[Black Desert Online] Guide: Sorceress

[@AmbientXVII]

You can instant max-cast abyssal flame by comboing it after backward teleport.

[@XxMagnumCobraxX]

Just saw that sick giant in the background at 1:22 . That is freaking scary and awesome at the same time! Cant wait for this game!

[@VictorHeffner]

Thanks! This just released on PS4 and I had no idea what I was doing on Sorceress and this helped explain the shards and fighting styles

[@genadineholychild]

Finally a no frills explanation of the class.Wish I had seen this 3 weeks ago, oh well better late than neverThanks :)

[@dunngyllite7883]

Finally..! I am a subscriber to three BDO-related channels, but yours I like the most. Entertaining and informative, what more can I ask. Was waiting for the sorceress guide for - ehrm - ages? and here it is. Thanx, Hakurai, keep up the good work.

[@Felground]

yes!! this class looks awesome!! I've been waiting forever for this guide thanks!!!!

[@Sixerniner]

I was just looking for a guide in your channel about this class, and it was uploaded 12 min ago for my part, well done!

[@bryanwilmarth1435]

Another great guide Hakurai...POOP! The Sorceress is wickedly interesting and as you said, unique. I'm playing my first toon now, a Valkyrie. I like her. I think the most trying thing about this game is learning one's abilities and using them correctly. Your guides really help with that. I"m going to give the Sorceress a try, even if I blow goats at it. She's just too interesting to pass up. Thanks again...POOP!

[@lesterm.3923]

Sorcery main here. Best way to play her is NOT ranged. Sorcery simply gets out DPS'ed by other ranged classes (Wizard and Ranger) because of the long cooldowns on her damaging ranged abilities, which are pretty much just Black Wave, Dream of Doom, Shard Explosion, and maybe Shadow Eruption (pretty short range). Her other ranged abilities don't do much damage. Those aforementioned abilities do a crap ton of burst, so they are welcome additions to her kit, but if you're Sorc and you play like a Ranger, you will be outclassed when it comes to raw damage. You also do NOT want to play her as strictly a melee class- she is VERY squishy with no block mechanic. Her damage mitigation is dodging it all together using Teleports, Rolls, and even gap closers to avoid taking damage. The absolute best way to play Sorcery, to have the greatest return on your Combat Skill Points, mana, and combo inputs, is to find the right balance of melee and ranged. Personally, I play at about 60% melee, 40% ranged in my attacks-- and example scenario is go in with gap closer, proceed to melee burst (ex: S + LMB x 2-3 > Dark Flame), prepare for enemy attack, dodge behind enemy/mob (carefully), spray with Black Wave (I LOVE BACK ATTACKING), hit them with another Dark Flame / Shadow Eruption. That's just ONE combo you can do-- Sorcery is all about combos- gosh there are so many..pretty much an endless list of possible combos. So, weave your ENTIRE kit together, while bobbing and weaving in battle (always max evasion passive!), keeping an eye out for tiny windows of opportunity to strike and to land massive damage. Oh, and word of advice...ALWAYS KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SHARDS!!! Shard management is king.

[@bryanwilmarth1435]

Thanks for those tips! She does seem to require some finesse to master...or even play her well. However, she's too interesting to pass up. I just started game a few days ago and I started with a Valk. Really like her.

[@jamesmagee3394]

ty sm ily

[@AshenSpark]

thanks

[@Griza_bella]

Thank you! :D

[@faxtergaming8855]

Thankss!

[@animeking1795]

this will most likely be the class i play when the game comes out

[@KitCatXIV]

Fantastic video! Well spoken, structured and detailed. Thank you

[@faidedvala]

You're awesome dude. cannot find anyone who does it better

[@Romenadan]

Awesome, been waiting for this vid! I played Sorc mainly in CBT1 and loved her. After trying other classes yeah Sorc's higher learning curve does make it feel like you suck on it, haha, but I think it's worth it in the end once you master it.

[@Adron_FoE]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!

[@tali1544]

You must be making SO much money right now. Good on you bud, subscribed!

