Viable Sorc build for solo edition?

Severus · **Joined:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:51 am **Posts:** 76

-Update-
Your advice was spot on, PureRage. Full cleglaw's set combined with armor socketed with 4 diamonds (1 flawless, 3 standard) made very short work of Duriel. Doesn't seem like I'll be needing the goblin toe boots, but

I was wondering what weapon I should try to get for mid to end game. I'm currently using a Storm runeword staff that originally had +3 to frost nova, resulting in +9 to that skill, along with a total of +6 to frozen armor. The only thing the staff lacks is cold pierce and fcr. Between now and whenever I'm lucky enough to get a Lo rune (probably late nightmare or early hell), is there anything I should look for as a replacement?

PureRage-DoD · **Joined:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:33 am **Posts:** 4291

you will want to switch to a high fcr setup with an orb and shield around act 4-5. Running seal bosses will yield the level 40 sorc orb, just put 2 p saphs in that. Then a spirit shield, magefists, hevenly garb (diamonded if you get an x socket by then), naj's circlet (3 p diamonds). Lenymo is obviously the only real choice belt wise. waterwalks at level 50 for the pierce and life/dex. that will get yu over the second to last fcr breakpoint if you can find a decent 20 fcr ring.

With a melee setup in cube you will be all good

Severus · **Joined:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:51 am **Posts:** 76

Thank you for the advice. I was messing around a bit with crafting earlier, and got the following:

Would this be a better option than Naj's circlet if I socketed it with 4 perfect diamonds (or perhaps starstone, if I waited a couple levels past the lvl requirement)? The only downside is that it ended up with +2 fire instead of +2 cold skills.

PureRage-DoD · **Joined:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:33 am **Posts:** 4291

yeh i would use that

Severus · **Joined:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:51 am **Posts:** 76

Splendid, thanks again for your help. Just need to find the Ether Eye orb... I found it once with my sorc if I recall correctly, but sold it, thinking that my staff was better.

iiNfluence · **Joined:** Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:12 am **Posts:** 133

PureRage-DoD wrote:

Try a frost nova sorc, you get amazing def and MDR/PDR (if you go all diamonds in equip). You can cap your dr% pretty easily and your cold shields will deal massive damage to attackers while you take very very little damage from anything (like thorns but safer). For cold immunes use a cb weap with ameths in it and a ctc amp weapon on switch (with ameths). Put remaining points in chant for the AR buff. (1 point it ASAP though)

Wow. i was juggeling around wit a rabies druid that i converted on a swave druid/ rabies from brevan character ideas which was nice to play but actualy the character it self dont fit my playstyle.

BUT! that fnova/melee version sounds so goddamn Hot kev. i need to test this out. but on the other hand im not very good at creating non cokie cutter build haha so if you could share some of your experience that be very handy: maybe a few items that made that possible i know you mentioned CB wit ameth weapon n things like that but will this be obtained in a rare swords for instance ? and also the order you went for skills it so helpfull to be lighted up on seomthing that works and then i may play with it a little to my liking anyway i know this post is like 7years old so hopefully you remember the way you did that haha

if any1 else that ead this and made something similar feel free to post i dont only listen to kev's words hehe thx every1

Viable Sorc build for solo edition?

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