Even though I have played Diablo II in the past, this was the first time I made a Sorceress character.
I know I wanted a Fire Spells build because Leaf Runeword Staff was fairly easy to make. I might change to a Cold Spell build during Nightmare, but for Normal, Fire Spells build was enough.
Stats
Here's my Base Stats after completing Normal: (Base + Bonus)
Strength: 46 + 9
Dexterity: 25 + 6
Vitality: 119 + 24
Energy: 70 + 10
- I invested in Energy. Most Guides will tell you to not invest in Energy. But It's fine especially if you have plans of having your stats/skills reset. Having a lot of Mana helps.
- I did not put anything on Dexterity
Skill Tree
Below are Base Levels. Skill Level bonuses from Items are not included.
Cold Spells:
- Frozen Armor: 1
Lightning Spells:
- NONE
Fire Spells:
- Fire Bolt: 16
- Warmth: 1
- Inferno: 1
- Blaze: 1
- Fireball: 10
- Firewall: 1
- Meteor: 1
- Fire Mastery: 5
- 2 of the Skill Points were from the Fallen Angel Quest in Act IV
- I have not yet used the Book of Skills reward from Radamant's Lair Quest in Act II
- 1 Skill Point to Frozen Armor can help you survive mob attacks.
- I spent too many points on Fire Bolt. Make sure to focus on Fireball the moment it becomes available for your level.
Equipment
I've only included Notable Items that I used.
Weapon: Primary (1): Leaf Runeword Staff
- When I reached Level 19, I spent a good number of hours farming Runes from The Countess in the Forgotten Tower.
- You will need Tir + Ral runes for a Leaf Runeword Staff
- Leaf only works on Staff Class weapon
- This was pretty much my weapon throughout Normal until I got lucky in my Act V run.
- Another Runeword Recipe that was easy to make.
- You will need Tal + Eth runes for Stealth Runeword Armor
- Both can be farmed from The Countess
- The Faster Run/Walk, Faster Cast Rate, and Regenerate Mana bonuses really helped.
- I made a second one for my Mercenary. Studded Leather was for me. Scale Mail was for my Mercenary. I swapped them when I had enough Strength to wear a Scale Mail
Helm: Nadir Runeword
- Another Runeword Recipe that was easy to make
- You will need Nef + Tir for Nadir Runeword Helm. Make sure you use your Tir Rune for your Leaf Staff first before using it on Nadir
- Strength Bonus helped me equip better armors
- I made a second one for my Mercenary. Helm for me, Full Helm for my Mercenary. I swapped them when I had enough Strength to wear the Full Helm
Belt: Demonhide Sash
- Since I don't have a lot of Strength, equipping Plated Belt was hard.
- A Demonhide Sash dropped in Act V.
- I used Charsi's Imbue Reward in Tools of the Trade Quest in Act I
- I only got to wear a +12 Slots belt at Act V
Amulet: Magic Amulet
- +1 to Sorceress Skills
- This dropped somewhere in Act V
For the rest of my Equipment, I used what I got from Drops.
Mercenary Weapon: Malice Runeword Polearm
- Nothing Special about this Runeword. It was easy to make and I had the runes on my stash
- You will need Ith + El + Eth for Malice Runeword.
- Please use a Polearm over Spear
Weapon: Primary (2): Spirit Runeword Sword
- Spirit Runeword is pretty hard to make in Normal because Thul, Ort, and Amn are rare and don't drop from The Countess in Normal.
- You will need Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn for Spirit Runeword.
- I got lucky and both Thul and Amn Runes dropped while traversing Act V.
- I crafted the Ort Rune.
- I picked up a Normal Broad Sword
- I had it socketed using Larzuk's Reward for the Siege of Harrogath Quest in Act V
- After making this Runeword, my Leaf Staff became my Secondary Weapon.
- I got lucky again. The item gave the max Faster Cast Rate bonus (+35%)
Off-hand Shield: Ancient's Pledge Shield
- You will need Ral + Ort + Tal for Ancient's Pledge Runeword Shield
- All three runes are given as a reward from Rescue on Mount Arreat Quest in Act V
- Resist Bonus and More Resist Bonus
Final Thoughts
Ending my build with some tips and suggestions
- Farm The Countess in Forgotten Tower. I usually do 2-3 Runs before I start progressing with my Quests. It gets easy as you level up.
- Save your Stat/Skill Reset Reward from Den of Evil Quest in Act I. Normal Difficulty should be easy enough regardless of any stat/skill mistakes that you do. Use the Stat/Skill reset once you're familiar with your character and you know what you want for its build.
- Study Runes and Runewords. It's not that hard to learn.
- Save your Rejuvenation Potions. I have plenty in my Private Stash and I use them for big boss fights.
- Always check Superior Normal Items for Sockets. Keep the useful ones in your stash.
- Sorceress uses spells. You don't need high-level slotted weapons for Runewords. Just find a staff with 2 slots for your Leaf Runeword
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