Nova Sorceress Build Skills for Diablo 2 Resurrected

1. 1 point to all prerequisites
2. 20 points to Nova — max first, required
3. 20 points to Static Field — Synergy for Nova, required
4. 20 points to Lightning Mastery — max after Nova, required
5. 20 points to Telekinesis — Great if wanting to use Energy Shield
6. 20 points to Energy Shield — max after Telekinesis if running an ES build.
7. 1+ points to Thunder Storm — Useful for additional damage
8. 1 point to Teleport — skill right at level 18, required
9. 1 point to Warmth — great for Mana Regeneration, required
10. 1 point to Frozen Armor — Useful for Freezing Mobs, required

The Nova Sorceress can be a little bit expensive to gear up but once she is fully geared she is nearly unstoppable. With a great Area of Effect clear and Lightning damage (Which Infinity can break almost any Lightning Immune Monster in the game) she is one of the best builds in the game. Additionally, in Patch 2.4 Mana Burn is no longer bugged and will not remove your entire Mana pool, making Energy Shield a much more attractive option for PvM.

The Nova Sorceress is somewhat gear dependent for a Sorceress. She does not become super strong until some important endgame items come into play, like Infinity. Without Infinity, the Nova Sorceress can feel slow or frustrating to play in Hell difficulty, and a Cold Sorceress may be preferred for higher baseline damage while leveling up. But once these important items come into play, the Nova Sorceress can be extremely quick and do well even with a 200% Faster Cast Rate build (maximum Teleport speed, 7 frames).

It should be noted that the Nova Sorceress can sometime be a bit squishy, which is why the Energy Shield build is often recommended. Diving into the middle of Monster packs can be dangerous so have your Rejuvenation Potions ready!

The following section discusses how many attribute points should be allocated to each of the primary stats.

Enough for gear — for a Character using a Spirit Monarch Shield this will be 156 Strength as that is usually the highest Strength requirement for commonly used gear. If choosing to use another shield with lower Strength requirements, then adjust to that value. This number constantly changes based on the equipment you are using, so make sure to double-check the Strength requirements of each piece of gear you have and how much Strength each piece will provide once equipped.

Enough for gear. Dexterity is great for increasing Block Chance but if you are not planning to invest points to max that out, it is often not worth adding any additional points.

Everything else into Vitality — 250+ Vitality. Every excess attribute point should be allocated to Vitality, as long as you can meet the Strength requirements of your items by the time you wish to equip them. Not only does this increase your Life total, but it also increases the chance for Health Potions to double the healing provided. On top of that, the more Life you have, the less chance you have to be put into Hit Recovery, helping your character out even more!

Nothing here unless going for an Energy Shield build, in which case everything else here. If running Energy Shield, then Mana becomes your Life pool so increasing that as much as possible is important.