[@TwistedKarma]

I've ran into your guild a few times, you guys are amazing at pvp ^.^ But anyways I also loved all your videos, very helpful! Thank you for making them =]

[@ThePompousPeasant]

Seems like the most interesting class you have shown.

[@Shadowlord66619]

what is the skill called at 0:29 and 10:31. It has a short casting time and after that black stuff flies out of your hands in the air and lands all around you exploding. Btw cool guide :D

[@Domeran]

+Shadowlord66619 that skill is dream of doom, that's what it looks like when you use it with 100% black spirit energy

[@Shadowlord66619]

+Hakurai thanks a lot :D

[@3InchesofLove]

+Hakurai Can you explain the 100% black spirit energy? I'm still not sure how you use the grounded version of that attack

[@zhaltia1858]

+Pro digious yeah would be nice to know what is black spirit energy

[@provantisgaming3862]

Yes, finally! I love you.

[@hard-boiled9748]

I wish there was a warlock class. I wanna summon some demons.

[@Salah9999]

+Garrett Wolfe Beast tamer kind of is I guess, you get to summon a wolf demon so close enough?

[@bluelotusgaming1259]

well u can summon elementals with the warlock/witch

[@KurtisDawn]

You forgot to say that the ultimate component of Dark Flame add a front block effect to the sorceress (during the whole animation) that is VERY important to master.

[@cassiorichiniti]

+hakurai Blood Calamity can be cast mid teleport (Night Crow) by pressing space bar but it won't use black spirit rage your videos are very good and i like them =)

[@Domeran]

+Yue Akashi thanks for that tidbit, did not know, I will add it to the video!

[@cassiorichiniti]

+Hakurai np any help you need i added you in the game my family name is TheTio

[@CAWC971]

didnt see any comment on it, and you didnt say it but dark flame l provides the sorc with a frontal shield. this is huge and shouldn't be skipped lol. also, awakening provides a blocking "stance" with the scythe and makes it hell more nice to me. I already enjoyed the sorc since release in kr but this... this is insane haha. getting a scythe *-* still hesitating between sorc and ninja tho

[@yking8565]

OMG finally! Thank you, the sorceress! :)))

[@edryuu1]

her attack animation reminds me of Iori Yagami in KoF games

[@Direheart66]

That is awesome.. that last spell is like the spirit bomb haha.

[@d1V1n3d]

best class imo and immo best way to play her is hybrid...there are melee skills u dont wanna skip but also ranged ones, and i find maxing the basic attacks, even for restoring mp, is not worth while...the dmg is a joke and the skillpoint cost way over the roof...even if she can have mana problems if u manage ur abilities and use ur shards to replenish mana it works also i find some mana auto restore is very useful on her, only on 1 part of equipment tho, max 2 parts because its essentially not a direct dmg or defense boost, more like utility and to not skip some good dmg stats on equipment it shouldn be overdone...20 mana every 10 seconds is much underestimated, walk around a bit and it restores much, even if ur powerfarming it helps...some skills dont use anything and some are cheaper than others....u just shouldnt spam the expensive ones and kite enemies together or position urself well then u can aoe many enemies at once to max mana-efficiency thats how i take this class at least...learn to manage mana + shards/fragments = win

[@PhyrexianQueen]

WOO ITS HERE

[@Gintokioddjobscorp]

Since I mainly use melee characters in mmo`s I might give sorceress a try.

[@KrypticStudiosCorp]

Lmao at -5000 views, these short to the point guides deserve FAR MORE credit... People really are ignorant.

[@isjdjdjdj]

+Kryptic Studios Corp or people don't know/care about this game?

[@KrypticStudiosCorp]

My Face When I Get A Blow Job People need to get in more :P

[@doubled99218]

+Kryptic Studios Corp if you've played it in KR, you would know why lol

[@zbile]

+Kryptic Studios Corp Wait few more days for the release. Hakurai will be the new Kripp :D

[@Beans396]

And now... 242k Views! ILU Hakurai

[@timbervanberlo1125]

Great vid! any chance on making a vid explaining skills like this but then with the sorc's awakening weapon?

[@JeremyRyanFit]

YES thank you and great video!!

