Sorc poison build have potential?

Hello mates, how are you doing? I hope you are well. :mrgreen:

I started a sorc poison build from scratch, brainstorming everywhere and researching a lot about certain rw and jewel craft.

I'm in the nightmare difficulty, and I'm at level 101. So far I've had no difficulty at all basically.

My equipment below.

Helmet>

Adria's Circle

Adria's Circle
(Sorceress Poison Set)

Dyad
Monad
Tetrad
Triad

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
Poison Resist +50%

Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
Physical Resist 10%

Set Bonus with complete set:
+5 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+25% Bonus to Poison Skill Duration
+50% to Poison Spell Damage
+50 to all Attributes
Elemental Resists +30%
20% Chance to Avoid Damage

Body Armor>

Dyad

Dyad
Ceremonial Armor (Sacred)
Defense: (6204 - 7755) to (7686 - 9607)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 90
Required Dexterity: 433
Item Level: 1
+(4 to 5) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(101 to 150) Spell Focus
+(41 to 50)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+200 to Energy
Requirements -40%
Socketed (6)

Adria's Circle
(Sorceress Poison Set)

Gloves>

Tetrad

Tetrad
Chain Gloves (Sacred)
Defense: (1030 - 1287) to (1130 - 1412)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 345
Item Level: 1
+(21 to 25) Spell Focus
30% Hit Recovery
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 40) to Strength
+(31 to 40) to Energy
(31 to 40)% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -40%
Socketed (4)

Adria's Circle
(Sorceress Poison Set)

Staff>

Monad

Monad
War Staff (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 63 to 69
Required Level: 90
Required Dexterity: 199
Item Level: 1
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
+(8 to 10) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(101 to 150) Spell Focus
+50% Damage to Undead
+(26 to 30)% to Poison Spell Damage
-(20 to 24)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
Physical Resist (11 to 15)%
Requirements -40%
Socketed (6)

Adria's Circle
(Sorceress Poison Set)

Secondary Staff>

Shamanka

Shamanka
Long Staff (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: 56 to 58
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 203
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
+(3 to 6) to Sorceress Skill Levels
45% Cast Speed
45% Hit Recovery
+50% Damage to Undead
+(21 to 25)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(21 to 25)% to Cold Spell Damage
+(21 to 25)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(6 to 16) to Bloodlust
Maximum Life +(10 to 13)%
Fire Resist +(50 to 70)%
Lightning Resist +(50 to 70)%
Socketed (4)

(Bloodlust buff it's insane) + 4 Nih Rune 40% Bonus to buff.
Belt>

Truce

Truce
Belts
'Jah'
Runeword Level: 80
5% Combat Speeds
Stun Attack
Slows Attacker by 5%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Physical Resist 10%

Boots>

Megalith

Megalith
Boots
'LoFal'
Runeword Level: 73
+1 to All Skills
25% Cast Speed
15% Block Speed
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
+(10 to 20) to all Attributes
5% to Dexterity
Regenerate Mana +30%
Physical Resist 5%

Rings>

Empyrean Glory

Empyrean Glory
Ring
Required Level: 50
Item Level: 120
1% Chance to cast level 40 Singularity on Kill
(6 to 10)% to All Attributes
Maximum Life +5%
Maximum Mana +15%
15% Gold Find

2x +50% regenerate mana (Mystic Orb)
Amulet>

The Dreamcatcher

The Dreamcatcher
Amulet
Required Level: 80
Item Level: 80
+(1 to 3) to All Skills
20% Cast Speed
-(4 to 10)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Elemental Resists +(20 to 25)%
+(10 to 15) Mana after each Kill

(currently) > Swap at level 110 >

Quov Tsin's Talisman

Quov Tsin's Talisman
Amulet
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 110
15% Innate Elemental Damage
-(20 to 30)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances

or

Gallowlaugh

Gallowlaugh
Amulet
Required Level: 110
Item Level: 110
+1 to All Skills
+50% Bonus to Poison Skill Duration
-(20 to 30)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+1 to Sacrifices
Poison Length Reduced by 50%

My elemental resistances are over 160% and Res Phys 36%
6.5k hp and 8.3k mana

My main ability is Lorenado to clear the waves of monsters. (Currently like six cyclones)
Ability to kill bosses is Arachnomancy.
Buff Fire dance (To increase Elemental Spell Damage)
Buff Hive (Decent buff)
Passive (Living Flame)
Summon Familiar (Cool pet)
Recover mana (Mana Sweep)
Reward Skill is Witchblood (Cool ability)

I always change to lightning tree by warp armor

OBS: All item slots have>

Storm Shard

Storm Shard
Jewel
Required Level: 20
Item Level: 20
Can be Inserted into Socketed Items
+(5 to 10) Spell Focus
+(1 to 2)% to Spell Damage

OBS: SS my two first and secondary skills. https://ibb.co/HxJKFm3

I already have some items that might make me feel more comfortable in the future.

