Chain Lightning Sorcerer Build Breakdown Guide - Season 6 Diablo 4

[@LordDrakonus]

Absolutely fantastic! Your presentation is incredibly well thought out, and I truly appreciate the high-quality content you consistently deliver. Thank you so much for your hard work!

[@toastedzen]

Soft retiring the Spiritborn and starting a Sorcerer build and I saw this build of yours on Rob's channel. A lot of fun so far, thanks for the great breakdown.

[@aphrorox]

Welcome aboard!

[@nickh4354]

As a sorc main struggling to find good videos this season, I can't believe I just found your channel. Keep the sorc content coming m'lady ❤

[@mc_sim]

A lot of good videos. The problem is sorc is not broken like SB so you hit the wall pretty early and it's very hard to progress after that.

[@bnwchris]

Hi Roxy. Great guide and well explained. Well done! 😃👏 I tried it and i like the playstyle. Played Fireball before and hated it that walls always eating the fireballs. Missing some good items for the build but this will come with time. Have a nice weekend 🙂 btw.. in my opinion you have a very pleasant voice and nice, clear pronounciation, which makes it a pleasure to listen to you and easy to understand also for me as a non-native English speaker.

[@aphrorox]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Good luck with the loots 😊

[@bnwchris]

@aphrorox thank you 😃🙏

[@calvinskutnik3490]

This was easily one of the best build videos I've seens. Much appreciated, thank you

[@youtousim]

Appreciate the choice of music.

[@XenosFFBE]

FACTS! 😀

[@guilhermegoncalves3197]

I just came by to say that I notice the FFXIV music at the background xD great choice btw!

[@fredb.9412]

I run a similar build but am struggling in some areas, so need to tweak it quite a bit. Thank you for explaining the choices and showing comparisons. Best chain lightning video this season.

[@sharozeJ]

I used this build and let me tell u that it is overpowered af. By far the best build of sorceror rite now. I was using lurkin emperor palpatine build which is well not optimized without shroud. This build is easy to make and have billions of damage. Thanks alot Roxy.

[@AugmentedDictatorGames]

After talking to you on stream last night, I messed around with the frost nova enchant and it makes shredding blades even better.

[@aphrorox]

Everything should be vuln’d already from Static Surge and Lightning Spears.

[@carletongrasty884]

The 👸 has spoken!! DIsciples of house Chain Lightning 💂💂, we now have the blueprints 📚. Time to ride the🌩! Can I get a "All hail Roxy, Queen of house Chain lightning!"

[@Pabula]

Love you give us Sorc builds all the time, apricate a lot your videos you give us.

[@BoardgameswithNiramas]

Great video! Love the clear and methodical explanation step by step! I love this build so much, it feels even better than old LS build! Thanks for the tip of legendary sword instead of azurewrath that liften it for me a bit, I do play shroud of false death fora ll those passives though :)

[@cheshirecat742]

I watched this video and your Fireball build one, this explained everything I was wondering about so much better than your last video :) The only question I still have which is about your Fireball build, is the Vox staff still any good? But overall keep up the good work :) The only note I have is maybe put a summary of what stats and such are key near the end, there is just a lot of info going on, and I know I didn't remember everything

[@aphrorox]

Thanks for the feedback! Vox is good, it's just harder to play and much squishier.

[@paulvaudran8942]

First of all, thanks for your dedication💘, I'm glad to see that there are still players out there who aren't obsessed with SB 😄. Quick question concerning the focus, in your planner you put "(Schock) critical strike domage" for pit push but wouldn't it be better to put just "general" CSD (Worldly finesse) ? Thank you in advance for your answer and happy halloween hunting in sanctuary 🎃!

[@aphrorox]

Thank you for the kind words and thanks for pointing that out! Yes, it is supposed to be general Crit Dmg and not Shock Crit. Will go ahead and update that! Happy Halloween 👻

[@paulvaudran8942]

@@aphrorox You are welcome 😊 and thank you for the confirmation 👌🏾😉 ! Time to roast some monsters ⚡😈.

