my orb build

[MIzz Orbs]

ok ive been using this build for a while and i havent found a build that even comes close to being the same so here we go
*skills*
max ice bolt
max orb
1 in frozen armor
1 in CM
max es
max tele(not teleport)
1 in warmth
*attributes*
now atts i like to use enought str to get my spirit mon on and call it good rest in mana
*gear*
ive seen alot of people use alot of different set ups but i find this to be my favorite
helm-NightWings 5/5 cold die
Wep-fathom 5/5 cold die
Armor-DS CoH
Shield-35fcr spirit mon
Gloves-magefists
Belt-spider
Boots-treks for str
Rings-soj(right now using bks dont really feel like spending a ****load on sojs lol)
ammy-+2cold fcr ammy

well this is my build i would like to get some responses about what you think try it out you may like you may not idk it works for me so plz no trolls honest opinions thx xD

[MIzz Orbs]

and of course the normal torch anni and 9 cold gcs

[sirpoopsalot]

With the exception of the wealth of your gear, I'd say you're very close to Socialism's Budget/Blind-Teleporting MF'er (http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=557123)... (he's got less emphasis on TK/ES, but IMO that's secondary)

... but not playing online, I can't say how common they are. Considering they could probably be ok+ in PvP, I would think you'd see one from time to time.

[MIzz Orbs]

my orber is mainly pvp and i can tank hammers easy with my build as well as 1 hit a hdin np, i can see how his build would work but i see his as a pvm build the thing about mine and y i focus so much on es and tele is because u will only have about 300 or so life bout 540 with cta now mana you will have alot and have 94-95%es which prevents stunlock as well as from what ive seen your mana can take alot more dmg without depleting as much as life for instance 1hammer-life=deat 9/10 times well 1hammer-mana=melaughing i still have max life and almost half my mana idk if it just seems that way or it is something with ES but i would say just try it at least

[droid]

maybe next time you can "spend a ****load" on some puncutation :)

so its a PvP build? Because pure cold wont, obviously, work in PvM, even with Infinity merc since most CIs dont get broken. There's too many CIs on most MF runs like CS and Pits, and if you want to focus on boss runs only, you're better served with blizzard than orb. And I dont think Hdins are really a PvP build either, how do you fare vs chargers and such?

Its pretty much a cookiecutter pure-cold sorc with ES...with that gear, I dont think anyone would have much trouble with most things. The usual caveats to ES builds, of course....they're weak against manaburners, and they're weak against poison, so a PnB PvP nec could take you down fast with such low base life.

gear-wise, you can get a +3 cold skill/FCR ammy. And Orb is timered anyway, so the FCR only boosts your TP speed. And if you're using Spirit monarch anyway, you have enough str to equip a CoH AP instead of the DS....a little extra def that will get multiplied by your cold armor

I think, if anything, this is a hdin-bot-killing sorc :)