Helmet>

Crown of the Black Rose

Crown of the Black Rose
Diadem (Sacred)
Defense: 870 to 983
Required Level: 110
Required Dexterity: 524
Item Level: 105
Orb Effects Applied to this Item are Doubled
+(2 to 3) to All Skills
+(20 to 30)% to Poison Spell Damage
-(10 to 15)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(14 to 20) to Black Lotus Strike
+(90 to 150) Life Regenerated per Second
Maximum Poison Resist +(2 to 3)%
(25 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
Cannot Be Frozen
Socketed (4)

Body Armor>

Adamantine Guard

Adamantine Guard
Kazarghand (Sacred)
Defense: (7459 - 8235) to (8332 - 9222)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 550
Item Level: 120
4% Chance to cast level 36 Glacial Nova on Kill
+(3 to 4) to Sorceress Skill Levels
30% Cast Speed
+(25 to 38)% to Poison Spell Damage
-35% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(11 to 16) to Warp Armor (Sorceress Only)
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
+1500 Defense
(15 to 20)% to Energy
Socketed (6)

or

Scales of the Drake

Scales of the Drake
Ring Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (5239 - 5921) to (5764 - 6514)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 120
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
30% Cast Speed
+(25 to 38)% to Poison Spell Damage
-35% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(14 to 18) to Lorenado
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
+300 to Life
Maximum Poison Resist +5%
Physical Resist (5 to 10)%
Socketed (6)

Body Armor>

Natalya's Deception

Natalya's Deception
Quilted Armor (Sacred)
Defense: 2263 to 2331
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 500
Item Level: 120
Orb Effects Applied to this Item are Quadrupled
Socketed (6)

https://ibb.co/851xHtK (I made this craft recently and should use it at the requested level.)
Gloves:

Lorekeeper

Lorekeeper
Light Gauntlets (Sacred)
Defense: (1018 - 1179) to (1159 - 1342)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 300
Item Level: 120
+3 to All Skills
20% Combat Speeds
+(5 to 10) to Firedance
+(90 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
Regenerate Mana +(40 to 60)%
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)

(I use fire dance)

Could you give your opinions and suggestions of items, craft, jewel craft and etc.

I'm sorry if you have a mistake or have missed something, it's my first serious topic.

See you. :flip:

Doesn't bloodlust specifically exclude poison damage? Or does the oskill differ from the zon innate?

The poison set is good, but it seriously lacks poison Pierce. The set combined with your passives should provide all the survivability you need, so maybe consider swapping out boots & belt for blessed shrine crafts. I'd also change your rings to +1 skillers with poison pierce too (or Xorienes for some fun lol).

Another thing you'll want to work towards is better socket fillers. Zod crafted jewels can far surpass Storm Shard, or you could achieve 78% additional poison pierce by swapping to all No Runes (assuming you're at around 30 pierce now, this would more than triple your damage, though not as necessary as you get more pierce elsewhere).

Storm Shard is a joke dude, it needs a buff or something actually unique instead of a filler unique. Get a random Zod crafted jewels and it will be much better than it. Or use Nef / No combination
Also you'll gonna need Ice Elementals for tank as you aren't tanky enough as caster and want to be at full health most of the time due Witch Blood unless you spec Chronofield

I feel like the poison set is ordinary, mainly due to the lack of pierce. I can't even kill Akarat with the set at lvl 110.
Besides, I feel like moving slowly and playing akwardly wearing the set.
I chose the ice skill tree for the ice elementals for tank, still, they are bad for tank. Die very quickly. Fire skill tree +

Adamantine Guard

Adamantine Guard
Kazarghand (Sacred)
Defense: (7459 - 8235) to (8332 - 9222)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 550
Item Level: 120
4% Chance to cast level 36 Glacial Nova on Kill
+(3 to 4) to Sorceress Skill Levels
30% Cast Speed
+(25 to 38)% to Poison Spell Damage
-35% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(11 to 16) to Warp Armor (Sorceress Only)
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
+1500 Defense
(15 to 20)% to Energy
Socketed (6)

might be a better choice? No try cause no adamantine so far.
Seems like one really needs those couples of end-game items to make this bd shine. For killing bosses? Not bad. For farming? Probably not a very good farmer.

Astrogha's Moon

Astrogha's Moon
(Wyrd Set)

Darkling
Viper Skin
Angel of Death

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
Maximum Poison Resist +2%
Poison Resist +75%

Set Bonus with complete set:
-25% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+23 to Amatoxin
Slow Target 5%

might be a choice. And I found the set could be equipped with

Adria's Circle

Adria's Circle
(Sorceress Poison Set)

Dyad
Monad
Tetrad
Triad

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
Poison Resist +50%

Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
Physical Resist 10%

Set Bonus with complete set:
+5 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+25% Bonus to Poison Skill Duration
+50% to Poison Spell Damage
+50 to all Attributes
Elemental Resists +30%
20% Chance to Avoid Damage

together! Kinda amazing?
For single item part, apart from the items mentioned above in the post,

