S-TIER | BUILD SORCERESS Lance de foudre (@mekuna) | SAISON 13

ENDGAME | PIT PUSH | SPEED FARM SORCIERE

Build Overview

The return of perma teleport on the Sorceress was long awaited, and @mekuna delivers here the first iteration of a build that obliterates Pits: Pit 110 in under 70 seconds. Nicknamed Shockuna, this build leverages Lightning Spear, Blizzard turned into a lightning field, and a near-permanent Teleport rotation fueled by the Overpower charges from Familiar.

The backbone relies on three irreplaceable pieces: Raiment of the Sea which turns Blizzard into a lightning spell, Aspect of Armageddon on the two-handed weapon for a massive damage multiplier during Unstable Currents, and the synergy with Aspect of Elemental Constellation that exploits all three elements through enchantments. Without these three, the build remains functional but loses its S-TIER potential.

The gameplay is surprisingly smooth for a build that flirts with speedrun records: spam Blizzard while moving, cast Familiar to generate two stacks of Overpower, then each Teleport consumes a charge without triggering the cooldown thanks to the Crackling Energy upgrade. Hydra and Unstable Currents close out the rotation by ensuring 100% uptime on the Aspect of Armageddon multiplier.

Pros and Cons

Recommended Gear

Shockuna's gear revolves around three non-negotiable pieces: Harlequin Crest, Raiment of the Sea and Ring of Starless Skies. The rest is built around chasing cooldown reduction, damage over time multipliers and intelligence to push every value as high as possible.

Helm and Chest

Harlequin Crest remains the optimal pick for its huge bonus to all skills and the tempered cooldown reduction. If you don't have access to this mythic, switch to Godslayer Crown which offers nearly the same offensive power; a legendary helm with a defensive aspect, intelligence and max life is also enough to get started.

Raiment of the Sea is the cornerstone of the build: without it, Blizzard doesn't transform into a permanent lightning field and the entire mechanic falls apart. Intelligence and maximum life are the two priority affixes, complemented by two runes socketed in for extra survival or more damage depending on your comfort level.

Gloves, Pants and Boots

The gloves house Aspect of Arrogance, which directly amplifies lightning skill damage — that means Lightning Spear, electrified Blizzard and Ball Lightning. The Temerity pants are essential: they convert overheal into a barrier, which keeps the Blizzard enchantment active around you permanently, provided you have at least one roll of life on hit. The boots host Aspect of Shredding Blades, perfect in a build that floods enemies with vulnerability via summons (Familiar, Hydra, Lightning Spear).

Amulet and Rings

The legendary amulet uses Aspect of Elemental Constellation: it's what enforces the 2 cold / 2 fire / 2 lightning setup and validates the full bonus over duration. Prioritize damage over time multipliers then temper for cooldown reduction — Unstable Currents needs it constantly.

Ring of Starless Skies doubles up the critical aspects for the rotation. The second ring takes an offensive aspect such as Aspect of Arrogance as a duplicate, Edgemaster's Aspect or Aspect of Splintering Energy. If you don't have Ring of Starless Skies, double the same legendary ring to avoid losing any key stat.

Weapons

@mekuna runs the two-handed version with a 450% Armageddon roll — a monstrous multiplier across the duration of Unstable Currents. The one-handed + shield version (the Shockuna variant) is viable but the 2-handed setup remains ahead as long as you can spec enough vitality to stay alive. Aim for damage multiplier rolls, attack speed and intelligence first, then maximum life if you find yourself too squishy.

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Build Variants

Two variants coexist in the Mobalytics planner: Shockuna Speedfarm (the main variant shown in the video) and Shockuna (a one-handed + shield variant).

The Speedfarm version is built to devour Pits at maximum speed. It uses a two-handed weapon with Aspect of Armageddon, leans on Hydra + Familiar for the Teleport rotation, and fully exploits the damage over time multiplier. All key skills (Blizzard, Ice Armor, Unstable Currents) sit at rank 15.

The Shockuna version swaps Hydra and Familiar for Frost Nova and Flame Shield to gain survivability — useful for tag fights against Bosses. The two-handed weapon is traded for a one-handed + shield with Storm Splitter's Aspect, and Aspect of Armageddon moves to the amulet. It's a tankier version that sacrifices some DPS — favor the Speedfarm if you handle survival well via Temerity.

Gameplay Tips

The ideal rotation chains Familiar to gain two stacks of Overpower, two Teleport casts that consume those charges without triggering the cooldown, then Hydra to drastically reduce summon cooldowns thanks to the Frigid Hydra upgrade. Meanwhile, Blizzard is spammed continuously and Unstable Currents goes off the moment it's available to multiply damage via Aspect of Armageddon.

The of Tal'Rasha set adds an extra proc that makes the Teleport near-permanent: as long as you keep hitting regularly, the set keeps regenerating Overpower charges in the background. If you mess up a cycle (charge depleted and Familiar on cooldown), drop a Hydra to quickly reset the Teleport.

Keeping 100% uptime on Unstable Currents is non-negotiable: without the x5.5 multiplier from Aspect of Armageddon, your damage gets divided by six. The cooldown reduction tempered on amulet and rings is what makes this uptime possible — don't optimize anything else until you've hit the critical threshold.

On the survival side, the Temerity barrier must be at 100% uptime to activate the Blizzard enchantment around you. This requires at least one roll of life on hit on the legs and regular casts of Ice Armor. Flame Shield in the endgame variant replaces this dependency for long Boss fights.

Talent Tree

Mercenary

Paragon and Glyphs

Shockuna's Paragon Board covers five boards and runs five glyphs maxed at level 150. The sequence is still subject to change — @mekuna mentions that he laid this board down during leveling and will continue tuning it in the days to come.

The starting board hosts the Tactician glyph, followed by the Enchantment Master board paired with the Eliminator glyph — particularly powerful here since both active enchantments (Spark and Blizzard) now deal lightning damage, maximizing the multipliers.

The Static Surge board picks up the Elementalist glyph to capitalize on the three elements forced by Aspect of Elemental Constellation. The Frigid Fate board with Unleash brings a valuable damage multiplier. Finally, Ceaseless Conduit with Adept locks in the end of the board: Adept is an excellent quality of life glyph since it auto-scales over time, and the 35% additional damage bonus is constant as long as you absorb crackling energy — which happens permanently with Unstable Currents.