As a battle-hardened Tarnished with over 500 hours across multiple Journey cycles, I‘ve honed countless builds to their most lethal forms. But none compare to the sheer domineering might of the properly optimized comet azur sorcery build.
This budgetless obelisk of azure energy will leave both player and foe alike astonished upon witnessing its awesome and terrible power unleashed. It far surpasses any heights of strength I‘ve witnessed across previous Soulsborne titles.
In this extensively detailed guide, I‘ll tap into my deep caster build expertise to optimally craft the legendary comet azur beam, enabling even struggling newcomers to banish any boss to oblivion within seconds like an entitled god.
Let‘s begin.
What Truly Makes This Build "Broken"
Before digging into creation specifics, I want to qualify what elevates this from a strong caster build to virtually easy mode levels of sheer obliterative dominance:
- Comboing boosts from our gear, physick flask, and stacked talismans results in truly ludicrous damage potential from the comet azur spell
- Azur‘s beam ticks 50-60 times over its duration. Each tick delivering insane damage means exponential not linear scaling
- Bosses and enemies melt before they can even react. We‘re deleting health bars faster than any weapon could hope to achieve
- Extreme range also enables easy safety for squishy casters. No more perilous proximity to unrelenting combos
- With azur on cooldown, we utilize efficient backup sorceries to control space until our nuke returns
Simply stated, no other offensive option compares to an augmented comet azur. Not flaming strike, not sword of night and flame, not rivers of blood. This build puts them all to shame if executed properly.
Now, let‘s get into the specifics on how we create such an indomitable force of magical might.
Optimal Stats: Intelligence Reigns Supreme
We‘re heavily skewing our attributes to amplify sorcery damage to nuclear warhead levels. This is an expensive level 150 build:
- Vigor: 20-25
- Mind: 50
- Endurance: 15-18
- Strength / Dexterity: Just enough for backup weapons
- Intelligence: 80
- Faith / Arcane: Base
If using soreseals or Godrick‘s Rune, stop at 70-75 intelligence to stay under the effective cap after their penalties. The mind investment fuels our ridiculous FP costs.
The Core Sorcery Package
These sorceries form the offensive core of our kit:
Main Nuke: Comet Azur
Budgetless beam of /instant death/ with boosted gear. Deletes bosses without chance to retaliate.
- FP Cost: 65
- Cast Time: 5.9 seconds
- Duration: 10 seconds
- Tick Damage: 1100-1400
Backup: Adula‘s Moonblade
Legendary glintblade sorcery with strong range and damage. Spammable FP efficiency compared to azur.
- FP Cost: 30
- Cast Time: 1.8 seconds
- Tick Damage: 500-800
Mixup Spell: Shard Spiral
Quick charging shard that shreds poise and roll catches well after adula‘s moonblade.
- FP Cost: 14
- Cast Time: 1.3 seconds
- Damage: 300-500
Commit these animations and timings to heart through repetition in-game. Their strategic purpose will soon become clear…
Support: Terra Magicus
Circular buff zone boosting magic by 35%. Place before azur to stack damage higher.
Exponential Power Staffs
We‘ll juggle two staffs depending on context:
Lusat‘s Glintstone Staff
Mightiest sorcery amping staff available. Massively boosts azur damage at the cost of more FP consumption.
- Passive: +50% Sorcery Damage
- Counter: +50% FP Costs
| Attack Rating | Guard Rating | Attribute Scaling |
|---|---|---|
| 524 | 156 | S Intelligence |
Carian Glintstone Staff
Our efficient DPS option when azur is on cooldown. Passively enhances all glintblade sorceries by 30% too.
- Passive: +30% Glintblade Damage
- Skills: Glintblade Phalanx, Magic Glintblade
| Attack Rating | Guard Rating | Attribute Scaling |
|---|---|---|
| 348 | 124 | B Intelligence |
Learn your windows to swap between both seamlessly in combat. Lusat‘s damage is worth the FP tradeoff during azur.
