Diablo 4 Hydra Sorcerer Build

With Diablo 4 Season 10 update now released and PTR now open, players still in Season 9 shouldn't worry too much. Season 10 officially begins in about a month, so you still have plenty of time.

Each season begins with adjustments to unique items, skills, and more, and Season 10 will also introduce Chaos Armors. These changes will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the season's meta. Let's have a look at how these classes are affected in Season 10 and which ones will emerge as the best.

Spiritborn

Recommended Builds:

• Storm Feathers Spiritborn Build (Eagle)
• Crushing Hand Spiritborn Build (Gorilla)

Spiritborn players have been incredibly dominant in Season 9, with Spiritborn players currently reaching 140 The Pit. The other classes haven't been able to break past 120 yet.

The most significant change Spiritborn received in season 10 was a rework of Eagle Main Hall, making Primary Jaguar Hall no longer Spirit's only option in the endgame. They also modified Jaguar skills so that their bonus hits no longer benefit from Aspect of Plains Power. Eagle skills have become much more useful after the remake, not only releasing feathers when using Eagle skills and dodging, but also making the target vulnerable.

Hesha e Kesungi (Unique Gloves), Spiritborn received in season 9, pairs well with Chaos Perks. Hesha e Kesungi enhances Spiritborn's Gorilla skills, while A Beast Cornered and Marred Guard combine with the shield granted by Gorilla skills to provide a 180% damage increase and significant survivability. Overall, Spiritborn has a lot of options in Season 10.

Druid

Recommended Builds:

• Pulverize Poison Puddle Druid Build
• Fleshrender Druid Build
• Companion Druid Build

Pulverize Poison Druid performed well in Season 9, reaching over 100 The Pit. However, because of the bug, this wasn't its strongest form. After Season 10 fixes this issue, it will undoubtedly become even more powerful.

Fleshrender Druid can also reach over 100 The Pit. In Season 10, Fleshrender unique item has received a tweak. Casting defensive skills and auto-casting skills now triggers its effect, dealing damage to nearby poisoned enemies.

Season 10 Druid-exclusive Chaos Perk, Wild Transformations, enhances Druid's transform skills. Every time Druid transforms, Fleshrender effect is triggered, resulting in significant damage.

Another Druid build worth noting is Companion Druid. In Season 9, players used this build to reach 116 The Pit. In Season 10, two items enhance Druid's companions. One is Chaos Perk, Savagery, which increases the size of the companion and increases its damage by 60%. The other is Kilt of Blackwing (Unique Pants), which summons a raven when you activate a companion's ability. Together, these two items provide a significant boost to Companion Druid.

Sorcerer

Recommended Builds:

• Hydra Sorcerer Build
• Lightning Nova Sorcerer Build
• Charged Bolts Sorcerer Build

In Season 9, Hydra Sorcerer build was everywhere. It was a dominant build, and it was certainly good enough. Season 10 new unique item, Galvanic Azurite, is a ring that works with Ophidian Iris.

However, Hydra Sorcerer did receive some nerfs. After consuming mana, the damage granted by Serpentine Aspect is reduced to one-third of its original value, and the mana restored by Lucky Shot has been changed from a percentage to a fixed amount, which makes it incompatible with Chao Perk, Mana Shield. Mana Shield significantly reduces health, but damage prioritizes mana over health, leaving it with extremely high mana regeneration and maximum mana when undamaged.

On the other hand, in Season 10's adjustments, the developers enhanced many Charged Bolts-related gameplay. Since Lightning Sorcerer build was already quite powerful, Charged Bolts Sorcerer is also worth trying.

Necromancer

Recommended builds:

• Shadowblight Necromancer build
• Bloodwave Necromancer build

Bloodwave and blight still dominated Season 9. Bloodwave Necromancer has been strong for several seasons. It's efficient at farming Diabo 4 gold and has decent survivability, so it's no surprise that it's in this spot.

The build that's expected to become even better in Season 10 is Shadowblight Necromancer. This is because of the remake of Wither Legendary Node, which no longer focuses solely on damage over time. All Shadow damage now has a chance to deal 300% bonus damage. This, combined with Shadow Blight's passive's 450% damage increase and other damage-boosting effects, creates a formidable damage boost.

