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Sorceress used to be a bad class for PvP - not anymore!
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This guide is for everybody. Rich or poor, experienced or newbie. I will not go into details how to duel, because there are many guides for this, but I will give you 7 different builds that requre just a few items in stash. Items don't have to perfect to effective, neither you need the best circlet in the game.
A Sorceress using Obsession runeword can get 6350 Life while meintaining 23k Fireball damage! We will review builds for casters, builds for melees and a 200fcr.

You will have answer and an advantage over any enemy, while having jacked up fire sorceress that makes experieced players question their sanity.

Build 1: Fire vs Fire
Build 2: Fire vs Cold
Build 3: Fire vs Melee
Build 4: Fire in Team Duels
Build 5: Crude Life
Build 6: Pub Max Pain
Build 7: 200fcr Vita

1. BREAKPOINTS.

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2. KEY TERMS

fcr- Faster Cast Rate

fhr - Faster hit recovery

FB - Fire ball

%dr - Percentage physical damage reduction (up to 50%)

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3. STATS

Strength - Nothing

Dexterity - Nothing

Vitality - Everything

Energy - Nothing

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4. SKILLS

Put 1 point into:

All prerequirements
Teleport
Warmth

Put 20 points into:

Fireball
Fire Bolt
Fire mastry
Meteor
Hydra

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5. GEAR and END RESULT
There isn't much to explain here. Most of the items we use are Unique, Magic or a Runeword. While reading the build sets and their stats you will you will get 2 and 2 even if you are a new player.
One thing to consider is that you need a 6 socket 2-hand staff with prefferably 3 to Fire Ball and 3 to Fire Mastery, but a Simple 3 Fire Ball works too.

Please note, final Life stats on here are shown at lvl 96. At lvl 99 you get additional 90 life
Please also note, items in BOLD are unique for the build shown, just makes it easier to read.
Please also note I am using the items I have in the guide. Some of the items could be improved.

