Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.1 Changes for Sorcerer Class

Version 1.1.1 of Diablo 4 has been rolled out, addressing a multitude of changes in response to the criticism from the previous update. The prior adjustments had increased the game's difficulty and weakened certain classes, making them less competitive against formidable foes. 

Additional Sorcerer Changes:

• Improve late-game survivability, mostly through Paragon Board improvements.
• Adjust some Class mechanics to move away from “Kiss-Curse” effects—this is where the player gains power but loses power somewhere else.

Skills

Flickering Fire Bolt

Fire Bolt generates 2 Mana when hitting an enemy.

Enhanced Fireball

Casting Fireball increases its radius by 50%.

Destructive Fireball

Fireball’s Critical Strike Damage is increased by 20%. This bonus is increased to 30% if Fireball hits at least 3 enemies.

Greater Chain Lightning

Each time Chain Lightning bounces, it deals 5% increased damage for its duration.

Destructive Chain Lightning

Chance to form Crackling Energy increased from 25% to 30%.

Passives

Vyr’s Mastery

Damage bonus increased from 10% to 15%.

Esu’s Ferocity

Additional functionality:

Both bonuses are also granted for 3 seconds when hitting a Boss with a Critical Strike.

Combustion

Your Burning effects deal x20% increased damage, plus an additional x2% increased damage per unique source of Burning you have applied to the enemy.

Paragon

Searing Heat Legendary Node

Casting Fireball or Meteor increases your Critical Strike Chance by 5% for 5 seconds, up to 15%.

Ceaseless Conduit Legendary Node

Increase Crackling Energy’s damage from 2% to 3% per 20 Intelligence the player has Reinforce Rare Glyph.

Territorial Rare Glyph

Damage reduction increased from 10% to 15%.

Warding Rare Glyph

Damage reduction increased from 13% to 25%.

Keeper of Flames Rare Node

Damage reduction increased from 4% to 5%.

Bonus damage reduction increased from 4% to 5%.

Smoldering Embers Rare Node

Damage reduction from burning enemies increased from 4% to 5%.

Bonus damage reduction from burning enemies increased from 4% to 5%.

Guarded Rare Node

Damage reduction from Vulnerable enemies increased from 4% to 5%.

Bonus damage reduction from Vulnerable enemies increased from 4% to 5%.

Oppressive Rare Node

Damage reduction from Vulnerable enemies increased from 4% to 5%.

Lightning Resilience Rare Node

Maximum Life bonus increased from 4% to 6%.

Legendaries

Serpentine Aspect

You may have 1 additional Hydra active, and Hydra’s duration is increased by 14-24%.

This now also affects Hydra’s Enchantment Effect.

Aspect of Conflagration

Bonus Burning damage increased from 20-30% to 20-40%.

Aspect of Engulfing Flames

Bonus Burning damage increased from 30%-40% to 60%-80%.

Aspect of Three Curses

Increase the Critical Strike Damage of Meteor and Fireball by 20%-40%. Double this bonus against Healthy enemies.

Flamewalker’s Aspect

Bonus Movement Speed duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds.

Gravitational Aspect

Ball Lightning orbits around you and deals 15-25% increased damage.

Aspect of Unbroken Tether

Additional Chain Lightning bounces increased from 2 to 4.

Recharging Aspect

Each time Chain Lightning bounces, you gain 1.5-3 Mana.

Charged Aspect

Bonus Movement Speed duration increased from 4 to 8 seconds.

Aspect of the Bounding Conduit

Bonus Movement Speed increased from 20-25% to 25-30%.

New Legendary - Mage-Lord’s Aspect

Increase Vyr's Mastery Key Passive's Damage Reduction by 6-9% for each Close enemy, up to 18-27%.

Aspect of Frozen Orbit

Damage increased from 20-30% to 30-40%.

Storm Swell Aspect

Bonus damage increased from 11-20% to 21-30%.

Snowveiled Aspect

Unstoppable duration increased from 2-3 seconds to 3-5 seconds.

Additional functionality:

Also grants 10% bonus Armor for 3-5 seconds.

Incendiary Aspect

Lucky Hit: Damage from your Pyromancy skills has up to a 12-17% chance to restore 10 Mana.

Snowguard’s Aspect

While within your own Blizzard and for 3 seconds after leaving it, you take 20-25% less damage.

Aspect of Concentration

Mana Regeneration increased from 20-30% to 40-50%.

Duration requirement to gain its benefit reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.

Uniques

Gloves of the Illuminator

Damage penalty reduced from 65-55% to 45-35%.

Damage to Stunned affix replaced with Lucky Hit: Change to Restore Resource.

Illuminator’s first bounce occurs much closer to the player.