The Firewall Sorcerer is a relatively slow yet deadly Sorcerer class build in Diablo 4 that's not just satisfying to use but also spectacular to look at. With floors covered in flames and a giant fiery serpent engulfing everything in its path, playing as a Firewall Sorcerer literally feels like raising hell.
Like Chain Lightning, Firewall Sorcerer has tremendous AOE damage, but here it's about damage over time effects. It has surprisingly good survivability, and with the right Caged Hearts equipped, you can have a deadly flame-spewing Sorcerer this season.
Our ever-evolving best Firewall Sorcerer guide in Diablo 4 Season of the Malignant covers everything you need to know about this class, including the best Skills to unlock, Stats to prioritize, Legendary Aspects to get, Malignant Hearts to equip, and more. Without further ado, let's get right into it.
Table of Contents
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Firewall Sorcerer Skills (Endgame)
- Best Paragon Legendary Nodes & Glyphs for Firewall Sorcerer Build in Diablo 4
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Firewall Sorcerer Enchantments
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Firewall Sorcerer Gems
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Fire Sorcerer Malignant Hearts
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Fire Sorcerer Legendary Aspects
Update on 28 July 2023: We've updated this article with the latest info on the best Fire Sorcerer build in Diablo 4 Season of the Malignant.
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Firewall Sorcerer Skills (Endgame)
The Firewall Sorcerer is a slow-burn yet deadly Sorcerer class build in Diablo 4 that's not just satisfying to use but also spectacular to look at. With floors covered in flames and a giant fiery serpent engulfing everything on its way, playing as a Firewall Sorcerer literally feels like raising hell.
Like Chain Lightning, Firewall Sorcerer has tremendous AOE damage but relies more on damage over time effects. It has surprisingly good survivability, and with the right Caged Hearts equipped, you can have a deadly flame-spewing Sorcerer this season.
Our ever-evolving best Firewall Sorcerer guide in Diablo 4 Season of the Malignant covers everything you need to know about this class, including the best Skills to unlock, Stats to prioritize, Legendary Aspects to get, Malignant Hearts to equip, and more. Without further ado, let's get right into it.
To make this build work, you must spend all 58 skills points wisely. Below you can find the layout of all skill point distribution for the best Firewall Sorcerer build in Diablo 4 Season 1.
| D4 Firewall Sorcerer Skills in S1 | Points Spent |
| Fire Bolt | 1 |
| Enhanced Fire Bolt | 1 |
| Ice Shards | 1 |
| Enhanced Ice Shards | 1 |
| Flame Shield | 1 |
| Enhanced Flame Shield | 1 |
| Shimmering Flame Shield | 1 |
| Teleport | 1 |
| Enhanced Teleport | 1 |
| Shimmering Teleport | 1 |
| Frost Nova | 5 |
| Enhanced Frost Nova | 1 |
| Mystical Frost Nova | 1 |
| Ice Armor | 1 |
| Enhance Ice Armor | 1 |
| Firewall | 5 |
| Enhanced Firewall | 1 |
| Mage's Firewall | 1 |
| Inferno | 1 |
| Prime Inferno | 1 |
| Supreme Inferno | 1 |
| Devastation | 1 |
| Elemental Dominance | 3 |
| Glass Cannon | 3 |
| Elemental Attunement | 1 |
| Precision Magic | 3 |
| Align the Elements | 1 |
| Mana Shield | 1 |
| Protection | 1 |
| Permafrost | 1 |
| Hoarfrost | 3 |
| Fiery Surge | 1 |
| Endless Pyre | 2 |
If you invest all your skill points as shown above, you will create a template for a solid Firewall Sorcerer build. The goal is to have just enough mana all the time to inflict burning damage on enemies with Firewall while making them vulnerable and freezing them in a place with Frost Nova to deal devastating damage over time. Teleport can help you avoid most attacks while also preventing CC. On the other hand, Ice Armor and Flame Shield will ensure you don't get trampled by Elites and Bosses, especially in Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons.
Best Paragon Legendary Nodes & Glyphs for Firewall Sorcerer Build in Diablo 4
The Paragon Board (courtesy of maxroll.gg) is where the endgame begins. This allows you to master your build for more challenging activities like Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons. You can equip Glyphs to gain passive buffs, such as increased damage dealt to Elite enemies. You can upgrade these Glyphs by completing Nightmare Dungeons.
