So, I imbued an eldritch orb...

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....and out popped this...

Viper Heart
Eldritch Orb
Required Level: 66
50-87 Fire Damage
1-460 Lightning Damage
9-30 Cold Damage
+3 to Cold Mastery
+2 to Thunderstorm
+3 to Meteor
+26 mana
Damage reduced by 2

Which got me to thinking... why not build an Orb sorceress that actually
melees with her orb? Start with a standard Enchant setup:

20 Warmth
20 Enchant
20 Fire Mastery

And then throw in the following, to provide a ranged attack and to amplify the
innate lightning damage on the orb:

10-20 Frozen Orb
10-20 Lightning Mastery

According to ze speed calculator, an Eldritch Orb will reach 11 frame attack
with 60% IAS. Shael in the orb leaves 40% required from other gear, which is
pretty doable. I might also put on a pair of Infernostrides for extra
thematic goodness.

For mercenary, I was thinking a Defiant with a Reaper's Toll.


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"Stephen van Ham" <svanham@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
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> ...and out popped this...
>
> Viper Heart
> Eldritch Orb
> Required Level: 66
> 50-87 Fire Damage
> 1-460 Lightning Damage
> 9-30 Cold Damage
> +3 to Cold Mastery
> +2 to Thunderstorm
> +3 to Meteor
> +26 mana
> Damage reduced by 2
>
Nice!!!

> Which got me to thinking... why not build an Orb sorceress that actually
> melees with her orb? Start with a standard Enchant setup:
>
Good thing you already started that Melee Sorc.......

> 20 Warmth
> 20 Enchant
> 20 Fire Mastery
>
> And then throw in the following, to provide a ranged attack and to amplify
the
> innate lightning damage on the orb:
>
> 10-20 Frozen Orb
> 10-20 Lightning Mastery
>
So that brings up that Lightning to what, 1750 or so? Or does the Mastery
count twice? (I thought I heard something about that)

> According to ze speed calculator, an Eldritch Orb will reach 11 frame
attack
> with 60% IAS. Shael in the orb leaves 40% required from other gear,
which is
> pretty doable. I might also put on a pair of Infernostrides for extra
> thematic goodness.
>
> For mercenary, I was thinking a Defiant with a Reaper's Toll.
>
>
Either that or a HF guy, for sure.
I guess if you can play a Sorc with an 11 frame attack, I can go ahead and
make a Berserker Barb with a 12 frame attack.


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Long ago, in the world without shrimp, "short" <shorts@zoominternet.net>,
supreme ruler of bunnies, hopped and flopped and said:

>Good thing you already started that Melee Sorc.......

Hey, that other melee sorceress is non-ladder, so now I have to find some
place to stick a new sorceress (please, no suggestions).

>> 20 Warmth
>> 20 Enchant
>> 20 Fire Mastery
>>
>> And then throw in the following, to provide a ranged attack and to amplify
>the
>> innate lightning damage on the orb:
>>
>> 10-20 Frozen Orb
>> 10-20 Lightning Mastery
>>
>So that brings up that Lightning to what, 1750 or so? Or does the Mastery
>count twice? (I thought I heard something about that)

Only once for lightning mastery, twice for fire mastery+enchant.

>Either that or a HF guy, for sure.

I want to go with a Defiance mercenary and use the opportunity to go the whole
hog and dress ye olde sorceress in a high defense runeword armour. I have
this 51X defense archon plate lying around, ya see.

Oh, ASCII art:

##| /###
###| /#####
####-#######
#########
########-
#########
#######-
##----###
#### ####
#### ####

>I guess if you can play a Sorc with an 11 frame attack, I can go ahead and
>make a Berserker Barb with a 12 frame attack.

That's the spirit!


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"Stephen van Ham" <svanham@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Long ago, in the world without shrimp, "short" <shorts@zoominternet.net>,
> supreme ruler of bunnies, hopped and flopped and said:
>
> >Good thing you already started that Melee Sorc.......
>
> Hey, that other melee sorceress is non-ladder, so now I have to find some
> place to stick a new sorceress (please, no suggestions).
>
Doh!!!
*svh9?

If I ever find me a 4 socket mace of some sort for HotO, I might break down
and start that Warcry barb. Or, I could just finish the Barb I just
started, or the Hammerdin, or the Whirlwind Barb.......or level up the PJ/LF
Zon.........


