Sorceress in D2 Survivors
Fire Bolt, Ice Bolt and Charged Bolt are the damaging fresh opening options. Meteor, Frozen Orb, Blizzard and Chain Lightning are chest evolutions with different catalysts. The route table and build guide show the level gates.
Opening choices and progression gates
These mechanics are sourced to the official wiki alone; no independent source confirms these exact current-build values. Route choices are editorial guidance, not tested final loadouts. Ordinary base skills need 8 learned ranks, evolution bases 1, the named catalyst and a chest after all character-level gates are met. The linked build page includes alternatives and Hell/Terror limits.
| Route | Starting point | Progression boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Fire opening | Fire Bolt | Warmth → Fire Ball (12); Enchant → Meteor (24). |
| Cold opening | Ice Bolt | Cold Mastery → Frozen Orb (30). Blizzard belongs to the separate Ice Blast chain. |
| Lightning opening | Charged Bolt | Energy Shield unlocks at 24, so Chain Lightning cannot evolve at its target unlock of 18. |
Fire, lightning, cold
Max Fire Bolt plus Warmth evolves into Fire Ball from character level 12. Fire Ball is already maxed at rank 1; Enchant plus character level 24 enables Meteor in a second chest. Warmth and Enchant serve different steps. Frozen Orb, Blizzard, Lightning, and Chain Lightning are the other lines the class page names. Terror compensation is 1.90×. Teleport sits on the lightning tree. There is no official build.
Questions and answers
Does Static Field get the Terror multiplier?
No. Static Field deals a percent of the monster's life, and the class page says the Terror multiplier does not apply to it.
What is the faster-cast cap?
Sorceress, Necromancer, Druid and Assassin gain half-effect cooldown reduction past the ordinary cap, up to 60%, or 67% with all Charsi Faster Cast Rate ranks. Amazon, Paladin and Barbarian stop at 50%, or 58% with Charsi. These percentages are cooldown reduction, not the FCR attribute value.
How many Hydras?
Six. The seventh replaces the oldest.
Sources checked 2026-10-29
Source scope: the official site, FAQ, wiki and changelog share one publisher. Build IDs, installer sizes and detailed mechanics are single-source official claims unless a separate independent reference is identified. Several official links do not count as independent confirmation.
- Evolution and learned-rank rules — Official single publisher; class and systems pages are not independent sources. (checked 2026-10-29)
- Damage, resistance and immunity rules — Official single publisher; reduction effectiveness against immunity. (checked 2026-10-29)
- Cooldown caps and slot limits — Official single publisher; caps are cooldown reduction, not the FCR attribute. (checked 2026-10-29)
- Sorceress skills — trees, Hydra, Static Field (checked 2026-10-29)
- changelog.json — build 20261028.2, 87 entries (checked 2026-10-29)