Making Light Sorc for Chaos Games Help

[beastmannn]

Making Light Sorc for Chaos Games Help

Basicly im trying to make a light sorc to run full games of chaos, with leechers. Looking for what gear would be the best possible. Using Rares and other items, No item is off limits. What would be the best?

 

[Hypnosx]

Re: Making Light Sorc for Chaos Games Help

You should check the sticky's and search, there is plenty of discussion about this

But for pure killing speed (not concerned with MF) I'd probably do something like this:

Helm: Griffon's (socketed w/ 5/5 lightning facet)
Ammy: Mara's or 3 lightning but you might have problems with resists
Armor: Upped Vipermagi
Weapon: Crescent Moon
Shield: 35% Spirit
Belt: Arachs
Gloves: Magefist/Trangs
Rings: two SOJs
Boots: Whatever you need... waterwalks, treks, rares with the resists you don't have

torch/anni, fill up with skill GCs

For pure killing I am pretty sure crescent moon with outweight any of the normal weapons, especially if you're running chaos sanctuary with all those naturally lightning immune ghosts

Vipermagi vs chains of honor you lose 1 skill but it lets you use 2 SoJs instead of two 10% FCR rings so I think it makes up for it... another option might be Chains of Honor + 3 lightning/10%FCR ammy + 1 SoJ and 1 10% FCR ring

Oh make sure your merc has infinity of course but I figured you'd know that

 

[McCain123]

Re: Making Light Sorc for Chaos Games Help

Thinking about Ventar and his boys you will want to wear Hot Spurs and for De Seiz and his mates max block is a must, as they regularly spawn with really nasty mods. Eshield will help at De Seiz but melt away at the other Seals. I wish I could give you more solid answers, but so far CS seems to be done by Hammers only. I have seen one Sorc do it in Full Baals, she was relying on a big eshield and was a full geared Lightning build with Infinity. Every 20 run though she would run into a mana burning mob and was killed.

 

[King Savage]

Re: Making Light Sorc for Chaos Games Help

Strategic use of your teleport to keep your merc alive is the most important thing IMHO. You will have more than enough damage with your lightning to kill anything.

 

[Aluroon]

Re: Making Light Sorc for Chaos Games Help

Strategic use of your teleport to keep your merc alive is the most important thing IMHO. You will have more than enough damage with your lightning to kill anything.

I've tried and tried this. Honestly I suspect you are going to have to use the infinity yourself if you want to keep the conviction aura that you absolutely need to clear chaos.

I'd probably go for gear

Shako
Chains of Honor (Res)
Infinity Polearm (Lowest required str/dex)
SoJ x2
Arachnid Mesh
Mara's or Rare with +3 Lightning Skills AND + life AND + FCR.
Magefist
Waterwalk

with Anni, Torch, Light GC's (as many as you can manage) and +life/+all res small charms.

Call to Arms and Spirit/Lidless (depending on strength) for the swap. You need as much life as you can get.

Damage shouldn't be an issue, my sorc is only packing 2 more + skills then the above, and you get to enjoy the Infinity's -Light resistance in addition to the conviction aura.

Your larger issue is survivability without a shield. I would NOT go the energy shield route. It makes you too damn fragile when confronted with mana burn thanks to the stupid mana burn glitch. Put every point you can into vit. You absolutely need as much life as you can get, and max resists.