How to make Energy Shield work for you

**Kyrandia** · 22-05-2009, 10:29

Originally Posted by Kyrandia

Yes it will. I am currently making an ES sorc with no points in ES, using a 'Memory' staff, and it works fine.

**renegademaster** · 30-06-2009, 05:33

Kyrandia, glad to see i inspired you to make EtaCarinae (nice name too!) I added your tip about prebuffing with Memmory to the guide!

Originally Posted by Ghoulz

I made a dream ES melee sorc. But I was wondering, what's a very good skill to use with this kind of build for pvm? I had orb maxed and light mastery + dual dream, but she kills way slower than my bearsorc. I suppose dmg is the price for invunerablility.

I am building an Enchantress / Dual Dreamer. Fire and Lightning Melee damage should be outrageous. You can use a Demon Machine X-bow for range attacks too - the explosive bolts work with Fire Damage...

20 Warmth
20 Enchant
20 Fire Mastery
1 Fire Ball
1 Fire Bolt
1 Frozen Armour
1 Static Field
1 Teleport
20 Lightning Mastery
18 Telekenisis

At Lvl 90

Pre Buff with Memmory for partial ES!

**mephiztophelez** · 01-07-2009, 03:58

small quibble, you forgot to list the main source of iDR: The Of Life Everlasting suffix (up to 25idr), available on magic amulets and circlets. like, for example, THIS ONE

otherwise, very nice write-up. if you don't mind, i'll add a link to this guide in my guide to fire sorks.

**renegademaster** · 01-07-2009, 04:22

Thanks mephiztophelez for the Magic Item tip, i've added it. And thanx for the link too!

**mephiztophelez** · 01-07-2009, 04:32

no worries! thanx for saving me the effort of trying to make ES comprehensible!

**skyjuice** · 10-07-2009, 14:07

Whats the optimal form of ES mode i should go for using a bearsork as an example?

**MoonUnit** · 12-07-2009, 09:30

I guess it would depend if you were using dual dreams and/or enchant.

**skyjuice** · 12-07-2009, 11:17

Originally Posted by MoonUnit

I guess it would depend if you were using dual dreams and/or enchant.

Definitely with 2 dreams and enchant to boot.

**MoonUnit** · 12-07-2009, 14:14

Originally Posted by skyjuice

Definitely with 2 dreams and enchant to boot.

Probably could do:

Max enchant, fire mastery, warmth.
Max light mastery.
16 points in telekinese

Memory staff with +3 energy shield (prebuff)

Rest points into energy shield.

It'll be "finished" at lvl 90+ probably.

Otherwise I guess you can cut fire mastery a tad and dump the points into ES.

**skyjuice** · 12-07-2009, 17:39

Originally Posted by MoonUnit

Probably could do:

Max enchant, fire mastery, warmth.
Max light mastery.
16 points in telekinese

Memory staff with +3 energy shield (prebuff)

Rest points into energy shield.

It'll be "finished" at lvl 90+ probably.

Otherwise I guess you can cut fire mastery a tad and dump the points into ES.

Sounds like the partial ES mode. I assume you have a similar build? Any comments on this mode of ES with ~500 mana? I would rather sink Spts in some cold armor instead if the low mana doesn't justify the amount of skills allocated for tk.