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Sorcerer

Sorcerer is an arcane striker class in 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons.[PH2:136][HotEC:85]

Subclasses[]

A 1st-level character must choose between using the rules for the original sorcerer class or its subclass, elementalist.

Original sorcerer[]

The original sorcerer, or o-sorcerer, was introduced in the Player's Handbook 2.[PH2:136]

Elementalist[]

Elementalist is the subclass of sorcerer introduced in Heroes of the Elemental Chaos.[HotEC:85]

Class traits[]

A 1st-level sorcerer begins with hit points equal to 12 plus the sorcerer's Constitution score, healing surges per day equal to 6 plus the sorcerer's Constitution modifier, and a +2 bonus to Will defense. A sorcerer gains 5 hit points per level.

Class proficiencies[]

A 1st-level sorcerer begins with cloth armor proficiency, simple melee and simple ranged weapon proficiencies, and dagger and staff implement proficiencies.

Class skills[]

A sorcerer begins trained in Arcana, plus any three of the following skills.

Class features[]

Original sorcerers gain the Spell Source class feature at 1st level. Elementalists gain the Elemental Bolt, Elemental Magic, Elemental Specialty, and Escalating Elements class features at 1st level.

Original Sorcerer[]

Spell Source[]

A 1st-level original sorcerer chooses either Cosmic Magic, Dragon Magic, Storm Magic, or Wild Magic, and gains benefits according to the choice.

Cosmic Magic[]
  • Cosmic Persistence: While not wearing heavy armor, the sorcerer can use the strength modifier in place of Dexterity or Intelligence to determine AC.
  • Cosmic Power: The sorcerer gains a bonus to damage rolls of arcane powers equal to the strength modifier. The bonus increases to Strength+2 at level 11, and Strength +4 at level 21.
  • Soul of the Cosmic Cycle: At the end of the short rest or extended rest, the sorcerer can choose a cosmic phase and gain its benefits. Additioanlly, the first time the sorcerer becomes bloodied during an encounter, the phase changes to the next higher numbered one (or back to phase of the sun if in phase of the stars). Finally, the sorcerer may choose to advance to the next higher-numbered phase each time he or she uses a daily arcane attack power, immediately after resolving the effects of the power.
    1. Phase of the sun: At the start of your turn, each enemy adjacent to you takes fire and radiant damage equal to your Strength modifier. You also gain resist 5 cold.
    2. Phase of the Moon: You gain a bonus to AC equal to the number of conscious enemies adjacent to you. You also gain resist 5 psychic.
    3. Phase of the Stars: Whenever an enemy's attack misses you, you can teleport a number of squares equal to your Strength modifier as a free action. You also gain resist 5 radiant.
    • The resistance granted by this class feature increases to 10 at 11th level and to 15 at 21st level. While you have resistance from this class feature your arcane powers ignore all targets' resistance to that damage type up to the value of your resistance.
Dragon Magic[]
  • Draconic Power: You gain a bonus to the damage rolls of arcane powers equal to your Strength modifier. The bonus increases to your Strength modifier +2 at 11th level and your Strength modifier +4 at 21st level.
  • Draconic Resilience: While you are not wearing heavy armor, you can use your Strength modifier in place of your Dexterity or Intelligence modifier to determine your AC.
  • Dragon Soul: Choose a damage type: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder. You gain resist 5 to that damage type. The resistance increases to 10 at 11th level and 15 at 21st level. Your arcane powers ignore any target's resistance to that damage type up to the value of your resistance.
  • Scales of the Dragon: The first time you become bloodied during an encounter, you gain a +2 bonus to AC until the end of the encounter.
Storm Magic[]
  • Storm Power: You gain a bonus to the damage rolls of arcane powers equal to your Dexterity modifier. The bonus equals your Dexterity modifier + 2 at 11th level and your Dexterity modifier + 4 at 21st level.
  • Storm Soul: You gain resist 5 thunder and resist 5 lightning. This resistance increases to 10 at 11th level and 15 at 21st level.
    While this resistance is active, your arcane powers ignore all targets’ resistance to that damage type up to the value of your resistance.
    If you are hit by an attack, you can end this resistance as an immediate interrupt to gain a +4 power bonus to all defenses until the end of your next turn. If you do so, the resistance returns after you take a short rest or an extended rest.
  • Storm’s Embrace: When you roll a natural 20 on an attack roll for an arcane power, wind surges around you and your enemy. You can push the target 1 square and then fly a number of squares equal to 1 + your Dexterity modifier after applying the attack’s other effects.
Wild Magic[]
  • Chaos Burst: Your first attack roll during each of your turns determines a benefit you gain in that round. If you roll an even number, you gain a +1 bonus to AC until the start of your next turn. If you roll an odd number, you make a saving throw.
  • Chaos Power: You gain a bonus to the damage rolls of arcane powers equal to your Dexterity modifier. The bonus increases to your Dexterity modifier + 2 at 11th level and your Dexterity modifier + 4 at 21st level.
  • Unfettered Power: When you roll a natural 20 on an attack roll for an arcane power, you slide the target 1 square and knock it prone after applying the attack’s other effects.
    When you roll a natural 1 on an attack roll for an arcane power, you must push each creature within 5 squares of you 1 square.
  • Wild Soul: When you finish an extended rest, roll a d10 to determine a damage type.
    You gain resist 5 to that damage type until the end of your next extended rest. The resistance increases to 10 at 11th level and 15 at 21st level.
    While you have resistance to that damage type, your arcane powers ignore any target’s resistance to that damage type up to the value of your resistance.
d10 Damage Type
1 Acid
2 Cold
3 Fire
4 Force
5 Lightning
6 Necrotic
7 Poison
8 Psychic
9 Radiant
10 Thunder

