Sorceress blocking%

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I did make a melee Sorceress in v1.09 who used a Rhyme Troll's Nest (with the built-in +20% chance to block).

After checking the available shield options, I think that was the best choice.

Rhyme is a very nice Sorceress shield. It has pretty everything you'd want -- increased block, mana regen, cannot be frozen, MF, resists. It lacks +skills and fast cast but I'm sure I can make that up easily enough.

I also believe that a Troll's Nest is the best base type for Rhyme. I had already sunk 100 stat points into STR (in the hopes of equiping an Archon plate or Skullder's Ire), so 106 STR was within easy reach for a Troll's Nest.

I also considered using a Hyperion, but quickly discarded that idea. Even though it has 44% block versus 40% for a Troll's Nest, it has a much higher STR req. It also has a lower def.

My good buddy Life found me a 172 def 2-socket Troll's Nest (in record time, I might add :) ), so I went ahead and pumped a crazy amount of points into DEX and spent the Shael + Eth.

The results were acceptable :)



I can survive an amazing amount of melee and ranged melee onslaught -- much more than I thought possible just through blocking. The blocking also helps control the Oculus' random Teleport crappiness. Running into a pack of archers no longer sends me into a random Teleporting frenzy.

In short -- I like blocking.