Path of Exile 2 Sorceress: Stormweaver and Chronomancer Builds

Enchantress in Path of Exile 2 — a powerful sorceress and master of elemental magic, using combinations of different elements, deals devastating damage over an area, deftly wielding a staff as a tool for casting spells. The sorceress is the most understandable and easy to master for beginner players, thanks to familiar mechanics and high initial DPS. At later stages of the game, the character can be made into a Chronomancer or Storm Weaver, using unique abilities and showing spectacular and dynamic gameplay.

In this guide, we'll talk about the best builds, figure out what gear to choose for the Sorceress, and also look at all the most effective skill and stones in different builds.

We will monitor the relevance of the article and gradually supplement it with various builds for the Sorceress, which seem to be the most effective. If you plan to play PoE 2 for this class, bookmark this page, so as not to miss the appearance of new builds and try them out among the first.

PoE 2 Sorceress Builds for Leveling

Once you choose the Sorceress as your starting class, you'll have quite a journey ahead of you. The Test of Sehem, which allows you to choose Ascension, will only open in the second half of Act 2, and you need to be prepared for it. During the game as a starting character, you need to get used to the mechanics and decide in which direction to develop further.

The starting build for the Sorceress is important for quickly and comfortably ing the first stages of the game and then entering the endgame. Next, we will analyze one of the best ways to start playing for the Sorceress and inflict great damage on small opponents and bosses.

Equipment

The first and most important aspect of building a good build is choosing the right equipment that gives the best bonuses to the character. In Path of Exile 2, heroes are not limited in what to wear, so at the beginning it is easy to get confused in the abundance of things and put on the Sorceress absolutely useless items for her.

The class in question plays through intelligence, the usual defense parameters in the form of armor and evasion are less important for her. Items for the Sorceress should have a high base indicator Energy shield.

In the table below we will look at additional modifiers that you should focus on when selecting equipment:

Based on the table, you can choose good equipment for your character at the initial stages of the game. Do not rush to collect ideal characteristics at once, good things will begin to fall gradually, and sooner or later you will be able to dress your character in decent gear.

Having received a good item, you can take care of installing runes and adding modifiers. If you are unlucky with the slots on the best equipment, use the sphere of astromancy.

• For weapons, runes that increase elemental damage are a good choice (deserts, storms, glacier), depending on what spells you use.
• To increase your mana level, install Rune of Reason in armor.
• It would also look good in armor Rune of Iron, which increases armor, evasion and energy shield.
• Rune of Rebirth can be installed in both armor and weapons. It will increase survivability by granting ive HP regeneration or restoring health from killed enemies.

Stormweaver Starter Builds

Stormweaver is a fairly flexible class, capable of playing through certain elements or combining them at your discretion. Next, we will analyze a couple of effective builds for the Sorceress through different elements. They will help you easily complete the campaign and reach the endgame.

Skills and stones

First of all, it is worth considering the most classic build on the Storm Weaver through Spark, enhanced by skills Wall of Flame и Mana Storm, as well as aura Archmage and ive Witchcraft intensity.

The table below contains all the skills and gems needed for this build during leveling:

Emboldening Salvo Seal of Power can't be obtained with stones, equip it to use it Ringing Staff. It is worth considering that not all of these skills can be used at the very beginning of the game. As you progress through the leveling process, higher level stones become available, gradually equip and level them up to bring your skill set to the form in the table above.

In combat, stick to the following rotation:

1. Install on the field Seal of Power.
2. Put curses on your enemies Weakness и Conductivity.
3. Mark your priority target with Thunder Mark.
4. Place on the field Sphere of storms.
5. Set Wall of Flame.
6. Activate Storm of Mana.
7. Hold down attack Spark, trying to the shells through the fire.

The main way to deal damage here is to use Spark in conjunction with Flame Wall. This combination can be used from the very beginning of the game, all other skills only help to increase DPS.

For the storm weaver, various variations are also effective Cryo-Shock builds that focus on ice damage and permanent freeze, using curses and shock spells to increase overall damage against strong opponents.

The list of all necessary skills for such a build at the leveling stage looks like this:

In the initial stages, until you gain access to To the frost ball, to deal damage, use all available skills from the starting stones and staves. Until the skill setup from the table is assembled, the skills will be effective Ice Ring и Bite of the cold.

When fighting against ordinary enemies, just use Wall of ice, to block them and then Frosty Ballto freeze and activate Casting a spell while frozen. If there is a need to inflict large damage over an area, use Comet. It is perfect for clearing large groups or dealing significant damage to bosses. Frost Bomb.

