@hvaselineXXX: "I want to try out a sorc, but have never tried playing on. I would like sorc
to be able to play solo and doing mf runs!
What skills should you go for and what equipment?
Hoping some of you experts will help, thx!
Thomas"
    @fuhrman: "news:4114eda2$0$211$<email_address>
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sorc
In the mean time, Google found the advice of these experts:
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    @saschahoemigNO: "<quote>
It is hard to get a sorc to play solo hell baal without having some very 
good items. I have a sorc, that seems to fit into your requirements, but 
i cannot do baal in hell, there is no problem doing mephisto with 500 MF 
but the way to baal is just too hard (those lightning souls kill me)
My build at the moment:
Level 83
without items(with items)
Str: 80 (84)
Dex: 25 (29)
Vit: 300 (322)
Ene: 35 (57)
open points: 65 (i don't know if i need any mor str if i find some good 
item)
-> 	life: 1008
	mana: 432
Skills:
Frozen Orb 20 (26)
Hydra 20 (26)
Cold Mastery 5 (11)
Static 8 (14)
Fire Mastery 18 (24)(i'll max that next)
FireBall 13 (19)
Warmth 1 (7)(it is hard at the beginning, but doable later)
Equipment: Vipermagi, Occulus, Shako, RalOrtTal-Shield, 26% resist all 
amulet, the rest is MF equipment.
I have half the invetory full of MF and Vita charms.
With that equipment i have 320MF, having a Gull + Rhyme on switch, and a 
4 socketed perf. Topaz Armor + 33MF amulet in my cube gives me ~500 MF.
This sorc can easily do the Ancient Tunnels and Hell Mephisto (but the 
easy way: i kill meph from the other side with hydras)
My problems so far:
- i still need to drink mana
- my merc has to kill fire/cold imunes
- i have no block, which is very dangerous in hell
- The pit sucks! (cold and fire imune crossing my way all the time)
	-> That's why i run the Ancient Tunnels
I hope it helps...
Sascha Hoemig"
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