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which should i lvl first
energy shield or telekenesis?

what lvl of es do u need for 95 absorb?

ive got lvl 37 es and i got i think 92% so just max it and memory should get u 95% if u get +9 es.


So too answer your question 40ish...

Answers so far:

~coh still blows, you need the mana & skill form soj, and dr/res are worthless at a 95% es sorb because es is applied before dr or resists to the 5% dmg taken to life
~i beleive the lvl required for 95% es is 40 or 42.
~max es first, then work on tk
~yes you need to max mastery, because otherwise it is just WAY too easy to sorb orb (even tho pubs will still attempt to do it, you make it much more difficult for them when they have -250%+ resists)
~*i converted my orb sorc into a blizzer a few weeks ago, so i cant give exact stats any more. im in the process of remaking it tho, so i will get back to you once its done

This post was edited by TheForgottenOnes on Sep 6 2006 09:49pm

What about enigma low str req on sorc? Since u say nn resi~~ then the +2 skill and mass str would give u alot of dmg/mana and safes some skill pts lol

and why dont u use whitsans for max block?

This post was edited by funXradio on Sep 20 2006 11:33am

I made my orber/es from this build but with slightly different items damage is maxed to 1.7k orb/95 ES

+3 cold circlet (2os w/ 2x 5/5 cold facet)
+3 cold skills ammy 10% fhr
Mara 30
arach
magefist
trek
Tri resist boots
+3 Ice Bolt Ormus socketed (w/ 5/5 cold facet)
35/38/34 pfathom (w/ 5/5 cold facet)
jmod - 147 defense (socketed with 4x 5/5 cold facets)
2x soj rings
1 rare ring +82 mana
6/6/4 cta crystal sword
35% spirit monarch
20/19/8 anni
19/20 storch
40/39/38/36/36/36/36/12% fhr/12%fhr/12%fhr cold gcs
5x 20/15 life mana scs
4x 20 lifer scs

a little costly but worth it

nice guide, was wondering if it pointless to go with more fcr?

Eh I think it could be better. You say your goal is 1.4k dmg then why use ormus? Viper + 10 fcr ammy gives the fcr needed so you can use frosties. I think my first orber had about 3.1k mana and I used ormus + mages. But after I rebuilt I used viper + frosties and I was at 4.1k mana. Mind you my gear was nearly all perfect but viper > ormus. It makes for a better all around sorc. 1.5k orb/1.5k life/4.1k mana. And this is just the legit way I dont care for using fltch or shit like that. Its easy enough to make a sorc to beat the nonlegit sorcs.

Good guide tho but could use some work still.

This post was edited by dO_Obie on Oct 3 2006 10:14am

thanks for the guide... do you use nightwings over shako because dr isnt really useful with ES? I find a 5/-5 shako is pretty tempting instead of nightwings... And you said you need to have +15 into telekenisis to get the 1:1 ratio... If I have about +7 into all skill points, could i say put 10 into telekenisis and then start adding to warmth? warmth seems to be a very important skill in this build if you mana basically = your life

sry but this guide is crap