1. Strength - barely enough to equip your desired gear. 156 Strength requirement on Spirit Monarch in most cases will have the highest Strength requirement in your build
2. Dexterity - same as Strength - you only need enough Dexterity to meet gear requirements. Possibly no points will be allocated here
3. Vitality - you should put all your remaining points here - this is the primary stat for most builds in Diablo 2 Resurrected including that one
4. Energy -  adding points to Energy is a waste - just make sure to bring Mana Potions with you

You will find Frozen Armor here, which is the core defensive Spell for Sorceress. This is the only skill you will allocate here, and you are going to spend just 1 point on it

Skills:

1. Frozen Armor [1/20] - gives you a solid defensive boost by increasing your Defense Rating and freezing attackers. Do not spend more than 1 point on it, as it will be increased by your gear later

LIGHTNING SPELLS

Sorceress's Lightning Spells offers some decent utility for this build. You are obviously going to take Teleport for the unparalleled mobility it offers. Allocating Static Field is optional, as you may find it to be too troublesome to cast against mid-tier content that you are most likely going to deal with when playing Meteor Sorc, but it's still worth considering

Skills:

1. Static Field [1/20] - reduces the maximum Life of affected enemies, allowing you to take them down much faster. It's a great utility skill that helps you deal with non-Lighting immune Bosses and tougher enemies
2. Telekinesis [1/20] - mainly as a prerequisite to Teleport, but can also be used to save time when clicking Town Portals, your Stash, or stunning Fire Immune monsters when your Merc is dealing with them
3. Teleport [1/20] - the best mobility Spell in Diablo 2 Resurrected. A must-have for all Sorcerer characters

The primary Skill Tree for this build. It contains all the core Fire Spells that you are going to deal damage with, but also the Warmth buff that helps you regenerate Mana without having to invest much in Mana Regen equipment or Energy Attribute

Skills:

1. Warmth [1/20] - a passive skill that increases your Mana Regeneration rate. You can spend just 1 point here initially, and then allocate all excess points after all the other Skills mentioned are maxed out
2. Fire Bolt [20/20] - pretty much the first Spell that you are going to use on your adventure. Initially, it deals decent damage, but later on, it's solely taken as a synergy skill to Fire Ball and Meteor
3. Fire Ball [20/20] - one of the primary damage-dealing abilities you are using in this build. Unlike Meteor, it has no cooldown,  so stands for a quickly accessible source of AoE damage. At higher levels, you will be mainly using Fire Ball which is then supported by the extra damage from falling Meteors and their DoT effect
4. Inferno [20/20] - prerequisite mainly, but should be maxed out later on to boost the DoT portion of Meteor's damage
5. Blaze [1/20] - prerequisite only
6. Fire Wall [1/20] - another prerequisite to Meteor Skill
7. Meteor [20/20] - the core ability used in this build. It calls down a Meteor from the sky to fall down and deal massive AoE damage in its radius, dealing Fire Damage on hit, and Fire Damage over Time with the ground effect it leaves behind. It's best used during leveling and becomes a secondary skill at higher levels cast occasionally to leave its' DoT effect
8. Fire Mastery [20/20] - a mandatory Passive for this build that boosts the damage of all your Fire Skills

Just like with any other Caster build, you are primarily going to increase the level of all your Abilities (All or Fire Spells in this case) and then Faster Cast Rate. FCR breakpoints for Fire Sorc are at 63, 105, and 200% which basically leaves no other choice but to aim for the middle one. Please note that FCR doesn't reduce the Meteor's delay, it just reduces the time of your character's Cast animation which increases the cast frequency of your Spells. Other than that, you aim at keeping all your Resistances at 75, and possibly adding some extra Faster Hit Recovery, so that you don't get stunned to death by random enemies. Since this build is not primarily oriented on dealing with end-game Bosses after you reach a certain level of gear, there is not much to improve, so it's best to simply increase your Magic Find stat (mainly via items like Magic Rings, Chance Guards, War Travelers, etc.). Min-maxing the build and pushing it beyond the level we put down below is pointless - you would be forcing your character to deal with content it simply wasn't destined to deal with. 

