Normal Countess dropped Tal & Eth right out of the gate. My sorceress Gertie couldn't have been more pleased (after the fire blood from the death explosion was cleaned off, of course). It's a shame I was only level 10.
Bloodrise from somewhere or other - is sacrifice a viable skill? And a pair of DOLs. Two DOLs are not better than one, or zero; and definitely not three.
The other night an Oculus dropped and I just kept staring at it thinking, "this thing is awesome, why don't we ever talk about this in HC". (You can tell I don't play a lot of sorcs.) I was ready to socket it and give it my name and then I finally read the first sneaky line:
25% CHANCE TO TELEPORT WHEN HIT - WTF! I already accidentally teleport into packs all the time. I don't need help with that. noob.
I just wanted to say that I've never seen anyone die to the Oculus, and I've watched at least one person rock one well into the 90s. That said, I understand being a little averse to items that add even more excitement to sorceress play.
I'm well on my way towards cornering the market for Hsaru's shields.