For the best Firewall Sorcerer build, we recommend upgrading and using the following Glyphs:
- Destruction
- Control
- Adept
- Tactician
- Reinforced
- Exploit
As for the Legendary Nodes, we recommend unlocking them in the following order:
Burning Instinct (Unlock the Legendary Node)
- Frigid Fate (Go through the board but don't unlock the Legendary Node)
- Searing Heart (Go through the board but don't unlock the Legendary Node)
- Enchantment Masters (Go through the board but don't unlock the Legendary Node)
- Ceaseless Conduit (Go through the board but don't unlock the Legendary Node)
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Firewall Sorcerer Enchantments
Every skill in Diablo 4 has a secondary/passive ability known as Enchantments. As the name suggests, they further enhance your equipped skills. You can have up to two Enchantments slots in Diablo 4. You can unlock the first slot at level 15 by completing the "Legacy of the Magi" Priority quest and the second slot by reaching level 30.
As for the Fire Sorcerer build, we recommend these Enchantments:
- Firewall Enchantment: Lucky Hit: Up to 25% chance when dealing Burning damage to spawn 2 Firewalls for 3 seconds.
- Ice Shards Enchantment: Ice Shards automatically conjure and fly towards Frozen enemies.
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Firewall Sorcerer Gems
Gems are valuable items that can be inserted into weapons, armor, and jewelry to further enhance certain aspects of your build. You can use these to improve skill damage, increase critical chance or amplify your defenses.
Here are some of the best Gems you need in Diablo 4 to enhance your Firewall Sorcerer build
- Emerald on Weapons: Increases Critical Strike damage to Vulnerable enemies
- Ruby on Armor: Increases Maximum Life
- Topaz on Armor: Increases Damage Reduction while Control Impaired
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Fire Sorcerer Malignant Hearts
Malignant Hearts are the latest Seasonal items that you can equip on your Amulet and Jewelry slots to gain passive bonuses. You can have up to three Malignant Hearts active at a time.
There are currently 32 Malignant Hearts in the game, which you can get by farming Malignant Tunnels or by crafting at Cormond's Workbench. In case you didn't know, we have listed below all types of Malignant Hearts you can get in Diablo 4.
| Malignant Heart | Power Type | Color/Socket |
| Brutal | Defensive | Blue |
| Devious | Utility | Purple |
| Vicious | Offensive | Red |
| Wrathful | Ultimate | Black |
The best Malignant Hearts for the Firewall Sorcerer build are:
- Caged Heart of Creeping Death (Wrathful): Your damage over time effects are increased by (32-42)%x for each different Crowd Control effect on the target. Unstoppable monsters and Staggered bosses instead take (114-134)%x increased damage from your damage over time effects.
- Caged Heart of Tal'Rasha (Vicious): For each unique element you deal damage with, you deal (7-12)%x increased damage for (2-8) seconds.
- Caged Heart of Revenge (Brutal): (10-20)% of incoming damage is instead suppressed. When you a Defensive, Subterfuge or a Macabre skill, all suppressed damage is amplified by 250%(x) and explodes, dealing up to (200-42,340) Fire damage to nearby enemies.
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Fire Sorcerer Legendary Aspects
Legendary Aspects are powerful items that offer unique buffs. Every legendary gear comes with a legendary Aspect. You can also insert Aspects into Rare items to upgrade them into Legendary.
There are five different types of Legendary Aspects in Diablo 4. These are Offensive, Defensive, Resource, Utility, and Mobility.
For our best Fire Sorcerer build, we focus primarily on Offensive and Mobility types Legendary Aspects. Below you can find a list of Codex of Power (Legendary Aspects that you unlock by completing Dungeons) and Legendary Aspects that you need to farm from end-game activities.
| Codex of Power / Legendary Aspect | Location | Item Slot |
| Aspect of Control | Sunken Library, Kehjistan | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet, Ring |
| Aspect of Disobedience | Halls of the Damned, Kehjistan | Helm, Chest Armor, Pants, Amulet, Shield |
| Aspect of Edgemaster | Oldstones, Kehjistan | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet, Ring |
| Flamewalker's Aspect | Cultist Refuge, Fractured Peaks | Boots, Amulet |
| Prodigy's Aspect | Witchwater, Hawezar | Ring |
| Storm Swell Aspect | Onyx Hold, Dry Steppes | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet, Ring |
| Aspect of Unwavering | Putrid Aquifer, Kehjistan | Helm, Chest Armor, Pants, Amulet |
| Accelerating Aspect | N/A | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet, Ring |
| Conceited Aspect | N/A | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet, Ring |
| Frostblitz Aspect | N/A | Helm, Chest Armor, Pants, Amulet |
That concludes our best Fire Sorcerer build in Diablo 4. We will update this article as we play through the game and find more ways to improve this build.
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