Rogue

Recommended Builds:

• Poison Trap Rogue Build
• Death Trap Rogue

Poison Trap Rogue dominated the top spots in The Pit in Season 9, but overall, Rogue's ceiling isn't as high as other builds. Twisting Blades Rogue was one of the best end-game builds in Season 9, but its base damage has been nerfed.

Rogue's unique item, The Orphan Maker, now deals extremely high damage after reloading, and attack speed reduces reload time. So, to take advantage of this unique item, you'll need to stack attack speed and constantly spam monsters. This may have some advantages when farming Diablo 4 items, but overall, Rogue hasn't received any impressive improvements (including Chaos Perks).

Barbarian

Recommended Builds:

• Mighty Throw Barbarian Endgame Build
• Rend Bleed Barbarian Build
• Flay Barbarian Build

Mighty Throw Barbarian was quite powerful in Season 9, and it hasn't been nerfed in Season 10, so you can still play it. While Bleed has received significant enhance in Season 10.

First, Dual Wield Specialization no longer requires a kill to gain the 30% bleed damage bonus. Second, One Turn Rupture Aspect has been enhanced, increasing its explosion radius and increasing the duration of all bleed effects. Barbarian's Chaos Perk, Single-Minded Fury, also increases bleed duration by 200%. This makes Bleed Barbarian build quite worth trying in Season 10.

Barbarian's new unique weapon, Saber Earth Seagull, increases damage based on the number of damage-causing abilities equipped. Overall, it's a versatile item that can improve most builds.

Class Rank

• Tier S: Druid and Necromancer
• Tier A: Sorcerer
• Tier B: Spiritborn
• Tier C: Barbarian and Rogue

Druid and Necromancer received various enhances, while Sorcerer enhanced its lightning gameplay from Season 9. However, both builds rely heavily on Diablo 4 items to function. Although Spiritborn received a reworked Eagle Main Hall, the improvements were modest. Barbarian and Rogue's enhances aren't mainstream.

The above is a brief evaluation of each class in Season 10. Although Sorcerer, Necromancer, and Druid seem to have great potential based on the current information, other classes also have new gameplay worth exploring.

Diablo 4 Season 10 Chaos Perks are incredibly complex, even more unpredictable than Season 9 Horadric Spells. They bring unprecedented flexibility and depth to Diablo IV builds, while also emphasizing the risk-reward trade-off.

Below is a brief overview of how they work and some recommended Chaos Perks mathes.

How Do They Work?

Diablo 4 Season 10 Chaos Perks come in four qualities: Magic, Rare, Legendary, and Unique. You can only equip one unique Chaos Perk, while the other three slots are yours to choose from. You can equip any three Magic Chaos Perks, three Legendary Chaos Perks, or one of each of the three Chaos Perks, and switch between these Chaos Perks for free, without taking any Diablo 4 gold.

Season 10 Chaos Perks are particularly complex because, besides universal Chaos Perks, there are also class-specific Chaos Perks (one for each qualities).

Sanctuary imbues the player's abilities with devastating power. Chaos Magic alters everything it touches, affecting the player as well! While these forces are immensely powerful, some also come with risks.

Here are all Chaos Perks announced:

Magic Chaos Perks

• Invigorating Attacks
• Accelerating Chaos
• Unstable Power

Rare Chaos Perks

• Erupting Chaos
• Power Siphon
• Alternating Alterations

Legendary Chaos Perks

• Marred Guard
• Chaotic Cooldowns
• Crazy Brew

Unique Chaos Perks

• Chaos Unleashed
• Brawn Over Brains
• A Beast Cornered

Class Specific Chaos Perks

Barbarian:

• Dual Threat (Magic)
• Raging Chaos (Rare)
• Deafening Chorus (Legendary)
• Single-Minded Fury (Unique)

Druid: 

• Overabundance (Magic)
• Purge the Infected (Rare)
• Wild Transformations (Legendary)
• Savagery (Unique)

Necromancer

• Grim Reapers (Magic)
• Decimating Desecration (Rare)
• Defile the Dead (Legendary)
• Alter the Balance (Unique)

Rogue

• Unpredictable Alchemy (Magic)
• Enervated Strikes (Rare)
• Chaotic Grenades (Legendary)
• Hit and Run (Unique)

Sorcerer

• Explosive Combinations (Magic)
• Advanced Techniques (Rare)
• Chaotic Grenades (Legendary)
• Mana Shield (Unique)

Spiritborn

• Alacrity (Magic)
• Combined Strikes (Rare)
• Back Off! (Legendary)
• Convocation of Spirits (Unique)

How To Leveling Chaos Perks?

