Help with lightning sorc gear please?

[mysticc]

Hi everyone,

I'd like some help with my lightning sorc gear selection. Right now, I'm level 65 or so, and I've been really avoiding putting in strength. I'm wondering - what armor and shield work best for this character - like 20 in all the stats to make the best lightning damage.

I'm using a 33% viper right now. It's a good armor, but low defense. I suppose I could upgrade it and then put a rune in it. Good idea?

I have a perfect 15%/15% COH to use in an archon plate. I'm about 40 strength shy to reach it, however, my character does not have an anni and torch activated yet.

I'm also looking at ormus robes - maybe a better choice? COH looks great, but some of the mods don't really affect me. And more importantly, I lose fcr with COH. Maybe that's the tradeoff for sitting comfortable though.

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As for shield, I'm really not sure. I still have to get infinity, so I guess it won't even be an issue if I'm using a spear/poleaxe of some kind, right?

I'm looking at spirit monarch, which I use on my necro summoner too... but that strength requirement is very steep. The only reason my necro can make it is because he's using enigma.

Thoughts?

[Scudstorm]

Infinity only works in Polearms. A gemmed Mancatcher won't help you much.

There is no "perfect" configuration. All depends on what you do and what you opt for.

But I can tell you, a sorc who doesn't want to equip Spirit because of the str req is missing a hella lot.

[SeCKSEgai]

I overdid the str on my lite sorc and she sits at 220, with anni and sorc torch. If she wasn't level 90 and I didn't like my trapper so much more....

Suffice it to say, the reason for so much str was the Spirit. I can't imagine any reason not to use one on a caster - 3 sets of resists, life, mana, 55 fhr, +2 ALL skills....

I'd need a near perfect lite oriented Ormus to even consider switching out of CoH. Even in CoH with 2 sojs she hits her 117 break point and has max resist in hell.

I prefer infinity as a merc weapon versus directly on sorc, having 2 is overkill, and having one means it should be optimized for merc.

Defense should be the least of your concern, if you did upgrade viper, it would be umm'd not pul. You should be relying on your merc to be doing the tanking - An infinity wielding sorc can dish out damage but will be hardpressed to take it - an infinity wielding merc allows the sorc to use gear that aids survivability (read spirit)