HELMETS

[Early] Lore (Runeword) - a great leveling Runeword which adds +1 to all Skills and extra defensive/utility bonuses. It will also work great for early Hell farming if needed

• Defense: Depends on base Helmet 
• Required Level: 27 
• Required Strength: Depends on base Helmet 
• Durability: Depends on base Helmet 
• Ort + Sol
  • +1 to All Skills 
  • +10 to Energy 
  • Lightning Resist +30% 
  • Damage Reduced by 7 
  • +2 to Mana After Each Kill 
  • +2 to Light Radius 

[Late] Harlequin Crest (Shako) - this is the top recommendation for the Helmet slot. It grants all the important stats and +2 to All Skills while offering tons of Magic Find stat - one that you should increase when playing a Meteor Sorceress build

• Defense: 98 to 141 
• Required Level: 62
• Required Strength: 50
• Durability: 20
  • +2 to All Skills 
  • +1-148 to Life (+1.5 per Character Level) 
  • +1-148 to Mana (+1.5 per Character Level) 
  • Damage Reduced By 10% 
  • 50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items 
  • +2 to All Attributes 

WEAPONS

Spirit Weapon (Runeword) - a great Starter weapon that will work fine for leveling and early Hell content. Later on you should replace it with HOTO (overall performance) or Occulus (extra MF)

• Damage:  Depends on base Weapon
• Required Level: 25
• Required Dexterity: Depends on base Weapon
• Required Strength: Depends on base Weapon
• Durability: Depends on base Weapon 
• Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn  
  • +2 To All Skills 
  • +25-35% Faster Cast Rate (varies) 
  • +55% Faster Hit Recovery 
  • Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage 
  • Adds 3-14 Cold Damage 3 Second Duration (Normal) 
  • +75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds 
  • 7% Life Stolen Per Hit 
  • +250 Defense Vs. Missile 
  • +22 To Vitality 
  • +89-112 To Mana (varies) 
  • +3-8 Magic Absorb (varies)

Heart of the Oak (Runeword) - An extremely solid end-game choice that provides +3 to all Skills and a 30% Faster Cast Rate. It's basically the best weapon for this build, but judging by its' nature and being unable to actually deal with end-game Bosses, you may be better off with Occulus for extra Magic Find

• Damage:  Depends on base Weapon
• Required Level: 55
• Required Dexterity: Depends on base Weapon
• Required Strength: Depends on base Weapon
• Durability: Depends on base Weapon 
• Ko + Vex + Pul + Thul 
  • +3 To All Skills 
  • +40% Faster Cast Rate
  • +75% Damage To Demons 
  • +100 To Attack Rating Against Demons 
  • Adds 3-14 Cold Damage, 3 sec. Duration (Normal) 
  • 7% Mana Stolen Per Hit 
  • +10 To Dexterity 
  • Replenish Life +20 
  • Increase Maximum Mana 15% 
  • All Resistances +30-40 (varies) 
  • Level 4 Oak Sage (25 Charges) 
  • Level 14 Raven (60 Charges) 

The Oculus (Swirling Crystal) - the top recommendation for the weapon slot. It offers slightly less DPS than HOTO, but the extra Magic Find makes it the best pick for this build

• Damage: 18 to 42
• Required Level: 42 
• Required Dexterity: - 
• Required Strength: - 
• Durability: 50  
  • +3 To Sorceress Skill Levels 
  • +5 To Mana After Each Kill 
  • All Resistances +20 
  • 25% Chance To Cast Level 1 Teleport When Struck 
  • +30% Faster Cast Rate 
  • +20 To Vitality 
  • +20 Energy 
  • +20% Enhanced Defense 
  • 50% Better Chance Of Getting Magic Items 

Splendor (Rune Word) - A great and inexpensive mid-to-late game option. It grants +1 to all Skills, high FCR, and 20% Magic Find

• Defense: Depends on base Shield 
• Required Level: 37
• Required Strength: Depends on base Shield ​​​​​
• Durability: Depends on base Shield
• Eth + Lum 
  • +1 To All Skills 
  • +10% Faster Cast Rate 
  • +20% Faster Block Rate 
  • +60-100% Enhanced Defense (varies) 
  • +10 To Energy 
  • Regenerate Mana 15% 
  • 50% Extra Gold From Monsters 
  • 20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items 
  • +3 To Light Radius 

