Been awhile since I posted on this Forum, been posting mostly at BF. This is a build I came up with recently, or atleast it is my variation...
The keys to this build are the Scintillating Jewel of Virility (All Resistances +11-15 and +1-9 Strength) and the Scintillating Jewel of Freedom (All Resistances +11-15 and Requirements -15%). Only use Jewels with at least +6 Str. You can fix the deficit with Charms later on.
Stats at Level 85 naked...
Str: 10 (Base)
Dex: 174
Vit: 301
Nrg: 35 (Base)
Stats at Level 85 equiped...
Str: 134 (Enough for -15 Req SS)
Dex: 206 (Enough for Max block with SS)
Vit: 365 (Whaaa?)
Nrg: 67 (Who cares)
Suggested Skills at Level 85...
20 Lightning Mastery
20 Chain Lightning
20 Lightning
20 Charged Bolt
8 Telekenisis
3 Nova
1 In All Other Lightning Skills
1 In Warmth
1 In Frozen Armor
Equipment at Level 85...
Helm: Shako socketed with a Scintillating Jewel of Virility
Armor: Uped Vipermagi socketed with a Scintillating Jewel of Virility
Weapon: Wizard Spike socketed with a Scintillating Jewel of Virility
Shield: Stormshield socketed with a Scintillating Jewel of Freedom
Belt: Thundergods Vigor
Gloves: Magefists or Frostburns
Boots: Perfect Strength Sandstorm Treks
Amulet: Maras or Tal Rashas
Ring1: 2 x Soj
Ring2: 2 x High Strength Rings
Charms...
1 x Annihilus with atleast 15 to all Stats
1 x Helfire Torch with atleast 15 to all Stats
6 x Sparking Grand Charms (Of Vita or Strength Ideally)
7 x Small Vita Charms
Stats may vary depending on how close the items follow the Strength Reqs I put down. Now, here is what you do!
Step 1... Join a Game.
Step 2... Strength "Bug" your equipment on.
Step 3... Kick some ass.
Lets look at all the +Str if all the Scintillating Jewels of Virility had +9 Str. If they didnt, suplement it in other areas. You may have to get a higher Stat Annihilus, or Helfire Torch. Getting Sparking Grand Charms of Strength will also help a lot.
Eschutas: 9
Shako: 11
CoH: 20
Thundergods: 20
Treks: 15
Annihilus: 15
Helfire Torch: 15
That only brings us to 105, 115 with the Sorc base added in. A -15 Req Stormshield has 133 reqs. This is why we have those 2 x High Strength Rings! If you are at 115 with all equipment on, your 2 X Strength Rings MUST give at least the minimum Reqs for the SS. Check out the pictures for a small tutorial if you dont know what I am talking about.
Now, for the perks...
45% Damage Reduction
75% Block
3000+ Defense with Frozen Armor
Maxed Resists in Hell 75 - 75 - 85 - 75 along with 20 Light Absorb
Over 1200 Life if some of your Sparking Grand Charms have life
980 - 1200 Mana Depending on what Gloves you use, Frosties or Magefists
Now for the not so perks...
If you want to use a Call to Arms on switch, you will have to re-strength bug yourself again after using the Warcries.
This build can not use a Spirit due to the Strength requirements.
The Damage on this build isnt spectacular, bout 9k Chain and 20k Lightning, but it gets the job done.
I built this Character using Hero Editor, just to see how things would work out. I am a big fan of Faster Cast and a Huge Mana Pool. The stats for everything I created on Hero Editor were taken directly from www.battle.net/diablo2exp. If an item had varying stats, I created it using the averages.
As you can see in the Screenies I am using 6 Grand Charms of Sparking (+1 Sorc Lightning Skills) with no second Mod. Remember, if your running low on Str, try and find Sparking Grand Charms of Strength! If you are fine in the Strength department, go ahead and get yourself some Sparking Grand Charms of Vita for mucho grande life! I am also using 5 Small Charms of Vita. I leave the two slots to the left open for the Strength rings so they are always at easy access.
When I thought up this build it was for Hardcore, thus the Faster Cast and the stacked assed Resists. I am aware that a HoTo would do nicely as a weapon, as would a CoH for armor. Sadly, I am too poor to have these things on Hardcore. If you are so inclined, sub the 2 more powerful items in, it will help out a lot with damage. The Skills I suggested also reflect a survivors build. Eight into Telekenisis will give your energy shield a 1 Life to 1.5 Mana Ratio instead of a 1 Life to 2 Mana Ratio. I am a big fan of the Frozen Armor / Energy Shield / Thunderstorm combo also. Feel free to critique the hell out of this.
The post just keeps getting longer! Well, I just wanted to add a few more things. Jewels are pretty easy to find in NM Cows, along with Skill GCs. If your resists are maxed and you dont want to stack them, you can always go with a mod different than Scintillating to socket your stuff with. Aureolic (+1-3 Mana Per Kill), Turquoise (+16-20 Mana), Dun (+7-12% Damage Goes To Mana Damage) or Ivory (+41-64 Defense) are probably the best choices. Just make sure Verility is the suffix.
