Quote (Stories @ Sep 9 2014 12:34pm)
Muse owned this at one point in time, but its been through a fwe other user, and now its fallen into my hands
Intro
Most of you know me as Stories/Chris, and everyone knows I Love Svs, and with that being said I have played every build imaginable, Fire, Light, Cold, Pure vitality, vitality with max block, Energy Shield, and more. After testing several different builds, I knew I wanted to make an Blizzard Sorceress capable of standing up with the rest in Svs, and Pubs alike. So, with my substantial background knowledge in Diablo 2, along with a significant amount of trial and error, I devised my own build. After keeping the build a secret for a short time, I am now willing to impart my knowledge. I’m not some self proclaimed genius, nor do I claim that I am the best Blizzard Sorceress on East. I have simply discovered a Blizzard Sorceress build that works wonderfully for Pvp, and Svs alike. However I will not be giving budget options, simply put, this is not a budget build, and I will provide the statistics of my Blizzard Sorceress, Stories, at the end so that you have something to compare to. Enjoy.
Section I: Stats
Strength: Enough str to wear your Gear (In all setups)
Dexterity: None
Vitality: Everything
Energy: None
Section II: Skills
Fire Skills:
Warmth – 1 point
Lightning Skills:
Telekinesis – 1 point
Teleport – 1 point
Cold Skills:
Ice Bolt – 20 points
Ice Blast – 20 points
Frost Nova – 1 point
Glacial Spike – 1 points (Max this last!)
Blizzard – 20 points
Frozen Orb – 20 point
Cold Mastery – 20 points
Section III: Equipment
There are several routes you could take here. Regardless of what equipment you decide to use, you must always hit 105% Faster Cast Rate and 86% Faster Hit Recovery (as displayed by the charts above). Depending on the gear you use, your damage will vary, as well as your life, mana, and resistances. As I stated in the introduction, This is not meant to be a budget build. Stories' has all 100% perfect gear, but I understand that most Diablo 2 players cannot afford such quintessential paraphernalia.While some say Facets are unnecessary, this does not hold true for the impeccable Cold Sorceress, as piercing an enemies resistances is her primary means of taking down even the most resilient opponents. One should note that while resistances may have no bearing on a 95% Energy Shield Sorceress, they are crucial to your survival if you choose to utilize this build.
Break Points
Faster Cast Rate:
FCR% FPS
0 13
9 12
20 11
37 10
63 9
105 8
200 7
Faster Hit Recovery:
FHR% FPS
0 15
5 14
9 13
14 12
20 11
30 10
42 9
60 8
86 7
142 6
280 5
My Setup
Diadems
3Cold/100life/2os, 2x 5/5 Cold Die Red, Diadem - Vs Fire
3Cold/20fcr/2'os 2x 5/5 Cold die Red, diadem - Vs Light
3Cold/100life/2'os 2x 7fhr/8str/4rep/30Cr Red - Vs Cold
Weapons
2Sorc/20fcr/3Cold Mastery/3Blizzard/3 Thunder Storm/10 Energy/29 Life/2'os Glowing Orb/Death Gyre
P Doom Zerker 15/3
Call to Arms
100% Perfect 6/6/4 Flail 15/3 base
Shields
Spirit of Phoenix - Vs Fire
2x P Eth Spirit Mon's - Vs Cold/Light/Bo
Amulet
Armageddon Fletch - Vs Fire/Light/Cold
Armor
100 Life/4'os, Wire Fleece 481, 4x 5/5 Cold Die Red - vs Fire/Light
100 Life/4'os, Wire Fleece 481, 4x 7fhr/8str/4rep/30Cr - Vs Cold
Gloves
88 Bfists - Vs Fire/Light
P Trangs - Vs Cold
Belt
P Arach - Vs Fire/Cold
P Tgods - Vs Light
Boots
P Aldurs - Vs Fire
30/10/11life/10Rep/40Lr - Vs Light
30/10/14life/8rep/40Cr Battle Boots - vs Cold
Rings (Square Blue)
10fcr/1Ll/25str/50life/30fr (Crafted) - Vs Fire
10fcr/1ll/20str/55Life/30Lr (Crafted) - Vs Light
1x Perf Bk's - vs Fire/Light
1x Perfect Raven - Vs Cold
Inventory
9x 45 Life Cold Gcs
20/20/10 Anni
20/20/25 Torch
10x 20/5, FootBalls
Mb/Zero Dex Setup (105/86, 35Dr)
Weapon
2Sorc/20fcr/3Cold Mastery/3Blizzard/3 Thunder Storm/10 Energy/29 Life/2'os "Glowing Orb/Death Gyre"
Helm
3Cold/20Fcr/2'os (2x 5/5 Cold)
Armor
P Up'd Twitch (7/9/9/10)
Belt
P Arach
Gloves
98Mages/74 Trangs
Boots
P Dancers
Shield
P Storm Shld (Eld)
Rings
10fcr/21str/12dex/12life/74mana Square Blue
10fcr/19str/14dex/76mana/37Pr/8@ Square Blue
Amulet
2/10/30str/20dex/68Mana/13Cr Amulet/Fletch Gfx
Inventory
20/20/25 Torch
20/20/10 anni
9x 45 Cold Gcs
4x 20/5's + 6x 5/5 Scs
Obviously, depending on what you can afford, your gear and flexibility will vary. Reaching 105% Faster Cast Rate and 86% Faster Hit Recovery are absolutely essential. The way in which you achieve these goals is entirely up to you. If you don’t want to use a Faster Hit Recovery Grand Charm, put 7% Faster Hit Recovery jewels in your Armor, and/or Helm. There are literally endless ways to set up your Blizzard Sorceress, depending on your budget and the availability of equipment. How you reach the breakpoints is up to you, but once you reach those breakpoints, you’re going to want to actually use your Sorceress. See you in the Moor!
Closing
First and foremost, I would like to thank all the readers for taking the time to look through it in its entirety; I know it’s lengthy, but I was trying to be as thorough as possible. While some of you may disagree, I believe that if you try this build you will find it quite effective. Your satisfaction is important to me! If you have any questions, comments, or observations that you’d like to share, please don’t be afraid to send me a Personal Message. I think you will find I am quite friendly, and awfully forgiving. If you need help with anything, whether it be gear set-ups, dueling strategies, or simple tips, I will be there to assist you. as said at the top, I would leave me stats at the end for you to compare, so here you go
Stories (105/86)
Vs Fire - 10max Fire 3800+ Life, 200+ Fr ( -295 Cr, 8.5k Ib, 10k Blizz, 1.2k Orb)
Vs Light - 10max Light 3500+ Life, 200 + Lr ( - 290 Cr, 8,5k Ib, 9.5/10k Blizz, 1.2k Orb)
Vs Cold - 398Cr + Raven, 3500+ Life ( -265Cr, 32Life Rep, 7k Ib, 8.5k Blizz, 1k Orb)
I wish you the best of luck in building your Blizzard Sorceress.
Best regards, Stories
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