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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)

Sorcerer Conjuration Leveling Build (Season 10)

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★ NEW: Season 10 Guide | Season 10 Release Date
┗ Seasonal Content: Chaos Rifts | New Uniques
┗ Seasonal Mechanic: List of Chaos Perks & Chaos Armor
★ Season 10 Best Builds & Best Chaos Perks
★ Check out our Vessel of Hatred expansion guide

This is a Sorcerer Conjuration leveling build and guide for Season 10 of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about the Sorcerer Conjuration leveling build as well as tips for leveling the Sorcerer class in the Infernal Chaos update!

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Sorcerer Conjuration Leveling Build

Conjuration Build Summary

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Build Summary
Sorcerer Conjuration Leveling BuildConjuration Leveling Build
Spark Ice Blades Hydra Lightning Spear Unstable Currents Familiar
Focus: Leveling, Farming
Diablo 4 Build - ProExcellent range

Diablo 4 Build - ProHigh single and AoE damage

Diablo 4 Build - ProMultiple crowd control effects

Diablo 4 Build - ConLow mobility

Diablo 4 Build - ConNo access to Unstoppable or Invulnerability

This leveling build revolves around the use of all the Conjuration skills to easily deal with enemy groups and bosses alike.

Unlike most sorcerer builds, this does not have defensive skills; however, it does not fall behind in terms of survivability due to the range, damage reduction, and crowd control capabilities of the build, which prevents enemies from even getting close.

Leveling Guide

Conjuration Build Skills and Passives

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※ More skills can be seen by scrolling vertically.

Active Skills
necro basicBasic Skill Tree

Spark Spark (5/5)
 ┗ Enhanced SparkEnhanced Spark
  ┗ Glinting SparkGlinting Spark
necro coreCore Skill Tree

None
Defensive Skill TreeDefensive Skill Tree

Teleport Teleport (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced TeleportEnhanced Teleport
  ┗ Shimmering TeleportShimmering Teleport
Frost Nova Frost Nova (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced Frost NovaEnhanced Frost Nova
  ┗ Mystical Frost NovaMystical Frost Nova
Glass Cannon Glass Cannon (3/3)
Conjuration Skill TreeConjuration Skill Tree

Familiar Familiar (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced FamiliarEnhanced Familiar
  ┗ Invoked FamiliarInvoked Familiar
Hydra Hydra (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced HydraEnhanced Hydra
  ┗ Invoked HydraInvoked Hydra
Ice Blades Ice Blades (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced Ice BladesEnhanced Ice Blades
  ┗ Summoned Ice BladesSummoned Ice Blades
 ┗ Enhanced Lightning SpearEnhanced Lightning Spear
  ┗ Invoked Lightning SpearInvoked Lightning Spear
Primordial Binding Primordial Binding (3/3)
 ┗ Protection Protection (3/3)
Mana Shield Mana Shield (3/3)
Mastery Skill TreeMastery Skill Tree

Inner Flames Inner Flames (1/3)
 ┗ Devouring Blaze Devouring Blaze (3/3)
Diablo 4 - Ultimate Skill TreeUltimate Skill Tree

 ┗ Prime Unstable CurrentsPrime Unstable Currents
Permafrost Permafrost (1/3)
 ┗ Hoarfrost Hoarfrost (3/3)
Evocation Evocation (3/3)
 ┗ Conduction Conduction (3/3)
 ┗ Electrocution Electrocution (3/3)
Diablo 4 - Key Passive Skill TreeKey Passive

Conjuration Build Skill Progression

At the first few levels, you'd want to invest in Spark, which will allow you to skip the Core Skill tree and jump to defensives to get Frost Nova and Teleport. Continue investing skill points into upgrading those defensive skills until you reach the Conjuration tree, where you'll get most of your offensive skills.

Once you have unlocked your Enchantments, you may remove Frost Nova from your skill bar and only trigger the skill through its enchantment effect. Continue putting points in your Conjuration skills, including the Conjuration Mastery passive, until you get to the Ultimate skill tree, where you'll replace Teleport with Unstable Currents.

