Budget non-squishy nova sorc (build)

I have been following the "starter" variant of this guide, but it's just EXTREMELY squishy. I have been dying from archers in the tower while farming runes all the time: https://maxroll.gg/d2/guides/nova-sorceress-guide

Instead I came up with something like this, she is ALMOST indestructible now.

1.

Helm: Coven (skills, fcr)
2. left hand: Spirit
3. shield: Splendor (fcr + skill) - can be Spirit instead ; if you have two good Spirt rolls you can replace Coven with something else (like Bulwark or

Shako)
4.

Belt:

Gloom's Trap (more mana)
5. gloves:

Frostburn (more mana)
6.

Boots: do not matter; just 30 FRW (you can craft

Safety Boots though to stack more + damage reduced by X)
7. rings/ammy: do not matter, you just need +10FCR to reach a breakpoint; stack "damage reduced by X"
8. torso: Gladiator's Bane +

Mal in the socket

swap:

1. Memory runeword staff +9 to

Energy Shield (you can find 4os staff that gives 3

Energy Shield)

The

Key is Memory + Gladiator's Bane + stack as much of damage reduced by X on rings + ammy as you can (you can also craft

Safety Boots). Also first thing max out

Energy Shield +

Telekinesis

Memory combined with skills etc gives lvl ~30

Energy Shield, which absorbs ~86% of dmg, the remaining ~14% is eaten up by Gladiator's Bane + other items that grant flat damage reduction.

Resistances do not matter; only poison can hurt you, but i just keep a few antidotes in the

Belt.

FCR is ~70 which is good enough for farming tower and Sanctuary. Farm keys and runes, trade for everything else

Unlocks at lvl 85

Enjoy!

I

Mal'd my Vipermagi, and that was the one thing that prevents me from dying (besides all-out Gloam attacks). I think you can run whatever you want with that

Mal, and get away with it. The Memory staff is helping out a ton too!

Great work!