I'm looking to add the belt Nightsmoke into an ESFB Sorc.

Even with a +2 Lightning +3 ES Orb and Visc shield on switch, you will still only get a lvl 8 ES shield which is 55% absorb. This means you will still get 45% damage going to your hp.

50% of that 45% damage = 22% returned as mana. For a build where your mana = your life, this seems well worth it to me.

The dmg to mana u get is outclassed in overall life pool compared to string of ears, especially for the vs ele side via MDR, and even on the phys side via %dr.

I mean in theory, but that only if the last thing that reduce the damage is ES.

Order of application
1. PvP Penalty
2. Bone Armor and Cyclone Armor
3. Energy Shield
4. MDR / pdr
5. Resistances
6. % Absorb
7. Direct Absorb
8. MDR overflow

If you have any of mdr/pdr resist or absorb you will take even less damage and the amount of mana returned is applied after all of that.

the mod "damage to mana" looks great but practically it is not super amazing for lvl 30 sorc's. I personally feel its great in lower brackets in melee only duels, especially when you have mana issues. In terms of sorc's @30, I found it was best utilized on a light sorc. es cold sorc's lose chunks of mana per hit and it did not feel amazing to have this mod. I'm on the fence re: fire sorc's but for sure with light sorc's I could clearly see the benefits of this mod (especially vs bowazons).

I use 10fcr/24fhr belts on all my sorc's but yes string is the go-to belt across the board at this bracket.

This post was edited by ferdia on Dec 15 2021 08:18am

I found your old ESFB Guide and based my build off of it.

Max 10 Replenish Life
Max 65% Block

https://d2.maxroll.gg/d2planner/eo010601

Since 45% of damage still goes to hp, I incorporated String of Ears for the 15% DR.

Since I lose 10 FCR from not having a crafted belt, I dropped a SoJ for a FCR ring. Seemed bad at first but took the opportunity to stack "Reduce Poison Length" with the boots.

This post was edited by iron_prince on Dec 15 2021 08:49am

on top of this, telekinesis will only be level 1, so mana will be taking extra damage

mod is a trap

Dtm is just a bad mod in general

Thanks for the help guys. Since 45% of damage still goes to HP, instead of Nightsmoke, I incorporated String of Ears for the 15% DR.

This post was edited by iron_prince on Dec 15 2021 08:50am

For sorcs yes, but not for some zons