- Jan 24, 2008
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Since I decided to drop my weekly format of posting in the IFT, for my would-be-UT99er, now that she's (all but) fully geared, I suppose you could be seeing more or less of me. And this week, it appears you'll be seeing more .
*Hmm, sure hope I don't wear out my welcome around here. Oh well, here we go.*
I had a very productive weekend with my Lightning Sorceress.
First, I used my second socket quest reward on the Griffon's I found at Pindle a few days ago:
And inserted a -4/+5 Lightning Facet, also from Pindle, to produce:
Griffon's Eye
Diadem
Defense: 172
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 76
Fingerprint: 0xe4888a26
Item Level: 86
Version: Resurrected
100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up
+1 to All Skills
+25% Faster Cast Rate
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-22% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+18% to Lightning Skill Damage
+122 Defense
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Rainbow Facet
Rainbow Facet
Jewel
Required Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0x36d2889e
Item Level: 86
Version: Resurrected
100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-4% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+5% to Lightning Skill Damage
Nice . Obviously I would have preferred a -5/+5 Facet, but this character hasn't found one yet . (Man that feels good. Finding a Griffon's before finding a -5/+5 Lightning Facet. The Force is with me!) Anyhow, when I do find a -5/+5 Facet, I'll probably Hel this one out ... unless I stick it in ... whatever I use my third and final socket quest reward on . I have two worthy setups: Hoto, three piece Tal's, SoJ. And, Crescent Moon, Vipermagi, Arach's, Rare FCR Ring, Rare Amulet. Both let me get to the 117 FCR Breakpoint with the Griffon's and a Spirit shield. Whether the final socket reward goes to the Tal's armor or the Vipermagi, I haven't yet decided ...
But I've gone and distracted myself. I'm here to post some finds!
So my next mission is to get a Torch. I was thinking of going Bear Sorceress. Max Energy Shield, Telekinesis, Warmth, Enchant, and Fire Mastery. Get as much damage reduction as possible and fill the inventory with resist charms, AR charms, and life/mana charms. I have two spare Sur Runes from when I was farming LK for Infinity. So I went back to LK to get another 'Ber' worth of runes, so I could create Beast and CoH.
It took me a couple hours, but I finally found a map I liked (good layout and a rack that drops something interesting ... in this case Sacred Rondaches).
I quickly scored a Sur Rune:
And nearly matching eth/non eth, 44@ superior shields:
Superior Sacred Rondache
Defense: 259
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 39 of 39
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 99
Fingerprint: 0xf7dc0db7
Item Level: 79
Version: Resurrected
+5% Enhanced Defense
All Resistances +44
Increase Maximum Durability 13%
Ethereal
Superior Sacred Rondache
Defense: 173
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 77 of 77
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 109
Fingerprint: 0x370a67f1
Item Level: 79
Version: Resurrected
+5% Enhanced Defense
All Resistances +44
Increase Maximum Durability 14%
And some pretty handy resist charms:
Shimmering Grand Charm of Greed
Grand Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0xe8e5059c
Item Level: 80
Version: Resurrected
All Resistances +14
22% Extra Gold from Monsters
Shimmering Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0x88d55153
Item Level: 80
Version: Resurrected
+28 to Life
All Resistances +13
Shimmering Grand Charm of Thunder
Grand Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0x305dce0b
Item Level: 80
Version: Resurrected
Adds 1 - 13 Lightning Damage
All Resistances +15
Wow. This is going great! I even found my second Lightning skiller:
Sparking Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x81e7b02
Item Level: 80
Version: Resurrected
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
But I was having that nagging feeling ... like something just wasn't right. I decided it was my so called 'plan' to take on the Ubers. I know that Bear Sorcs do take on the Ubers ... but they do it with dual Dreams. I don't know that I could crushing blow my way through them ... or even hit them ... well, at least hit them fast enough and hard enough to stay alive and counter their regen ... and then, if I could crushing blow them to a sliver, how do I finish them off? ... Grief on top of Beast? ... there go my spare Ohm Runes. Hmm. Suppose I go ahead and run LK enough for dual Dreams then ... *You want to stay and find eight Sur Runes on top of the runes needed for Beast and CoH?! Are you totally crazy?!*
Time for a break. This isn't going anywhere good.
And then I had a moment of clarity: *You're not some wannabe skill-less Druid! You're a Lightning Sorceress! A Lightning Sorceress! You've got a Griffon's Eye for goodness sake! Let's forget swatting at them like a Druid and fight them as the Lightning Sorceress that I am!*
So, new plan. Lightning Uber Diablo and Baal to death. Respec with Token of Absolution, Meteor or Blizzard (I haven't decided yet) Uber Mephisto to death. There. Settled. Now that's a plan. Now I just need a whole ton of essences ... why don't I ever save those ... oh well ... at least I'm on the right path now ...
But before I rolled away my awesome LK map I wanted to get a 45@ Sacred Rondache.
Well, if you insist. I'll take it. But don't think this is going to sucker me into chasing dual Dreams .
Oh, and to finish the story. Shortly after the Ber, I did get my 45@ Sacred Rondache:
Sacred Rondache
Defense: 141
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 60 of 68
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 109
Fingerprint: 0xb594aa6c
Item Level: 79
Version: Resurrected
All Resistances +45
4 Sockets (0 used)
Though, to be honest, I think I'm more drawn to the 44@ Superior Sacred Rondache ... something about it having a twin eth brother ...
Anyhow, I'm now happily zapping bosses for essences. I must say, I wasn't struggling before, but the Griffon's sure does make things nice .
