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BearBearderBarb wrote:How do you get lightning pen for the endgame though? Pen runes are Teganze-only now, which can be a bit too annoying to farm without proper gear compared to Duncraig. You might wanna go through the runewords section and add good ones to the mid-game list.


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You'll get the pierce you need when you move away from the set with
Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
Heavy Belt (Sacred)

Defense: (2805 - 3315) to (3029 - 3580)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength:
687 to 937
Item Level: 105
+100 Spell Focus
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(15 to 20) to Lightning Shield
+(15 to 20) to Stormclash
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Mana +10%
(10 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
+2% to Experience Gained
Requirements +(10 to 50)%
Socketed (2)
,
Ghostmoon
Ghostmoon
Sacred Globe (Sacred)

One-Hand Damage: 36 to 37
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 177
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
+8 to Maximum Forked Lightning Projectiles
+(4 to 6) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+20% to Spell Damage
-20% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(15 to 40)%
Maximum Elemental Resists +(0 to 1)%
(15 to 25)% Gold Find
(15 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (2)
,
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Shields

'IgnFulGla'
Runeword Level: 100
+1 to All Skills
45% Cast Speed
45% Hit Recovery
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
(16 to 25)% Magic Find
Requirements +25%
. Before that you need farm Teganze for lightning essence to make lightning pierce runes.

fedorov wrote:What exactly do you mean when you say to upgrade the weapon using "TU Make" recipe??

tiered item of any quality + 2 arcane crystal + oil of enhancement= unique item of that tier
for example a tier 4 clasped orb + 2 ac + blue oil = tier 4 thunderball

Rygel wrote:Hi, new player here and had a question, I see you list Thunderstone once early on and not again - do you put more points into this later or no?


If you want to use Superposition, it requires 50 points in the lightning tree so pre-120, I'd go 25 Forked, 20 thunderstone, 4 eye of the storm, 1 tempest. After unlocking 5 max levels with the Lv 120 baal charm I do 30 forked, 15 tstone, 4 eye, 1 tempest.
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yo, how u transform wrist leg into ac?
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trolly447 wrote:yo, how u transform wrist leg into ac?


You don't. Sadly, it doesn't work on the main game anymore.
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Hey man, nice to see you have a guide for lightning in time for the ladder. Couple questions for you while I'm doing my run through for this patch:

Did
Ennead's Bane
Ennead's Bane
Kazarghand (4)

Defense: (173 - 204) to (354 - 417)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 6
Required Dexterity:
46 to 48
Item Level: 10
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
5% Cast Speed
+(3 to 4)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(24 to 46)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
+(11 to 15) to Energy
Lightning Resist +(11 to 15)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (625 - 710) to (1152 - 1309)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 24
Required Dexterity:
60 to 63
Item Level: 36
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
15% Cast Speed
+(5 to 8)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(69 to 92)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
+(21 to 25) to Energy
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1618 - 1784) to (2915 - 3213)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 41
Required Dexterity:
110 to 117
Item Level: 51
+3 to Sorceress Skill Levels
25% Cast Speed
+(9 to 12)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(115 to 137)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
+(31 to 35) to Energy
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (2444 - 2670) to (4372 - 4776)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 51
Required Dexterity:
211 to 225
Item Level: 85
+4 to Sorceress Skill Levels
30% Cast Speed
+(13 to 15)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(138 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
+(36 to 40) to Energy
Lightning Resist +(36 to 40)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)
get nerfed? It used to be a great option until you get either a full set or some good crafted body armor. Is there a reason youp picked
Queen of Glass
Queen of Glass
Ancient Armor (4)

Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength:
33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength:
57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength:
175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength:
323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)
instead?

Do you think the lack of pierce runes until Teganze is a big deal? Or is monster health low enough now it doesn't really matter? I always thought they introduced pierce runes in earlier patches to give casters a better time transitioning out of tiered uniques.
illsonmedia
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I feel like there's a huge gear gap missing, for "mid game" ish. Like I'm level 95 and beginning to outscale my capped TUs. I mean capped because in your guide you say "keep this at T2, and this one at T3" etc, because of str/dex reqs.

Should there be a section that talks about honorific gloves, or shrine crafting an armor, or something like that? Before you get all these Sacred Uniques / Sets? I feel like going into the low Dungeons 105 - 115+ before getting these SU/Set, with underleveled TUs is just going to be horrible.
BearBearderBarb
Pit Knight
116 | 7
Vikan wrote:You'll get the pierce you need when you move away from the set with
Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
Heavy Belt (Sacred)

Defense: (2805 - 3315) to (3029 - 3580)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength:
687 to 937
Item Level: 105
+100 Spell Focus
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(15 to 20) to Lightning Shield
+(15 to 20) to Stormclash
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Mana +10%
(10 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
+2% to Experience Gained
Requirements +(10 to 50)%
Socketed (2)
,
Ghostmoon
Ghostmoon
Sacred Globe (Sacred)

One-Hand Damage: 36 to 37
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 177
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
+8 to Maximum Forked Lightning Projectiles
+(4 to 6) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+20% to Spell Damage
-20% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(15 to 40)%
Maximum Elemental Resists +(0 to 1)%
(15 to 25)% Gold Find
(15 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (2)
,
Avatar

Avatar
Shields

'IgnFulGla'
Runeword Level: 100
+1 to All Skills
45% Cast Speed
45% Hit Recovery
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
(16 to 25)% Magic Find
Requirements +25%
. Before that you need farm Teganze for lightning essence to make lightning pierce runes.

