Er...some Fire sorc help. Please?

[kidsmokin]

So I think the skills are set, obviously:

20 Fireball
20 Fire Bolt
20 Meteor
20 Fire Mastery
1 Teleport, Static, Enchant (:laugh:)

where do I put the extra points? Hydra?

And items, I was wondering what weap/shield setup I can use...I'm basically planning on standard gear, Vipermagi, Magefist, Shako, and etc.

So my question is:

Wizardspike or HotO?
Sanctuary Troll Shield or Spirit Monarch?

Is this just preference?

Wiz and Sanctuary give a lot of resists. A lot.
Spirit and HotO give a lot of skills. +5skills. However the resists are lacking.

So, can anyone shed some light on the issue? I want to hit the 105fcr breakpoint, and I can make up for any missing FCR through rings (they're easy to find).

Thanks in advance!

[melianor]

Not Hydra, but Inferno. I will give your Meteor some extra time burning on the ground. The burning flames on the ground stacks, so this will certainly be useful.

Well, HoTO is not something you will get hold of easily on a fresh ladder. Try getting Wizard Spike or any other useful Sorceress 1h weapon, buy running Mephisto or likewise.

Spirit Monarch is easy to make and +skills are important. Additionally Spirit has some nice +mana and +life. Try to find a balance with resist and +skills, both are important. With Spirit reaching 105 FCR should be easy. Also if i remember right, Sanctuary is a blocking shield, which Spirit is not!

[Noite Escura]

If you're going to MF exclusively, Inferno may be the best option, as the afterburn of Meteor will play a lot in downing bosses' health. Other options are Teleport if you're untwinked and want to lower mana cost or Static if you play in groups and wanna help your comrades with FIs. Higher level Enchant can be a bless to some also...

[kidsmokin]

Thanks for the help!

I think I'm going to use Wizardspike, it's godliness is well-deserved. It served my 125fcr Hammertime well, and so it should do the same there.

Spirit seems to be the obvious choice at this point, it's cheap and it's pretty much godly.

I think I may actually invest in Teleport, seems like a good idea for MFing/blind-teleporting.

Thanks for the help!