Sorceress Fire Spells

Sorceress Skills
All Skills Cold Spells Fire Spells Lightning Spells

The Sorceress' fire spells provide the highest total damage of any of her skill trees, but tend to be slower to use and to require more exact positioning and aim to use to their greatest effect.

Fire Bolt

Required Level: 1
Prerequisites: None
Synergies: Points in the following skills boost the damage of Fire Bolt.

• Fire Ball: +16% Fire Damage Per Level
• Meteor: +16% Fire Damage Per Level

Details: Shoots a small ball of fire. Fire Bolts hit only one target and have no splash damage.

• A new Sorceress starts out with a staff of +1 to Fire Bolt.

Mana:	2.5

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Damage	DPS
1	3-6	8.7	6	10-13	22.1	11	19-25	42.3	16	29-40	66.3
2	4-7	10.6	7	12-15	26	12	21-28	47.1	17	33-45	75
3	6-9	14.4	8	13-16	27.9	13	23-31	51.9	18	37-50	83.7
4	7-10	16.3	9	15-19	32.7	14	25-34	56.7	19	41-55	92.3
5	9-12	20.2	10	17-22	37.5	15	27-37	61.5	20	45-60	101

Fire Bolt Builds

• Fireball Sorceress Build
• Meteor / Frozen Orb Sorceress (Meteorb) Build

Warmth

Required Level: 1
Prerequisites: None
Synergies: None.
Details: Warmth increases the Sorceress' mana regeneration rate. A mandatory skill for all Sorceresses, the only question with Warmth is how much is enough. This depends largely on the build; Sorcs who cast a lot of high mana skills, such as Nova, will want more points in this skill, while a Sorceress who specializes in Blizzard or Hydra will not need as much mana.

• Mana regeneration rate is based on your total mana pool; more mana means more will regenerate per second.
• If a Sorceress has mana regeneration items as well, the formula is: (BaseRegenrate*Warmth)+item.

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Mana	Slvl	Mana	Slvl	Mana	Slvl	Mana
1	+30%	6	+90%	11	+150%	16	+210%
2	+42%	7	+102%	12	+162%	17	+222%
3	+54%	8	+114%	13	+174%	18	+234%
4	+66%	9	+126%	14	+186%	19	+246%
5	+78%	10	+138%	15	+198%	20	+258%

Warmth Builds

• Bear Sorceress Build
• Enchantress Sorceress Build
• Fireball Sorceress Build
• Lightning Sorceress Build
• Meteor / Frozen Orb Sorceress (Meteorb) Build

Inferno

Required Level: 6
Prerequisites: None
Synergies:

• Warmth: +13% Fire Damage Per Level

Details: Inferno turns a Sorceress into a human flamethrower, capable of emitting a massive spout of flame for as long as the spell is kept active.

• More points increase the damage and the range of this skill, making it capable of cooking dozens of enemies at once, if they are tightly packed.

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Mana	DPS	Range	Slvl	Mana	DPS	Range	Slvl	Mana	DPS	Range	Slvl	Mana	DPS	Range
1	7	12-25	3.3	6	8	59-71	5.3	11	8	108-122	8.0	16	9	159-175	10.6
2	7	21-34	3.3	7	8	68-81	6.0	12	9	118-132	8.6	17	10	170-186	11.3
3	7	31-43	4.0	8	8	78-90	6.6	13	9	128-143	9.3	18	10	181-197	11.3
4	7	40-53	4.6	9	8	88-101	7.3	14	9	139-153	9.3	19	10	192-208	12.0
5	7	50-62	5.3	10	8	98-111	7.3	15	9	149-164	10.0	20	10	203-220	12.6

Blaze

Required Level: 12
Prerequisites: Inferno
Synergies: None. Details: Blaze leaves a trail of fire behind the Sorceress as she walks or runs along, for as long as she keeps the spell active.

• An interesting spell; this one can not be cast at anything; only created on the ground behind the Sorceress. It's therefore useless against shamans, ranged attackers, and other monsters that do not pursue.
• Blaze is essentially a novelty spell, something fun to play with early on, but not practical or damaging enough to use long term.

