What low level stuff should I look for? (Untwinked)

[twillight]

Try Lenymo as belt if you have resists from elsewhere.

[chenw]

@ Tbone

I wish I could find an occulus, here is what I'm rolling with right now:

Tarnhelm
+32% MF (crappy magic amulet, definitely need a better one with resists)
Spirit sword
Rhyme shield
Stealth armor
Frostburn
Nagel/SoJ
War Travelers
Rare belt (same as necklace)

Ideally I would like to find a ViperMagi and Occulus before moving on to hell Mephisto but I couldn't wait. Decided to work my way through hell while also running NM Mephisto and praying. If neither drop from Mephisto I figure I'll craft a Smoke armor (+50 res) and use Mosers with 2 Pdiamonds in it or use a Spirit shield and see how badly Hell Mephisto reams me while I'm at -35/-55/-49/-19 =P.

I'm used to running Fishymancers at the start of the season and using it to gear up my Sorcs, lol.

I farmed NM meph until I got:

Occulus (in fact I got 3 of them before I moved to hell, maybe I am ridiculously lucky)
Skin of Viper
Lidless Wall
Magefist/Frostburn
Waterwalk

For my MF gear, I used:

Tarn helm (no sockets, I didn't want to waste my socket quest)
4x P Topaz armor
Chance Guards

[Scudstorm]

Surviving > Killing > MF. Dump all that MF gear while you play in Hell and only use them for NM Meph/Andy. This is a very key point for new sorcs as most new MF sorc's reflex is to put on as much MF as possible and hope for the best.

Definitely make a Spirit shield as it's end-game material. If you feel resists is being a big pain in the backside, look for a Wizardspike to replace the Spirit sword. Also, a low Kira's guardian usually goes for a few PGems.

Consider having a Kelpie Snare on switch for your merc on boss fights, if the said boss gives you much trouble.

A note on FCR breakpoints: 63 FCR is the lowest you wanna cope with. 105 is good. FCR breakpoints is not only for dps or tele speed, it's also for safety: most monsters cannot land a hit you if you tele past them with 63+ FCR. This is part of why Wizzy is so godly for making your journey smoother despite the lack of +skills.

GL!

[chenw]

For the 105fcr, here is what I would suggest to maximise efficiency (assuming you don't have Tal Rasha armor/belt/amulet set):

Wizardspike (for resists and/or Mana) or Suicide Branch (if you need neither of the aforementioned)
35% fcr Spirit Monarch (not a % lower, might be difficult to make initially, but you could get lucky)
Magefist (going on the cheap) or Arachnid Mesh (best choice, +1 skills and 10% mf higher over using magefist, as well as ton of gold find).

Once you get your Tal armor/belt/amulet combo, you can simply wear it over what you have (and replace magefist with Chance guards if you are using) and you will still keep your 105% fcr with tals, wizzy and spirit.