blizz sorc skills

[maul1616]

Hey, i am building a blizz sorc and was wondering if it is better to max out cold bolt, blast, glacier first and put the rest into cold mastery or should would i do more damage by maxing out mastery first?

Also is it better to have orb is a backup or is that just a waste of time? thanks!

[A|fzZz]

~moved

[Rapta111]

Max in this order:

Blizzard
Glacial Spike
Ice Blast
Cold Mastery
Ice Bolt

You should already have around 5 points in ice bolt when you were lvl 1-5.

[Dynafrom]

no max in this order:

iceblast
blizz
glacial
10 in cold mastery
ice bolt

[66xerox66]

max ice blast
max blizz
max glacial spike
10 in cold mastery
max ice bolt
10 in cold mastery

[maul1616]

should i add any points to warmth, energy shield or the cold armors? thanks for the replies

[Deartian-Forth]

depends if you want it pvp or a rusher. If you don't want pvp i'd put a point in warmth, telekinesis, teleport, and the other pre requisites for energy shield. If you have plus skill gear then you don't have to worry about pouring points into either one of those skills, but even at lvl one it's not too horrible for a rusher or pvm.

[Silver Ice]

max all synergies then max mastery last

simple as that

[66xerox66]

dont put energie shield . it suk . get 1 shiver armor and 1 warthr 1 into tele

[vbacchus]

if u are rusher/mfer put
Max Blizz
Max Ice bolt
Max Iceblast
Max Glacial SPike
1 Shiver Armour
1 Static field
1 teleport
1 telekonesis
6 warmth

[Deartian-Forth]

I forgot shiver armor, x_X''. But yeah, a point in shiver armor will give you good defensive bonus, and your plus gear will give it more juice.

[maul1616]

alright cool...thanks....i am building an mfer..hope blizz is enough :devilish:

[Rapta111]

max all synergies then max mastery last

simple as that

Wrong. Cold mastery should be around the 4th skill you pump, since it LOWERS YOUR ENEMY'S RESISTANCE. So even if you only do like 2k damage, max cold mastery can around triple your damage. It also adds piercing to your bold/blast/spike skills.

But if you put TOO many points into cold mastery, you will be hit on the head by diminishing returns, so it's just a factor to be ware of.

[maul1616]

then do you think 10 is about right for cold mastery?

[A|fzZz]

http://www.d2sector.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4661

[Silver Ice]

those are some really sad guides.
1. put 1 point in e-shield 1 in a frozen armor, 1 point in warmth, max all the synergies for blizz, and max cold mastery last. if u do this correctly u should reach around 5.2-5.5k dmg with your basic mf gear, with around 150% cold mastery. with good pvp gear u can reach around 200% mastery and around max blizz dmg

for stats:
if you got a fast computer this build will be fun and pretty easy.
str: as much as u need for gear
dex: non (sorc is a ranged char, not melee, and anyway ur merc will protect you
vitality: all the rest
energy: around 120-150 or so

mf gear:
perf topaz shako
maras ammy
ptopaz ire
ist occy
um or ist lidless
snowclash
2 sojs
perf chances
high travs
weapon 2 shield 2: either u can use fathom and lidless on switch to help with mfing or u can use cta and lidless on switch

and in any event dont use a ss or you will be laughed at

[Rapta111]

You should have 75 in dex if you like to use wizardspike. It gives the most fast cast and most resistance out of any existing weapon.

And you have much more MF by using tal's ammy+armor+belt compared to snowclash and skullders.

For duelling, and you want high block, go for a whistan's guard with Shael or um rune in it.

Most people don't even bother to level up a merc to be able to fight in hell, and mercs recruited from hell suck, anyways. Use a point into thunderstorm for stunning nearby monsters, along with glacial spike to chill them and then blast them using Blizzard. Good way to kill off melee monsters once you are able to master the technique.

[Quiksilver]

no you need to go with rapta or silverz way of putting your skills

[nkorterrorist89]

I only lvl my character to 80 usually, so should i do in this order:
Blizz
Iceblast
Glacial
5 Cold Master
Max Icebolt?

[Silver Ice]

max all synergies then mastery... go past lvl 80 to atleast 87 or so.