Magic Find The Pit like a pro with the Fire Ball Nova Sorceress. With Nova for the Devilkins and Fire Immune Unique monsters, and Fire Ball for everything else, this hybrid Sorceress is unstoppable in this top-tier Max Level Area.
When it comes to Solo-farming, this build has little competition. High mobility, high Magic Find, strong Damage options, and smooth transitions make this build both exciting and effective. Even though she specializes in Elite Hunting in The Pit, this Sorceress can hold her own in almost any of the top tier Farming Spots, including most Terror Zones. With a few tweaks to the Standard Build, and strategic use of Static Field, the Fire Ball Nova Sorceress is even capable of beasting down monsters in Max Player Count games. Swapping between two different types of Elemental Damage, this build truly comes online once acquiring Infinity for the Mercenary. She's Electric...she's Fire...this is the Fire Ball Nova Sorceress!
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.
Strong Solo Farmer ✔
Fast-Paced Playstyle ✔
Two Primary Damage Types ✔
❌ Low Top-End Damage
❌ Bad Early-Game Starter
❌ Requires GG Gear For True Potential
Sunder Charm Setup
The Fire Ball Nova Sorceress does not benefit much from the new Sunder Charms because she can already deal with most Immunities by using the Skill the monsters are not Immune to (Fire Ball for Immune to Lightning mobs and Nova for Immune to Fire mobs). At best this build can use Flame Rift to deal with Uniques that are Immune to both Fire and Lightning.
Terror Zones
The new Terror Zone mechanic opens up a wide range of farmable areas. The following list highlights the best and worst Terror Zones for this build. Since this build deals both Fire and Lightning Damage, it farms most Terror Zones efficiently on the Standard setup. Learn more about Terror Zones here and see how they stack up in our Terror Zone Tier List.
Best
✔ Pit - High Density, Easy Mobility, Many Elite Groups, Quick Access
✔ Underground Passage + Dark Wood - High Density, Many Elite Groups, Quick Access
✔ Stony Field - High Density, Easy Mobility, Quick Access
✔ Tristram - High Density, Many Elite Groups, Easy Mobility, Quick Access
✔ Black Marsh + The Hole - Many Elite Groups, Easy Mobility, Quick Access
Worst
❌ Travincal - High Elemental Damage, Tanky Enemies, Immunities
❌ Chaos Sanctuary - High Physical Damage, High Elemental Damage, Tanky Enemies, Immunities
❌ Outer Steppes + Plains of Despair - High Elemental Damage, Tanky Enemies, Immunities
❌ River of Flame + City of the Damned - High Physical Damage, High Elemental Damage Tanky Enemies, Immunities
❌ Act 2 Sewers - High Elemental Damage, Immunities
Skills
Put 1 Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Telekinesis
2. Teleport
3. Static Field
4. Lightning Mastery
5. Frozen Armor
6. Warmth
Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Ball
2. Nova
3. Meteor
4. Fire Bolt
5. Fire Mastery
Put anywhere from 5-10 additional Skill Points into Static Field for a stronger Nova.
Damage
Utility
Attributes
Note: This section provides you with the standard Stat Point allocation. Build Variants may require different allocations!
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
Allocate any remaining Stat Points into Vitality after meeting Strength, Dexterity and Energy requirements.
Energy
Don't allocate any Stat Points into Energy. This build gets enough Mana from gear, buffs, Charms, and Mana Potions.
Essentials
Gear Options
Farming Spots
Mercenary
Playstyle
Breakpoints
Hardcore
Build Variants
Setup
This is the Standard Best in Slot (BiS) Fire Ball Nova Sorceress featured in the beginning of the guide. This Sorceress is designed for maximum Solo-farming efficiency in The Pit (/Players1 on Single Player). Swapping between using Fire Ball and Nova allows this build to quickly target and destroy all Elite Monsters in this optimal Farming Spot. Extremely high Magic Find and mobility make this Sorceress one of the overall top builds for farming rare Unique and Set items. This setup achieves the 105% Faster Cast Rate Breakpoint.
Mercenary
The Standard Fire Ball Nova Sorceress uses an Act 2 Might Mercenary with Infinity for -85% to Enemy Fire Resistance and -85% to Enemy Lightning Resistance from its Conviction Aura. Fortitude and Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ruby Jewel of Fervor maximize this Mercenary's damage and survivability.
Skills
Put 1 Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Telekinesis
2. Teleport
3. Static Field
4. Lightning Mastery
5. Frozen Armor
6. Warmth
Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Ball
2. Nova
3. Meteor
4. Fire Bolt
5. Fire Mastery
Put anywhere from 5-10 additional Skill Points into Static Field for a stronger Nova.
Attributes
Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength and Dexterity to wear your gear. Put all remaining Stat Points into Vitality.
Video Guide
Summary
- The Fire Ball Nova Sorceress is a hybrid Sorceress build that specializes in Solo-farming The Pit.
- Use Nova to kill Fire Immune monsters such as the Devilkins in The Pit, and use Fire Ball to kill everything else. Use your Mercenary to kill monsters that are Immune to both Fire and Lightning.
- While The Pit is her best Farming Spot, this Sorceress can comfortably Solo farm most areas including Terror Zones.
- With adjustments to gear and playstyle, this build is even viable in a full game (/Players8) and in Hardcore.
We hope you enjoy this build! With both Fire and Lightning, this build is sizzling hot. Dominate The Pit and find all the GG loot!
Good luck!
Credits
Written by DarkHumility
Reviewed by Teo1904
Inspired by Enpherno
Changelog
- 13 February 2023
Updated to Patch 2.6 - 5 October 2022
Updated to Patch 2.5 Added Sunder Charm and Terror Zone sections - 15 May 2022
Updated to Patch 2.4