The Best Way To Level ~ Fire Sorcerer Build

[Garorg]

Well... the LGS boots give 35% crit damage and the coalesced magic gives 5% crit damage; not really a real comparison. You'll likely get LGS boots finished before a maxed sentient weapon. I haven't gotten all my large LGS mats yet, but you can make 30% LGS boots pretty easily within a few runs.

As for my gloves problem, I think once the Legendary Thimbletips (Gloves) get fixed from the new pack (Soul-splitter) and actually drop, I'll use them. I don't run maximize too much at cap (reapers/raids) to conserve sp, I already get Quick Draw from the EK Core 3 Enhancement, and I use displacement all the time. The only thing I get from it is the 31 Mystic Diversion.

It'll take me a while to get LGS (if ever). I'm still new enough that I have not raided to any extent beyond solo/short manning things like Tempest Spine, Chronosphere and ADQ. For Legendary Shroud I'll need to do some research so that I'm not totally lost and look for groups.

So for now at least the 5% is better than nothing for me. Its true on how long it takes on sentient weapons though. I do have three slots available on it so I'm using those right now for Coalesced Magic set.

[mr420247]

Shrouds pretty ez to group n learn n almost always fills good xp loot

I'd probly go lgs crits on gogs not boots tons of good boots new pack or the flightfoot greaves

necros, ravenlofts, sharns fast named item farms if u need sw xp

[Sebastovic]

I only got 8 points to spend in skills and not 12

[o2t4f]

It depends on the difficulty of content one is running. I used the example of Sharn because it is adjusted for power creep, and several mobs have evasion.

Example (numbers are hypothetical):

A Mob has evasion and a 40 reflex save.

You cast Fireball and your DC is 55.

The Mob could roll a 15+ against your Fireball and save, taking 0 damage. In other words, that's 25% of time you are dealing 0 damage to mobs with evasion and a 40 reflex save. However, with Heighten metamagic your Fireball DC would increase by 6 DC to a 61 total, and you would do damage 100% of the time. That is effectively a 25% increase in DPS.

This game is all about numbers, not one's perception. Heighten is an important feat for any DC/Nuking caster.

Going from a 25% chance to fail to a zero chance of failing is not a 25% increase in DPS. It is a 33% increase. (75*1.333...=100)

The other way around, going from 0% fail to 25% fail would be a 25% DPS loss, though.

Perceptions can be tricky sometimes.

[C-Dog]

I only got 8 points to spend in skills and not 12

Do you have a +2(+) Int Tome? If "no", there's your answer.

Perceptions can be tricky sometimes.

That, and math is hard.

[Dmitrythewizzy]

I'm using this build to do past lives to 20. Can you guys recommend which gear in the Sharn blue quest items you would use at 15 and which items in the Ravenloft items you would use at 10? I am cloth but using a large shield. I could be convinced to use medium armor. How would you add augments?

[HungarianRhapsody]

I'm using this build to do past lives to 20. Can you guys recommend which gear in the Sharn blue quest items you would use at 15 and which items in the Ravenloft items you would use at 10? I am cloth but using a large shield. I could be convinced to use medium armor. How would you add augments?

Flame cleansed Fury. Easy choice.

[Sythe777]

Flame cleansed Fury. Easy choice.

I wouldnt really recommend flamecleansed in heroics. In epics, sure, but not heroics. You basically sacrifice a bracer and cloak slot for nothing worth having. Esoteric is better in heroics than flamecleansed, but I personally don't use the heroic sharn gear for sorc because there are too many pitfalls for the set bonuses.

[Dmitrythewizzy]

Flame cleansed Fury. Easy choice.

That looks like a healing set? Why is that the choice for leveling up to 20?

[Dmitrythewizzy]

I wouldnt really recommend flamecleansed in heroics. In epics, sure, but not heroics. You basically sacrifice a bracer and cloak slot for nothing worth having. Esoteric is better in heroics than flamecleansed, but I personally don't use the heroic sharn gear for sorc because there are too many pitfalls for the set bonuses.

Yeah, Esoteric looked like the base to use. What do you use if not that set?

