I found a 10fcr 15str 10energy 86 mana 28fr ring that I am using until I find or buy a 10fcr amulet

use 1572863 mana with 300ish dtm and 713k smite dmg

single most important thing about nova is 95% ES, follow this and your nova will work:

- lvl 40 ES for 95% after bo (max ES/telek before light mastery)
- 75 poison res (only thing that dmgs you at 95% es) and rest base line like 0-10 (in case you lose ES/mana pool)

for lvl40 ES >> skillers + cta staff 3ES (i use this for mf inventory but you can go full skillers + regular cta)
for 105fcr >> keep 2 sojs and buy 3light/10fcr amulet

This post was edited by KKIINNGG on Sep 27 2024 03:56am

Good answers in the topic. If I’d emphasize on something it would be:
1) More points in ES, you need to have 92-93% so that you don’t have to worry about life bulb and res at all. DROP THE SPIRIT. This is 100 points in energy saved. ES sorc should not have stats in vita, period.
2) Yes, you don’t need mf. Nova sorc farm bases and HRs as already pointed out.
3) You don’t need sunder, you will kill light immunes groups perfectly fine and if not, they’re worth skipping. Instead, get light skiller, get more dmg and greater ES level.

If this is HC and you have survivability issues, get 2sorc 90+mana amulet and switch to frostburns. You’ll have 63fc bp (griff, arach, viper), but shitload of mana.

I appreciated this reference and it brought back fond memories

swap out trech armor for eth COH. gives merc mass resist + you get life leech for him