Melee Sorceress

Hi, was gone one season and came back with melee sorc atm have old build

Steel Punisher

Steel Punisher
Warp Blade (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (172 - 187) to (332 - 358)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 400
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Area Effect Attack
Spiral Dance: +300% Bonus Magic Damage
15% Chance to cast level 25 ATMG Sentry on Melee Attack
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
Adds 40-100 Damage
(15 to 20)% Life stolen per Hit
+(170 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
10% Deadly Strike
Physical Resist 10%
Socketed (6)

Dervish of Aranoch

Dervish of Aranoch
Kazarghand (Sacred)
Defense: (5959 - 6735) to (6832 - 7722)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 550
Item Level: 105
5% Chance to cast level 6 Claw Tornado on Striking
40% Attack Speed
(5 to 20)% Life stolen per Hit
Stun Attack
Enhanced Weapon Damage +30%
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Defense
20% to Dexterity
-20% to Energy
+1000 to Life
Socketed (6)

Wind Runner

Wind Runner
Boots
'SilElqSilGul'
Runeword Level: 100
+(0 to 1) to All Skills
50% Attack Speed
10% Movement Speed
Adds 25-68 Damage
250% Bonus to Attack Rating
(12 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense

Witchhunter's Hood

Witchhunter's Hood
Cap (Sacred)
Defense: (2136 - 2611) to (2161 - 2642)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 250
Item Level: 1
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Physical Resist 5%
(16 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)

Witchhunter's Attire
(Assassin Claw Set)

or

Royal Circlet

Royal Circlet
Tiara (Sacred)
Defense: (1740 - 1957) to (1968 - 2214)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 392
Item Level: 105
+2 to All Skills
+50% Damage to Demons
+50% Damage to Undead
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to All Attributes
Elemental Resists +(25 to 30)%
Physical Resist 5%
(21 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)

Champion of the Triune

Champion of the Triune
Plated Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 5209 to 6598
Required Level: 115
Required Strength: 665
Item Level: 120
Ethereal
6% Chance to cast level 1 Force Blast on Melee Attack
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
5% Deadly Strike
+200% Enhanced Defense
+(100 to 1000) Defense
Elemental Resists -15%
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (2)

Rogue Foresight

Rogue Foresight
Heavy Gloves (Sacred)
Defense: 492 to 522
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 525
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
5% Deadly Strike
-10% to Strength
20% to Dexterity
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (4)

Giant's Knuckle

Giant's Knuckle
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
20% Attack Speed
Adds 10-15 Damage
(5 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
5% Deadly Strike
+25 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 5%

and 2base block +10 phys (crafted shield)

i am 132 lvl didnt had any truble with any ubers (except astrogha) but i think i am lacking dmg, thinking of trasfering in elemental melee any suggestions on builds?

https://tsw.vn.cz/char/Notalmas

Update, for anyone who cares.

I thought I updated this guide last patch. I guess I just wrote the updates, but never posted them.

Anyway…

BUILD

I’ve been liking Fire/Lightning better, so I switched the guide to that. Poison/Lightning is fine, but Fire/Lightning just seems more versatile. Even though the spec isn't as good starting out, I feel more confident with this build overall.

That said, don’t expect miracles. Melee Sorc is still a pretty mediocre toon, and I'd probably only recommend it if it’s something you really want to play (please read the intro and pros+cons so you know what you’re getting into).

GEAR

Early+Mid Game gear stays the same (shocker), but MOs and crafted jewels are slightly different to better compliment a Fire spec.

End Game gear kits reworked. Ditched the Phys kit b/c it was unimpressive and a pain to assemble. Opted instead for a Phys/Ele hybrid “base kit” and an Ele “upgrade kit.” The hybrid kit should be pretty easy to assemble (assuming you can actually find Starhawk) and you can use it for practically everything. The upgrade kit is a WIP b/c there are a couple pieces I haven't found yet to test.