For enemies with increased cold resistance, you should use it first. Subcooling. Thunderstorm age needed to finish off enemies and explode Ball Lightning.

After receiving the stone Eye of Winter you can stick to the following rotation:

1. Use Frosty Ballto create frozen ground.
2. To block small enemies, place Wall of iceIt won't stop large opponents, but it will help you accumulate freeze faster.
3. Once the enemies freeze, use Frostbite и Frost bomb.
4. Cast on them from a safe distance Comet.
5. Ball lightning works automatically.
6. Eye of Winter will help to inflict huge damage on bosses.

Above are just a few of the many effective variations of active skill sets suitable for the leveling stage. Don't be afraid to change skills and experiment with builds in search of the most convenient build for yourself. With thoughtful leveling, for example, the Sorceress build through fire or the Sorceress through crits and lightning will show itself well.

ive skills

ive Skill Tree Leveling for Stormweaver via Spark at the initial stages it looks like this:

• Start by upgrading your nodes Clean energy и Open mind, which increase the maximum energy shield and increase the speed of mana regeneration.
• Nodes Suppressor Shield, Blessing of Mana и Fast reload will help increase the supply of magical resources and further improve the energy shield.
• Inspiration will further increase survivability and make mana management easier.
• Witchcraft Blossom to speed up mana recovery.
• Pure power и The relentless whisper will help increase lightning damage and the effectiveness of curses.
• Key Node Whisper of Doom to gain the ability to cast an additional curse.
• Strong barrier will further increase the energy shield at the cost of decreasing health.
• Unfavorable growth Allows you to convert received damage into mana.
• Natural strength Increases elemental resistance and increases elemental damage.
• After receiving your first Ascension, take Endless storm in the Storm Weaver branch and in the main tree, open A touch of magic to enhance the magical emission.
• To increase damage and cast speed, unlock Creation of cascades и Overzealousness.

In the characteristic nodes, give preference intelligence, since strength and agility are almost irrelevant in this build. Collect only the amount necessary to use equipment and install stones. To eliminate the weaknesses of the build at the leveling stage, get gloves as soon as possible Kitoko Stream. In addition, it is advisable to purchase a belt. Midnight Tape.

By following this route in the early and mid game, you will ensure that you have good crowd control, ample mana, and excellent survivability due to the energy shield. In case you feel like you are lacking damage, you can distribute points early on across nodes to increase your spell and elemental damage. Once you have the opportunity to unlock stronger nodes from the build, you can redistribute skill points.

The order of pumping ive skills for Cryo-Shock The assembly looks like this:

• Get Clean energy to increase protection at the start.
• Unlock nodes Familiar signs и Unbridled Power to increase damage and casting speed.
• Increase your mana regeneration rate with a node Open mind.
• By this point, ice spells should be available, so choose The Way of Winterto increase damage and freeze accumulation rate.
• Temporarily unlock nodes Exploitation of the elements и Breath of Cold. They will help to deal damage in the early stages of the game.
• To further increase your survivability, take Suppressor Shield.
• Accumulate enough gold and sbroste previously taken branches from Exploitation of the elements и Breath of cold.
• The freed points will be enough to unlock Glaciation in the northernmost branch of the tree. This way you compensate for the lost penetration of cold resistance.
• Unblock Endless blizzard и The Inescapable Cold on the same branch.
• Move right and take the skills Ingenuity и Stable barrier, which will give a good increase to mana and energy shield.
• On the branch just below you will get nodes Raw Mana, Witchcraft intensity и Ether flow.
• Find a node to the left of the central branch Strong barrier and unlock it. It will significantly increase your maximum shield in exchange for 10% health.
• Next up, increase your energy shield recharge speed with a node. Reliable barrier.
• Move along the outer ring of the skill tree to the right, reach the nodes Thin ice, Severe frost и Harsh winter. These three ives will significantly increase the rate of accumulation of frost, damage to frozen enemies and the casting speed of frost spells.
• Go back to the left side of the tree and upgrade the skill. Unfavorable growth, with which you will begin to use mana as a defense.
• Take the next one Transparency in the north-eastern part of the tree.
• To increase elemental damage, unlock nodes Fueled by the storm, Natural strength и Limit of destruction.
• Take the knots last Recharging и A touch of magic.

