The Frozen Orb build is one of many Sorcerer options that can deal chilly AoE damage with incredible mobility and ranged combat potential. To pull it off, you’ll need to know about the best Frozen Orb builds in Diablo 4 Season 6, whether it’s for leveling, endgame, or even PvP.
While the majority of damage this build deals with Frost skills, there’s also a bit of Shock and Pyromancy in there too. It’s one of the best Sorcerer builds for decimating waves of foes in an instant, which is especially helpful this season and in the Pit.
To make the best Frozen Orb Sorcerer, you’ll need the right skills, gear, Aspects, and even Glyphs once you make it to the endgame. Let’s dive right into how to craft this build for yourself in Diablo 4 Season 6.
Best Frozen Orb Sorcerer skills
Once you finally reach the endgame phase, you can alter your Frozen Orb Sorcerer build to better fit the tougher side of Diablo 4 such as Nightmare Dungeons and The Pit. It isn’t startlingly different, but there are a few key changes. Here’s how your new build should look:
Active Skills
| Active Skill | Upgrades | Points Allocated |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Bolt | – | 2 |
| Frozen Orb | Enhanced, Greater | 5 |
| Flame Shield | – | 1 |
| Ice Armor | Enhanced, Shimmering | 1 |
| Teleport | Enhanced, Shimmering | 1 |
| Lightning Spear | Enhanced, Invoked | 1 |
| Ice Blades | Enhanced, Summoned | 1 |
| Unstable Currents | Prime | 1 |
There are a couple of Active Skill changes with the endgame build, namely the introduction of Lightning Spear and Unstable Currents.
While Lightning Spear conjures lightning that can render enemies Vulnerable, Unstable Currents is an Ultimate Skill which makes a random Core, Conjuration, or Mastery Shock Skill strike whenever you cast a Shock Skill.
Passive Skills
| Passive Skill | Points Allocated |
|---|---|
| Elemental Dominance | 3 |
| Glass Cannon | 3 |
| Elemental Attunement | 1 |
| Align the Elements | 1 |
| Mana Shield | 3 |
| Conjuration Mastery | 3 |
| Protection | 3 |
| Inner Flames | 1 |
| Devouring Blaze | 3 |
| Permafrost | 3 |
| Hoarfrost | 3 |
| Icy Touch | 3 |
| Icy Veil | 3 |
| Elemental Synergies | 3 |
| Evocation | 3 |
| Coursing Currents | 1 |
| Electrocution | 3 |
| Enlightement | 1 |
There are a lot more changes with the Passive Skills during the endgame phase, including the addition of Enlightement for a Key Passive.
This skill makes you become Charged whenever you Critically Strike an enemy using a Shock Skill (grants 10% chance to cause Lightning damage to arc at a nearby enemy).
We’re also diving a bit into some Pyromancy passives like Inner Flames (increases Pyromancy damage while Healthy) and Devouring Blaze (increases Critical Strike Damage on Burning enemies).
Best Frozen Orb Sorcerer Enchantments
This time around, you’ll have slightly altered Enchantments for your Frozen Orb Sorcerer. First, keep the Frozen Orb Enchantment to gain a 30% chance to launch a Frozen Orb whenever you cast a non-Basic Skill.
Instead of Fireball, you should now go for Fire Bolt. This Enchantment applies additional Burning damage from direct skill damage.
Best rotation
- Flame Shield
- Unstable Currents
- Lightning Spear
- Frozen Orb
- Ice Armor
- Teleport
The endgame rotation is similar to the leveling one, but with a few adjustments. Start with Flame Shield again to Burn nearby enemies while making yourself Immune.
You can now cast Unstable Currents, so whenever you cast a Shock Skill, a random Core, Conjuration, or Mastery Shock Skill is triggered. This is perfect right before Lightning Spear, a Conjuration Skill that seeks out enemies to damage them and inflict Vulnerability.
After that, use Frozen Orb to explode and Chill surrounding enemies. You can finish the rotation off with Ice Armor for an extra Barrier, and Teleport if you need to get out of the fray.
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Best Paragon Glyphs
Upon making it to level 50, you’ll begin to earn Paragon Points to invest in your Paragon Board. You can also slot in Glyphs to further customize this endgame build.
While there are tons of Glyphs available to find and level up, these are the recommended Glyphs for a Frozen Orb Sorcerer.
- Destruction
- Tactician
- Unleash
- Elementalist
- Flamefeeder
These Glyphs will help you get all the way to level 100 with ease and ensure that you thrive throughout the endgame activities. They improve in aspects such as elemental damage, mana regeneration, and status effect inflictions.
