After nearly a decade of refinement, Path of Exile 2 Early Access has 6 classes with different play styles waiting for you to use, some emphasizing close physical combat with enemies, and some focusing on launching spell attacks on enemies at a distance. If you prefer the game control brought by the latter, then Sorceress will be your best choice.
Although in the early stages of the game, you may feel that this class is like a very soft glass cannon-with powerful damage capabilities, but poor survivability. But if you choose a suitable leveling path, powerful gear and skills for it, it will become more solid.
In the current POE 2 Early Access game content, the best Sorceress build is Fireball Frostwall, which has the power similar to the elemental god, and can deal with powerful nuclear strikes, freezing and fire damage to enemies. So in this guide, we will introduce you to some skills and gear suitable for this powerful build, so that you can easily clear all the monsters and enemies that hinder you on the map.
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Best Skills
Because the skill system in POE 2 differs from conventional similar games, you need to use the skill gems you get during the exploration to cast the skills you need. Not only that, you can also find some Uncut Skill Gems, which you can “cut” into the skills you need and are beneficial to your build.
In addition, each skill gem has 1-3 slots for auxiliary gems, which will provide some key attribute gains to this skill gem. The following are the names and corresponding relationships of some skill gems and auxiliary gems that you can place in Fireball Frostwall build.
- Fireball – Unleash & Scattershot & Wildshards
- Frost Wall – Icicle & Spell Cascade & Glaciation
- Frost Bomb – Strip Away & Magnified Effect
- Flame Wall – Fortress
- Cast on Freeze – Comet & Impetus
- Grim Feast – Clarity
- Hypothermia – Persistence & Heightened Curse
However, since each player’s play style and exploration progress are completely different, here is the ultimate state you have when you reach the last act of the game content. You don’t have to place them in the exact order specified here, because some skill gems require a certain level to cut or are not suitable for certain exploration situations.
Even if you make a mistake in modifying the build and cause the overall ability to decrease, it doesn’t matter. You only need to spend some POE 2 Currency to fix it, which is not a big deal. More importantly, your build here is based on the skills you choose, and you can create a build that suits your own play style.
Passive Skills
After introducing the active skills that can be selected in Fireball Frostwall build, let’s take a look at how to choose passive skills. In fact, there is no passive skill that is best suited to a certain build in POE 2, because all 1,500 passive skill points on the huge passive skill tree can be unlocked without being restricted by Class.
First of all, we need to understand that these passive skill points are general gains added to your build, so for Sorceress, our priority must be those skill nodes that can increase a lot of defense capabilities and some specific damage capabilities, which will make it easier for you to get loot and some rare POE 2 Orbs as rewards from battles or missions.
Although this cannot provide you with the best choice, it will provide you with a reference unlocking path, and you can gradually activate them in the following order. But it is also important to note that this can also be adjusted according to your game style and game progress, as long as you use it smoothly.
- Pure Energy: Increases max Energy Shield by 30% and gives +10 Intelligence.
- Rapid Recharge: Energy Shield recharge rate is increased by 25% and Energy Shield recharge begins 25% faster.
- Dampening Shield: Your maximum Energy Shield is increased by 28% and you gain 12% of your maximum Energy Shield as an additional Stun Threshold.
- Exploit the Elements: Increases maximum Energy Shield by 28% and grants an additional 12% of your maximum Energy Shield as Stun Threshold.
- Essence Fusion: Increases Energy Shield recharge rate by 40% and grants +10 Intelligence.
- Path of Winter: Increases Cold Damage by 18% and freeze buildup by 30%.
- Raw Power: You get 20% increased Spell Damage and +10 Intelligence.
- Practiced Signs: Casting speed increased by 6%.
- Insightfulness: Maximum Energy Shield increased by 18%, Mana Regeneration rate increased by 12%, and Intelligence. increased by 6%.
- Melding: Maximum Energy Shield increased by 40% and maximum mana decreased by 10%.
- Heavy Buffer: Max Energy Shield increased by 40% and max Life reduced by 10%.
- Illuminated Crown: Equipped helmets have a 20% increased Light Radius and 70% increased Energy Shield.
- Overexposure: Increases cold exposure effect by 30%, Fire Exposure Effect by 30%, and lightning exposure effect by 30%.
- Stormweaver: Damage is increased by 15% for each type of Elemental Ailment inflicted on enemies.
- Climate Change: Your freeze buildup is increased by 20% and you gain 25% of your Cold Damage as additional fire damage against frozen enemies.
- Shattered Crystal: Ice Crystal Life is reduced by 60%.
- Ether Flow: Mana regeneration rate while stationary is reduced by 25% and Mana Regeneration rate while moving is increased by 50%.
- Psychic Fragmentation: There is a 12% chance that the spell skill will fire two extra bullets.
- Echoing Frost: If you recently inflicted Chill on an enemy, your elemental damage is increased by 30%.
- Thin Ice: Freeze buildup is increased by 20% and damage on hit against frozen enemies is increased by 50%.
- Invocated Efficiency: Casting spells restores 3% mana and cast spells deal 45% increased Spell Damage.
- Energise: There is a 25% chance that half of the energy spent on a trigger skill will be returned.
- Refocus: Increases Energy Shield recharge rate by 30% and Mana Regeneration rate by 20%.
- Glaciation: Damage penetrates 18% cold resistance and increases cold resistance by 25%.
- Endless Blizzard: All Cold skills gain 1 level.
- Inescapable Cold: Increases freeze buildup on enemies by 40% and freeze duration by 20%.
Best Gear
Like skill gems, the gear you choose for your Fireball Frostwall build in Path of Exile 2 is determined by your exploration, so it’s constantly changing. Early on you’ll probably want to put all the loot you find in your build, regardless of whether it will benefit your build or not.
But as you progress through the game, you’ll become a more independent-minded connoisseur, and you’ll be able to tell exactly which gear is right for your Sorceress. And at this point, you’ll no longer be obsessed with specific gear, but with properties and states that can provide noticeable benefits.
That being said, for the benefit of some new players or those who haven’t yet developed their own independent build ideas, this guide will introduce you to the best gear for Fireball Frostwall builds based on different types of slots. Again, you don’t have to build exactly the same as what’s shown here. Similar results can also be achieved by using POE 2 Regal Orbs to increase rarity and add more favorable affixes to the original item.
- Weapon: Victory Spire Attuned Wand
- Off Hand: Vengeance Spell Expert Antler Focus
- Helm: Phoenix Veil Expert Feathered Tiara
- Armor: Doom Coat Expert Altar Robe
- Gloves: Blueflame Bracers Goldcast Cuffs
- Boots: Miracle Trail Advanced Lattice Sandals
- Belt: Miracle Lock Mail Belt
- Ring 1: Armageddon Grip Sapphire Ring
- Ring 2: Blood Know Prismatic Ring
- Amulet: Eagle Scarab Bloodstone Amulate
- Charm 1: Dawnlit Stone Charm of the Plentiful
So there you have it, some of the best options for Fireball Frostwall build you can choose for your Sorceress in POE 2 Early Access. I believe that under your creation, Sorceress, the originally very fragile glass cannon, will become more solid and have great diversity. I wish you have fun playing this interesting sequel and get the best gaming experience from it!