Sorcerer Guide & Build (Aion 2)

The class's strongest hit. You pick a target within 20 m and fire hits up to 4 enemies around it. Hold the key to charge it: there are 3 stages (0.5 / 1 / 1.5 s according to berdugz). Cooldown 45 s. Unlocks at character level 14.

• 8+30% Skill SpeedCharges faster. Everyone takes it.
• 8Fire Damage over Time for 10s on hitBefore 20 you only have 2 slots. couga54 and aLuckyRO take Skill Speed and the burn then, and at 16 swap the burn for −15 s. KaidGames: good when the boss stands still.
• 8Changes to mobile skillGame8's pick: lets you use it while moving.
• 12Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit
• 16-15s cooldownYou use it more often. AsianBoy calls this the most important option.

Never put it in a macro, it will only fire stage 1 (berdugz, KaidGames, ExpCarry, couga54). This is the first skill to push to 16.

A fire projectile at a target within 20 m: 5 fireballs. Comes back every 5 s, but eats a lot of mana (250 MP, 125 with the specialization).

• 8-50% MP CostYou run short on mana while leveling (aLuckyRO).
• 8+20% Skill SpeedAfter 45, once mana is fine, instead of −50% MP (Fextralife, ExpCarry, Game8, berdugz).
• 8-60% Incoming Heal for 5s on hit
• 12-2s [Hellfire] cooldown per fireballEveryone takes it. 5 fireballs cut Hellfire by 10 s (aLuckyRO showed 25 → 14 s).
• 16+15% damage per fireball, up to +75%

The level 12 option matters so much that ExpCarry takes the Daevanion node that pushes Firestorm to 12 first.

Fire at a target within 20 m, but only one that carries Fire Mark. Every fire hit you land applies the mark (Fire Mark passive), and Blaze does not remove it. Blaze restores 100 MP. Cooldown 5 s.

• 8Absorbs 3% HPSolo, while leveling and on a hard boss, because the class has no healing (aLuckyRO, MMO Codex).
• 8+50% MP restored
• 8Delayed Damage after 3sIn a group: delayed damage (couga54, EUTOPIA, Game8, ExpCarry, berdugz).
• 12Multi-Hit on hit
• 16-3s [Wish of Concentration] cooldown on hitAt 20 every Blaze cuts Wish of Concentration's cooldown.

Self buff for 10 s: +10% Attack and +100 Accuracy. Cooldown 60 s.

• 8Reduces MP Cost by 10%
• 8+10% additional Attack
• 8+500 Max MP
• 12+10% Combat Speed
• 16-10s all skill cooldownsAt 16 every use cuts the cooldown of all your skills by 10 s.

Specializations: every source agrees here. Most press it before Hellfire, together with your buffs. KaidGames suggests pressing it after your other skills, so the −10 s isn't wasted on skills that are already ready.

An icy whirlwind under the target for 2 s. Deals water damage to up to 4 enemies and roots them (monsters always, for 3 s). Your main tool for packs of monsters. Cooldown 15 s.

• 8+1s [Bittercold Wind] summon durationThe whirlwind lasts longer.
• 8Changes to mobile skill
• 8Pull effectPulls a pack of monsters into one spot. Good for leveling (couga54, Game8). Does nothing on a boss (KaidGames).
• 12Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical HitA guaranteed critical hit.
• 16-1s [Frost] cooldown on hit

Skip the level 16 option (−1 s Frost) if you don't use Frost (couga54). aLuckyRO keeps it at 8 at the start.

Basic attack from 20 m, no cooldown. Every hit restores 100 MP, so this is what feeds your mana. Has a chain: Flame Arrow → Burst → Pyroclasm.

• 8+20% MP restoredYou run short on mana while leveling (couga54, MMO Codex, berdugz, KaidGames).
• 8Absorbs 1% HP
• 8+50% Multi-Hit on hitOnce your mana holds up (couga54, EUTOPIA).
• 12Inflicts Fire Mark for 5s on landing [Pyroclasm]In the game this level 12 option now reads +5% Fire Damage Boost for 10s on activating [Pyroclasm] (changed in the Sept 16 patch, already on global). Take it: +5% fire damage for 10 s on every Pyroclasm (aLuckyRO, metabot).
• 16Reset [Blaze] cooldown on landing [Pyroclasm]Pyroclasm gives you another Blaze right away, and every fire hit applies Fire Mark anyway (KaidGames, AsianBoy).

Your first points go here and into Ice Chain. The specialization list on the card still shows the old text of the level 12 option (couga54 data from before the Sept 16 patch).

Water damage to the target and up to 4 enemies nearby, slows them for 3 s. Cooldown 45 s. With the level 8 specialization it gives you +20% PvE damage for 5 s.

