Best Sorceress Runewords - D2R 2.6

This guide collects the top runewords for the Sorceress class from beginner / ladder starter levelling RWs to end-game ones. Get a head-start with your Sorc by equipping it with beginner runewords, getting to the end-game, and gearing it up with the top runeword choices.

Lore (Helm base, Ort+Sol)

+1 To All Skills

+10 To Energy

+2 To Mana After Each Kill

Lightning Resist +30%

Damage Reduced By 7

+2 To Light Radius

Lore is an awesome ladder starter / low level runeword and one of the few items that provides all skills. The runeword base and runes can be easily acquired on normal difficulty.

Edge (Missile Weapon base, Tir+Tal+Amn)

Level 15 Thorns Aura When Equipped

+35% Increased Attack Speed

+320-380% Damage To Demons

+280% Damage To Undead

+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds

7% Life Stolen Per Hit

Prevent Monster Heal

+5-10 To All Attributes

+2 To Mana After Each Kill

Reduces All Vendor Prices 15%

Edge has a very unique property, namely the 15% Vendor price reduction. If you plan to gamble at vendors, make sure to wear it so you can gamble more efficiently.

Call To Arms (Weapons, Amn + Ral + Mal + Ist + Ohm)

+1 To All Skills

+40% Increased Attack Speed

+250-290% Enhanced Damage (varies)

Adds 5-30 Fire Damage

7% Life Stolen Per Hit

+2-6 To Battle Command (varies)*

+1-6 To Battle Orders (varies)*

+1-4 To Battle Cry (varies)*

Prevent Monster Heal

Replenish Life +12

30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Call to Arms, or CTA in short, is the best switch weapon for all classes except for Barbarians. It provides you the Battle Orders and Battle Command skills, allowing you to gain +1 to all skills and a huge boost in life and mana as long as the two skills are casted on you. Sorceresses are quite fragile, and CTA makes a huge difference in survivability.

Heart of the Oak (Mace/Staff base, Ko+Vex+Pul+Thul)

+3 To All Skills

+40% Faster Cast Rate

+75% Damage To Demons

+100 To Attack Rating Against DemonsAdds 3-14 Cold Damage, 3 sec.Duration

7% Mana Stolen Per Hit

+10 To Dexterity

Replenish Life +20

Increase Maximum Mana 15%

All Resistances +30-40

Level 4 Oak Sage (25 Charges)

Level 14 Raven (60 Charges)

HOTO is amongst the best sorceress weapons. While you have multiple Orb choices to boost your damage, none of them has defensive qualities such as HOTO's huge boost for all resistances. If you want to have a sorc weapon which not only has great offensive qualities, but can improve your survivability as well, HOTO is an optimal choice.

Spirit (Sword base, Tal+Thul+Ort+Amn)

+2 To All Skills

+25-35% Faster Cast Rate

+55% Faster Hit Recovery

Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage

Adds 3-14 Cold Damage 3 Second Duration

+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds

7% Life Stolen Per Hit

+250 Defense Vs. Missile

+22 To Vitality

+89-112 To Mana

+3-8 Magic Absorb

Spirit is the budget version of HOTO, and is an awesome weapon for ladder starts or lower level characters. It is adequate for the end game as well, and very few weapons provide more useful stats than a Spirit sword. The runes can easily be acquired at the end of Normal difficulty, and you can find a sword base in Normal Cow's Level.

Leaf (Staff base, Tir+Ral)

Adds 5-30 Fire Damage

+3 To Fire Skills

+3 To Fire Bolt (Sorceress Only)

+3 To Inferno (Sorceress Only)

+3 To Warmth (Sorceress Only)

+2 To Mana After Each Kill

+ (2 Per Character Level) +2-198 To Defense (Based On Character Level)

Cold Resist +33%

Leaf is an amazing runeword for Fire Sorcs, and can be used by low level characters. The +3 to fire skills is unbeatable amongst low level items. However if you can acquire a Spirit Sword, you should choose it over Leaf.

Obsession (Staff base, Zod+Ist+Lem+Lum+Io+Nef)

Indestructible

24% Chance to cast level 10 Weaken when struck

+4 To All Skills

+65% Faster Cast Rate

+60% Faster Hit Recovery

Knockback

+10 To Vitality

+10 To Energy

Increase Maximum Life 15-25%

Regenerate Mana 15-30%

All Resistances +60-70

75% Extra Gold from Monsters

30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Obsession is a newly introduced end-game runeword that's mainly useful for Sorceresses. It has both great offensive and defensive qualities, but a Spirit runeword shield and a decent sorc weapon will grant you better stats for any purpose. Still, if you manage to find a Zod and Ist rune, you can complete the runeword and grind with high efficiency.

Insight (Staff/Polearm base, Ral+Tir+Tal+Sol)

Level 12-17 Meditation Aura When Equipped

+35% Faster Cast Rate

+200-260% Enhanced Damage

+9 To Minimum Damage

180-250% Bonus to Attack Rating

Adds 5-30 Fire Damage

+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds

+1-6 To Critical Strike

+5 To All Attributes

+2 To Mana After Each Kill

23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Insight is amongst the best mercenary runewords for a sorceress. Not only does it provide a huge amount of damage, but it also grants Meditation Aura which takes care of your mana needs and makes the gameplay experience much quicker and smoother.

