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The Blizzard (MF) guide

Written by MrLlamaSC for Icy Veins, shown here with his permission. Read the original on Icy Veins· Skills and items link to their pages.

›Introduction

The Blizzard Sorceress is known for high power and big Area of Effect damage. From dueling to magic finding to Chaos runs, this Sorceress can handle almost any area once geared up enough. Like other single-element characters, while still leveling or undergeared, she will be dominant in specific areas but struggle anywhere with Cold Immune Monsters.

›Blizzard Sorceress Skill Build

  • 20 points to Blizzard — invest immediately and max out immediately, required

  • 26 points to Cold Mastery — for PvM, having Cold mastery give over 150% usually is overkill. For this reason, adding enough points to get it close to 150% should cover almost every monster you are going to face. Maxing will help cover every monster fully, but overall it will not be too much help (since -100 is the lowest Resistance a monster can have).

  • 20 points to Glacial Spike — max out after maxing Blizzard and Cold Mastery is at an appropriate level

  • 20 points to Ice Blast — max out after maxing Blizzard and Cold Mastery is at an appropriate level

  • 20 points to Ice Bolt — Max out after maxing Blizzard and Cold Mastery is at an appropriate level

  • 1 point to Frozen Armor — invest when starting to teleport, required

  • 1 point to Teleport — invest immediately at level 18, required

  • 1 point to Static Field — invested at level 6, let the rest of your plus skills increase its range, required

  • 1 point to Warmth — invested once at a higher level with a lot of plus to skills, optional

›Blizzard Sorceress Stats Discussion

The following section discusses how many attribute points should be allocated to each of the primary stats.

How much Strength Does a Blizzard Sorceress Need?

Enough for gear — for a Character using a Spirit Monarch Shield this will be 156 Strength as that is usually the highest Strength requirement for commonly used gear. If choosing to use another shield with lower Strength requirements, then adjust to that value. This number constantly changes based on the equipment you are using, so make sure to double-check the Strength requirements of each piece of gear you have and how much Strength each piece will provide once equipped.

How much Dexterity Does a Blizzard Sorceress Need?

Enough for gear. Dexterity is great for increasing Block Chance but if you are not planning to invest points to max that out, it is often not worth adding any additional points. This Sorceress will not use Attack Rating so extra points in Dexterity does not help.

How much Vitality Does a Blizzard Sorceress Need?

Everything else into Vitality — 250+ Vitality. Every excess attribute point should be allocated to Vitality, as long as you can meet the Strength requirements of your items by the time you wish to equip them. Not only does this increase your Life total, but it also increases the chance for Health Potions to double the healing provided. On top of that, the more Life you have, the less chance you have to be put into Hit Recovery, helping your character out even more!

How much Energy Does a Blizzard Sorceress Need?

Nothing — allocating stat points to Energy in a final build is universally considered sub-par for almost every character due to the widespread availability of Mana Potions. While leveling, if you find your character struggling with Mana, you can allocate a few points to Energy that you can then remove with a respec later in the game.

›Blizzard Sorceress Mercenary

You can either choose a Defensive ( Holy Freeze) or Offensive ( Might) Act 2 Nightmare Mercenary here depending on if you want a slower and safer pace, or want your Mercenary to have added damage to help take care of Cold Immunes. We prefer a Might mercenary.