Diablo 4 has been released, and thousands upon thousands of players have enthralled themselves with the game's lore-rich story, exciting gameplay, and massive world. Filled with dozens of dungeons, bosses, and challenges for players to overcome, Diablo 4 has blown expectations away. Players who dive into the game will take on the cryptids and demi-gods of the game's world to put a stop to the rising of the daughter of hatred, Lilith.
Diablo 4 brings four amazingly detailed classes with unique skills and extensive skill trees and enhancements. One of the highest-played fan-favorite classes in the game is Sorceress, a high mobility spell slinger with a myriad of powerful abilities to turn all foes into dust. The Sorceress excels in combat with more than adequate damage capabilities; however, the Sorceress has multiple skills that succeed at clearing the entire battlefield with ease. Here are some of the best AOE skills for the Sorceress class in Diablo 4.
9 Fire Wall
Firewall is an excellent mob-clearing ability that has the bonus of being extremely cool to look at. Casting this ability will lay out a carpet-like area of fire before the Sorceress, primarily beneath the feat of approaching enemies.
Creatures that walk over the rising flames will take moderate damage and be set ablaze; also, creatures can take increased fire damage from the Sorceress while standing in the Firewall area of effect at higher levels. What makes Firewall shine is its five percent chance to recast itself twice underneath, which currently suffers from burning damage.
8 Meteor
All mages dream of reigning burning destruction on top of helpless enemies, and the Meteor skill is one of the best options for players seeking to accomplish this task. Casting Meteor will drop a flaming chunk of rock down on unsuspecting enemies dealing heavy damage and exploding on impact.
While in the early game, this skill can feel a bit too slow to seem viable, at higher levels with enchantments, its power increases substantially, especially when enhanced, giving the skill an opportunity to drop a second meteor should more than three enemies be hit.
7 Frost Nova
Frost Nova is an exceptionally powerful skill that hits a large area and is suitable for damaging tank melee enemies that get too close to the Sorceress. Casting Frost Nova will send out a massive wave of cold that can place debilitating buffs on targets such as vulnerability and frozen.
Frost Nova is an excellent ability for locking targets down, buying the Sorceress time to reposition themselves and deal more damage. At higher levels, the Frost Nova can be a powerful tool that can control the battlefield when synergized correctly with other skills.
6 Frozen Orb
Players will recognize Frozen Orb from Diablo 3 as the traveling ball of cold chaos, as it also appears in the new game as a skill for the Sorceress. Casting Frozen Orb will send out a fair-sized projectile that will damage all enemies in its path and explode once it reaches a solid object or reaches the end of its cast.
The glacial sphere shoots out jagged frozen shards in its area that Chills enemies and, at higher enhancements, can place vulnerable on all enemies struck by the explosion.
5 Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning is a great skill with unlimited potential by turning the Sorceress into a sith lord and lets them electrify everything in sight. Casting Ball Lighting will summon a sphere of pure energy that travels in a straight line from the caster, striking enemies with sparks of lighting.
This skill can be enhanced to achieve special effects such as arced damaged, stun, and additional summoned orbs. In addition, the Ball Lighting skill can be modified to orbit around the caster and travel with the character able to damage all foes the Sorceress comes in proximity with.
4 Flame Shield
Flame Shield is a diamond in the rough among the other more flashy skills in the Sorceress' library of chaotic spells, a truly viable defensive skill that allows players to absorb damage while dealing some at the same time. When casting Fire Shield, the Sorceress is surrounded by a flaming shield that damages enemies near them while at the same time damaging enemies over time.
Flame Shield can also be enhanced to heal the Sorceress for a percentage of health and also auto-cast upon taking near-fatal damage.
3 Inferno
Among the powerful spells available to the players for constant use, there are also Ultimate skills with much higher damage and longer cooldowns unlockable that turn the tide in a challenging boss fight or when surrounded by a demon horde.
When a Sorceress casts Inferno, a serpent made out of searing flames is summoned to the battlefield and coils around the Sorceress, causing damage over time to all enemies in the area of effect. When enhanced, Sorceress can cast pyromancy skills at no cost, and the serpent pulls enemies to the center of the skill.
2 Blizzard
Among the chilling abilities that the Sorceress has at their disposal, Blizzard is a must-have when taking on the monstrosities of Diablo 4's world bosses and endless dungeons.
The Sorceress casts Blizzard creating an area of cold on the battlefield that chills enemies while heavily damaging them. Each of Blizzard's enhancements improves the skills use by increasing the duration or cutting the mana cost for other skills down.
1 Deep Freeze
Deep Freeze is another Ultimate skill that can provide a last-minute life save when facing off against some of the stronger enemies in Diablo 4, like the Butcher. Upon cast, Deep Freeze, incases the Sorceress in a jagged spike of ice and proceeds to channel powerful chilling effects and heavy damage.
Deep Freeze covers a large amount of ground, great for clearing out a cramped hallway, a swarm of powerful foes, and even Lilith herself.
Diablo 4is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam