I'm so happy that you keep using sorcerer with lightning build this season, I enjoyed so much the Oculus build and the Thor one. Keep up the good work, and thanks for the builds that you bring
Thank you for your continuous support! The Thor build is going to be even better this season as the attack speed fix for Ball Lightning. It is going to have so much fun in Season 2 with so many options!
There is a slight tweak to this that has come about. you use 3 skill points to get destructive chain lightning but do not have it on your active commands, you set chain lightning enchant and you put the get 3 mana every time chain lightning bounces aspect. You also get the legendary node static surge for more mana and vulnerable trigger. Between the recharging aspect and this and the crackling energy, you have unlimited mana for infinite ball lightnings. Its pretty busted. Unfortunately Im already losing interest in this season as even though the new stuff is exciting, theres still no real end game except for trying to chase better gear. Already beat all the bosses and im only in the mid 80s.
I understand so many people want some "magical end game" to do, but what i dont understand is why cant this be it? People absolutely love diablo 2 and play it to this day religiously, but all you do is farm the same boss over and over again, the same runs over and over again. All for gear, which is the point. So whats the difference here? Like im not understanding what people exactly want for end game because they tried to match diablo 2's end game pretty much which is what people wanted but for some reason its like people want an MMO type of end game. Should they make weekly bosses like "raids"? Maybe NMD's go infinite? idk
@@christaylor3604the difference with D2 endgame is that the mechanically same dopamine slot machine works better if you expect or wish to drop an item with a unique name in a more or less restricted pool. Dropping stats as we do in this game is less dopamine-enhancing. The rest is exactly the same as you pointed out.
I guess I want a reason to chase the high end gear. My gear is no where near optimized and just blazing through everything. I need a purpose to chase gear. Nightmare dungeons going up to 150 could be it. Raids you described. Heroic bosses etc. Something. The fact that it has no end game is not disputed. It's a known flaw. They will fix it eventually but it should have been a priority
@@Aneyou Diablo 2 never had endgame bosses yet people still farm happily the same stuff that was available 20 years ago. As i said the problem is in the item naming. We are simple creatures.
Hi there! This build is absolutely fantastic! I was doing a Firewall build while leveling, but this Ball Lightning build is so much more powerful!! I'm currently level 65 in World Tier 4 and find myself to be pretty squishy. When pushing for higher Nightmare Dungeons way above our level and doing open world content, do you recommend swapping one of the abilities for a defensive cooldown like Flame Shield? Or does this build just hit a wall at some point? Thanks for all your great work!!!
Hi thanks for sharing your experience! I am testing an endgame Ball Lightning build at the moment and I am trying to resolve the squishiness that I've experienced a lot too! Stay tuned! You can also give it a try to this CL & BL mixed build that I find fun and efficient to run too ua-cam.com/video/B8cMK1vQyeM/v-deo.html
I don't know how accurate this is, but it seems likely that attack speed for ball lightning isn't necessarily a damage boost. Apparently it might be lowering the dmg ticks, so the *overall* dmg is the same. Effectively meaning attack speed is for going after lucky hit procs, for example, but not dps numbers directly. Based on my experience I'm inclined to believe this -- however, it also remains to be seen.
It was like that pre Season 2 that I was pretty annoyed the ball lightning passive doesn't work as the description. But it is fixed in Season 2 as the patch notes explicitly mentioned it. You can google it. Dev may introduce a new bug as some people are saying the damage is bugged but the attack speed bonus should be applied properly even if it is a new bug and after the new bug is fixed. Ball Lightning should perform much better in Season 2 anyways. We will see how it goes.
Ah I see! And so yeah, agreed it should just be stronger this season. Sure, maybe the buff has overtuned the skill a bit, but all the clamor about the atk speed being bugged doesnt make much sense to me. It was specifically made to function that way.. Here's hoping they just let Sorc have a moment in the sun. (Meanwhile, necro continues to erase content unmolested. Lol)
This is powerfull build, but require a lot of mana CR and at least one mana generator. On low levels is not that shiny. But i do find out that in Chainligtning build we are able to have Lightnings Ball around us also, and its casted for free if we use Aspect of Overwhelming Currents, and Gravitational Aspect.
