Tri-Elementalist build

[Muzzy Roberto]

Gonna play around with a Sorceress, and this seems to be the build I'll be tyring. Any comments? What skills are hot, and which are not?

[EnerSense]

I suggest you check the Sorceress Guide Library for ideas. I have beaten Hell mode myself and it was a challenge. You'll need to plan the skill placement carefully since you'll be using all elemental trees. Also you will need to get a hold of items that give + to all skills or + to skills to strenghen you sorceress. The thread 'Triads' also discusses some of this. Good Luck! :thumbsup:

[Muzzy Roberto]

Well, I was thinking of utilizing mostly FireBall and Nova, and some cold skill other than Frozen orb...

[melianor]

Well, I was thinking of utilizing mostly FireBall and Nova, and some cold skill other than Frozen orb...

Since Nova has no synergies you will be out of your luck there, unless you have tons of +skills, +dam% lightning gear and lots of - %lightning resistance gear.

There is a BIG thread in the Sorceress Guide Library with some viable options for an Archmage. Have a look there.

One i have for example:
20 Meteor
1 FM
20 Charged Bolt
15 Lightning
5 LM
20 Frozen Orb
1 CM

With enough +skills here i can use all these spells:
Fireball (yes even a 3k Fireball is useful)
Meteor
Charged Bolt
Lightning
Frozen Orb

So i have 3 spamming spells and 2 timered. With Archmage its simply important that you use ALL skills that are worth any damage. The sum of all the damage you can lay out will be very nice, to solo through to the end of hell. Ofcourse that build also has Static Field, Teleport and Shiver Armor.

Have a look at the thread and i am sure you will find other useful variations.

[Superhal]

depends on the reason why. if you think a tri elementalist will breeze through hell, you are wrong. generally, a tri build nowadays is for people who want a challenge.

[bruthor]

Well if you are ladder, there is another kind of three elemental sorc.
I was thinking of:
20 orb
1+ CM
20 FW / possibly another skill and some synergies.
20 FM
20 LM
some 1 pointers


Equip dream helm and a bow. 3 devastating ranged elements within 80+ skills.
Finished ~70.

This was my idea, but someone probably has made one already. Not seen it in a guide though.

I would not call it an 'archmage', but maybe an 'archermage' :lol:

Anyone tried it?