Spirit (Rune Word) - one of the best off-hand items you can use in this build. It grants everything you need including increases to All Skills, FCR, and tons of defensive bonuses. It's most commonly socketed in a Monarch 

• Defense: Depends on base Shield 
• Required Level: 25
• Required Strength: Depends on base Shield ​​​​​
• Durability: Depends on base Shield
• Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn 
  • +2 To All Skills
  • +25-35% Faster Cast Rate
  • +55% Faster Hit Recovery
  • +250 Defense vs. Missiles
  • +22 To Vitality
  • +89-112 To Mana (varies)
  • Cold Resist +35%
  • Lightning Resist +35%
  • Poison Resist +35%
  • +3-8 Magic Absorb
  • Attacker Takes Damage of 14

AMULETS

Rare/Magic Amulet with + Sorceress/Fire Spells and possibly extra MF, FCR, or Life stats

• Required Level: varies. 
• In Magic Amulets, look for:
  • + to Fire Spells. 
  • Magic Find. 
• In Rare Amulets, look for:
  • + to Sorceress Skills 
  • Magic Find 
  • Resistances 
  • Attributes 
  • Life

Mara's Kaleidoscope - you can't go wrong with Mara for almost any build in the game. It offers all the critical affixes for this build

• Required Level: 67
  • +2 To All Skills 
  • All Resistances +20-30 (varies) 
  • +5 To All Attributes 

ARMORS

[BIS] Chains of Honor (Runeword) - this is the best possible armor you can use here. It grants bonuses to all Skills, and a TON of defenses including massive Resistances, 8% Damage Reduction, and some extra Magic Find. It's best socketed in armor with low Strength Requirements; for example, Dusk Shroud

• Defense: Depends on base Armor 
• Required Level: 63
• Required Strength: Depends on base Armor 
• Durability: Depends on base Armor 
• 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

Skin of the Vipermagi (Serpentskin Armor) - grants bonus to all Skills and 30% FCR making it one of the most popular Caster armors in Diablo 2 Resurrected

• Defense: 279
• Required Strength: 43
• Durability: 24
• Required Level: 29
  • +120% Defense
  • +1 to All Skills
  • 30% Faster Cast Rate
  • Magic Damage Reduced By 9-13 (varies) 
  • All Resistances +20-35 (varies) 

RINGS

Rare/Magic Rings with Faster Cast Rate, Resistances, Magic Find, and Bonuses to Life are what you should be looking for. With properly geared characters, 40% MF or 

• Required Level: varies. 
• In Magic Rings, look for:
  • Magic Find 
  • Attributes 
  • Resistances
• In Rare Rings, look for:
  • Faster Cast Rate
  • Magic Find 
  • Resistances 
  • Life
  • Mana on Kill

Raven Frost - This ring provides Freeze Immunity which is extremely important to have on almost every build

• Required Level: 45
  • +150-250 Attack Rating (varies) 
  • 15-45 Cold Damage 
  • +15-20 Dexterity (varies) 
  • +40 Mana 
  • Cold Absorb 20%
  • Cannot be Frozen 

The Stone of Jordan - one of the most iconic Rings in Diablo 2 Resurrected. It offers bonus to all Skills and Mana making it one of the best Items you can use on  Sorceress, though in this particular build Magic Find is what you may be more interested in

• Required Level: 29
  • +1 to All Skills
  • Maximum Mana to 25% 
  • Adds 1-12 Lightning Damage 
  • +20 to Mana

GLOVES

Magefist (Light Gauntlets) - in terms of raw damage, the single-best pair for this Fire Sorceress build. They grant bonuses to Fire Skills, FCR, Mana, and add little extra Fire Damage

• Defense: 24 - 25 
• Required Level: 23
• Required Strength: - 45
• Durability: 18
  • +20-30% Enhanced Defense (varies) 
  • +10 Defense 
  • +1 To Fire Skills 
  • 20% Faster Cast Rate 
  • Regenerate Mana 10-25% 
  • Adds 1-6 Fire Damage 

