Wild Magic Sorcerer — Honour Mode Build

Final composition: Wild Magic Sorcerer 12 (pure single-class)

Character Creation

Stats (point buy + racial)

Racial allocation (Half-Elf): +2 CHA, +1 CON, +1 DEX. If going Tiefling Asmodeus instead: racial bonus is fixed +2 CHA, +1 INT — adjust point-buy CON 14 → 15 to keep CON 15 final, accept INT bumped to 11.

Asmodeus Tiefling adds racial spells on top: Produce Flame cantrip, Hellish Rebuke (1/long rest), Burning Hands (1/long rest, unlocks at L5).

How sorcerer spells work (read once)

• Spells known: limited list, all are always prepared.
• Cantrips known: 4 at L1, +1 at Sorc 4, +1 at Sorc 10.
• Spell swap: at every level-up you can swap one known spell for another (legal at your current spell level).

Subclass Features

• L1 Tides of Chaos: advantage on next attack/check/save (1/long rest, refunds when a Wild Magic Surge fires).
• L1 Wild Magic Surge: chance for random effect on every leveled spell cast.
• L6 Bend Luck: spend 2 sorc points (reaction) to roll 1d4 bonus or penalty on any roll within range.
• L11 Controlled Chaos: enemies casting near you may proc Wild Magic Surge themselves.

Level-by-Level

L1 — Sorc 1 (Wild Magic)

Cantrips (4): Fire Bolt, Ray of Frost, Mage Hand, Light (+ Produce Flame free from Asmodeus race) Spells learned (2): Magic Missile, Shield

L2 — Sorc 2

Metamagic (pick 2 from limited list — Careful, Distant, Extended, Twinned): Twinned + Careful New spell (1): Chromatic Orb (buy Mage Armor scrolls; Chromatic Orb pairs with Hat of Fire Acuity later)

L3 — Sorc 3

Metamagic (1 more, full list unlocked): Quickened (double-spell turns — the core nuke combo) New spell (1, 2nd lvl): Hold Person 2nd-level slots online.

L4 — Sorc 4

Feat: ASI CHA +2 → CHA 19 New cantrip (1): Friends (advantage on out-of-combat CHA checks) New spell (1): Misty Step (bonus action teleport — you don’t have Tempestuous Magic, this is your repositioning)

L5 — Sorc 5

New spell (1, 3rd lvl): ⭐ FIREBALL 3rd-level slots online.

L6 — Sorc 6

Bend Luck unlocked (2 sorc pts → 1d4 to any roll, reaction) New spell (1): Counterspell

L7 — Sorc 7

New spell (1, 4th lvl): Banishment (boss removal) 4th-level slots online.

L8 — Sorc 8

Feat: Resilient (CON) → CON 16, prof on CON saves (concentration insurance) New spell (1): Greater Invisibility or Polymorph

L9 — Sorc 9

New spell (1, 5th lvl): Hold Monster Spell swap: swap Hold Person → Cone of Cold 5th-level slots online.

L10 — Sorc 10

New cantrip (1): Blade Ward Metamagic (1 more): Heightened Spell (disadvantage on enemy saves — locks Hold Monster, Disintegrate, Banishment for boss fights) New spell (1): Wall of Fire or Cloudkill

L11 — Sorc 11

Controlled Chaos passive (enemies casting near you may surge) New spell (1, 6th lvl): ⭐ DISINTEGRATE (Storm Sorc takes Chain Lightning — you take Disintegrate for boss-deletion. DEX save, half damage on success, target turns to dust if it kills) 6th-level slots online.

L12 — Sorc 12

Feat: ASI CHA +1, +1 DEX → CHA 20, DEX 14 New spell (1): Globe of Invulnerability (blocks 5th-lvl-and-below spells in a sphere — hard counter to enemy casters)

Permanent CHA Bonuses

• Auntie Ethel’s Hair: only ONE in the game. Storm Sorc gets it (their CHA scaling matters more for boss saves with Chain Lightning).
• Mirror of Loss (Act 3, House of Grief): +2 CHA. DC 25 Religion or sacrifice Necromancy of Thay.
• Birthright (Act 3, Ramazith’s Tower): sets CHA to 22.

Combat Pattern

Pre-fight: Elixir of Vigilance, Mage Armor scroll if no robe yet.

Standard opener:

1. Tides of Chaos → guaranteed advantage on first roll
2. Heightened Fireball → triggers Wild Magic Surge → Tides refunded
3. Hat of Fire Acuity stacks → +DC for follow-up spells

Boss combo (L6+):

1. Bend Luck reaction on boss’s saving throw
2. Quickened Hold Monster (heightened) + Action: Fireball/Disintegrate
3. Sustain with Fire Bolt to keep Acuity stacks rolling

Defense: Shield reaction, Counterspell, Misty Step, Boots of Speed self-Haste.

Act-by-Act Priority

Act 1

• Coordinate Hag’s Hair recipient (Storm Sorc gets it)
• Take Joltshooter from Florrick (Storm Sorc takes Spellsparkler)
• Necklace of Elemental Augmentation from Blurg (Myconid Colony)
• Don’t stand next to Storm Sorc (your AoEs friendly-fire)

Act 2

• ⭐ Strange Ox at Last Light Inn → Speak with Animals → fight → Hat of Fire Acuity
• Spellmight Gloves from Last Light vendor
• Help Nightsong path

Act 3

• ⭐ Don’t fight Storm Sorc for Markoheshkir/Robe of the Weave — those go to them. You take Staff of Spellpower (kill Lorroakan with Nightsong).
• Mirror of Loss in House of Grief → +2 CHA
• House of Hope: Helldusk gear if you went heavy armor
• Iron Throne — Water Breathing potions

Party Recommendations

Bench: Astarion (run 2 Gloomstalker), Karlach (alt frontline), Lae’zel (alt frontline), Gale (redundant).

Coordinate With Storm Sorc

Combat coordination:

• Don’t both prep Fireball. They have Lightning Bolt — you cover Fireball/AoE fire.
• Twinned Haste: they get Twinned at L3 (Sorc 2). You don’t get Twinned until L10. They handle Haste-buffing the Bardadin and Cleric early.
• Counterspell: designate sides (left/right) so you don’t waste two reactions on one enemy spell.
• Concentration overlap: if they’re holding Hold Person, you pivot to damage. Vice versa.