The keys to this build are the Scintillating Jewel of Virility (All Resistances +11-15 and +1-9 Strength) and the Scintillating Jewel of Freedom (All Resistances +11-15 and Requirements -15%). Only use Jewels with at least +6 Str. You can fix the deficit with Charms later on.
Stats at Level 85 naked...
Str: 10 (Base)
Dex: 174
Vit: 301
Nrg: 35 (Base)
Stats at Level 85 equiped...
Str: 134 (Enough for -15 Req SS)
Dex: 206 (Enough for Max block with SS)
Vit: 365 (Whaaa?)
Nrg: 67 (Who cares)
Suggested Skills at Level 85...
20 Lightning Mastery
20 Chain Lightning
20 Lightning
20 Charged Bolt
8 Telekenisis
3 Nova
1 In All Other Lightning Skills
1 In Warmth
1 In Frozen Armor
Equipment at Level 85...
Helm: Shako socketed with a Scintillating Jewel of Virility
Armor: Uped Vipermagi socketed with a Scintillating Jewel of Virility
Weapon: Wizard Spike socketed with a Scintillating Jewel of Virility
Shield: Stormshield socketed with a Scintillating Jewel of Freedom
Belt: Thundergods Vigor
Gloves: Magefists or Frostburns
Boots: Perfect Strength Sandstorm Treks
Amulet: Maras or Tal Rashas
Ring1: 2 x Soj
Ring2: 2 x High Strength Rings
Charms...
1 x Annihilus with atleast 15 to all Stats
1 x Helfire Torch with atleast 15 to all Stats
6 x Sparking Grand Charms (Of Vita or Strength Ideally)
7 x Small Vita Charms
Stats may vary depending on how close the items follow the Strength Reqs I put down. Now, here is what you do!
Step 1... Join a Game.
Step 2... Strength "Bug" your equipment on.
Step 3... Kick some ass.
Lets look at all the +Str if all the Scintillating Jewels of Virility had +9 Str. If they didnt, suplement it in other areas. You may have to get a higher Stat Annihilus, or Helfire Torch. Getting Sparking Grand Charms of Strength will also help a lot.
Eschutas: 9
Shako: 11
CoH: 20
Thundergods: 20
Treks: 15
Annihilus: 15
Helfire Torch: 15
That only brings us to 105, 115 with the Sorc base added in. A -15 Req Stormshield has 133 reqs. This is why we have those 2 x High Strength Rings! If you are at 115 with all equipment on, your 2 X Strength Rings MUST give at least the minimum Reqs for the SS. Check out the pictures for a small tutorial if you dont know what I am talking about.
Now, for the perks...
45% Damage Reduction
75% Block
3000+ Defense with Frozen Armor
Maxed Resists in Hell 75 - 75 - 85 - 75 along with 20 Light Absorb
Over 1200 Life if some of your Sparking Grand Charms have life
980 - 1200 Mana Depending on what Gloves you use, Frosties or Magefists
Now for the not so perks...
If you want to use a Call to Arms on switch, you will have to re-strength bug yourself again after using the Warcries.
This build can not use a Spirit due to the Strength requirements.
The Damage on this build isnt spectacular, bout 9k Chain and 20k Lightning, but it gets the job done.
I built this Character using Hero Editor, just to see how things would work out. I am a big fan of Faster Cast and a Huge Mana Pool. The stats for everything I created on Hero Editor were taken directly from www.battle.net/diablo2exp. If an item had varying stats, I created it using the averages.
As you can see in the Screenies I am using 6 Grand Charms of Sparking (+1 Sorc Lightning Skills) with no second Mod. Remember, if your running low on Str, try and find Sparking Grand Charms of Strength! If you are fine in the Strength department, go ahead and get yourself some Sparking Grand Charms of Vita for mucho grande life! I am also using 5 Small Charms of Vita. I leave the two slots to the left open for the Strength rings so they are always at easy access.
When I thought up this build it was for Hardcore, thus the Faster Cast and the stacked assed Resists. I am aware that a HoTo would do nicely as a weapon, as would a CoH for armor. Sadly, I am too poor to have these things on Hardcore. If you are so inclined, sub the 2 more powerful items in, it will help out a lot with damage. The Skills I suggested also reflect a survivors build. Eight into Telekenisis will give your energy shield a 1 Life to 1.5 Mana Ratio instead of a 1 Life to 2 Mana Ratio. I am a big fan of the Frozen Armor / Energy Shield / Thunderstorm combo also. Feel free to critique the hell out of this.
The post just keeps getting longer! Well, I just wanted to add a few more things. Jewels are pretty easy to find in NM Cows, along with Skill GCs. If your resists are maxed and you dont want to stack them, you can always go with a mod different than Scintillating to socket your stuff with. Aureolic (+1-3 Mana Per Kill), Turquoise (+16-20 Mana), Dun (+7-12% Damage Goes To Mana Damage) or Ivory (+41-64 Defense) are probably the best choices. Just make sure Verility is the suffix.
