Need Sorc Build

[trykle37]

Hello all, i am just returning to DII after about 2 years of WoW, which i now realize is terrible in comparison. But anyways, back when i used to play i had a 88 hammerdin in SP and a 76 javazon in SC but i have never leveled a sorc past 36, which was PLed by my 89 hammerdin friend online. I was looking for a good sorc build that would be fun to level. Ive heard meteorb is good and i remember a little bit about class mechanics and items, but unfortunately not much.

Any advice or links to a build is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help, Trykle

[kwittstruck]

try a fireball orb sorc, ive got mine at lvl 83 and doing 3.5k dmg on fireball and orb doing 550 per bolt that hits. im still working on gear but there are many guides on that type out there and easy to find. oh ive only got +10 to all skills too. and ive still got 9 pts i think left to icebolt for synergy.

[trykle37]

kk thx =P

[mephiztophelez]

and ive still got 9 pts i think left to icebolt for synergy.

oh dear..... fb/orb sorcs should be cranking somewhere in the realm of a 9k fireball....

for a fireball/orb sorc, i'd suggest the following skill plan.

max: fireball, firebolt, meteor, orb
1point: static charge, teleport, cold mastery
spares to fire mastery (at least one here)

[kwittstruck]

right now what my skill plan is, max the following,
forzen orb
fireball
fire bolt
ice bolt
1 pt wonders
cold mastery
fire mastery
static
teleport
Reason i didn't use meteor is anything can nearly escape the blast and the delay is horrible. That and it takes an extra 3 valuable points to even gain that skill in pre requirements.
Those extra points would almost be better valued in masteries and or a point or 2 in lightning.
That is just for a PvM build though. And with good equipment but still not the best stuff out there. as stated before i could get it much better with more skillers but i just dont have them atm.

[aznmatt001]

personally, i think lite sorcs r better...up 2 47k dmg

Max out skills:
Lightning
Chain Lightning
Nova
Charged bolt

Other skills:
Teleport
Warmth
Frozen Armor
Thunder Storm
Static Field

and w/e u want.

[kwittstruck]

Thing is with a light sorc, if your pvm you best have infinity which in sp is really difficult to gain. Over the realms however may be somewhat easier.

[mephiztophelez]

Reason i didn't use meteor is anything can nearly escape the blast and the delay is horrible. That and it takes an extra 3 valuable points to even gain that skill in pre requirements.
Those extra points would almost be better valued in masteries and or a point or 2 in lightning.
eeerrrr..... no.

maxing ice-bolt is something only a pure orb build should really do.

the reason i suggest maxing Meteor isn't because you use the spell, but because of the synergy bonus to your fireball. for points in synergies > points in mastery, go play with a skills calc if you don't believe me.

if you're using full tal's set, you can even skip the points in masteries altogether (phree from the orb) and have an even beefier fireball.

i've made a few meteorbers in my time and the skill placement i recommended leads to the highest damage fireball along with an Orb that will shred fire immunes.

thats the beauty of frozen orb. simply that skill maxed with a point in mastery is a hell-viable attack at a cost of 21points + pre-reqs.

the general play style of a meteorber is orb, fb, fb, fb, orb, fb, fb, fb, orb ad infinitum. they should more properly be called Orb/Fireball.

[saracen85]

imo meteor is a great skill, especially vs bosses. anyway, like hammers, once you get the hang of it, targeting makes it quite easy. killing mobs is quite a breeze with meteors.