Hey thx for the build. What do you think works best for eternal realm ? A ball lightning or a chain lightning build ? Also would you change something at your chain lightning build ( eternal realm) since last patch ? thx
If you are looking for a pure efficiency side, Ball Lightning has higher damage. Personally I prefer Chain Lightning and use Ball Lightning at enchantment(Thor) for leveling as I don't need to move, or aim. I did have lots of changes as 1.2.0 has lots of major changes. For Chain Lightning check d4builds.gg/builds/0e579d08-0de4-4837-b743-b4bdd5c97180/ For Ball Lightning check d4builds.gg/builds/66ed1355-0f36-41f6-8637-c5421bb6b02b/ Both builds work in eternal. Just ignore everything in the vampiric power part.
@@dominikagazda2808so i would only push my aoe dmg since the enchanment only work after enemies are already dead. That sounds like a waste for a ulty, or did i misunderstood something?
@@dominikagazda2808ok, now i got it. It's worth when u playing with this aspact for the ulty which is mentioned in the video. But it wont help in boss fights...
It’s not for the damage, it’s for the attack speed granted from the aspect on the amulet (increased attack speed when Esu’s is active) it’s like 75% attack speed and ball lightning gets double that bonus
Damage wise Ball Lightning is super good in Season 2 but Chain Lightning and Ball Lightning are different combat styles. If you got the gravitational aspect I highly recommend you switching immediately to try whether you like it not. You can start from just switching skill tree plus wearing the aspect.
Yeah CL enchant is better if you are pushing high NM Tiers or fighting Uber Bosses. I recommend to pick destructive CL for more crackling energy -> more mana.
I believe it is better to put Gravitational in Weapon slot cos it is always a flat 50% dmg for staff but Control is conditional - even at 70% inc dmg it only happens if something like stun or frozen happens else you will not get that increase. If Arclash is always stunning the enemy then possible.@@ayajamesaya
James I put on my thinking cap and came up with the best Vampiric powers ever - testing it now and it is amazing - here try it out yourself - Anticipation, Moonrise, Accursed Touch, Undying and Domination. Sometimes the powers looks good at first but upon careful thinking, working out and considerations we discovered they are NOT as good as they appear. Please try it out you will be glad. I return favor back to you. Yes, I used CL on my build. @@ayajamesaya
Hi James forget about the Ice Blades - the Vulnerable is not impt. Rather I got fire bolt and 3/3 devouring blaze instead better option it last a while. I took 3/3 fiery surge to harness 45% mana generation for 3 secs per enemy killed. I got lucky cos I have 4pts for frost nova, teleport and ball lightning from gear so I can spare a few points extra on skill tree. : ) @@ayajamesaya
1. Gravitational on weapon is better than Control yes. I recommend to put Ancient Flame on 2h weapon that is 100% -> 200% BL damage if you'd like to fully optimize the performance. I used Control for simplicity in early/mid game. 2. Your selection of Vampiric Power sounds great! I tested Accursed Touch and it is very powerful in group fights. 3. Ice Blades Enchant is aimed for vulnerability for early game until the legendary node in static surge board is unlocked. Another benefit is it offers 2-4 conjurations for a 6%-12% global damage boost because of conjuration mastery. Let's take the average 9% and Firebolt + Devouring Blaze can beat it if you have more than 9%/21%=42.5% crit chance. If you have that then great! A few extra notes, I know that fiery surge was bugged before Season 2 but not sure if it is fixed. Have you noticed a difference in your mana regeneration when you run firebolt enchant? Nice skill ranks from gear btw :)
Yeah you can use the Oculus in this build too. Just use the Control Aspect on offhand is good. Treat Oculus as a defensive weapon and a different combat style.
If you have a max value of 50% and put it at Amulet, it is 75%. You can also put it on a two-handed weapon for 100% if you got a good two-handed weapon as long as you have 20%+ mana cost reduction on Amulet for even higher damage.
Not sure what you mean. The key passive is not useful in the build. We trade both the key passive and an amulet aspect for a 75% attack speed bonus, as it improves 150% damage for Ball Lightning.
Treat it as a supportive skill. It’s rare a support skill can boost the main dps of a build by 40%. And I used might aspect for a 20% DR. Plus it gives movement speed, faster farming and more crit chance if you run Esu’s Heirloom.
@@Avenexful then make other classes feel as fun and strong as sorc................. Oh no, they already have barb that can oneshot everything... rogue has tb... necro infimist... etc...
I'm so happy that you keep using sorcerer with lightning build this season, I enjoyed so much the Oculus build and the Thor one.