As long as you're able to perform Chaos Rifts, you can unlock Chaos Perks and collect currency (which is used to level up Chaos Perks). Chaos Perks can be upgraded up to level 10, but upgrading them does not provide any additional effects, simply increasing stats.

Chaos Rifts is a Season 10 event, and when you approach a Rift, numerous monsters will spawn. Killing them will drop Chaos armor, currency, and other Diablo 4 items.

Chaos Perks Recommended Matches

Necromancer

• Chaos Unleashed (Unique): Killing enemies accumulates stacks. At the 100th stack, Chaotic Bursts are generated nine times, dealing significant damage and increasing the critical chance and bonus damage of Chaotic Bursts.
• Defile the Dead (Legendary): Consuming a corpse triggers a Chaotic Burst, dealing 200%-400% Shadow damage. A corpse can be consumed twice.
• Erupting Chaos (Rare): Causes Chaotic Bursts randomly in the surrounding area.
• Accelerating Chaos (Magic): Lucky hits have a 10% chance to create Chaotic Bursts.

This Chaotic Bursts Chaos Perk is perfect for Necromancer builds. You'll be able to create Chaotic Bursts frequently, and the more enemies you're surrounded by, the more likely you'll trigger Chaos Unleashed.

Necromancer's glyph also received a buff in season 10, increasing all Shadow damage by 20%-300%, giving you an insane damage boost.

Rogue

• A Beast Cornered (Unique): Damage increases for every 10% health lost. Consuming resources also drains a portion of your health and returns some resources (it won't drop below 10% health).
• Chaotic Grenades (Rogue Legendary): Stun grenades trigger Chaotic Bursts and restore energy upon impact.
• Alternating Alterations (Rare): Casting a Core ability empowers the next non-Core ability and returns resources.
• Accelerating Chaos (Magic)

Rogue's Second Wind grants you a barrier after using energy, while skills like Penetrating Shot instantly clear energy and grant you a barrier equal to 100% of your health. With barrier, health becomes less important, allowing Rogue to gain the damage reduction and damage boost provided by A Beast Cornered simultaneously.

Chaotic Grenades is a Rogue-exclusive perk that enhances Rogue. Alternating Alterations is particularly well-suited to this class because of the new Season 9 unique item, Orphan Make, which boosts your marksmanship. Pairing these two together can yield an insane damage boost.

The Spiritborn also gains barrier when using Gorilla skill, and this combination with A Beast Cornered is also quite good, but you'll need to swap out other perks.

Druid

• A Beast Cornered (Unique)/Chaos Unleashed (Unique)
• Wild Transformations (Druid Legendary): Transform to gain free skills and a 5-second buff.
• Marred Guard (Legendary): While above 50% health, you cannot be healed, but gain bonuses to all elemental resistances, armor, and shields.

Only three chaos perks are listed, and the last one you can decide for yourself. These perks were chosen primarily because of the already powerful Fleshrender Druid build in Season 9. In Season 10, this weapon has been buffed, and both auto-cast and defensive abilities now poison nearby enemies.

Druid's shapeshifting skill, Debilitating Roar, allows Druid to cast their abilities upon transformation automatically. For example, a Bearcat can cast Debilitating Roar, which triggers Fleshrender's effects. Since this build has many defensive abilities, it actually offers excellent defensive capabilities, and also benefits from the 180% damage boost from A Beast Cornered. However, if you prefer even more damage, you can opt for Chaos Unleashed.

That's a quick overview of Diablo 4 Season 10 Chaos Perks. They offer some pretty powerful perks, so consider pairing them with other Diablo 4 items to maximize their effectiveness.