Pure PvP Orb Sorc

[Hannibal]

Pure PvP Orb Sorc

Hey all, im new to the forums - and im reasonably new to the sorc area of D2, I am thinking of making a pure PvP Orb sorc, but i dont really know where to start, I have some ideas below, but some help on build / skills / stats would be great thanks. (I'm not poor, so I can take good item suggestions) These were my thoughts:

--Items--

Nightwings
Deaths Fathom
Arm. Fletch
Sanctuary
Ormus/CoH (not really sure)
2 x SoJ
Arachnids
Soul Spurs
Magefits / dont know.
10 x Cold GC
9 x Small 20 lifers (cant afford 20/5's really)
1 x anni.

--Stats--

Str = items
Dex = items (i dont think im going down the blocking route, mainly casterVcaster)
Vit = everything
Nrg = ?? do i put a small amount in, or none?

--Skills--

1 teleport
1 Frozen armor
1 energy shield
20 frozen orb
20 cold mastery
Dont know what else to max

Thats it - so yeah, any help is appreciated!

 

[parkerbsb]

First off welcome to the forums
Second off skills should be like this
20 Cold mastery
20 Orb
20 Ice bolt (synergy)
20 Telekenisis
20 Esheild (max last!)
rest in warmth/prereqs
And stats like this
Str: enough to wear everything after gear equiped
Dex: See str
Vita: With esheild I'd go 1 or 2 in vita for every 3 in mana
Mana: Everything you can dump in

Items are always the biggest area of debate. Here goes what I'd consider good:
Nightwings: 5/5 cold died
Deaths Fathom (5/5 cold died)
Ormus robe (if you can get +3 eshield/15 cold you are set)
Lidless wall or Spirit if you can afford (you are NL so may be $$$)
Belt: Arach (FCR/extra mana 1 skills)
Gloves: Magefists (you need FCR)
Boots: Sandstorm trecks (still want some Faster hit recovery)
Ammy: again +2 sorc skills / 20%FCR any other nice mods is needed
rings: SOJ's are fine
Charms look fine

edited b/c I realized that 20% fcr doesn't spawn on rings.

Last note Fletch is a duped ammy, people around here don't like dupes/hacks/cheats/bugged items so if you mention stuff like that expect someone to pounce on you (I won't this time )

 

[Hannibal]

Ok, thanks for your help, is the energy-shield route the best way to go would you say? not to pump vita and just have 1 in it?

I havent played sorcs recently, so is e-shield the new wave of how to make them?

 

[Hannibal]

Also one last thing, is there a website where i can check out all the new runewords like spirit etc - as i dont know the mods.

 

[parkerbsb]

Well I'd say having some in vita is good, I'd say after you get str and dex where they need to be; for every level go either 1 vita 4 energy, or 2 vita 3 energy, whatever you feel comfortable with.

Esheild is the way to go for some sorcs, if you were playing a bliz sorc it's not as usefull... but orb and esheild can be maxed with all the synergies so it's a good deal.

Website, I don't know if we can post, but go to the official battlenet website and click on the D2 box near the top

Only problem with spirit is that you need 156 Str to wear it (lightest sheild with 4 sockets is a monarch).