[@sharrukhin]

Thx for the review. Not sure i missed the part about attack speed. Does it make sense to max 100% + 25% with unstable currents or is like 90% + 25% optimal?

[@aphrorox]

I didn't really cover attack speed too much in the video. I currently sit around 72% before an elixir. Enlightenment gives +20% and Varyana gives +10%.

[@Sonick3]

Hey Roxy ,just found your channel and its the best easily. One quick question. To push as far to the pit as possible as a sorc ,is this the way to go ? Tried some builds lately ,the one that worked best for me was fireball from Maxroll. But even with that I managed to get to clear 85 in the pits. Not sure if it worths that much playing anymore ,but I would love to give it a last try this season to see how far I can make it . Thanks a lot in advance for your reply.

[@aphrorox]

Fire Shatter builds are the furthest for Sorc pit pushing. Chain Lightning is a good all around build, but not the furthest for Pit.

[@UngaBunka]

Great guide 👌 have you tried with gravitational aspect and ball of lightning enchant ? Seems like it is working pretty well and great at bosses. And spear as 2 enchant.

[@katboyt]

Ooooo interesting about the winterglass as I have a 3ga tripple critted on conj mastery... just tried fireball but omg having to press 5 buttons to get the damage off is for too much on console! So going to give this a try tonight with the winterglass...would you recomened a point or two into front orb then? As if memory serves, they can be spawned by conjuration I think?

[@WilliamWong-y4f]

hi Roxy, just joined your channel, nice sharing ! I have a question about Lightning spear, is it justify to use a slot on it in this build?

[@aphrorox]

It is for more Conjurations for conjuration mastery passive.

[@natyuksam3416]

Thank you, very refreshing and helpful. thumbs Up!!!

[@usernamejase]

Edit: Swapped to this build from the Azure build and was a struggle (Saw it on Rage's Chan) - few tweaks and managed to see the diff between chest swaps - Thanks Rox!

[@aphrorox]

I created Azure/Frost CL. This is better imo. If survivability is an issue then put on Shroud.

[@usernamejase]

@@aphrorox tbh it prob is something I missed (also didnt realize you made the build, nice!)

[@aphrorox]

Azure was much better on the PTR. Its stats got squished a little too hard imo. It’s still fine for regular T4 content though.

[@usernamejase]

​@@aphrorox Agreed it feels good to farm with. Quick and snappy and melts well, not huge in to pit pushing. Appreciate the reply and context!

[@nujxad]

So for chain lightning are you just hitting the button once and waiting for your mana to drain? Or are you spamming chain lightning as much as possible?

[@aphrorox]

I'm holding Chain Lightning down.

[@nujxad]

@@aphrorox dang i gotta rework my skill points. I press chain lightning twice and im out of mana

[@chaosreignss7963]

Well presented and I really appreciated the explanations of the different synergies. I understand why you made the choices you made but I wonder why the BIG shift away from last season's Chain Lighting build using Andarials / Tyrials / StarLight. I added the Doombringer to the Build last season and definitely lost some damage but I was extremely tanky and almost immune to the boss affects. I was able to push 105 Pits with it. I am however not a theory crafter and am not yet sure how much being restricted to 5 boards might break that combo.

[@aphrorox]

Andarials unfortunately suffered a major nerf with an internal cooldown on the poison proc. Perditions multiplier is hard to beat.

[@chrissi_shew]

Maybe this was answered, but what are your dmg numbers with your dps? Are you hitting in the millions or are you getting some billions in there? Thank you!

[@aphrorox]

Depends on the variant. Billions with Splintering variant. Hundreds of millions without.

[@fabriziomina6982]

thank you very much for your explanation and hints! very usefull! just one doubts about gliphs, in frigid state there are 19 int slots, coupd it be usefull to use enchantment instead of exploit?

[@aphrorox]

Enchanter isn’t as good as it used to be.

[@gnorizon]

Quick question on the subject of boots. Do you recommend Intelligence over Mana per Second? Or just personal preference?

[@aphrorox]

Yes, mana per second is for those struggling with mana issues.

[@carstensauermann6841]

@Roxy I found Doombringer and it seems a good Sword for this build because of its Lucky Hit Chance Aspekt. Would Tyrael bring more Toughness to this Build?

