)Bear sorceresses looks really cool, but I need to get a 'Dream' Shield to follow the guides (Playing NL) This is what I'm thinking:
20 Enchant
20 Fire Mastery
20 Warmth
20 Lightning Mastery
1 Static Field
1 Teleport
1 Fire Bolt
1 Fire Ball
1 Telekinesis
1 Energy Shield
Helm: 'Dream'
Armor: Chains of Honor
Gloves: Dracul's Grasp
Rings: Ravenfrost, Angelic or SoJ?
Amulet: Angelic or maras or Highlords?
Belt: String of Ears or Arachs?
Boots: Gore Rider or Treks or Water walks?
Weapon: 'Beast' (in a 2h axe)
Weapon switch: 6x Shael Phase Blade
Shield switch: 'Dream' Shield (once I get one)
I just need to find a big 2h Axe to make 'Beast' in (because I think it would look cool) I'm trying to decide what axe though...
Other problems I see:
I need IAS when using 'Beast'. Once I get a 'Dream' Shield and start plaing as a bear I'll be fine (6x Shaeld PB) Ideally I would like to use 'Beast' + 'Dream' (I would but a 'Beast' BA on if its feasible) but I want max attack speed.
Lifesteal seems to be a problem plaguing bear sorcs. With Dracs, SoE, and CoH should I be fine? I'll have Eneregy shield up when I'm not in bear mode, but I would like to avoid it as a bear (just for looks)
Killing speed shouldn't be a problem as a bear with the Phase Blade (and I assume I'll be doing fine normally with 'Beast' if I can get my IAS up enough.) Anyone have input on this?
What kind of damage will I be looking at:
In bear mode?
In bear mode with 'Beast' beserker axe/fanatasim? (assuming I can get the IAS somewhere else)
Normally using 'Beast' 2H?
What 2h axe should I use to make 'Beast' in? I've never seen anyone wielding one, do they all have the same look when wielded? a 2-headed one (like the decapitator) would look cooler than a 1-headed. Silver-edged axe seems better balanced overall though.
Can I be a Bear Sorceress without the 'Dream' Shield (just the helm)?
Do I need the AR from the 2 Angelic Pieces? If not I can get IAS in the ammy (highlords) and maybe in the ring?
What should I use for a Mercenary? I have:
Eth 'Infinity' Thresher (Bear sorc guide suggestion)
Eth 4k def 'Stone'
1.7k def 'Duress'
Eth 'Doom' cryptic axe
Vampire gaze
(Underlined are what I was thinking...)
Should I use a Might merc for the boost? Holy freeze merc for the slow? Something else crazy?
Thanks for any help!|||2h weapons are kind of pointless - dual dream elemental damage is so insane that no physical damage could come close to it
i did demos of bear and zeal sorc cs runs in p8 with top end gear equivalence, to give an idea -
|||Yeah... a big 2h Axe on a frail little sorceress would look sweet though. Especially where (If I were to get a 'Dream' Shield) you don't use the 'Beast' except to transform into the bear.
How would I fare as a Bear Sorceress with just the 'Dream' Helm?
Sweet videos by the way
(what gives Zeal?)What is casting the... blaze? The fire thing (it has to be a chance to cast XX on striking something)
Is a bear sorc decent in PvP? Dealing... however much damage that was to 3-hit Diablo and 1-hit every other monster
|||I made a dual dream sorc at the very end of ladder when everyone was unloading cheap 
She's alot of fun.Gear:
"Dream" Bone visage
"Dream" Troll Nest
"passion" Phaseblade <-- the item that gives zeal
Magefists
arach
waterwalks
4os 99life gothic plate w/ cham, 45@/45ias
Angelic ammy + 2x rings
Inventory of light gc's, torch anni, 20life sc's (Would of liked to get life/mana but it wasn;t a serious character.)
And an infinity merc
The damage is just incredible, and she even tele's at a bearable speed.
Good luck with yours, i'm considering trying out the bear version now myself
|||So. I respec'd and made a bear sorceress yesterday. By far the most fun build I have ever played 
I need to get a 'Dream' shield, and 6x shael pb yet, but even without it (and using beast as weapon) I do 15k+ damage.
I've got a few gear questions:
Helm: 'Dream'
Armor: Chains of Honor
Gloves: Dracul's Grasp
Rings: Ravenfrost, Wisp Projector
Amulet: Highlords?
Belt: Verdungos
Boots: Treks
Weapon: 'Beast'
Shield: 'Spirit'
Weapon switch: 6x Shael Phase Blade (once I get one)
Shield switch: 'Dream' Shield (once I get one)
I have a few pieces of equipment to play with, so:
Would Fortitude be better than Chains of Honor?
Would a eBotDz or 'Grief' PB, or a 'Last Wish' PB, be better then a 6x shael blade?
I'm just looking at damage. I know she'll already do ~30k but if I can get more, why not?