After unlocking your Key Passive, Enlightenment, you can start investing in the rest of the recommended passives, depending on whether you need defenses or more damage.

Conjuration Build Enhancements

Chain Lightning Enchantment Slots
FamiliarFamiliar
(Level 15)
Frost NovaFrost Nova
(Level 30)

The first enhancement you would want to place is Familiar since this will allow you to cast more conjurations for free.

Next, you will want to slot in Frost Nova to cast it on enemies from a distance using only your summons. Not only will it Freeze enemies, but it will also increase your damage output by an additional 15% on top of the Vulnerable status effect.

Enchantment Slots Explained

Best Chaos Perks

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Chaos Perks Setup
Mana Infused Conjurations Mana Infused Conjurations Marred Guard Marred Guard Invigorating Attacks Invigorating Attacks

The best Chaos Perks for the Conjurer build is the Mana Infused Conjurations to further boost the damage output of your Familiars and Hydras. Invigorating Attacks will be your pseudo-healing since this provides more mana regeneration when using Basic skills once you have Mana Shield enabled.

In addition, only take Marred Guard when you have the Mana Shield unique perk to compliment your low health with Armor, Elemental Resistance, and Barrier Generation. This combination allows you to take damage to your Mana instead of your health, while also providing large survivability buffs.

If you do not have the recommended Chaos Perks for leveling, you can equip other perks while grinding through Nightmare Dungeons and Helltides until you obtain the Chaos Perks you need for the build.

List of All Chaos Perks

Conjuration Build Best Aspects and Affixes

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Gear Aspect and Affixes
Head
・Ranks to Conjuration Skills
・Cooldown Reduction
・Armor
Temper:
・Defensive - Worldly Endurance
 ┗ Maximum Life
・Utility - Sorcerer Innovation
 ┗ Frost Nova Size
Chest
・Armor
・Maximum Life
・Intelligence
Temper:
・Defensive - Worldly Endurance
 ┗ Total Armor
・Utility - Sorcerer Innovation
 ┗ Frost Nova Size
Gloves
・Critical Strike Chance
・Attack Speed
・Intelligence
Temper:
・Offensive - Earth Finesse
 ┗ Earth Critical Strike Chance
・Utility - Sorcerer Control
 ┗ Stun Duration
Pants
・Armor
・Max Life
・Any Elemental Resistance
Temper:
・Defensive - Worldly Endurance
 ┗ Maximum Life
・Utility - Sorcerer Control
 ┗ Freeze Duration
Boots
・Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by 1.5 Seconds
・Movement Speed
・Max Life
・Willpower
Temper:
・Mobility - Natural Motion
 ┗ Evade Cooldown Reduction
・Utility - Sorcerer Innovation
 ┗ Frost Nova Size
Amulet
・Ranks to Conjuration Mastery
・Cooldown Reduction
・Ranks to Devouring Blaze
Temper:
・Resource - Ultimate Efficiency
 ┗ Unstable Currents Cooldown Reduction
・Offensive - Worldly Finesse
 ┗ Vulnerable Damage
Ring
・Critical Strike Chance
・Intelligence
・Maximum Life
Temper:
・Resource - Ultimate Efficiency
 ┗ Unstable Currents Cooldown Reduction
・Offensive - Worldly Finesse
 ┗ Vulnerable Damage
Ring
・Critical Strike Chance
・Intelligence
・Attack Speed
Temper:
・Resource - Ultimate Efficiency
 ┗ Unstable Currents Cooldown Reduction
・Offensive - Worldly Finesse
 ┗ Vulnerable Damage
One-Handed Sword
・Critical Strike Damage
・Intelligence
・Maximum Life
Temper:
・Weapon - Conjuration Augments
 ┗ Chance for A Second Ice Blades When Cast
・Offensive - Worldly Finesse
 ┗ Critical Strike Damage
Focus
・Cooldown Reduction
・Critical Strike Chance
・Intelligence
Temper:
・Weapon - Conjuration Augments
 ┗ Chance for A Second Ice Blades When Cast
・Offensive - Worldly Finesse
 ┗ Critical Strike Damage

