This build doesn't wring out every last point of alacrity from your gear but bolsters it with Focal Alacrity - diminishing returns would mean that maxed out gear alacrity and Focal Alacrity would give you a 1.3 GCD with 1.2 on Polarity Shift, but if you follow this build you'll still have a 1.3 GCD with 1.1 on Polarity Shift. Currently, the best builds in SWTOR will squeeze it down to 1.3 seconds under normal circumstances and 1.1 seconds when you activate Polarity Shift, allowing you to trigger your abilities much faster. The reason we're muscling in on alacrity is to reduce your global cooldown as much as possible. Once you're up there, you can start optimizing your gear for peak performance, which in this case will focus greatly on squeezing as much alacrity out of your build as possible, albeit in a roundabout way. That is all that matters before you care about set bonuses and stats. Gearingįirst things first - there is no point in getting what is the best gear for the Lightning Sorcerer spec until you've capped out your Item Rating at 306. Of course, the Lightning Sorcerer can be a tool of utter destruction in the hands of a veteran as well. You'll have to distribute your utilities with care and keep your rotations in mind to proc the right abilities, but this can be a good choice for a less experienced player who still wants to be a formidable ranged DPS.
This is also one of the more survivable specs among the 'squishy' classes, coming out at the top of the pile in terms of Damage Reduction skills - with the right build, some abilities will jack it up to 84% for a duration of 6 seconds, giving you ample situation to get out of hairy situations, be it in an Operation or a Warzone.īetween survivability, high mobility and the fact that you pretty much don't ever need to worry about your resource pool, Lightning is one of the easier specs out there to play. While Force Storm itself still has a place in endgame play, the Madness spec takes the AoE cake among these three disciplines, with Lightning instead delivering immense quantities of burst damage rivalled by few classes, such as the Carnage Marauder. Don't get us wrong - Lightning is totally viable in both PvP and PvE (though mostly the latter) as of 6.2.1, but it has to be said that this is one of the most fun specs in the game and sports some of the best looking combat animations.Īfter spending most of your leveling journey as a Sorcerer spamming Force Storm, you might be surprised to hear that AoE damage isn't the strong suit of the Lightning Sorcerer. If you're not a player particularly hung up on maximum combat effectiveness or decide your character specs based on the current meta, and rather based on fun factor and the rule of cool, Lightning is definitely something that would be up your alley.
Dedicated players like it for the nearly unrivalled burst damage potential and survivability, while more casual players like it because it's one of the most visually cool classes to play.
Socketing an item with a Lem rune increases the item's level requirement to 43, unless it was already higher.