Fire vs Fire setup: 5498 Life (/w Oak Sage), 27k FBall, 6200 Hydra, 49k Meteor, 85fire res
Tiara 3 to Fire Skills 100 to Life /w Jax Vex
Magic Amulet - 3 Fire skills 100 to Life
Obsession War Staff - 25/29/70 in a 3 Fireball, 3 Fire Mastery Base
Enigma Breast Plate (golden look)
Natures Peace and a SoJ
Arachnid Mesh Belt
Waterwalk 210/65
Comment: Some prefer to play 200fcr vs other Fire Sorcs, I like both, but the life and damage here are astonishing and not to be underestimated. 105 fcr allows us to use Nature's Peace and use it's lvl 5 Oak Sage
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Fire vs Cold setup: 4508 Life, 23k FBall. 5225 Hydra, 42k Meteor, 411 Cold Res
Magic Circlet - 3 to Fire Skills + 140Life/55 Cold Res (3/100 /w 2x Jewels Life+Cold Res)
Magic Amulet 3 Fire skills 100 to Life
Obsession War Staff - 25/29/70 in a 3 Fireball, 3 Fire Mastery Base
Jeweler's Gothic Plate 160Life/97 Cold Res 4x Life+Cold res magic jewels
SoJ and Blood Ring- 10fcr 5str 60life 9dex 26cold res
Caster Belt - 10fcr 20str 60life 18mana 14cold res
Blood Boots - 7dex 20life 7repl 39cold res 37light res
Comment: In good mannered duels having 450 cold resist is the maximum you should have (including the -100 from Hell Difficulty) We reach 411 with ease and you are tanky as hell! We don't use Nature's Peace here for a reason. There's a known bug that hitting the Oak with Blizzard hits you too.
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Fire vs Melee: 5278 Life (/w Oak Sage), 26k FBall, 5686 Hydra, 47k Meteor, 39dr, 237pzn res
Tiara 3 Fire Skills 100 Life /w 2x Ber
Ammy 2/20 51life 19mana 9regen
Obsession War Staff - 25/29/70 in a 3 Fireball, 3 Fire Mastery Base
Enigma Breast Plate
Natures Peace and SoJ
Verdungo 108/40/13/15
Sandstorm Treks 15/15/68
Comment: There is no doubt here, that this is the toughest sorc when it comes to Melee duels. Sorceress class has a very low Block compared to other classes, before in the past was an option, but never so viable. Why not just go 2 hand staff and damage reduction? 39% physical damage reduction is already huge, combine with the very high life and our insane damage you get one of the scariest casters in the Blood Moor.
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Team PKc: 4260 Life, 27k Fball, 6165 Hydra, 49k Meteor, 80ight res, 31% physical damage reduction (max res on all)
Magic Cicrlet - 3 to Fire Skills 20fcr /w Ber Lo
Magic Amulet 3 Fire skills 100 to Life
Obsession War Staff - 25/29/70 in a 3 Fireball, 3 Fire Mastery Base
Enigma Breast Plate
SoJ and SoJ
Verdungo 108/40/13/15
Blood Boots - 7dex 20life 7repl 39cold res 37light res
Comment: It will happen that you would end up in a 4vs4 situation for some team duel fun. Physical tornadoes, barbarians and Hybrid sins everywhere. Our %dr and our max light res is the perfect medley for this duel. With a good barb BO and maxed out Oak Sage from a friendly druid you can hit 9k life lol.
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Crude Life: 6260 Life(at lvl 96) (/w Oak Sage), 23k FBall, 5225 Hydra, 42k Meteor, max res
Coronet 3/100 /w 2x Jah
Magic Amulet 3 Fire skills 100 to Life
Obsession War Staff - 25/29/70 in a 3 Fireball, 3 Fire Mastery Base
Gothic Plate 100life /w 4x Jah (red look)
Natures Peace and Blood Ring- 10fcr 4str 51life 21cold res
Caster Belt - 10fcr 20str 60life 18mana 14cold res
Waterwalk 210/65
Comment: This is our flagship build. With perfect items and level you get the whopping 6350 Life. Nothing more to say.
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Max Pain: 4526 Life, 28k FBall, 6465 hydra, 51k Meteor, max res
Coronet 3/100 /w 2x Jah
Magic Ammulet 3 Fire skills 100 to Life
Obsession War Staff - 25/29/70 in a 3 Fireball, 3 Fire Mastery Base
Enigma BP 15/0 774
SoJ and SoJ
Arachnid Mesh
Waterwalks 210/65
Comment: This is a universal build for the Blood Moor. If you are lazy to switch and to use Oak Sage, use this. 27k damage is painful.
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200fcr Vita: 4240 Life, 22k FBall, 5001 Hydra, 40k Meteor, 85fire res, max res
Griffon -20/10 /w Jah
Caster Amulet - 2 Sorceress 20fcr 51life 19mana 9regen
Obsession War Staff - 25/29/70 in a 3 Fireball, 3 Fire Mastery Base
Vipermagi (non-up) 35/13 /w Vex
Blood Ring- 10fcr 4str 51life 21cold res / Blood Ring - 10fcr 2str 54life, 24c res
Waterwalks 210/65
Comment: Our 200fcr build. Nothing much you can flex here. Mana here would be an issue so using some 20/17 small charms or having up to 90 Mana on your rings or amulet would be amazing, otherwise you'd be drinking pots like a pianist. Although, if you play well this wouldn't be an issue, just a slight annoyance.
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Inventory
9x Fire Skillers 45 Life
10x 20 Life 11 Resist Small Charms
20/20 Torch
20/20/10 Annih



VIDEO REVIEW OF ALL THE GEAR LISTED:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKvq2a0Z2-8&ab_channel=GeorgiGeorgiev


This post was edited by emptyfolder on Apr 18 2023 07:37pm

Make an ES fball variant

I would, but there are way too many out there. Though there are no Obsession vita ones in the sticky

vn pub sorc
a bit bm vs cold sorcs tho

any1 make a svs guide yet?

Haha sorry, -100 so it’s 411 really. Plenty of svs options here :))

-100 from hell?
what does it say when u hover over cr?

and 200 is best for svs in most cases

This post was edited by Gemmd on Apr 16 2023 10:40pm

you have exactly 0 -enemy fire res in all build variations, meaning the only thing you'll even tickle is lvl 75 ik barbs in pubs. provided they haven't put a point in natural resistance, that is.

trash build ngl

tell us you don't pvp, without telling us you don't pvp. Thank you for input. Greatly appreciated

lol anyone worth anything in pvp will have enough res to render any -% res useless

awesome sorc man

This post was edited by YLD on Apr 17 2023 12:22pm

awesome guide!
im building one like yours as well,got a question here
why using enigma for most of your set up? is it because of 2skill and 5%maxlife?
how about ormus with jah/viper with jah,more fcr/easilier to set up rest of the gear?

also got an idea for dr set up,thinking about using dungo+shaftstop with 45%dr
lmk what you thought plz

This post was edited by zqcexwvr on Apr 18 2023 05:34am