Chance Guards (Chain Gloves) - if you don't need the extra damage offered by Magefist, or simply want to increase your chances to find valuable Loot, Chance Guards are the best option. They are not really that expensive, so best look for a pair with as close to 40% MF as possible

• Defense: 27-28
• Required Level: 15
• Required Strength: 25
• Durability: 16
  • +20-30% Enhanced Defense
  • +15 Defense
  • +25 To Attack Rating
  • 25-40% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
  • 200% Extra Gold From Monsters
  • +2 To Light Radius

BOOTS

War Traveler (Battle Boots) - the best option for this build. This pair offers the highest Magic Find stat you will find on any boots in D2R, making it a perfect choice for this grind/loot oriented build 

• Defense: 120-139
• Required Level: 42
• Required Strength: 95
• Durability: 48
• Assassin Kick Damage: 37-64  
  • +150-190% Enhanced Defense
  • 25% Faster Run/Walk
  • +10 To Vitality
  • +10 To Strength
  • Adds 15-25 Damage
  • 40% Slower Stamina Drain
  • Attacker Takes Damage Of 5-10
  • 30-50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Waterwalk (Sharkskin Boots) - You can't go wrong with these boots - they are an extremely solid all-around choice. With them, you will run much faster and never run out of Stamina. They also offer a solid Life bonus

• Defense: 112-124
• Required Level: 32
• Required Strength: 47
• Kick Damage: 28-50
• Durability: 14  
  • +180-210% Enhanced Defense (varies) 
  • 20% Faster Run/Walk 
  • +100 Defense vs. Missile 
  • +15 to Dexterity 
  • +5% to Maximum Fire Resist 
  • Heal Stamina Plus 50% 
  • +40 to Maximum Stamina 
  • +45-65 to Life (varies) 

BELTS

Arachnid Mesh (Spiderweb Sash) - one of the best caster belts in Diablo 2 Resurrected. It offers a bonus to all Skills and FCR and allows you to slow your targets for extra defensive utility

• Defense: 119-138 
• Potion Slots: 16 
• Required Level: 80
• Required Strength: 50
• Durability: 12
  • +90-120% Enhanced Defense  
  • Slows Target by 20% 
  • +1 To All Skills 
  • 20% Faster Cast Rate 
  • Maximum Mana 5% 
  • Level 3 Venom (11 Charges) 

Goldwrap (Heavy Belt) - the most popular Magic Find/Gold Find belt in the entire game, if you are comfortably farming your regular spots while wearing it, it's the best choice for this build

• Defense: 34-36
• Required Level: 27
• Required Strength: 45
• Durability: 18
• 12 Potion Boxes
  • +40-60% Enhanced Defense
  • +25 Defense
  • 10% Increased Attack Speed
  • 30% Better Chance Of Getting Magic Items
  • 50-80% Extra Gold From Monsters
  • +2 To Light Radius

CHARMS

1. Grand Charms -  just aim at Grand Charms with bonus to Fire Skill (obviously) but also possibly extra Life or Magic Find
2. Large Charms -  using Large Charms in D2R is not recommended, with the exception of Hellfire Torch
3. Small Charms - with these you should cap all your Resistances, and possibly provide extra MF, FHR, or Life
4. As for Unique Charms we recommend getting all three most popular ones: Hellfire Torch, Annihilus, and Gheed's Fortune (preferably with 40% MF) which is a standard setup for all the builds in Diablo 2 Resurrected

MERCENARY

We recommend hiring Act 2 Mercenary with the Might Aura that offers the highest DPS. Your Merc is the only way you can deal with Fire immune monsters, so it's advised to gear it up properly

1. Insight Runeword in Ethereal Spear - This provides a Meditation Aura that increases our Mana Recovery Rate which is extremely helpful. Later on you can replace it with Infinity Runeword for MASSIVE damage it offers, and Conviction Aura that can help you break immunities on monsters
2. Fortitude Runeword in high defense rating armor - the single-best body armor for your Mercenary, rending him nearly immortal
3. Vampire Gaze or Andariel's Visage are both extremely viable choices for Act 2 Merc. Gaze makes him more tanky, while Andy's grants him more DPS thanks to increased Attack Speed

ENDNOTE

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