I'm using one of my sorcs just for hunting runes in Black March (Hell,Ladder) and i wonder what item is good to use for much fcr and something to keep the mana drain down.|||Frostburns (+40% mana)
Sojs (+25% mana each)
Wizardspike (nice +mana boost, forget how much...also good fcr/resist/regen)
CTA for the BO, which boosts mana/life
Those would be the main ones. Every 2nd unique/runeword is likely to boost your mana somehow, just look on the arreat summit (I don't mean LITERALLY every 2nd one, for all you nit-pickers

Hoto(res, fcr)
Vipermagi
2/20 fcr ammy
10 fcr ring with a little mana and res
SoJ
Magefist
Aldur's Boots(life, fire res, and r/w. Treks or whatever will work here. Silkweaves give a nice mana boost too)
Spirit shield(35 fcr)
Arach
Griffon's Eye
This gives me 200 FCR which is insanely fast and very addicting. For the cheaper setup, swap griff for shako, rings don't have to be fcr, ammy doesn't have to be fcr. This will give you 125 fcr. Hoto can be swapped for Eschutas or Occy(I think, not sure on Occy's FCR)
Honestly if you're just running countess you shouldn't have any mana issues. Don't use energy shield if you are currently doing that. Those archers can kick your mana pool very quickly. Be careful where you tele. Every time you die you lose run efficiency. Take your time and tele slower if you have to.|||for mana, insight on merc = easy fix.
for fcr, full tal's set + magefist + spirit monarch + 1xFCR ring
my spirit rolled with 34FCR (doh!) so I need the ring
or another cheap route:
2 x spirit (at least 50fcr) + vipermagi (30) + magefist (20) + 1xFCR
if your spirits are good enough, the FCR ring isn't needed. Or you can sub magefist, or something. But Tals is better for MF & resists and probably as cheap.|||keep in mind that FCR works in breakpoints. see this: http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Breakpoints
for teleport and most other sorc spells, the breakpoints are:
63 9 frame
105 8 frame
200 7 frame
for lightning/chain lightning the breakpoints are:
52 -- 14 frames
78 -- 13 frames
117 -- 12 frames
194 -- 11 frames
fcr that doesn't hit a breakpoint doesn't matter at all. if you have 117 fcr you cast just as fast as a sorc with 193 fcr in every way. So keep the breakpoints in mind when gathering FCR.
most sorcs shoot for 105 117.
63 is absolute minimum to not go insane.
Dekarclad went for 200 as you can see...
to keep mana drain down use the blue potions :P|||Give your merc insight, Hoto + spirit + mages + arachs.|||200 is awesome, just so you know. If you're happy with 105 fcr for an 8 frame tele, do NOT move up to 7. You will become addicted like I am

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