Maximizing damage on 37 fballer

[Oxy]

Hi.

I play hardcore and post mainly in the HC forum. I am building another PK (Player-Killer) to have some fun wth in Baal runs.

So, I am wondering what I can use and what skills to put points in in order to maximize damage on my sorc.

I am thinking:

+1 fire skills amulet with +life
Really low% vipermagi (for cheapness) - prubied
PCrown - prubied
Viscertaunt - pdiamonded
Spirit sword
+life / fcr rings
+life / fcr belt (or gloom's)
Frostburns
Magefists (if gloom's)
+Life / res boots

Now... how to maximize damage on a level 37 fireball sorc? I'll have 40 skill pts to work with. So, max fireball, max fire mastery for the level (7 pts) and the rest in firebolt?

So that would be:

Firebolt - 13
Fireball - 20
Fire Mastery - 7

Will I get a bigger damage output with a different skill setup?

Thanks in advance.

[NewForumBloke]

I'd suggest just putting 1 pt into mastery and as many as u can into firebolt for maximum dmg on your fireball. Since FM only gives FB 7% more with each lvl where as firebolt gives 14%, twice wut mastery does after its first lvl. So really i would go with this:

Firebolt- 19 (I think)
Fireball- 20
FM- 1

Something along those lines should produce more dmg for you than 13 firebolt/ 7 mastery.

Hope this helps you out! GL!

-BLoke

[AnimeCraze]

Speaking of which, does mastery stack with synergy?
So, is it, this:
fb base * (1 + syn bonus) * (1 + mastery bonus)
Or this:
fb base * (1 + syn bonus + mastery bonus)

I have a feeling that it is the first case, unless the LCS is is lying again. If it is the first case, we cannot just look at the % bonus, since even though it is 14% and 7%, you have to maximize it properly using calculus or looking at parabolic curves.

[psych]

AnimeCraze your first line is the right one, so indeed it is no simple matter of 14% is more than 7%. Also I don't think you can ignore a skillpoint in teleport, think about it.