This is the Sorcerer Fireball endgame build and guide for Season 7 of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about the Fireball Sorcerer build as well as its playstyle in the Season of Witchcraft!

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Fireball Build Summary

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Summary			Skills and Passives			Witchcraft			Aspects and Affixes
Gems			Mercenary			Paragon			Playstyle

Build Summary
Fireball Endgame Build
	Focus: AoE DPS, Endgame Dungeons
Strong AOE Damage Multiple Defensive Skills High Mobility Due to Teleport Relies on Defensive Skills to Survive

This build primarily utilizes Fireball, enhanced by the effects of the Gloves of the Illuminator, Staff of Endless Rage, and various Withcraft Powers as well as Occult Gems.

This combination allows you to deal massive damage to large groups of enemies while maintaining survivability through multiple defensive skills, crowd control, and Raheir as your mercenary.

Fireball Build Skills and Passives

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Gems			Mercenary			Paragon			Playstyle
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Active Skills
Basic Skill Tree ┗ Fire Bolt (2/5)
Core Skill Tree ┗ Fireball (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Fireball 　　┗ Destructive Fireball ┗ Frozen Orb (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Frozen Orb 　　┗ Greater Frozen Orb ┗ Elemental Dominance (3/3) ┗ Potent Warding (3/3)
Defensive Skill Tree ┗ Teleport (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Teleport 　　┗ Shimmering Teleport ┗ Flame Shield (1/5) ┗ Ice Armor (1/5) ┗ Glass Cannon (3/3) ┗ Elemental Attunement (3/3)
Conjuration Skill Tree ┗ Align the Elements (1/3) 　┗ Protection (3/3) ┗ Precision Magic (3/3) ┗ Mana Shield (3/3)
Mastery Skill Tree ┗ Inner Flames (3/3) 　┗ Devouring Blaze (3/3) 　┗ Crippling Flames (3/3) ┗ Icy Veil (3/3)
Ultimate Skill Tree ┗ Inferno (1/5) ┗ Fiery Surge (2/3) 　┗ Endless Pyre (3/3) 　┗ Soulfire (3/3) ┗ Elemental Synergies (3/3) ┗ Evocation (3/3)
Key Passive ┗ Enlightenment

Fireball Build Enchantment

Fireball Enchantment Slots
Frozen Orb (Level 15)	Teleport (Level 30)

First, you will select Frozen Orb as your first enchantment. This will give Frozen Orb a 30% chance to automatically launch every time you cast a spell. Since this build cannot apply Vulnerable with your Pyromancy skills, this enchantment is essential for boosting your overall damage output.

Next, you will use Teleport to gain additional crowd control, which is necessary to activate the offering from your Noc rune. Remember to pair this with Raiment of the Infinite to make this build optimal. If you do not yet have this Unique armor, you can substitute it with the Fireball Enchantment for extra burst damage.

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Fireball Build Witchcraft Powers

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Witchcraft	Effect Rank Up Bonus
Abyssal Resonance	Every 250 Resource spent, release an explosion dealing 400% Shadow damage. Each explosion triggered within 10 seconds of the last increases the size and damage by 130%. Stacking up to 3 times. Rank 10: The third explosion pulls enemies towards you before detonating.
Purging Touch	Eldritch Effects X increased damage against Headrotten. Rank 10: This damage bonus now extends to all monsters.
Shaken Soul	Eldritch Effects apply Vulnerable to enemies for X seconds. Rank 10: Damage from Psyche and Growth & Decay Effects will also apply Vulnerable at half the duration.
Hex of Flames	Lucky Hit: You have up to an X chance to apply Hex of Flames. Hex of Flames deals 40% additional Fire damage each time you deal damage to the target. Rank 7: Hex of Flames explodes dealing damage to all nearby enemies when you land a Critical Strike.
Twilight Warding	Every X seconds, gain a Barrier for 5 seconds absorbing Y damage. Rank 12: Twilight Warding reflects enemy projectiles while active.
Piranhado	When an enemy is afflicted by both a Hex and an Aura Effect, a Piranhado is summoned pulling enemies towards it and dealing X Physical damage over 12 seconds. May occur once every 20 seconds. Rank 5: Piranhado moves itself towards nearby enemies.

The Witchcraft setup for the build is focused on increasing Fireball's damage through Purging Touch and Shaken Soul, with Hex of Flames slotted for extra fire damage. Twilight Warding is used for extra survivability, while Abyssal Resonance and Piranhado to group up enemies to make every cast of Fireball efficient.

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Fireball Build Aspects and Affixes

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Masterwork Priority	Affixes marked with ★ are the ones you should aim to upgrade when masterworking.

