Help with building a lightning sorc
So after just losing a 3rd consecutive Hammerdin to HC, I decided to remake with some dabble into sorcery.
I played a meteorb on sc before so I know some things about sorcs but I want to try to get the most out of this build with as few mistakes as possible. I'll be playing HC again... Can't resist =\.
I am mainly looking for feedback on skill and stat distribution as I wish myself luck ever getting any of the 'much recommended' equips so let's not really worry about them as I can’t count on them supplementing my build.
Assuming I don't die by then, I'm budgeting for lvl90 max as I doubt I'll have the patience to go much higher than that. I expect about +~8-9 skills from items. I don’t think I have any specific purpose that I want this sorc to fulfill so I just want an all-around decent char that can eventually kill hell Baal and do half-baked mf runs.
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Fire Skills:
- 1 Warmth
Cold Skills:
- 1 frozen armor - don't know if I need this. It helps quite a bit early on when I'll be mostly whacking things with my staff. I also like how it makes the area around you brighter (in dark places such as catacombs it makes me feel more comfy, I guess).
Lightning Skills:
Okay, I have a rough idea but can't firmly decide how many points I want where...
- 16-20 Telekinesis (16 gives a 1:1 es ratio) (I’ll assume 20 for the budget count)
- 1-10 energy shield (with +skills I'll be able to absorb 60-70% damage which is probably enough as the 1% increments after that don't really seem worth it. I think I'm quite interested in ES to minimize my chances of dying. I would max it but then I won't be able to kill anything >.<) (I’ll assume 10 for the budget count)
- 1 Teleport
- 20 lightning (single enemies)
- 20 chain lightning (multiple enemies)
- 20 Lightning mastery
- 1 static field
So that gives a total of 94 with 7 more points to go that I can spread between charged bolt / nova as synergies or some other spell.
Do you guys think it’s a viable build? I know that it’s single element but I expect to be playing hell with some friends and the like.
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As for stats… O.O
- Have absolutely no idea how much I want in str. I hope to eventually get that str boosting armor but I don’t know if I will.
- Dexterity. Only makes sense if I’ll be trying for 75% block which I think requires 2 dex points per level. Do I want it as another safety measure at the cost of life?
- Vitality. Either all or depending on what’s left after whatever else I need.
- Energy. I think that nearly all different character builds don’t need any on this but since I’ll be using es maybe I need some. Then again I can just find some nice mana charms and I’ll have insight on my merc.
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Thanks much for your help! Sorry if this is a bit messy or disorganized ^^”.
So after just losing a 3rd consecutive Hammerdin to HC, I decided to remake with some dabble into sorcery.
I played a meteorb on sc before so I know some things about sorcs but I want to try to get the most out of this build with as few mistakes as possible. I'll be playing HC again... Can't resist =\. I am mainly looking for feedback on skill and stat distribution as I wish myself luck ever getting any of the 'much recommended' equips so let's not really worry about them as I can’t count on them supplementing my build
.Assuming I don't die by then, I'm budgeting for lvl90 max as I doubt I'll have the patience to go much higher than that. I expect about +~8-9 skills from items. I don’t think I have any specific purpose that I want this sorc to fulfill so I just want an all-around decent char that can eventually kill hell Baal and do half-baked mf runs
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Fire Skills:
- 1 Warmth
Cold Skills:
- 1 frozen armor - don't know if I need this. It helps quite a bit early on when I'll be mostly whacking things with my staff. I also like how it makes the area around you brighter (in dark places such as catacombs it makes me feel more comfy, I guess
). Lightning Skills:
Okay, I have a rough idea but can't firmly decide how many points I want where...
- 16-20 Telekinesis (16 gives a 1:1 es ratio) (I’ll assume 20 for the budget count)
- 1-10 energy shield (with +skills I'll be able to absorb 60-70% damage which is probably enough as the 1% increments after that don't really seem worth it. I think I'm quite interested in ES to minimize my chances of dying. I would max it but then I won't be able to kill anything >.<) (I’ll assume 10 for the budget count)
- 1 Teleport
- 20 lightning (single enemies)
- 20 chain lightning (multiple enemies)
- 20 Lightning mastery
- 1 static field
So that gives a total of 94 with 7 more points to go that I can spread between charged bolt / nova as synergies or some other spell.
Do you guys think it’s a viable build? I know that it’s single element but I expect to be playing hell with some friends and the like.
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As for stats… O.O
- Have absolutely no idea how much I want in str. I hope to eventually get that str boosting armor but I don’t know if I will.
- Dexterity. Only makes sense if I’ll be trying for 75% block which I think requires 2 dex points per level. Do I want it as another safety measure at the cost of life?
- Vitality. Either all or depending on what’s left after whatever else I need.
- Energy. I think that nearly all different character builds don’t need any on this but since I’ll be using es maybe I need some. Then again I can just find some nice mana charms and I’ll have insight on my merc.
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Thanks much for your help! Sorry if this is a bit messy or disorganized ^^”.
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