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D2R Energy Shield Fire Sorc

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Submitted by qassd on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 18:27

Introduction
The ES Fire Sorc is a PvM staple that may also PvP effectively. This build involves the use of Energy Shield (ES) and powerful fire spells, which makes it an excellent choice that provides fantastic survivability while keeping good damage. The dual supply of damage can also be effective at coping with resistance and monster immunities.

Skills
The primary focus of the build is around the Fire Spells and Lightning Spells trees. The primary fire skills you'll use are Fireball, Meteor, and Hydra. Additionally, you'll be utilizing Energy Shield and Teleport in the Lightning Spells tree. Cold or Frozen Armor ought to be used for further cc and defense.
Fire Spells
Fire Bolt (1+ points): This skill serves as a synergy for both Fireball and Meteor, increasing their damage.
Fire Ball (20 points): Your primary damage-dealing spell. Maxing this skill out will greatly improve your damage output.
Meteor (20 points): A powerful area-of-effect spell, helpful for taking down categories of enemies.
Fire Mastery (20 points): A passive skill that boosts the damage of all fire skills, required for maximizing damage.
Hydra (1 point): A great utility skill for providing additional damage against bosses as well as in PvP.
Lightning Spells
Telekinesis (20 points): Provides a synergy bonus for Energy Shield, increasing its efficiency.
Energy Shield (10+): The core from the ES build. However, maxing telekinesis is a higher priority.
Teleport (1 point): A must-have for mobility and survivability
Cold Spells
Cold Spells aren't the main focus of the build, however, you should allocate just one point to each of the following skills for utility purposes:
Frozen Armor (1 point and prereqs): A useful buff providing you with additional defense and it has an opportunity to freeze enemies on hit.
Gear
Your gear should prioritize +skills, damage, resistances, and for maximum ES efficiency. Here is a list of recommended items:
Helm
Harlequin Crest (Shako): Provides +2 to any or all skills, life, mana, and damage reduction.
Rare Circlet: 2+ or 3Fire skills, 20FCR, additional resistances, mana, life and sockets desired
Armor
Chains of Honor (Rune Word): Offers +2 to any or all skills, damage reduction, along with a significant boost to resistances.
Vipermagi: +1 to any or all skills, resistances, or more to 35fcr
Enigma (Rune Word): Provides +2 to any or all skills, teleport (letting you save skill points), and increased run/walk speed.
Weapon
Heart from the Oak (Rune Word): Grants +3 to any or all skills, resistances, and faster cast rate
Eschutas: The highest damage option, socket having a fire facet.
The Oculus: Offers +3 to sorceress skills, resistances, and MF
Shield
Spirit (Rune Word): Provides +2 to any or all skills, a faster-cast rate, along with a boost to resistances.
Stormshield: Offers damage reduction, increased block chance, along with a significant boost to resistances. Maxblock synergizes well with ES to keep incredible survivability.
Gloves
Magefist: Grants +1 to fireplace skills and faster cast rate, and 25% mana regen.
Frostburn: Offers a significant increase to maximum mana, upping your mana pool for ES
Boots
Sandstorm Trek: Provides faster run/walk speed, strength, vitality, and useful poison resistance.
War Traveler: Offers increased run/walk speed, vitality, and magic find.
Mana-crafted boots: FRW, Mana, and mana regen is a great options if you're able to find a pair.
Belt
Arachnid Mesh: Grants +1 to any or all skills, faster-cast rate, and increased maximum mana. This ought to be used.
Amulet
Mara's Kaleidoscope: Provides +2 to any or all skills, and resistances, along with a boost to any or all attributes.
Tal Rasha's Adjudication: Grants +2 to sorceress skills, life, and resistances.
Rare/Crafted Amulet: +2 sorceress skills, and FCR.
Rings
Stone of Jordan: Offers +1 to any or all skills, increased maximum mana, and extra mana per kill. (Recommended for ES)
Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band: Grants +1 to any or all skills and extra life per character level.
Charms
Annihilus
Hellfire Torch
Fire Sunder to interrupt fire immunities
Optional: Gheeds for MF
Fire skill grand charms
Small charms with life, mana, resistances, or faster-hit recovery: Customize these according to your breakpoints and deficiencies.
Mercenary Equipment
Your best option for a mercenary may be the Act 2 Nightmare Holy Freeze Mercenary, for further CC.
Helm
Andariel's Visage: Offers +2 to any or all skills, increased attack speed, and life steal.
Vampire Gaze: Grants damage reduction, life steal, and mana steal.
Armor
Fortitude (Rune Word): Provides a significant boost to break, resistance, and life.
Treachery (Rune Word): Offers increased attack speed, resistances, and an opportunity to cast Fade for further resistances.
Weapon
Infinity (Rune Word): Grants the Conviction aura, reducing enemy resistances and upping your damage output. This will break most resistances without Sunder.
Gameplay Tips:
Keep Energy Shield active all the time. It's essential to your survivability, and it is efficiency is increased by investing in Telekinesis.
Prioritize casting Meteor and Hydra when facing large categories of enemies.
Fireball is the primary damage-dealing spell, so utilize it frequently for both single-target and AOE damage.
Use Teleport for mobility and escape dangerous situations. Remember that the Enigma Rune Word offers the Teleport skill, letting you save skill points.
Don't forget to make use of Frozen Armor for further defense and crowd control.
Positioning is vital, so ensure that you keep your distance from enemies and utilize choke points when possible.
Don’t forget to enchant your Mercenary.
Conclusion
The ES Fire Sorc build is a powerful and versatile option for D2R. With the right gear and skill allocation, you can dominate safely while keeping high damage and mobility.
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