Hero Siege Lightning Surge and Storm Cloud Stormweaver Build - Season 9
Explore a sourced Season 9 Stormweaver build with equipment variants, skills, gameplay notes and creator attribution for practical comparison.
Build dossier
Lightning Surge and Storm Cloud Stormweaver
Stormweaver
- Season 9
- Lightning
- Caster · All-Rounder
- Intermediate
Source build variants
- Level 100 01Mid Engame (Heroics Only)
30 linked items · 400 INT
- Level 100 02Leveling
21 linked items · 400 INT
- Level 100 03Fresh 100
26 linked items · 400 INT
- Level 100 04Aspirational Endgame (Angelics & Unholy)
30 linked items · 400 INT
- Level 100 05GABRIELS SETUP
26 linked items · 400 INT
Attribute plan
Mid Engame (Heroics Only)
400 INT
Level 100
Leveling
400 INT
Level 100
What feels good
- Way too fast.
- Does ridiculous stacking damage on stationary targets (bosses).
- Not ethical in any way.
- Wipes maps in seconds.
- Makes any other class look slow. You are playing a different game.
What to watch
- Mana hungry early
- Early game squishy but late pretty much immortal if you position properly.
- Face distance on bosses (shotgun)
For broader mechanics and progression context, read the Stormweaver class guide before choosing a source build snapshot.
How should you use this source snapshot?
This is clearly labeled historical-season material. Use it to understand the documented route, mechanics and equipment relationships, then verify every balance-sensitive number and recommendation against the current game before investing resources.
What does this source build cover?
Map Blaster - Possibly the FASTEST build in the game (weaver is just a roadrunner from looney tunes, temporalis on steroids) Heavy FCR Based and Proc Based (that's a good thing :D) Shotgun damage (you will get used to it) Insane dmg scaling on stationary targets!
ALL INCARNATION POINT STAGES ARE UNDER MID ENDGAME TAB
This is a crazy speed build.
This is not the most damaging build that SW can have but you will be still doing trillions.
You will be able to blink nonstop at mach 10 while blasting the map with ease. You get crowd control with storm bolt that is the use for it. Pull stuff in, blink over and go boom.
It ramps up on stationary targets with the combo. Static shock perma debuff maintain + Stormcloud stacking on cooldown, meaning you keep spamming it + lightning surge inbetween. After 3 stacks just hold left click. Pro tip TP on right click. ;)
We get bossing damage as well once we get to certain FCR treshhold. 400k tooltip on lightning surge with 400% FCR base pre buffs is enough to start pushing inferno. 1 bil single target is kinda the sweet spot to progress the bosses there. If you don't have it then just blast levels in H5 until you have it.
How is this build divided into variants?
| Variant | Level | Attributes | Linked items |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Engame (Heroics Only) Active source variant | 100 | 400 INT | 30 |
| Leveling | 100 | 400 INT | 21 |
| Fresh 100 | 100 | 400 INT | 26 |
| Aspirational Endgame (Angelics & Unholy) | 100 | 400 INT | 30 |
| GABRIELS SETUP | 100 | 400 INT | 26 |
Which skill priorities does the source give?
Heroics page = mapping Angelics page = bossing skill setup. Set up both and switch between. Full heroics is enough to kill anything in the game insta with HL 80-100 Unlock all abilities as they become available to you with levels.
20 Priority:
- Charge Bolts
- Pulsating Charge
- Storm Cloud
- High Voltage Aura
- 9 points in wave length
Switch to Lightning surge build at 100. Not sooner. Unless you got giga cast speed. Then you could do surge at 70.
Fresh 100 priority:
- Lightning Surge
- Chain Lightning
- Storm Cloud
- Aura
- final 9 points Symphony of Thunder
How does the source recommend playing it?
1.Leveling: Look for FCR items = speed of your progression. Yeah... Even mythic rings or amulet with 35–50 FCR is worth it.
2.Early endgame (fresh 100): Get Myth jewels ASAP. Ruby ruby ruby, mine all day or just use auction house if you are on trade. Rush Pendant of Eternity and Ukko's Revenge as soon as possible. I would nolife on SSF Act 1 for it. Ukko's is everything, and pendant just sends it to the moon. 3.Hero Level 0–50 just NO LIFE 7-2 dungeon (Act 7 Zone 2), that is the BEST EXP IN THE GAME. For loot 8-1. Act 8 drops Storm in a Vial and Pendant. Ukko + Pendant + Storm in a Vial.
We get bossing damage as well once we get to certain FCR treshhold. 400k tooltip on lightning surge with 400% FCR is enough to start pushing inferno. 1 bil single target is kinda the sweet spot to progress the bosses there. If you don't have it then just
Post 50 scaling: (skill tree under heroics page) After we got 450% (500% would be perfect but can live with 420%) faster cast rate. We stack int rolls and flat dmg. Socket the tablet with 4 pristine topaz and 3 socket on your incarnation tree. Once you hit 1000 int, you can think about Thot's agony. But make sure you don't go below 450% cast speed BASE with it, worst case 420%.
