Here, I want to show you the new Hydra Sorcerer build we plan to use in Diablo 4 Season 9. Although it is a first try, I am still impressed by its excellent damage and map clearing ability.

This build can be said to be stress free at the beginning of the season. Even with The Pit 85, we can pass the level relatively easily with it, and even tier 90 and above is completely feasible.

Remember, The Pit is designed to test the effectiveness of your build when facing increasingly difficult enemies and boss battles. And clearing Tier 85 of The Pit, especially for a class like Sorcerer, usually requires a specific build and powerful equipment.

But so far, this is not even what I think is the best version of this Hydra Sorcerer. There are still many skill nodes and equipment choices that can be further optimized as long as you have enough Diablo 4 gold.

So, we’ve been trying to make a crit-based Hydra Sorcerer build, and it turns out that its burn and DoT synergy seems to be stronger than that. I heard that some people even beat The Pit 100 with it, which is basically top-tier in Season 9.

Due to the significant weakening of the Overpowered stat in the new season, many builds are difficult to restore their former glory. In addition, the developers have also targeted and weakened most of the top builds in pursuit of balance, such as Death Trap Rogue, Blood Surge Necromancer, etc.

A lot of builds are losing power, and getting to The Pit 100 is actually a good configuration in the game!

How Does It Work?

At the moment, Hydra’s effects seem to be very good, so I wanted to show you a little bit of how it works.

In short, we try to stack a lot of mana regeneration through Primordial Binding passive skill, which is enough to fill all your resources in about two or three seconds.

Then, we will try to release a giant Hydra that will consume all mana from the new Serpentine Aspect. So, combining Serpentine Aspect and the new Unique Amulet - Ophidian Iris, we can make a large Hydra with only three heads.

But note that the number of heads they have will grow with the number of heads they originally have, which is mainly affected by Amulet on the one hand and the weapon tempering on the other. So, we can get up to 12 additional heads. And each additional head will increase the damage of the Hydra that comes out of it and make it bigger. They actually look very interesting!

In addition, these are really huge Hydras, they are even twice the size of our characters, and with their huge size, they will destroy everything quickly. Therefore, this build has a clear advantage over others in terms of The Pit farming and resource gathering.

For example, for The Pit 70-75, we can finish it in about 1 minute 90 seconds. If you use a lot of cooldown Teleport enchantment and dash around the map, you’ll actually finish it faster.

Pros And Cons

So, this mechanic is a bit like throwing a Hydra and waiting for mana to refill, then casting Inferno, summoning a fiery serpent that will continuously wrap around the target area and deal a lot of burning damage to the enemies in it.

To be fair, this is a relatively passive playstyle. We just run and throw Hydra and wait for the flames to engulf a large number of enemies. However, this also makes this push play a bit boring because the duration of Hydra is so long that we are doing nothing most of the time. During the skill cooldown, we can only run in circles and try to dodge because we have to wait for Hydra to act.

However, Burning setup alleviates this problem a little bit, because we can actually cast other skills during this period. For example, we can try to put in a Firewall to increase the damage to the enemy, just like Fire Bolt. We can try to apply it and get another burning multiplier.

So, compared to the crit variant we did before, there is a more active play involved here.

Overall, though, Hydra Sorcerer build setup looks pretty good. We actually did a similar build before, only stripped off Serpentine and some unique gear, and it wasn’t that slow. With about 4000 life, zero armor, and zero regen, we were able to basically clear four dungeons with relative ease.

So, you can totally see how powerful this build is, even if you don’t have any unique gear, it basically helps you destroy a lot of enemies early on. This looks pretty interesting, and I expect this to be one of the top builds in Season 9, even if they nerf it a bit.

With this build, we can almost not spend much, because Hydra is really destroying everything continuously. As we mentioned before, this is not even the right version of the build, and the better burning effect seems to be five times stronger than this or more.

Final Thoughts

Obviously, there is more room for improvement in this Hydra Sorcerer. But it actually opens up a new play style for Sorcerer, and we don’t have to use only Lightning Spear.

Honestly, I do expect Lightning Spear Sorcerer to still be a pretty dominant endgame build, given its incredible speed to fly across the map and one-shot an entire screen of enemies. So, once you get to that power level, even with some nerfs, we have some pretty good items.

So, if there are no more nerfs, I still think Lightning Spear will be one of the top Torment 4 and XP farmers in D4S9. But when it comes to The Pit push, I guess it doesn’t get better than the new Hydra Sorcerer build here. So, without a doubt, this has to be the most worthwhile Sorcerer build for you to try in season 9!

