Any safe Nova Sorc build for hc?

Thanks in advance

same as sc just stack res with inv

I had with mana charms cheap build
Few all res gc’s

Sc and hc are the same.

Once you have a fully built character that’s built correctly, if you die, the issue is you, not that you didn’t go full turtle mode

Just ripped my startup hc nova sorc on single player. Problem I was farming arcane, and wraiths still eat mana, just not burn. Hit an amped fanat pack....3kmana at 91% sorb and I was still toast.

It's a fun build even without cta she was pretty tough, but terror zone p7 hit hard.

She could handle weaker terror zones, or lower player settings throughout the game, but still struggled with no infinity:

Griffs
Maras
Cmoon
35 fcr spirit
Vmagi
Frosties
Soj
Bk(only had 1 soj)
Arach
Boots of choice--treks if you need osn res

Memory staff on switch

Merc Inight/prayer/whatever chest

So same as what everyone said, if you're running nova just be sure to have max psn, but cure insight Merc still keeps psn at bay which is nice. Obviously infinity is a huge add to the build either on Merc or sorc. If your energy shield goes down, so do you. So get high level of ES, high mana, and if you do want more safety add iDR not %DR

Thanks for advice!

If u expect sorc to become tank just dont start hc
If u want tank try baba pala or sum nec
Sorc is dancer if u cant dance and u left monsters behind u u will die
Sorc never been and never will be tank
If u are feeling slow killer just start use static
Setup is standart but i wont try es setup at hc

This post was edited by al1as on Feb 7 2024 08:39am

do not ever use an es setup for hc - you will die pvm even with es improvements its just not reliable enough.

if you are going hc meet these requirements:

stacked all res so if your under conviction you wont have neg res, poison is not a real threat.
highest defense possible, i have 20k defense on my sorc using barbs bo + shout
max damage reduction
this is subjective - some use no block, 25% block 50% block, max block. i use 50% block on my sorc
never go outside town if you dont have barbs bo on and make sure your support barb has perfect gear - 56 bo on the barb, highest shout, best battle command.
you will have significantly less damage using (any build) because you are using mass 20 hp scs and not skillers
mass hp - 4500-6000 hp is a good range from mass hp scs, barbs bo + oak

hoto / ss + ber should be used at all times across all builds even nova, do not use infinity(held on char) + insight on merc for hc. its totally fine sc but hc is a different game. i would personally not build a nova sorc because of how under powered they are vs conventional builds like vita fb, vita bliz, vita light.

harden the setup with 117 fcr:
shako - not griffons, socket with um or 15 all res + useful mod like hp
maras or better 2/20 fcr + res + str caster craft amulet
ap coh
hoto - 40 res / non eth so you can use your oak charges, and hotkey your oak
trang gloves fcr + cold res
148 ss + um
spider
rings 2 x 10 fcr 40 hp dual res if possible (poison is not a res here) +str if possible or +dex if possible
30/10/tri res (poison is not tri res) + str if possible or use hotspers upgraded

switch: sometimes you are in hot and deadly elemental situations where hoto + ss+um is not enough so i have a "elemental hardened switch" it does not meet 117 fcr but you can tank a lot using silence in a crystal sword (2 all skill + 75 all res) for low str low dex and sanctuary 70 res in troll nest shield. a wiz spike is also a life saver but you might not want to put that many points into dex. if you have enough points into dex by having some block (25% or 50% block) use wiz over silence.

infinity in ca or cv / eth sa fort / cure helm or eth ral'ed andys

the logic: use hoto + ss +um for physical and most elemental damage you will face, this is your main side meeting 117 fcr (120 total so we meet fcr bp), IF you run into souls swap to your elemental switch side or if a monster has charged bolts those are very painful.

your inventory should be filled with every slot with 20 hp scs + any useful mod you can get. if you are farming items shoot for 20 hp 11(fr, cr, lr) if you can afford, 20/5's will also work. stand in conviction or calculate how much res you will have under conviction if a monster has it, does your setup meet standards? if not swap out a 20 sc and swap in a 20/11 or 20/5 until res stack under conviction for all res or for a particular res is met.

always watch your ping if you believe you have the slightest bit of latency quit, always work in private games with the lowest amount of players possible (main + support barb), avoid pkers even low level chars, they will be 30 and usually carrying a honor eth naga or a eth insight or eth bonesnap maul

always precast your char using a support barb, i wrote an autoit and later a lua script for precast spell duration timers, try and follow the same logic in you can get a warning before your bo / shout wears off in the task bar using notifications.

use your hoto's oak charges and put a hotkey on them, never step outside town if you dont have barbs bo precast + oak

never get on the character if you are over tired or your concentration is split.


some situations are just deadly, souls in throne + dolls, just exit game dont even try it. sometimes you can go to throne 2-3 times in a row and the mobs have either souls or dolls, its hc dont chance it just leave. if the mobs are soft fine ok do the baal run. dont get overly confident even with a hardened setup monsters can have a to hit deadly strike and it can do massive amounts of damage. i was on my din killing diablo and he had 9k life on him and diablo hit the char and did 3k damage from a single hit.