Best Mercenaries
For a Frozen Orb Sorcerer, choosing the right mercenaries is key to staying alive while you dish out damage.
Subo is the go-to hired mercenary for a more casual and efficient playstyle. His Seeker ability reveals hidden enemies and objects, making exploration smoother while helping with Mana sustain. To enhance mobility and crowd control, invest in Wire Trap and Ready At Hand, then follow up with Cover Fire for a damage boost.
If you’re looking for a more defensive play, Raheir is a solid alternative. His Valiance ability reduces damage from big hits and grants Unstoppable. For extra defense, pick Ground Slam and Raheir’s Aegis. In challenging scenarios, setting Raheir as your reinforcement with Bastion on “Injured” will protect you when things get tough.
Best Aspects
In the endgame phase, you can start adding a lot more Aspects that work well with this adjusted build. Make sure to farm for these Aspects while making it to level 100:
| Aspect | Power | Dungeon | Region | Obol gamble |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prodigy’s Aspect | Using a Cooldown restores Mana. | Witchwater | Hawezar | Ring |
| Aspect of the Firebird | Gain Flame Shield Enchantment for free. When Flame Shield activates, Meteorites fall around you to deal Fire damage. | – | – | Boots |
| Conceited Aspect | Deal increased damage while you have an active Barrier. | – | – | Focus |
| Snowveiled Aspect | Casting Ice Armor makes you Unstoppable and grants you increased Damage Reduction for a few seconds. | Sarat’s Lair | Scosglen | Pants |
| Aspect of Splintering Energy | Critical Hits with Lightning Spear cause lightning to arc from it, dealing extra damage to other targets. | Crumbling Hekma | Kehjistan | Offhands |
| Aspect of Shredding Blades | Ice Blades’ chance to apply Vulnerable is increased by 20% and the Vulnerable duration is increased by 4 seconds. You gain 15–35% Vulnerable Damage. | Gambling with the Purveyor of Curiosities. | – | – |
Best Frozen Orb Sorcerer weapons, armor & Runewords
It’s tough to choose which gear to go for during this phase of the game, but these are some picks that we recommend. You’ll find here an array of Legendary and Unique items.
| Item | Socket | Item Type | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heir of Perdition | TamWat | Helm | Give in to hatred and earn Lilith’s Favor, increasing your damage dealt by 60%. Slaughter enemies to briefly steal Lilith’s Favor from Nearby allies. |
| Tyrael’s Might | XolOhm | Chest Armor | While at full Life, your Skills unleash a divine barrage dealing 195 damage. |
| Runic Gloves of Frozen orbit | – | Gloves | Deal increased damage to Vulnerable enemies while you have a Barrier active. |
| Runic Leggins of Concentration | 2x Topaz for intelligence | Pants | Casting a Conjuration Skill grants you 30% Damage Reduction for 5 seconds. |
| Rakanoth’s Wake | – | Boots | When you Cast a Skill with Cooldown, you explode, dealing 2,520 Fire Damage. |
| Storm Swell Bone Wand | Emerald for extra Critical Strike damage | Main weapon | You deal 35% increased damage while Ice Armor is active, and 15% more if they’re Frozen. |
| Serpent Stone of Shredding Blades | Emerald for extra Critical Strike damage | Offhand weapon | Ice Blades’ chance to apply Vulnerable increases, while Vulnerable duration and damage increase too. |
| Fractured Winterglass | Skull for extra armor | Amulet | Conjurations have a chance to launch a Frozen Orb at nearby enemies. |
| Mother’s Embrace | Skull for extra armor | Ring 1 | If a Core Skill hits four or more enemies, some of your Resource cost is refunded. |
| Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop | Skull for extra armor | Ring 2 | For each type of Elemental damage you deal, gain increased damage for a few seconds. |
Building the Frozen Orb Sorcerer for PvP
The good news is that Frozen Orb is a pretty good Sorcerer build for engaging in the PvP gameplay at the Fields of Hatred.
With high-damage AoE attacks in your skillset, this build won’t have any problem taking down foes, even if they’re enemy players.
If you want an even better PvP build than this one, try out the Chain Lightning Sorcerer build, as it works even better than this one in terms of single-target damage against other players.
Now that you know how to craft this top-tier Necromancer build, make sure to check out our guides for the Druid, Sorcerer, Rogue, Barbarian, and Spirtiborn. There’s also our Diablo 4 Class tier list so you can see where this build fits in the current meta.
