Not much going on here, 3 days ago I started an offline hardcore sorc and am currently still progressing through the game and will be posting finds along the way. Playing 100% Blizz sorc atm and just got to hell last night.

Normal
Started out playing charged bolt / nova until lvl 24 and swapped to blizz
Rushed through normal pretty much with no issues. Looking back would prolly have done charged bolt / lightning instead of nova
Ran p8 normal cows for a bit to try and get insight base / 4 socket weapon base for spirit with no luck. Left normal around lvl 40 something

Nightmare
Spent alot of time here farming nm meph until around level 65 (Notable drops - 47mf tarn, 32 vipermagi, 32 chancies, frostburns, goblin toe, gface)
Really wanted to grab an occy but didnt happen and had to keep pushing without.
Had minor issues with cold immunes in act 5
Farmed NM cows then which felt like forever to aquire a base for insight and base for spirit sword. Hit a 4 socket crystal using cube recipe (spirit hit 35fcr which is amazing) and found a 4 socket war scythe to make insight. Spent more time then I really wanted here. Was around lvl 70 at this point.

Hell
Immunes really showing up here and had to skip den of evil and countess for now until I aquire a better insight base so merc can actually handle immunes more efficiently. Andariel was no issue.
Am currently in act 2 now and have a good layout for ancient tunnels. Have not started any act 2 quests yet and have just been farming ancient tunnels with 75/75/75/74 RES AND 101 MF W/ 65FCR
Looking for an elite polearm base here to upgrade merc so he can handle cold immunes and so far no luck. Will be spamming ancient tunnels a while to look for some needed upgrades for myself and merc.
Once Merc weapon gets upgraded I will continue ahead, and then probably move to act 3 and LK farm.

So just been spamming ancient tunnels and the only notable things that have happened are below.
Failed multiple cube sockets on elite polearms
Found a 5os eth gp
And Mal run came out of super chest in tunnels
Was also able to get duriel done even with a garbage merc insight and bad dmg from him
A Ko rune would be great right now to make obedience in the eth gp
Will be flipping between LK and AT for now at lvl 83






This post was edited by NecroPk on Feb 28 2025 12:19pm

First Update:
Died at level 86 due to my own stupidity double backing to a crazy dangerous double pack doing lk runs that had Might and Fanaticism. Very dumb mistake here instead of moving on to next map. Re-leveled and am currently level 81. Below is current progress Enjoy.

LK Runs - 709
Run 157 - 7mf sc
Run 181 - Fire Skiller w/18life
Run 220 - HotSpurs
Run 265 - Vex Rune
Run 319 - Um Rune
Run 347 - Lo Rune
Rune 368 - Fal Rune
Run 376 - Mal Rune
Run 393 - Mal Rune
Run 553 - Lem Rune
Run 625 - Lem Rune
Run 689 - Mal Rune
Run 698 - Lem Rune

Pindle Runs - 106
Nothing of Value

Hell Meph Runs - 121
Run 71 - Eschuta's Temper (1/10/11)
Run 105 - Kira's (eth 58@)
Run 108 - Shako (Much Needed, used one of my socket quests and put ptopaz)

Initial LK Map

Run 181 Fire Skill 18 Life

Run 265 Vex

Run 347 Lo Rune

400 Runs Changed LK Map

700 Runs Changed LK Map

Current Durance 2 Map

Second Update

I finally found a LK weapon rack farm for Cryptic Axes, and boneweaves (less reliable)
During these runs which were only a single fire and farming for eth cryptic axes and boneweaves I dropped a Sur Rune from a superchest
Still Farming these for a bit more
Got second 4os eth cryptic, done for now and do not think I want to farm this for 15ed 4os as it will take very long time. Also the boneweaves are just so inconsistent so not worth trying for them atm
Will roll new meph or lk maps and continue
Currentlly lvl 83

Hell Meph Runs
Run 122 Eth Vampire Gaze





This post was edited by NecroPk on Mar 9 2025 11:34am

Third Update

Currently level 85

Caught the end of a terrorized mephisto and he didnt disapoint
Run 209 - Raven Frost
Run 212 - Arachnids Mesh
Run 217 - 5/3 green Cold Facet
Literally Last Run 223 - StormShield

Also
Run 710 of Lk - Ist rune
Cubed a Baal GC to PnB w/18life
Hell Countess dropped Um Rune
Grail at 51%





This post was edited by NecroPk on Mar 10 2025 07:15pm

Updates?

So I have this on hold for a little bit while playing hcl unfortunately.
Currently level 87
I did use the vex to make a hoto and hit 38@ on it

Runs are currently at:
Ancient Tunnels - 5
Hell Cows - 6
Hell Meph - 223
Pindle - 205
LK - 880

Grail - 52.84%