Diablo 4 players are turning on its once most-popular class

Diablo 4 Sorcerer and Sorceress on Character creation menu
(Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment)

Diablo 4 players are gradually settling on the Sorcerer being the worst class in the entire game.

Back in early June, just a few days after Diablo 4 first launched, it was revealed that the Sorcerer was the most popular class in the entire game, somehow beating out the Necromancer. The tables have now truly turned on the once-supreme class though, as players are slowly dubbing it the worst class in Diablo 4.

Just below, there's a staggering testimony from a Sorcerer veteran with over 330 hours put into their character so far. The class is apparently having a really hard time clearing any Nightmare Dungeon above Tier 70, and this combined with an apparently underwhelming Paragon Board means this player is done with their Sorcerer class until at least Season 2 or 3 of Diablo 4.

After 330 hours playing Sorceress from r/diablo4

According to the top comment, calling the Paragon Board "underwhelming" for Sorcerer players is a very "diplomatic" way of putting it. Another Reddit user says that Sorcerers just tend to "fall apart" once you hit World Tier level four, which is basically the upper echelons of everything Diablo 4 can throw at you.

Other posts on the Diablo 4 subreddit attest to just how bad the Sorcerer is doing right now. The class looked like it was doing really well in the early stages of the game, but it seems like everyone's just falling over dead every few minutes and struggling to generate enough Mana to do literally anything while playing as the hopeless class.

Sorcerer Starter Pack in Diablo 4 from r/diablo4
Sorcerer is in an absolute sorry state from r/diablo4

The start of Diablo 4 Season 1 later this week on July 20 might herald good news for the Sorcerer. Blizzard definitely won't shy away from buffing and nerfing certain classes, as the developers themselves have previously stated, and we can only hope that the Sorcerer is in line for a significant overhaul at some point during the season. If not, there'll be a lot of unhappy people out there.

Read up on our Diablo 4 Battle Pass guide for a look ahead at how the system will work in the debut season. 

Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.

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