[@aphrorox]

I don't recommend Doombringer. But both those items will make you tankier, the damage won't be as high.

[@SinnfullDuck]

I think the biggest things holding back most of us is getting an amulet like that. I've struggled to just get a GA amulet at all this season let a long one as good as yours. Absolutely nuts!

[@aphrorox]

This season is absolutely terrible for amulets. Lack of Sorc players this season makes it even harder.

[@tflydr]

just find an amulet with %int and +2db or +2cm, with the GA on something useless then roll off the useless stat to what you're missing.

[@Yourethemannowdog]

@@tflydrI think that’s the hard part

[@lomafanofpigeons]

A very useful and cool video! Thank you so much, you are the best!)

[@umitpalalondon]

First of all thank you for this beautiful build !. My main is spiritborn, there is extreme damage difference between two class, I wish bliz at least buff the other ones to relatively match the power, it gives me pain to watch my fav class suffering at pit 100 meanwhile my spiritborn destroys 130 with ease :(

[@Andapacee08]

Hey Roxy great build! However when following the standard build i always run out of mana. Am i doing something wrong?

[@aphrorox]

I have a mana section in the video.

[@TheGothsta]

You rock so hard. Awesome content creator! I am still looking into my CL sorc since iwas the one who was super squishy. What would be the best way to get the right amulet? Edit: Guess i am super squishy due to also beeing paragon level only 235. I lack some Resistance notes. What would you say is the optimal paragon level before you transition to CL build? Also did you consider taking as rune combo : lith - Mot -> Dark shadows + Xol - Ohm -> Warcry since we are mostly standing still while fighting we gain Dark Shadows which will give us a lot of damage reduction and also automatically trigget each 6 seconds Warcry if i am not mistaken

[@aphrorox]

Sack damage nodes in early paragon board for all the damage reduction ones you need. Amulets are almost near impossible to get this season. Den Utility Cache drops them, but they're hardly ever GA.

[@TheGothsta]

@@aphrorox Ye, will do that immediatly since i think dps is fine for now. Also did you consider taking as rune combo : lith - Mot -> Dark shadows + Xol - Ohm -> Warcry since we are mostly standing still while fighting we gain Dark Shadows which will give us a lot of damage reduction and also automatically trigget each 6 seconds Warcry if i am not mistaken

[@aphrorox]

I’ve used Lith many times before, this current setup feels better to me.

[@TheGothsta]

@@aphrorox thank you so much for the effort to even answer your worhsipers :D Such a nice spirit.

[@chietattoos]

yey! also winter glass is worst for this buils, frost burn is enough, losing amulet aspect will severely weaken the build

[@aphrorox]

Yeah, losing an ammy aspect can be very rough.

[@JP-hh3mt]

Thanks for this video. Love this. I just wish the gearing requirements weren't so high. The triple and quadruple GA items and the amount of correct masterworks you need to hit make it tough. Definitely gonna use some of your tips though.

[@aphrorox]

Do not need triple+ GA for this build at all. And two triple crit masterworks are only required if you go that one specific sword variant-which is why I cover both.

[@FoXelinaa]

Hi, what an awesome guide! Thank you! I might copy it (without the Runes & Mercenaries, as I unfortunately can't afford the DLC). However, I have a question. I'm still kind of new to the game (around 1/2 weeks since I've started playing), and I don't understand why Unstable Currents spawns only fire elementals; shouldn't it be randomized between the three elements? Thanks you!

[@aphrorox]

Honestly, unsure. You would think it would be randomized or at least lightning ones only. I'm happy it's like this so I can avoid using FB enchant xD

[@dorelie9354]

​@@aphroroxIt's a bug. You put familiars in the skill bar, use any fire skill, remove the familiar from the skill bar without using it, it will stay fire forever.

[@aphrorox]

You don’t have to put Familiar on your bar at all

[@dorelie9354]

@@aphrorox I had to put in the skill bar first personally, otherwise it won't stay fire at all and worked as intended, I don't know about you

[@aphrorox]

I’ve never put it on my skill bar and it always casts fire.

