Baft's Ladder Slammer Zorb Build
Telestomping Frozen Orb
Baft's Frozen Orb Sorceress
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Overview
Zorbin Time!
Hello! Welcome to my Sorceress build, Everyones beloved Frozen Orb!
Charms and Enchants are your most flexible tools for putting together builds, with that in mind..
Some Breakpoints to start:
FCR: 105% 8 Frames FHR: 86% 8 Frames FBR: 32% 5 Frames All resistances: 195 in total including quests (More if you want to soak & ) Max Resistances: 15-20% (This is Expensive) HP: 2000 (Unbuffed) Physical Damage Reduction: 50% (More if you want to soak & ) Enemy Cold Resistance Shred: 80%+ Enough Dexterity to Obtain 50% with Active (You can max block but it'll swallow allot of Dexterity)
If the Enchant cost isn't here it's because it's rare jewels, Mid Runes or Lower Here's the full enchant and crafting list
What To Aim For
Equipment
Helm
Big Blue
As close to 25% Cold damage you can get, Absorb being second Priority. Enchants: +6 Cold Skills Main Cost x3 Cham Runes
Amulet
Little Blue
All about the Cold Damage & + to Cold Skills. Enchants: +2 Sorceress Skills Main Cost: x2 Unique Jewels
Armor
Always the bread & butter for my elemental builds
You want the +3 to all skills and as high Elemental damage as you can Enchants: Refer to Breakpoints.
Main hand
Conviction Stick
Stat Priority: Conviction Cold Damage Cold Skills Frozen Orb Enchants: Cold Damage / Enemr Resistance Shred x 5 Main Cost: x5 Zod Rune, Unique Jewels and Orbs of Conversion
Off hand
Tiny Blue
Stat Priority: Enemy Cold Resistance Cold damage Enchants: Refer to Breakpoints.
Gloves
It's all fucking blue..
Easy slot to get early on paired with Asheara's Slippers. -15 enemy Cold Resistance Enchants: Refer to Breakpoints.
Belt
Who hates mages?
Try to get max Physical Damage Reduction will save you on Bers in the long run. Enchants: Refer to Breakpoints.
Boots
All the resistances
Try get thee resistances over 55% Poison Reduction here helps take 1 tick away from our cleansing aura. Enchants: Again go check your breakpoints.
Ring 1
Loads of HP
Oak sage is beautiful on this ring, it's broken to be frank and with the added slain monsters rest in peace what is already dead can never die again. Enchants: 1 x Life/Life after Each Kill 1 x Mana/Mana after Each Kill
Ring 2
My favourite
The Max Hp is our main squeeze here. Enchants: x2 Life/Life after Each kill
Weapon swap · main hand
Buff Stick!
Enchants: Max FCR for fast buffs if you want Spam this with Heaven Facets.
Weapon swap · off hand
Im holy too!
Nada, Zilch, Nothing! We get what we want out of this by default. Also spam this with Heaven Facets.
Inventory
1 × Inventory item
The Glass Cannon Equivelent (Not hardcore friendly)
Switch Mercenaries Weapon to Infinity Enchants: cold damage/ Enemy cold resistance and enough faster cast rate to hit atleast 86% but ideally 105% Main Cost: 5-10 Zod Runes (depends on your FCR)
1 × Inventory item
Magic find
Magic find switch Socket with Ist Runes or Topaz Enchants: Magic find
1 × Inventory item
More Magic Find
Magic find switch Socket with Ist Runes or Topaz Enchants: Magic find
1 × Inventory item
Even more Magic Find!
Magic find switch Enchants: Magic find
1 × Inventory item
+1 to all skills
1 × Inventory item
5% Cold Damage -5% Enemy Cold Resistance
1 × Inventory item
DO NOT FORGET ME I SUNDER THINGS ENDGAME
25% Cold Damage -15% Enemy Cold Resistance
Mercenaries Gear:
Act 2 (Prayer)
Head: may need hel Runes if you run or you can change to for salvation aura Body: Belt: is your main, ( or the budget for Ubers) Gloves: ( for Ubers) Boots: Phasewalkers Weapon: or if you opt into Ring 1: Ring 2: Amulet: or for more Resistances
If mana becomes an issue with the setup you'll need to sack the head slot for to solve the issue although will begin to resolve this as you gain more skill points in end game.
You will use your orb of shadows on making as many as these pieces Ethereal as you can, For runewords craft in the follwing order:
Find Base Orb of Renewel (till you get enhance defence or damage/Attack Rating) Orb of corruption (bases are easy to replace if they brick) Orb of Shadows Orb of socketing Craft Runeword
If you find duplicates of gear that is when you start using Corruption orbs, otherwise stay away, they'll only hurt you son, trust me.
I've also listed Jewels above so you know which to look for.
Charms
Charm Weight:40
Grand Charms:
UBER +2 All Skills (15% Vitality) Switch to crafted when you get from UBER Ancients x 4
Large charms:
(20% Strength) Guardian's Large charm of Mastery (If you're scared of )
Small Charms:
UBER x4 Lifebinder's Small Charm of Vita (Perfect is 50 HP / 6% HP Each)
Skill tree (the Easy Part)
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Drop a point in early Drop a point in Early Drop a point in Early Drop skill points in & as soon as possible Drop skill points in & whenever you like
Skill Priority from level 30 onwards:
What you get...
BaftDastard · Sorceress · Level 97 · Saved equipment snapshot
Equipment and inventory
Charm inventory
Hover, focus, or tap an item to inspect every decoded property stored in the save.
This is the gear i ended with, some Bad RNG here.. This is my Ladderslam Character
More of a Mid-Range setup
Wuhu · Sorceress · Level 98 · Saved equipment snapshot
Equipment and inventory
Charm inventory
Hover, focus, or tap an item to inspect every decoded property stored in the save.
This is my non ladder version, had a bit more time to play around with gear choices and enchants
Conclusion
I Think that's it, if you have any suggestions please don't hesitate to let me know here
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