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Aug 26 2021 09:33pm
Hi, after many, many... many tokens and temporary item changes I've came to the realization that controversially Wizzardspike is the best weapon for this build and you'll see why.
Note that this is not a cheap build and will require time and effort to gather all core items.
Note that 200FCR also means you'll sacrifice a lot of either damage, life or/and mana (compared to 105bp) but the balance in this built just hits right. Also it's hella fun!
Note that with this build stacking resistance is not required, we end up with 100 Fire Res, 130 Cold Res and 140 Light Res.

Goals:
200 FCR Breakpoint / 86 FHR Breakpoint / 1500 Life / 4300 Mana / 16-17K DMG / 71% Energy Shield

1. Stats
Strenght - Enough to wear Spirit
Dexterity - Nothing
Vitality - Nothing
Energy - Everything

2. Skills
1 - Warmth
1 - Energy Shield
20 - Fire Bolt
20 - Fire Ball
20 - Meteor
20 - Fire Mastery
15 - Telekinesis (Rest at lvl 93, max at 98)


3. Gear
This is the fun part so to speak. 86 FHR we get from socketed gear without wasting it in charms.
Getting 200fcr means that you're sacrificing a lot of life mana or damage, for the fun pew pew pew pew sorceress, that is cancer to play against!

Jewels:
Starting with the jewels first, because sadly and hard to find they're core to this build
1) 7fhr / 9 Energy / -15 Requirements
2) 7fhr / 9 Strenght / 9 Energy / Mana
3) 7fhr / 9 Strenght / 9 Energy / Mana

4) 9 Strenght / 9 Energy / Mana (optional if you have 2os Diadem)

Wizzardspike
Vipermagi
Magefist
SoJ
Arachnid Spider Web
Spirit


Diadem:
2 Sorceress Skill / 20fcr / 20+ Strenght / 2 Sockets / BONUS MODS
Amulet:
2 Sorceress Skill / 15+fcr / 25+ Strenght / 15+ Mana / BONUS MODS
Crafted Caster Boots:
10fhr / 30 Faster Run Walk / Replenish Life 5 / 55 Mana / 5% Max Mana
Ring:
10fcr / 20 Strenght / 20 Life / 80 Mana / BONUS RES MODS
Notes:
With BO we reach 71% Energy Shield, if you feel that this is not enough you could prebuff with Memory to 76% but it could be considered bad manners. Damage is high enough for the class, so Hoto and it's high res is not required, even though we lose on that sweet replenish life, which is actually the weakest mod in the game. Wizzardspike on the other half gives 190 Mana that increases our Mana Pool much more than a Hoto does.
21fhr from Jewels, 55 from Spirit and 10 from crafted boots, takes us exactly to 86, which otherwise (using Hoto) can not be accomplished unless having 2 sockets on your helmet.

4. Inventory
20/15+ Torch
20/15+ Annihilus
6x 38+ Life Fire Skillers
19x 20 Life / 17 Mana Small Charms
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Result:




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Aug 26 2021 09:50pm
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replenish life, which is actually the weakest mod in the game


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Aug 26 2021 10:21pm
Quote (phdinprocrastination @ Aug 26 2021 10:50pm)
:mellow: :huh:


yeah 20 life over 10 seconds is not much compared to 66% double damage from a single Zerker Axe, or Crushing Blow mod. To regain 50% of your hp (1500) you need more than 6 minutes. Don't quote me only on this statement. We are not stacking replenish life, even though would be nice to.
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yeah 20 life over 10 seconds is not much compared to 66% double damage from a single Zerker Axe, or Crushing Blow mod. To regain 50% of your hp (1500) you need more than 6 minutes. Don't quote me only on this statement. We are not stacking replenish life, even though would be nice to.


i don't think comparing it to one of the strongest offensive stats is reasonable. calling it the worst stat is incorrect though
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Aug 26 2021 11:42pm
Nice, well-thought-out guide. I'm currently trying to figure out how to deal with bowazons/bvc's. I've tried keeping in stash and swapping to Twitchthroe, Shadow Dancers, Eld'd Stormshield, 2x Ravens, & IK Gloves. With ~10 pts into dex with this gear I hit max block. The drawback is 105fcr and sizeable chunk to mana.
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Aug 27 2021 06:16am
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i don't think comparing it to one of the strongest offensive stats is reasonable. calling it the worst stat is incorrect though



Noted. Thought this build has many more words in it, would like some criticism other than me over exaggerating on one Diablo 2 mod.

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Nice, well-thought-out guide. I'm currently trying to figure out how to deal with bowazons/bvc's. I've tried keeping in stash and swapping to Twitchthroe, Shadow Dancers, Eld'd Stormshield, 2x Ravens, & IK Gloves. With ~10 pts into dex with this gear I hit max block. The drawback is 105fcr and sizeable chunk to mana.



Bowazons don’t duel them :)
Barbs just play defensive and tele in your own fireballs. I don’t have issues with barbs. Also you should be able to tank one WW
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Aug 27 2021 06:53am
You have 1500 hp
With the normal gm limit of 40 you regen 16% of your health every minute

You sacrificed damage and frw to reach high defensive stats for longer duels then intentionally disregarded the best defensive stat for longer duels. Seems odd.

Your strong matchups will be necro and windy but idk if that is worth trading off win rates in most other matchups.
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You have 1500 hp
With the normal gm limit of 40 you regen 16% of your health every minute

You sacrificed damage and frw to reach high defensive stats for longer duels then intentionally disregarded the best defensive stat for longer duels. Seems odd.

Your strong matchups will be necro and windy but idk if that is worth trading off win rates in most other matchups.



I agree with you, but having a 200fcr sorc with everything is not easy. Having 20 rep from hoto alone is not enough. If you can get 15-20 from ring amulet and boots then you can consider swapping that wizzardapike for hoto and another fcr rep ring. But you’ll lose around 400 mana if not more. In our case is not that big of a loss consider the lower side on energy shield. But IMO finding 2x godly rings is too hard, so I can’t consider it seriously and build my already needy 200fcr sorc around it.
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Aug 27 2021 08:13am
Quote (emptyfolder @ Aug 27 2021 10:07am)
I agree with you, but having a 200fcr sorc with everything is not easy. Having 20 rep from hoto alone is not enough. If you can get 15-20 from ring amulet and boots then you can consider swapping that wizzardapike for hoto and another fcr rep ring. But you’ll lose around 400 mana if not more. In our case is not that big of a loss consider the lower side on energy shield. But IMO finding 2x godly rings is too hard, so I can’t consider it seriously and build my already needy 200fcr sorc around it.


Maybe there’s a reason people build both 105 and 200 fcr setups on their sorc
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