[@minitoast01]

i like your videos they really help me in black desert :D

[@Zeeejan]

+Hakurai please can you post a video on gears please? I love your guides it helps me alot. I'm new to black desert. I need what gems and accessories are good for ninja class.

[@shhfiftyfive]

black wave is soooooo good.

[@dippinblocks4388]

It orgasmic when theres a group of mob youre pulling and just melt them down with it

[@Ailouros009]

hey my man love your video but can you put a skill build that you follow according to your experience ?? ty very much

[@Darcmagikan1]

will you give us a advanced guide for sorcs? and what are your thoughts on Makr of shadow? no guide i have seen uses it, and i would love to know why

[@saur2244]

she reminds me a lot of the Monk from deablo 3 . how easy is it to start her ? i have a wizard and he is really easy to play

[@isoheeaion659]

Hi , Im a little concern because I live in monteal (Canada) and the servers are aparently going to be located in San Jose which is pretty far for me. I was wondering since I saw you tried the korean server if even with higher ping is the game fun to play ?

[@Gslickcya]

Whats causing the glowing hand effect? I love the aesthetic of it.

[@moxunshady4808]

Should I start as Sorceress with the Grunil gear set or is there something better to start with?

[@ViriuZ7]

You forgot the shift + q ability, a small shield on a 4 min cooldown

[@eset3649]

+pluton he didnt

[@1015KillaB]

i really hardly know anything about this game. I play it, but Idk what I'm doing. So my question here is: is it possible to max out all skill trees or do you really have to choose between ranged or melee?

[@HikariNoMiko]

Hey Hakurai, thanks for making these really useful videos for BD. Just starting to play the japanese server myself and I am wondering if you know which is the best english patch atm?

[@Domeran]

+Chikane Himemiya for JP I have no clue, I only used/use BDO tomes patch for the KR version

[@zupinu2000]

imminent doom is spirit bomb, incoming goku classes !

[@rijulbasukala4852]

could u do a small guide for sorceress armour

[@justinr7994]

Man everyone wants to play this class 0-0.

[@jdblatt1808]

The Sorceress is completely viable with both ranged and melee skills.

[@SlickTrollope]

What was your PC setup here ? I know I'm 2 years late but I'm tryna budget build

[@didnthurt4077]

Whats the name of the keyboard overlay that shows what you're pressig?

[@Man_3336]

Its gonna be freaking hard for me to choose one class between sorc, ranger, kunoichi and blader...

[@CursedRat4u]

WIll you make a Leveling Guide for BDO ? :) I love Sorc i currently play her in CBT2. But damn.. im really waiting for PvP but sadly it is from 50 up... and it is pain. Especially with Sorc early levels i think its a bit pain. Cheers ! :)

[@Serhio0o7]

Werent you waiting for the schyte awakening to do this video?

[@Domeran]

+Sergej Diklic I was but seeing as how all awakenings are coming out, I decided to just do all of em at a later date in other videos

[@Serhio0o7]

+Hakurai Thats a good idea. Btw i love it how you respond to your comments!

[@cassiorichiniti]

+Hakurai you can make folow up videos for each class' awakening ;)

[@flakes3600]

Is there any timestamp for combos to use or things like that ..?

[@_frasha_]

What class should i pick when i start playing?

[@Jinsh1911]

Can we finally get the Skill Awaken guide?

[@piratehunter1]

Soo sorcress is like a monk and a black mage from final fantasy 14 combined or a enhancement shaman from wow on steroids. am i right?

[@mugenskeeper5377]

Should sorcs take their passive skills?

[@RezDK]

i really thought this guide would be much harder to understand than the others but it's not

[@miyomi8818]

Can you some black desert pvp and world bosses it's very fun to watch please

[@thomascarre7305]

+ERVOR you forgot a word....

