id
stringlengths
1
5
contents
stringlengths
354
1.98k
9100
MLB Winter Meetings tracker: Live updates on news, rumors, signings and trades for 2023 free agency Stay tuned... Shohei Ohtani field growing smaller Date: Friday, Dec. 1 Source: Jeff Passan, ESPN It has been expected since before he hit free agency that Ohtani would set the record for the largest fully guaranteed ...
9101
MLB Winter Meetings tracker: Live updates on news, rumors, signings and trades for 2023 free agency Who will hand him that contract has been much more of a mystery. Little has been leaked about the top suitors for Ohtani beyond the usual suspects. Passan reported that at least three teams initially believed to be in th...
9102
MLB Winter Meetings tracker: Live updates on news, rumors, signings and trades for 2023 free agency Passan reported that at least three teams initially believed to be in the running — the Mets, Rangers and Red Sox — are believed to be out now. The teams most likely to still be in the mix are the Dodgers, Cubs, Blue Jay...
9103
MLB Winter Meetings tracker: Live updates on news, rumors, signings and trades for 2023 free agency The teams most likely to still be in the mix are the Dodgers, Cubs, Blue Jays and Angels, with the Giants' status in the race for Ohtani unknown. Star players could be traded Date: Friday, Dec. 1 Source: Jeff Passan, ...
9104
MLB Winter Meetings tracker: Live updates on news, rumors, signings and trades for 2023 free agency Star players could be traded Date: Friday, Dec. 1 Source: Jeff Passan, ESPN The free agency pool outside of Ohtani, Cody Bellinger, Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a bit lacking in star power, but the trade mark...
9105
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Sure, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial has revealed that FTX was basically a seething mass of scams. But it has also revealed how Bankman-Fried blew up the lives of the people who are closest to him. Of course everyone who had money trapped on the FTX exch...
9106
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Sure, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial has revealed that FTX was basically a seething mass of scams. But it has also revealed how Bankman-Fried blew up the lives of the people who are closest to him. Of course everyone who had money trapped on the FTX exch...
9107
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Of course everyone who had money trapped on the FTX exchange when it collapsed — as the result of Bankman-Fried’s trading firm Alameda Research purloining its customers’ funds — had their lives altered. Even if they are made whole by the bankruptcy p...
9108
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Even if they are made whole by the bankruptcy proceedings, that’s still money that they should have had access to at any time they wanted it. That may mean houses that weren’t purchased, medical procedures that were left undone, and life savings lost...
9109
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way That may mean houses that weren’t purchased, medical procedures that were left undone, and life savings lost. There is a simultaneous drama of ruined lives playing out in the courtroom Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts: two counts of wire ...
9110
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way There is a simultaneous drama of ruined lives playing out in the courtroom Bankman-Fried is charged with seven counts: two counts of wire fraud and five conspiracy charges. As we near the end of the prosecution’s case, I have been struck by how biza...
9111
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way As we near the end of the prosecution’s case, I have been struck by how bizarre it all is. All the co-conspirators seem oddly younger than their years, as though they got stuck in the “math camp forever” environment Bankman-Fried created for them and...
9112
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way All the co-conspirators seem oddly younger than their years, as though they got stuck in the “math camp forever” environment Bankman-Fried created for them and simply failed to grow up. The prosecution has made a strong case that Bankman-Fried presi...
9113
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way The prosecution has made a strong case that Bankman-Fried presided over the various forms of fraud that played out at Alameda Research and FTX, orchestrating some of it and engaging in some of it directly. In the process of making this case, there is...
9114
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way The prosecution has made a strong case that Bankman-Fried presided over the various forms of fraud that played out at Alameda Research and FTX, orchestrating some of it and engaging in some of it directly. In the process of making this case, there is...
9115
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way In the process of making this case, there is a simultaneous drama of ruined lives playing out in the courtroom. Everyone who loved Bankman-Fried most in the world is now caught up in the case. We have: Adam Yedidia, Bankman-Fried’s college roommate...
