Search the database
Search forum topics
Search members
Search for trades
diablo2.io is supported by ads
diablo2.io is supported by ads
8 replies   3364 views
2

Description

Hi all,

Wondering what the most cost-effective upgrade for my mf blizz sorc should be at this point. I have:

lvl 81
Helm:
Tarnhelm

Chest:
Skullder's Ire

Gloves:
Trang-Oul's Claws

Boots:
Aldur's Advance

Belt:
Goldwrap

Weapon: Spirit - 33 FCR
Shield: Spirit - 26 FCR (
Monarch
)

Amulet and rings are garbage blues with a bit of resists/mf
No noteworthy charms

Just shy of 200 mf

My merc has
Tal Rasha
Helm
,
Duriel's Shell
, and Insight (
War Scythe
).

For now I've just been farming Meph via moat trick. I can't kill Meph fast enough before he pwns my merc at this point, so I don't bring him along.
Description by Sepedis
5

Can be used to make Runewords:

7
Hi all,

Wondering what the most cost-effective upgrade for my mf blizz sorc should be at this point. I have:

lvl 81
Helm:
Tarnhelm

Chest:
Skullder's Ire

Gloves:
Trang-Oul's Claws

Boots:
Aldur's Advance

Belt:
Goldwrap

Weapon: Spirit - 33 FCR
Shield: Spirit - 26 FCR (
Monarch
)

Amulet and rings are garbage blues with a bit of resists/mf
No noteworthy charms

Just shy of 200 mf

My merc has
Tal Rasha
Helm
,
Duriel's Shell
, and Insight (
War Scythe
).

For now I've just been farming Meph via moat trick. I can't kill Meph fast enough before he pwns my merc at this point, so I don't bring him along.
7
You could try crafting a
Caster Ring
or ammy. Im gonna start crafting.
7
User avatar

Beardozer 461Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
A
Blade Of Ali Baba
would suit you well.

diablo2.io janitor | Odunga Brotherhood
7
Blade
of Alibaba as swap just before kill the target. Personalny AIM for the
Snowclash
Belt
- huge dps boost to Blizzard, and free Ice Armor. I gone with the Blizzard around 5000k dmg and Firewall for cold immune to help merc clean

Spirit for Hoto
Tal
head for
Andariel
Visage for merc surv
Good neck/ring
7
User avatar

ayrie 149

Necromancer Americas PC
Oculus -- price is falling really fast, as low as
Um
. That's +50% MF right there and +1 skills over Spirit

Harlequin Crest
-- price on this is falling really fast too. Might be able to pick this up for
Mal
soon.

Chance Guards
-- getting 35+ is fairly cheap, maybe a
Lem
or
Pul
? Yeah you lose FCR, but you can make it up.

Rings -- 10 FCR ring / ammy + 28%+
Nagelring
-- again, very cheap

And a
Gheed
's... low 30%s is a
Pul
, mid% is an
Um
. Also rather affordable.

As far as weapon swap, Alibaba isn't worth it because it requires you to invest 2 Ists to get its true value. Better and way cheaper idea:
Gull
Dagger
+ Rhyme shield (
Shael
+
Eth
).
7
User avatar

Banjo 138

Sorceress Americas PC
and for your
Boots
obviously war travs, which you can get a bad pair of low 30% war travs fairly cheap. also not that you dont need much mf above 200%. 300-400 is fine, but after that it really doesnt do that much.
7
ayrie wrote: 3 years ago
Oculus -- price is falling really fast, as low as
Um
. That's +50% MF right there and +1 skills over Spirit

Harlequin Crest
-- price on this is falling really fast too. Might be able to pick this up for
Mal
soon.

Chance Guards
-- getting 35+ is fairly cheap, maybe a
Lem
or
Pul
? Yeah you lose FCR, but you can make it up.

Rings -- 10 FCR ring / ammy + 28%+
Nagelring
-- again, very cheap

And a
Gheed
's... low 30%s is a
Pul
, mid% is an
Um
. Also rather affordable.

As far as weapon swap, Alibaba isn't worth it because it requires you to invest 2 Ists to get its true value. Better and way cheaper idea:
Gull
Dagger
+ Rhyme shield (
Shael
+
Eth
).

Agree with all of this, except for the Ali Baba part. Ali Bab + Rhyme on weapon swap can still be worth it for bosses and/or
Travincal
(can put in Lems even to get more gold - cast Blizz then switch for big stacks).

Also might be worth re-rolling Spirit.
Hel
plus the runes isn't a whole lot. Have a few spares to reroll several times, but should be very easy to beat that low FCR roll.

I'd also recommend ditching Skullder's in favor of a decent Vipermagi. Can up and socket it with
Um
or
Topaz
. I'd prioritize Oculus though.


Most of all, I'd recommend spending some time leveling. Find a good
Baal
run game and you can shoot up to mid to high 80s fast. Will greatly improve your damage and merc survivability much faster than upgrading equipment.
7
User avatar

ayrie 149

Necromancer Americas PC
Banjo wrote: 3 years ago
and for your
Boots
obviously war travs, which you can get a bad pair of low 30% war travs fairly cheap. also not that you dont need much mf above 200%. 300-400 is fine, but after that it really doesnt do that much.
You might even want to get ethereal war travs. They might break one day, but that will take forever (I've been using
Eth
travs since week 2 and they're still 24/40 durability!) and will be dirt cheap. Aldur's does very little for you as a blizz sorc.

Once you hit the 300 MF mark, I'd focus on getting +skills and +FCR to make your runs faster. More runs = more dice rolls = more loot, and that matters more than having a high MF% (due to diminishing returns).

Occy +
Shako
are the two most impactful upgrades you can get.

Your end goal is 3 piece
Tal Rasha
using
Belt
/ neck / armor, but that is still quite expensive (though prices are rapidly falling). Cheap alternatives until you can afford those are
Snowclash
Belt
(+3 to blizzard/
Glacial Spike
/
Ice Bolt
) and
Laying of Hands
(+1 all skills). It's worth giving up the MF from
Goldwrap
to significantly increase your damage for making your runs faster.

To keep your merc alive longer, I'd get a
Shaftstop
. You can get one for a
Ko
/
Fal
at this point. Also, when your merc is in danger (especially vs. Meph and Andy),
Teleport
away from the boss to force-move your merc away while you keep kiting with Blizzard. He won't die if you micromanage him.
9

Advertisment

Hide ads
999

Greetings stranger!

You don't appear to be logged in...

No matches
 

 

 

 

Value:
Hide ads forever by supporting the site with a donation.

Greetings adblocker...

Warriv asks that you consider disabling your adblocker when using diablo2.io

Ad revenue helps keep the servers going and supports me, the site's creator :)

A one-time donation hides all ads, forever:
Make a donation