[@Olafr83]

The build is great =). I have pretty decent gear now, just missing the mythic helm. I cant seem to get my evade teleport cooldown as low as you have it, you just zip around at will. What can I do to get my cooldown lower? I have the cooldown temper on my boots.

[@aphrorox]

Attacks reduce evade cooldown on boots implicit

[@NoksUndKutten]

Got a bit bored of my sorc and have been playing a barb alt, might do some more pushing on the sorc though after this vid :D

[@garry8305]

Thanks Rox! :)

[@madeindade4168]

What about doombringer in that main weapon slot? it looks like a toss up currently for me

[@aphrorox]

Doubtful

[@petitekwy9314]

u got any link for ur build so we can read everything?

[@aphrorox]

In the description.

[@E.S.15]

Short question on Video on Mainhand you have chance for fire dmg on buiöd its cold damage, what is correct now?

[@aphrorox]

I specifically cover that in the video and odds of hitting what you want. Cold is better, but harder to hit.

[@E.S.15]

@@aphrorox thank you ☺️

[@cyrilmi]

Salut , belle construction merci pour les explications 👍

[@gediminasalekna1652]

Also question wich is better shock critical strike or normal critical strike dmg? Do i need shock critical strike chance?

[@aphrorox]

Normal crit as this will buff Frostburn procs too. No on shock crit chance.

[@gediminasalekna1652]

Okay

[@katboyt]

Just looking at the planner, why conceited over lightening rod?

[@Sosyerface]

I use rakanoths boots instead with a GA on cool down personally.

[@askkirl]

It's a stupid question,but how do you reset your evade/tp so fast? I just didn't get it.

[@aphrorox]

Attacks reduce evade cooldown on boots

[@askkirl]

@@aphrorox thank you!

[@gediminasalekna1652]

What about doombringer sword is any good for chain lightining build ?

[@sharozeJ]

The main problem i am having is that, if i dont use frostburn and azurewrath, then the damage to pit bosses is too low and i cant clear pit85. While using azurewrath i can easily kill pit 85 boss. The damage boost against surrounding enemies can be obtained by concieted and splinter aspect on gloves and weapon but the boss cannot be killed without azurewrath. So what to do to kill bosses fast even without azurewrath and frostburn?

[@aphrorox]

I can kill bosses no problem well into the 90s without Azurewrath or Splintering. My video shows no Azure on a single target 101 boss with a regular sword.

[@sharozeJ]

@@aphrorox i will try ur build. maybe it will help.

[@Legolasgrnlf1991]

Are you sure Frigid Breeze works with the Frostburn proc? It's kind of confusing since it's a lucky hit proc to activate another lucky hit proc.

[@sharozeJ]

@@aphrorox so i tried ur build and tbh it is overpowered. Thanks alot for such strong build. My gear are not perfect and yet i can do pit85 easily with this build. This is by far the strongest build right now.

[@aphrorox]

I’ve taken my amulet off, not casted ice blades and mana still spikes.

[@d2selling]

any consideration for HC?

[@aphrorox]

Sorry, I don’t play HC :/

[@MochaKitten6656]

You need supergear and manareg for axial to work. Mana drains 2 quickly 😢

[@aphrorox]

Been playing this since before I had GA anything. I can assure you, you don't need GG gear.

[@CH-es1ri]

It’s honestly such a bummer that the most direct path to the best gear in this game is trading. My best piece is a 4 GA frostburn, which I got from merching. Seeing your setup is depressing.

[@Llamabong]

Can I rock shroud If I’m lacking hp?

[@aphrorox]

yes

[@gediminasalekna1652]

I like your build im playing on enernal realm wondering how to get that storng becouse im only running 85 pit max. With same gear chain lightining also. But i'm only paragon lvl 248. Help me to build gyths are some over 80 lvl

[@TheDnash23]

What does GA stand for?

[@aphrorox]

Greater affix. Items that have a star on them. The value will be 1.5x higher than the highest roll.

