Season 2 in Diablo 4 has brought forth an exciting revelation - the Ball Lightning build is now incredibly overpowered, allowing you to skip mechanics and obliterate enemies like never before. In this guide, we'll walk you through the optimized version of the Ball Lightning build, sharing tips and strategies to ensure your success in Tier 100 Nightmare dungeons.

 

• Understanding the Power of Ball Lightning
• Ensuring Infinite Mana
• Reducing Mana Costs
• Survivability and Combat Style
• Gear Recommendations
• Paragon Board and Vampiric Powers
• Build Planner
• Conclusion

 

↖ Understanding the Power of Ball Lightning

The Ball Lightning build has seen a dramatic increase in DPS, now delivering a staggering ten times more damage than before. Let's break down why this build is so potent:

• Skill Enhancement: The Ball Lightning skill itself received a significant buff, with damage per tick increasing from 18% to 60% in the 1.2.0 patch, resulting in a 3.33x boost in skill DPS.
• Enhanced Ball Lightning Fix: Previously, the enhanced Ball Lightning passive didn't improve DPS due to a bug. However, the 1.2.0 patch resolved this issue, making it a valuable addition to the build.
• Hidden Damage Tick Rate: Ball Lightning has a hidden damage tick rate of ten times per second. By stacking attack speed bonuses to reach 100%, you can triple Ball Lightning's DPS, casting more lightning bolts and melting your foes.

 

↖ Ensuring Infinite Mana

To maintain a constant barrage of Ball Lightnings, it's essential to have infinite mana. We achieve this by using Chain Lightning in an enchantment slot, ensuring you can cast it automatically after spending 100 mana. This setup is complemented by the Recharging Aspect, Invigorating Conduit Passive, and the Destructive Chain Lightning Passive to maximize mana regeneration.

 

 

↖ Reducing Mana Costs

With Ball Lightning's 50 mana cost per cast, achieving infinite casts requires a 20% mana cost reduction from an amulet. This reduction ensures you can keep casting Ball Lightnings without depleting your mana pool.

 

↖ Survivability and Combat Style

The Ball Lightning build demands a unique combat style that prioritizes staying safe while dealing immense damage.

Here's a setup for reliable survivability:

• Utilize the Reinforced Gleam to benefit from a 15% damage reduction when you have a barrier.
• Flame Shield becomes essential to protect against extreme damage in dire situations. Keep it in your skill rotation.
• Replace Frost Nova with Convulsions for stunning nearby enemies. Your Cor Familiar's Vampiric Power will help with this as well.

 

↖ Gear Recommendations

Balancing damage and survivability is crucial.

Focus on obtaining 2% armor stats on specific gear pieces to reach a critical 13k armor for maximum damage reduction.

Also, aim for 70% all resistance by adding resistance stats where needed.

 

↖ Paragon Board and Vampiric Powers

Maximize your potential with the Paragon Board by prioritizing the Static Search Legendary Note, which applies vulnerability to all monsters.

Additionally, consider the Frigid Fate Legendary Note for a 16% multiplicative damage boost.

For Vampiric Powers, we recommend the following:

• Ravenous: For a significant attack speed bonus.
• Call Familiar: To stun enemies in close range.
• Domination: To maximize damage output.
• A nticipation: For improved barrier generation.
• Prey on the Weak: Providing another 16% multiplicative damage boost.

 

 

↖ Build Planner

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↖ Conclusion

The Ball Lightning build in Season 2 of Diablo 4 is a force to be reckoned with, offering unprecedented damage potential. By following the strategies and recommendations outlined in this guide, you can harness the full power of this build and enjoy dominating Tier 100 dungeons. Keep an eye on further updates from Blizzard, as they may attempt to balance this formidable build in the future. Enjoy your time in Sanctuary as you melt through hordes of enemies with Ball Lightning!