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Mana	Damage	Duration	Slvl	Mana	Damage	Duration	Slvl	Mana	Damage	Duration	Slvl	Mana	Damage	Duration
1	11.0	18-37	4.6 sec	6	13.0	65-84	9.6 sec	11	16.0	126-145	14.6 sec	16	18.0	196-215	19.6 sec
2	11.5	28-46	5.6 sec	7	14.0	75-93	10.6 sec	12	16.0	140-159	15.6 sec	17	19.0	215-234	20.6 sec
3	12.0	37-56	6.6 sec	8	14.0	84-103	11.6 sec	13	17.0	154-173	16.6 sec	18	19.0	234-253	21.6 sec
4	12.0	46-65	7.6 sec	9	15.0	98-117	12.6 sec	14	17.0	168-187	17.6 sec	19	20.0	253-271	22.6 sec
5	13.0	56-75	8.6 sec	10	15.0	112-131	13.6 sec	15	18.0	182-201	18.6 sec	20	20.0	271-290	23.6 sec

Fireball

Required Level: 12
Prerequisites: Fire Bolt
Synergies: Points in the following skills boost the damage of Fireball:

• Fire Bolt: +14% Fire Damage Per Level
• Meteor: +14% Fire Damage Per Level

Details: A substantial upgrade from Firebolt, Fireballs are larger and more damaging, and they hit with splash damage, burning the target and any nearby monsters too.

• This spell was unused for many versions of Diablo II, but since all the synergies were added it's become more popular for variants, and duelists.

Radius:	1 Yard

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Mana	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Mana	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Mana	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Mana	Damage	DPS
1	5.0	10.5±4.5	20.2	6	7.5	50.5±7.5	97.1	11	10.0	108±10	207.7	16	12.5	176±13	338.5
2	5.5	19±5	36.5	7	8.0	59±8	113.5	12	10.5	121.5±10.5	233.7	17	13.0	192.5±13.5	370.2
3	6.0	27±6	51.9	8	8.5	66.5±8.5	127.9	13	11.0	135.5±11.5	260.6	18	13.5	209.5±14.5	402.9
4	6.5	35±6	67.3	9	9.0	80.5±9.5	154.8	14	11.5	149±12	286.5	19	14.0	226±15	434.6
5	7.0	43±7	82.7	10	9.5	94±10	180.8	15	12.0	162.5±12.5	312.5	20	14.5	242.5±15.5	466.3

Fireball Builds

• Fireball Sorceress Build
• Meteor / Frozen Orb Sorceress (Meteorb) Build

Fire Wall

Casting Delay:: 1.4 Seconds
Required Level: 18
Prerequisites: Inferno, Blaze
Synergies: None.
Details: A wall of flame springs up in both directions from the spot the Sorceress targets for ignition.

• One of the most damaging spells in the game, Firewalls can be stacked up to increase the damage to truly horrifying levels.
• Monsters must stand still in the flames for the damage to truly cook into them, so using natural obstacles or minions to tank is a necessary strategy.
• Some monsters have enough AI to attempt to avoid the flames.

Duration	3.6 Seconds

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Mana	DPS	Radius	Slvl	Mana	DPS	Radius	Slvl	Mana	DPS	Radius	Slvl	Mana	DPS	Radius
1	22	70-93	4	6	27	281-304	11	11	32	562-585	18	16	37	890-914	24
2	23	112-135	6	7	28	323-346	12	12	33	628-651	19	17	38	989-1012	26
3	24	154-178	7	8	29	365-389	14	13	34	693-717	20	18	39	1087-1110	27
4	25	196-220	8	9	30	431-454	15	14	35	759-782	22	19	40	1185-1209	28
5	26	239-262	10	10	31	496-520	16	15	36	825-848	23	20	41	1284-1307	30

Enchant

Required Level: 18
Prerequisites: Fire Bolt, Warmth, Fireball
Synergies:

• Warmth adds +9% Fire Damage Per Level

Details: Temporarily grants bonus fire damage and boosts the Attack Rating of any friendly player or minion. Enchant must be cast directly on the recipient.

• This skill is largely a novelty or support skill for most Sorceresses, though some few variants specialize in it.
• The benefit to minions is considerable, which can make it worthwhile for a Sorceress to carry an Orb with +enchant on it. When added to her usual +skills modifiers, this can be worth using, thanks to the long duration of the skill.
• Enchanted characters and minions will display their damage in red numbers. When the red goes away, the spell has worn off.

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Mana	Dmg.	Dur	AR	Slvl	Mana	Dmg.	Dur	AR	Slvl	Mana	Dmg.	Dur	AR	Slvl	Mana	Dmg.	Dur	AR
1	25	8-10	144	+20%	6	30	16-24	264	+65%	11	35	31-44	384	+110%	16	40	50-69	504	+155%
2	26	10-13	168	+29%	7	31	18-27	288	+74%	12	36	35-49	408	+119%	17	41	56-76	528	+164%
3	27	11-16	192	+38%	8	32	20-29	312	+83%	13	37	39-54	432	+128%	18	42	62-83	552	+173%
4	28	13-19	216	+47%	9	33	23-34	336	+92%	14	38	43-59	456	+137%	19	43	68-90	576	+182%
5	29	15-21	240	+56%	10	34	27-39	360	+101%	15	39	46-64	480	+146%	20	44	74-97	600	+191%

Enchant Builds

• Bear Sorceress Build
• Enchantress Sorceress Build

Meteor

Casting Delay: 1.2 Seconds
Required Level: 24
Prerequisites: Fire Bolt, Inferno, Blaze, Fire Wall, Fireball
Synergies: Points in the following skills boost the damage of Meteor:

• Fire Bolt: +5% Fire Damage Per Level
• Fire Ball: +5% Fire Damage Per Level
• Inferno: +3% Average Fire Damage Per Second Per Level

Details: A flaming ball of rock is called down from above, dealing explosive damage to the target and leaving a patch of fiery burning earth behind.

