Hi Everyone, and thanks for stopping by.
Welcome to my version of the Glitch Hell Meph MF Sorc!
First off, I will say that this type of MF Sorc is
NOT my original idea, and from what I understand, a lot of players use this tactic on LoD to grab goodies off Meph.
What is a Glitch Hell Meph MF Sorc?
The idea behind this MF Sorc is simple: MF Hell Mephisto in Act 3 without getting the Meph Quest using a barrage of Static Field and Frozen Orb (no Moat Trick needed). Think of it as CSing with a Lord/Lady character and grabbing the drops off Hell Diablo without getting the Diablo Quest.
What's great about this Sorc is that you don't need ANY MF at all in order to get a whole wad of Rares, and you can stack as much Resist and/or Life gear as you want in order to tank what Meph will throw at you.
The gear I am about to show you is extremely simple to get, and will probably run you only a few PSkulls and/or a little patience.
Gear
Helm: Face of Horror OR 3-Sock PRuby Helm OR 3-Sock PSkull Helm
Weapon: Spectral Shard
Shield: The Ward OR 3-Sock PDiamond Large Shield OR 30/20 Priz Bone Shield (from Hell Drognan, Act 2)
Armor: Twitchthroe
Gloves: Magefist OR Frostburn
Boots: FHR Dex 3x FR/LR/PR or 2x FR/LR/PR Boots OR Tearhaunch
Belt: Nightsmoke OR Bladebuckle
Left Ring: (FCR) 1x Dex 2x FR/LR/PR (any combination of any 2 works)
Right Ring: (FCR) 1x Dex 2x FR/LR/PR (any combination of any 2 works)
Amulet: +1 or +2 Sorc Priz Amulet OR The Mahim-Oak Curio
There's nothing really fancy about this gear, and it works very well. Depending on what you decide to wear, the overall ideas are to:
1. Get Maximum Blocking with Good FHR - You'll need blocking in order to tank Meph's melee and missile attacks. Twitch + any non-30/20 Bone or Spiked Shield will work, but I recommend getting The Ward or a 30/20 Priz Bone or Spiked Shield shopped from Hell Act 2 Drognan. As for FHR, Bladebuckle, in addition to Twitch, will help you get out of annoying packs you may accidentally Tele into.
2. Stack on as Much Resist and/or Life Possible - Since you won't need to worry about putting on MF gear, you are open to piling on FR, LR, or PR (CR not needed since you won't be dueling) and/or Life attire. You'll want to put on a lot of FR and LR for the annoying monsters that decide to wander over to you while Static-ing Meph. PR will be for Andy, but more on that later.
3. Get Dex from Gear in Order to Wear Shard - You don't need to worry about Str since you'll be adding, but please resist the urge to add to Dex. There's plenty of gear that will get you to the required 51 Dex for Shard, and Twitch, Bladebuckle, Tearhaunch, and Mahim-Oak can help you get there. If some of the gear I mentioned is too heavy for you, then find some 1x Dex Resist Rings.
4. Get 70 FCR - Shard + Magefist will get this for you easily, but in case you want to use Frostburn, find some FCR 1x Dex Resist Rings.
Stats
30-60 Base Str (depending on gear), Base Dex, Base Energy, Rest Vita
Added Str will vary with each MF Sorc, but the minimum added Str is 30. This is so you can wear Twitch easily without having to scramble for Str gear. Again, resist the urge to add anything to Dex. (Re-)Read point #3 in the Gear section if you want to know why. Also, you can leave Energy at base, and I'll tell you why in the next section.
