PVP FO/ES build

[cracked sash]

I want to create a PVP Sorc that uses max damage Frozen Orb, meaning 20 FO, 20 Ice Bolt for synergy, and 20 Cold Mastery. I considered back-up skills with the remaining few of my skill points like Firewall(difficult to use/low damage) and Chain Lightning(not really enough points left for synergies) or even Thunderstorm (low damage, and blocked/dodged by Assassins and Amazons). The later I was ready to go with, until I considered the defensive capabilities of Energy Shield!

-SKILLS-

Frozen Orb: 20 pts
Cold Mastery: 20 pts
Ice Bolt: 1-20 pts
Other Cold pre-reqs: 4 pts

Energy Shield: 1-20 pts
Telekinesis: 20 pts
Teleport: 1 pt only
Other Lightning pre-reqs: 3 pts

Warmth: 1 pts

-Gear-

I have never built an FO/ES Sorc before, but my top-notch end-game gear collected from my many PVM sorcs is...

Perf Death's Fathom (+5/5 cold facet)
Perf Nightwings (+5/5 cold facet)
Either Up'd - Um'd (50 res all) Viper Magi or Achron CoH or Dusk Enigma
Spirit Monarch or Up'd - Um'd Viscerataunt or SS
Eth Sandstorm Treks or Silkweaves (depending on mana pool)
Magefist or Frostburns (depending on mana pool)
Arachnid's Mesh
+2 sorc, 20 fcr, 22 res all, +mana/life rare ammy
Anni/Torch, +cold/+lightning gc's with life and FHR, life/res sc's
+6 bo CTA and Spirit Monarch or Viscerataunt on switch

-STATS-

Normally I am PVM and max life and no block. Spirit lends itself to the max life build quite well. But I hear due to PVP melee, a no block sorc is a dead sorc. So I will have to invest in dexterity for max block, so my beautiful Spirit shield is right out due to the dex investment it would take. Also, going ES will require a large mana pool (I hear the goal is 2500) but I can't ignore vitality completely in PVP.

Strength - 111 for SS, less for Viscerataunt
Dexterity - enough for max block
Life - 100 (should I go more?)
Energy - everything else

In all I want 105% FCR (for tele), 86% FHR, +15 to 20 skills, Max block, and 75 resist all in Hell. Impossible? maybe.

Should I swap my cold charms in exchange for lightning charms to help ES?

Should I not max Ice Bolt and pump up ES instead (I really don't want to do this)?

Orb alone takes 64 skill points to max, so I am hoping that the ES will be complete before lvl 101 if you know what I mean.

-Sash :smiley:

[Soepgroente]

You need as many points in ES as to pre-buff to level 40 (95%). This is achieved sooner than you'd think, a +3 es memory staff gives +9, ammy, hat give +3 each, belt/ring/armor +5, torch +3, annihilus +1 and swap skill charms for the rest. Sounds like a lot of swapping, but you only have to do this once a game assuming you'll survive after having 95% ES, because ES lasts 40 minutes at lvl 40.

That way you can 'max' both. Go for a large mana pool and a relatively small life pool, only things that can hurt you are poison (resistance & PLR will help this) and open wounds. The rest will be taken by your mana pool and you hardly need more than 300 life except for the two attacks stated above.

Oh btw, you might want to consider a point in thunderstorm and lightning mastery, it'll do low damage but it forces someone to max yet another resistance while (s)he's already having major trouble negating the cold stuff. This also allows you to play with (chain lightning) which will, again, do low damage but still something you can't completely ignore. Of course you only do this if your opponent is absorbing your orb completely.

Some things to consider :wink3:

[WhiteAlien]

SS looks nice, but str req in it not worth for sorc. I guess uped visc is best for max block sorc. You can also consider Sanctuary tower shield - 64% block.

°) You can reach easy 95%ES, so no points in vita and with bo and good lifers you can get 1k life.
°) on switch Lidless not visc
°) Frostburns + 2 sojs all times, otherwise no 3k+ mana, and you will need it !!!
°) didnot calulate your FHR with this gear, but it seams pretty low


P.S. Do you realy have those items ?
+2 sorc, 20 fcr, 22 res all, +mana/life rare ammy :shocked: i dont believe, coz 20 fcr you cant have on Rare, just on crafted.

[defcone]

WHistan's guard if you max block on sorc.

[cracked sash]

SS looks nice, but str req in it not worth for sorc. I guess uped visc is best for max block sorc. You can also consider Sanctuary tower shield - 64% block.

°) You can reach easy 95%ES, so no points in vita and with bo and good lifers you can get 1k life.
°) on switch Lidless not visc
°) Frostburns + 2 sojs all times, otherwise no 3k+ mana, and you will need it !!!
°) didnot calulate your FHR with this gear, but it seams pretty low


P.S. Do you realy have those items ?
:shocked: i dont believe, coz 20 fcr you cant have on Rare, just on crafted.

Yes i really have those items. i have been playing this game from the beginning and on ladder quite often. i am not playing ladder now because of the insane ammount of gear i have off ladder. I have very rare items like an eth zod'd stormlash and many perfect items like euchantas and ravenfrost, 08 items like WF, a socketed tal set sork that has -50 fire res (7x perf 5/5 fire jewels). I think when you are so powerful and have great gear its more fun, and why else do you play video games right? I have very little exp in PVP so I get my butt handed to me anyway. So while I practice I want to make all the best PVP characters and understand how they play, their strengths and their weaknesses.

The hardest thing i am going to have to find with this sorc is the +3 staff to make memory in. Getting 40 ES on a max orb sorc looks doubtful, but I am going to try anyway.

As for the ammy, I have no idea if I am going to get banned for saying this, but take a look at the "Armagedon Fetch" I believe its called. Could be a rare dupe. Its better than Perf Maras and Tals.

Thanks for the tips all.

-Sash