Diablo 4: Best Fireball Sorcerer build guide

The Fireball Sorcerer in Diablo 4 can easily shred through virtually any pack of enemies in the game. It excels at clearing, and only really struggles with slowdown or issue against solo bosses. This is because it relies on us spamming Fireball, and watching it bounce against enemies and dealing more and more damage.

It’s a fantastic, fun build, with only one real weakness. It doesn’t take a ton of Uniques to function, but there are some that make it safer, such as a few Mythic Uniques. You could try and run this without the required Unique, Gloves of the Illuminator, but I wouldn’t. It’s what makes your Fireballs bounce and deal all that fun, extra damage.

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How does the Fireball Sorcerer build work in Diablo 4?

Fireball Sorcerer is an incredibly easy build to understand in Diablo 4, that’s for sure. In the current Season, Season 10, we technically reduce our mana to 0, through one of the Chaos Perks, but that’s not a big deal at all. We combine this with Inferno’s Supreme Inferno talent, to make it so while Inferno is active, our fire spells cost 0 mana and deal 50% more damage. That makes our rotation incredibly simple:

It all revolves around a simple Fireball (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Ideal Rotation

• Frost Nova enemy packs you run into
• Cast Inferno
• Spam Fireball

You also want Ice Armor on at all times, and use Teleport for movement. You also have Flame Shield in case things get dicey. But yes, this Fireball Sorcerer’s rotation is remarkably easy. There’s no tricky weaving or planning. Nope, we just obliterate things with fire. Lots of fire.

Your hotbar should have the following abilities

• Frost Nova
• Teleport
• Ice Armor
• Flame Shield
• Fireball
• Inferno

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Ideal talents and Enchantments for a Fireball Sorcerer in Diablo 4

Below, you’ll see all of the talents you need for a Fireball Sorcerer in Diablo 4. We sacrfice points in some of our talents, to instead use them on passive talents, which has become more common in D4 as the seasons have gone on. We just need access to powers like Ice Armor and Flame Shield; no sense in the full five points.

Talents

Fire Bolt x2

Fireball x5 (Greater)

Flame Shield

Teleport x5 (Shimmering)

Ice Armor (Mystical)

Frost Nova x2 (Mystical)

Glass Cannon x3

Align the Elements x3

Protection x3

Devouring Blaze x3

Inner Flames x1

Static Discharge x3

Inferno x5 (Supreme)

Permafrost x3

Hoarfrost x3

Icy Touch x3

Elemental Synergies x3

Fiery Surge x1

Soulfire x3

Evocation x3

Coursing Currents x1

Convulsions x3

Esu's Ferocity

As for your Enchantments, you’ll want to pick up Fireball first, for the increased damage, and explosions upon killing an enemy. There’s so much pure, extra damage here. You also want Teleport enchantment, to replace Evade with Teleport. It doesn’t grant Unstoppable, but it does give you Damage Reduction.

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What Chaos Perks should you pick in Season 10 of Diablo 4?

In Season 10, we have Chaos Perks that wildly increase our powers, alongside the great Chaos Armor. The picks we’ve gone with are dangerous in that they rely on you having less than normal HP, but in exchange, you get a lot of extra damage.

Power Siphon doubles damage, but gives us 0 mana, which is where Inferno comes in. Advanced Techniques also increases damage and cost, but since we’re casting for free, it’s not an issue. Marred Guard keeps us at a max of 50% health, so we get plenty out of A Beast Cornered.

• Unique Chaos Power: A Beast Cornered
• Base Chaos Perks: Marred Guard, Advanced Techniques, Power Siphon

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Who is the best Mercenary for a Fireball Sorcerer build in Diablo 4?

Provided you have the Vessel of Hatred expansion, you can go pick up a pair of Mercenaries to help you. One is the primary, and the other shows up as a support in certain situations. For this Fireball Sorcerer build in Diablo 4, we want Subo Primary, Raheir Secondary.

I just like Subo for his ability to see all enemies and useful materials on a map, but he also enhances your damage nicely with Open Fire. With Raheir, we use Bastion when we become Injured to get the most out of it.

Subo talents

• Wire Trap
• Piercing Arrows
• Cover Fire
• Opening Fire

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Ideal equipment, Legendary Aspects, and Tempers

Gear Slot	Tempering Affixes	Ideal Stats	Legendary Aspect
Head (Harlequin Crest)	N/A	Cooldown Reduction, Maximum Life, Maximum Resource, Armor	N/A
Chest (Shroud of False Death)	N/A	All Stats, Maximum Life, Damage on Next Attack After Entering Stealth, Resource Generation	N/A
Gloves (Gloves of the Illuminator)	N/A	Unique Effect, Ranks to Fireball, Fireball Attack Speed, Mana when a Fireball Explodes, Crit Chance	N/A
Pants (Fists of Fate)	N/A	Attack Speed, Crit Strike Chance, Lucky Hit Chance, Chance to Make Enemies Vulnerable for 3s, Unique Effect	N/A
Boots	Evade Cooldown, Ranks to Static Discharge	Intelligence, Max Life, Armor	Orange Herald
Amulet #1	Inferno Cooldown Reduction, Pyromancy Critical Strike Damage	Ranks to Devouring Blaze, Intelligence, Ranks to Glass Cannon, Ranks to Permafrost, Ranks to Inner Flames	Flash Fire
Ring #1 (Ring of Starless Skies)	N/A	Ranks to Core Skills, Attack Speed, Crit STrike Chance, Lucky Hit Chance, Unique Effect	N/A
Ring #2 (Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop)	N/A	Unique Effect, Cooldown Reduction, Non-Physical Damage, Ranks to Potent Warding, Lucky Hit Chance	N/A
Weapon (Staff of Endless Rage)	N/A	Unique Effect, Ranks to Fireball, Intelligence, Chance for Fireball Projectiles to Cast Twice, Fireball Projectile Speed	N/A

This is a build that, while it doesn’t need a ton of things, there are plenty of powerful pieces of equipment that definitely make it better. Specifically, there are three Mythic Uniques and 5 Uniques that you should hunt down. Gloves of the Illuminator however, are a required item. This is not a build reliant on Chaos Armor, but there’s one piece you should try for, and that’s Fists of Fate.

• Harlequin Crest
• Shroud of False Death
• Staff of Endless Rage
• Gloves of the Illuminator
• Fists of Fate (Chaos Armor)
• Ring of Starless Skies
• Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop

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Paragon Boards for Fireball Sorcerer in Diablo 4

Below you’ll find the ideal Paragon Boards for a Fireball Sorcerer in Diablo 4. Of course, this can change, depending on your needs, and this board has 67 unused points, so there’s further flexibility if you want to add points here or there.

Here's the current best Paragon Board setup for a Fireball Sorcerer (Image via Blizzard Entertainment/D4 Builds App)

• Start (Flamefeeder)
• North to Enchantment Master (Elementalist): Two Rotations
• East to Fundamental Release (Pyromaniac): Two Rotations
• North from Enchantment Master to Frigid Fate (Tactician): Three Rotations
• West from Enchantment Master to Searing Heat (Destruction): Zero Rotations

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Check out our other Diablo 4 guides and features

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