Skills (done at Level 80)
20 Frozen Orb
20 Cold Mastery
20 Icebolt
20 Teleport
1 Static Field
3 Warmth
1 Frost Nova
1 Ice Blast
1 Glacial Spike
1 Blizzard
1 Telekinesis
With this build, you won't have to Mana potting constantly because of Maxed Teleport. For those of you who don't already know, adding points to Teleport reduces the amount of Mana required for each Tele. (Maxed Tele = 5 Mana per Tele, and 24 Tele from added skills = 1 Mana per Tele.) This is why I said to leave Energy at base in the Stats section. Adding a point to Warmth is optional for Mana regeneration, but I recommend putting one into it. Combined with Magefist or Frostburn, you'll be able to Tele indefinitely.
How to MF Meph
Stand in front of him, Static him down, then clean up with Orb. It takes less than 20 seconds to kill him after you've found the entrance to Level 3 in an 8 player game. Be careful not to lure any Council Members from the sides so you won't have to deal with them, and don't go too far in to meet Meph so you don't attract those Cold Immunes at the top.
Which Games to MF In
Any game where you can't get the Meph Quest. Typically, Hell Cow, Hell Act 4 Questing, and Trade games are the best places to pick, and if you're really good at finding the entrance (
), join a CS run!
Leveling
This is the hardest part of building this MF Sorc because you won't be able to level by CSing. If you don't have someone to give Chant you, please refer to
Orphan's Guide to find the best place to level.
Get the Sorc to Level 20, and hit up Cow games to Level 25-30. Once you acquire Frozen Orb, you can try Norm CSing to gain a few levels, or you can NM Cow with a group to Level 40-45. You can begin to MF Hell Meph if you want, but if you choose not to, you should be able to NM CS without to Level 60 without too much trouble. After this, you can start MFing Meph regularly.
Now, I mentioned before to stack PR in the Gear section, and that is for Andy. After Meph, you'll probably want to go for Andy, too, if it's not already done. You'll gain some nice XP by clearing out the room. Also, the Fire Eye pack (easily accessed in Act 2 through the Arcane waypoint and heading up into the portal) gives excellent XP. One more option to level in Hell is to join some Hell Flayer runs with Barbs who can kill for you.
There are other ways of leveling the MFer, and I can't cover all of them, but this is what worked for me.
My Build
I had enough extra gear to build my Glitch Hell Meph MF Sorc, and this is what my she wore before I traded her gear away:
Gear
Helm: FHR 80 ED 3 Energy 2 Life 29 LR 27 FR 24 MF Bone Helm (PTopaz Sock)
Weapon: Spectral Shard
Shield: 10/30/20 20 Priz 30 PR Grim Shield
Armor: Twitchthroe
Gloves: 9 Str 2 Dex 39 Mana 24 LR 23 FR Demonhide Gloves
Boots: FHR 38 Mana 40 CR 30 LR 15 MF Demonhide Boots
Belt: 24 FHR 59 ED 17 Str 44 Life 15 CR 21 FR Belt
Left Ring: FCR 9 Dex 25 CR 19 FR 11 MF
Right Ring: FCR 24 CR 29 LR 6 MF
Amulet: +1 Sorc 14 Dex 18 Priz 51 CR
Stats
30 Base Str, Base Dex, Base Energy, Rest Vita
Skills (done at Level 80)
20 Frozen Orb
20 Cold Mastery
20 Icebolt
20 Teleport
1 Static Field
3 Warmth
1 Frost Nova
1 Ice Blast
1 Glacial Spike
1 Blizzard
1 Telekinesis
This is obviously a rich build, and with enough luck, you, too can pull this off.
I've gotten a lot of good gear from Meph, but the two items that stick out the most are my Marts:
Dread Crusher
Martel de Fer
165 to 273 Dmg
40 IAS
171 ED
5 Max Dmg
144 AR
6 LL
50 Dmg to Undead
Carrion Gnash
Martel de Fer
168 to 290 Dmg
+2 Barb Skills
177 ED
16 Max Dmg
102 AR
1-2 Cold Dmg
7 Psn Dmg
50 Dmg to Undead
That's all for this guide. Thanks for reading, and I hope you, too, will enjoy this MF Sorc.
- Akukami
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