Post 75 - pretty much min maxing rolls + stars + slams (satanic crystal), at that point we are blasting and we only care about the clear speed. Remember, the faster you go the faster you gain exp and loot. Simple math of rng. It's a numbers game. ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM = Speed is king, JUST BLAST. Kills per minute, maps per hour.
Disclaimer: Chaoswalkers? BIS for almost ANY CLASS ANY BUILD. Why? Well it scales it's 25% Extra damage (multiplier on all) from each applied ailment. So we do Stasis and burning. That with caffeinated coffee is just an insane damage multiplier. In theory also dragon knights helmet and runeword crematorium pledge is giga multiplier. But that is endgame. FOR SURE they will nerf that "Per ailment scaling" next season!
Which equipment does each variant use?
Mid Engame (Heroics Only) 30 Open equipment snapshot
Variant 1
Mid Engame (Heroics Only)
Every visible sprite opens a qualified item record or the relevant slot hub, so no equipment link points to a draft.
- Weapon
Ukko's Revenge heroic · throwing - Helmet
Sheep King's Crown satanic set - Armor
Sheep King's Hide satanic set - Boots
Chaoswalkers heroic · boots - Gloves
Tectonic Grips heroic - Belt
Set's Lightning Sash heroic - Shield
SUOMI FINLAND PERKELE heroic - Amulet
Pendant of Eternity heroic - Ring1
Stormloop heroic · ring - Ring2
Soulforged Ring heroic - Relic 1
Lightning Globe relic - Relic 2
Orb of Lightning relic - Relic 3
Winner's Drug relic - Relic 4
Lost Wand relic - Relic 5
The Holy Bible relic - Charm 1
Tablet of Awakening heroic - Charm 2
Storm in a Vial heroic - Charm 3
Aimbot.exe satanic - Charm 4
Anubis' Ankh Charm satanic - Charm 5
Hardened Steel Defender satanic - Charm 6
Sheep King's Wool satanic set - Charm 7
Torch of Shadows heroic · charm - Charm 8
Torstein's Anvil heroic - Charm 9
Fulgurite heroic - Charm 10
Traveler's Map Journal satanic set - Charm 11 Crafted Charm Rare
- Potion 1
Caffeinated Coffee Container satanic - Potion 2
Empty Bottle of Vodka satanic - Potion 3
Wizard Potion satanic - Potion 4 Crafted Potion Health
Leveling 21 Open equipment snapshot
Variant 2
Leveling
Every visible sprite opens a qualified item record or the relevant slot hub, so no equipment link points to a draft.
- Weapon
Thunder Dagger satanic · dagger - Helmet
Thunder Caller's Veil satanic set - Armor
Tropical Storm satanic - Boots
Grand Wizard's Silk Shoes satanic - Gloves
Wisdom's Hold satanic - Belt
Sash of the Magi satanic - Shield
SUOMI FINLAND SUATANA satanic - Amulet
Visage's Eye satanic - Ring1
Iron Ring of Prometheus satanic - Ring2
Iron Ring of Prometheus satanic - Relic 1
Lightning Globe relic - Relic 2
Orb of Lightning relic - Relic 3
Lost Wand relic - Relic 4
Winner's Drug relic - Charm 1
Anubis' Ankh Charm satanic - Charm 2
Hardened Steel Defender satanic - Charm 3
Tal's Deathskull satanic set - Charm 4
Crow's Feather satanic - Charm 5 Crafted Charm Rare
- Charm 6 Crafted Charm Rare
- Charm 7
Traveler's Map Journal satanic set
Fresh 100 26 Open equipment snapshot
Variant 3
Fresh 100
Every visible sprite opens a qualified item record or the relevant slot hub, so no equipment link points to a draft.
- Weapon
Damien's Head satanic set · tome - Helmet
Thunder Caller's Veil satanic set - Armor
Grandwizard's Robe satanic - Boots
Grand Wizard's Silk Shoes satanic - Gloves
Wisdom's Hold satanic - Belt
Sash of the Magi satanic - Shield
SUOMI FINLAND SUATANA satanic - Amulet
Pendant of Eternity heroic - Ring1
Iron Ring of Prometheus satanic - Ring2
Iron Ring of Prometheus satanic - Relic 1
Orb of Lightning relic - Relic 2
Lightning Globe relic - Relic 3
Lost Wand relic - Relic 4
Winner's Drug relic - Charm 1
Anubis' Ankh Charm satanic - Charm 2
Hardened Steel Defender satanic - Charm 3
Crow's Feather satanic - Charm 4
Wind Token satanic - Charm 5 Crafted Charm Rare
- Charm 6 Crafted Charm Rare
- Charm 7 Crafted Charm Rare
- Charm 8
Traveler's Map Journal satanic set - Potion 1
Caffeinated Coffee Container satanic - Potion 2
Wizard Potion satanic - Potion 3 Crafted Potion Health
- Potion 4 Crafted Potion Mana
Aspirational Endgame (Angelics & Unholy) 30 Open equipment snapshot
Variant 4
Aspirational Endgame (Angelics & Unholy)
Every visible sprite opens a qualified item record or the relevant slot hub, so no equipment link points to a draft.
