SWTOR Sith Sorcerer Builds List
In this SWTOR Sith Sorcerer builds list, we are going to reveal the top Sith Sorcerer builds available to players in Star Wars The Old Republic. We will break down roles by healing, DPS, and utility as well as by PvE versus PvP.
For the best leveling build for the Sith Sorcerer, check out our SWTOR Sith Sorcerer leveling guide. This guide focuses on level 50 builds for PvE and PvP.
SWTOR Sith Sorcerer Builds List – PvE & PvP Healing
For PvE healing, there is really only 1 viable build for the Sith Sorcerer, so explanations will be quite simple. I recommend going 32 Corruption/7 Lightning/2 Madness.
In Corruption, you will max out every talent except Conspiring Force (snares on Affliction are useless in PvE), Fadeout (also a PvP talent, unless a kiting encounter makes it into the game), and going either 1/2 in Dark Resilience or Empty Body. Whether you want an extra 1% health reduction off of Consumption versus an extra 4% self healing is really personal preference. It is really inconsequential; if you use Consumption a lot, get that, if not, get Empty Body. Don’t lose sleep over it.
In Lightning, you should max out Reserves (makes Consumption regenerate 8 more Force), Efficacious Currents (reduces healing cost by 9%), and Force Barrier (increases the strength of Static Barrier). In Madness, you should pick up two points in Will of the Sith. This is maxing out each talent.
For full PvP healing specs, I would literally take use the exact same spec except move one point from Dark Resilience into Defiance (tier 1 Madness). I do not think the 20% snare on Affliction is worth it in PvP (rather use Force Slow) and the 20% 3-second movement speed bonus on Static Barrier from Fadeout is not worth the 4 skill points needed to get it.
However, you do not have to spec completely into Corruption to be a viable PvP healer. There are a variety of viable hybrid builds that do not go a full 31 points into Corruption which we will discuss in the hybrids section at the end of this SWTOR Sith Sorcerer builds list.
SWTOR Sith Sorcerer Builds List – Madness/Lightning PvE & PvP DPS
For pure DPS in PvE and PvP, the best DPS spec for the majority of encounters is actually a 28 Madness/13 Lightning hybrid, not full Lightning. Here is the build:
This gives you unlimited Force Lightning, the most powerful Affliction and Crushing Darkness talent combinations (plus instant Crushing Darkness via Wrath), Death Field, faster Force Lightnings through Lightning Barrage, and instant high-powered Chain Lightnings (via Wrath).
This build simply does noticeably more damage than Lightning. Force Lightning is more powerful than Lightning Strike, you do not have to rely on Lightning Strike for Force regeneration, your Affliction and Crushing Darkness do more damage than Lightning spec, and you get Death Field (which is similar in damage per second and damage per Force to Thundering Blast, if not better).
Your PvE DPS priority or rotation for single targets with this spec is as follows:
- Death Field
- Affliction
- Crushing Darkness (if Wrath is up)
- Force Lightning (if Lightning Barrage is up)
- Chain Lightning (if Wrath is up and Crushing Darkness is on cooldown)
- Force Lightning when everything else is on cooldown or otherwise taken care of
For 3+ targets, your priority list would be similar, except you would use all Wrath procs on Chain Lightning and not worry about Crushing Darkness.
In PvP, especially against multiple targets, I recommend using Death Field, using Affliction on two targets which cannot purge themselves (just enough to regularly proc Lightning Barrage), then use Force Lightning to proc Wrath to use Chain Lightning over and over again. Chain Lightning + Wrath does massive damage to multiple targets.
Additionally, for PvP, you may consider moving the two points in Electric Bindings, particularly if your server ends up getting Huttball frequently.
Sith Sorcerer Builds – Lightning PvE/PvP DPS
Right now, the only advantage Lightning has is being more Force efficient. For Lightning specs, I recommend going 2/32/7 for PvP. For PvP, put two points in Corruption to get .5 seconds off of the cast time of Dark Infusion. There is no reason not to pick up this faster heal for PvP. In Lightning, grab everything except Suppression, Lightning Spire (Jolt/Affliction/Crushing Darkness/Shock do not benefit from this ability, making it worthless in PvP), and Electric Induction.
You can move two points into Suppression, but I do not find it worth it for how Warzones are currently set up. It could be useful if they ever implemented some type of rated arenas. Both PvE and PvP Lightning players should pick up Will of the Sith and Calcify as well as Disintegration in Madness. I do not think Defiance is worthwhile for full Lightning players; Electric Bindings, Backlash, and Force Speed, will do much more to save you than -2% damage taken ever could.
SWTOR PvP Builds – Hybrid Specs
There are two Hybrid specs which I find to be particularly strong. These are great to use if you are either part of a dedicated group of players that play together or if you are a fresh 50 without any expertise. Fresh 50s generally cannot deal enough damage to be effective as DPS until they get geared up, but these hybrid specs are a great way to bridge the gap.
This build involves going 13 Corruption/28 Madness. It is extremely effective utility spec as you get as much single-target healing per second as a healing Sorcerer (no AoE heals and weaker Static Barrier, but still good) and nearly as much single-target DPS as a full DPS Sorcerer.
You can do solid damage via Death Field + Force Lightning + Crushing Darkness on Wrath procs. You also get instant Whirlwinds, reduced cooldowns on Electrocute, and a 1.5 second Dark Infusion thanks to Force Bending. This is a great fit for Huttball as it lets you heal the ball carrier and help get them get near the endzone (at which point you can sprint ahead and use Extrication to pull them in), but still allows you to do damage when your team is on defense so you can take out the ball carrier.
This was the spec I used when doing pick-up groups in Warzones until I got good enough gear to be an effective DPS player, at which point I moved over to 28 Madness / 13 Lightning. A side benefit of this hybrid build is that it allows you to easily pick up 4 fast medals (2.5k heal, 75k healed, 2.5k damage in 1 hit, 75k damage dealt)
Utility Spec for Huttball
For the build above, I recommend only going into this if you are on a server with severe faction imbalances that leads to getting constant games of Huttball, as this spec is only good in matches of Huttball.
Electric Bindings is an incredible ability in PvP, since it roots players at no additional Resolve increase over just using Overload. You can use it to root the ball carrier as well as push players constantly into fire pits. Thanks to the 5 second root, any player near the fire pit or acid pool is practically guaranteed to get instantly killed when you knock them into these obstacles. You can even follow it up with Electrocute to make sure they are finished off. Backlash also works well for in Huttball.
At the same time, you get Innervate and Sith Purity. This means that you have practically the same healing output on a single target as a full Corruption-spec Sorcerer and you can use Purge to remove roots on the flag carrier. Combined with Force Speed and Extricate, this makes you the ultimate support class in Huttball.
If you have a good tank player to queue with, this works even better. You can keep them healed and remove any roots they may get with Purge. You can also pull them back up to the platform if they got knocked off with Extricate. If they get knocked off twice, they can always throw you the Huttball so you can sprint it in for the score. It is very hard to stop this assault if you are both coordinated, especially when you use Backlash and Electric Bindings to keep the defense snared.
SWTOR Sith Sorcerer Builds List and Guide
You now have access to a variety of Sith Sorcerer builds you can try out in Star Wars The Old Republic. Whether you want to heal, do damage, or play utility in PvP or PvE, there is a build here for you to use.
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