Lightning char but wich?

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szenhidrat

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Lightning char but wich?

So i make a new hc char, 'cause of might aura, extra fast, extra strong, lit enhanced Hephasto(in hell). I was 1 hit xD. I would like to make a lighning user character but i don't know wich? Trap assa, javazon ore a lit sorc? What do u suggest?(bwt i will not use infy for a very looooooong time :D)
 
I'd have to agree, Trapsin is most flexible for Lightning characters in Hardcore. You can throw traps from a distance which will shoot Lightning unlike Javazon, you either have to go close up and CS or throw LF but if you're playing untwinked, that'll be pretty hard to find Self-Repair Javelins. Light Sorc, I don't think is a very good idea. Light Sorc is worthless without Infinity and teleporting will be a ***** without FCR and good Mana Regeneration. They rely solely on +Skill items.
 
Thanks for the advice m8s, but 1 more question then. spirit(S)/shield or clawclaw. cause i think i got less dmg with claws and very bad fcr but claw block is very effective isn't it?
 
FCR will only affect most of your shadow spells.
Laying traps is all about weapon speed and IAS (refer to GibItam link).

Dual claw has the advantage to block spells also, like fireballs if i remember well. Chaos knight won't hit you as much. But with dual claw it is not possible to get 75% block. But anyways, playing a trapper, you won't be in melee range, so having around 50 will be enough.
One thing, though, you won't have a shield for ressists. So i advice shopping/trading for two +3 shadow claws for prebuff (higher level of fade) so you can get easy rez%.
But anyways, with a trapper, you don't really need the rez, cloack of shadows ftw. If you don't know the spell, it's like a dim vision for the whole screen.
 
Finding self-repair javelins is laughably easy; A1 normal will do the trick. Plus, 3 gems + magic javelin + cube = new magic javelin.

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Lightning sorcs aren't worthless without Infinity; that's like saying a smiter is worthless without Grief or class X is crap without Enigma.

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I've run a few guardian trappers and personally prefer Sword/Shield (Spirit/whatever) with no blocking investment, especially when untwinked. I play aggressively with cloak/mind blast and would rather raise FCR (for mind blast), life, and FHR to take the hits and run/reposition rather than hang back/stop/block.

Claw block is superior to regular block in that it can block all sorts of magical projectiles (albeit only at 50%ish+ effectiveness), but only works when you're not moving. Dual claw - especially untwinked - often makes it tough to compensate for resistances. Fade's great for that, but it's not always enough (especially for me, because I like overstacking resistances and being immune to conviction... heh). Also, low FCR means slow mind blasting which really sucks in hell.

It's all about sacrifice. There's no "better" per se, but there's "harder to get" and "what you prefer."

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I don't remember; someone try this out - does Twitchthroe / Guardian Angel increase claw block blocking%? I didn't think it did, but I really can't remember.
 
Agreed, lightning sorcs are not useless without infinity even though you may not be able to kill souls if you prefer solo hell baals but even moderately equipped merc does the job against the lightning immunes.. atleast so says my sorc with her merc who soloed hell untwinked.. even if the max damage on lightning is 7.5k she kills fast :]

Plus she runs countess + summoner fast with no real risk so gathering wealth goes nicely with medium runes and keys. Assa does the job also but it's much much slower with all the running and cloak of shadows if you like to be safe.
 
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