Best Lite Sorc Shield

[Alkajak]

Helm: P Ist'd Shako
Armor: P AP CoH
Weapon: P HoTo
Belt: P Arach
Boots: P War Travs
Gloves: P Chancies
Rings: SoJ / P Wisp
Ammy: P Maras
Switch: 27% Spirit Mon / 6-5 CTA

Merc Weapon: EInf
Armor: Nigma
Helm: Eth Andys Ral'd

I have two Phoenix Monarchs with different stats, but I was wondering if there's a better shield than that for this lite sorc build. Maybe P Spirit? LMK.

Main purpose: MF runs, Baal runs, Chaos Runs, etc.
Runs them fine now, but I want to perfect this sorc before making another char.

PS. I don't have a point in ES with this build.

20 light
20 chain light
20 nova
20 charged bolt
20 light mastery
1 warmth
1 prereqs

[Tbone]

Spirit seems like a pretty straight forward choice here. FCR looks like an issue for you with your current setup. You're only getting 60 from hoto and arach and that's just too low for a Lightning sorc. Here are the faster cast rate breakpoints for lightning and chain lightning

0
7
15
23
37
52
78
117
194

At the very least you'd likely want to get to the 78 breakpoint. The spirit shield would get you there. You'll want it to be at least 27fcr to make the jump to 117fcr fairly easy.

From there you'd benefit from switching out magefists for your chancies. Now you'd be at 107+ (hoto40+arach20+spirit27+magefist20) and you only need to swap out a 10fcr ring for one of your SOJs and you're at 117.

You'd loose a bit of mf because of the gloves and some mana and killing power because of the ring but your kill speed by going from 60 to 117 fcr will be more than worth it. Plus you can get some pretty nice extra mods on the 10fcr ring that could help you as well.

Anyway, to answer your original question, spirit is pretty much THE shield to use with a Lite Sorc (and most any other sorceress as well).

*On a side note you may want to consider an ebug fortitude instead of nigma for your merc armor to go along with the andy and infinity. It's a merc combo that's hard to beat.

[Karth]

Spirit.

I would also ditch the shako for a griffon and keep the chancies. Griffon's Eye would greatly increase your kill speed vs broken immunes because of the -elr you're lacking and give you enough fcr to hit the 117% breakpoint with a 32+ fcr spirit. If you feel you need more mf after that, use a 10% fcr ring or amulet and replace Hoto with an Isted Oculus.

[Pyrotechnician]

Phoenix is only really useful for a Fire Sorc build due to its -fire res stat but even still it isn't that great due to all of the other lossed benefits that spirt gives.

[Tbone]

Things most important to a lightning sorc pretty much in order of importance.

• 117 faster cast rate
• -elr (enemy lightning resistance, why griffon's is so important)
• life
• resists
• mana
• lightning damage
• mf (not nearly as important as kill speed in my opinion)
• fhr (easy to hit the 60fhr breakpoint if you have spirit)

Spirit goes a long way to helping you with 4 of the top 5 important things.

Things you might think are important but probably aren't as important as you think

• defense
• lightning damage (it is helpful of course, but many mistakenly put it at the top of the list)

You were asking about a shield, but they're really all tied together.

[Alkajak]

Helm: P 5-5'd Griffons
Armor: P AP CoH
Weapon: P 5-5'd Eschutas
Belt: P Arach
Boots: P War Travs
Gloves: P Chancies
Rings: SoJ / P Wisp
Ammy: P Maras
Switch: 27% Spirit Mon / 6-6 CTA
Shield: P Spirit

Merc Weapon: EInf
Armor: Eth SA Fort (P armor, 27 res)
Helm: Eth Andys Ral'd

New setup. How does it look? Bolded the changes.

[TheWorkingBoor]

Weapon: P 5-5'd Eschutas

FYI the +Lightning Damage% on Eschutas simply adds on top of your Lightning Mastery... so you go from +~375% damage from your lightning mastery to +~400% damage from your lightning mastery & Eschutas... big yip. Eschutas is basically a wand with +3 skills, +2 Lightning Mastery, and 40 FCR - not bad, but if you're looking for the "best" litesorc, imo you'll fall short with Eschutas.

With only CoH, Spirit and Maras for resists, I'd personally much rather have HotO for the extra resists and mana. Although I found it tougher on my mana & FCR, Crescent Moon is an awesome weapon and one I'd recommend over Eschutas. I'd even prefer Occy (for the extra MF) over Eschutas.

[Tbone]

Helm: P 5-5'd Griffons
Armor: P AP CoH
Weapon: P 5-5'd Eschutas
Belt: P Arach
Boots: P War Travs
Gloves: P Chancies
Rings: SoJ / P Wisp
Ammy: P Maras
Switch: 27% Spirit Mon / 6-6 CTA
Shield: P Spirit

Merc Weapon: EInf
Armor: Eth SA Fort (P armor, 27 res)
Helm: Eth Andys Ral'd

New setup. How does it look? Bolded the changes.

looks like you're at 112fcr.

25 from griff
40 from hoto
20 from arach
27 from spirit.

I'd strongly suggest getting to 117fcr.

You can do that by moving to a 32+fcr spirit, or swapping out a ring with a 10fcr ring (I'd keep the SOJ and dump the wisp myself). Other than that your setup should be more than adequate. As to the discussion about your weapon I'd agree with hubb that it's not really going to matter as you're going to blow through most everything anyway.

-Edit. Nevermind, I read your list incorrectly. I see that the 27fcr spirit is just on switch and you're using a 35fcr one. So yeah, I think you're in great shape. One thing you might want to condsider if you're looking for other tweaks, although it's not really that necessary is to see about having your merc hit the next attack speed break point. If your infinity is in a CV then you'd benefit from replacing the Ral with a jewel that has 15ias and fire resists (depending on your merc's level it probably only needs to be about 18 fire resists). If your infinity is in a thresher or a giant thresher then it doesn't matter as you won't reach the next break point anyway (unless you were to move to treachery instead of fortitude which I tried and don't really recommend). Again, not necessary, but it's another nice tweek to look at.

[zaphodbrx]

Eschuta's is way better than hoto. You can put a facet in it for -5 lite res, and the +LSD from esch and fact is approx +2 LM which isn't bad at all. The remaining ( +3/40 fcr ) is the same as hotos, and it gives a mana boost, though obviously it's not as good. Resists are not that pressing either- you can get them from charms.

CoH and Mara's shouldn't really be used either - without SOVM and fcr ammy you cannot get to 200 fcr. SOVM provides another socket to put a facet into, as well. Lite sorcs aren't really fun until you get 200 fcr.

[hubb]

Neither of you are doing your arguments any good by categorically stating that X/Y is the best. HotO gives you 40@, Eschuta's gives two levels LM and space for a facet. That setup is fine.

A light sorc definitely does not need 200 FCR, especially if you plan on fitting any MF on your sorc.