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Mar 23 2023 08:11am
want ot mf chaos and ancient tunnels solo

gear will be

hoto
Coh
maras
2xsoj
arach
frostburns
50travs
35spirit
cta
rando spirit
2/20/27 str circ
gheeds and a bunch of 7mfsc

have about 225mf

my nova dmg is 3-4k

800life
2.5k mana
my es absorbs 94 and dmg taken is 113%

buit i dont use insight my merc uses infin so i put like 15 points into warmth for my mana regen

just wondering if going full vit and lighting may be better before i make the switch

This post was edited by iamkritikal on Mar 23 2023 08:11am
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Mar 23 2023 09:33am
Quote (iamkritikal @ Mar 23 2023 03:11pm)
want ot mf chaos and ancient tunnels solo

gear will be

hoto
Coh
maras
2xsoj
arach
frostburns
50travs
35spirit
cta
rando spirit
2/20/27 str circ
gheeds and a bunch of 7mfsc

have about 225mf

my nova dmg is 3-4k

800life
2.5k mana
my es absorbs 94 and dmg taken is 113%

buit i dont use insight my merc uses infin so i put like 15 points into warmth for my mana regen

just wondering if going full vit and lighting may be better before i make the switch


no offense, but that build is just awful. I can't even imagine how little damage you're putting out

first off, if you're playing lightning there's no other weapon option than cmoon. the damage boost over something like hoto or eschuta is ridiculous. +sks does nothing to your damage compared to -enemy light res
secondly, coh is useless. if you don't need fcr - use eni. if you do need fcr - use viper.

standard vita lightning sorc:
cmoon
griffon
spirit
viper/eni
chances/mages
arach
boots of choice
amu/rings varies depending on your armor, make sure you reach 117 fcr

as for nova (ES) sorc, there's only one build that makes sense:
infy
griffon
viper
mages
arach
poison res boots
2/10 or 3/10 amu
double soj
insight merc

it also makes no sense for you to have 15 points to spend into warmth. do you not max telekinesis? that should be the first thing you max on an es sorc

This post was edited by Dolphy on Mar 23 2023 09:42am
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Mar 23 2023 10:47am
Quote (Dolphy @ Mar 23 2023 04:33pm)
no offense, but that build is just awful. I can't even imagine how little damage you're putting out

first off, if you're playing lightning there's no other weapon option than cmoon. the damage boost over something like hoto or eschuta is ridiculous. +sks does nothing to your damage compared to -enemy light res
secondly, coh is useless. if you don't need fcr - use eni. if you do need fcr - use viper.

standard vita lightning sorc:
cmoon
griffon
spirit
viper/eni
chances/mages
arach
boots of choice
amu/rings varies depending on your armor, make sure you reach 117 fcr

as for nova (ES) sorc, there's only one build that makes sense:
infy
griffon
viper
mages
arach
poison res boots
2/10 or 3/10 amu
double soj
insight merc

it also makes no sense for you to have 15 points to spend into warmth. do you not max telekinesis? that should be the first thing you max on an es sorc


These look like really strong builds, may I ask how high their MF is (usually)? How much is "enough" these days?
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Mar 23 2023 02:47pm
Quote (Oakenbeard @ 23 Mar 2023 13:47)
These look like really strong builds, may I ask how high their MF is (usually)? How much is "enough" these days?


200~ is the main goal to any pvm build

Quote (Dolphy @ 23 Mar 2023 12:33)
no offense, but that build is just awful. I can't even imagine how little damage you're putting out

first off, if you're playing lightning there's no other weapon option than cmoon. the damage boost over something like hoto or eschuta is ridiculous. +sks does nothing to your damage compared to -enemy light res
secondly, coh is useless. if you don't need fcr - use eni. if you do need fcr - use viper.

standard vita lightning sorc:
cmoon
griffon
spirit
viper/eni
chances/mages
arach
boots of choice
amu/rings varies depending on your armor, make sure you reach 117 fcr

as for nova (ES) sorc, there's only one build that makes sense:
infy
griffon
viper
mages
arach
poison res boots
2/10 or 3/10 amu
double soj
insight merc

it also makes no sense for you to have 15 points to spend into warmth. do you not max telekinesis? that should be the first thing you max on an es sorc


this l/cl standard vita build seems to lack resist. How you deal with it?
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Mar 23 2023 02:53pm
Quote (ReDN0sE @ Mar 23 2023 09:47pm)
200~ is the main goal to any pvm build

Thanks for the info. I suppose Tal Rasha's set gives more than that, would it be viable to run a Nova Sorceress with Tal's set and an Infinity Merc, do you think?
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Quote (Oakenbeard @ Mar 23 2023 10:53pm)
Thanks for the info. I suppose Tal Rasha's set gives more than that, would it be viable to run a Nova Sorceress with Tal's set and an Infinity Merc, do you think?


If you play Tal, you should go as Blizzard or Fire Ball + Frozen Orb.
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Mar 24 2023 02:08am
Quote (ReDN0sE @ Mar 23 2023 09:47pm)
200~ is the main goal to any pvm build



this l/cl standard vita build seems to lack resist. How you deal with it?


boots, rings/amu, scs. shouldn't be an issue

Quote (Oakenbeard @ Mar 23 2023 09:53pm)
Thanks for the info. I suppose Tal Rasha's set gives more than that, would it be viable to run a Nova Sorceress with Tal's set and an Infinity Merc, do you think?


not if you plan on dealing any damage
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Mar 24 2023 02:40pm
first of all es is not mf build
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