Melee Sorceress [1.3]

Updated:
- Legacy of Blood
- Akarat
- Lord Aldric Jitan
- Teganze
- Toraja
- Quov Tsin
- Kingdom of Shadow
- Triune
- Duncraig

Edit:
Apparently, there's been a 1.1.3 patch update with even more Uberquest changes. I'll try to apply those updates to the guide as soon as I can.

Tran Athulua uber info in the Cathedral of light uber section

Ty. I see I fked up a lot of stuff in the last update and it'll all be corrected when I get home in a few hours. 1.1.3 updates will be applied to the main section as well.

Edit 1:
- Main section should now be 1.1.3 compliant.
- Fixed TA/CoV error.
- Updated End-Game gear section.
- End-Game "Gameplay" section Parts 1-4 are tentatively up-to-date. Part 5 is still out-of-date.
- Tweaked Duncraig strat.
- Tweaked Jitan strat.
- Updated strats for the following Ubers:
-- Athulua
-- Lord of Lies
-- The Black Road
-- Eve of Destruction

Someone gave me a cookie so now I can give you one for a great guide!

Are there any other good Xis options? Curious since I'm going to hit 121 soon for the chest and and the sword looks especially good.

Revelations wrote:Are there any other good Xis options? Curious since I'm going to hit 121 soon for the chest and and the sword looks especially good.

Sure. Just tweak the rest of your gear to compensate.

For armor,

Rebel (Xis)

Rebel
Body Armors
'ElXis'
Runeword Level: 120
Enhanced Weapon Damage +120%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(151 to 200) to Strength
+(151 to 200) to Dexterity
-75 to Vitality
-75 to Energy
Elemental Resists +(60 to 80)%
+1 to Light Radius
Cannot be Unsocketed

can be a great offensive option,

Curandera (Xis)

Curandera
Sorceress Body Armors
'SuXis'
Runeword Level: 120
+(3 to 4) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+200% Enhanced Defense
+1 Life Regenerated per Second (Based on Character Level)
Regenerate Mana +5%
Elemental Resists +(41 to 60)%
Physical Resist (40 to 45)%
Cannot be Unsocketed

gives nearly everything you need defensively in one piece, and

Epicenter (Xis)

Epicenter
Boots
'ItXis'
Runeword Level: 120
0.125% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(173 to 201)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Life (25 to 30)%
Cannot be Unsocketed

is a classic staple item.

Otoh, the weapon options don't really impress me. The only real difference between

Inanna (Xis)

Inanna
Sorceress Crystal Swords
'SoXis'
Runeword Level: 120
+190% Enhanced Damage
+3% to Poison Spell Damage
Slow Target 50%
Elemental Resists +(61 to 80)%
+(201 to 250) Life on Attack
Cannot be Unsocketed

and

Void (Xis)

Void
Weapons
'LoXis'
Runeword Level: 120
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
Adds 63-88 damage
Slow Target 40%
Cold Resist +(100 to 208)%
Lightning Resist +30%
Physical Damage Reduced by (51 to 75)
+(8 to 20) Mana on Striking
3% Reanimate as: Banshee
Cannot be Unsocketed

is more LoA/Res with Inanna vs. more damage with Void.

Brocken (Xis)

Brocken
Sorceress Crystal Swords
'IsXis'
Runeword Level: 120
10% Chance to cast level 51 Lemures on Melee Attack
+(4 to 7) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
Adds 125-188 damage
+(21 to 29) to Protector Spirit
+10 to Energy
Total Character Defense (101 to 150)%
3% Reanimate as: Ghast
Cannot be Unsocketed

has some nice defensive mods, but the rest is pretty meh. Lemures is kinda janky and Protector Spirit won't follow you. You can get nearly the same flat damage on a good Craft, as well as AR, DEX, procs, and CB/DS with socket-fillers/MOs/UMOs.

got bored with sin and started this build 2 days ago with the intention of supporting my sin in certain charm and charm upgrades/trophy farming that requires summons.

fun times.

- Adjusted Mid-Game and End-Game farming locations to reflect 1.1.3 reduced drop rates.
- Integrated recommendations for people interested in reaching clvl 121.
- General minor tweaks throughout the guide.
- Updated strats for the following Ubers:
-- Xazax
-- Zorun Tzin
-- Astrogha
-- Archbishop Lazarus
-- All Yshari stages and mini-boss fights
-- Valthek fight now has a proper strategy

Hey, I'm having some trouble with early mid-game.currently wearing set sword and chest, chalice of horrors shield, and the rest is the tu's recommended. Having difficulty farming k3k on terror, still dying fairly often in terror tran, and destruction of either is undoable without insane death count. I have a good portion of early game charms, most transferred from a previous 120. Any advice?

phenox1707 wrote:Hey, I'm having some trouble with early mid-game.currently wearing set sword and chest, chalice of horrors shield, and the rest is the tu's recommended. Having difficulty farming k3k on terror, still dying fairly often in terror tran, and destruction of either is undoable without insane death count. I have a good portion of early game charms, most transferred from a previous 120. Any advice?

Well, the Set pieces aren't that great on their own (you need at least 3 before the %DR bonus kicks in, for example). It's recommended you wait to swap out your gear until you have the full Set.

Chalice of Horrors

isn't doing you any good either unless you're building a proc-based setup. In which case, you'll want a completely different gear set and skillplan than the one listed in the guide. For this setup, you're focused on Physical and Magic damage.

I'd recommend using

Khany

Khany
Sorceress Crystal Swords
'On'
Runeword Level: 100
5% Chance to cast level 29 Shuriken Flurry on Melee Attack
+(1 to 2) to Sorceress Skill Levels
50% Cast Speed
50% Attack Speed
+(115 to 143)% Enhanced Damage
+0.5 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
Adds 1-375 lightning damage
+(16 to 20)% to Spell Damage
Increase Maximum Life and Mana 3%

as your weapon (in a Sacred base),

Erawan

Erawan
Body Armors
'Nih'
Runeword Level: 100
10% Bonus to Buff/Debuff/Cold Skill Duration
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(144 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
25% to Strength
25% to Vitality
Physical Resist (11 to 15)%
Total Character Defense (11 to 20)%

as your body armor (in a Sacred base),

Truce

Truce
Belts
'Vith'
Runeword Level: 98
-5% Cast Speed
-5% Attack Speed
Stun Attack
+5% to Summoned Minion Damage
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Physical Resist 10%
Slows Attacker by 5%

as your belt (in a T6 base if the STR req is too high for a Sacred), T6 Honorific gloves, and the rest TUs. That setup will easily take you through all of Mid-Game and Terror farming. If you have lots of Abandoned Shrines lying around, you can craft some gloves and boots for more DEX, and a Spiked Shield with up to 2% CtB and 10% DR until you get the whole Set.

Also, make sure you're keeping Moonstrike active and using Fusillade liberally when farming. Stormblast will tear through Uber bosses and Force Blast makes you practically invincible to Physical damage for as long as it lasts.