Which build for return

Hi everyone,

I just came back after a long period of time. I used to play in the days of 1.10 and 1.11.

Since there have been a lot of ladder resets inbetween I have to start all over again.

I read about different builds but I am not quite sure which is a viable one for the beginning.

The plan is to go with a sorc to gather my initial equip and gather some runes to be able to trade for other items.

I'd really like to have the Frozen Orb since I like it the most. Would a Blizz/Orb Sorc be good for a start from scratch? I also read about Hydra/Orb which seems to be more going into the HC direction.

I know that later on a Light Sorc is way better in doing MF runs but I am lacking the equipment.

The question is really: what is the best spec to gather some equip and runes the fastest without having any equipment at hand.

Thanks in advance.

Harlequeeny |||Blizzard for bosses or meteorb for more effective area running. I'd stick with blizzard and target the bosses initially, you can always reset (here, at the bottom of the page) your char once you're bored of blizz.|||This:


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Blizzard for bosses or meteorb for more effective area running. I'd stick with blizzard and target the bosses initially, you can always reset (here, at the bottom of the page) your char once you're bored of blizz.




There's really not any build you should aim for; you can always reset your stats, which basically mean that you can go metaorb, blizzy, fireballer, blizzyorber, hydra/orb. There's a number of guides in the stickies.|||Pure blizzard is best for boss running, but if you want to run something other than just bosses you're better off doing dual element.



Meteorbers or blizzballers are pretty decent, I'd start with one of those.|||Run a Meteorb to get through the levels, once you have a few items you should switch to blizz and mf andy/meph in hell. after that i switched to lightning; countess runs are a breeze and quite rewarding.|||I'm in the same boat, and I've found a Meteorb build makes Normal and nightmare go by like a breeze, with only the equipment you find/trade for along the way. Once you get to Hell and get some decent gear, you might want to re-spec to something like Blizz for more effective Boss-running, though.|||My recommended progression:

Meteorb/Orb-it-Aller

Strong from level one to finish. FB makes getting to level 30 a breeze and FO gets you through NM in a breeze. Then, they work together to get your through Hell fairly easily. I general prefer Meteor over a stronger FO untwinked, because I just don't feel I have the items to make a synergized FO worth while, and I am an excellent aimer of Meteor from HC play.

Blizzard

I'd go pure Blizzard after making it through Hell and saving Anya to run Mephisto + Pindleskin + AT. Running those three should be sufficient to avoid realm downs and provides a great source of items (Meph -- don't forget to click his racks, the armor one can drop Tal's Armor!), a strong source of most higher TC items (Pindle), and an area that can drop all items in the game (including great items bases and runes, which cannot be overlooked).

Blova

After I felt I had a decent amount of wealth, I'd get Full Tal's and turn my girl into a Blova. She can run all the key bosses effectively (especially the countess and summoner... Nihl can still be difficult, but substituting a Nature's Peace ring can avoid much headache), is an excellent area runner (including Baal), and can still run all the bosses (though less effectively than pure Blizzard, because of less synergies).

Lightning

After I have gained enough wealth to obtain Infinity, it's pure Lightning time. No information needs to be said about this choice, I don't believe .

Well, that's my two coins, and my intention for when I restart (again, I play single player only, so my situation is slightly different).