Keep up the good work, and thanks for the builds that you bring
Thank you for your continuous support! The Thor build is going to be even better this season as the attack speed fix for Ball Lightning.
It is going to have so much fun in Season 2 with so many options!
Thank you! I know other channels would milk this to a 25m video!
Thank you for your lightning builds! You have made me enjoy sorc so much ! Keep up to great work! :)
There is a slight tweak to this that has come about. you use 3 skill points to get destructive chain lightning but do not have it on your active commands, you set chain lightning enchant and you put the get 3 mana every time chain lightning bounces aspect. You also get the legendary node static surge for more mana and vulnerable trigger. Between the recharging aspect and this and the crackling energy, you have unlimited mana for infinite ball lightnings. Its pretty busted. Unfortunately Im already losing interest in this season as even though the new stuff is exciting, theres still no real end game except for trying to chase better gear. Already beat all the bosses and im only in the mid 80s.
I understand so many people want some "magical end game" to do, but what i dont understand is why cant this be it? People absolutely love diablo 2 and play it to this day religiously, but all you do is farm the same boss over and over again, the same runs over and over again. All for gear, which is the point. So whats the difference here? Like im not understanding what people exactly want for end game because they tried to match diablo 2's end game pretty much which is what people wanted but for some reason its like people want an MMO type of end game. Should they make weekly bosses like "raids"? Maybe NMD's go infinite? idk
@@christaylor3604the difference with D2 endgame is that the mechanically same dopamine slot machine works better if you expect or wish to drop an item with a unique name in a more or less restricted pool. Dropping stats as we do in this game is less dopamine-enhancing. The rest is exactly the same as you pointed out.
I guess I want a reason to chase the high end gear. My gear is no where near optimized and just blazing through everything. I need a purpose to chase gear. Nightmare dungeons going up to 150 could be it. Raids you described. Heroic bosses etc. Something. The fact that it has no end game is not disputed. It's a known flaw. They will fix it eventually but it should have been a priority
what would u remove to put that aspect on
@@Aneyou Diablo 2 never had endgame bosses yet people still farm happily the same stuff that was available 20 years ago. As i said the problem is in the item naming. We are simple creatures.
this is dope! any suggestions on a good pvp build? would ball lightning be as good?
Hi there! This build is absolutely fantastic! I was doing a Firewall build while leveling, but this Ball Lightning build is so much more powerful!! I'm currently level 65 in World Tier 4 and find myself to be pretty squishy. When pushing for higher Nightmare Dungeons way above our level and doing open world content, do you recommend swapping one of the abilities for a defensive cooldown like Flame Shield? Or does this build just hit a wall at some point?
Thanks for all your great work!!!
Hi thanks for sharing your experience!
I am testing an endgame Ball Lightning build at the moment and I am trying to resolve the squishiness that I've experienced a lot too!
Stay tuned! You can also give it a try to this CL & BL mixed build that I find fun and efficient to run too ua-cam.com/video/B8cMK1vQyeM/v-deo.html
my level 88 necro just died. will be trying this sorc build
Today from farming that vampire crap an having 100+ legendary drops not one had the ball lighting aspect....it just won't drop for me
You video shows arc lash, while you D4build shows Ice Blades. Did you link the correct build?
Not sure what you mean. Can you double check all 6 skills on the skill bar?
This setup is a blast! Any plans to release a complete paragon board setup for it?
Hi! I've extended the paragon board to level 100. Thank you for your patience :)
awesome thank you!@@ayajamesaya
I don't know how accurate this is, but it seems likely that attack speed for ball lightning isn't necessarily a damage boost. Apparently it might be lowering the dmg ticks, so the *overall* dmg is the same. Effectively meaning attack speed is for going after lucky hit procs, for example, but not dps numbers directly. Based on my experience I'm inclined to believe this -- however, it also remains to be seen.
It was like that pre Season 2 that I was pretty annoyed the ball lightning passive doesn't work as the description. But it is fixed in Season 2 as the patch notes explicitly mentioned it. You can google it.
Dev may introduce a new bug as some people are saying the damage is bugged but the attack speed bonus should be applied properly even if it is a new bug and after the new bug is fixed. Ball Lightning should perform much better in Season 2 anyways. We will see how it goes.
Ah I see! And so yeah, agreed it should just be stronger this season. Sure, maybe the buff has overtuned the skill a bit, but all the clamor about the atk speed being bugged doesnt make much sense to me. It was specifically made to function that way..