From the Ascension branch at this stage it is best to take Endless storm и Willpower. In the characteristic nodes, the main emphasis is on intelligence.

Further development of the builds described above can be found further down the text, in the section with variations of endgame builds.

Chronomancer Starter Build

Chronomancer is not the most popular subclass in the community, which is why there are not many builds for it. For the most part, players try to make hybrids out of such a sorceress, using crossbows or melee weapons, in order to achieve the greatest efficiency in conjunction with unique time management skills and squeeze the maximum damage out of the class.

Skills and stones

One of the most straightforward and inexpensive variations of Chronomancer is a crit build through ice damage, using a meta-stone. Cast on Critic and auras ArchmageAt the leveling stage, the set of skills for such a build looks like this:

It is worth starting to play with the standard and most effective combination of Sparks и Walls of Flame. Gradually add to your build Frost bomb and use it as your primary source of single target damage. Use the stone later to apply shock Sphere of Storms. You can use this setup until approximately level 30+.

At the next stage of pumping, switch to using Frosty ball. However, the best solution would be to use fireball in conjunction with Blue Flame Bracelets, converting all fire damage to ice damage. Gradually bring the gem setup to what is shown in the table. A Dark Feast at later stages it is worth replacing with Casting a spell while frozenTo reduce enemies' resistance to cold, use Frostbite. After gaining access to the skill Comet install it into the meta-stone instead of Frostbite.

ive skills

The order of pumping the ive tree for the starting build of Chronomancer through Cast on Crit looks like this:

• Start by increasing your damage with skills right away Unbridled Power и Familiar signs.
• Get The Way of Winter and get to Exploitation of the elements.
• The next step is to get Suppressor Shield, Blessing of Mana и Inspiration.
• Move up until you unlock the nodes Endless blizzard, The Inescapable Cold и Glaciation.
• Go back a little and take it Climate change.
• Move right along the outer ring of the tree to get Effective appeal и Recharging.
• Take away the ives Thin ice, Severe frost и Harsh winter nearby.
• Go back a little and get it Stable barrier и Ingenuity.
• Open the nodes just below Ether flow и Witchcraft intensity.
• Get to the skill last Calibration.

When you gain Ascension skills, you can start with Now and again to reduce the cooldown of Frost Bomb, which will be very useful in the early game. Alternatively, you can choose footprints in the sand, Highest point и Top management.

The continuation of the development of the build described above can be found further down the text, in the section with variations of endgame builds.

Endgame build of the sorceress Stormweaver in PoE 2 via Spark

There are several variations of Stormweaver development through Spark in the endgame. For the most part, they depend on the budget that needs to be spent on equipment. Next, we will consider a not the most expensive variation of the build, while having high damage. It is recommended to start pumping according to the guide no earlier than reaching level 80.

Skills and stones

First of all, let's look at the changes in the final set of stones, which is desirable to collect by the late stages of the game:

You can continue using Flame Wall if you want, but it won't seem as effective at this point. It's best to use a Spirit Stone instead. Jump, replacing the roll with teleportation. This will increase mobility and help avoid damage.

ive skills

After obtaining the Takach of Storms specialization, you need to invest in the Ascendancy skill tree that opens up. First of all, take the skill Endless storm, which constantly increases mana regeneration and spell casting speed.

In the third act you can get 2 more specialization points - unlock the skill Willpower, which will enhance the previous ive. After receiving the third set of points, invest them in Strikes twice, which allows you to apply two shocks to enemies at once. Take the last skill Destructive winds, which reduces the resistance of opponents.

Upgrading such a build will require reworking the starting build. Reset unnecessary skills at the Stealthy in the camp and redistribute points as shown in the screenshot above. For convenience, use the list of necessary ive skills:

• Unbridled power;
• Open mind;
• Familiar signs;
• Clean energy;
• Blessing of Mana;
• AC;
• Control Zone (Weapon Set 2);
• Flow state;
• Restrained creation;
• Dynamism;
• Wild Storm;
• Inevitable Doom (Weapon Set 2);
• Inevitable End (Weapon Set 2);
• Immunity to chaos;
• Time speeds up (weapon set 1);
• Ether flow;
• Witchcraft intensity;
• Raw Mana;
• Mystical accumulator;
• Branching Discharges (Weapon Set 1);
• Lightning (weapon set 1);
• Master of Corruption (Weapon Set 2);
• Whisper of Doom;
• Ingenuity;
• Relentless Whisper (Weapon Set 2);
• Pure Power (Weapon Set 1);
• Energy Conductor (Weapon Set 1);
• A touch of magic;
• Mind over matter;
• Natural strength;
• Limit of Destruction (Weapon Set 1).

