Matriarch Erazim_Kohak, PvP Firesorc
(She's technically a Champion, but I killed Hell Baal quite a few times today, so I am counting it.
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A while ago I decided to venture into the PvP scene, so I built "Spitfire," a 200FCR, ES-using fireball sorceress. She sat around for quite a while, but about two weeks ago I was able to use her in my first ever PvP experience. I had a blast, but discovered that I was more effective with a 105FCR setup. Accordingly, I decided to make a new fire sorceress:
105% FCR
75% blocking with Stormshield
No energy shield
I self-rushed her through as quickly as possible. Most of the late leveling occurred with /p7 Pindle runs (I found a few decent items, but nothing spectacular). I saved both the NM and Hell Den of Evil quests in order to get my respecs in 1.13 for tweaking the stat distribution later on.
Without further ado:
[highlight]Erazim_Kohak[/highlight]
PvP Fireball Sorceress
Level 88
Stats:
Strength - 188 (136)
Dexterity - 213 (206)
Vitality - 195 (153)
Energy - 42 (35)
Life : 888
Mana : 578
Skills: (7 in prereqs)
1 (10) in Warmth, Teleport, Telekenesis, Chilling Armor
20 (39) in Fire Bolt, Fire Ball, Meteor, Fire Mastery
6 remaining skill points (plus Den of Evil x2).
Gear:
Helm: Shako (socketed 'Um')
Body: Vipermagi (upped, perfect resists, socketed 'Shael')
Weapon: 'Spirit' Crystal Sword (perfect FCR)
Shield: Stormshield (socketed PDiamond)
Gloves: Magefist (upped once)
Belt: Arachnid's
Boots: Sandstorm (+15 str)
Amulet: Mara's (+22 res all)
Ring1: Stone of Jordan
Ring2: Rare 39life/13coldres/25lightres
Inventory: 9 skillers (+32 life), some resists and life
Resists: 75% all
Blocking: 75%
Damage Reduction: 45%
FHR: 86% BP
Defense: 3480
Thoughts:
I am not sure how she will play, but I am hoping she will be better than my last attempt. I am eager to see what difference the blocking makes. Her fireball is about 15k, so that will make a big difference, too (Spitfire's fireball hadn't broken 10k yet, if I am not mistaken).
I would like to replace 'Spirit' with 'Heart of the Oak', which will free up some points in dexterity but will require shuffling my gear about a bit (FHR in the charms, most notably). I am also not sure that a PDiamond is the best way to socket my Stormshield (perhaps a faster block rate or a lower dexterity investment would be better).
Thanks to everyone I traded with and who gave me advice. And a particular thanks to [highlight]Colony[/highlight] for being marvelously patient with my constant questions and kooky ideas.
(This is my first mat/pat thread, so let me know if I missed something.)
(She's technically a Champion, but I killed Hell Baal quite a few times today, so I am counting it.
)A while ago I decided to venture into the PvP scene, so I built "Spitfire," a 200FCR, ES-using fireball sorceress. She sat around for quite a while, but about two weeks ago I was able to use her in my first ever PvP experience. I had a blast, but discovered that I was more effective with a 105FCR setup. Accordingly, I decided to make a new fire sorceress:
105% FCR
75% blocking with Stormshield
No energy shield
I self-rushed her through as quickly as possible. Most of the late leveling occurred with /p7 Pindle runs (I found a few decent items, but nothing spectacular). I saved both the NM and Hell Den of Evil quests in order to get my respecs in 1.13 for tweaking the stat distribution later on.
Without further ado:
[highlight]Erazim_Kohak[/highlight]
PvP Fireball Sorceress
Level 88
Stats:
Strength - 188 (136)
Dexterity - 213 (206)
Vitality - 195 (153)
Energy - 42 (35)
Life : 888
Mana : 578
Skills: (7 in prereqs)
1 (10) in Warmth, Teleport, Telekenesis, Chilling Armor
20 (39) in Fire Bolt, Fire Ball, Meteor, Fire Mastery
6 remaining skill points (plus Den of Evil x2).
Gear:
Helm: Shako (socketed 'Um')
Body: Vipermagi (upped, perfect resists, socketed 'Shael')
Weapon: 'Spirit' Crystal Sword (perfect FCR)
Shield: Stormshield (socketed PDiamond)
Gloves: Magefist (upped once)
Belt: Arachnid's
Boots: Sandstorm (+15 str)
Amulet: Mara's (+22 res all)
Ring1: Stone of Jordan
Ring2: Rare 39life/13coldres/25lightres
Inventory: 9 skillers (+32 life), some resists and life
Resists: 75% all
Blocking: 75%
Damage Reduction: 45%
FHR: 86% BP
Defense: 3480
Thoughts:
I am not sure how she will play, but I am hoping she will be better than my last attempt. I am eager to see what difference the blocking makes. Her fireball is about 15k, so that will make a big difference, too (Spitfire's fireball hadn't broken 10k yet, if I am not mistaken).
I would like to replace 'Spirit' with 'Heart of the Oak', which will free up some points in dexterity but will require shuffling my gear about a bit (FHR in the charms, most notably). I am also not sure that a PDiamond is the best way to socket my Stormshield (perhaps a faster block rate or a lower dexterity investment would be better).
Thanks to everyone I traded with and who gave me advice. And a particular thanks to [highlight]Colony[/highlight] for being marvelously patient with my constant questions and kooky ideas.
(This is my first mat/pat thread, so let me know if I missed something.)
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