Melee Sorceress

[-MaTT]

After reading all this, I think I"ll stick to my fire sorc. Lol.

[Solfege]

lol

Ok, I'll admit, I've been kinda pessimistic the last few patches (plus, that dismissive and condescending "Sorc is fine" thing really pisses me off).

Melee Sorc isn't the worst build out there, and its rep as a trash build is grossly inaccurate. (I mean, you can still do everything except Deimoss with it--so far, anyway.) If the goal is to balance builds against the content and not other builds (which I think it should be), then Melee Sorc comes pretty close. It just has some fundamental flaws that really need to be addressed (e.g. skill mechanics making it dogshit vs. mobs).

[suchbalance]

Feel free to slide that critique/essay into my discord dms eventually. I can't promise a swift reply or making dreams come true but I will consider any reasonable and accurate feedback.

[paolo12]

Melee sorc meta next patch

[stas339]

Well first of all, thanks for your time responding me.
About the labs its kind of discouraging hearing melee sorc can't really make it to the end, even when its with min/maxed endgame gear, but anyway could be worse.
About the armory stuff:
How much would be the comfortable dex to have ? 6-7k (my current dex is about 4.3)
Signets are maxed out.
About UMOS. Yes, I'm saving space for

Idol of Stars

Idol of Stars
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
+14 to Strength
+14 to Dexterity
+10 to Energy
+10 Required Level

.
About the Starhawk and mana leech, due to having

Lachdanan's Visage

Lachdanan's Visage
Banded Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8973 - 10165) to (14769 - 16229)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 627
Item Level: 120
Mana Shield: 95% less Mana Drained when Hit
You may Only use Melee, Summon and Support Skills
Adds 200-300 Magic Damage
Adds 150-200 Fire Damage
Adds 150-200 Lightning Damage
Adds 150-200 Cold Damage
-30% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(161 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(1000 to 5000) Defense
Socketed (6)

I'm using mana shield to increase my survivability.
About the breakpoints, I have the 130 IAS, but I'm struggling to reach the FHR breakpoint. Thinking the way to fix it is with one

Adrenaline Rush

Adrenaline Rush
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
40% Combat Speeds
40% Movement Speed
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%

and leave other space for

Bad Mood

Bad Mood
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
-20% Cast Speed
Adds 50-100 Fire Damage
Adds 50-100 Lightning Damage
Adds 50-100 Cold Damage
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Cold Resistance

idk.
Jewels need to be changed yeah.
Attribute related charms are alright, about the life and max res there is a bit to work on, about trophies I have Judgement Day and Quov Tsin trophies.
Umbaru Treasure is about middle roll 45-50, Corrupted Wormhole is 8%/130 dex.
In combat with buffs my life reach almost 12k.

[midknight]

Well first of all, thanks for your time responding me.
About the labs its kind of discouraging hearing melee sorc can't really make it to the end, even when its with min/maxed endgame gear, but anyway could be worse.
About the armory stuff:
How much would be the comfortable dex to have ? 6-7k (my current dex is about 4.3)
Signets are maxed out.
About UMOS. Yes, I'm saving space for

Idol of Stars

Idol of Stars
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
+14 to Strength
+14 to Dexterity
+10 to Energy
+10 Required Level

.
About the Starhawk and mana leech, due to having

Lachdanan's Visage

Lachdanan's Visage
Banded Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8973 - 10165) to (14769 - 16229)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 627
Item Level: 120
Mana Shield: 95% less Mana Drained when Hit
You may Only use Melee, Summon and Support Skills
Adds 200-300 Magic Damage
Adds 150-200 Fire Damage
Adds 150-200 Lightning Damage
Adds 150-200 Cold Damage
-30% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(161 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(1000 to 5000) Defense
Socketed (6)

I'm using mana shield to increase my survivability.
About the breakpoints, I have the 130 IAS, but I'm struggling to reach the FHR breakpoint. Thinking the way to fix it is with one

