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Fire Wall Sorceress Guide

Season 8B

Last Updated:August 10, 2024|Change Log

Introduction

With very little item investment, the Fire Wall Sorceress is capable of destroying Mephisto, Andariel, and Stony Tombs. With a decent Faster Cast Rate Breakpoint and the use of the Skill Teleport, you can get to these bosses in no time. She can be somewhat difficult to pilot with low survivability in some stages, but is a solid Ladder Starter.

The combination of Static Field and your Mercenary, are a good way to take out Fire Immunes and other difficult targets until you obtain a Flame Rift Grand Charm.

Ideal Standard Setup
Ideal Standard Setup

FireWall

EnergyShield

Teleport

Static Field

This build guide assumes you have a Character at Level 75 before transitioning to it. Check out our Sorceress Leveling Guide and our General Leveling Strategies to reach Level 75.

Iconic Playstyle
Great Mephisto Farming ✔
Stacks A Lot of Magic Find ✔
Low Gear Cost Requirements ✔

❌ Very Squishy
❌ Repetitive Playstyle
❌ Prefers Stationary Targets
Limited Farming Locations

Sunder Charm Setup

Patch 2.5 introduces a new way of breaking Immunities: Sunder Charms. Any enemy that would be Immune to your damage type is instead reduced to 95% Resistance, before any other Resistance reductions apply. (e.g. Conviction, Lower Resist) The Charm also reduces YOUR Resistance against the sundered damage type! Check out our post on Sunder Charms to learn more about these new Charms. The following setup uses Flame Rift, allowing you to farm anywhere you want.

Sunder Charm Setup
Sunder Charm Setup

Gear Changes

To optimize this Sunder Charm you need as much -% Enemy Fire Resistance as possible. Equip Flickering Flame Diadem and Phoenix Monarch.

Counteract the negative effect of Flame Rift with Flickering Flame Diadem. It is not only a great source of damage, it also counters the negative effects!

Terror Zones

The new Terror Zone mechanic combined with Sunder Charms open up a wide range of farmable areas. The following list highlights the best and worst Terror Zones for this build on the Starter or Budget setup. With the Sunder Charm Setup, more Terror Zones become accessible. Learn more about Terror Zones here and see how they stack up in our Terror Zone Tier List.

Best

Durance of Hate - Council Members, Mephisto
Tal Rasha's Tombs - High Density, Many Elite Groups, Super Chests, Skip Fire Immune Tombs
Flayer Jungle + Flayer Dungeon - High Density, Easy Mobility, Many Elite Groups
Stony Tomb ONLY - High Density, Many Elite Groups, No Immunities
Far Oasis - Easy Mobility, Many Elite Groups, Quick Access, Beetle Burst

Worst

Chaos Sanctuary - Immunities, High Elemental Damage
Travincal - Immunities, High Elemental Damage
Burial Grounds + Crypt + Mausoleum - Low Density, Trash Mobility, Few Elite Groups
Blood Moor + Den of Evil - Low Density, Few Elite Groups, Immunities
Arreat Plateau - Low Density, Few Elite Groups

Skills

Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Static Field
2. EnergyShield
3. Teleport
4. Frozen Armor
5. Enchant

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Wall
2. Fire Mastery
3. Warmth
4. Inferno
5. Telekinesis

Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression
Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression

Damage

Utility

Attributes

Note: This section provides you with the standard Stat Point allocation. Build Variants can require a different allocation!

Strength

Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength to equip all of your gear. Take into account how much Strength your gear provides when equipped.

Dexterity

Allocate enough Stat Points into Dexterity to equip all of your gear. Take into account how much Dexterity your gear provides when equipped.

Vitality

Don't allocate any Stat Points into Vitality, because Energy Shield is being fully utilized. This build gets some Life from gear, buffs, and Charms.

Energy

Allocate any remaining Stat Points into Energy to fully utilize Energy Shield, which requires large amounts of Mana.

Essentials

Gear Options

Farming Spots

Mercenary

Playstyle

Breakpoints

Hardcore

Build Variants

Starter
Standard
Uber
Hardcore
Damage

Setup

The Firewall Sorceress is strong enough to rely on a few key Runewords. Priority Stats:

Our Spirit, Stealth, Lore, and Ancients' Pledge make up the core of this build. This gives us the core Stats we need to successfully farm any of the "Starter" indicated Farming Spots.

Mercenary

Focus on giving your Mercenary Resistances and Life. Insight is a pretty easy Runeword to farm that gives a great amount of damage and Quality of Life with Meditation. Get the Might Aura Mercenary for extra damage against Immunes.

Skills

Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Static Field
2. Telekinesis
3. Teleport
4. Frozen Armor

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Wall
2. Fire Mastery
3. Warmth
4. Inferno

Attributes

Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength and Dexterity to equip your gear. Put the remaining Stat Points into Vitality.

