Diablo 4 Season 9: Sorcerers Can Inflict Massive Damage—With a Catch

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So, you know, Diablo 4 Season 9 happened, right? And man, it’s like Christmas came early for Sorcerer players. I mean, these guys hit the jackpot this time. There’s this Hydra Sorcerer build that’s just… oh boy, let’s just say it’s stealing the spotlight, okay? All thanks to some fancy new thing called the Ophidian Iris. I mean, I’ve barely wrapped my head around that name, but it’s out there causing some real waves.

But here’s the kicker: there are these bugs, yeah, unintended ones, that are making Sorcerers laugh all the way to the top. I’m talking, like, insane damage that shoots you through the game’s 150 tiers. Can you imagine? It’s like setting off fireworks in a small room. Too much, almost.

I guess the Sorcerer class has had a real rollercoaster of a journey since Diablo 4 launched. Went from weak as a kitten to this powerhouse. Now, chuck in a bug that lets you breeze through stuff and bam, you get people lining up to play Sorcerer in the so-called Sins of the Horadrim season. But hey, if you wanna take this wild ride, better hurry. These bugs get patched quicker than you can say, “Oops.”

So there’s this whole thing with the Enlightenment Key Passive. Sounds fancy, huh? If you’re a Sorcerer in Diablo 4, you need to get chummy with this guy, plus snag yourself the Smoldering Ember Infusion. Now, listen up, because this is where it gets spicy. When you cast different spells, you get Enlightenment stacks, and once you hit a hundred, it’s game on. Suddenly you’re going faster, hitting harder, and you feel like you just drank a dozen espressos. Weird image, but yeah, it fits.

Anyway — wait, no — where was I? Oh, right. So with this Smoldering Ember thing, there’s some oddball interaction where fire damage turns into your top damage type bonus or whatever. And if you enter a portal while all this is happening, it’s like a recursive loop kicks in. Damage on top of damage, stacking like pancakes. Infinite damage. I mean, no idea how someone stumbles onto this stuff, but it’s out there.

And guess what? The perfect spot to milk this bug? It’s in the Pit. You zip in and out of those portals and bam, infinite power. Well, until they patch it. Which they probably will. Blizzard’s good at that — squashing bugs, I mean. Gotta move fast if you wanna play with this one.

Season 9 Sorcerers probably think it’s the best gift ever. For the rest, well, better hit the grind fast if you wanna jump on the broken damage train before it leaves the station. But really, it’s gonna mess with leaderboards and, I dunno, leave some folks shaking their heads. Bugs, huh? What a trip.

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That’s a wrap!