Lightning (MF)

This Sorceress is decently solid but really starts to pick up in damage once Infinity becomes available to her. Conviction Aura is known for best breaking Lightning Immune Monsters, leaving them vulnerable to the extremely high damage of the Light Sorceress. Once this item is obtained she can virtually farm any area in the game without concern.

• 20 points to Lightning — max first, required

• 20 points to Chain Lightning — max after Lightning, required

• 20 points to Lightning Mastery — max after Chain Lightning, required

• 20 points to Charged Bolt — max after Lightning Mastery, required

• 20 points to Nova — max after Charged Bolt, required

• 1 points to Teleport — skill right at level 18, required

• 1+ points to Thunder Storm — can be useful for extra points at the end, optional

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

• 1 points to Frozen Armor — helpful in freezing monsters that hit you so you can get away, optional

• 1 points to Energy Shield — if you wish to build for Energy Shield you can place 1 point here until Telekinesis is maxed, then place more here.

• X points to Telekinesis — if you wish to build for Energy Shield you will want to max this first for the Synergy bonus

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

How much Strength Does a Lightning 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 Lightning 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. The little bit of Attack Rating gained per stat point ends up not being worth it most of the time and is better spent on more Life instead.

How much Vitality Does a Lightning 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 Lightning Sorceress Need?

Nothing here unless going for an Energy Shield build, in which case everything else here. If running Energy Shield, then Mana becomes your Life pool so increasing that as much as possible is important.

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 Light immunes. We prefer a Holy Freeze mercenary.

• Weapon: Ethereal Infinity

• Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude

• Helm: Ethereal Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ral Rune