[HungarianRhapsody]

That looks like a healing set? Why is that the choice for leveling up to 20?

Nice fire bonuses, healing amp, Medium armor instead of clothing is a big improvement in damage mitigation. Don’t need the DC from Esoteric because it’s heroics.

[Sythe777]

Yeah, Esoteric looked like the base to use. What do you use if not that set?

I run Beacon of Magic until 20. You'll be 1 shotting stuff with DBF on r1 (or should be, anyways) at level 14 regardless of sharn gear. Additionally, Wild Flame (which I strongly recommend picking up) is ML:14 which lines up perfectly with learning DBF. The difference in power from ravenloft to sharn isn't as significant as it is for other sets/gear in the same comparison.

Nice fire bonuses, healing amp, Medium armor instead of clothing is a big improvement in damage mitigation. Don’t need the DC from Esoteric because it’s heroics.

The fire bonuses are the same in esoteric except 5% crit chance. You can get hamp via cannith crafting albeit slightly worse. The only loss you have is that esoteric doesn't have a medium armor, meaning rip mrr and rip bonus prr which, when you think about it, probably isn't worth losing a bracer and cloak slot; at least for me.

[Dmitrythewizzy]

I run Beacon of Magic until 20. You'll be 1 shotting stuff with DBF on r1 (or should be, anyways) at level 14 regardless of sharn gear. Additionally, Wild Flame (which I strongly recommend picking up) is ML:14 which lines up perfectly with learning DBF. The difference in power from ravenloft to sharn isn't as significant as it is for other sets/gear in the same comparison.



The fire bonuses are the same in esoteric except 5% crit chance. You can get hamp via cannith crafting albeit slightly worse. The only loss you have is that esoteric doesn't have a medium armor, meaning rip mrr and rip bonus prr which, when you think about it, probably isn't worth losing a bracer and cloak slot; at least for me.

Thanks guys! Think I will try them both and ssee where I am at. I don't have any crafting yet.

PS Getting Wild flame is a kinda huge pain!

[Redsg]

Can anyone answer if this equipment change makes sense?

Giant's Platter -> LGS Ash or Radiance
Burnscar Sash -> Bronze Dragonscale

You lose 15 Spell Power, but gain the LGS proc(whichever one), and the Bronze seems to be better than the Platter unless I'm missing something.

[crazycaren]

I've recently come back to the game, so maybe I'm missing something. This is the second caster build I've looked at that takes shield training. Has there been changes to arcane spell failure that are not being mentioned in this thread or the video or the wiki on ASF? In the OP what's the point of taking shield training?
Thanks

[C-Dog]

I've recently come back to the game... Has there been changes to arcane spell failure?...

No, but how long have you been gone?

Enhancements can now get rid of a lot of ASF (if you build it right, maybe even heavy armor?... not sure if that much, don't quote me on that). But easily -10 for a shield.

It's the EK tree that got a rework, both Sorcie's and Wiz's.

o https://ddowiki.com/page/Sorcerer_El...t_enhancements

[arashi1822]

you have this build as a 36 point build, how would I attempt this build as a 28 point 1st life build?

[banjo174]

Honestly, I laugh at every build that Strim puts on these forums... So many mistakes are made... Those who can't teach, teach; Where as those who can teach, are too busy learning more.

[mr420247]

1'st life forged or bf but then ur stuck with useless pally cuz sev or aasimar n pay a heart

Recons for r1-3 op higher no thanks go pm

[C-Dog]

you have this build as a 36 point build, how would I attempt this build as a 28 point 1st life build?

Um, by following the "28 point" column listed in the OP?

(It drops Con and Int. Lose Haggle, take just a little Jump (so you don't need a +10 Str mod), and whatever else you want.)

Also, read the whole thread for critique - this is a build that gets mixed reviews, and looking back on it I, too, would make several significant changes.

Specifically, see also:

o https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post6325235
o https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post6276949

1'st life forged or bf but then ur stuck with useless pally cuz sev or aasimar n pay a heart

Recons for r1-3 op higher no thanks go pm

Your English isn't bad for a non-native speaker, but I'm afraid I just don't quite understand, sorry.