- Weapon
The Dawn Bringer angelic · mace - Helmet
Mask of the Celestial angelic - Armor
Grand Arch Wizard´s Mantle unholy - Boots
Chaoswalkers heroic · boots - Gloves
St. Ahto's Diamond Hands angelic - Belt
Liquor Holster angelic - Shield
St. Tomi's Vibrant Aura angelic - Amulet
Thoth's Agony heroic · amulet - Ring1
Azazel's Despair heroic - Ring2
Rakhul's Ritual Band heroic · ring - Relic 1
Lightning Globe relic - Relic 2
Orb of Lightning relic - Relic 3
Winner's Drug relic - Relic 4
Lost Wand relic - Relic 5
The Holy Bible relic - Charm 1
Air Melon angelic - Charm 2 Annihilator unholy
- Charm 3
Overloaded Dice unholy - Charm 4
Soul Collector unholy - Charm 5
Storm in a Vial heroic - Charm 6
Torstein's Anvil heroic - Charm 7
Fulgurite heroic - Charm 8
Tablet of Awakening heroic - Charm 9
Torch of Shadows heroic · charm - Charm 10
Wizard's Dice heroic - Charm 11
Eye of Rakhul heroic · charm - Potion 1
Wizard Potion satanic - Potion 2
Empty Bottle of Vodka satanic - Potion 3
Surströmming satanic - Potion 4
Caffeinated Coffee Container satanic
GABRIELS SETUP 26 Open equipment snapshot
Variant 5
GABRIELS SETUP
Every visible sprite opens a qualified item record or the relevant slot hub, so no equipment link points to a draft.
- Weapon
The Dawn Bringer angelic · mace - Helmet
Mask of the Celestial angelic - Armor
Gabriel's Broken Wings heroic · body armor - Boots
Chaoswalkers heroic · boots - Gloves
St. Ahto's Diamond Hands angelic - Belt
Liquor Holster angelic - Shield
St. Tomi's Vibrant Aura angelic - Amulet
Thoth's Agony heroic · amulet - Ring1
Quickening Zephyr heroic - Ring2
Quickening Zephyr heroic - Relic 1
Lightning Globe relic - Relic 2
Winner's Drug relic - Relic 3
Lost Wand relic - Relic 4
The Holy Bible relic - Relic 5
Light Katana relic - Charm 1
Air Melon angelic - Charm 2
Storm in a Vial heroic - Charm 3 Annihilator unholy
- Charm 4
Torstein's Anvil heroic - Charm 5
Overloaded Dice unholy - Charm 6
Tablet of Awakening heroic - Charm 7
Torch of Shadows heroic · charm - Charm 8
Fulgurite heroic - Charm 9
Soul Collector unholy - Charm 10
Eye of Rakhul heroic · charm - Charm 11
Wizard's Dice heroic
What does the source FAQ clarify?
DISCLAIMER! The main part of this build guide is the Heroics page. Aspirational endgame can be many things and variations. 1 button build is different. This is a 3 button build. Also I did not min max the page of aspirational because at that point it's ridiculous. You can do many socket combinations and scaling choices in the end, I'd say it's based on your budget/loot drops. My semi angelic (Mask, Tomi, AirMelon) + felps character peaked at 11.2t+ spike on act 1 dummies with 3 stormcloud stacks. The ceiling is way way higher.
Incarnation pages are under MID ENDGAME tab.
Chaoswalkers? BIS for almost ANY CLASS ANY BUILD. Why? Well it scales it's 25% Extra damage (multiplier on all) from each applied ailment. So we do Stasis and burning. That with caffeinated coffee is just an insane damage multiplier. In theory also dragon knights helmet and runeword crematorium pledge is giga multiplier. But that is endgame.
Resistance? I go glass cannon and just don't get hit much pre H-lvl 50 or pre fulgurite + anvil. But you can spec in to lower power (incarnation tree) and that should help you with pushing to hero level 50. Um runes here and there maybe as well but I prefer myth jewels.
Sockets? Pre hero levels, topaz. Post 100 Myth Jewels (faster cast rate)
Mana? Static shock top left node on bosses ticks your mana, but good flask to spam is a must! Just hit it with instant regen. Spell leach and mana regen later on helps you get 100% sustain without the static shock.
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