Dream Bearchantress guide, the "ultimate" melee sorc der

[NosTermite]

not to be a snob, i just started playing again last month, i dotn see whats "rich man items" are here. i have most of these on mules and the light dmg/lifers sc's i have on my java zon. meh maybe since .9 ppl have gone back to sets and less uber rare items.

[zaphodbrx]

Some of us don't play on Bnet with hacked runes :P
In terms of single player, this build is omg omg expensive.

[Greizer]

Ist = 2 fg on the unnamable site now, I hear. If you trade there, ofc only perfect rares hold value to you. They sell 80 Lo runes in a pack there, totally legit site lulz.

Anyway, can someone clear up the damage overflow situation? Where are all the experts when you need them?

[Pyrotechnician]

Well that bug certainly makes melee sorc more than viable. It certainly makes me want to play one.

I don't have Dream or Beast or infinity but it seems doable with lower items. I'm looking at:
Kingslayer ( MalUmGulFal ) in berzerker axe for vengeance
Baranar's star - 1-200 in each element damage
Would they work?

Melee sorcs are all about applying damage fast, much like a fire claws bear or an auradin. If you don't have all this top end gear like the op suggests then I would highly recommend using Passion(DolOrtEldLem) in a phase blade and use zeal. The problem with this is that your doing single element damage and the number of fire immunes is substantial in hell mode. The 1-200 element damage from bstar alone is nice, but however doesn't add up to the huge numbers that you would get here since its not through a skill and its definately not the fastest of weapons.

I do however remember seeing a build utilizing kingslayer in a big axe on this forum not to long ago and it was actually pretty interesting. I have to see if I can find it though.

Edit: Here it is! http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/s...long+live+king

[Dodgydave]

@ Zaphodbrx

As far as cheaper options for melee sorcs go an Immortal Queen also works quite well.

Full IK set minus the helm then Kira's to fill out resists and Angelics Combo for the attack rating will give you a character that can handle anything that Hell has to offer.

[zaphodbrx]

Interesting idea. But I don't think the IK maul has enough elemental damage to work with.
Ahem, just checked they are damn good. Although when I play my IK barb it doesn't seem to matter, I still need reapers ( decrep ) for PIs otherwise they are very slow to kill.

[Dodgydave]

Interesting idea. But I don't think the IK maul has enough elemental damage to work with.
Ahem, just checked they are damn good. Although when I play my IK barb it doesn't seem to matter, I still need reapers ( decrep ) for PIs otherwise they are very slow to kill.

Factor in elemental masteries being applied twice to the partial set bonuses when meleeing and you'll find the damage is very effective.

[Albatross]

See, damage from 'Dream' and Enchant gets multiplied twice, but damage from equipment only once.

It was news to me too. No double mastery bonus on those lovely green mods.

[gooback]

Only double mastery to melee damage from skills, so other things get applied once. You will still get several k damage from other elemental sources, but nothing like dream.

[tofuu]

Noob question: Does it matter what base you choose to make your beast on?