Elementalist[]

Elemental Bolt[]

A 1st-level elementalist gains the use of elemental bolt, an at-will ranged attack power that can be used in place of a ranged basic attack. The elementalist's choice of Elemental Specialty adds a damage type and an additional effect to elemental bolt.

Elemental Magic[]

An elementalist gains the following benefits.

Elemental Power: The elementalist gains a bonus to damage rolls of arcane powers, depending on the elementalist's level and Constitution modifier.

Elementalist's level 1st–4th 5th–14th 15th–24th 25th–30th
Bonus to arcane power damage rolls Con modifier 2 + Con modifier 5 + Con modifier 8 + Con modifier

Elemental Resilience: The elementalist may use his or her Constitution modifier in place of the Dexterity or Intelligence modifier bonus to AC when not wearing heavy armor.

Elemental Versatility: The elementalist gains an additional sorcerer at-will attack power at 9th level and at 19th level.

Elemental Specialty[]

A 1st-level elementalist chooses Air Elementalist, Earth Elementalist, Fire Elementalist, or Water Elementalist. Each option grants one of two at-will attack powers, Enhanced Elemental Bolt, which adds a damage type and an additional hit effect to elemental bolt, Elemental Soul, which grants resistances and bonuses to saving throws against ongoing damage, and a unique move action or trait.

Elemental Specialty Power choice Enhanced Elemental Bolt Elemental Soul Move action
Air Elementalist howling zephyr or static charge keyword: lightning, hit: damage is lightning type, target gains vulnerable 3 to elementalist's elemental attacks until the end of the elementalist's next turn 5th level: resist 10 lightning, 15th level: +2 bonus to saving throws against ongoing lightning damage, 25th level: resist 10 and +2 bonus to saving throws against ongoing damage for choice of either cold or thunder 23rd level: fly up to half speed as a move action
Earth Elementalist erupting earth or seismic shock keyword: acid, hit: damage is acid type, target slowed until the end of the elementalist's next turn 5th level: resist 10 acid, 15th level: +2 bonus to saving throws against ongoing acid damage, 25th level: resist 10 and +2 bonus to saving throws against ongoing damage for choice of either fire or thunder 23rd level: burrow up to half speed as a move action, tremorsense 5 while burrowing
Fire Elementalist blazing cloud or ignition keyword: fire, hit: damage increased by 1d6 5th level: resist 10 fire, 15th level: +2 bonus to saving throws against ongoing fire damage, 25th level: resist 10 and +2 bonus to saving throws against ongoing damage for choice of either lightning or thunder 23rd level: teleport up to half speed as a move action
Water Elementalist deluge or ice prison keyword: cold, hit: slide each creature adjacent to target 1 square 5th level: resist 10 cold, 15th level: +2 bonus to saving throws against ongoing cold damage, 25th level: resist 10 and +2 bonus to saving throws against ongoing damage for choice of either acid or thunder 23rd level: swim speed equals speed + 2, gain aquatic trait: underwater breathing, +2 bonus to attack rolls against nonaquatic creatures when underwater

Escalating Elements[]

A 1st-level elementalist gains the use of an elemental escalation power corresponding to the elementalist's choice of Elemental Specialty. This power will be either elemental escalation (air), elemental escalation (earth), elemental escalation (fire), or elemental escalation (water). The elementalist will gain additional per-encounter uses of elemental escalation at higher levels, but can use elemental escalation only once per round.

Elementalist's level 1st–2nd 3rd–6th 7th–12th 13th–30th
Uses of elemental escalation per encounter 1 2 3 4

Sorcerer powers[]

Sorcerer powers, having an arcane power source, are also called spells.

