Pure lightning sorceress build Yikes

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Pure lightning sorceress build Yikes

hey all,

ok so i have built a skellemancer and he rocks but I want even faster killing power and have heard that a lightining sorc is the way to go.

The one question...is a pure light sorceress a good idea with thing slike gloams running around??:shocked:

Anyone give a 1st time soreress player some advice??

 

[obiwansbane]

well for a light sorc to have that godly fast killing speed you need lots of money. With the new ladder, itll be nearly impossible to get godly light sorcs gloams hit you for lightning damage, easily circumvented by light absorb and max light resist. They are lightning immune easily changed by an infinity merc. Gloams wont cause you much trouble...

If you are a first time sorceress player my advice is dont build a pure light sorc.

Try something more universal, like say a meteorb. (sasja has a great guide for this build) they are great at general pvm dont face too many immunity problems.

Light sorcs require some cash to make, and though you can survive with just decent run of the mill gear, you will always be dissappointed that you arent killing as fast as the twinked lite sorc in the baal game..

Thats why i would suggest saving up a bit before making a light sorc

 

[Paladine]

Like obiwasbane said. If you are playing ladder, I would recommend playing with a different sorceress build. Only because you won't hit the full potential of a light sorc without having the infinity and light die rainbow facets and the other 1337 gear.

Sorceress are mainly skill dependent as as far as the majority of their builds go so if you want to increase your wealth so you can make that twinked lightning sorc, make a blizz sorc for pure mf or for a more universal mf sorc you can make a meteorb. I personally like my pure blizz because of higher dmg and faster mf runs, but it is all preference. Best of luck. Check out the sorceress stickies for build ideas.

Here is everything you need to know about sorceresses.

http://www.purediablo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=427018

 

[rata]

a pure lite sorc is viable on a new ladder, but you'll likely first be sticking to partied games (usually chaos or baal), or if ur experienced in playing sorcs..meph. you'll need to tele past the concil members (lite immune) and then kill meph

 

[Jakim]

i honestly wouldnt bother unless u had an infinity, up to you tho.

 

[Azuremen]

I'm using a pure Light sorc to run the Arcane Sanc for Hate Keys. Works very well there with out an Infinity. hKeys go for a decent amount, and I have had some nice finds in the Arc sanc as well (found 3 monarchs in a day and some Lem runes, etc) Decent experience at level 80 too, for a solo game.

Of course, I found alot of my gear using a Meteorb sorc for Meph runs, etc. However, in areas without LIs, they simply dominate.

 

[ruthlessAnarchy]

Let me just say, you do not need a twinked sorc for this to work. When I started my sorc all I had going for me was occy, I do 18k lighting now, and everything I wear on my sorc was self found and then traded for. I have 2+light GC and anni. I wear viper, tarn, occy, spirit monarch, tgods, raven, rare resist ring, rare boots, magefists. The only things I would say that are even exceptional are the charms and anni, which I got by a lucky drop of tals armor in the pits. I still don't even have shako, and yes I know the dmg is nothing to tickle your fancy but I kill things rather quickly. 1 tip that I say is excellent for any non infinity carrying light sorc... Search the merchants for a lower resist wand (charges) lvl 2 adds 36% to your total lighting damge (b/c that how much it lowers resist), very very impressive boost I can visually see a power increase vs meph/andy. Thats my .02.