Flask of Legendary Proportions
The flask of wondrous physick enables a window of unlimited power:
- Cerulean Hidden Tear – Removes FP cost for 10 full seconds. Spam azur without regard.
- Magic-Shrouding Cracked Tear – Boost all magic by 20% for a whopping 3 minutes. Empower everything during this window.
Boss health bars don‘t stand a chance against an infinite azure torrent boosted by 20% extra magic damage. This mixture represents the ultimate sorcerer‘s high.
Armor of an Astrologer Supreme
I settle for no less than the Azur Glintstone set with the preceptor‘s scarf and hat:
- Azur Glintstone Crown – Boosts sorcery potency 15%
- Preceptor‘s Long Gown – Highest magic damage negation
- Preceptor Gloves / Legs – Balance of mobility and protection
With 60+ poise and extremely high magic absorption, I can tank a few stray hits while casting devastating sorceries freely. The blue hues also strike towering intimidation into the hearts of foes, weakening resolve before their imminent vaporization.
Accentuating Talismans
Four augmenting talismans take our offensive potential to its very limits:
- Magic Scorpion Charm – Boosts all magic by 20% multiplicatively. Fantasy essential.
- Graven-Mass Talisman – Flat 8% magic damage increase. Notably buffs our already obscene azur.
- Radagon Icon – Shave off 30 virtual dexterity for faster cast times.
- Godfrey Icon – Ups charged spell damage like azur by 15%. Further unnecessary overkill.
I am become destruction, harbringer of boss extinction. My boosted azure bloweth away the health bar. Now bear witness…
Walkthrough: Eradicating Bosses With Ease
Allow me to demonstrate this build‘s awesome might against fictional iconic duo boss "Ruthless Roderika & Her Crucible Knight" occupying a cliffside belfry:
Phase 1: Stack All Boosts
Upon entering fog, immediately drink physick flask for infinite FP and 20% magic boost. Cast Terra Magicus circle nearby. Swap to Lusat‘s Staff.
Phase 2: Vaporize First 50% HP
Roderika initiates riding atop the Knight. Start charging Comet Azur. Tank a ranged attack if needed while channeling through animation locks.
The moment your azure torrent aligns on boss, start deleting. Hold beam steady, using the Knight to body block if needed. At least 50% of boss health disintegrates within seconds.
Phase 3: Mixup Offense
After the beam fades, create distance and evaluate status bars. Roderika dismounted around 35% health remaining while her Knight survived at 60% HP.
Pepper the aggressive Knight with Adula‘s Moonblade while evading combo slashes. Weave occasional Shard Spirals to roll catch and punishEstus chugs. Whittle the Knight down further while comet azur regens FP.
Phase 4: Repeat Deletion Combo
With 60% FP restored, flask still active, again hard swap to Lusat‘s staff. Stack Terra Magicus, charge Comet Azur fully when openings allow, and re-annihilate. Both boss health bars cascade to 0% before the beam even dissipates.
Visualize and test similar flows against your most hated bosses. Proper spell combos delete bosses so quickly that most never touch you. However, sloppy play or disregard of animation priority gets you killed fast. Master strategic movement, positioning, visual cancels, hard swaps, and memorization of enemy movesets.
Wield the godslaying strength of azure skies, but temper eager overconfidence with patience and discipline. May arcs of irresistible magic surge ever forth from your legendary staffs.
Mastering Advanced Combat Nuances
I‘ll leave you with some closing tips to truly master this top percentage sorcerer playstyle:
- Strafe left during comet windups and boss dashes for increased safety
- Unlock when needed but mostly channel through trades
- Punish enemy whiffed combos with max charged Adula‘s
- Delay backup spell casts to Jagged bait rolls for guaranteed hits
- Mix long-range azur snipes with close quarter shard shards spirals depending on foe
- Resummon your mimic for each attempt to consistently draw aggro
- Keep 60 vig developer Co-Op Tear in reserve for laser accuracy duels
May visions of glowing azure carnage illuminate your future victories, fellow master sorcerers. This is merely the beginning of our magical grandeur yet to emerge. Onwards my students! Destiny awaits.