> >> 20 Warmth
> >> 20 Enchant
> >> 20 Fire Mastery
> >>
> >> And then throw in the following, to provide a ranged attack and to
amplify
> >the
> >> innate lightning damage on the orb:
> >>
> >> 10-20 Frozen Orb
> >> 10-20 Lightning Mastery
> >>
> >So that brings up that Lightning to what, 1750 or so? Or does the
Mastery
> >count twice? (I thought I heard something about that)
>
> Only once for lightning mastery, twice for fire mastery+enchant.
>
Nuts!

> >Either that or a HF guy, for sure.
>
> I want to go with a Defiance mercenary and use the opportunity to go the
whole
> hog and dress ye olde sorceress in a high defense runeword armour. I
have
> this 51X defense archon plate lying around, ya see.
>
Sounds like a plan to me.

> Oh, ASCII art:
>
> ##| /###
> ###| /#####
> ####-#######
> #########
> ########-
> #########
> #######-
> ##----###
> #### ####
> #### ####
>

ROFL! That's pretty good! Try Knout, I wan't an ASCII knout.

> >I guess if you can play a Sorc with an 11 frame attack, I can go ahead
and
> >make a Berserker Barb with a 12 frame attack.
>
> That's the spirit!
>
It looks like the fastest axe with decent damage would be the War Spike, I'd
like to make Beast in one of those!!


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Long ago, in the world without shrimp, "short" <shorts@zoominternet.net>,
supreme ruler of bunnies, hopped and flopped and said:

>> Hey, that other melee sorceress is non-ladder, so now I have to find some
>> place to stick a new sorceress (please, no suggestions).

>Doh!!!
>*svh9?

But that's my season 3 ladder account!
>
>If I ever find me a 4 socket mace of some sort for HotO, I might break down
>and start that Warcry barb. Or, I could just finish the Barb I just
>started, or the Hammerdin, or the Whirlwind Barb.......or level up the PJ/LF
>Zon.........

So many builds, so little time...

>>I want to go with a Defiance mercenary and use the opportunity to go the
>>whole hog and dress ye olde sorceress in a high defense runeword armour. I
>>have this 51X defense archon plate lying around, ya see.

>Sounds like a plan to me.

>> Oh, ASCII art:
>>
>> ##| /###
>> ###| /#####
>> ####-#######
>> #########
>> ########-
>> #########
>> #######-
>> ##----###
>> #### ####
>> #### ####

>ROFL! That's pretty good! Try Knout, I wan't an ASCII knout.

###
# \\
# \\
# \\
# \\
-##- \\
-####- \\
-##- \\
\\
*

You'd better not ask for an ASCII war spike and berserker axe now!


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"Stephen van Ham" <svanham@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:6daoc1dfpg3g7oqfb4s9ka5lp55pqp01mn@4ax.com...
> Long ago, in the world without shrimp, "short" <shorts@zoominternet.net>,
> supreme ruler of bunnies, hopped and flopped and said:
>
> >> Hey, that other melee sorceress is non-ladder, so now I have to find
some
> >> place to stick a new sorceress (please, no suggestions).
>
> >Doh!!!
> >*svh9?
>
> But that's my season 3 ladder account!
> >
Oh, right. Hehe


> >If I ever find me a 4 socket mace of some sort for HotO, I might break
down
> >and start that Warcry barb. Or, I could just finish the Barb I just
> >started, or the Hammerdin, or the Whirlwind Barb.......or level up the
PJ/LF
> >Zon.........
>
> So many builds, so little time...
>
I know!!

> >>I want to go with a Defiance mercenary and use the opportunity to go the
> >>whole hog and dress ye olde sorceress in a high defense runeword armour.
I
> >>have this 51X defense archon plate lying around, ya see.
>
> >Sounds like a plan to me.
>
> >> Oh, ASCII art:
> >>
> >> ##| /###
> >> ###| /#####
> >> ####-#######
> >> #########
> >> ########-
> >> #########
> >> #######-
> >> ##----###
> >> #### ####
> >> #### ####
>
> >ROFL! That's pretty good! Try Knout, I wan't an ASCII knout.
>
> ###
> # \\
> # \\
> # \\
> # \\
> -##- \\
> -####- \\
> -##- \\
> \\
> *
>
Sweeeeeet!!

> You'd better not ask for an ASCII war spike and berserker axe now!
>
>
I was thinking more along the lines of a Homunculus, or a Soul Harvest.


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