• Meteors deal 100% fire damage, despite looking like a flaming stone on the way down.
• The firefield left by a Meteor is less damaging and much smaller than that of a Firewall, so the key to using this skill effectively is to nail the targets with the meteor itself, as well as the firefield. This can be tricky with the casting delay, since it takes 1.2 seconds for the Meteor to reach the point you target. Use a tank to hold monsters still, or learn to "lead" the target.
• Meteors can be used anywhere, even in underground levels. Hey, it's magic!

Radius:	4 Yards

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Mana	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Mana	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Mana	Damage	DPS	Slvl	Mana	Damage	DPS
1	17	88-110	35-58	6	19	214-247	84-107	11	22	393-437	138-164	16	24	608-663	199-222
2	17	113-137	44-67	7	20	239-275	93-117	12	22	436-482	150-175	17	25	696-752	213-236
3	18	138-165	53-77	8	20	265-302	103-126	13	23	479-528	164-187	18	25	782-841	227-253
4	18	163-192	63-89	9	21	308-347	114-138	14	23	522-573	175-199	19	26	869-930	243-267
5	19	189-220	72-98	10	21	350-392	126-150	15	24	565-618	187-210	20	26	955-1019	257-281

Meteor Builds

• Fireball Sorceress Build
• Meteor / Frozen Orb Sorceress (Meteorb) Build

Fire Mastery

Required Level: 30
Prerequisites: None
Synergies: None
Details: This skill passively raises the damage of all the Sorceress' fire skills, and is an essential skill for any fire sorceress.

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Fire Dmg.	Slvl	Fire Dmg.	Slvl	Fire Dmg.	Slvl	Fire Dmg.
1	+30%	6	+65%	11	+100%	16	+135%
2	+37%	7	+72%	12	+107%	17	+142%
3	+44%	8	+79%	13	+114%	18	+149%
4	+51%	9	+86%	14	+121%	19	+156%
5	+58%	10	+93%	15	+128%	20	+163%

Fire Mastery Builds

• Bear Sorceress Build
• Enchantress Sorceress Build
• Fireball Sorceress Build
• Meteor / Frozen Orb Sorceress (Meteorb) Build

Hydra

Casting Delay: 2 Seconds
Required Level: 30
Prerequisites: Fire Bolt, Warmth, Fireball, Enchant
Synergies: Hydra's damage is boosted by points in the following skills:

• Fire Bolt: +3% Fire Damage Per Level
• Fire Ball: +3% Fire Damage Per Level

Details: Hydras are three-headed dragons composed of pure flame. The heads each fire a constant stream of Fire Bolts, dealing damage to the target, but not splashing to the sides. The Hydra causes no damage itself; there's no area of effect damage simply from the flaming dragon, it has to shoot targets to hurt them.

• Each three-headed Hydra lasts for 10 seconds, so with the 2-second casting delay it's possible to have 4 or 5 of them active at once. Individual Hydras aren't that effective, but when several of them are firing at once, the damage adds up quickly.
• Some skill is necessary in placing Hydras. It's best if several of them can concentrate their fire on the same monster, so casting a bunch of them in a row to one side is usually the best tactic, instead of simply popping them up all throughout a mass of enemies, where their shots will be dispersed into numerous targets.
• As with other casting delay skills, it's best to pick an alternate skill to use in between each Hydra cast. Firewall or Meteor work or if you want to diversify your damage Frozen Orb, Blizzard, or Nova work well.

Duration:	10 Seconds

Skill Level Progression [e]

Slvl	Mana	Damage	Slvl	Mana	Damage	Slvl	Mana	Damage	Slvl	Mana	Damage
1	20	12-17	6	22	36-46	11	25	66-81	16	27	100-121
2	20	17-23	7	23	40-52	12	25	72-89	17	28	109-131
3	21	22-29	8	23	45-58	13	26	79-97	18	28	118-141
4	21	26-35	9	24	52-66	14	26	86-105	19	29	127-151
5	22	31-40	10	24	59-74	15	27	93-113	20	29	135-161