Sorceress

Sorceress is the Intelligence-focused elemental caster in this class comparison. Spark is the starting skill recorded by the class sources: it releases moving lightning projectiles rather than delivering a melee strike. A staff is a familiar equipment route, but spell requirements must be checked individually. A class association with elemental staves is not a rule that every spell needs that weapon.

Stormweaver, Chronomancer and Disciple of Varashta offer different specialisations. Choose between their mechanics after identifying what the build needs from its ascendancy. An elemental spell setup can care about shock, chill or ignite, but the class name does not establish that every one of those effects will apply to a particular target. The gem tags and the damage actually dealt remain relevant. Ranged casting also leaves separate questions about survival, mana and positioning. Compare those parts of a published guide before copying its damage links. Sorceress shares Intelligence with Witch, yet the class sources describe different starting identities; deciding between them is more useful than treating Intelligence as a complete build. Use the ascendancy table to compare specialisations and the Spark page to separate projectile behaviour from the caster's other equipment choices.

Select the class at character creation. Class identity, starting weapon and build routing.