| First, I want to
say that my blizz sorc uses absolute garbage equipment,
but the whole point of the build was to do Hell Council
runs for runes. I used to be a fan of Blizzard back in
Classic because it didn't have a casting delay (read:
it was roughly 1.6 billion times cooler), but I find that
it's more annoying than anything else in the new patches.
However, the synergies were too good to pass up. Mine
is currently lvl 79.
Stats:
Str: Only for gear. I have 95 base.
Dex: Either base or enough for max block. I chose base.
Vit: The rest
Energy: I have excessive points here, but that had to
do with my lack of equipment at the time. Try to aim
for ~800-1000 mana with gear.
Skills:
20 Ice Bolt
20 Blizzard
20 Glacial
10-20 Cold Mastery
0-20 Frozen Orb
1 Warmth, Static, Telekinesis, Teleport
Spare points in Ice Blast
If you couldn't tell, I have a love/hate relationship
with Frozen Orb. I always feel that it's too good to
pass up if you've already got the prereqs.
Gear:
Helm: Shako is choice, +2/resist/FCR circlet
is next in line.
Amulet: Very open, but +3 cold/resist or +3 cold/FCR
is choice. Maras is another option, as is Tal Rasha's
Adjudication.
Rings: SOJs are choice for mana/skills. Keep
in mind that Blizzard at slvl 30 costs 52 mana and it
just keep going up. I use 2x Dwarf Stars for Council
runs for the fire absorb and MDR.
Armor: Chain of Honor are best (Resists, +2 skills),
but other options are Arkaine's Valor (+2, +vit, FHR),
Vipermagi (Resists, +1, FCR), and Smoke (Resists).
Weapon: Oculus or rare +2/+3 blizzard w/ other
mods
Shield: Lidless, Sanctuary Runeword, Splendor
Runeword, or 2x Facet Mosers are all options worth considering.
Use this slot to make up for lost resistances in other
slots.
Belt: Snowclash (+2 bliz/+3 Glacial, max cold
res, and cold absorb, along with lvl 16 proc bliz) or
Arachnids (+1 all, FCR, mana) are the best choices.
Boots: Waterwalk, Silkweave, Sandstorm, or rare
resist/stat boots are usually good. I have rare fire/lightning
resist boots.
Charms:
Anni if you have it (obviously)
+1 cold charms w/ life or resists
If MFing, Gheed's. If not, resist/life charms.
Gameplay:
Obviously, Blizzard is your main kill skill. Watch out
for its holes. It tends to hit moving monsters more,
in my experience, similar to the Druid's Fissure spell.
Glacial Spike or Frozen Orb as a secondary skill is
usually the best route, as neither Ice Blast nor Ice
Bolt multi-target. If you have mana to spare, Glacial
can be spammed while you Blizzard. Orb is a good questing
skill if you play through all of the acts.
When soloing, you'll find yourself teleporting all
over the place to avoid CIs, which is fine. Generally,
if there are CIs, teleport to the next area.
Merc:
Defiance or Holy Freeze A2 merc
My merc uses the following and is a Defiance:
Bonehew w/ 2 ed/lower req jewels (646 max dam)
Griswold's Heart Ornate w/ 3x Sol rune (DR 21)
Eth Rockstopper (resists/fhr)
Desired Merc Equipment:
Doom eth Cryptic for Defiance, eth Reaper's Toll for
Holy Freeze
Eth Stone or Duress sacred
Eth Gaze
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