9116
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way In the process of making this case, there is a simultaneous drama of ruined lives playing out in the courtroom. Everyone who loved Bankman-Fried most in the world is now caught up in the case. We have: Adam Yedidia, Bankman-Fried’s college roommate...
9117
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Everyone who loved Bankman-Fried most in the world is now caught up in the case. We have: Adam Yedidia, Bankman-Fried’s college roommate, who testified with immunity because he was concerned he may have unknowingly worked on code that contributed to...
9118
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way We have: Adam Yedidia, Bankman-Fried’s college roommate, who testified with immunity because he was concerned he may have unknowingly worked on code that contributed to the fraud. “I love you Sam,” he texted at one point. “I’m not going anywhere.” T...
9119
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way “I love you Sam,” he texted at one point. “I’m not going anywhere.” That was before he realized FTX had stolen customer funds — at which point, he resigned. Gary Wang, the co-founder of FTX and Alameda Research and another college roommate. He took ...
9120
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way “I love you Sam,” he texted at one point. “I’m not going anywhere.” That was before he realized FTX had stolen customer funds — at which point, he resigned. Gary Wang, the co-founder of FTX and Alameda Research and another college roommate. He took ...
9121
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Gary Wang, the co-founder of FTX and Alameda Research and another college roommate. He took the stand after Yedidia and sang like a canary about the secret privileges he’d created for Alameda in the FTX code. Nishad Singh, a longtime family friend, ...
9122
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Gary Wang, the co-founder of FTX and Alameda Research and another college roommate. He took the stand after Yedidia and sang like a canary about the secret privileges he’d created for Alameda in the FTX code. Nishad Singh, a longtime family friend, ...
9123
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way He took the stand after Yedidia and sang like a canary about the secret privileges he’d created for Alameda in the FTX code. Nishad Singh, a longtime family friend, who copped to what sounded an awful lot like classic embezzlement. He said he’d back...
9124
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Nishad Singh, a longtime family friend, who copped to what sounded an awful lot like classic embezzlement. He said he’d backdated transactions on FTX to help create doctored balance sheets to show to investors. He pleaded guilty to six charges, inclu...
9125
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Nishad Singh, a longtime family friend, who copped to what sounded an awful lot like classic embezzlement. He said he’d backdated transactions on FTX to help create doctored balance sheets to show to investors. He pleaded guilty to six charges, inclu...
9126
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Caroline Ellison, Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend. She told us about the seven phony balance sheets she’d created. She was clear: Alameda took customer funds; Bankman-Fried knew about it and even invested them against her advice. Joe Bankman, Bankman-...
9127
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way She told us about the seven phony balance sheets she’d created. She was clear: Alameda took customer funds; Bankman-Fried knew about it and even invested them against her advice. Joe Bankman, Bankman-Fried’s father. He is among the people included i...
9128
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Joe Bankman, Bankman-Fried’s father. He is among the people included in the “small group chat,” the Signal group where the FTX inner circle strategized during the exchange’s last days. Barbara Fried’s political action committee, Mind the Gap. It is ...
9129
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Barbara Fried’s political action committee, Mind the Gap. It is among the entities that received FTX customer money as political donations. Fried and Bankman lived together in a Bahamas house purchased for them using FTX investor funds, according to ...
9130
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way It is among the entities that received FTX customer money as political donations. Fried and Bankman lived together in a Bahamas house purchased for them using FTX investor funds, according to a financial expert called by the prosecution; in a lawsuit...
9131
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Gabe Bankman-Fried’s nonprofit, Guarding Against Pandemics, which got millions from FTX. He was also in a Signal group chat, Donations Processing, that Singh says was used to coordinate the transfer of FTX and Alameda money to various political cause...
9132
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Gabe Bankman-Fried’s nonprofit, Guarding Against Pandemics, which got millions from FTX. He was also in a Signal group chat, Donations Processing, that Singh says was used to coordinate the transfer of FTX and Alameda money to various political cause...
9133
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way He was also in a Signal group chat, Donations Processing, that Singh says was used to coordinate the transfer of FTX and Alameda money to various political causes. In that chat, he can be seen recommending some donations be made “in the dark” to avoi...
