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Could use some advice on a Firewall Sorceress
So I...I haven't played this game in like...o...5 years? So I'm basically a newb that has to start from scratch. I have a pure summoning necromancer right now to help with MFing(though its a bit slow so I want something faster and can teleport around)...cuz they are easy, require no gear to be good, and fun as hell. I apologize in advance for the wall of text...
If there's an easy way to get teleport on my necro...MFing would be tons easier and faster....
I figured a Firewall Sorceress would be great so I looked up guides and stuff, and I didn't see much(firewall builds seem to be very rare)...I have a few questions to ask. Keep in mind I am not a ladder player, nor do I ever plan to PvP...pure PvM.
1)What would work better in terms of survival with Firewall? Max Block or Energy shield? I saw a guide that said for energy shield to be good it needs tons of points in energy, at least 15 points in telekinesis, and enough points in ES for 50 absorption% That's a lot of points to spend for just energy shield...Which leaves no room for a second element to help me vs fire immune monsters...
I kinda wanna know whether I should be shoving tons of points into dex or energy...my main concern here is survival.
2)To handle fire immune monsters and give me something else to do besides spam 1 spell(face it, spamming 1 spell is boring)...I wanted a second spell. I was considering Nova. Frozen Orb came to mind too. The only 2 skills that don't require like 40-60 synergy points...I was strongly favoring Nova because I noticed Nova has no casting delay, while frozen orb does. This means I can switch from Nova to Firewall much faster then firewall-frozen orb.
Problem here I've been seeing is...dual element sorceress leaves no room for enough points for a strong energy shield...which forces me into max block. I remember pre 1.10 days when I had a pure nova sorceress...Nova was murder on my mana pool..esp in NM and Hell. This means 200 dex for max block = less mana. That old sorceress of mine also had problems surviving since I had to be close enough to Nova.
So yea...I'd love some tips on how I could go about building this sorceress. Ideally I'd want a firewall/nova sorceress that uses energy shield(and 1 point in Shiver armor) for survival. I'd also throw in 1 point in glacial spike to freeze(for firewall)...This would give me tons of mana to spam nova AND absorb damage. There isn't enough points for dual element + that 15 points into telekinesis for ES tho...
My only concern with a max block firewall/nova sorceress is I might run into mana issues...and finding a good enough shield will be annoying too...
So I...I haven't played this game in like...o...5 years? So I'm basically a newb that has to start from scratch. I have a pure summoning necromancer right now to help with MFing(though its a bit slow so I want something faster and can teleport around)...cuz they are easy, require no gear to be good, and fun as hell. I apologize in advance for the wall of text...
If there's an easy way to get teleport on my necro...MFing would be tons easier and faster....
I figured a Firewall Sorceress would be great so I looked up guides and stuff, and I didn't see much(firewall builds seem to be very rare)...I have a few questions to ask. Keep in mind I am not a ladder player, nor do I ever plan to PvP...pure PvM.
1)What would work better in terms of survival with Firewall? Max Block or Energy shield? I saw a guide that said for energy shield to be good it needs tons of points in energy, at least 15 points in telekinesis, and enough points in ES for 50 absorption% That's a lot of points to spend for just energy shield...Which leaves no room for a second element to help me vs fire immune monsters...
I kinda wanna know whether I should be shoving tons of points into dex or energy...my main concern here is survival.
2)To handle fire immune monsters and give me something else to do besides spam 1 spell(face it, spamming 1 spell is boring)...I wanted a second spell. I was considering Nova. Frozen Orb came to mind too. The only 2 skills that don't require like 40-60 synergy points...I was strongly favoring Nova because I noticed Nova has no casting delay, while frozen orb does. This means I can switch from Nova to Firewall much faster then firewall-frozen orb.
Problem here I've been seeing is...dual element sorceress leaves no room for enough points for a strong energy shield...which forces me into max block. I remember pre 1.10 days when I had a pure nova sorceress...Nova was murder on my mana pool..esp in NM and Hell. This means 200 dex for max block = less mana. That old sorceress of mine also had problems surviving since I had to be close enough to Nova.
So yea...I'd love some tips on how I could go about building this sorceress. Ideally I'd want a firewall/nova sorceress that uses energy shield(and 1 point in Shiver armor) for survival. I'd also throw in 1 point in glacial spike to freeze(for firewall)...This would give me tons of mana to spam nova AND absorb damage. There isn't enough points for dual element + that 15 points into telekinesis for ES tho...
My only concern with a max block firewall/nova sorceress is I might run into mana issues...and finding a good enough shield will be annoying too...