Energy or Vitality sorcerer: the question comes up often, I tell you everything to understand what to choose for your build!

The leveling and attributes of the sorcerer

Before going into details, here is what you need to know about the sorcerer:

• 1 level = +1 life and +2 mana
• 1 point of vitality = +2 life
• 1 energy point = +2 mana

For 80 levels, we note +80 mana compared to life, which remains fairly negligible from a goal blank.

Note that energy is only useful for sorcerers (except ultra-specific builds), using the energy shield and allowing 95% of the damage taken on your mana.

Why energy instead of life?

Energy, and especially mana, is what will scale the best, ie end-game items will be much more efficient on mana. Here are which ones:

• Frostburn: maximum mana + 40%
• Jordan Stone (soj): + 25% mana, x2
• Arachnid's Mesh: + 5% mana
• Silkweave: + 10% mana

You will therefore be able to use your endgame equipment to increase your mana by 105%, which is simply impossible to do with life, there is no equivalent. Combine this with Scars (CTA) to further increase your mana, and you will have an extremely high mana pool! In addition, your mana regeneration will heal you!

Benefits of Vitality Sorcerer

The life sorcerer still has advantages over the energy sorcerer:

• it is not sensitive to Mana Burn, if you ever play Energy sorcerer, always have a rejuvenation potion in your inventory
• she doesn't need EndGame equipment

TLDR, I don't like Math

If you do not want to follow the explanation, here is the result:

• 100% vitality, 0% energy: for leveling, and easier to play
• 1 vitality, 2 energy points: the intermediate choice that I prefer
• 1 point of vitality, 4 points of energy: the Endgame choice, with the mentioned equipment

By Alchemists, October 2021