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Fireball Sorcerer Guide

Season 2

Last Updated:April 16, 2025|Changelog|FAQ

The Fireball Sorcerer can unleash a deadly barrage of enemy-seeking Fire Spells to incinerate your enemies! The cascade of Fireballs travels through the battlefield looking for their next target while the Meteors empower them and cause havoc. This Fireball seeks, pierces and destroys its foes... Only their ashes remain.

The Sorcerer stays away from threats while in combat but has plenty of tools to protect himself in case enemies get too close. Flame Ward is an incredible Defensive Skill with tons of Damage Reduction that can save him even from the most dangerous attacks. Cast Frost Wall whenever you need extra firepower. The build also has decent mobility thanks to Teleport: a Movement Skill that grants great defensive buffs on use.

This setup doesn't require any Unique to function. However Items like Wrongwarp, Twisted Heart of Uhkeiros, Red Ring of Atlaria, Scales of Eterra, Omnis, Boneclamor Barbute, Immolator's Oblation and Grasp of the Blood Mage have the potential to enhance the build's power tremendously.

Overall the Fireball Sorcerer is a great build suited for the Endgame. If you are looking for a super fun caster with a kite based playstyle, this classic build is perfect for you!

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Pros
  • Long Range
  • Seeking Projectiles
  • Great Ward Generation
  • Very Easy Mana Sustain
Cons
  • Low Single Target DPS
  • Requires Uniques To Shine
  • Wonky Targeting Close Range
  • Defensive Skills Require Timing

Skills

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Fireball

Fireball is your main Damage Skill. The combination between Embers, Seeker's Ash and Piercing Heat completely transforms how this Spell behaves. It has the Fire Resistance Shred Ailment built in thanks to the Flammability Node. The Flame Burst is huge for DPS. Invest extra points in Mana Sphere or Immolated Core.

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Pierce Chance with Fireball

Get 100% combining T5 Fireball Pierce Chance and 2 Points in Piercing Heat.

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Extra Skill Points

Skills showcase extra Skill Points in case you find +Level of Skills that may not be included in the Planners.

Passives

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Passive Points

Make sure to complete the Campaign to get all your Passive Points.

Gameplay

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Skill Usage/Rotation

  • Buff yourself and proc Wrongwarp by casting Teleport.
  • Cast Meteor only once after each Teleport's to sustain Mana, refresh buffs and trigger Wrongwarp.
  • Kite while spamming Fireball at your enemies.
  • Use Flame Ward defensively before you take Damage.
  • Refresh your Teleport defensive buffs by casting it before they expire.
  • Use Frost Wall whenever you need extra firepower or at big packs.

Bossing

  • Take advantage of all your defensive buffs and keep them active.
  • Flame Ward can save you from incoming Damage. Time it against dangerous telegraphed Boss attacks.
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Mana Issues?

Only cast Meteor once after Teleport's to sustain Mana and to refresh buffs.

Gear, Idols & Blessings

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  • Wrongwarp has tons of amazing stats and allows you to gain a Haste buff that you can extend thanks to Teleport's Comet Rush Node maxed out. It also provides Damage based on your Movement Speed.
  • Get a Legendary Scales of Eterra with Cold and Lightning Infusions. That way you can benefit from the amazing Implicit stats on this Unique without any downside to your Fire DPS.
  • Grasp of the Blood Mage provides another layer of survivability for hard encounters. The Strands of Souls Unique Belt provides even more Ward scaling.
  • Get a well rolled Omnis. Alternatively, you can also go for Orian's Eye, as it greatly synergizes with the Elemental Damage Reduction from Flame Ward, but it can be hard to get. Slam them with Exalted Chance to Shred Armor on Hit when you find them with Legendary Potential.
  • Reach the 180 Attribute requirement from Red Ring of Atlaria for the Damage Reduction they provide. This amazing Item is crucial for pushing Corruption. Combine it with Omnis to easily cap all your Resistances.
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  • Immolator's Oblation grants you Flat Fire Spell Damage, Cleanse on Potion and the Frenzy buff, making it an amazing option for the build.
Crafting and Idols

Learn the basics for crafting gear with our Beginner Crafting Guide.
Make sure to complete the Campaign to get all your Idol Slots.

Build Scaling

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Offensive Stats

  • Intelligence
  • Cast Speed
  • % Increased Spell Damage
  • % Increased Fire Damage
  • % Increased Spell Critical Strike Chance
  • Critical Strike Multiplier
  • Fire Penetration
  • Fire Resistance Shred Chance
  • Armor Shred Chance

Defensive Stats

  • Health
  • Ward
  • Armor

Scaling Tips

Damage
Defense
  • Intelligence provides % Increased Spell Critical Chance thanks to Calculated Destruction.
  • Wrongwarp provides tons valuable stats and grants Damage based on your Movement Speed.
  • Convert all your Skills to Fire in order to use Scales of Eterra with Cold and Lightning Infusions. That way you can benefit from the amazing Implicit stats on this Unique without any downside to your Fire DPS.
  • Throne of Ambition: Provides an extra Damage Multiplier for the build.
  • Frost Wall: Grants a Damage Multiplier thanks to Chilled Touch.
  • Flame Ward: The Damage Reduction is insane. While this Skill is active you are almost immortal!
  • Ward: Get Twisted Heart of Uhkeiros for insane Ward generation. Proc Reactive Ward and Silver Rune thanks to this Unique Relic.
  • Grasp of the Blood Mage provides another layer of survivability for hard encounters.
  • Red Rings of Atlaria: Reach the 180 Attribute requirement for the Damage Reduction they provide.
  • Sphere of Protection: This is a good source of Damage Reduction.
Learn More

Our Damage Explained Article covers all you need to know to scale Damage.
Learn all you need to know to scale Defense with our Defense Explained Article.

Loot Filter

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Loot Filters are critical in Last Epoch. Making sure you highlight all the related valuable Item Bases, Affixes, Uniques and Idols is necessary to ensure your character's progression. Click on the Generate Loot Filter button down below then use the Paste Clipboard Contents button in-game to import it!

Here is the Endgame Loot Filter for this build:

Loot Filters Explained

Learn how to load and make Filters with our Loot Filter Guide.

FAQ & Mechanics

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Once a guide is released, many players have questions on why and how we are approaching certain choices. In this section you can find the answers to the questions that have been asked the most.

Video Guide

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Summary

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Overall the Fireball Sorcerer is a very fun build that performs well in endgame. It has insane Range, a very active playstyle and has great survivability thanks to its multiple defensive layers and powerful Unique Items.

  • Cast Meteor for the Craterborn buff.
  • Kite while spamming Fireball at your enemies.
  • While they are not mandatory, Wrongwarp, Twisted Heart of Uhkeiros, Red Ring of Atlaria, Scales of Eterra, Omnis, Boneclamor Barbute, Immolator's Oblation and Grasp of the Blood Mage have the potential to enhance the build's power tremendously.
  • Convert all your Skills to Fire in order to use Scales of Eterra with Cold and Lightning Infusions. That way you can benefit from the amazing Implicit stats on this Unique without any downside to your Fire DPS.
  • Teleport is a great Movement Skill that grants great defensive buffs on use.
  • Flame Ward is an incredible Defensive Skill with tons of Damage Reduction that can save you from incoming Damage. Time it against dangerous telegraphed Boss attacks.

Credits

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Content Reviewed by Volca.

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