9134
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way In that chat, he can be seen recommending some donations be made “in the dark” to avoid public relations headaches. Singh also said Gabe had an assistant fly to the Bahamas with a stack of blank checks for Singh to sign. Wang, Singh, and Ellison are...
9135
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Even if they never do time — and they may very well be imprisoned or subjected to house arrest — their lives are irrevocably changed, not least by whatever restitution requirements they are subjected to. They are barred from taking certain kinds of j...
9136
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way They are barred from taking certain kinds of jobs. And of course, there is the publicity. Bankman, Fried, and Gabe Bankman-Fried’s reputations are tarnished; in the political arenas where they once operated, they are suddenly undesirable. It is a Gr...
9137
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way It is a Greek tragedy, precipitated by one man’s character flaw: the arrogance of Sam Bankman-Fried. The general sense I got, from the testimony of Bankman-Fried’s former friends, was that things just kept escalating During Yedidia’s testimony, we ...
9138
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way It is a Greek tragedy, precipitated by one man’s character flaw: the arrogance of Sam Bankman-Fried. The general sense I got, from the testimony of Bankman-Fried’s former friends, was that things just kept escalating During Yedidia’s testimony, we ...
9139
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Sure, dressing down is a staple of Silicon Valley startup culture — and a sign of its swagger. The defense counsel tried to elicit testimony from Yedidia that the cargo shorts were evidence of Bankman-Fried’s humility, but the photograph seemed to si...
9140
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Sure, dressing down is a staple of Silicon Valley startup culture — and a sign of its swagger. The defense counsel tried to elicit testimony from Yedidia that the cargo shorts were evidence of Bankman-Fried’s humility, but the photograph seemed to si...
9141
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Now, in court, Bankman-Fried is wearing a suit. In 2019, just months after FTX was founded, Wang oversaw code called “allow_negative” that let Alameda Research avoid being liquidated by FTX’s risk management. It was turned on in July. No other custo...
9142
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way In 2019, just months after FTX was founded, Wang oversaw code called “allow_negative” that let Alameda Research avoid being liquidated by FTX’s risk management. It was turned on in July. No other customer trading on FTX had “allow_negative” privilege...
9143
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way It was turned on in July. No other customer trading on FTX had “allow_negative” privileges — only Alameda. Wang’s testimony suggests that the fraud at FTX started very early since the same day that allow_negative was switched on, Bankman-Fried tweete...
9144
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Wang’s testimony suggests that the fraud at FTX started very early since the same day that allow_negative was switched on, Bankman-Fried tweeted that Alameda’s account “was like everyone else’s.” The general sense I got, from the testimony of Bankma...
9145
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way For instance, Alameda Research first had a negative balance in late 2019, Wang testified. Wang testified that he heard Bankman-Fried tell another trader that it was okay to continue withdrawing money from the account as long as the amount was less th...
9146
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way For instance, Alameda Research first had a negative balance in late 2019, Wang testified. Wang testified that he heard Bankman-Fried tell another trader that it was okay to continue withdrawing money from the account as long as the amount was less th...
9147
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Wang testified that he heard Bankman-Fried tell another trader that it was okay to continue withdrawing money from the account as long as the amount was less than FTX’s total trading revenue. A little later, Wang discovered that Alameda was negative ...
9148
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way A little later, Wang discovered that Alameda was negative by $50 million more than FTX’s revenue. Bankman-Fried told him it was fine, and it just didn’t account for the FTT token that the two of them had launched. Wang trusted him. Wang also set Ala...
9149
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Bankman-Fried told him it was fine, and it just didn’t account for the FTT token that the two of them had launched. Wang trusted him. Wang also set Alameda Research up with an enormous line of credit, unmatched by anyone else on FTX. Ultimately, the...
9150
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Wang trusted him. Wang also set Alameda Research up with an enormous line of credit, unmatched by anyone else on FTX. Ultimately, the number was $65 billion — the result of repeated increases as Alameda Research repeatedly ran up against its credit ...
