Diablo 4 Season 10: Major Lightning Buffs for the Sorcerer

• Balance Updates
• Skills Overview
• Passive Skills
• Legendary Aspects
• New Unique Items
• Bug Fixes

Balance Updates

Blizzard has rolled out the official patch notes for the Diablo 4 Season 10 PTR, valid from August 19th through 26th. The latest updates bring substantial modifications to the Sorcerer class, especially focusing on the Lightning skills. Here’s an overview of the most significant balance changes.

Skills Overview

Several key skills are receiving buffs and adjustments:

• Lightning Spear: Base damage enhanced from 80% to 120%.
• Crackling Energy: Base damage increased from 30% to 80%.
• Ball Lightning: Damage decreased from 30% to 20%.
• Mage’s Ball Lightning: Now effective against all bosses.
• Blizzard: Damage raised from 210% to 250%.
• Charged Bolts: Damage reduced from 45% to 35%.
• Enhanced Charged Bolts: Nova damage increased from 175% to 250%.
• Fireball: Damage raised from 66% to 120%.
• Destructive Fireball: Critical Strike damage reduced.
• Frozen Orb: Shard and explosion damage increased.
• Incinerate: Base damage elevated and max damage increased after initial channeling.

Passive Skills

The passive skill Overflowing Energy has received notable adjustments:

• Previous Effect: Each hit of Crackling Energy would enhance Shock Skill cooldowns.
• New Effect: You now deal 85% more Lightning Damage, and the existing cooldown benefit remains.

Legendary Aspects

Exciting changes have also come to Legendary Aspects:

• Aspect of Charged Flash adjusted for more dynamic gameplay, allowing Charged Bolts to unleash waves of damage.
• Aspect of Piercing Static: Now, multiple Charged Bolts are generated upon hitting a target consecutively.
• Serpentine Aspect: Damage scaling per mana point has been reduced for a more balanced approach.

New Unique Items

This season, the Sorcerer class is also receiving a new unique ring, enhancing gameplay with specialized attributes and effects.

Affixes

• 12.5% Resistance to All Elements
• 5% Resistance to All Elements
• 5.2-6% Critical Strike Chance
• 57-75% Lightning Damage
• 8.1-8.8% Cooldown Reduction
• +2-3 Ranks to Elemental Synergies

Unique Power

This unique ring allows Lightning damage to magnetize enemies for four seconds, providing enhanced interactions and damage bonuses for each hit.

Bug Fixes

A few bug fixes have been implemented:

• Issues regarding Azurewrath and Hail of Verglass have been resolved.
• Shimmering Flame Shield now counts properly with maximum health increases.
• Teleport functionality improvements for controller users.

For avid players looking to buy items for Diablo 4 or explore legacy items in Diablo 4, staying updated with these changes is crucial. The adjustments to the Sorcerer could significantly affect your gameplay and strategy in this season. Utilize these updates to maximize your Sorcerer’s potential in the game!