1.09 Roll Call - Goals, Progress, Finds

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When you get to NM Mephy, be patient to roll a good map, and keep in mind that all you have to do is outrun those Fetish Dolls to the Durance 3 door and/or the moat ramp. Good thing about Frenzy/Zerk is you Zerk real fast on switch when you're frenzied up.
 
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I changed my mind and rolled a Sorceress. I am currently level 28 and have killed Normal Mephisto a little to get to 28. I am rolling firewall (for moat trick)/ FO/ Static combo. Which armor skill is best to pick up? I am not a big fan of energy armor, it seems useless.

edit: I made it to level 30 off of normal Mephisto players
1. It was brutal, but kind of rewarding as I have a lot of low level unique and set items for future characters.
 
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Skin of the Vipermagi is the armor you want. Gotta get to NM Countess and/or Baal for that. Until then, make yourself "Stealth" or see if you have some of the Angelic set.
 
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I will probably stay in normal until about level 50 and then zoom to nm mephy in hopes of a occy,war travs,lidless,skullders, nagels, etc.

Edit: I am level 43 running pindle until level 50 in normal.
Which merc is best for a sorc?
I plan on having static/FO/FW maxed so here is my thinking for if I can do pindle runs in HELL this build.... use static until a sliver on pindle, the FO him down. If he is cold immune static him to a sliver and let the merc go in for the kill. Is this a good strategy for this build?
 
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I went with a Holy Freeze A2 NM defense merc for my nova sorc. The HF takes a second to kick in, but is very helpful for crowd control.

I used FO in combination with nova as well and still found the HF to be worth it for me in terms of survival.
 
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At level 47 I started running Mephisto in nightmare and I am up to level 54 now (almost 55). I have had some good drops so far!
Run 113- Lidless wall
Run 174- 159%(BOO!!) Buriza
Run 223-Skullders
Run 250- 205 Ravens

Edit: the Gull dagger that I found off of normal Mephisto gives a nice mf boost for me!
 
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Gratz on some nice finds! BTW, the static bug doesn't appear to work on Pindeh, for some reason.
 
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I agree with Cheer that a HF Merc works best with a Sorc. I also agree with FO as main secondary skill, but you should have enough points to develop a reasonably powerful Meteor or Firewall (I likez teh Meteor) for the rare occasion that fire is the only option. You won't use fire against Pindle though - he's NEVER LI, and rarely CI, so a fire skill will only be needed on the road to get to him.

There's no better merc armor for levels 75-90 than Smoke - huge resists (and 1.09 mercs have lower natural resists than 1.10+ mercs) and the 20% FHR hits several breakpoints. Gladiator's Bane with an Um is the best for 90+ (though if you get a Tal's Armor from Pindle, that's even better, but you need a Shael in either that or the Blackhorn's Face).

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So, I'm sitting on 2 characters at level 98 (Schaefer and GIEB_VEX) and one at level 95 (Blitzkreig - LF Zon) - all 3 are capable of Cows at P8 - should I get these characters to level 99 before launching Wendeh?
 
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So you think that nova is the best sorc skill for pindle runs?
I think you should level them all up to 99 man!
 
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My Nova Sorc runs him faster than any other character. Not the easiest to bulk MF onto, but I did get her to ~260 MF. Nova/Orb pretty much handles any spawn of Pindle. Drawback - a bit fragile. I did pump STR to get a TGod's on her since she has to be fairly close to monsters and is prone to getting hit by sparks. War Travs helped with that, and work well with a MF build.

She better at cows than I thought, BTW. Just can't be TPing into crowds of them - a pumped Static really helps.
 
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Grape said:
Huge congrats for getting that Windeh! =)

Hmm, I'm considering firing up a nova sorc in 1.09 at some point. It looks like it could collect enough runes for 1.10s CtA from countess running in a some what "reasonable" time. Yet another project I would like to start. I will probably wait until I have something to bring from 1.07 though.
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I went ahead and started my Nova Sorc already. Only things I brought from 1.07 were a couple of MPK rings to make early gaming much smoother. I'm planning to run NM Countess for items (and for some runes, too), am I right that she can provide me enough goodies to be able to run Hell Countess without huge struggle...? (Viper, Lidless etc to start with)
 
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I'm planning a Nova-sorc for countness. I heard that Nova is very powerful in pre-1.10. I wonder if i should do a tri-sorc with fo and fw. Any advice? I have some decent gear. Just lack the shako.
 
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Countess is a good target, and nothing beats a fast-porting Nova Sorc for running her in 1.09. I think NM Countess can drop Skin and Lidless, but check the ATMA drop calculator to be sure.

Advice would be to aim for the 103 FCR breakpoint, load up on mana charms, and be careful in A5 cold caves and WSK as this char is susceptible to Blood Mana. Also, I strongly reiterate that you should gear her and the merc to be able to withstand LE sparks.
 
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I was looking at the drop calculator and I got curious as to why no one runs thresh socket for elite uniques?
 
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Harder to get to than Pindle (spawns with the first cell of captured Barbarians). No 24 sec/run with Thresh Socket.
 
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It really looks to me like MS is bugged to pierce in 1.09. Regular arrows stop at the monster, but the MS arrows all seem to pierce and hit monsters off screen. I'm paying very close attention and the number of arrows stays the same even after passing through a pack. Has anybody observed or heard of this?
 
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I wouldn't sweat it... Rhyme in a 2socket pally shield w/ good staff resists kills just about any shield you will find other than HoZ or SS.
 
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That's true. :) I found some decent gloves down at Countness.

Brimstone Grasp
Demonhide Gloves
Defense: 34
Durability: 6 of 12
Required Strength: 20
Required Level: 48
Item Version: Expansion
Item Level: 77
Fingerprint: 0xf449a456
+11 to Dexterity
Fire Resist +21%
Lightning Resist +23%
21% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+1 to Light Radius
20% Increased Attack Speed
 
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