Ok, time for another mini-update on the progress of Elemenara, my Frost Novaress
By the way, I'm chuffed at the all the interest I've generated in the Frost Novaress as a character build - and really grateful for all the advice - you folks are great ! I love this place! :D
Elemenara has just defeated Andariel - I was lucky enough to find Death's Hand on Catacombs lvl 3, and this being the ultimate Andi-killing item, made things a lot safer.
I'm having a blast with her - Frost Nova does seem pretty strong once you get high enough - Elemenara now has it at about lvl 10 (base slvl 7+3 staff). I'm finding that she takes out most monsters with about 2 or 3 casts of FN (Obviously, that'll increase as things get tougher). I'm also pleased to report that Elemenara killed Andi mostly with Frost Nova - I used a little Fireball, but Frost Nova probably did about least 70-75% of the job. I've been following the equipment advice and doing a lot of Countess runs to obtain the runes for stealth, and although I haven't yet got an Eth, I have got 2 Nef's (I checked the Arreat Summit, and apparently, it's 3 Nefs that make 1 Eth) - so I'm going to do a few more before entering Act II and hope that either a 3rd Nef or an Eth turns up.
I'm having so much fun with her, that I'm tentatively considering creating a hardcore Frost Novaress down the line. (I'm going to want til I find out how I get on with some of the other act bosses, especially Duriel and Diablo before I decide). I'll report more much later - maybe when I'm in Act III or IV.
Rohar.
By the way, I'm chuffed at the all the interest I've generated in the Frost Novaress as a character build - and really grateful for all the advice - you folks are great ! I love this place! :D
Elemenara has just defeated Andariel - I was lucky enough to find Death's Hand on Catacombs lvl 3, and this being the ultimate Andi-killing item, made things a lot safer.
I'm having a blast with her - Frost Nova does seem pretty strong once you get high enough - Elemenara now has it at about lvl 10 (base slvl 7+3 staff). I'm finding that she takes out most monsters with about 2 or 3 casts of FN (Obviously, that'll increase as things get tougher). I'm also pleased to report that Elemenara killed Andi mostly with Frost Nova - I used a little Fireball, but Frost Nova probably did about least 70-75% of the job. I've been following the equipment advice and doing a lot of Countess runs to obtain the runes for stealth, and although I haven't yet got an Eth, I have got 2 Nef's (I checked the Arreat Summit, and apparently, it's 3 Nefs that make 1 Eth) - so I'm going to do a few more before entering Act II and hope that either a 3rd Nef or an Eth turns up.
I'm having so much fun with her, that I'm tentatively considering creating a hardcore Frost Novaress down the line. (I'm going to want til I find out how I get on with some of the other act bosses, especially Duriel and Diablo before I decide). I'll report more much later - maybe when I'm in Act III or IV.
Rohar.