Diablo Sorceress Struggles Against Bosses – What’s the Key to Single Target Damage?

A Diablo player seeks advice on increasing single target damage against bosses with a unique sorceress build. Find out the community's insights!

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Diablo player, ITheDarkitect, seeks advice from the community on improving single target damage against bosses with a unique sorceress build. Let’s dive into the Reddit post and comments to uncover the key insights!

Summary

  • Consider the nature of your build – not all builds excel at every aspect
  • Crit damage and vulnerable damage have specific interactions, and other factors like paragon board setup may contribute to low boss damage
  • Effects like damage to chilled/cc’ed monsters may not impact bosses unless they are staggered

Balancing Multipliers and Strategy

Player, BuzzardChris, notes that builds are specialized and not all excel in every area, advising on the nature of the Frozen Orb sorceress build being more AoE-focused

sneewywheezer highlights the importance of crit damage and details the additive nature of different bonuses, suggesting a check on the paragon board setup

Understanding Damage Mechanics

JediMasterWiggin points out that bonuses like damage to chilled / cc’ed monsters may not affect bosses unless they are staggered quickly

vagrantwade criticizes the current state of Frost Orb and mentions its usage in the PTR build with the new fractured winter-glass amulet