In this build, mana pool acts as a substitute for health, so it is important to collect as much intelligence as possible. In gems, try to find restore 2% mana on kill, which will provide almost complete immortality during the clearing of locations. Also extremely useful will be:

• increasing the strength of the shock applied;
• Increased speed of casting spells;
• Increased damage from spells/elements/lightning.

Equipment

The main things you want to have by the end of the game are:

• body armor Morior Invictus;
• belt Resourcefulness;
• shield The Machinations of Mahuxotl;
• ring Fragments of dreams.

You can continue to hold it in your glove slot Kitoko Stream or replace it with any bracers with good bonuses to mana, intelligence, energy shield and elemental resistances.

In the first weapon slot, take a wand with the following affixes:

• + to the level of lightning spell skills;
• additional damage from lightning/spells;
• Increased speed of casting spells;
• mana;
• intelligence.

As weapon 2 you will need a staff with Seal of Power. Select the following characteristics for it:

• +6 to the level of all spell skills;
• as much mana and intelligence as possible for survival;
• Increases the speed of casting spells.

For the rest of your gear, try to get as many of the following stats as possible:

• Spirit — at least 160-170 units will be required for assembly;
• mana and intelligence;
• energy shield;
• + to the level of spell skills;
• speed of movement (in shoes);
• elemental resistances;
• increasing the rarity of found items.

Endgame Sorceress Build Stormweaver Cryo-Shock

Cryo-Shock build for the Enchantress in PoE 2 is not that expensive in the endgame and requires only a competent approach to balancing stats and a set of all the necessary characteristics. Upon reaching level 80, you can begin pumping according to this guide.

Skills and stones

The table below contains a list of all the stones needed for assembly:

The main idea of ​​the build is to constantly freeze enemies with your main attack skills to activate the meta stone. Casting a spell while frozen and automatic casting Ball lightning. The skill is used to finish off enemies. Thunderstorm age, teleporting the character to the projectiles and exploding them. For boss battles, curses are additionally used, cast with the help of the meta-stone Blasphemy.

ive skills

The skill tree in the final version of the build is not much different from what was aimed for in the starting build, so you will not have to spend a lot of gold on redistributing points. Remove everything unnecessary and supplement the assembly with missing nodes so that it looks like in the screenshot above. The list of all the necessary nodes looks like this:

• Unbridled power;
• The Way of Winter;
• Blessing of Mana;
• Control zone;
• AC;
• Inescapable Terror (Weapon Set 2);
• Raging (Weapon Set 2);
• Super Sensitivity (Weapon Set 1);
• Explosive Strike (Weapon Set 2);
• Unfavorable growth;
• Mind over matter;
• Natural strength;
• Limit of Destruction (Weapon Set 1);
• Repulsion;
• Reverberation;
• Chronomancy (weapon set 2);
• Climate Change (Weapon Set 1);
• Master of Corruption;
• Mystical accumulator;
• Witchcraft intensity;
• Raw Mana;
• Hit where it hurts;
• Deadly force;
• Inescapable Cold (Weapon Set 1);
• Endless Blizzard (Weapon Set 1);
• Icing (weapon set 1);
• Whisper of Doom;
• Magic Control (Weapon Set 1);
• Ingenuity;
• Save (weapon set 2);
• Immunity to chaos;
• Severe frost;
• Thin ice;
• Harsh Winter (Weapon Set 2);
• Stealthy Killer (Weapon Set 1).

In the gem slots, look for stones with the following characteristics:

• increasing the strength of the shock applied;
• increased energy for meta-skills;
• increase the area of ​​effect of curses;
• Increased effect of curses;
• Increases critical strike chance for spells;
• Bonus to critical damage from spells.

Equipment

The only unique item you'll want to get when using this build is Ring with topaz Call of the Brothers, converting all lightning damage to ice damage.

When selecting attributes for other pieces of equipment, follow these rules:

• Try to get as much movement speed as possible. The sooner you get good boots with +20% movement speed, the better.
• Increase DPS in any way possible: skill level increase, cast speed, increase spell/cold damage, increase crit chance and crit damage.
• The defense in this build comes from the increased mana and energy shield, so aim for 3-500 mana.
• For all spirit stones to work properly, you will need at least 177 units. Spirit.
• Try to collect the maximum amount of elemental resistances.