Memory (Staff base, Lum+Io+Sol+Eth)

+3 to Sorceress Skill Levels

33% Faster Cast Rate

Increase Maximum Mana 20%

+3 Energy Shield (Sorceress Only)

+2 Static Field (Sorceress Only)

+10 To Energy

+10 To Vitality

+9 To Minimum Damage

-25% Target Defense

Magic Damage Reduced By 7

+50% Enhanced Defense

Memory's main utility is its Energy Shield buff. As a Staff base can have +3 to energy shield, with a memory staff you can cast a +9 level energy shield before starting to farm, boosting your survivability greatly.

Infinity (Polearm/Spear base, Ber+Mal+Ber+Ist)

50% Chance To Cast Level 20 Chain Lightning When You Kill An Enemy

Level 12 Conviction Aura When Equipped

+35% Faster Run/Walk

+255-325% Enhanced Damage

-(45-55)% To Enemy Lightning Resistance

40% Chance of Crushing Blow

Prevent Monster Heal

0.5-49.5 To Vitality (Based on Character Level)

30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Level 21 Cyclone Armor (30 Charges)

Infinity is the best mercenary weapon when it comes to offensive qualities. While it deals a decent amount of damage, it also provides Conviction Aura which reduces monster resistances by 85%, and can often break monster immunities.

Chains of Honor (Body Armor base, Dol+Um+Ber+Ist)

+2 To All Skills

+200% Damage To Demons

+100% Damage To Undead

8% Life Stolen Per Hit

+70% Enhanced Defense

+20 To Strength

Replenish Life +7

All Resistances +65

Damage Reduced By 8%

25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Chains of Honor is one of the best armors a sorceress can have. The +2 to All skills and +65% all resistance alongside other useful stats makes it one of the best, well-balanced armor for any sorceress.

Enlightenment (Body Armor base, Pul+Ral+Sol)

5% Chance To Cast Level 15 Blaze When Struck

5% Chance To Cast level 15 Fire Ball On Striking

+2 To Sorceress Skill Levels

+1 To Warmth

+30% Enhanced Defense

Fire Resist +30%

Damage Reduced By 7

Enlightenment is a useful sorceress armor for it's +2 to sorc skills.

Stealth (Body Armor base, Tal + Eth)

Magic Damage Reduced By 3

+6 To Dexterity

+15 To Maximum Stamina

Poison Resist +30%

Regenerate Mana 15%

25% Faster Run/Walk

25% Faster Cast Rate

25% Faster Hit Recovery

Stealth is a great levelling runeword as it boost run speed and casting speed, allowing you a quicker levelling experience.

Smoke (Body Armor base, Nef + Lum)

+75% Enhanced Defense

+280 Defense Vs. Missile

All Resistances +50

20% Faster Hit Recovery

Level 6 Weaken (18 Charges)

+10 To Energy

-1 To Light Radius

Smoke is also a decent levelling runeword, but mainly for its defensive qualities. If you play hardcore, the +50 all resistance definitely worths the investment.

Spirit (Shield base, Tal+Thul+Ort+Amn)

+2 To All Skills

+25-35% Faster Cast Rate

+55% Faster Hit Recovery

+250 Defense Vs. Missile

+22 To Vitality

+89-112 To Mana

Cold Resist +35%

Lightning Resist +35%

Poison Resist +35%

+3-8 Magic Absorb

Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Spirit is by far the best shield a sorceress can wear in the endgame. It has unmatched qualities such as the 2 all skills, the 55% FHR, the + resistances, mana and vitality. An Orb+Spirit combo is usually the best a sorceress can have at high levels.

Rhyme (Shield base, Shael+Eth)

20% Increased Chance of Blocking

40% Faster Block Rate

+25 to All Resistances

Regenerate Mana 15%

Cannot Be Frozen

50% Extra Gold From Monsters

25% Better Chance Of Getting Magic Items

Rhyme is a useful shield for its defensive qualities, while it can also be used for Magic Finding. It grants you decent blocking bonuses while adding 25 to all your resistances.

Splendor (Shield base, Eth+Lum)

+1 To All Skills

+10% Faster Cast Rate

+20% Faster Block Rate

+60-100% Enhanced Defense

+10 To Energy

Regenerate Mana 15%

50% Extra Gold From Monsters

20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

+3 To Light Radius

Splendor is another useful levelling runeword, which grants great offensive qualities such as the +1 to All skills and the +10% FCR.

Sanctuary (Shield base, Ko+Ko+Mal)

+20% Faster Hit Recovery

+20% Faster Block Rate

20% Increased Chance of Blocking

+130-160% Enhanced Defense

+250 Defense vs. Missile

+20 To Dexterity

All Resistances +50-70

Magic Damage Reduced By 7

Level 12 Slow Missiles (60 Charges)

Alongside Stormshield, Sanctuary is one of the best sorc shields for defensive qualities. You will have decent Blocking chances while wearing it, and it also adds a great amount of defense and all resistances.

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