• 8Changes to mobile skill
• 830% chance to inflict Frost for 3s on landing [Winter's Shackles]
• 8+20% PvE Damage Boost and +10% PvP Damage Boost for 5s on landing [Winter's Shackles]The main reason to level it (every source).
• 12Adds [Winter's Illusion] Chain SkillEUTOPIA's pick. At 20 you have both.
• 16-15s [Winter's Shackles] cooldownBetween 16 and 19 take this instead of the chain (couga54, Game8, KaidGames).

Water damage to the target and up to 4 enemies nearby, slows them by 40% for 5 s. No cooldown, so it's your filler for packs of monsters. Has a Cold Wave chain. Every link of the chain costs 120 MP.

• 8-20% MP CostMana while leveling (couga54).
• 8+20% Skill SpeedOnce you have enough mana (couga54, aLuckyRO, berdugz).
• 8Deals up to 12% more damage when less targets are hitAsianBoy's pick.
• 12-1s [Winter's Shackles] cooldown on hit
• 165% chance to inflict Frost for 2s on landing [Cold Wave]

At 45 most players take it off the bar, because it adds no damage and slows the rotation (EUTOPIA, couga54).

Fire at a target in Stagger, i.e. when the boss's gauge has been broken. Only works then, but has no cooldown.

• 8Absorbs 5% HPberdugz: when you're low on HP during Stagger.
• 8Restores 120 MPaLuckyRO's pick.
• 8Changes to mobile skill
• 12Multi-Hit on hit
• 16-1s all skill cooldowns on hit

AsianBoy: only useful early in the game.

Water damage to the target and up to 4 enemies nearby. Freezes the target itself for 3 s (a monster always, a player with a 50% chance). Cooldown 30 s.

• 8Restores 200 MPMana while leveling (couga54, MMO Codex, berdugz).
• 8-5s cooldown
• 8Reset [Frost Burst] cooldown on landing FrostKaidGames' pick.
• 12+25% PC target Frost Chance
• 16+1s Frost duration

At 45 take it off the bar (EUTOPIA, couga54, berdugz).

Water damage to a frozen target and up to 4 enemies nearby. Cooldown 10 s. On bosses immune to crowd control it has a 7% chance to trigger on its own.

• 8Absorbs 7% HPIf you level it, do it for the healing (berdugz, aLuckyRO, KaidGames).
• 8Changes to mobile skill
• 875% chance to Knock Back 2m
• 12Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as a Critical Hit
• 1650% chance to reset cooldown

couga54 and EUTOPIA skip it. AsianBoy keeps it in the rotation until 16.

Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost and Fear. Then you get 5 s of status effect immunity. Cooldown 60 s.

• 8Adds [Curse: Old Tree] Chain Skill
• 8Restores 1000 Stamina on using [Defiance]
• 8Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance]
• 12+2s Tenacity duration
• 16+50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration

berdugz: save it for boss stuns you can see coming.

+100 Accuracy, +1% PvE damage and a little Double Chance. The Element Enhancement Stigma at 10 makes it ×1.5 stronger.

The first passive for couga54, aLuckyRO, ExpCarry and KaidGames.

+20% PvE damage while you have at least 25% mana, and a 50% chance for an extra hit when you land an attack. Element Enhancement at 15 makes it ×1.5 stronger.

berdugz: 1 point is enough at the very start.

Every fire hit you land applies Fire Mark for 5 s (always since the Sept 16 patch, before that a 20% chance). Only then does Blaze work, and a marked target has a 20% chance to take extra fire damage.

The couga54 data still describes the pre-patch version with a 20% chance to apply the mark. The new version is confirmed by metabot (global client), Fextralife and the Sept 16 patch note.

+7% Max MP, faster mana regeneration and +105 Critical Hit while you have at least 50% mana.

aLuckyRO: low priority early on, because you have almost no crits yet.

Every hit restores 25 MP. Also a higher chance to apply status effects.

berdugz: while leveling, raise it whenever you can. aLuckyRO: more of a PvP pick. couga54 doesn't mention it.

50% chance for extra damage when you hit a slowed target.

Extra damage when the target has more than 70% HP.

couga54: strong early on.

+1% Defense, some Critical Hit Resist, and slows whoever hits you.

couga54: for raids. aLuckyRO: low priority.

Status effect resist, and when you drop to 10% HP it instantly heals 35% Max HP (once per 60 s).

aLuckyRO and berdugz: mostly PvP.

Resist against mental effects (e.g. Fear) and against stuns and knockdowns.

EUTOPIA: you can take it if you're short on resist.

Your main buff: +20% Fire and Water Attack for 10 s. Cooldown 60 s. Every 5 levels adds a property: 5 Accuracy, 10 Robe of Flame ×1.5, 15 Grace of Enhancement ×1.5, 20 another +10% Attack.