Endgame build of the Chronomancer sorceress in PoE 2 via Cast on Crit

The critical build for the Chronomancer sorceress in PoE 2 through ice damage copes well and safely with bosses thanks to the unique skill Time Stop. Such a sorceress has a high enough DPS to close the endgame content. At the same time, the build requires practically no investment from the player.

Skills and stones

The table below shows the full list of skills required for the final build:

If you can gather enough extra Spirit from your scepter or body armor, you can skip using the Grim Feast skill and add Casting while frozen with Wall of Ice. This will eliminate the need to cast the wall manually.

All skills in this assembly are placed on weapon set 1. The only exceptions are Soul Offering and Conductivity, which are cast via switching.

Use a bundle to clear cards Wall of Ice и Frosty Ball, which will trigger the triggers Cast on Critic with Comet. If you managed to collect enough Spirit to install Casting while frozen, Wall of Ice will trigger itself and eliminate the need to frequently switch between skills.

For boss fights:

• first switch to weapon set 2 and use Soul offering, Conductivity и Stopping time;
• cast Eye of Winter and put Wall of ice;
• shoot the wall with Frosty ball;
• as soon as the Comet works, use Time gapto restore mana and repeat the previous steps.

ive skills

By the end of the upgrade, the ive tree should be significantly reworked, discarding most of the skills used during the upgrade stage. Spread all the freed points across the necessary nodes so that it looks like the screenshot shows. List of all the necessary nodes:

• Clean energy;
• Blessing of Mana;
• Suppressor Shield;
• Inescapable Terror (Weapon Set 2);
• Control zone;
• Limitation of opportunity;
• Sure Strike (Weapon Set 1);
• Hit the Sick (Weapon Set 1);
• Deadly Force (Weapon Set 1);
• Mystical accumulator;
• Witchcraft intensity;
• Raw Mana;
• Master of Corruption;
• Immunity to chaos;
• Effective Summoning (Weapon Set 1);
• Recharging (weapon set 1);
• Severe frost;
• Thin ice;
• Harsh Winter (Weapon Set 2);
• The Cautious Killer;
• Save (weapon set 2);
• Ingenuity;
• Stable barrier;
• Magic Control (Weapon Set 1);
• Whisper of Doom;
• Relentless Whisper (Weapon Set 2);
• Endless blizzard;
• Inescapable Cold (Weapon Set 1);
• Fueled by the storm;
• Mind over matter;
• Natural strength;
• Calibration;
• Reverberation;
• Desensitization (weapon set 1);
• Chronomancy (Weapon Set 2).

The gem slots will require stones with the following modifiers:

• restore 2% mana on kill;
• enhancing the effect of auras;
• Increased effect of curses;
• critical damage;
• Increases damage from spells or cold.

Equipment

This build uses two sets of weapons. In the first, put a staff and a scepter, as the second, use a scepter and a shield. Below, we will take a closer look at what modifiers should be selected for each of the equipment elements:

• Wand - any will do, with good bonuses to cold/spell damage, critical strike, mana restoration.
• Scepter (Set 1) - Max Mana and Mana Regeneration.
• Scepter (set 2) - pick up with the Skeleton Warrior skill, look for max mana and mana recovery as modifiers.
• Shield - will look great Arvil's Wheel or Coat of Arms of Ardur. The first one will increase the duration of Time Stop, the second one will decrease the cooldown.
• Helmet - as much elemental resistance, mana and energy shield as possible. Increasing the rarity of found items will not be superfluous either.
• Body armor - energy shield, Spirit, resistances.
• Gloves - as much mana, energy shield, resistance, intelligence, crits as possible.
• Shoes - mana, movement speed, elemental resistances, energy shield.
• Amulet - buy Everlasting Gaze with the best modifiers you can afford.
• Rings - mana and its restoration, strength/agility/intelligence when lacking, resistance.
• Belt - mana and elemental resistances.

Video guides

For convenience and time saving, we have selected video guides for each of the builds. In them, the authors explain the nuances of the builds in more detail and demonstrate the capabilities of this or that character in battle.

Video guides for Stormweaver

Spark:

Cryo-Shock:

Video guides for Chronomancer

Cast on Crete:

We hope our guide helped you learn about the different ways to play the Sorceress in Path of Exile 2 and decide on the final build for the character. Ask questions in comments, share your experience and recommendations on leveling up with other players. Useful guides on the game can be found in relevant section of the website.