It was a typo on my end, I meant mid-game pen stacking. The set barely provides any and you can't just get the runes while farming duncraig now. I guess there is a need for a special section devoted to minimum required gear to farm Teganze for pen runes.
stratosthegreek
Destroyer
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illsonmedia wrote:I feel like there's a huge gear gap missing, for "mid game" ish. Like I'm level 95 and beginning to outscale my capped TUs. I mean capped because in your guide you say "keep this at T2, and this one at T3" etc, because of str/dex reqs.

Should there be a section that talks about honorific gloves, or shrine crafting an armor, or something like that? Before you get all these Sacred Uniques / Sets? I feel like going into the low Dungeons 105 - 115+ before getting these SU/Set, with underleveled TUs is just going to be horrible.


I def. think that Honorific gloves outperform the unique gauntlets when transitioning to 100 areas for the stats alone.
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which sockets are you using?
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trolly447 wrote:yo, how u transform wrist leg into ac?


Sadly you can't anymore. This was changed the day before Patch 2.0 went live. It seems the devs really want you to endure Tutorial Mode longer than you have to.

Engersion wrote:Hey man, nice to see you have a guide for lightning in time for the ladder. Couple questions for you while I'm doing my run through for this patch:

Did
Ennead's Bane
Ennead's Bane
Kazarghand (4)

Defense: (173 - 204) to (354 - 417)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 6
Required Dexterity:
46 to 48
Item Level: 10
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
5% Cast Speed
+(3 to 4)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(24 to 46)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
+(11 to 15) to Energy
Lightning Resist +(11 to 15)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (625 - 710) to (1152 - 1309)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 24
Required Dexterity:
60 to 63
Item Level: 36
+2 to Sorceress Skill Levels
15% Cast Speed
+(5 to 8)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(69 to 92)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
+(21 to 25) to Energy
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1618 - 1784) to (2915 - 3213)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 41
Required Dexterity:
110 to 117
Item Level: 51
+3 to Sorceress Skill Levels
25% Cast Speed
+(9 to 12)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(115 to 137)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
+(31 to 35) to Energy
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (2444 - 2670) to (4372 - 4776)
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 51
Required Dexterity:
211 to 225
Item Level: 85
+4 to Sorceress Skill Levels
30% Cast Speed
+(13 to 15)% to Lightning Spell Damage
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(138 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
+(36 to 40) to Energy
Lightning Resist +(36 to 40)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)
get nerfed? It used to be a great option until you get either a full set or some good crafted body armor. Is there a reason youp picked
Queen of Glass
Queen of Glass
Ancient Armor (4)

Defense: (315 - 344) to (630 - 688)
Required Level: 11
Required Strength:
33 to 34
Item Level: 29
15% Cast Speed
-(6 to 8)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(76 to 125) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(21 to 25)%
Cold Resist +(21 to 25)%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (899 - 969) to (1718 - 1852)
Required Level: 30
Required Strength:
57 to 60
Item Level: 40
25% Cast Speed
-(11 to 13)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(176 to 225) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(31 to 35)%
Cold Resist +(31 to 35)%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2084 - 2224) to (3911 - 4173)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength:
175 to 186
Item Level: 67
35% Cast Speed
-(16 to 18)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(276 to 325) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(41 to 45)%
Cold Resist +(41 to 45)%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3013 - 3202) to (5650 - 6005)
Required Level: 54
Required Strength:
323 to 344
Item Level: 85
40% Cast Speed
-(18 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(326 to 375) to Mana
Lightning Resist +(46 to 50)%
Cold Resist +(46 to 50)%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)
instead?


Yes the reason is due to oversight on my part just glossing over early and mid game sections. Ennead's Bane is definitely better than Queen of Glass, mostly because the Ancient Armor base comes with a -9 velocity penalty.

Engersion wrote:Do you think the lack of pierce runes until Teganze is a big deal? Or is monster health low enough now it doesn't really matter? I always thought they introduced pierce runes in earlier patches to give casters a better time transitioning out of tiered uniques.