Before I knew it, there are only three or four days left until the end of Star Wars Go album collection, and to be honest, it seems like it was born just recently! But no matter what, since the new album is about to open, you should hurry up to collect the last batch of Star Wars stickers.

In order to help you improve the completeness of your card collection as much as possible, Monopoly Go has not only frequently held Golden Blitz in recent days, but also increased the frequency of other daily events by shortening the duration so that you can get more sticker pack rewards.

Based on this, other special Monopoly Go events have also added more stickers to the rewards to help you, such as the ongoing new treasure digging event Sticker Treasures.

Basic Information About Sticker Treasures

The event has started on June 26 and will last until the 29th. The event provides you with a total of 20 levels of rewards, including many sticker packs, and Wild Sticker that can be exchanged for any Monopoly Go stickers.

How Do You Get Sticker Treasures Rewards?

To earn rewards, you need to smash as many blocks as possible on the corresponding board during the event. The larger the area formed by the blocks, the higher the level you can complete.

However, you must consume a dig event token for each block you smash, and as you progress, you will need more tokens. Therefore, you must be proficient in all the ways to earn tokens in the game.

Participate In Other Daily Events

In addition to providing you with a steady stream of cash and free dice, the main function of daily tournaments/banner events is to bring you relevant tokens or props when the game holds other special events.

During Sticker Treasures period, all playable daily Monopoly Go events will add dig event tokens to the milestone rewards, as long as you play them hard.

One of the most noteworthy ones is Quantum Coaster. This banner event is held at the same time as Sticker Treasures, which means that you can earn tokens through it while consuming them immediately in Sticker Treasures without wasting extra time.

Complete Quick Wins Tasks

When you play events, you may accidentally complete special achievements or actions that are actually the content requirements of some special tasks, such as Quick Wins.

Quick Wins tasks are updated every day between 8 and 9 EST, providing you with three tasks. These tasks are not difficult to complete, just play the game. The rewards after completing them will bring you additional tokens.

Claim Store Gifts In Time

To encourage you to log in more frequently, Monopoly Go has set up a number of welfare mechanisms, one of which is free store gifts!

Gifts refresh every eight hours, and the content of each gift is random. However, during Sticker Treasures or other special events, you always have a chance to get the required tokens.

It is worth noting that gifts cannot be accumulated to obtain multiple. This means that even if you go to claim them 16 hours apart, you will only get one. In order to fully utilize this mechanism, please claim them on time if you have time.

Once you have accumulated enough tokens through the above methods, you can start playing Sticker Treasures! Try to smash these blocks within the time limit to claim your precious rewards.

What Exactly Does Sticker Treasures Reward Include?

Although this event is sticker-themed, you will also have the opportunity to win other prizes, including dice. If you can beat all 20 levels, you will have 10 sticker packs up for grabs, as well as a Swap Pack and a Wild Sticker.

With the help of these rewards, your chances of collecting all Star Wars cards will be greatly increased, so you can get more dice by collecting rewards through set collection, and quickly earn new stickers by playing new events after the new album is online!

Level 1-5

• Level 1: 4 x 4; Green Sticker Pack
• Level 2: 5 x 4; Yellow Sticker Pack
• Level 3: 6 x 4; 4-12 Dig Event Tokens, Cash Reward
• Level 4: 7 x 5; Yellow Sticker Pack, Pink Sticker Pack
• Level 5: 5 x 5; 100 Dice Rolls

Level 6-10

• Level 6: 5 x 5; Yellow Sticker Pack
• Level 7: 6 x 6; 8-16 Dig Event Tokens, Cash Reward
• Level 8: 7 x 7; Blue Sticker Pack
• Level 9: 5 x 5; 200 Dice Rolls
• Level 10: 6 x 6; Pink Sticker Pack

Level 11-15

• Level 11: 7 x 6; 10-20 Dig Event Tokens, Cash Reward
• Level 12: 6 x 6; Purple Sticker Pack
• Level 13: 5 x 6; 400 Free Dice Rolls
• Level 14: 5 x 6; Pink Sticker Pack, Cash Reward
• Level 15: 6 x 7; 20-30 Dig Event Tokens, Cash Reward

Level 16-20

• Level 16: 7 x 7; Swap Pack
• Level 17: 7 x 7; 800 Free Dice Rolls
• Level 18: 7 x 7; Blue Sticker Pack
• Level 19: 7 x 7; Cash Reward
• Level 20: 7 x 7; Wild Sticker

That’s all the information about Sticker Treasures, and mastering them as soon as possible will help you earn rewards in time. In addition, the new album Summer Escape will be launched on July 2, which means that Star Wars Go will also end on that day, so be sure to hurry up!