PoE 2: Best Path of Exile 2 Sorceress build

Here’s the best PoE 2 Sorceress build, emphasising fireballs and elemental magic

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Looking for the best Sorceress build in Path of Exile 2? The Sorceress is the strongest spellcaster in Path of Exile 2 , and an expert at elemental magic that sparks, sizzles, and freezes enemies. While vulnerable at the onset of the game, with a little bit of time and care, the Sorceress has the potential to fill the screen with explosive spells of truly magnificent scale.

Builds for the Sorceress are highly dependent on which form of elemental magic that you prefer - lightning, fire, or ice. Chances are you’ll either focus purely on one of these or mix and match two of them. In this guide we’ll give an explanation of the best Sorceress build for PoE 2, with an eye towards leveling up fast with a powerful elemental blend that’ll take you right to the endgame.

Best Sorceress build in Path of Exile 2

The best Sorceress leveling build in Path of Exile 2 is what we’ll call the Fireball Frost Wall build, which relies on the synergy between spamming Fireballs and watching as they propel off of Frost Walls, spiraling into enemies over and over again. Fire and ice, in other words! This is a very simple but effective build that’s picked up the slack after Comet, a fan favourite Sorceress skill that also worked well with Frost Wall, received an unfortunate nerf shortly after Early Access kicked off. Until Fireball also gets hit with a nerf, this remains one of the best ways to deal damage as the Sorceress.

I like the Chronomancer Ascendancy because cooldowns are no fun, and spamming magic as a spellcaster is the way to go. |Image credit:Grinding Gear Games

The simplicity of this build means that you have a fair bit of freedom to tweak it as you see fit, and it can work with both the Stormweaver and Chronomancer Sorceress Ascendancies. I prefer the Chronomancer a bit more myself, as it provides some nice time-altering effects like the ability to reset skill cooldowns, which can be useful with this build. (Now and Again, which gives you a 33% chance to not have to deal with skill cooldowns, and Quicksand Hourglass, which gives you 50% more cast speed for 4 seconds every 12 seconds, are especially nice nodes to take on the Chronomancer Passive Skill Tree.) Whichever Ascendancy you select, just be sure to keep your Intelligence high with the gear you equip, as it’s the Sorceress’ most important Attribute .

Sorceress leveling build: Best skills

This is a build that relies on just a handful of skills. The following five are the ones I’ve experimented with the most, but you could honestly strip everything down to just Fireball and Frost Wall, since those are the two abilities that make this build worthwhile.

Fireball

Fireball will be your main means of attack with this build, though you’ll normally unleash it after setting up your Frost Walls first. Ideally, you want to create multiple Fireball projectiles that bounce off of your Frost Walls and then barricade onto everything around you. Check out our support gems below for advice on splitting your main Fireball off into several smaller ones.

Frost Wall

Think of Frost Wall as the fence that supports Fireball. This is a great skill not only for doing damage but for controlling the movements of enemies. Be sure to take Shattered Crystal in the Passive Skill Tree for 60% reduced Ice Crystal life - this will make it easier for your fireballs to destroy your Frost Wall icicles and barricade off of them.

Flame Wall

Fire Wall summons a vertical wall of flame that’s useful for entrapping enemies and serving as a backup if Frost Wall is on cooldown. I like this skill as an early game option, though its usefulness in this build becomes limited the more you level up. Still, it’s fun to cast Flame Wall atop enemies and then follow up with Fireball. Any projectiles that pass through Flame Wall will deal a little extra damage, so this is a natural combo.

Frost Bomb

Frost Bomb makes an orb of frost that explodes, dealing cold damage to everyone in the area and putting cold exposure on nearby enemies. Like Flame Wall, consider Frost Bomb a backup method of attack that can supplement your main Fireball + Frost Wall combination.

Blink

Blink is a useful skill that I really like for the Sorceress to help subvert her general squishiness and lack of Dexterity. It allows her to teleport 4.6 metres in the direction of your choice, though there is a little cooldown that you’ve got to contend with. Still, for a class that isn’t great at rolling or moving fast in general, it’s a safe add-on in my eyes.

Sorceress leveling build: Best support gems

Your Fireball might start relatively lowly, but with the right support gems, flame will burst from your fingertips, taking out multiple mobs at once. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Grinding Gear Games

Support gems are pretty vital for this build in order to split your Fireball blasts into multiple projectiles that propel all over the place. Try the following out:

Scattershot

Scattershot is an essential add-on for Fireball to increase the number of flame projectiles you’ll be tossing. This support gem also lowers attack and cast speed by 20%, but the additional projectiles make up for the loss in my book.

Arcane Tempo

Aside from Scattershot, Arcane Tempo is another way of ensuring your DPS stays high by letting you cast spells faster - in this case, Fireball, with 25% more speed. Arcane Tempo is a more mana-conserving option when compared to our next support gem…

Unleash

To go full-out, mana conservation be damned, you can use Unleash to really up the Fireball ante. This gem affects any spell you cast yourself, making its effect reoccur to a staggering degree. The damage is better than Arcane Tempo, but you’d best monitor your blue mana pool.

Wildshards

Wildshards is a necessary support gem that gives spells a 20% chance to fire 8 additional projectiles in a circle. This means a spiraling octet of new Fireballs splitting off from your central Fireball. It’s good stuff when it activates, and offers a truly beautiful pyrotechnic kaleidoscope.

Spell Cascade

Insert Spell Cascade into Frost Wall to increase the size and range of the icicles that you manifest. You want your Frost Walls to take up as much space on the screen as possible, so the likelihood of your Fireballs bouncing off of them is greater.

Concentrated Effect

Concentrated effect supports any AoE skill, causing its area to be slightly smaller in favour of more damage. Putting this and Spell Cascade on Frost Wall is a good way to bump up your range and damage at the same time. Any negatives are negligible and will cancel each other out.

Magnified Effect

While we might want to concentrate our Frost Wall, when it comes to our Frost Bomb, all we really need is to make it larger. Magnified does just that, giving our bombs 40% more AoE.

Cold Mastery

Cold Mastery is a worthy support gem that offers +1 to the level of any of your cold spells. You can place this on Frost Wall or Frost Bomb, whichever you prefer.

Strip Away

Strip Away increases the effect of any exposure. For our purposes, we want this on Frost Bomb to ensure that all enemies affected by its explosive cold exposure feel that chilling ice deep in their veins.

Ingenuity

Any skill with a cooldown can use Ingenuity as a support gem for a very handy 30% increased cooldown recovery rate. Put this on Blink to ensure that you’ll be able to dash in and out of enemy proximity without suffering the normal three second wait.

With this info in hand, you should be more than ready to burn and freeze everything in your path as the Sorceress. For more on the mechanics that power Grinding Gear Games’ epic ARPG, see our guides to the Passive Skill Tree , Attributes , and crafting . We’ve also got a look at the best character class for beginners , as well as a list of what to do first if you’re just getting started with Path of Exile 2’s early game. And if you’d like to learn how to take your class to greater heights, see our guide on how to Ascend via the Trial of the Sekhemas .

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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