Post by Rain on Aug 30, 2010 9:36:13 GMT
Introduction: This is a fully damage focused Sorcerer, aiming at dealing with max damage output on every single casting as well as able to insta kill those shouldn't be damaged like infernal machine and fumes. The flavor is quite different from the usual DC based Sorcerer and can be highly effective in every area through the server(With Aboleth pt2 as an exception due to no Death of Magic).
What this build has:
1. Max Spell foci for Damage spells, ie. Evocation & Conjuration
2. Able to Power Word: Kill everything vulerable to it in Abyss including Elites.
3. Decent DC to insta kill the monsters that SHOULDNOT be damaged while need to be killed quickly before spamming damage spells, ie. Machines(Disintegrate) and fumes(Gust of wind).
4. Decent Dex/Con stats for some devastating checks.
5. x2 Greater Ruin/rest
6. Max Lore skill
7. Access to all area damage spells and all orb spells of the 5 elements. Access to all damage cloud except Electric cloud which can be replaced by other cloud easily anyway.
8. Access to all other essential spells on specific monsters on which damage spells are not effective.
Cons and its possible solution:
1. No Necromancy foci means no Death of Magic. It's handy against boss who uses heal pots and rakshasa swarm but definately can live without it. It's essential for Aboleth pt2 but I just donot feel right to spend 3 feats just for that run.
2. No death spells but you have Power word:Kill to play with, also you have x2 Greater Ruin in extreme situation, although your main doing is to spam elemental damage clouds + evard tentackle + Orb/area damage spells.
3. 2 less Charisma than Max 74. But this isnot a DC based insta killer sorcerer. the main fun out of it is to make max damage output from Evocation/Conjuration spells on every single casting.
4. Only Spell focus:Illusion from UR/Tia/Stygia sorcerer staff, but you have Extend Spell for 4 rounds' Ghost Visage; Weird has +7DC and as a lvl 9 spell, you can still have high DC with only spell focus:Illusion, anyway you're supposed to use damage spells most of the time.
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the Build:
60 Sorcerer
Human/Radiance Genasi
Alignment: Any
"Radiance Genasi" (secret Beyond UltraRare)
- FC: Highest Class / BC: Cleric
- STR -2, CON +2, DEX +2, INT +2, CHA +6, 25% immune fire, free feat: Empower Spell, free feat: Silent Spell, free feat: Maximize Spell
Starting stats:
Str: 8 (6)
Dex: 14 (16)
Con: 14 (16)
Int: 10 (12)
Wis: 8
Cha: 18 (24)
Stats at double demi with gear:
Str: 22
Dex: 32
Con: 32
Int: 28
Wis: 24
Cha: 72(with +14items)
Feats:
before Epic:
Extend Spell
Spell focus: Conjuration
Greater spell focus: Conjuration
Spell focus: Evocation
Greater spell focus: Evocation
Spell focus: Transmutation
Greater spell focus: Transmutation
Spell focus: Divination
Epic feats:
Greater spell focus: Divination
Epic spell focus: Conjuration
Epic Spell focus: Divination
Epic Spell focus: Transmutation
Epic Spell focus: Evocation
Greater charisma I - VIII
Legendary feats:
Extra Spell Known 6
Extra Spell Known 7
Extra Spell Known 9
Epic spell: Greater ruin
Legendary spell focus: Conjuration
Legendary spell focus: Evocation
Legendary spell penetration
Tome: Spell Penetration (read it at lvl 41+)
Pandect: Shield
Consumed Artifact: Lock of Sune Firehair's Hair (charisma artifact)
Skill Points( at lvl 60):
Concentration:63
Lore:63
Spellcraft:50
Tumble:30
Craft Armor:12
Gear Setup:
at lvl 60 non demigod:
Helmet: Mask of Mystra
Armor: Wrap of Fistandantilus