9151
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Wang trusted him. Wang also set Alameda Research up with an enormous line of credit, unmatched by anyone else on FTX. Ultimately, the number was $65 billion — the result of repeated increases as Alameda Research repeatedly ran up against its credit ...
9152
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way That credit line was used primarily for trading because it “allowed us to make profitable trades we couldn’t have made otherwise,” Ellison testified. “Over time, it was something I became more comfortable with.” Wang’s testimony revealed how the fr...
9153
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way “Over time, it was something I became more comfortable with.” Wang’s testimony revealed how the fraud got bigger, little by little. First, it was okay to dip into FTX’s profits. Then, it was okay to take more. Then, it was okay to take even more. Fi...
9154
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way First, it was okay to dip into FTX’s profits. Then, it was okay to take more. Then, it was okay to take even more. First, it was a little line of credit just to provide liquidity. Then a bigger one. Then an effectively limitless one. Ellison testifi...
9155
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Then, it was okay to take even more. First, it was a little line of credit just to provide liquidity. Then a bigger one. Then an effectively limitless one. Ellison testified to something similar, choking back tears: “When I started working at Alamed...
9156
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way First, it was a little line of credit just to provide liquidity. Then a bigger one. Then an effectively limitless one. Ellison testified to something similar, choking back tears: “When I started working at Alameda, I don’t think I would have believe...
9157
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Alameda Research was, by then, FTX’s sin-eater. When FTX took a loss in the hundreds of million dollars because a trader had exploited its system, Wang moved that loss onto Alameda’s balance sheet. FTX’s “insurance fund,” meant to keep traders from g...
9158
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Alameda Research was, by then, FTX’s sin-eater. When FTX took a loss in the hundreds of million dollars because a trader had exploited its system, Wang moved that loss onto Alameda’s balance sheet. FTX’s “insurance fund,” meant to keep traders from g...
9159
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way FTX’s “insurance fund,” meant to keep traders from getting stuck with other traders’ losses, was totally made up — Alameda simply picked up the tab. Even that wasn’t good enough. Singh testified to sprucing up FTX’s balance sheet with backdated tran...
9160
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Even that wasn’t good enough. Singh testified to sprucing up FTX’s balance sheet with backdated transactions in December 2021 to push FTX’s revenue “over the line” to $1 billion. By the time Singh found out about the use of customer money, in 2022, h...
9161
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way By the time Singh found out about the use of customer money, in 2022, he was already compromised. At every turn, the scams at FTX and Alameda led back to making Bankman-Fried more important In Singh’s case, it wasn’t just balance sheets he was fidd...
9162
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way At every turn, the scams at FTX and Alameda led back to making Bankman-Fried more important In Singh’s case, it wasn’t just balance sheets he was fiddling with — it was also the American political system. By coordinating with Gabe Bankman-Fried, Sin...
9163
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way By coordinating with Gabe Bankman-Fried, Singh had funneled money to a number of political causes. That money came from “loans,” which weren’t really loans since he hadn’t signed any term sheets. What was the goal here? What was accomplished? Singh ...
9164
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way That money came from “loans,” which weren’t really loans since he hadn’t signed any term sheets. What was the goal here? What was accomplished? Singh testified to more than a billion dollars spent on celebrity endorsements, which made FTX very famou...
9165
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way The political donations gave Bankman-Fried influence in the highest echelons of power. Ellison testified to Bankman-Fried’s venture investments, which gave him more dominance in the tech world. At every turn, the scams at FTX and Alameda led back to ...
9166
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way At every turn, the scams at FTX and Alameda led back to making Bankman-Fried more important. The pie chart that accompanied expert witness Peter Easton’s testimony. Image: The prosecution’s exhibit 1045 This was backed up by expert testimony from N...
9167
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way The pie chart that accompanied expert witness Peter Easton’s testimony. Image: The prosecution’s exhibit 1045 This was backed up by expert testimony from Notre Dame accounting professor Peter Easton, who’d also assisted in investigating Enron and Wo...
9168
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way In a pie chart that showed how he’d traced funds for the $11.3 billion liability that Ellison, Singh, Wang, and Bankman-Fried had known about in June 2022, we saw that $1.2 billion was a loan repayment to crypto lender Genesis. A substantial chunk ha...