EDIT: What would be the exact amount of IAS I would need? (is it 94%?)
Then I would need 5 Shaels in it (is there already an increased attack speed because its a phase blade?)
The rest of the sockets I want to fill with 5/5 Light facets
This might be a fun build for PvP (dunno how it would fare vs people with 75% resists though)If I put a 'Dream' helm on my merc, would that benefit me? (would all three auras stack?) and What about a 'Dragon' Platebody on him?|||guardian angel offers the most if you want an armor for safety. merc auras dont stack with you.. however they are used for the stack bug|||Quote:
guardian angel offers the most if you want an armor for safety. merc auras dont stack with you.. however they are used for the stack bug
Stack bug?
I've wondered about this (I dunno if its what you mean) Are the two 'Dream' Auras supposed to stack? My friend was telling me its just a bug and he thinks they fixed it (guess I won't know until I get the Shield)
If my Mercenary has a Holy shock or Holy Fire aura going, will it improve my damage?
I'm not too worried about survivability to be honest. This is mostly a mule, and just to bring to games with friends to be fun and different (maybe run Normal and Nightmare games to level friends.) I've tested her in PvP, but I cannot get enough attack rating to do anything lol. Its rare that anyone takes more than 2 or 3 hits from her, but I still have to swing and miss way to much to be a threat
|||Quote:Stack bug?
When the game thinks your merc has 999x lvl15 Holy Fire stacked together instead of 3x.
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I've wondered about this (I dunno if its what you mean) Are the two 'Dream' Auras supposed to stack? My friend was telling me its just a bug and he thinks they fixed it (guess I won't know until I get the Shield)
Yes, they are supposed to and it's not a bug. Blizzard is supposed to have fixed a stacking bug more akin to the first one I described, which was also used on Auradins.
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If my Mercenary has a Holy shock or Holy Fire aura going, will it improve my damage?
Why would they?
Grab an Infy merc. Much more damage + eliminates AR issues in PvM + CB + whatever aura flies your fancy.
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I've tested her in PvP, but I cannot get enough attack rating to do anything lol. Its rare that anyone takes more than 2 or 3 hits from her, but I still have to swing and miss way to much to be a threat
AR is a big one in PvP. Search posts by Rickster for a successful account of PvP Dreamer.
Btw, don't try to boost your physical damage at all (Grief, Fort... LW?!). It will suck however you try it. Swinging your 30k (or 60k if you try hard) faster is the way to go, which is why people use Passion or Shael Pbs (Bearsorc only).|||So, What if I scrapped "Bear Sorc" (although I might keep the shael'd blade and 'Beast' in stash for fun) and just made her Melee with Zeal? This would allow me to teleport, and keep CtA on switch.
Would you change the skill allocation for this or keep it at:
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20 Enchant
20 Fire Mastery
20 Warmth
20 Lightning Mastery
1 Static Field
1 Teleport
1 Fire Bolt
1 Fire Ball
1 Telekinesis
1 Energy Shield
Helm: 'Dream'
Armor: Chains of Honor or Treachery? (Trachery for the Fade and IAS)
Gloves: Dracul's Grasp or 20 IAS rares (need the IAS if I use CoH)
Rings: Ravenfrost, SoJ, or Angelic
Amulet: Highlords, or Angelic
Belt: Arachnid Mesh
Boots: Treks
Weapon: 'Passion'
Shield: 'Dream'
Weapon switch: 'Call to Arms'
Shield switch: 'Spirit'
This seems to be more realistic for PvM. With an Infinity Blessed Aim merc I shouldn't have a problem with using Highlords (for the IAS) and still being able to hit (Blessed Aim gives AR plus infinity -defense)
What should I make 'Passion' in? I assume a Phase Blade would be best.|||This is the setup I would use on a PvM Zeal Dreamer:
Helm: 'Dream'
Armor: Skin of the Vmagi (faceted or Um'ed)
Gloves: LoH or 20IAS rares (unless you use Grief + Fort, which is not advisable, even Life Tap will have pitiful leech)
Rings: Raven, SoJ
Amulet: Highlord's
Belt: Arach
Boots: Trek's or Tri-res rares
Weapon: 'Passion' Pb
Shield: 'Dream'
Weapon switch: CtA
Shield switch: Lidless (you're far from 156 str req on other pieces, so +1BO isn't worth it)
Merc with HF or Prayer. BA is not needed, Conviction alone is enough.
The setup reaches 5-swing Zeal, fastest Zeal bp (65% total IAS), 63%FCR bp (safe tele) on switch, and decent resists (probably will need charms for maxing). If you don't care about tele speed like I do, Vmagi could be switched for CoH (for non-ES), GBane (for ES) and the like.
I'd probably use ES too (20 TK 1 ES, with an appropriate life/mana balance), and cut into the fire damage. Don't bother with ES if you don't plan on investing in TK.
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