Diablo 2: Resurrected
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1. Blizzard Sorceress (Blizz Sorc)

 

The top pick goes to the Blizzard Sorceress. Blizzard is ranked the best PvP Sorceress in these rankings and rightfully so. They're notorious for being difficult to absorb and one shotting and two shotting opponents.

Recommendation: Blizzard Sorceress

Stats: Enough Strength for gear, no Dexterity, all remaining points in Vitality, no Energy

Build:

20 Blizzard

20 Ice Blast (Blizzard synergy)

20 Glacial Spike (Blizzard synergy)

20 Cold Mastery

20 Ice Bolt (Blizzard Synergy)

1 Teleport

1 Frozen Armor

1 Warmth

1 Static (optional for PvM)

Remaining points can be spent on Shiver Armor and then Chilling Armor at high levels.

If you would like to view a full PvP and PvM Blizzard Sorceress Guide you can click here PvP Blizzard Sorceress Guide.

 

2. Frozen Orb Sorceress (With Ice Blast)

 

Frozen Orb also has huge cold resistance penetration much like Blizzard and screen wide damage which makes it much easier to aim. Frozen Orb is, however, easier to absorb than Blizzard which makes Frozen Orb come in at second place in our rankings.​

Recommendation: Frozen Orb Sorceress

Stats: Enough Strength for gear, 0 Dexterity, all remaining points in Vitality, 0 Energy

Build:

20 Frozen Orb

20 Ice Bolt (Frozen Orb synergy)

20 Cold Mastery

20 Ice Blast (synergized by Frozen Orb, Ice Bolt, Cold Mastery, and Blizzard and typically two shots opponents)

20 Blizzard

1 Teleport

1 Frozen Armor

1 Warmth

1 Static (optional for PvM)

Remaining Points can be spent on Shiver Armor and then Chilling Armor at high levels.

If you would like to view a full PvP and PvM Frozen Orb Sorceress Guide you can click here PvP Frozen Orb Sorceress Guide.

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3. Nova Sorceress (With Energy Shield)

 

Nova Sorceresses are powerful because they can wield Infinity for level 12 Conviction which lowers the resistances of enemies and it also gives up to -55% lightning resistance to enemies when it's wielded by the Sorceress. When this is combined with Griffon's Eye which also lowers the lightning resistance of enemies it can make Nova very difficult to absorb. Using Infinity also allows your mercenary to use Insight for high mana regeneration for your Energy Shield which helps keep you alive in PvM.

Recommendation: Nova Sorceress

Stats: Enough strength for gear, 0 Dexterity, all remaining points split between Vitality and Energy

Build:

20 Nova

20 Static Field (Nova synergy)

20 Lightning Mastery

20 Telekinesis (Energy Shield synergy)

1 Energy Shield

1 Warmth

1 Frozen Armor

All remaining points in Energy Shield.

If you would like to view a PvP and PvM Nova Sorceress Guide you can click here PvP Nova Sorceress Guide.​

 

4. Fire Ball Sorceress (With Energy Shield)

 

Fire Ball Sorceresses make great low level duelers but the ease to absorb fire damage lowered the rankings for this build. Fire Ball doesn't require a high number of points to synergize it which means you can spend points in Telekinesis to improve your survival with Energy Shield. Fire Ball is also great for PvM now that there is a Flame Rift grand charm to eliminate fire immunities.

Recommendation: Fire Ball Sorceress

Stats: Enough Strength for gear, 0 Dexterity, all remaining points should be split between Vitality and Energy

Build:

20 Fire Ball

20 Fire Bolt (Fire Ball synergy)

20 Meteor (Fire Ball synergy)

20 Fire Mastery

1 Teleport

1 Energy Shield

1 Shiver Armor

1 Static Field (optional for PvM)

1 Warmth

All remaining points in Telekinesis as an Energy Shield synergy.