9169
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way A substantial chunk had been spent on various investments, including in the celebrity-connected venture firm K5, trading firm Modulo (co-founded by one of Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriends), and AI company Anthropic. Another $413 million had gone direc...
9170
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Another $413 million had gone directly to Bankman-Fried himself, through his wholly-owned company Paper Bird. “Outflows to insiders,” which suggested Singh’s not-quite-loans were included, was $192 million; real estate was another $228 million; and t...
9171
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way “Outflows to insiders,” which suggested Singh’s not-quite-loans were included, was $192 million; real estate was another $228 million; and the donations to Gabe Bankman-Fried’s Guarding Against Pandemics, combined with the philanthropy from the FTX F...
9172
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way It is easy to lie with words and harder to lie with money. Bankman-Fried went around telling people that he wanted to make a lot of money to give it away, an idea of the Effective Altruism movement that Bankman-Fried affiliated himself with — but the...
9173
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Bankman-Fried went around telling people that he wanted to make a lot of money to give it away, an idea of the Effective Altruism movement that Bankman-Fried affiliated himself with — but the amount of money he funneled to his Paper Bird vehicle alon...
9174
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way And it was all vastly outweighed by his investments — the places where he could prove he was very smart by investing in the right companies early. And in brief, explosive testimony, former FTX lawyer Can Sun demonstrated what Bankman-Fried’s tactic ...
9175
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way And in brief, explosive testimony, former FTX lawyer Can Sun demonstrated what Bankman-Fried’s tactic was. During the days in November when the exchange imploded, Bankman-Fried was trying to raise money from Apollo, the private equity group. Apollo w...
9176
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way During the days in November when the exchange imploded, Bankman-Fried was trying to raise money from Apollo, the private equity group. Apollo wanted an explanation for what had happened, and so Bankman-Fried came to Sun to ask him to come up with jus...
9177
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way Apollo wanted an explanation for what had happened, and so Bankman-Fried came to Sun to ask him to come up with justifications for the missing funds. The defense has struggled to shake the credibility of witnesses such as Yedidia, Wang, and Ellison ...
9178
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way The defense has struggled to shake the credibility of witnesses such as Yedidia, Wang, and Ellison That “basically confirmed my suspicions that had been rising all day” that Bankman-Fried had purloined the funds, Sun said. He ran Bankman-Fried throu...
9179
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way He ran Bankman-Fried through possible explanations, including a margin loan program, and explained that none of them could fit the actual situation — for instance, Alameda had borrowed more from FTX than had ever been in the margin loan program. He s...
9180
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way He said Bankman-Fried acknowledged their conversation with a “yup, yup.” “I was expecting a bigger response, but it was very muted,” Sun said. After that, Singh spilled the beans: Alameda had withdrawn assets that included the customer funds, Sun te...
9181
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way He said Bankman-Fried acknowledged their conversation with a “yup, yup.” “I was expecting a bigger response, but it was very muted,” Sun said. After that, Singh spilled the beans: Alameda had withdrawn assets that included the customer funds, Sun te...
9182
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way After that, Singh spilled the beans: Alameda had withdrawn assets that included the customer funds, Sun testified. He quit the next day. Like Yedidia, Sun testified with immunity. In the courtroom, we were treated to a Good Morning America appearanc...
9183
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Sorcerers are the magic-slinging wizards of Sanctuary in Diablo 4. But with each element they can harness bringing its own unique effect, it can be easy to get overwhelmed when trying to design a Sorcerer build. That’s where we come in, with our suggestions of the best So...
9184
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Sorcerers are the magic-slinging wizards of Sanctuary in Diablo 4. But with each element they can harness bringing its own unique effect, it can be easy to get overwhelmed when trying to design a Sorcerer build. That’s where we come in, with our suggestions of the best So...
9185
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 That’s where we come in, with our suggestions of the best Sorcerer builds for Diablo 4 season 2. Sorcerers are capable of harnessing lightning to deal with crowds, ice to keep the hordes at bay, and fire to burn the demons of hell. But they’re also able to enchant their ...
