This video guide shows you how to create the best solo build for the Lightning Sorcerer in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Read the written guide for all best solo builds for the Sorcerer as well as the full Lightning Guide to get a full grasp of this discipline and combat style’s.
SWTOR Sorcerer Best Solo Builds SWTOR Lightning Sorcerer Full Class Guide| Start | |
| Skill Tree and Gearing | |
| Ability Priorities |
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0:00 Welcome, to the best Lightning Sorcerer Build, optimized to perform extremely well in solo content by utilizing effects designed specifically for use against trash mobs.
Skill Tree and Gearing
0:13 The Gathering Storm and Unmatched Haste legendary implants provide the best boost when playing solo content.
0:20 The solo Lightning build revolves around using Chain Lightning to deal damage directly and apply Suppressive Current, which will make affected targets take additional damage from your next Force Storm. Then you have Affliction, Thundering Blast, Lightning Flash, Crushing Darkness, and Shock to finish off stronger enemies.
Ability Priorities
0:44 There are 2 mini-rotations for Lightning in solo content depending on whether you want to deal a lot of single-target or AoE damage. With both rotations, make sure to reapply Static Barrier as soon as the Deionized debuff wears off.
0:59 This rotation will be enough to take out groups of trash comprised exclusively of standard and weak enemies.
1:09 The AoE Damage rotation deals enough damage to bring everything low enough that these abilities will be enough to take out any of the stronger enemies that are left standing.
1:21 You really only need to include Crushing Darkness against Gold NPCs, Affliction, Thundering Blast, Lightning Flash will be enough for most Silvers.
1:33 Thundering Blast deals more damage than Lightning Flash or Crushing Darkness, but Crushing Darkness needs time to tick, makes the target take a bit more damage from Force attacks, and the rate limit on the Lightning Storm proc that makes Chain Lightning instant won’t always be up if you use Thundering Blast that early. You’re not gonna need to use more than one Thundering Blast anyway so delaying is irrelevant.
1:59 For more information read the full guide on VULKK.com. And check out the full list with all Solo Build Guides for each Class and Discipline. Thank you.