Main hand: Tia sorcerer staff
Off hand: The Ur-Ward
Bracer: Gaunlets of Transposed Energy
Belt: Tia sorcerer belt
Cloak: Tia sorcerer cloak
Amulet: Tia sorcerer amulet
Boots: Legendary boots of defense
Rings: Signet of Set + Silver Nimbus
bullet: Mote of Myriad Mysteries
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Sorcerer Spellbook and Spell Instruction:
lvl 1 spells:
Endure Elements
Expeditious Retreat
Grease
Protection from alignment
Ice Dagger
Horizikauls Boom
lvl 2 spells:
Ghostly Visage
Flame Weapon
Shock Weapon
Darkness
Combust
Melf's Acid Arrow
lvl 3 spells:
Gust of Wind
Keen Edge
Mestils Acid Breath
Displacement
Clarity
lvl 4 spells:
Evards Black Tentacles
Orb: Electricity
Orb: Sonic
Elemental Shield
Remove Curse
lvl 5 spells:
Energy Buffer
Freezing Fog
Lesser Spell Mantle
Vitriolic Sphere
Bigby interposing hand
lvl 6 spells:
Ethereal Visage
Freezing Sphere
Chain Lightning
Disintegrate
Acid Fog (Extra Spell Known 6)
lvl 7 spells:
Greater Orb: Cold
Greater Orb: Acid
Greater Orb: Fire
Thunderclap
Delayed Blast Fireball (Extra Spell Known 7)
lvl 8 spells:
Incendiary Cloud
Premonition
Mind Blank
Greater Sanctuary
lvl 9 spells:
Gate
Mordenkain's Disjunction
Weird
Bigby's Crushing Hand
Power Word: Kill (Extra Spell Known 9)
Autocaster spells (in order): Ethereal Visage, Premonition, Energy Buffer, Extended Expeditious Retreat, Endure Elements, Mind Blank, Empowered Lesser Spell Mantle, Greater Sanctuary.
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Thoughts when making this:
Firstly I planned to Max Charisma and drop LSF:Trans + Extra Spell Known 6 (74 Cha means 1 more ab to Orb/tentackle than 72 Cha) but This is a sorcerer I'm going to play from the scratch so would like to get better access to insta machines as fast as I can. So make your choice.
All feedback, discussion welcome as usual.
What this build has:
1. Max Spell foci for Damage spells, ie. Evocation & Conjuration
2. Able to Power Word: Kill everything vulerable to it in Abyss including Elites.
3. Decent DC to insta kill the monsters that SHOULDNOT be damaged while need to be killed quickly before spamming damage spells, ie. Machines(Disintegrate) and fumes(Gust of wind).
4. Decent Dex/Con stats for some devastating checks.
5. x2 Greater Ruin/rest
6. Max Lore skill
7. Access to all area damage spells and all orb spells of the 5 elements. Access to all damage cloud except Electric cloud which can be replaced by other cloud easily anyway.
8. Access to all other essential spells on specific monsters on which damage spells are not effective.
Cons and its possible solution:
1. No Necromancy foci means no Death of Magic. It's handy against boss who uses heal pots and rakshasa swarm but definately can live without it. It's essential for Aboleth pt2 but I just donot feel right to spend 3 feats just for that run.
2. No death spells but you have Power word:Kill to play with, also you have x2 Greater Ruin in extreme situation, although your main doing is to spam elemental damage clouds + evard tentackle + Orb/area damage spells.
3. 2 less Charisma than Max 74. But this isnot a DC based insta killer sorcerer. the main fun out of it is to make max damage output from Evocation/Conjuration spells on every single casting.
4. Only Spell focus:Illusion from UR/Tia/Stygia sorcerer staff, but you have Extend Spell for 4 rounds' Ghost Visage; Weird has +7DC and as a lvl 9 spell, you can still have high DC with only spell focus:Illusion, anyway you're supposed to use damage spells most of the time.
