4) Allows me to drop Lavagouts for Sigons gloves + helm without worrying too much about the loss of enchant or fire damage.. :)
My equipment setup is taking shape: Sigons Gloves and Helm, Angelic Rings and Ammy, Cow King's Hooves, Hwanin's Belt (1-33 lightning damage) and then:
1. Tri-socket Lightning jewel filled Death Mask and either:
2. Spirit Forge with dual Lightning jewels; or
3. Three or Four socket armor filled with Lightning jewels
I'm beginning to prefer the former as Spirit Forge gives +life/clvl, strength and +fire damage.
Thank you for your suggestions; i'm tending to agree with your point of view in regards to Energy Shield as I do not plan on any points into Energy at all.
It is looking more and more like i'm going to have to go hardcore dex - gee, just like a regular melee sorc. The good news is that with enough dex, Angelic and Sigon's helm I should do fine for hitting :)
I've now got Skystrike, and I have a spare Kuko Shakaku. Both bows should do me until I get high enough to use my high elemental damage throwing knives. A Hibernal weapon (45-140 CD at best) might not be entirely bad for Light/Fire immunes, combined perhaps with one point in glacial spike so that I can keep them either moving slowly or entirely frozen.
Once I get high enough to switch to my throwing knives i'll probably do so. Then I need a shield. I see three options:
1. Pile on yet MORE lightning/fire damage via jewel socketed shields
2. Go with two Tiamat's Rebuke - good damage, great resistances, crap blocking
3. Go with Whitstan's Guard - block block block
I'm favouring option 2 as it's most achievable and probably benefitial to trade off some elemental damage in favour of resistances. Problem is, the strength requirement is high. But you could really get some extreme damage going on if you went all out.
A three socketed tower shield would give great blocking and enormous elemental damage potential. Hmm.. 3 sockets in helm.. 2 in Spirit Forge.. 3 in shield.. and a Shocking Balanced Knife of about 450 damage. It wouldn't be hard to break 1000 lightning damage, which, when multiplied by Lightning Mastery, would one-hit-kill a Hell Bovine in solo Hell cows. :ph34r:
Hmm, after a quick reread, it seems sorc blocking is reduced no matter what you do. Tower shields aren't that great. I guess a Kite Shield would do for all-out jewel socketing.
My equipment setup is taking shape: Sigons Gloves and Helm, Angelic Rings and Ammy, Cow King's Hooves, Hwanin's Belt (1-33 lightning damage) and then:
1. Tri-socket Lightning jewel filled Death Mask and either:
2. Spirit Forge with dual Lightning jewels; or
3. Three or Four socket armor filled with Lightning jewels
I'm beginning to prefer the former as Spirit Forge gives +life/clvl, strength and +fire damage.
Thank you for your suggestions; i'm tending to agree with your point of view in regards to Energy Shield as I do not plan on any points into Energy at all.
It is looking more and more like i'm going to have to go hardcore dex - gee, just like a regular melee sorc. The good news is that with enough dex, Angelic and Sigon's helm I should do fine for hitting :)
I've now got Skystrike, and I have a spare Kuko Shakaku. Both bows should do me until I get high enough to use my high elemental damage throwing knives. A Hibernal weapon (45-140 CD at best) might not be entirely bad for Light/Fire immunes, combined perhaps with one point in glacial spike so that I can keep them either moving slowly or entirely frozen.
Once I get high enough to switch to my throwing knives i'll probably do so. Then I need a shield. I see three options:
1. Pile on yet MORE lightning/fire damage via jewel socketed shields
2. Go with two Tiamat's Rebuke - good damage, great resistances, crap blocking
3. Go with Whitstan's Guard - block block block
I'm favouring option 2 as it's most achievable and probably benefitial to trade off some elemental damage in favour of resistances. Problem is, the strength requirement is high. But you could really get some extreme damage going on if you went all out.
A three socketed tower shield would give great blocking and enormous elemental damage potential. Hmm.. 3 sockets in helm.. 2 in Spirit Forge.. 3 in shield.. and a Shocking Balanced Knife of about 450 damage. It wouldn't be hard to break 1000 lightning damage, which, when multiplied by Lightning Mastery, would one-hit-kill a Hell Bovine in solo Hell cows. :ph34r:
Hmm, after a quick reread, it seems sorc blocking is reduced no matter what you do. Tower shields aren't that great. I guess a Kite Shield would do for all-out jewel socketing.