If you would like to view a PvP and PvM Fire Ball Sorceress Guide you can click here PvP Fire Ball Sorceress Guide.​

 

5. Lightning Sorceress (A PvM favorite)

 

Lightning is a PvM favorite of many because Infinity on a mercenary can be used to break almost all lightning immunities in the game. With the addition of sunder grand charms other Sorceresses can now also break immunities. It's still one of the top rated PvM Sorceresses in the game but Lightning typically isn't recommended for PvP which is why it's ranked fifth place for PvP Sorceresses.

Recommendation: Lightning Sorceress

Stats: Enough Strength for gear, enough Dexterity for maximum block (optional), the rest in Vitality, 0 in Energy

Build:

20 Lightning

20 Lightning Mastery

20 Chain Lightning (Lightning synergy)

20 Charged Bolt (Lightning synergy)

20 Nova (Lightning synergy)

1 Teleport

1 Warmth

1 Static Field (optional for PvM)

1 Frozen Armor

If you would like to view a PvP and PvM Lightning Sorceress Guide you can click here PvP Lightning Sorceress Guide.

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Honorable Mention: Enchant Bow Sorceress (With Hydra)

 

Enchant Bow Sorceress is somewhat a meme build nevertheless it is strong against many builds in PvP. It's a fun alternative Sorceress build to try and has the advantage of having a homing Guided Arrow attack with a faster Teleport speed than Amazons.

Recommendation: Enchant Bow Hydra Sorceress

Stats: Enough Strength for gear, enough Dexterity for your bow, all remaining points split between Vitality and Energy

Build:

20 Enchant

20 Warmth (Enchant synergy)

20 Fire Mastery

20 Hydra

20 Telekinesis

1 Teleport

1 Energy Shield

1 Static Field (optional for PvM)

1 Frozen Armor

All remaining points in Telekinesis as an Energy Shield synergy.

If you would like to view a PvP Enchant Bow Hydra Sorceress Guide you can click here PvP Enchant Bow Hydra Sorceress Guide.

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PvP Sorceress Tips:

1. Sorceresses that give their opponent a huge amount of negative resistances like Blizzard Sorceresses, Frozen Orb Sorceresses, and Nova Sorceresses have a major advantage in PvP compared to other Sorceress builds because they are more difficult to absorb. This is one of the biggest reasons why they are rated the top three PvP Sorceress builds in our rankings.

 

2. When dueling cold builds and poison damage builds you can use Thawing Potions and Antidote Potions to greatly increase your cold resistance and poison resistance and your maximum cold resistance and poison resistance respectfully.

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3. It's usually not beneficial to chase minor amounts of negative resistances over better PvP items. If you can increase negative resistances to a very high amount though it's definitely worth it in PvP. An example of this would be Phoenix on a Fire Sorceress. Typically a Spirit Monarch will beat Phoenix which provides negative fire resistance in PvP because of its plus 2 to all skills and high faster cast rate. This is recommended because most opponents have at least enough resistances to over cap their resistances.

 

4. Energy Shield is a major defensive benefit that can give you very high effective life. Telekinesis is used to decrease the amount of damage taken to your mana. You can also use an Orb with +5 or +6 to Energy Shield in PvP to further improve your survival.

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5. You should focus on not getting hit when you are Teleporting and not on dealing damage when you are PvPing. Some builds are more difficult to aim like Fire Sorceress and Blizzard Sorceress but you should still keep your distance against builds that chase you. The exception to this rule is when you are Teleport stomping which means teleporting on top of an opponent to quickly kill them or when you are dueling a build that you can easily finish off faster than they can finish you off at close range.

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6. Over stacking elemental absorb is considered bad manners in PvP but this is often ignored by many players. Be aware that when PvPing one of the greatest weaknesses of Sorceresses is when people over stack their resistances and absorb.

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7. The fast Teleport speed of a Sorceress gives them a major advantage when dueling. If you fight defensively it can be very difficult to defeat a strong Sorceress in PvP. Try not to get too caught up in chasing opponents because it's usually better to duel defensively. Now you can have some fun and enjoy one of the most fun PvP characters in the game to play; the PvP Sorceress.

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And that's all for the Top 5 PvP Sorceress Builds Guide. You can also check out the most popular crafted items here Crafting Guide.

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