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Gear	Aspect and Affixes
Head	Heir of Perdition Stats: ・Critical Strike Chance ・Lucky Hit Chance ★★★ ・Movement Speed ・Ranks to Core Skills Note: Harlequin Crest is a great alternative if you have it as its Maximum Resource will help get your build online more easily.
Chest	Raiment of the Infinite Stats: ・Ranks to Elemental Attunement ・Intelligence ★★★ ・Ranks to Glass Cannon ・Ranks to Shocking Impact Note: Snowveiled Aspect is a great alternative if you are still looking for the Raiment of the Infinite.
Gloves	Gloves of the Illuminator Stats: ・Critical Strike Chance ・Fireball Attack Speed ★★★ ・Mana when a Fireball Explodes ・Ranks to Fireball
Pants	Aspect of Mind’s Awakening Stats: ・Maximum Life ★★★ ・Intelligence ・Armor Temper: ・Defensive - Worldly Endurance 　┗ X Total Armor ・Utility - Worldly Fortune 　┗ Lucky Hit: Up to X Chance to Slow for 2 Seconds
Boots	Rakanoth's Wake Stats: ・Movement Speed ・Non-Physical Damage ★★★ ・Cooldown Reduction ・Resistance to All Elements
Amulet	Aspect of Three Curses Stats: ・Damage ★★★ ・Total Armor ・Ranks to Devouring Blaze Temper: ・Offensive - Pyromancy Finesse 　┗ X Fire Damage ・Utility - Worldly Fortune 　┗ Lucky Hit: Up to X Chance to Slow for 2 Seconds
Ring	Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop Stats: ・Non-Physical Damage ★★★ ・Cooldown Reduction ・Lucky Hit Chance ・Ranks to Potent Warding
Ring	Ring of Starless Skies Stats: ・Attack Speed ・Critical Strike Chance ・Lucky Hit Chance ・Ranks to Core Skills ★★★
Weapon (Staff)	Staff of Endless Rage Stats: ・Chance for Fireball Projectiles to Cast Twice ★★★ ・Fireball Projectile Speed ・Ranks to Fireball ・Intelligence

Fireball Build Gems and Runewords

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Weapon	Armor
Emerald	Diamond

For Gems, it's best to slot in Diamonds to increase all stats and benefit from all stat bonuses. For your weapons, Emerald is the best choice as it increases your Critical Strike Damage.

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Fireball Build Best Occult Gems

Amulet	Ring	Ring
Dust Stone	Witching Hour	Moonlight Ward

Dust Stone and Witching Hour are the most important Occult Gems for the build. These gems synergize together with Fireball, ultimately increasing your build's damage output through the granted damage multiplier. For more defenses, Moonlight Ward is equipped, granting damage reduction and increasing the maximum resistance for all elements.

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Fireball Build Runewords

Runeword 1	Runeword 2
Tam Ohm	Noc Lac

Since you will primarily be using Fireball, which is a non-channeled Core Skill, you can constantly trigger the Barbarian's War Cry to move faster around the map and increase your damage output.

This will be paired with Noc and Lac, as you will be utilizing the Crippling Flames passive to apply crowd control to enemies while using the Challenging Shout, which can significantly boost your survivability.

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Fireball Build Mercenaries

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Mercenary	Reinforcement
Raheir	Aldkin

Sorcerers are generally fragile and rely on multiple defensive skills to survive dangerous situations. However, since Raheir's abilities can mitigate some incoming damage, you can afford to play more aggressively.

For reinforcement, you will hire Aldkin for his Terrify ability, which will serve as an additional source of Vulnerable.

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Fireball Build Paragon Boards

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Paragon Boards
1. Starting Board (Destruction)
Searing Heat (Pyromaniac)
Fundamental Release (Exploit)
Enchantment Master (Elementalist)
Burning Instinct (Flamefeeder)

The Paragon Boards and Glyphs you choose should focus on enhancing your Pyromancy Skills, Burning damage, Damage to Vulnerable targets, and Critical Damage to eliminate enemies for faster clearing. Since you will be relatively weak against single target enemies, it is essential to boost your damage as much as possible to effectively deal with bosses, especially in difficult dungeons.

Fireball Build Playstyle and Tips

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This build's playstyle revolves around spamming Fireball to defeat enemies while utilizing defensive skills for survivability. With the Gloves of the Illuminator and the Staff of Endless Rage, you can clear large groups of enemies and even burst down bosses by relying on a single ability.

1. Cast Flame Shield or Ice Armor to generate a Barrier.
2. Use Teleport to pull enemies together and stun them.
3. Use Evade to move out of enemy range before the crowd control ends.
4. Spam Fireball on the group of enemies to wipe them out instantly.

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