Chain Lightning Sorcerer Builds has seen a resurgence in popularity inDiablo 4’sSeason 5 because of the new Axial Conduit unique. The build gained a big damage boost, making it one of the best builds in season 5. If you have played Chain Lightning in previous seasons, there are going to be minimal changes apart from adding more resource generation. Here’s the best Chain Lightning Sorcerer build in Diablo 4 Season 5.

Best Endgame Chain Lightning Sorcerer Build in Diablo 4 Season 5

Chain Lightning Build Skills and Enchantments

Enchantments: Fire Bolt and Teleport

The Fire Bolt enchantment helps you activate other passive skills since you’ll naturally apply Burning to enemies upon dealing direct damage. The Teleport enchantment changes your evade to a Teleport, which gives you some indirect survivability.

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Ice Blades is used to apply Vulnerable to enemies, which gives you a big damage boost. Fire Shield and Ice Armor are your two main survivability skills, as well as Teleport for mobility. Unstable Currents and Chain Lightning are your main offensive abilities.

Passive Skills:

Chain Lightning Build Aspects and Uniques

You can add a few Aspects, like Mage-Lord’s or Shredding Blades, if you haven’t found aHarlequin Crest. Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop or Ring of Starless Skies can also replace the Recharging Aspect on one of your rings if you ever find them.Tyrael’s Mightis an overall defensive boost and should replace the Disobedience Aspect if you find one.

There’s also anew unique item in season 5called Axial Conduit. It drains a lot of mana, but you’ll get a great damage boost to your Chain Lightning attacks. You want to keep the Recharging Aspect, but you’ll lose some damage here since the Ring of Starless Skies also provides a damage boost. If you get the best gear possible, you should have enoughLucky Hit: Chance to Restore Mana and Maximum Mana statsto eventually get rid of the Recharging Aspect.

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Chain Lightning Build Glyphs and Stat Priorities

You want to use the following Glyphs on your Paragon Board:

You aren’t really going for that many Legendary Paragon nodes. You only want Frigid Fate and Static Surge. The Charged Glyph can replace the Reinforced Glyph for added damage. However, Reinforced Glyph gives you more survivability. It is up to you to decide which one. If you have Tyrael’s Might equipped, you can go for the Charged Glyph.

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Stat Priorities:

You also want Max Life on all your gear, and you want Lucky Hit Mana Restore stats and Maximum Mana to keep up with the resource drainage of the build.

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