At-will attack spells

1st level

Encounter attack spells Daily attack spells Utility spells

1st level

1st level

2nd level

3rd level

5th level

6th level

  • arcane empowerment[PH2:141]
  • chaos wager[Dr385:48]
  • chaotic defense[AP:32]
  • energetic flight[PH2:141]
  • extinguishing rain[AP:32]
  • fate's chaos[AP:32]
  • fire stride[HotEC:93]
  • lightning shift[AP:32]
  • protective familiar[Dr386:22]
  • raise stone[HotEC:92]
  • subtlety of the green wyrm[AP:32]
  • sudden scales[PH2:141]
  • swift escape[PH2:142]
  • water to ice[HotEC:93]
  • wind rider[HotEC:93]

7th level

9th level

  • adamantine echo[PH2:142]
  • bounding bolt[AP:33]
  • contagious curse[PH2:142]
  • flanking familiar[Dr386:22]
  • force daggers[Dr390:27]
  • howling hurricane[AP:33]
  • ice stalagmites[AP:33]
  • prime the fire[PH2:142]
  • season's malaise[AP:34]
  • staggering blast[PH2:142]
  • winds of change[AP:34]

10th level

13th level

  • chains of fire[PH2:143]
  • chaos poison blast[Dr386:22]
  • cyclone pull[AP:34]
  • dazzling starlight[AP:34]
  • downbeat of wings[AP:35]
  • jaws of the earth[PH2:143]
  • mind hammer[PH2:143]
  • moon cage[AP:35]
  • primordial storm[AP:35]
  • thunder and strike[Dr381:43]
  • thunder breath[PH2:143]

15th level

  • day and night[AP:35]
  • frost eddies[PH2:143]
  • gale burst[AP:35]
  • hostility charm[PH2:144]
  • lightning daggers[AP:35]
  • opportunistic familiar[Dr386:22]
  • prismatic lightning[AP:35]
  • scintillating starburst[PH2:144]
  • spitfire furnace[PH2:144]

16th level

  • avatars of chaos[AP:36]
  • breath of potency[AP:36]
  • breath of the desert dragon[PH2:144]
  • chaos echoes[PH2:144]
  • chaos sanctuary[PH2:144]
  • comrades' mantle[PH2:144]
  • damage gambit[Dr385:48]
  • dominant winds[AP:36]
  • draconic majesty[PH2:144]
  • elemental translation[HotEC:95]
  • icy integument[HotEC:95]
  • rise, my pet[Dr386:23]
  • thunder buffer[AP:36]
  • tornado leap[HotEC:95]

17th level

  • acid shackles[AP:37]
  • azure talons[AP:37]
  • breath of winter[PH2:144]
  • dragon tail meditation[PH2:144]
  • poisonous evasion[PH2:145]
  • rippling strike[Dr381:44]
  • rolls of thunder[Dr386:23]
  • searing radiance[AP:37]
  • stalking frost[AP:37]
  • thunder summons[PH2:140]
  • thunderstroke[AP:37]

19th level

  • aspect of the dragon[AP:37]
  • baleful gaze of the basilisk[PH2:145]
  • blackfire serpent[PH2:145]
  • crashing winds[AP:37]
  • primordial slime[AP:38]
  • prismatic explosion[PH2:145]
  • radiant wings[AP:38]
  • spiritual venom[Dr386:23]
  • split strike[PH2:145]

22nd level

  • crown of flames[AP:38]
  • dragon fear[PH2:145]
  • elemental rift[HotEC:95]
  • flight of dragons[AP:38]
  • fool's luck[Dr385:48]
  • platinum scales[PH2:145]
  • savior spirit[Dr386:23]
  • shared sorcery[PH2:146]
  • storm body[AP:38]
  • suppress element[HotEC:95]
  • ultimate resistance[AP:38]
  • wind shape[PH2:146]

23rd level

  • black breath[PH2:146]
  • chaos orbs[PH2:146]
  • inferno ring[Dr386:23]
  • iron chains[PH2:146]
  • plates of ice[PH2:146]
  • rumbling storm bolt[AP:38]
  • shuffling thunder[Dr381:44]
  • storm arc[AP:39]
  • sun and stars[AP:39]
  • wildrift burst[AP:39]
  • wyrmblight[AP:39]

25th level

  • acid typhoon[AP:39]
  • chaotic spray[Dr386:24]
  • cloak of winter storm[AP:39]
  • draconic incarnation[PH2:146]
  • force storm[PH2:146]
  • fury of dragotha[AP:39]
  • leaping lightning[AP:39]
  • words of chaos[PH2:146]
  • wrathful vapors[AP:40]

27th level

  • chaos infusion[AP:40]
  • lightning backlash[Dr386:24]
  • lightning eruption[PH2:147]
  • moonstruck[AP:40]
  • mother claw[AP:40]
  • overpowering lightning[AP:40]
  • poison ward[PH2:147]
  • sorcerous echo[Dr381:44]
  • thunder pulse[PH2:147]
  • thunderous might[AP:41]
  • wildfire curse[PH2:147]

29th level

  • cosmic vengeance[AP:41]
  • doom of chaos[AP:41]
  • endless acid[PH2:147]
  • entropic whirlwind[PH2:147]
  • hellish firestorm[AP:41]
  • mind tide[AP:41]
  • necrotic storm[Dr386:24]
  • prismatic storm[PH2:147]
  • wyrm form[AP:41]

Recommended Powers[]

See also[]

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