Diablo 4 PTR Patch 1.4.0 Sorcerer Class Changes - Bug Fixes, Class Tuning

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Sorcerers are seeing huge changes in the PTR and Patch 1.4.0 for Diablo 4, including buffs to many fan-favorite skills and many bug fixes!

Diablo 4 PTR Patch Notes: Patch 1.4.0 Sorcerer Class Overview

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Balance Updates

• Necromancer, Barbarian, Druid, and Sorcerer Companions now receive 100% of the player's attributes.
• Skill tags have been updated everywhere to allow more Aspects and other effects to affect more skills and abilities. Examples:
  
  Applicable «Shout» skills for Druid and Barbarian are now tagged as Shouts.
• New Chain tag for abilities like and.
• New Mobility tag for abilities that move and or teleport the player, such as or.
• More skills are now tagged as Core skills, such as Sorcerer Mastery Skills and other skills which use resources like.
• Additionally, various Aspects have been updated to account for these changes.

• Mastery Skills are now also considered Core Skills.

• Chance for conjuration skills to case a Frost Nova increased from 30 to 35%.

• Chill amount increased from 15% to 18%.

• Previous — Flame Shield automatically activates upon taking fatal damage. This effect can only happen once every 120 seconds.
• Now — Flame Shield automatically activates after cumulatively losing 100% Maximum Life. Can only happen once every 30 seconds.

• New Functionality: Travel distance is now controllable.
• Damage increased by 20% (.34 to .41).
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  Previous — When cast above 40 Mana, 's explosion damage is increased by 45% against Elites and 30% against all other enemies.
• Now — While Healthy, the explosion of deals 45% increased damage.

• Vulnerable chance increased from 30% to 40% and duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.

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  Mana Regeneration