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the Build:
60 Sorcerer
Human/Radiance Genasi
Alignment: Any
"Radiance Genasi" (secret Beyond UltraRare)
- FC: Highest Class / BC: Cleric
- STR -2, CON +2, DEX +2, INT +2, CHA +6, 25% immune fire, free feat: Empower Spell, free feat: Silent Spell, free feat: Maximize Spell
Starting stats:
Str: 8 (6)
Dex: 14 (16)
Con: 14 (16)
Int: 10 (12)
Wis: 8
Cha: 18 (24)
Stats at double demi with gear:
Str: 22
Dex: 32
Con: 32
Int: 28
Wis: 24
Cha: 72(with +14items)
Feats:
before Epic:
Extend Spell
Spell focus: Conjuration
Greater spell focus: Conjuration
Spell focus: Evocation
Greater spell focus: Evocation
Spell focus: Transmutation
Greater spell focus: Transmutation
Spell focus: Divination
Epic feats:
Greater spell focus: Divination
Epic spell focus: Conjuration
Epic Spell focus: Divination
Epic Spell focus: Transmutation
Epic Spell focus: Evocation
Greater charisma I - VIII
Legendary feats:
Extra Spell Known 6
Extra Spell Known 7
Extra Spell Known 9
Epic spell: Greater ruin
Legendary spell focus: Conjuration
Legendary spell focus: Evocation
Legendary spell penetration
Tome: Spell Penetration (read it at lvl 41+)
Pandect: Shield
Consumed Artifact: Lock of Sune Firehair's Hair (charisma artifact)
Skill Points( at lvl 60):
Concentration:63
Lore:63
Spellcraft:50
Tumble:30
Craft Armor:12
Gear Setup:
at lvl 60 non demigod:
Helmet: Mask of Mystra
Armor: Wrap of Fistandantilus
Main hand: Tia sorcerer staff
Off hand: The Ur-Ward
Bracer: Gaunlets of Transposed Energy
Belt: Tia sorcerer belt
Cloak: Tia sorcerer cloak
Amulet: Tia sorcerer amulet
Boots: Legendary boots of defense
Rings: Signet of Set + Silver Nimbus
bullet: Mote of Myriad Mysteries
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Sorcerer Spellbook and Spell Instruction:
lvl 1 spells:
Endure Elements
Expeditious Retreat
Grease
Protection from alignment
Ice Dagger
Horizikauls Boom
lvl 2 spells:
Ghostly Visage
Flame Weapon
Shock Weapon
Darkness
Combust
Melf's Acid Arrow
lvl 3 spells:
Gust of Wind
Keen Edge
Mestils Acid Breath
Displacement
Clarity
lvl 4 spells:
Evards Black Tentacles
Orb: Electricity
Orb: Sonic
Elemental Shield
Remove Curse
lvl 5 spells:
Energy Buffer
Freezing Fog
Lesser Spell Mantle
Vitriolic Sphere
Bigby interposing hand
lvl 6 spells:
Ethereal Visage
Freezing Sphere
Chain Lightning
Disintegrate
Acid Fog (Extra Spell Known 6)
lvl 7 spells:
Greater Orb: Cold
Greater Orb: Acid
Greater Orb: Fire
Thunderclap
Delayed Blast Fireball (Extra Spell Known 7)
lvl 8 spells:
Incendiary Cloud
Premonition
Mind Blank
Greater Sanctuary
lvl 9 spells:
Gate
Mordenkain's Disjunction
Weird
Bigby's Crushing Hand
Power Word: Kill (Extra Spell Known 9)
Autocaster spells (in order): Ethereal Visage, Premonition, Energy Buffer, Extended Expeditious Retreat, Endure Elements, Mind Blank, Empowered Lesser Spell Mantle, Greater Sanctuary.
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Thoughts when making this:
Firstly I planned to Max Charisma and drop LSF:Trans + Extra Spell Known 6 (74 Cha means 1 more ab to Orb/tentackle than 72 Cha) but This is a sorcerer I'm going to play from the scratch so would like to get better access to insta machines as fast as I can. So make your choice.
All feedback, discussion welcome as usual.