Darkling

Darkling
Heavy Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1677 - 1879) to (1776 - 1989)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 115
+(0 to 1) to All Skills
(15 to 45)% Movement Speed
(7 to 12)% Life stolen per Hit
+(6 to 15)% to Poison Spell Damage
-(6 to 15)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(141 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
-100 to Life
Socketed (4)

Astrogha's Moon
(Wyrd Set)

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Fangskin Scales

Fangskin Scales
Greaves (Sacred)
Defense: 2481 to 2799
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 650
Item Level: 120
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
Adds 6-8 Poison Damage over 1 seconds
+25% to Poison Spell Damage
-15% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+200% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Energy
15% to Energy
Maximum Poison Resist +2%
Socketed (4)

Henchmen Trophies
(Legendary Set)

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Holy Wars

Holy Wars
Eagle Orb (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 35 to 36
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 171
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
7% Chance to cast level 60 Fire Cannonade on Death Blow
+4 to Sorceress Skill Levels
50% Cast Speed
+(20 to 30)% to Spell Damage
-(20 to 30)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(30 to 35) to Emerald Prison
20% to Energy
+(80 to 100) Life after each Kill
3% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (2)

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Celestial Barrier

Celestial Barrier
Spiked Shield (Sacred)
Defense: (2525 - 2828) to (3012 - 3374)
Chance to Block: 1% + Class%
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 550
Item Level: 120
+(4 to 5) to All Skills
1% Base Block Chance
-50% Attack Speed
30% Cast Speed
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(150 to 180)% Enhanced Defense
50% Bonus to Defense
1% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (6)

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Helgrotha

Helgrotha
Sorceress Orbs
'VenVenIth'
Runeword Level: 100
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
1% Base Block Chance
50% Cast Speed
+15% to Poison Spell Damage
-60% to Enemy Poison Resistance
25% to Energy
Maximum Life +7%

and

Venefica

Venefica
Sorceress Body Armors
'GhalShael'
Runeword Level: 100
+(4 to 5) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(120 to 130)% Bonus to Poison Skill Duration
+15 Spell Focus
0.5% to Poison Spell Damage (Based on Character Level)
-15% to Enemy Poison Resistance
Attacker Flees after Striking (21 to 25)%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Requirements -20%

are all good. Not knowing about the

Gravetalon

Gravetalon
Clasped Orb (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 39 to 41
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 188
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
You Cannot Summon Ice Elementals Directly
20% Chance to cast level 35 Ice Elementals on Kill
+(5 to 6) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+25% Bonus to Poison Skill Duration
-(25 to 30)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
-(25 to 30)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+1 to Ice Elementals
Poison Length Reduced by 50%
33% Curse Length Reduction
Cannot Be Frozen
Socketed (2)

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Thanks for the tip cnlnjzfjb, helped me a lot. :mrgreen:

TheRedKing wrote:Thanks for the tip cnlnjzfjb, helped me a lot.

I've also learned from your post :mrgreen:

cnlnjzfjb wrote:
TheRedKing wrote:Thanks for the tip cnlnjzfjb, helped me a lot.

I've also learned from your post

Hello again, i greatly improved my sorc poison, just add the set

Astrogha's Moon

Astrogha's Moon
(Wyrd Set)

Darkling
Viper Skin
Angel of Death

Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
Maximum Poison Resist +2%
Poison Resist +75%

Set Bonus with complete set:
-25% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+23 to Amatoxin
Slow Target 5%

which has greatly improved my poison penetration and some No Runes have also helped, I'm recently at level 109 and i'm not having any problem progressing the game now my focus is finding 2x rings with decent % enemy poison resistances.
I have two rings that give -30% enemy elemental resistances, but they are from my char level 150 and i can't wear them. :cry:

NOTE: I am destroying the bosses of the rifts in seconds. https://ibb.co/q91b1Lh (D2STATS) 175% dmg / 172% pierce I will increase a lot.
The Butcher> easy
Infernal Machine> easy
Death Projector> easy
Island of the Sunless Sea> easy

You just need to stand up and make the Lorenados scatter and then use Arachnomancy, done.

I am thinking in the future to make a complete guide to this wonderful build, it has a lot of hidden potential from it, only against my view that the items are very limited, otherwise it is very fun and strong. :bounce:

Yeah but 120+ bosses have poison absorb which makes poison caster builds non-viable against them, only with sick umo gear and huge EF you can get them. So yeah, poison is dead at this patch btw

Build is viable. Astrogha, Xazax, Belial are easily doable with over 170 pierce, over 200 spell DMG and maxed arachnomancy. With timerless firedance of course.

paolo12 wrote:Build is viable. Astrogha, Xazax, Belial are easily doable with over 170 pierce, over 200 spell DMG and maxed arachnomancy. With timerless firedance of course.

timerless is a waste. when are you ever spamming firedance, especially vs bosses? 10 points is plenty unless you're actively using it through farming where you constantly move forward out of the range.