Setup

Important Breakpoints: 63% or 105% FCR and at least 60% FHR. Stacking damage or x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (MF) are dependent on the playstyle you seek. Damage options can be Ormus' Robes, Eschuta's Temper, Volcanic Amulet of Luck, and Harlequin Crest.

Mercenary

Might Aura Mercenary works well for extra damage against Fire Immunes. Infinity Giant Thresher pierces Resistances and even breaks some Fire immunities. Andariel's Visage, and Fortitude provide the remaining damage and survivability needed.

Skills

Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Static Field
2. EnergyShield
3. Teleport
4. Frozen Armor
5. Enchant

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Wall
2. Fire Mastery
3. Warmth
4. Inferno
5. Telekinesis

Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression
Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression

Attributes

Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength to equip your gear. Put the remaining Stat Points into Energy.

Setup

Have as much Damage Reduction (50%) as we can while over stacking Resistance for Mephisto's level 20 Conviction. A large Life pool, at least 42%, preferably 60% Faster Hit Recovery, and at least 63%, preferably 105% Faster Cast Rate are also crucial for this setup. A higher damage per second (dps), but less damage reduction build would include a Flickering Flame Diadem instead of the Crown of Ages.

Note: You can use the Mercenary's Fade from Treachery Archon Plate to help with both Resistance and Damage Reduction.

Playstyle

  • Separate all bosses from all other dangers as well as you can by either clearing the area or dragging them away.
  • Use Lower Resist at all times against bosses from Ruby Wand of Lower Resistance.
  • Use Static Field to get bosses down to half of their Life.
  • Trap bosses with Bone Prison from Marrowwalk.
  • Spam Firewall to prevent the bosses from healing with burning Damage Over Time (DOT). Try to keep the Mercenary alive for both the x% Chance of Crushing Blow procs and the Conviction Aura to take out the bosses faster. He is also great for taking out Fire Immunes.
  • Buff your Mercenary with Enchant to provide him with additional Attack Rating.

Mercenary

This setup for your Mercenary is a little different because we aim for high x% Chance of Crushing Blow from Guillaume's Face, Fade from Treachery Archon Plate, and Conviction from Infinity Giant Thresher. Might Aura works great for extra Physical Damage.

Skills

Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Static Field
2. Telekinesis
3. Teleport
4. Frozen Armor
5. EnergyShield

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Wall
2. Fire Mastery
3. Warmth
4. Inferno
5. Enchant

Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression
Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression

Attributes

Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength to equip your gear. Put the remaining Stat Points into Vitality.

Setup

Obtain the maximum Damage Reduction (50%) while stacking Life and Mana for EnergyShield. Important Breakpoints: Reach 60% FHR and 105% FCR. Add extra Dexterity to aim for 50% Chance to Block. The most impactful items for this build are Stormshield, Crown of Ages , and Sandstorm Trek.

Mercenary

Might Aura Mercenary works well for extra damage against Fire Immunes. Infinity Giant Thresher pierces Resistances and even breaks some Fire immunities. Andariel's Visage, and Fortitude provide the remaining damage and survivability needed.

Skills

Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Static Field
2. Telekinesis
3. Teleport
4. Frozen Armor
5. EnergyShield

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Wall
2. Fire Mastery
3. Warmth
4. Inferno
5. Enchant

Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression
Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression

Attributes

Put enough Stat Points into Strength to wear your gear, Dexterity to reach 50% Chance to Block, enough Vitality to reach at least 1000 Life and the remaining Stat Points into Energy.

Setup

Important Breakpoints: 63% or 105% FCR and at least 42% FHR. Stack as much as possible with Ormus' Robes, Eschuta's Temper, Volcanic Amulet of Luck, and Flickering Flame Diadem.

Mercenary

Might Aura Mercenary works well for extra damage against Fire Immunes. Infinity Giant Thresher pierces Resistances and even breaks some Fire immunities. Andariel's Visage, and Fortitude provide the remaining damage and survivability needed.

Skills

Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Static Field
2. EnergyShield
3. Teleport
4. Frozen Armor
5. Enchant

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Fire Wall
2. Fire Mastery
3. Warmth
4. Inferno
5. Telekinesis

Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression
Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression

Attributes

Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength to equip your gear, enough Vitality to reach at least 1000 Life and the remaining Stat Points into Energy.

Mechanics

Teleport

Summary

  • Keep your Battle Command, Battle Orders and Frozen Armor buffs up at all times.
  • Use Telekinesis on portals and Waypoints any time you can, to save time.
  • Get your targets stuck or keep them stationary for maximum DPS with firewall.
  • Use Static Field and your Mercenary against Immunes.
  • Insight Mercenary solves your Mana problems in early stages.
  • Keep your Battle Command, Battle Orders and Frozen Armor buffs up at all times.
  • Have fun!

We hope you enjoy this build! It can be very chill. Fire Wall looks amazing and there is nothing like a good Fire!

Good luck!

Credits

Updated and Maintained by Jymnasium
Originally Written by BTNeandertha1
Reviewed by Lexyu, MacroBioBoi

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