Firewall.
Wizard’s Firewall	You gain {#}% increased Mana Regeneration per active Firewall, up to {#}%.

Blizzard

Mana Cost	40
Lucky Hit Chance	33%
Damage Type	Cold
Description	Summon a frigid blizzard that deals {#}% damage and continuously Chills enemies for {#}% over {#} seconds.
Enchantment Effect	Every 15 seconds, a Blizzard forms over you and follows you for {#} seconds.
Enhanced Blizzard	Blizzard deals {#}% increased damage to Frozen enemies.
Mage’s Blizzard	When cast above {#} Mana, Blizzard‘s duration is increased by {#} seconds.
Wizard’s Blizzard	While you have an active Blizzard, your Core Skills cost {#}% less Mana.

Ball Lightning

Mana Cost	50
Lucky Hit Chance	20%
Damage Type	Lightning
Description	Discharge a ball of lightning that slowly moves forward, continually zapping enemies for {#}% damage.
Enchantment Effect	Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have a {#}% chance to spawn a static Ball Lightning.
Enhanced Ball Lightning	Ball Lightning‘s damage rate is increased by {#}% of your Attack Speed Bonus.
Mage’s Ball Lightning	After hitting Close enemies {#} times with Ball Lightning, your next cast of it Stuns enemies for {#} second.
Wizard’s Ball Lightning	If an enemy is hit at least {#} times by a cast of Ball Lightning, a Crackling Energy is formed. Can only happen once per cast.

Sorceress Ultimate Skills

Ultimate Skills are powerful skills that have a particularly long cooldown. Ultimate Skills must be built around in order to be effective, and only one Ultimate Skill can be equipped at a time.

Inferno

Cooldown	45 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	38%
Damage Type	Fire
Description	Summon a fiery serpent that continually constricts the target area, Burning enemies for {#}% damage over {#} seconds.
Prime Inferno	Inferno repeatedly Pulls enemies to its center.
Supreme Inferno	While Inferno is active, your Pyromancy Skills cost no Mana.

Deep Freeze

Cooldown	60 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance	5%
Damage Type	Cold
Description	Encase yourself in ice, becoming Immune for {#} seconds, continually dealing {#}% damage, and Chilling enemies for {#}%. When Deep Freeze expires, it deals an additional {#}% damage. Casting Deep Freeze again ends the effect early.
Prime Deep Freeze	When Deep Freeze ends, gain {#}% of your Base Life as Barrier for {#} seconds for each enemy you Froze while it was active.
Supreme Deep Freeze	When Deep Freeze ends, your Non-Ultimate cooldowns are reduced by {#}%.

Unstable Currents

Cooldown	70 seconds
Description	Lightning surges within you for {#} seconds. Whenever you cast a Shock Skill, another random Core, Conjuration, or Mastery Shock Skill is also cast.
Prime Unstable Currents	Unstable Currents increases Attack Speed by {#}% while active.
Supreme Unstable Currents	While Unstable Currents is active, Crackling Energy continually pulses and consumes no charges.

Sorceress Dismount Skill

While mounted, the Sorcerer has access to a unique Dismount Ability which causes them to turn into an ice storm that Freezes enemies in their path. Players that are struck by an enemy are automatically dismounted and are unable to use their Dismount Ability until they mount back.