What is the Best MF Build

[Tiamat_the_Evil]

I don't mean item wise, I mean skill wise.

I know Fireball or Bolt (the stronger one, but relies on the weaker one so whatever) and Meteor are both good so thats 60 points to get the most out of those 2 skills, but what about the other 30-40 points (after 85 it gets hard so thats 25 then 12 from skill quests). Any advice is appreciated. My FO Sorc gets owned by Meph since she does only 300-400 or so dmg with FO. Also, is Thunderstorm worth it or is Blizzard better?

[Superhal]

as you know, sorcs only have access to 3 types of elemental damage. also, you need to put almost all your skill points into only 1 of those trees. so, there is no "best" mf sorc for every given situation. you have to pick a specific situation, and build your sorc for that.

it appears to me that your problems are because you don't use mastery. mastery is vital, giving 300%-600% additional damage.

most people will say ts isn't worth it anymore.

[Phresh]

i like blizzard for mf sorc... high dmg and large surface area covered

[citadels army]

i personaly think meteore with maqxed synergies is the best, but max inferno last...... blizard isx good if ya wana be elite, but i dont see the point of going past lvl 80, to much time not all that much extra, put point of fire bolt untill you can start maxing fire ball, max fire ball, THEN start maxing meteore then masterie then inferno, put 1 in teleport static, energy sheild and enchant, unles u plan on lvling solo, just hlpthose barbs kill a wee bit faster at those baal runs......

[FanMan]

just curious as to why your FO sroc gets owned by meph? Mine does meph just fine, even before good gear. Just let your merc tank, static and then finish. I would offer advice on the fire build but I always prefered MeteOrb build myself for MFing and thus have no experience with them :)

[Pitspawn]

I like my MeteorOrb sorc for MF...

Mephisto ... Tele to DH3, tele onto meph cast one orb to slow his hitrate down, spam static to half health and then meteor/fireball him to low health ... switch to ala baba and rhyme on last meteor.

Pindleskin ... Run upto door, cast meteor and spam fireball. Switch on last meteor.

Andariel .. Tele to Cata4, tele into mob zerg, spam static, meteor + fireball and switch on last meteor. Andariel is uber weak to fire too.

Pit ... Wear semi combat + semi mf (I get 300 MF with my setup) and use merc. Switch on champions if possible.

Shenk+Eldritch ... Telebomb tactic :) Tele into zerg, static spam followed by meteor+fireball spam. Switch on last hit.

Pretty much same tactic on all tbh, but block, high def, high fhr and high vit all essential to do it.

[FanMan]

well if he's dying alot already, I would not recommend tele'ing into groups. Just let your merc tankfor you and feed him potions if need be. You're a sorc not a barb, don't go smackin people with your orb :-p