CL/FO or MeteOrb??

[Easy Star]

CL/FO or MeteOrb??

Hey all, just got back into ladder a month and a half ago, and am getting bored with my pure blizz. I started looking for something that could do some key runs, and I immediately thought MeteOrb (only because I've played several of them before), but was also thinking CL/FO could keyrun as well, if not better because fewer stops on the run would be lightning resistant.

I was planning on going with full tals (worn it as MeteOrb, does it do fine on a CL/FO? ), but wasn't sure whether or not to go max block.

And lastly, would a CB/FO build be better for this than CL/FO?

Thanks for any input

Easy

 

[redground]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

i have a CB/ORB that works as a CL/ORB also, there are enough points for that.

20 CB
20 L
20 LM
20 ORB (5 Pre req)
1 Shiver armor (1 pre req)
1 CM
1 Teleport
1 Static
1 Telekinessis
1 Warmth

So if you get to lvl 90 you will have 8 points in CL, with 14 skills you will reach lvl 22CL with a lot of Synergies, I can run pits only with CL and Orb, but Charged bolt is faster.

I use Full Tals, Spirit32, Natures Piece, Caster ring, Magefist, Travs/Marrowwalk (i like to bone prison andy) Torch, Anni, 1 Light GC and a 36 Gheeds.

It is a Great Build. I really like her for MF

 

[Road Ratt]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

I have a blizz sorc and use her to do all 3 key runs, though nihlathak spawns cold immune a fair amount of the time which means I have to abort the run.

Welcome to the forums! :wave:

 

[Easy Star]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

How do you get countess? My merc can't deal with all the cold immunes around her.

I've actually been here since 1.10 and this is just a new accnt, but thanks!

 

[Painman]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

I find Cold/Lit superior overall from a keyrunning standpoint. Not so much because of Countess' immunity (my merc can take her out quickly, though Lit is preferable) but because of Halls of Vaught. Arachs are FI and 50% immune to cold, can have over 11K HP, and sometimes you have no choice but to deal with them. That slows you down, poisons the crap out of your merc, etc. CL/FO cleans them up more quickly.

As for Nihl - CL will often times kill him and everything around him before they're even on the screen.

 

[Katalaeia]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

CL/FO is my all-time favorite sorc build. I haven't even had the desire to try a meteorb. CL is awesome

 

[dythmall]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

well i have never tried CL/orb but i have a meteorber (more like a fireball orber) who does pretty much everything.
when it comes to nithalak i just tele to the corner meteor + static... he pretty much dies with one meteor unless he's a FI...
OR
i just tele right besides him (yes.. right in the middle of 20 weird looking monsters) and fireball him... i kill him before they kill me it seems

Also it's easy to find a eth CV insight for your merc to do Tkey runs i think.

 

[Road Ratt]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

How do you get countess? My merc can't deal with all the cold immunes around her.

A trick I use is to get her minions to one of the side doors (staying outside her room) where I static while my merc kills them (this keeps him from having to fight them all at once), then when they are low in numbers I tele into her room and static while my merc kills her.

 

[redground]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

A trick I use is to get her minions to one of the side doors (staying outside her room) where I static while my merc kills them (this keeps him from having to fight them all at once), then when they are low in numbers I tele into her room and static while my merc kills her.

that is kinda slow

You could just cast 3 CL and have everything dead.

 

[Easy Star]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

so i'm leaning a bit towards CL/FO now, and find myself wondering what kind of gear you guys are using in your aforementioned sorcs. Would full tals be sufficient? Or would I need to save up longer and go with hoto/coh/shako/etc..?

 

[redground]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

so i'm leaning a bit towards CL/FO now, and find myself wondering what kind of gear you guys are using in your aforementioned sorcs. Would full tals be sufficient? Or would I need to save up longer and go with hoto/coh/shako/etc..?

Full tals
Magefist
10fcr Ring + resists + mana + life
Natures Piece
Spirit Shield
War Travs / Marrowwalks (i use boneprison on light/cold imunes)
Torch
Anni
1 Light GC (looking for more)
You can use Chace and nagels if you dont want the 105-117 BP

I can run andy/meph/keys/pits/ancient tunnels or mausoleun without a merc.
I can run Diablo or Baal with a merc, but it dies arround 2-3 times, so it is not efficient.

My act2 Defense merc wears:
Etheral Crown of Thieves
Eth Bugged Stone (3.800 def)
Eth Trasher Insight

He gets a total of 18000def after aura triggers.

 

[Painman]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

It's impossible to wear full Tal's and reach the last reasonable FCR BP for CL while wearing Nature's Peace. You'll top out at 115% FCR, 2% shy of the BP. It's reasonable to stick with 105%, though, because the Tal's bonuses are nothing to sneeze at.

My typical CL/FO gearset (I usually build this gal after I have some wealth):

-Shako
-Mara's
-HotO
-Up'd Vipermagi
-Spirit Monarch, at least 27% FCR
-Magefist
-Arach, or TGods if I wish to run WSK/Baal (I already have 117% FCR w/o Arach)
-SoJ/BK
-Nature's Peace, or another SoJ/BK/Wisp for other duties
-CtA/Spirit on switch
-Anni, Torch, Skillers

You can put Lit facets in the Shako and Vipermagi, or just PTopaz. Your choice.

Throw your wealth at her, and she'll respond.

 

[Nullvoid]

Re: CL/FO or MeteOrb??

I'm also using tal's set on my cl/fo sorc and she's doing great so far even without a torch or anni. The only real problem are gloams since they are light immune and orb doesn't take them down exceptionally fast. I'm very happy with the char though since it's great being able to go everywhere and kill everything (barring the ubers/mini-ubers/dclone).