*Hmm, sure hope I don't wear out my welcome around here. Oh well, here we go.*
I had a very productive weekend with my Lightning Sorceress.
First, I used my second socket quest reward on the Griffon's I found at Pindle a few days ago:
And inserted a -4/+5 Lightning Facet, also from Pindle, to produce:
Griffon's Eye
Diadem
Defense: 172
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 76
Fingerprint: 0xe4888a26
Item Level: 86
Version: Resurrected
100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up
+1 to All Skills
+25% Faster Cast Rate
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-22% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+18% to Lightning Skill Damage
+122 Defense
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Rainbow Facet
Rainbow Facet
Jewel
Required Level: 49
Fingerprint: 0x36d2889e
Item Level: 86
Version: Resurrected
100% Chance to cast level 41 Nova when you Level-Up
Adds 1 - 74 Lightning Damage
-4% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+5% to Lightning Skill Damage
Nice . Obviously I would have preferred a -5/+5 Facet, but this character hasn't found one yet . (Man that feels good. Finding a Griffon's before finding a -5/+5 Lightning Facet. The Force is with me!) Anyhow, when I do find a -5/+5 Facet, I'll probably Hel this one out ... unless I stick it in ... whatever I use my third and final socket quest reward on . I have two worthy setups: Hoto, three piece Tal's, SoJ. And, Crescent Moon, Vipermagi, Arach's, Rare FCR Ring, Rare Amulet. Both let me get to the 117 FCR Breakpoint with the Griffon's and a Spirit shield. Whether the final socket reward goes to the Tal's armor or the Vipermagi, I haven't yet decided ...
But I've gone and distracted myself. I'm here to post some finds!
So my next mission is to get a Torch. I was thinking of going Bear Sorceress. Max Energy Shield, Telekinesis, Warmth, Enchant, and Fire Mastery. Get as much damage reduction as possible and fill the inventory with resist charms, AR charms, and life/mana charms. I have two spare Sur Runes from when I was farming LK for Infinity. So I went back to LK to get another 'Ber' worth of runes, so I could create Beast and CoH.
It took me a couple hours, but I finally found a map I liked (good layout and a rack that drops something interesting ... in this case Sacred Rondaches).
I quickly scored a Sur Rune:
And nearly matching eth/non eth, 44@ superior shields:
Superior Sacred Rondache
Defense: 259
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 39 of 39
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 99
Fingerprint: 0xf7dc0db7
Item Level: 79
Version: Resurrected
+5% Enhanced Defense
All Resistances +44
Increase Maximum Durability 13%
Ethereal
Superior Sacred Rondache
Defense: 173
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 77 of 77
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 109
Fingerprint: 0x370a67f1
Item Level: 79
Version: Resurrected
+5% Enhanced Defense
All Resistances +44
Increase Maximum Durability 14%
And some pretty handy resist charms:
Shimmering Grand Charm of Greed
Grand Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0xe8e5059c
Item Level: 80
Version: Resurrected
All Resistances +14
22% Extra Gold from Monsters
Shimmering Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0x88d55153
Item Level: 80
Version: Resurrected
+28 to Life
All Resistances +13
Shimmering Grand Charm of Thunder
Grand Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0x305dce0b
Item Level: 80
Version: Resurrected
Adds 1 - 13 Lightning Damage
All Resistances +15
Wow. This is going great! I even found my second Lightning skiller:
Sparking Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x81e7b02
Item Level: 80
Version: Resurrected
+1 to Lightning Skills (Sorceress Only)
But I was having that nagging feeling ... like something just wasn't right. I decided it was my so called 'plan' to take on the Ubers. I know that Bear Sorcs do take on the Ubers ... but they do it with dual Dreams. I don't know that I could crushing blow my way through them ... or even hit them ... well, at least hit them fast enough and hard enough to stay alive and counter their regen ... and then, if I could crushing blow them to a sliver, how do I finish them off? ... Grief on top of Beast? ... there go my spare Ohm Runes. Hmm. Suppose I go ahead and run LK enough for dual Dreams then ... *You want to stay and find eight Sur Runes on top of the runes needed for Beast and CoH?! Are you totally crazy?!*
Time for a break. This isn't going anywhere good.
And then I had a moment of clarity: *You're not some wannabe skill-less Druid! You're a Lightning Sorceress! A Lightning Sorceress! You've got a Griffon's Eye for goodness sake! Let's forget swatting at them like a Druid and fight them as the Lightning Sorceress that I am!*
So, new plan. Lightning Uber Diablo and Baal to death. Respec with Token of Absolution, Meteor or Blizzard (I haven't decided yet) Uber Mephisto to death. There. Settled. Now that's a plan. Now I just need a whole ton of essences ... why don't I ever save those ... oh well ... at least I'm on the right path now ...
But before I rolled away my awesome LK map I wanted to get a 45@ Sacred Rondache.
Well, if you insist. I'll take it. But don't think this is going to sucker me into chasing dual Dreams .
Oh, and to finish the story. Shortly after the Ber, I did get my 45@ Sacred Rondache:
Sacred Rondache
Defense: 141
Chance to Block: 0
Durability: 60 of 68
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 109
Fingerprint: 0xb594aa6c
Item Level: 79
Version: Resurrected
All Resistances +45
4 Sockets (0 used)
Though, to be honest, I think I'm more drawn to the 44@ Superior Sacred Rondache ... something about it having a twin eth brother ...
Anyhow, I'm now happily zapping bosses for essences. I must say, I wasn't struggling before, but the Griffon's sure does make things nice .