SorcererTier Build - B (Can Clear Pit 90)
Disclaimer
This build has been MASSIVELY Nerfed into the ground due to further changes from the PTR that have made every Shock Based build nearly incapable of clearing a Tier 90 Pit. So let's talk about them before you continue with the guide.
The changes made in PTR do not reflect what made it to live due to Blizzard never explicitly stating the exact numeric "changes" made to 
Boundless Unstable Currents or 
Aspect of Overwhelming Currents. The nerf to 
Esadora's Overflowing Cameo attack speed scaling also massively nerfed the damage of the Crackling Energy.Boundless Unstable Currents can no longer have its cooldown reduced my any means other than flat cooldown reduction and the Crackling Energy pick-ups while it is active. This means 
Cooldown Reduction Hydra cannot lower the cooldown of 
Unstable Currents while it is active any longer. Even with 50% cooldown reduction and Max Attack Speed, and +35 Ranks into Unstable Currents we cannot upkeep permanent Unstable Currents uptime.Boundless Unstable Currents has had the duration of the currents reduced massively, meaning with 35 Ranks into Unstable Currents, it is only active for 16 seconds rather than the +30 seconds from S13.
Boundless Unstable Currents has had it's damage per stack reduced from 15%[x] per stack to 4%[x] per stack that ONLY effects Crackling Energy Damage.Esadora's Overflowing Cameo has had it's attack speed modifier to crackling energy discharge rate nerfed so hard, that even with 5 targets surrounding you and max attack speed, you can only discharge 3 per second, meaning the total amount of stacks from Boundless Unstable Currents caps ~50 stacks, with a downtime of at least 15 seconds after it comes off cooldown. Aspect of Overwhelming Currents has had it's "frequently" definition changed from a "chance" to a maximum of 30 stacks over the 4 second duration. This is 90% at maximum value, but scales down to an average of 45%[x] due to taking the average damage multiplier. There are now much better options to run as an aspect.
Berú of Wild Lightning set now ONLY effects lighting "skills", and Crackling Energy is NOT a skill, meaning the massive damage multiplier from the set does nothing to the damage of Crackling Energy.
Overload Charged Bolts does not apply through the auto-cast of Unstable Currents, it does cast 
Charged Bolts, but it will not cause the electric wave discharging the Crackling Energy that we are trying to scale from Boundless Unstable Currents.
All and all, even with cranked gear, Crackling Energy in a vacuum can not clear anything above Pit 95 and struggles very hard with clearing Pit 90. Even with all of this said. Here is the guide should you choose to play Crackling Energy.
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