ES/Nova sorc - I don't get the hype

Interesting. Based on my calculations, you will do about 9% less damage to lightning immunes with GG sunder and guardian thunder (-10 light for each), but 36% more damage to non lightning immunes. But then you have to factor that LI you spend 2.5 times as long to kill, so the -9% hurts a bit more there (depending on playstyle and whether you like to skip LI)

Prior to ROTW with the GG jewels and renewed sunder, the difference would be -17% and 26%, which to me in practice seems like it could feel slower, given that more time is spent on each LI kill.

On the benefits outside of the raw damage/neg res tradeoff you have a potential additional 20% FCR on the orb and 35% on the Spirit shield which allows for 105 fcr while using

Frostburn and dual soj without a 2/20 ammy (which hurts your

Battle Orders vs. a maras)

But then on the downside, you have no mediation aura, and a potential delay proc-ing the

Conviction aura.

For me (the hype) its her speed farming keys and level 85 areas. She kills things fast you don't even need high MF and I find lots of good stuff because she kills monsters fast. I don't have to worry much about her dying only a few mobs Souls and Dolls.

if you have ever run a 200fcr

Nova to farm with you would understand the hype.