Not too big of a deal until Teganze, though you should get it where you can. I'm inclined to think devs don't think it matters either because pierce on runes is now gated behind lv 120 content for elemental runes and 125 Fauzt for Taha (2 all pierce). If you can't get pierce you should get spell damage and spell focus, which the set bonuses offer in abundance.


illsonmedia wrote:I feel like there's a huge gear gap missing, for "mid game" ish. Like I'm level 95 and beginning to outscale my capped TUs. I mean capped because in your guide you say "keep this at T2, and this one at T3" etc, because of str/dex reqs.

Should there be a section that talks about honorific gloves, or shrine crafting an armor, or something like that? Before you get all these Sacred Uniques / Sets? I feel like going into the low Dungeons 105 - 115+ before getting these SU/Set, with underleveled TUs is just going to be horrible.


Yes, I'll add that next.

BearBearderBarb wrote:
Vikan wrote:You'll get the pierce you need when you move away from the set with
Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
Heavy Belt (Sacred)

Defense: (2805 - 3315) to (3029 - 3580)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength:
687 to 937
Item Level: 105
+100 Spell Focus
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(15 to 20) to Lightning Shield
+(15 to 20) to Stormclash
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Mana +10%
(10 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
+2% to Experience Gained
Requirements +(10 to 50)%
Socketed (2)
,
Ghostmoon
Ghostmoon
Sacred Globe (Sacred)

One-Hand Damage: 36 to 37
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 177
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
+8 to Maximum Forked Lightning Projectiles
+(4 to 6) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+20% to Spell Damage
-20% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(15 to 40)%
Maximum Elemental Resists +(0 to 1)%
(15 to 25)% Gold Find
(15 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (2)
,
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Avatar
Shields

'IgnFulGla'
Runeword Level: 100
+1 to All Skills
45% Cast Speed
45% Hit Recovery
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
(16 to 25)% Magic Find
Requirements +25%
. Before that you need farm Teganze for lightning essence to make lightning pierce runes.

It was a typo on my end, I meant mid-game pen stacking. The set barely provides any and you can't just get the runes while farming duncraig now. I guess there is a need for a special section devoted to minimum required gear to farm Teganze for pen runes.


Yes, there does need to be one. Soontm.

vychodnarrr wrote:which sockets are you using?


Early game - shield sockets should use old gems for res, body armor sockets should use the mxl gems even if they are too low to give max res. If you are severely low on fire res for example and you have multiple Bloodstones, it's better to use two Bloodstones instead of combining together to make 1 Flawless Bloodstone.

Mid game, Perfect Topaz, Pul, rare jewels with SF, LSD

Endgame - Crafted jewels with Spell Focus, Lightning Spell, flat life, Lightning Pierce runes
fedorov
Dark Huntress
11 | 0
Vikan wrote:
BearBearderBarb wrote:How do you get lightning pen for the endgame though? Pen runes are Teganze-only now, which can be a bit too annoying to farm without proper gear compared to Duncraig. You might wanna go through the runewords section and add good ones to the mid-game list.


Image
You'll get the pierce you need when you move away from the set with
Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
Heavy Belt (Sacred)

Defense: (2805 - 3315) to (3029 - 3580)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength:
687 to 937
Item Level: 105
+100 Spell Focus
-(20 to 25)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+(15 to 20) to Lightning Shield
+(15 to 20) to Stormclash
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Mana +10%
(10 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
+2% to Experience Gained
Requirements +(10 to 50)%
Socketed (2)
,
Ghostmoon
Ghostmoon
Sacred Globe (Sacred)

One-Hand Damage: 36 to 37
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 177
Item Level: 105
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Dexterity)%
+8 to Maximum Forked Lightning Projectiles
+(4 to 6) to Sorceress Skill Levels
+20% to Spell Damage
-20% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(15 to 40)%
Maximum Elemental Resists +(0 to 1)%
(15 to 25)% Gold Find
(15 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (2)
,
Avatar

Avatar
Shields

'IgnFulGla'
Runeword Level: 100
+1 to All Skills
45% Cast Speed
45% Hit Recovery
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(27 to 30)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
(16 to 25)% Magic Find
Requirements +25%
. Before that you need farm Teganze for lightning essence to make lightning pierce runes.

fedorov wrote:What exactly do you mean when you say to upgrade the weapon using "TU Make" recipe??

tiered item of any quality + 2 arcane crystal + oil of enhancement= unique item of that tier
for example a tier 4 clasped orb + 2 ac + blue oil = tier 4 thunderball

Rygel wrote:Hi, new player here and had a question, I see you list Thunderstone once early on and not again - do you put more points into this later or no?


If you want to use Superposition, it requires 50 points in the lightning tree so pre-120, I'd go 25 Forked, 20 thunderstone, 4 eye of the storm, 1 tempest. After unlocking 5 max levels with the Lv 120 baal charm I do 30 forked, 15 tstone, 4 eye, 1 tempest.


THANK YOU brotha! I'm gliding right along now at level 95, have a handfull of TUs, feeling good going through nightmare now. Great guide my friend. A+++ shit!