How much -x% to enemy cold res...???

[Kex Doomlich]

How much -x% to enemy cold res...???

How much minus to enemy cold resist on items should I need for pure cold sorc to easily destroy cold immunes (for example I don't wanto see Ancients with cold immunity or so...), and how does it combine with cold mastery?

Tnx.

 

[Mage_Killer]

you cant remove cold immunity with cold mastery or - res from facets/gear
only conviction and lower res can remove immunities and against immunes these 2 work at 1/5 their power

 

[Kex Doomlich]

Okay but what if I, for example use lower resist on monster and manage to remove immunity...will then cold mastery reduce monsters resistance further or not?

 

[evild2player]

Yes, it will remove the monster's resistances further.

 

[Dahmer]

it will lower res but there are still a lot of monsters that will stay immune, i tested in single player with conviction & lower res & i ran into a few monsters that were still cold immune

 

[Lunatic]

it will lower res but there are still a lot of monsters that will stay immune, i tested in single player with conviction & lower res & i ran into a few monsters that were still cold immune

Well with -150% from conviction any monster that has 130% or more cold resist stays immune. With around -60% from lower resist it's 112% and above. If you get it up to -65% it's 113% and above.

 

[melianor]

How much minus to enemy cold resist on items should I need for pure cold sorc to easily destroy cold immunes (for example I don't wanto see Ancients with cold immunity or so...), and how does it combine with cold mastery?

Tnx.

You will have a very hard time removing immunity with a Lower Resist Wand. It will basically not happen, especially not with Ancients. You need a Necro or Paladin for that.
As soon as the immunity is broken, Cold Mastery will kick in. At this stage though monster, that were previously immune, will have reistances like +140 cold resistance and so even with a slvl32 CM (20 CM, +12 skills) you will "only" be able to bring them to -35% cold resistance.

For none-cold immune monsters and a pure Cold build always, always, always max CM. Then benefit is far bigger than by adding damage. First add -xx% cold resistance, then add damage.

With a pure Cold build you will not be looking for gear with -xx% cold resistance but rather for +xx% cold damage, since CM does not provide that, like other masteries do. Nevertheless cold facets with +5%/-x% are very useful for adding damage, and items like Nightwing's Veil or Death's Fathom.