[@TheDnash23]

Ahh thank you. So much to learn! 🤯

[@mc_sim]

Yet to see perfect 4GA amulet but have all mythics for various builds and even broke few for sparks. 😂

[@droid5785]

I will still be using doombringer on hardcore lol. Neec to drop doom or tyraels lol my damage is falling off as i go into t4 Edit: glyphs up to 46, a little masterworking up to 8 on most things, and an axial upgrade (bad aspect but ga dr and chain ranks, its meh but better than the 750 i had on) and t4 feels ok. Did an NMD and t65 to start, i really fkin miss rainment but shroud finally dropped and it had to go on...

[@droid5785]

8 days later i have glphs at 70, JUST swapped to heir from shako and have been solo boss blasting to test aspects... i think ill keep a sword with splintering but use a dagger with conceited for bossing. CL is so fun there are so many variations you can do whatever you want

[@ThomasOial]

i just cant see video without dmg numbers...doesnt feel right

[@aphrorox]

I like being able to see the floor xD

[@jimbojim5527]

Wait, a few weeks into the season, and you have multiple ubers all rolled exactly as you want..... how? Ive put hours and hours into it and not even got a single uber piece yet

[@droid5785]

What's your build? What's your gameplay rotation aka what activities do you run? What torment tier? Are you running boss rotas or at least finding an extra person now and then? Have you not gotten your season journey spark + free spark from first Tboss? Mythics feel hard to come by then they start dropping and dropping as you get multiple chars up thru torm tiers and do rotas along the way. Even losing progress on hardcore my friend and I stockpile more mythics than we know what to do with. Getting the right GA on them though? Yeah good luck with that it's just RNG you could get 4ga shako first time or 100th time

[@azncaramel69]

Also, many non SB items, even if rolled very well, really don’t command an insane price. So economy is helpful for non SB characters

[@CaptainBanananana]

For some reaspn i cant maintain enough mana and chain lightning never explodes 😢

[@AutisticHermit]

Love the build, and good info on the breakdown I am stuck at tier 42. I use axial conduits but mainly spec'd with frost orb. my main issue is knowing I have to switch as I am not quick enough on the controler to spam frosst orb but getting the right gear is a pain. I am comfortable on torment 2 so anyone have good reccomends for gear farming to set this build up?

[@cristiancelis7784]

Hola, soy de habla hispana y estoy siguendo tu build, me gusta, sin embargo hay algo que no entiendo, como reduces el enfriamiento de Teletransportar, por mas que igualo tu build no puedo entender esa parte. si alguien me puede reponder que sepa al respecto estaría muy agradecido.

[@aphrorox]

Attacks reduce evade cooldown implicit on boots

[@MosCraciun777]

Diablo 4 is a wierd game, I have all the items you have, but not all your GA's but not triples masterwork. Unfortunatelly because of these small differences I struggle with the build.

[@gangarax]

unfair blizzard did it again. spritborn can easly sweep pit 120 even with 1-2 ga equipment faster than sorcerer

[@gediminasalekna1652]

Soon thay will change that spirit born are new character thay whorse you yo buy a expansion becouse of expansion. Wait until the next update and you want to be able to enjoy it. becouse sb will be same as others. Sorcere is always best in if you know how to play.

[@GorillaSki99]

Deep..Dark..Faraway!!... sorry sorry, got caught in the moment..

[@randomstuff2251]

I play on eternal can you make a build for me then tag me in it?

[@aphrorox]

Same build, just replace the runes with Int or All Stats gems.

[@julesamaranto731]

I just tried this and I have 7% all resist lol

[@aphrorox]

Sounds like a gear/paragon point issue

[@cosmic.unicorn]

Waiting for blizzard to boost sorc again to the moon by removing all caps and returning winterglass to its former glory since its just hilarious to put any energy in anything that isn t spiritborn since your build is a stone compared to a mountain which is currently spiritborn. So no fun here at all with any class thanks to blizzard.

[@AndThenShwarmaAfter]

the single target is so trash tho 😩

[@Shin_Light]

Show damage.

[@CarloDimacali]

Will warmth proc starlight aspect?

[@aphrorox]

I don’t use starlight and believe something on it was changed this season. It used to proc it, unsure now.