As usual, kits will contain zero shrinecrafts, UMOs, Relics, Effigies, unique jewels or anything of the sort. Players are, ofc, free to use them, but expecting players to acquire these types of items is ridiculous.

DUNGEONS+RIFTS

They all have writeups now, except Samael and Diemoss (b/c I still don’t care about Sam and Labs). I think Uldy and Sescheron’s Destroyer are the only ones incomplete atm (I kept getting 1-shot by Meph or overwhelmed by Baal in Uldy stage 10, and the lockouts forcing me to restart the whole fucking thing from the beginning were discouraging af, so I started working on the Scosglen charm instead).

PLAYSTYLE

Fusillade is relegated to a supplemental damage skill and you basically just melee/facetank everything now.

MISC

Some other minor changes were made (e.g. tried to streamline the Early Game leveling process by eliminating unnecessary AC farming and XP grinding, nuked the “Crafting” section b/c it was pointless and ate up valuable character space, etc.).

Enjoy, or save yourself the trouble and just play any other melee character instead. I hear practically any melee Paladin is nice.

what is this sorc capable of? worth playing or trash nowadays?

trolly447 wrote:what is this sorc capable of? worth playing or trash nowadays?

I think yes. I love melee builds.

its fun but trash

trolly447 wrote:what is this sorc capable of? worth playing or trash nowadays?

You can complete all content except Samael and Diemoss with this updated build, but Melee Sorc in general is just kinda mediocre b/c DPS isn't that great, especially in End Game. Also, it's a terrible farmer.

Toraja is now lvl 120 and Baal 125.

Fixed.

With the relic changes are there no recommendations for melee oskills?

None that I've tested.

Edit:
The big problem with using Relics as a Melee Sorc is weapon restrictions. Many Relics require certain weapon types, but you're stuck using a Warp Blade if you want to also use your native skills. That said, you still have some options. I'll use this post as a sort of progress report on Relics I've tested that actually work with a Melee Sorc.

GOOD RELICS:

Relic (Divine Judgment)

Relic
Required Level: 75
+(9 to 16) to Divine Judgment
+(21 to 25) to Strength
(2 to 4)% to Strength

= it won't make you a Paladin, but it's better than anything Melee Sorc has, especially against single targets.

SUPPLEMENTAL DAMAGE RELICS:

Relic (Shower of Rocks)

Relic
Required Level: 75
Shower of Rocks: -5% Enemy Physical Resist
+(2 to 7) to Shower of Rocks
Physical Resist (1 to 2)%

= decent. The cooldown prevents it from being a straight replacement for anything, but it's a pretty good supplement against tanky single targets.

Relic (Hive)

Relic
Required Level: 75
+(11 to 21) to Hive
Maximum Poison Resist +(1 to 2)%
+10 to Frozen Heart while Carrying Periodic Relics
(Hive - Nova Charge - Path of Flames)

= okay for supplemental damage while in melee range.

Relic (Path of Flames)

Relic
Required Level: 75
+(6 to 13) to Path of Flames
Fire Resist +20%
+10 to Frozen Heart while Carrying Periodic Relics
(Hive - Nova Charge - Path of Flames)

= same idea as Hive, but doesn't seem as good.

Relic (Fortress)

Relic
Required Level: 75
+2% to Runemaster Defense Bonus while Fortress is Active
+(11 to 22) to Fortress
+1000 Defense

= not great on it's own, but it is another source of supplemental damage, so...

RELICS THAT WORK, BUT HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN TESTED BEYOND THAT:

Relic (Hammer of Zerae)

Relic
Required Level: 75
Hammer of Zerae: Bonus Physical Damage Increased by 25%
+250 to Maximum Lightning Damage
+(7 to 16) to Hammer of Zerae

= Requires a Scepter, but since Moonstrike works with Scepters, this Relic might be workable.

OTHER RELICS:

Relic (Banish)

Relic
Required Level: 75
+(5 to 11) to Banish
Elemental Resists +(5 to 10)%
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (6 to 10)

= Seems to help boost clearspeed a little.