In Diablo 4 there are five new mechanics that each of the five new classes calls its own. Druids have Spirit Boons, Necromancers have their Book of the Dead, Rogues can Specialize, and Barbarians have an Arsenal of weapons to tear through the battlefield with. Sorcerers, fittingly, have a mechanic called Enchantments.
Enchantments are an interesting Sorceress mechanic in Diablo 4 because they don't require much in exchange for heaps of power and variety. They allow Sorcerers to activate additional passive buffs by equipping spells to two unique slots, and every skill available to the class gets its own unique Enchantment effect. It's a simple mechanic, but things don't have to be complicated to be completely game-changing.
How To Unlock Enchantments in Diablo 4
Sorceresses unlock the Enchantment system at Level 15, but a quest must be completed to gain access. This quest, called Legacy of the Magi, takes place in the southwest area of the Fractured Peaks. Make completing this quest a priority as the Enchantment system doesn't unlock until it's completed, even if players go above Level 15.
After unlocking Enchantments, each ability's unique passive will appear below the description of its normal effects. Players can hover over each ability, even locked ones, to see what passive it provides when used as an Enchantment. The second Enchantment slot unlocks at Level 30, and though Sorcerers don't have to make offerings or work on Expertise or anything like that, there is no third slot.
How To Open The Sorceress Enchantments Menu
To see Enchantments in Diablo 4, first players should open their Ability and Skills screen. To do this, open the Character and Inventory screen, then tab over to the Skills menu. Here, Sorcerers can see everything they've spent their Skill Points on, and each ability's associated Enchantment.
Each Sorcerer ability comes with a passive Enchantment that only activates when placed into one of two unlockable slots. But unlike other unique class mechanics in Diablo 4, Enchantment slots don't have their own unique menu.
To see these slots, Open the "Skill Assignment" button on the bottom of the Skills menu, which should show all of the player's currently-equipped abilities ready to be dragged to new places on the action bar. At the bottom of this new screen, though, there are two orbs right above the ability bar.
This is the Enchantments "menu," though it's really little more than an addition to the Skill Assignment screen. When players unlock an Enchantment slot, these two orbs are where abilities are placed to activate their exclusive passive buffs.
Sorcerer Enchantments Overview: Requirements, Passives, and Synergies
The Sorcerer's Enchantments are present on every single spell in the Sorcerer's wheelhouse, but players can only take advantage of a passive if they allocate one skill point into its parent ability. Skill points given by gear don't count, but the ability doesn't have to be one that the Sorceress uses in their regular rotation – as long as a skill point is spent in an ability, its Enchantment effect can be slotted.
Enchantments can empower both builds that focus on a single damage type and builds that use several elemental effects. A Lightning build that also wants to occasionally Freeze enemies, or gain buffs from hitting Chilled foes, can assign Frost Bolt to an Enchantment slot to add Chill to all other attacks. But a Fire build that wants to conflagrate, incinerate, and burninate their enemies doesn't have to waste skill points on abilities they don't use in their rotation and can buff their burning damage to insane new heights.
These are just a few examples, and the system is worth experimenting with while leveling a Sorcerer to find which playstyle feels right. Ultimately, the Enchantment system brings a lot more variety to the Sorceress and helps to push otherwise lackluster builds to the next level.
Diablo 4 is available for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S