Diablo 4's Season 3 is on the horizon, and the full patch notes for the entire update have been released. Not only will the game add a ton of new seasonal mechanics and content, with the new Seneschal Companion, Vault Dungeons, and the Malphas boss fight, but a wide array of class changes and balance adjustments are also on the table. Since the release of Diablo 4 back in June, the Sorcerer class has been one of the most controversial parts of the game, being much weaker than the rest of the cast. During the last few months, Sorcerers have received a ton of changes to their kit, and this patch is no different. Here is the full list of Sorcerer changes coming to Diablo 4 Season 3.
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Diablo 4 Season 3 Full List of Sorcerer Changes
Diablo 4's third season brings a ton of changes and adjustments, and the Sorcerer class has by far the least amount. There are a few changes to skills and items, but by far the biggest change is a bug fix to Ball Lightning, which is going to greatly reduce its damage going forward. Here is the full list of Sorcerer changes coming with Season of the Construct:
New Items
Starfall Coronet
- Meteor now has 2 charges and a 11–6 second Charge Cooldown instead of a Mana cost and drops 3 additional meteors around the target. Meteor's Enchantment effect and Enhanced Meteor drop 1 additional meteor.
Aspect of Shredding Blades – Offensive
- Ice Blades' chance to apply Vulnerable is increased by 20%[+] and the Vulnerable duration is increased by 4 seconds. You gain 15–25%[x] Vulnerable Damage.
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Skills
Ball Lightning
- Enhanced Ball Lightning changed to have its attack rate increase with attack speed, up to 25%.
Blizzard
- Mage’s Blizzard condition to be cast while over 50 mana has been removed.
Lightning Spear
- Critical Strikes now apply Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
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Paragon
Searing Heat
- Fixed an issue where the Critical Strike Chance bonus was not properly applying.
- Critical Strike Chance bonus increased from +10% to 12%.
Elemental Summoner
- Conjuration damage bonus increased from x3% to x5% of the total amount of your Bonus Damage with Fire, Lightning, and Cold.
Burning Instinct
- Amount of Intelligence required to gain x1% bonus Burning Damage reduced from 75 to 25.
Item Updates
Offensive Aspect of Shattered Stars
- Meteorite damage has been changed to be 20–30% of the casted Meteor’s damage.
Staff of Lam Esen
- Increased Charged Bolt chance to be attracted to enemies from 30–50% to 40–60%.
Iceheart Brais
- Chance to unleash a Frost Nova when enemies die increased from 11–20% to 21–30%.
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Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where various powers and effects that are granted by evading, such as the unique powers of Esu's Heirloom and Flickerstep, did not work properly when using the Teleport Enchantment.
- Fixed an issue where the bonus evade charges granted by The Oculus didn't increase when upgrading the Weapon at the Blacksmith.
- Fixed an issue where Ball Lightning was dealing far more damage than intended.
Developer’s Note: Ball Lightning was dealing an unintended amount of damage because of its Enhanced upgrade. This bug fix returns the amount of damage done by this Skill to intended quantities.
- Fixed an issue where the Static Surge legendary node would trigger from automatic casts of skills, such as the Chain Lightning enchantment.
- Fixed an issue where Ice Spikes would instantly explode when casting Deep Freeze with the Frozen Tundra aspect equipped.
- Fixed an issue where the buff from the Battle Caster's aspect could unexpectedly fall off.
- Fixed an issue where the Protection passive did not take into account any bonuses to Barrier generation.
That was the full list of changes coming to the Sorcerer class with Diablo 4 Season 3. Not much has changed aside from some small adjustments to skills and items, but with the addition of the new Seneschal Companion there will be a ton of new options to explore. For more Diablo 4 guides and news, make sure to check out the rest of our website!
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