Quote (jU2 @ Mon, Aug 24 2009, 02:51pm)
what am i missing, where does the orb comes from?
Here's the beauty of Rift
Level 21 frozen orb , by itself pulling about 270-275 damage per shard.
+30% skill damage from Nightwing's and facets put us about 350+ shard damage
-100 enemy res puts our effective orb damage to non cold immunes at 700 damage. WOW indeed! This is more then my partial Tal orb sorc mf'er(without skillers).
This is equivalent to a level 27 Frozen Orb with a level 17 Cold Mastery. As many of you who have made Frozen Orb Sorcs or used as a backup for duel tree, this a potent attack indeed.
Ive been a fan of FO for many years. It is one of the most powerful skills in the game. Even though the character screen shows that the dmg is low you must remember that the dmg listed is for each shard FO emits. The FO carries 16 shards and releases an additional 26 shards when traveling.
http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/runewords-110.shtmlCode
[B]RIFT
4 Socket Polearms/Scepters Hel + Ko + Lem + Gul[/B]
20% Chance To Cast Level 16 Tornado On Striking
16% Chance To Cast Level 21 Frozen Orb On Attack
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
Adds 160-250 Magic Damage
Adds 60-180 Fire Damage
+5-10 To All Stats (varies)
+10 To Dexterity
38% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
75% Extra Gold From Monsters
Level 15 Iron Maiden (40 Charges)
Requirements -20%