Build Introduction
The 
Lightning Spear Sorcerer build seeks out every enemy on the battlefield with shocking damage. The lightning speed in this build is perfect for Nightmare Dungeons, Helltides, and Infernal Hordes. The insane damage is also capable of clearing the highest Tiers of The Pit. Storm through endgame activities with an endless swarm of Lightning Spears!
This endgame guide assumes your Sorcerer character is Level 60 and meets all the Build Requirements. Follow the Sorcerer Leveling Guide for help getting there.
This build introduction page covers the requirements, Skill Tree points, and Mercenary setup for the Lightning Spear Sorceress. Use the buttons below to navigate to the other pages of the guide.
Strengths and Weaknesses
- High sustained damage
- Full screen clearing
- Fast movement and dungeon clearing
- Multiple Defensive Skills for survivability
- Damage takes time to ramp up
- Damage partially reliant on Crowd Controlled enemies or Staggered bosses
- Requires proper Mana and Cooldown management
- Lacks survivability when Defensive Skills or Crowd Controls are inactive
Check the build tier lists to see how this build compares to others on Icy Veins.
Build Requirements
The Lightning Spear Sorcerer is a highly specialized build for the late endgame of Diablo 4, and it does not function without the proper investment. Make sure you prepare the necessary list below before attempting this build.
Fractured Winterglass, which can be target-farmed from Lord Zir.- An
Aspect of Splintering Energy with a high Rank unlocked in the Codex of Power. - High-value Cooldown Reduction affixes, preferably with Greater Affixes and Masterworking bonuses, on a
Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop and a Legendary Helm (or 
Harlequin Crest).
Skill Tree Points and Skill Bar
Lightning Spear
Frozen Orb
Teleport
Ice Armor
Flame Shield
Unstable CurrentsThe Skill Tree above shows the full allocation of 71 Skill Points for the Lightning Spear Sorceress build. Make sure you obtain the 12 Skill Points available from Renown.
Arc Lash is only allocated as a prerequisite to unlock the next Skill cluster. Do not equip it on the Skill Bar.
Ice Blades, 
Familiar, and 
Hydra are not equipped on the Skill Bar. They are instead auto-casted through Fractured Winterglass to grant the benefits of their nodes.
Hoarfrost is activated through a Lucky Hit Chance to Freeze temper and also works against Staggered Bosses.
Enchantment Slots
Slot Hydra in the first Enchantment Slot to spawn additional conjurations. Summoned Hydra applies Burning to enemies for 
Devouring Blaze and Burning Effects from Paragon. Do not equip Hydra on the Skill Bar.
Slot Familiar in the second Enchantment Slot for another source of conjurations spawns when Hydra Enchantment or Fractured Winterglass activates. Alternatively, slot Teleport for the Telestomp build variant.
Elixirs
Visit the Alchemist in any main town to craft helpful Elixirs, or find Elixirs by killing enemies or opening chests during various activities in Diablo 4. Listed below are the best Elixirs to consume for the Lightning Spear Sorcerer, ranked by importance.
Elixir of Precision provides the highest damage output increase, if not already capped at 100% Critical Strike Chance.
Elixir of Advantage increases damage output, if not already capped at 100% Attack Speed bonus from gear and Paragon.
Elixir of Resource helps with Mana issues, if you do not already have the appropriate Mana gear. 
Elixir of Fortitude is the best general-purpose option for survivability.
Witchcraft Powers
In the Season of Witchcraft (Season 7), earn seasonal reputation to unlock Witchcraft Powers. Equip the following Witchcraft Powers to enhance this build.
The Cycle: Growth and Decay Power - Dealing any damage with your skills has a 15% chance to grow a flower from the ground. When an enemy is near, the flower deals [X] Poison damage to that enemy over 5 seconds. If an ally is near, the flower heals for [9.9%] maximum Life. The flower withers away after use. A flower may grow once every 2 seconds per enemy.
- At Rank 5: The damage and healing affects all enemies or allies near the flower.
Aura of Siphoning: Growth and Decay Power - Conjure an aura of decay that deals [X] Poison damage to enemies every second.
- At Rank 10: Each time Aura of Siphoning deals damage, you are healed for 1% of Maximum Life.
Aura Specialization: Lost Power - The size of your Aura Effects are increased by [79%].
- At Rank 10: Increase the Critical Strike Damage by 50% against enemies inside your Aura Effects.
Purging Touch: Eldritch Power - Eldritch Effects deal [39.9%] increased damage against Headrotten.
- At Rank 10: This damage bonus now extends to all monsters.
Hex of Shattering: Psyche Power - Damage done by your Witchcraft Effects afflicts enemies with Hex of Shattering causing them to deal [20%] reduced damage for 5 seconds.
- At Rank 8: When any Hex Effect is applied to Headrotten, all damage will be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds.
Hex of Whispers: Growth and Decay Power - Dealing damage to an enemy afflicts them with Hex of Whispers that deals [X] Shadow damage the next time damage is dealt. Afterwards, Hex of Whispers will jump to another enemy up to a maximum of 6 times. Hex of Whispers may only be applied once every 5 seconds.
- At Rank 7: After bouncing onto 6 enemies, the hex bounces back to you granting [X] Fortify and removing all crowd control and negative status effects.
Mercenaries
Once the Den is unlocked during the main questline in the Vessel of Hatred expansion for Diablo 4, complete Mercenary key quests to acquire them. Hire a Mercenary and enlist a Reinforcement in the following setup.
- Hired Mercenary: Varyana
- Skills:
Cleave, 
Hysteria, 
Bloodthirst, 
Bloodlust
- Skills:
- Reinforcement: Raheir
- Skill:
Bastion - Opportunity: Cast when the player becomes Injured
- Skill:
Telestomp with Raiment of the Infinite
Raiment of the Infinite allows the Lightning Spear Sorcerer to use 2 sources of Teleport offensively. Teleporting on top of enemies to Stun and group them up is called “Telestomping”. This playstyle can quickly clear groups of enemies and keep them Crowd Controlled (CC) for safety, perfect for speed-farming Helltides, Nightmare Dungeons, Infernal Hordes, and The Pit!
Use the following setup for the Telestomp Lightning Spear Sorcerer.
- Equip Raiment of the Infinite to enable Telestomps. Target-farm Raiment of the Infinite from Varshan or Lord Zir for the best chances of it dropping.
- Replace Frozen Orb with Teleport in the Enchantment Slots.
- Equip Boots with the implicit effect, Attacks Reduce Evade’s Cooldown, which works with the Evade Teleport.
Flickerstep provides a boosted value of 2.5 seconds, while the value on Legendary Boots is 1.5 seconds, but the Unique Boots cannot be tempered with Evade Cooldown.
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Changelog
- January 21, 2025: Guide created for Season 7 (Patch 2.1.0).
- October 16, 2024: New Paragon tool added.
- October 4, 2024: Guide updated for Season 6 (Patch 2.0.2).
- August 8, 2024: Guide created for Season 5 (Patch 1.5.0).