[@hunt3rzkille]

can u show us ur mastery skill trees please

[@Seffall]

Hey man im thinking of buying new pc for this game but im still confused because im not sure if i need 4000$ pc to run it smoothly what would you tip me to do how mutch does your pc cost and do you run the game smoothly on it

[@cassiorichiniti]

+Fleek from my expirience with the game and friends pcs: for high graphics gtx 960, 8gb ram with any 4 core 3.0ghz is ok for ultra mode 16 gb ram, 4 core 3,50 to 4.0ghz, gtx 980 or r9 390 a ssd for system and game is recomended but not needed

[@pimmelfischli]

+Fleek you never need 4000$ for a good PC. Dont buy from Alienware, preferably build it yourself. A good intel i5, 8GB RAM, and a gtx970 is all you need for a good computer that will last a while and should cost around 800$

[@uccarpiyuz]

+Fleek Well the recommended gpu is the gtx 650 (which I have) and I can run the game on 60fps at medium settings which looks gorgeous. And the gtx 650 only is 120 euros. You can run this game with a 500-600 euro pc

[@agil-j4n]

This is not guide, this is review

[@gearzdesign]

The controls seem kinda convoluted, is it easy or at least intuitive for the combat?

[@MrMounopano23]

+gearzdesign combat is fluid. once you start playing you will see that the transition between skills is smooth. :)

[@gearzdesign]

+MrMounopano23 After playing the game since early access, I'm really digging the combat system. My main is a sorc but I'm also enjoying all my alts too. :)

[@MomoDontKnow]

anyone know where I can get a good sorc build for pvp ? I'm looking around but can't find one that people say is good

[@LuvLexyU]

+MomoDontKnowNoRules Build your own or try out things. The main thing right now is that bdo is sort of new to our server - What's viable in korea might not be 100% viable here. It'll work, but we play by our own terms usually. I havn't played bdo yet, but I'm no stranger to pvp in mmos (I was an Aion Online Vet player, and that was 100versus100 man pvp content at its prime.) We learned quickly, don't rely on guides all the time. Guides can get you in there, but your playstyle can determine alot of how fights will work. Aka, Take the Valkyrie class for example. A normal playstyle would be to play her as a damage/tank - but I could see some people who want to pulling her as a support/tank. She has a kit that could support it, and a few of my loyal old ex-guildmates are already biting their lips in expectation. (As this game does not have a hardcore support class, its quite fun to see old support mains freaking out over who to play.) If you can't find anything posted, you could try asking around in game as well. :# good luck.

[@ThePompousPeasant]

What is your favorite class?

[@vso2219]

Is sorceress good for newcomers like me?

[@Hoothoothowl]

Would have been cool if sorcerers and beast master were one class.

[@macgritty1923]

I hope I get a better pc in time for the launch....

[@En3ka_]

Where is the skill build?

[@1980sBoy]

It seems like everybody AND their mother's baby sister's second cousins' girlfriend is rolling as a sorc, its sorc central right now lol.

[@Greeds_]

I rolled musa

[@DjZeiroKewl]

another great vid thanks! .......boop......

[@chebabb9315]

Sorry, Sorc. You're pretty, and powerful, and flashy, but... Tamer is best girl.

[@gamersma]

This all good but.... WHAT'A'THOSE ??????

[@zerothomas0185]

i can't use any of my skills im a beginner plz help

[@no1nxcs]

Did you ever figure this out? Same thing is happening to me...

[@rainevermore4683]

I would like to play black desert, but that one player keeps kicking my ass.

[@samuellawless154]

The Legend 27?! :O!

[@MCalbyf98]

Great!

[@ToneyCrimson]

All i could do is stare at those ugly shoes the whole video... :(

[@degunshow]

female only?

[@kyjujtfjgvgv8175]

So fucking badass :O

[@YumiYuna.]

I have make her today lol

[@LiViD999x]

why are you lvl 50 but your "armour" looks like lvl 1?

[@Domeran]

+Blake Santana Thompson The only way to really change your appearance is by using costumes/cosmetics, of which I have none. :x

[@KrypticStudiosCorp]

+Hakurai Wait so you are saying that the "costume" defines appearance while the actual stat changing items are just that?

