PvP light sorc

[fledgeling]

ok, so Im trying to make one

because Im poor I will probably use

full irathas (when I collect)
hawkmail (maybe gs)
rings - hmm can I cube 2x 30% ice res rings somehow? I think it was possible.. or maybe those were amulets..? Im poor and cant afford rings for my hammerdin

boots - sigon? (they give ice res?)

weapon - HMM - shard?? but it requires 51 dex.. but gives nice mana and 15 res.. or this SHARD-alike thingy with no faster attack, but 25% ice res


but how to distribute the points?

I think I need ES because it is PvP

also how to level up?



95 skill points = level 80?
I would put 20 lightning, 20 these small lightnings, 20 chain lightning, 20 mastery, 1statis, 1 teleport, 1 ES, 10 telekinesis, warmth level 2 (or more? leveling will be painfull..)

is this a good build?
or should I use this stormalike attack? or 20 telekinesis - no chain lightning? but I want to be able to PvM too.. to some degree..

this build would allow me to do max 4k light damage - but would I hit? I think I would have to play like a fireballer?

or omit the 20pts in these small lightnings and put 20 in thunderstorm? so the storm would hit every so often (but lightning would do only half the damage..)

also, Im interested if FCR increases the speed of thunderstorm attacks or something like that




how many points in mana/life?

to level up Im gonna use cathan set (turned out it gives + 1 fireskills so only helps my warmth.. level 2 now).. then heaven garb and 2 manalds - and a +2 staff? or what?? get 51dex for shard (useful 50 mana, res)? or maybe use goldskin so I would pump str to 70 and use ward.. but well I would have to pump str to 80 to use 3socket shield..
I forgot how many str for hawkmail

[Zodijackyl]

Lightning is marginally effective, and to make a strong lightning sorc you would need expensive gear.
FCR does not effect how often thunderstorm hits, as it is on a delay.
If you would use sigons on a sorc for resistance, then you should be making an MF orber to get more gear, then learning a bit more about builds.
Also, PvP lightning sorcs require perfect aim, and they require a lot of practice to be good on.

[fledgeling]

I thought sigon boots give 40% fr

and list the expensive gear? sojs?

how can I learn about build duh
I just want a SvS light vs ice Sorc..

[Zodijackyl]

I thought sigon boots give 40% fr

and list the expensive gear? sojs?

how can I learn about build duh
I just want a SvS light vs ice Sorc..

Sigons boots give 40CR.
Expensive gear would depend on personal preference for sorcs, but a 50FCR light sorc using irathas and sigons would rarely if ever win SvS duels. You can stack CR much better without Irathas, and get the crucial 80FCR breakpoint.
And of course, expensive gear on classic is good rares, which vary greatly and can not be listed. Of course, pretty much everything is godly against magic items.

Finally, you suggested using THE DIGGLER for an SvS because shard requires 51 dex, even though you would have 70base strength for SIGONS BOOTS on a sorceress.

[fledgeling]

boots are 70str?
crap, I thought they are 60
and I ment 40cr..

anyway, I would need 80 str for a gs (no fhr tho)

the diggler or whatever gives 25cr



I wonder if you can actually play without sojs

for me MF run = boring

Ill download a bot later (probably you have one or more too) and he will bring me some sojs. Or maybe you got all sojs and dupes in the past. I dont care.

most items you consider free are hard to obtain for most players

[fredsta54]

Pvp light sorcs can be great if you know how to use them

im afraid that if you want to be good then ditch the itharas... not that it isnt a good peice of gear but we just cant use it on this build

Because good pvp light sorcs have 120 fcr

This is what you must use

wall of eyeless
shard
magefist
2X fcr rings
fcr + sorc ammy
60 fhr from boots, armour, helm, and belt so just fhr resist rares here

You may want to consider blinkbat as an armour, cheap, and good

Remember the last fcr breakpoint for lightning is 117, not 105 like w/ the other sorc spells

120 fcr is pretty much needed to keep up an continuous stream of lightning; which is lightnings main advantage over fball (if any part of it hits it does the full amount of damage) So ya you can kinda have a lightning inferno... err diffirent animation tho =P


80 fcr just doesnt quite cut it









Fred

[fredsta54]

Ill download a bot later (probably you have one or more too) and he will bring me some sojs. Or maybe you got all sojs and dupes in the past. I dont care.


Err... you may wish to... beg to dacar not to ban u lol

I wouldnt say that stuff publically on a forum such as this, my friend








Fred

[Dacar92]

Err... you may wish to... beg to dacar not to ban u lol

I wouldnt say that stuff publically on a forum such as this, my friend

Fred


Thank you, Fred. I will wait for him to beg...

Then we'll see what happens.

[hiroshimana]

another mistake bbat can be worthy 2 fred a lr sorc not that great try a blizz sorc u need less fcr etc a lr even thou u have the perfect gear u need to be a perfect dueler meaning u need to be REALLY good like those guys that has no life than playing d2 >.> EDITED BY DACAR

[fledgeling]

how am I supposed to survive more than 2-3 orbs with the fcr gear on? Oo

I thought Im supposed to stack cold resists and tank, because I probably wont move, just throw lightnings in random directions.

Maybe the energy shield can do wonders, never had it with high telekinesis.

[Noite Escura]

If you're gonna use ES then put 20 into Telekinesis or don't use it at all. If you go the 120 FCR route You'll use no SoJs, then you will hardly get the Mana needed for ES. If you max Telekinesis, take points out of Chain Lightning, it's not useful for PvP.
And if you duel a ES user, a good strategy would be playing defensive and spamming Charged Bolt(the small lightnings things, lol) to deplet opponent's Mana.
I never played a Lightning sorc on Classic, but on LoD, they're hard to level untwinked. Slow killers.

[Immortality]

how am I supposed to survive more than 2-3 orbs with the fcr gear on? Oo

I thought Im supposed to stack cold resists and tank, because I probably wont move, just throw lightnings in random directions.

Maybe the energy shield can do wonders, never had it with high telekinesis.

Since, Im kinda lazy. I decided not to read the past posts.
So I'm assuming your talking about svs.

First, the gear. Fcr gear isn't that hard to find. The most common setups are: shard and 2 fcr rings or shard and magefists. I'm more of a sucker for the magefists because you'd be able to wear +str/+dex rings. But thats just my preference.

Sorcs are really not made for tanking, hence the "mage" stereotype.
You dodge incoming fire by teleing around like a maniac.

As for dueling tactics, the most effective light sorc I've seen is the one that used the charged bolts in conjuction with CL/L. While she teled around wildy she'd throw a bunch of charge bolts at me, and once in awhile she'd use CL.
And of course, TS.



If you do stack cr, which shame on you if you do, you'd be pretty much untouchable by orbers.


Using lighting is partly based on luck, one moment you'd deal a massive 3k damage and the next you'd deal a measily 5 dmg.

[fredsta54]

w/ 120 fcr you can easily dodge orbs, and once you have them namedlocked with lightning, often it can be pretty much over for them

At higher lvls, with a +2 fcr ammy your lightning will do 5-8,000 damage, rising every level due to pure lightning sorcs being officially "done" at lvl 92










Fred

[Immortality]

Oh crap, I'd forgotten about the 120 fcr.

You can go with the 2 fcr rings, 1 fcr ammy, shard, magefists or the eye wall?(umm forgot the name) Good fcr rings are rather expensive and +1 fcr ammy are rather elusive.

So I'd recommend using Shard, mage, eye, and one fcr ring.