• 5+200 Accuracyunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10x1.5 [Robe of Flame] effectunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15x1.5 [Grace of Enhancement] effectunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20+10% additional Fire and Water Attackunlocks by itself at level 20

Everyone's first Stigma. aLuckyRO: all your shards go here first, up to 15.

A wall of fire (1×10 m) under the target for 3 s. Burns up to 4 enemies (Embers) for 10 s. The burn hits harder when the target moves. Cooldown 60 s.

• 5Enhanced Embers - Grants extra damage when landing an attackunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10+2m wall widthunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15+2s [Fire Wall] summoning durationunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20+10s Embers durationunlocks by itself at level 20

EUTOPIA: “a big part of my damage, a lot of people wrongly skip it”. Place it under a boss that stands still.

A storm under the target for 7 s. Slows up to 4 enemies within 5 m and applies Frostbite, which deals damage every second for 10 s. Cooldown 60 s.

• 5Enhanced Frostbite - Grants extra damage when landing an attackunlocks by itself at level 5
• 1030% chance to inflict Root for 2sunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15+3s [Cold Storm] summoning durationunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20+10s Frostbite durationunlocks by itself at level 20

DankRNG takes Divine Burst instead. EUTOPIA swaps it for Steel Barrier when the boss keeps killing you.

Explodes with fire on the target after 4 s. During those 4 s the target takes +15% damage from you, so press it right before Hellfire. Cooldown 30 s.

• 5Restores 200 MPunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10-10s [Delayed Explosion] cooldownunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15Changes to AoE Skillunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20+10% additional Damage Takenunlocks by itself at level 20

For bosses and groups (couga54, EUTOPIA, Fextralife, ExpCarry).

A shield worth 16% Max HP for 60 s. While it lasts you take −10% PvE damage. Cooldown 60 s.

• 5+10% Move Speedunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10HP Regen at fixed intervalsunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15+10% PvE Damage Tolerance increase and +5% PvP Damage Tolerance increaseunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20-15s cooldownunlocks by itself at level 20

Your 4th Stigma for solo leveling (couga54, ExpCarry). At 45 in a group, swap it for Delayed Explosion.

A strong fire hit. Deals a full 50 points of Stagger Gauge damage, the most in the class. Cooldown 60 s.

• 5+20% Skill Speedunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10Absorbs 10% HPunlocks by itself at level 10
• 1575% chance to inflict Knock Backunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20Inflict Stun for 3s after Knock Backunlocks by itself at level 20

EUTOPIA: when your group doesn't break the Stagger gauge. aLuckyRO: useless in PvE because of the long cooldown.

A big water hit on up to 4 enemies. Cooldown 90 s, 30 s shorter from level 10.

• 5Up to +20% damage when more targets hitunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10-30s cooldownunlocks by itself at level 10
• 1550% chance to inflict Frost for 3sunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hitunlocks by itself at level 20

For farming and short fights (couga54, aLuckyRO). DankRNG doesn't take it.

−20% PvE damage taken for 10 s. While you have at least 50% mana, part of the damage goes to mana instead of HP. Cooldown 90 s.

• 5+20% Impact-type Resistunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10x1.5 [Absorb Essence] effectunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15x1.5 [Robe of Cold] effectunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20+20% PvE Damage Tolerance increase and +10% PvP Damage Tolerance increaseunlocks by itself at level 20

Only when a boss one-shots you (berdugz, Game8). DankRNG, aLuckyRO and AsianBoy: PvP.

5 s of invulnerability. Cooldown 180 s.

• 5+100% Incoming Healunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10Restores 5% Max HP every 1s for the durationunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15+2s durationunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20Triggers when afflicted with Impact-type statusunlocks by itself at level 20

Seal (silence): the target can't use skills.

• 550% chance to inflict Root for 5sunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10-1,000 Staminaunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15+2s Seal durationunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20+25% Seal chanceunlocks by itself at level 20

Turns the target into a tree for 10 s. Any hit breaks the transformation.

• 5Increases number of hits required to remove Polymorphunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10-200 Block, Evasion for 10s when Polymorph endsunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15-20% Impact-type Resist for 10s when Polymorph endsunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20Inflicts debuff even if Polymorph is removed through attacksunlocks by itself at level 20

Knocks up to 4 enemies into the air.

• 5Up to +20% damage when more targets hitunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10Adds [The Depths] Chain Skillunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15+1s [The Depths] Knockdown durationunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20-30s [Lumiel's Space] cooldownunlocks by itself at level 20

An AoE hit with a chance to freeze.

• 5+20% Attack for 5s on hitunlocks by itself at level 5
• 10500 MP damage on hitunlocks by itself at level 10
• 15+10m Rangeunlocks by itself at level 15
• 20+20% Frost Chanceunlocks by itself at level 20

berdugz: some people take it for the +20% Attack (level 5 property).