Adrenaline Rush

Adrenaline Rush
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
40% Combat Speeds
40% Movement Speed
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%

and leave other space for

Bad Mood

Bad Mood
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
-20% Cast Speed
Adds 50-100 Fire Damage
Adds 50-100 Lightning Damage
Adds 50-100 Cold Damage
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Cold Resistance

idk.
Jewels need to be changed yeah.
Attribute related charms are alright, about the life and max res there is a bit to work on, about trophies I have Judgement Day and Quov Tsin trophies.
Umbaru Treasure is about middle roll 45-50, Corrupted Wormhole is 8%/130 dex.
In combat with buffs my life reach almost 12k.

Melee sorc is one of only two build on hardcore to reach 150. https://tsw.vn.cz/char/moonstrike . Its pretty min/maxed and he was soloing tier 10 labs and his only death was to Deimoss at the end of last ladder. So it definitely can make it to the end. Iirc there were 0 umo's on the build.

[Solfege]

Melee sorc is one of only two build on hardcore to reach 150. https://tsw.vn.cz/char/moonstrike . Its pretty min/maxed and he was soloing tier 10 labs and his only death was to Deimoss at the end of last ladder. So it definitely can make it to the end. Iirc there were 0 umo's on the build.

Good to know. Last I'd heard, T8 was the highest anyone had gone.

Well first of all, thanks for your time responding me.
About the labs its kind of discouraging hearing melee sorc can't really make it to the end, even when its with min/maxed endgame gear, but anyway could be worse.
About the armory stuff:
How much would be the comfortable dex to have ? 6-7k (my current dex is about 4.3)
Signets are maxed out.
About UMOS. Yes, I'm saving space for

Idol of Stars

Idol of Stars
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
+14 to Strength
+14 to Dexterity
+10 to Energy
+10 Required Level

.
About the Starhawk and mana leech, due to having

Lachdanan's Visage

Lachdanan's Visage
Banded Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8973 - 10165) to (14769 - 16229)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 627
Item Level: 120
Mana Shield: 95% less Mana Drained when Hit
You may Only use Melee, Summon and Support Skills
Adds 200-300 Magic Damage
Adds 150-200 Fire Damage
Adds 150-200 Lightning Damage
Adds 150-200 Cold Damage
-30% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(161 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(1000 to 5000) Defense
Socketed (6)

I'm using mana shield to increase my survivability.
About the breakpoints, I have the 130 IAS, but I'm struggling to reach the FHR breakpoint. Thinking the way to fix it is with one

Adrenaline Rush

Adrenaline Rush
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
40% Combat Speeds
40% Movement Speed
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%

and leave other space for

Bad Mood

Bad Mood
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
-20% Cast Speed
Adds 50-100 Fire Damage
Adds 50-100 Lightning Damage
Adds 50-100 Cold Damage
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(5 to 20)% to Enemy Cold Resistance

idk.
Jewels need to be changed yeah.
Attribute related charms are alright, about the life and max res there is a bit to work on, about trophies I have Judgement Day and Quov Tsin trophies.
Umbaru Treasure is about middle roll 45-50, Corrupted Wormhole is 8%/130 dex.
In combat with buffs my life reach almost 12k.

Sorry for late reply. Things are busy irl atm.

I think I misread your NotArmory page (I haven't looked at NotArmory in a long time. I'm not used to the layout). Based on your page though, it looks like you're making progress. About the only thing I can suggest atm that's easy is getting that Dunc Trophy for a Combat Speeds boost.

[Kreisshen]

Build still viable?

[waduhek]

Build still viable?

As a newbie here (played melee sorc when Sigma got released) i came back to play melee sorc,

It's actually alot easier then it was then (for me that is) and ive gotten alot further in a shorter time then before, not sure about end - end game though.

[Semigloss]

End game is decent, atleast for phys (can't speak to cold/magic variants). High damage and defense, fairly easy max block, good life sustain, etc.

Bladestorm and fusillade have both been improved significantly.