Conjuration Build Best Gems and Runewords

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Conjuration Build Best Gems

Armor Weapons Jewelry
TopazTopaz AmethystAmethyst DiamondDiamond

For gems, you would want to slot in Topaz on armor slots to get more Intelligence, Amethyst on weapon slots to increase your Damage Over Time, and Diamond on all jewelry slots to get additional Elemental Resistance.

Conjuration Build Best Runewords

Runeword 1 Runeword 2
TonTon CirCir QuaQua CemCem

The best runewords to equip for the Conjuration build are Qua and Cem, as they allow for increased mobility, which is crucial due to the lack of defensive skills, especially in the early stages of the game.

Additionally, using Ton and Cir will further boost your AoE damage, enabling faster clearing and improving your overall damage output.

List of All Runewords

Conjuration Build Best Mercenary

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Mercenary Reinforcement
RaheirRaheir AldkinAldkin

Add Raheir as Your Main Mercenary

Sorcerers are generally quite fragile and rely on multiple defensive skills to survive dangerous situations. However, since Raheir's abilities can mitigate incoming damage, you can afford to play more aggressively. Additionally, Raheir has several crowd control abilities that are highly effective for clearing large groups of enemies.

Raheir Mercenary Guide

Choose Aldkin as Your Reinforcement

Most of Aldkin's abilities have a large area of effect and can inflict different types of crowd control, making it easier to manage incoming enemies when you are being overwhelmed. Since this build lacks the defensive skills like other sorcerers, you can capitalize on these abilities to improve your survivability.

Aldkin Mercenary Guide

Conjuration Build Playstyle and Rotation

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The playstyle of the Conjuration Sorcerer revolves around spamming all Conjuration skills and apply burning damage from a distance to deal with enemies before they get to approach you. The usual rotation is as follows:

  1. Cast Hydra in front of you to determine the presence and direction of enemies you will encounter.
  2. Use Ice Blades and Lightning Spear to damage and crowd control enemies. Ice Blades will also reduce the cooldown of your skills through the Summoned Ice Blades upgrade.
  3. Activate your Familiar skill in between your Hydra to produce familiars with fire element, which will boost the effectiveness of your fire damage through the the Invoked Familiar upgrade.
  4. Keep spamming Hydra and Familiar to deal more burning damage.
  5. Cast Unstable Currents for elite packs and boss encounters.

Season 10 Sorcerer Leveling Tips

Season 10 Sorcerer Leveling Tips



Choose Start with Hard Difficulty

We recommend going for Hard Difficulty to benefit from the 75% increase in gold and experience, especially if you're following our leveling guide, which will guarantee your success in this difficulty.

Once you have leveled up and gotten access to the Legendary Aspects required in the build, you may switch to higher Difficulty Tiers such as Expert or Penitent.

Best Difficulty Tier to Start With

Rush Through the Levels to Unlock Conjuration Skills

The most crucial skills in the recommended build for this season can be found in the conjuration skill tree, which would require you to get at least 11 skill points to reach. The build may feel slow and weak without these skills; therefore, we recommend rushing through the early levels to get access to these skills.

Unlock Your Enchantments at Level 15

At Level 15, you will be given the Priority Quest tied to the specialization of the class called Enchantment. Complete the quest as soon as you get it, for being able to equip your first Enchanment, Familiar, will significantly boost your damage early on.

Sorcerer Enchantment Slots Explained

Play Through Seasonal Content and Activities

At the start of your Season 10 journey you'll want to immediately grind Nightmare Dungeons and Helltides to participate in Chaos Rifts and gain keys for Fleeting Hordes.

If you have the Vessel of Hatred expansion, you can also participate in the Kurast Undercity to level up faster and target-farm better gear.

Season 10 Release Date and New Features

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