Here's hoping they just let Sorc have a moment in the sun. (Meanwhile, necro continues to erase content unmolested. Lol)
This is powerfull build, but require a lot of mana CR and at least one mana generator. On low levels is not that shiny. But i do find out that in Chainligtning build we are able to have Lightnings Ball around us also, and its casted for free if we use Aspect of Overwhelming Currents, and Gravitational Aspect.
Good point, high crit chance + Prodigy Aspect is the mana generator in the build that I recommend getting as the first priority.
Hey thx for the build. What do you think works best for eternal realm ? A ball lightning or a chain lightning build ?
Also would you change something at your chain lightning build ( eternal realm) since last patch ? thx
If you are looking for a pure efficiency side, Ball Lightning has higher damage. Personally I prefer Chain Lightning and use Ball Lightning at enchantment(Thor) for leveling as I don't need to move, or aim.
I did have lots of changes as 1.2.0 has lots of major changes.
For Chain Lightning check d4builds.gg/builds/0e579d08-0de4-4837-b743-b4bdd5c97180/
For Ball Lightning check d4builds.gg/builds/66ed1355-0f36-41f6-8637-c5421bb6b02b/
Both builds work in eternal. Just ignore everything in the vampiric power part.
Thx :) @@ayajamesaya
Thanks
I'm excited to try this build. I read last season that ball lightning fades when hitting walls. Is this still the case? Thanks!
I tested it and it won’t disappear like that anymore. I enjoyed using it so much in Season 2 now!
Omg I was gonna tell you that I use your build and went with ball lightning and I'm currently lvl 57 killing mob that are 70+
Great minds think alike 🤝
But does Esu's Ferocity work for lighting dmg? How can it improve these build if it just works for fire dmg?
see that in skills enchantments you have fireball :)
@@dominikagazda2808so i would only push my aoe dmg since the enchanment only work after enemies are already dead. That sounds like a waste for a ulty, or did i misunderstood something?
@@dominikagazda2808ok, now i got it. It's worth when u playing with this aspact for the ulty which is mentioned in the video. But it wont help in boss fights...
It’s not for the damage, it’s for the attack speed granted from the aspect on the amulet (increased attack speed when Esu’s is active) it’s like 75% attack speed and ball lightning gets double that bonus
@@anthonyoliva1784 Thx for the explanation👍🏻
Im lvl40 still using the other electro build by u,when should i switch up?
Damage wise Ball Lightning is super good in Season 2 but Chain Lightning and Ball Lightning are different combat styles. If you got the gravitational aspect I highly recommend you switching immediately to try whether you like it not. You can start from just switching skill tree plus wearing the aspect.
I can’t find Ball Lightning orbiting, where do I find the item?
It is dropped randomly. Hope you get it soon :)
Hello, thanks for the Build. Can you please update the Build? I don't know how to continue my Paragonboard.
Hi! I just extended the paragon board to level 100. Please take a look at the same link :)
Wonderful ;)@@ayajamesaya
James for the enchantment can we use Chain Lightning instead of Fireball? Fireball gives added explosion but Chain Lightning?
Yeah CL enchant is better if you are pushing high NM Tiers or fighting Uber Bosses.
I recommend to pick destructive CL for more crackling energy -> more mana.
I believe it is better to put Gravitational in Weapon slot cos it is always a flat 50% dmg for staff but Control is conditional - even at 70% inc dmg it only happens if something like stun or frozen happens else you will not get that increase. If Arclash is always stunning the enemy then possible.@@ayajamesaya
James I put on my thinking cap and came up with the best Vampiric powers ever - testing it now and it is amazing - here try it out yourself - Anticipation, Moonrise, Accursed Touch, Undying and Domination. Sometimes the powers looks good at first but upon careful thinking, working out and considerations we discovered they are NOT as good as they appear. Please try it out you will be glad. I return favor back to you. Yes, I used CL on my build. @@ayajamesaya
Hi James forget about the Ice Blades - the Vulnerable is not impt. Rather I got fire bolt and 3/3 devouring blaze instead better option it last a while. I took 3/3 fiery surge to harness 45% mana generation for 3 secs per enemy killed. I got lucky cos I have 4pts for frost nova, teleport and ball lightning from gear so I can spare a few points extra on skill tree. : ) @@ayajamesaya
1. Gravitational on weapon is better than Control yes. I recommend to put Ancient Flame on 2h weapon that is 100% -> 200% BL damage if you'd like to fully optimize the performance. I used Control for simplicity in early/mid game.
