Introduction
With very little item investment, the Fire Wall Sorceress is capable of destroying Mephisto, Andariel, and Stony Tombs. With a decent Faster Cast Rate Breakpoint and the use of the Skill Teleport, you can get to these bosses in no time. She can be somewhat difficult to pilot with low survivability in some stages, but is a solid Ladder Starter.
The combination of Static Field and your Mercenary, are a good way to take out Fire Immunes and other difficult targets until you obtain a Flame Rift Grand Charm.
This build guide assumes you have a Character at Level 75 before transitioning to it. Check out our Sorceress Leveling Guide and our General Leveling Strategies to reach Level 75.
Iconic Playstyle ✔
Great Mephisto Farming ✔
Stacks A Lot of Magic Find ✔
Low Gear Cost Requirements ✔
❌ Very Squishy
❌ Repetitive Playstyle
❌ Prefers Stationary Targets
❌ Limited Farming Locations
Sunder Charm Setup
Patch 2.5 introduces a new way of breaking Immunities: Sunder Charms. Any enemy that would be Immune to your damage type is instead reduced to 95% Resistance, before any other Resistance reductions apply. (e.g. Conviction, Lower Resist) The Charm also reduces YOUR Resistance against the sundered damage type! Check out our post on Sunder Charms to learn more about these new Charms. The following setup uses Flame Rift, allowing you to farm anywhere you want.
Gear Changes
To optimize this Sunder Charm you need as much -% Enemy Fire Resistance as possible. Equip Flickering Flame Diadem and Phoenix Monarch.
Counteract the negative effect of Flame Rift with Flickering Flame Diadem. It is not only a great source of damage, it also counters the negative effects!
Terror Zones
The new Terror Zone mechanic combined with Sunder Charms open up a wide range of farmable areas. The following list highlights the best and worst Terror Zones for this build on the Starter or Budget setup. With the Sunder Charm Setup, more Terror Zones become accessible. Learn more about Terror Zones here and see how they stack up in our Terror Zone Tier List.
Best
✔ Durance of Hate - Council Members, Mephisto
✔ Tal Rasha's Tombs - High Density, Many Elite Groups, Super Chests, Skip Fire Immune Tombs
✔ Flayer Jungle + Flayer Dungeon - High Density, Easy Mobility, Many Elite Groups
✔ Stony Tomb ONLY - High Density, Many Elite Groups, No Immunities
✔ Far Oasis - Easy Mobility, Many Elite Groups, Quick Access, Beetle Burst
Worst
❌ Chaos Sanctuary - Immunities, High Elemental Damage
❌ Travincal - Immunities, High Elemental Damage
❌ Burial Grounds + Crypt + Mausoleum - Low Density, Trash Mobility, Few Elite Groups
❌ Blood Moor + Den of Evil - Low Density, Few Elite Groups, Immunities
❌ Arreat Plateau - Low Density, Few Elite Groups
Skills
Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Static Field
2. EnergyShield
3. Teleport
4. Frozen Armor
5. Enchant
Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Wall
2. Fire Mastery
3. Warmth
4. Inferno
5. Telekinesis
Damage
Utility
Attributes
Note: This section provides you with the standard Stat Point allocation. Build Variants can require a different allocation!
Strength
Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength to equip all of your gear. Take into account how much Strength your gear provides when equipped.
Dexterity
Allocate enough Stat Points into Dexterity to equip all of your gear. Take into account how much Dexterity your gear provides when equipped.
Vitality
Don't allocate any Stat Points into Vitality, because Energy Shield is being fully utilized. This build gets some Life from gear, buffs, and Charms.
Energy
Allocate any remaining Stat Points into Energy to fully utilize Energy Shield, which requires large amounts of Mana.
Essentials
Gear Options
Farming Spots
Mercenary
Playstyle
Breakpoints
Hardcore
Build Variants
Setup
The Firewall Sorceress is strong enough to rely on a few key Runewords. Priority Stats:
- Resistances
- Faster Cast Rate
- Faster Hit Recovery
- +x to All Skills
Our Spirit, Stealth, Lore, and Ancients' Pledge make up the core of this build. This gives us the core Stats we need to successfully farm any of the "Starter" indicated Farming Spots.
Mercenary
Skills
Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Static Field
2. Telekinesis
3. Teleport
4. Frozen Armor
Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Wall
2. Fire Mastery
3. Warmth
4. Inferno
Attributes
Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength and Dexterity to equip your gear. Put the remaining Stat Points into Vitality.
Mechanics
Teleport
Summary
- Keep your Battle Command, Battle Orders and Frozen Armor buffs up at all times.
- Use Telekinesis on portals and Waypoints any time you can, to save time.
- Get your targets stuck or keep them stationary for maximum DPS with firewall.
- Use Static Field and your Mercenary against Immunes.
- Insight Mercenary solves your Mana problems in early stages.
- Keep your Battle Command, Battle Orders and Frozen Armor buffs up at all times.
- Have fun!
We hope you enjoy this build! It can be very chill. Fire Wall looks amazing and there is nothing like a good Fire!
Good luck!
Credits
Updated and Maintained by Jymnasium
Originally Written by BTNeandertha1
Reviewed by Lexyu, MacroBioBoi
Changelog
- 15 February 2023
Updated to Patch 2.6 - Added Sunder Charm to every Variant - Updated each Variant - Added Merc options - 12 September 2022
Updated to Patch 2.5 - Added Sunder Charm and Terror Zone Sections - Added Gear Options - Updated Build Variants - Updated Playstyle - 21 April 2022
Updated to Patch 2.4 - Added Gear Options - Added Farming Spots - Removed Magic Find Variant - Added Hardcore Variant - Adjusted Skill Tree