9186
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 But they’re also able to enchant their own spells with unique effects, intricately combining abilities for devastating results. In this Diablo 4 guide, we’ve gathered and simplified the best Diablo 4 Sorcerer builds for season 2. If you need even more information on item...
9187
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 In this Diablo 4 guide, we’ve gathered and simplified the best Diablo 4 Sorcerer builds for season 2. If you need even more information on item affixes or other more complex ideas, we’ve been sure to link out to the more detailed versions of these builds, as well as where...
9188
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 If you need even more information on item affixes or other more complex ideas, we’ve been sure to link out to the more detailed versions of these builds, as well as where to find their original creators. Best Sorcerer leveling build This build is based off Lexyu’s Sorce...
9189
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Best Sorcerer leveling build This build is based off Lexyu’s Sorcerer leveling guide at IcyVeins, and is purely for leveling: i.e., allocating your 58 skill points between levels 1 and 50. If you want more detailed information about the item affixes you want to look for ...
9190
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 If you want more detailed information about the item affixes you want to look for on your gear, or which other Legendary powers are great for your build, check out the original IcyVeins guide. Best skills for leveling This Sorcerer build guide is going to see you harnes...
9191
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Best skills for leveling This Sorcerer build guide is going to see you harness the awesome power of Lightning to speed through the leveling process. There are a few options for Core skills here, but we’re specifically going to be showing you Lexyu’s Chain Lightning varia...
9192
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 There are a few options for Core skills here, but we’re specifically going to be showing you Lexyu’s Chain Lightning variation. In this build, you’ll also use Frost Bolt, Teleport, Frost Nova, Lightning Spear, and Ice Armor. Here are the best skills for a Sorcerer leveli...
9193
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 In this build, you’ll also use Frost Bolt, Teleport, Frost Nova, Lightning Spear, and Ice Armor. Here are the best skills for a Sorcerer leveling build, organized by the exact order you should purchase them in — bearing in mind that some skills require you to allocate a ...
9194
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Here are the best skills for a Sorcerer leveling build, organized by the exact order you should purchase them in — bearing in mind that some skills require you to allocate a number of skill points in the tree in order to unlock them. As such, you’ll need to unlock new ski...
9195
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 As such, you’ll need to unlock new skills before enhancing existing ones: Frost Bolt / Enhanced Frost Bolt Chain Lightning Glinting Frost Bolt Enhanced Chain Lightning / Greater Chain Lightning Teleport Frost Nova / Enhanced Frost Nova / Mystical Frost Nova Chain Lightni...
9196
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Bolt / Enhanced Frost Bolt Chain Lightning Glinting Frost Bolt Enhanced Chain Lightning / Greater Chain Lightning Teleport Frost Nova / Enhanced Frost Nova / Mystical Frost Nova Chain Lightning (rank 2-5) Fireball (rank 1 only for the Enchantment slot) Lightning Spear Gla...
9197
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Greater Chain Lightning Teleport Frost Nova / Enhanced Frost Nova / Mystical Frost Nova Chain Lightning (rank 2-5) Fireball (rank 1 only for the Enchantment slot) Lightning Spear Glass Cannon (rank 1-3) Devastation Elemental Dominance (rank 1-3) Coursing Currents (rank 1-...
9198
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Frost Nova / Enhanced Frost Nova / Mystical Frost Nova Chain Lightning (rank 2-5) Fireball (rank 1 only for the Enchantment slot) Lightning Spear Glass Cannon (rank 1-3) Devastation Elemental Dominance (rank 1-3) Coursing Currents (rank 1-3) Elemental Attunement Ice Armor...
9199
The best Sorcerer builds and skills in Diablo 4 Elemental Attunement Ice Armor / Enhanced Ice Armor / Shimmering Ice Armor Enhanced Teleport / Shimmering Teleport Enhanced Lightning Spear Vyr’s Mastery Invoked Lightning Spear / Lightning Spear (rank 2-5) Frost Bolt (rank 2-5) Conduction (rank 1-3) Electrocution (rank 1...