[@Punkii58]

The only reason why i won't play black desert is because they force me to plat woman character. I really wanted to play as a sorcerer.. Its kinda retarded, 2016 and still genderlock.. Pls tell me if there are similiar class in the game who can be played as male character.(not wizard, don't wanna be gandalf)

[@jonathankoller1980]

+Samed Tunc Blader/Plum, Warrior/Valkyrie, Tamer/Beastmaster, Ninja/Kunijchi(no idea how to write that), Ranger and Sorceress are female only and Berserker is male only. Sadly no male equivalent to Sorceress :/

[@earisu]

+Samed Tunc Now you understand how women feel when they can't play many Triple A games with a female protagonist. :P (I never said there isn't any out there, before someone "corrects" me. )

[@nalacha]

ok this Sorceress is just a magic using monk.. they need to change the name to shadow monk or something

[@uccarpiyuz]

So this is a melee class with magical shit? FUCK YES IM GOING TO PLAY THE SHIT OUT OF THIS CLASS. well..... ofcourse till the ninja and kunoichi is released

[@Kontaras987]

god damnit everyone and their mother is playing the sorc

[@Mr28WeekSkater]

+Desync lol no

[@Kontaras987]

Alustin immer welche

[@Mr28WeekSkater]

Desync i am on alustin. i see sorc the least

[@Kontaras987]

immer welche ich seh die nur rumlaufen. Vieleicht auch nur weil es meine klasse ist und es dann ein bisschen mehr auffällt.

[@Mr28WeekSkater]

Desync du spielst sorc und regst dich auf dann andere sie auch spielen? wtf

[@dunkelheit999]

always i ask my self why the heck they not put a male sorcer? its a fucking cool class using fists,legs and dark magics at same time, i love dark style classes and then when i find one fucking badass the game have a fucking gender lock like tera,thats unfortunate ¬_¬ ( they always put more awesome stuff for females) but still i will give a try in this class looks cool

[@CharlieVirt]

How is this a guide? you just go through all the spells in 10 minutes..... -.-'

[@chebabb9315]

+Christian Virt You know more after watching it than you did before, right?

[@CharlieVirt]

+Che babb You can say that about EVERYTHING in life. You always know more after every experience, just because you know more still does not make this a guide...

[@Duneadah]

Wish we get a male counter to this.. I hate playing females :(

[@healy7882]

+Alchemist I hope its in the works!

[@ArngrimTV]

+Alchemist That's what im waiting for, thinking about playing Blader or a Wizard, while i wait.

[@simpsondraws]

+ArngrimTV There was a dev Q&A, they're not working on it. They said it would take the same amount of time to make a male/female counterpart to an already existing class as it would to make an entirely new class. They'd rather focus on new classes, but they're open to making something similar to sorc, kinda how warrior/valkyrie is

[@StepMochi]

can someone tell me a list of classes being best to worst in PvE and then another list for PvP D:`? Also I'm mostly interested in Melees. Cuz real PC Bros fights face to face, except if it's woman's face or minority face then PC Bros won't fight but instead supports cuz we gonna crush that pusseeeeh

[@iamthomaschris]

Do you have to be a female ? Can you be a guy

[@camuruckumlukas726]

+Thomas Chris no it's gender locked as far as I know

[@kerraii2008]

These game have too many actions/skills. They need to minimize the available skills used for combat. If a character has a gun, that gun does one thing, shoot a projectile. Arros might be different yet classes that have 20 different attacks is just crazy. I thought games were driffting away from all the massive lines of actions.

[@healy7882]

+R A Caliolo Dont play swtor, so many keybinds! :D

[@peggymoexd]

+R A Caliolo The skills and combat style of this game are what drew me to it.. To each his own.

[@Gilgameshh]

+R A Caliolo so you want a game any kid can master just by clicking 4 buttons? this game involves dedication and skills

[@DragonKnightX12]

+R A Caliolo No, no they don't not need to casualize the game then it would boring, this is also suppose to be the hardest class in the game. Play Giant or Wizard/witch if you want a simple to play class. Not every class in BDO is going to or needs to fit your personal playstyle.

[@albertmarionlim6069]

Boop

[@nadjamancarella4762]

Pat't

[@drkmgic]

the gender lock on this game depresses me. :(

[@IShallCallHimTaders]

Sorry, but this booper shit made me close.

[@brujono4914]

thanks, maybe try moving the mic farther from your mouth...