Advice on Tiefling Sorcereress

Hi Neonchameleon,

Thanks for the comments.

I'm looking for max damage not just to single targets but have been careful due to powers that target creatures instead of enemies. In the past I have played Warlocks so maybe there is a bias there as well but am looking to play a Sorcerer as it was intended. Do you have any recommendations on the powers which would be best to optimize the build?

Thanks

Going with sorceror basics, you have a static damage modifier of +13 (+4 from Dex, +4 from Cha, +4 from staff, and +1 from Siberys Shard). So every target you hit is an extra +13 damage + your damage roll (although we halve the additional target damage as focus fire is better than spread out damage).

Chaos Bolt targets an average of two targets and you don't need to worry about friendly fire (just earth it into walls or flagstones) so there's no real need for friendly fire avoidance.

As for high damage encounter powers, you seem to like being on the front lines - a dangerous game with such a squishy class. I'd go for some ranged Burst 1s. So possibly Blazing Starfall rather than Burning Spray once you have your Staff Expertise. 2 points less damage, but you can land it in much more dangerous spots without exposing yourself. And Radiant Damage generally rocks.

Encounter 1: You picked a one or two target power. Not bad but it requires risking yourself by being almost in melee range. So I'd go for Mists of Disarray - fling it past your front line people. And it has a decent potential to be able to rearrange the enemy so their archers and mages are in close combat with your defender.

Encounter 3: Forget what I just said about risking yourself. There's one extremely high damage power here. Flame Spiral. You don't seem to mind the front lines much, and it's three targets and friendly. But the really high damage element is the effect line - 1d6+9 damage without a to hit roll if any enemy is next to you (remember because it's a damage roll you get your dex and your implement although not your charisma). Hug your defender if you want this - or hide behind him if you don't (and remember you are very squishy). Your current encounter 3 isn't friendly and is effectively a burst 1 with a higher chance of missing.

Encounter 7: Spark Form works. Multitarget and can take you off the front line after causing sheer mayhem with your Flame Spiral. Leave yourself not engaged and then use your move action to hide behind things or run like buggery.

Daily 1: If you want single target damage, go for Grounding Rebuke - you don't normally use your immediate action, so it's essentially a free hit doing d10+13 damage and with a slide thrown in. Anti-solo work - solos hate being blinded so go Blinding Bolt. Anti-minion work Howling Tempest creates a nice movable zone to wipe them out.

Daily 5: Everywhere and Nowhere belongs to gnomes for solo-fighting. Or other people who go invisible a lot. It's a great power if you leverage it but I don't think you have. Single target damage: Two powers (Thunder Leap and Acidic Impantation can give you two damage rolls against your foe, but both can be very unfriendly. One power (Slaad's Gambit) is an interrupt (so effectively a free attack) and pulls you to safety, probably winning the survivability stakes. And there's Glacial Armour if you know you're likely to be hit.
 

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Hi,

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions.
I've modified the character to include more of a mix of single and multi-target attacks.

Hope it's better now and truer to the intent of a sorcerer.
Any thoughts on the revisions?

Will have my first adventure tomorrow with the revised character so trying to finalize.

POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Wizard's Apprentice Attack: Color Orb
Wild Talent Cantrip: Body Equilibrium
: Arcane Defiling
Feat Utility: Diabolic Transformation
Sorcerer Attack 1: Chaos Bolt
Sorcerer Attack 1: Blazing Starfall
Sorcerer Attack 1: Mists of Disarray
Sorcerer Attack 1: Howling Tempest
Sorcerer Utility 2: Dragonflame Mantle
Sorcerer Attack 3: Dancing Lightning
Sorcerer Attack 5: Everywhere and Nowhere
Sorcerer Utility 6: Sudden Scales
Sorcerer Attack 7: Spark Form

FEATS
Level 1: Armor Proficiency: Leather
Level 2: Staff Expertise
Level 4: Diabolic Soul
Level 6: Dual Implement Spellcaster

ITEMS
Adventurer's Kit
Potion of Healing
Amulet of Seduction +1 x1
Demise's Staff of Ruin x1
Siberys Shard of the Mage (heroic tier)
Rhythm Blade Dagger +2 x1
Leather Armor of Sudden Recovery +2 x1
 

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