2. Your selection of Vampiric Power sounds great! I tested Accursed Touch and it is very powerful in group fights.
3. Ice Blades Enchant is aimed for vulnerability for early game until the legendary node in static surge board is unlocked. Another benefit is it offers 2-4 conjurations for a 6%-12% global damage boost because of conjuration mastery. Let's take the average 9% and Firebolt + Devouring Blaze can beat it if you have more than 9%/21%=42.5% crit chance. If you have that then great!
A few extra notes, I know that fiery surge was bugged before Season 2 but not sure if it is fixed. Have you noticed a difference in your mana regeneration when you run firebolt enchant?
Nice skill ranks from gear btw :)
Do we have a updated level to 100 planner?
And a Teir nm dungeon please.
please check the same build link. I've updated the paragon board to level 100.
James does this new build need The Oculus weapon?
Yeah you can use the Oculus in this build too. Just use the Control Aspect on offhand is good. Treat Oculus as a defensive weapon and a different combat style.
Thanks so much bro@@ayajamesaya
How did u make the first glyphe on first paragon board work with only 22 dexterity? i have to choose a extra dexterity to make it work...
Somehow the build saving at d4builds got messed up when I updated the paragon board. I have updated it again that it should work now :)
@@ayajamesaya I'll check it out :) thanks
Im 78 now and play fire build but i dont like it, its not strong.
I must switch to this crazy build thank you!
what r your enchantment effefts
Check the first link in the description of the video
how much total atk speed is actually granted from esu ?
If you have a max value of 50% and put it at Amulet, it is 75%. You can also put it on a two-handed weapon for 100% if you got a good two-handed weapon as long as you have 20%+ mana cost reduction on Amulet for even higher damage.
@@ayajamesaya lets said i put in on amulet maximum 75% , how the math actually work with the esu bonus ? 25+5*75 ?
Not sure what you mean. The key passive is not useful in the build. We trade both the key passive and an amulet aspect for a 75% attack speed bonus, as it improves 150% damage for Ball Lightning.
@@ayajamesaya not 75% atk speed , the 75% in aspect are just number to be calculated, its should be 25+5*75=22.5 atk speed
Where's the link to the build???
The first link in the description of this video
You have moonrise vampiric power but dont use any basic skills, is it a mistake or I'm missing something
Arc Lash is a basic skill
Oh, i missed it, most variations of this build dont use a basic skill
Treat it as a supportive skill. It’s rare a support skill can boost the main dps of a build by 40%. And I used might aspect for a 20% DR.
Plus it gives movement speed, faster farming and more crit chance if you run Esu’s Heirloom.
is the aspect a random drop?
Yes
Hows it going in nm dungeons tiers?
Works like a charm :)
@@ayajamesaya do we really need no shield in T80+ runs
i still cant find gravitational aspects im almost lvl 80 😆😆
Grab focuses with obols.
will it work in eternal?
Yup, Ball Lightning is very good post 1.2.0
need this amu ;)
Swear to god if they nerf this im quitting when will they understand Diablo is about fun! No one cares about OP builds
I hope not alot of things are strong right now. Like barbs hitting 60mil
Same, I will drop the season the moment they fix this.
Yes, let's make all classes feel completely useless compared to sorc... this will definitely make the game healthier...
@@Avenexful then make other classes feel as fun and strong as sorc.................
Oh no, they already have barb that can oneshot everything... rogue has tb... necro infimist... etc...
@@dvdxyzpvc yea exactly my man! No one cares it’s about hitten dem high drops and infinity searching for the best gear and loot haha.
that aspect is a tier 0 drop istg... over 200 legendries and still haven't found it yet....
I’m so mad i picked Necro for this season because i thought Sorcs Late game is not that strong 😂😂😂
Still grinding for the gravitational aspect to drop
Upheaval barb is actually better than this
"Promo SM" 🙄
Awesome! Nerf incoming …. To barbarians
It's not op, it's BUGGED.They already stated it will be fixed.
Is this true? Do we know what part is bugged exactly?
Where did they state it? Got a link?
Still, no one links any statements. I've seen this on every UA-cam video and no one ever link or bring any proof for this statement.