I keep Cyclonic Blast for those.

I remember during the free SP pot days I would spam quickened disintegrate on that shitbird. Fun times.

Why Merfolk's Blessing? Because it's funny to get it so high on an uncapped spell? Is there a quest with Fly that got added recently? Can you use it to charge Hoarfrost?

gibbon wrote on Sep 20^th, 2019 at 3:34pm:


What would you take instead?

5 Foot Step wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2019 at 9:39am:

Nothing I could support with good reasons. I was just wondering about the choice because everything on the build is tight and thought out I wondered if there was something behind Merfolk's. I haven't even been through Sharn yet because I'm cheap and wouldn't buy it and now I've been on HC, and I never raid because I smell bad even through the internet so I wondered if there was a recent swim heavy quest behind it or something. I like my sonic blast for breakables and manual spot checks but I can't argue shit about shit.

Endgame version:

Storm 1.1
20 Sorcerer
Neutral
Dragonborn

Stats:
10 Str
6 Dex
18 Con
12 Int
8 Wis
20 Cha (+ levels)

Skills: (w/ int tome)
Bluff
Concentration
Heal
Spellcraft
Use Magic Device

Feats:
1 Maximize Spell
3 Empower Spell
6 Completionist
9 Quicken Spell
12 Pastlife Wizard
15 Spell Focus Evocation
18 G Spell Focus Evocation
21 Wellspring of Power
24 Burst of Glacial Wrath
26 Epic Cold Spellpower
27 Intensify Spell
28 Hellball
29 Arcane Pulse
30 E Spell Focus Evocation
30 Scion of the Plane of Fire


Enhancements: 95 AP

Water Savant: 41 AP
Cores 6/6
Hoarfrost 3/3
One with the Waves 3/3
Fluidity 3/3
Spell Critical: Cold 4/4 (8AP)
One with the Waves 1/3
Efficient Maximize 3/3 (6 AP)
Efficient Empower 3/3 (6 AP)
Spell Penetration (2AP)
CHA +1
CHA +1

Air Savant: 35 AP
Cores 5/6
Electrocution 3/3
One with the Storm 3/3
Pierce Electrical Resistance 3/3
Spell Critical Electric 4/4 (8 AP)
Cha +1
Cha +1
Feather Falling (2 AP)
Wind Dance (2 AP)
Evocation Focus (2 AP)

Harper: 1 AP
Cores 1/6

Racial: 18 AP
Cores 4/5 (6 AP)
Hard Scales 1/3
Harder Scales 1/3
White Dragon Breath (2 AP)
Power in Breath 2/3
Draconic Knowledge White (2 AP)
Draconic Heritage White 2/3
True Power 2/3


Spells:
9th:
Wail of the Banshee
Iceberg
Thunderstrike

8th:
Horrid Wilting
Polar Ray
Greater Shout

7th:
Otto's Sphere of Dancing
Prismatic Spray
Symbol of Stunning

6th:
Otiluke's Freezing Sphere
Chain Lightning
Disintegrate

5th:
Cone of Cold
Ball Lightning
Cyclonic Blast
Protection from Elements

4th:
Ice Storm
Dimension Door
Fire Shield
Solid Fog

3rd:
Displacement
Lightning Bolt
Frost Lance
Haste

2nd:
Electric Loop
Knock
Web
Hypnotic Pattern

1st:
Jump
Hypnotism
Protection from Evil
Nightshield


Epic Deastiny: Draconic Incarnation

Energy Sheath: Electric 3/3
Cha +1
Evocation Focus 2/2
Go Out with a Bang: Cold 3/3
Spell Power Cold 3/3
Energy Burst: Cold 3/3
Spell Augmentation Cold 3/3
Dragon Breath Cold
Dragon Wings (2 pts)
Energy Vortex Cold (2 pts)

Twists: 4/3/2/1/1
Sense Weakness
Arcane Hymn
Evocation Specialist
Interrogation
Rejuvenation Cocoon


Gear:

L Order's Garb Outfit: Fortification +94%/+214%, Physical Sheltering +19/+54, Exceptional Spell Power +10/+30, Exceptional Spell Lore +3%/+10%
L Dusk Lenses Goggles: Potency +60/+154, Insightful Potency +30/+77, Enhanced Metamagic - Empower, Enhanced Metamagic - Maximize
L Umber Brim Helmet: Improved Quelling Strikes, Accuracy +12/+33, Insightful Deception 3/8, Profane Attributes +1/+2
The Zarash'ak Ward Necklace Minor Artifact: Maximum Filigree Slots: 3, Intelligence +22, Quality Spell Focus Mastery +2, Quality Potency +41, Negative Absorption +31%
Echo of Ravenkind (Trinket) Eternal Holy Burst, True Seeing, Constitution +20, Improved Deception, Yellow Slot, Green Slot, Adherent of the Mists Set (Legendary)
Legendary Scarlet Scale Cloak (Cloak): Breath Weapon Focus +8, Insightful Evocation Focus +4, Spellcraft +22, Quality Constitution +4, Blue Augment Slot, Adherent of the Mists Set (Legendary)
Legendary Thrummingspark Cord (Belt): Enhanced Magnetism +202, Enhanced Glaciation +202, Lightning Lore +29, Ice Lore +29, Yellow Augment Slot, Beacon of Magic Set (Legendary)
Legendary Skulled Ring (Ring): Necromancy Focus +8, Quality Necromancy Focus +1, Wizardry +412, Exceptional Nullification +10, Green Augment Slot, Adherent of the Mists Set (Legendary)
Legendary Gauntlets of Innate Arcanum (Gloves): Charisma +19, Evocation Focus +8, Quality Charisma +4, Wizardry +412, Yellow Augment Slot, Adherent of the Mists Set (Legendary)
Legendary Softsole Slippers (Boots): Ghostly, Anthem, Perform +22, Insightful Charisma +9, Green Augment Slot, Adherent of the Mists Set (Legendary)
L Shattered Onyx Ring: Profane Spell Focus +2, Insightful Dodge +10, Insightful Resistance +8, Insightful INT +10
Aetherband Bracers: Spell Penetration +3/+9, Insightful Spell Penetration+2/+5, Magical Efficiency +5%/+10%, Shield Bonus +8/+21
Quiver of Alacrity: 30% Striding
The Reflection of Wave Quarterstaff Damage Dice: 5[1d6+6], The Crash of the Waves: On Harmful Spellcast, you have a small chance of locking an enemy in a frozen block of ice. DC 100., Frozen Storm Lore: Ice/Electric/Sonic Spell Lore +30%, Frozen Storm Power: Ice/Electric/Sonic Spell Power 208, Swirling Ice Shield: 3 Charges/3 per day, Greater Water Elemental Form: While in Water Elemental Form (Druid and Sorcerer both count for this), you benefit from 50 Exceptional Cold Spell Power, 20% Exceptional Cold Spell Lore, and you have 5 additional maximum/current Cold Spell caster levels, Water Breathing, Empty Red Augment Slot, Empty Orange Augment Slot

5-piece Adherent of the Mists set
+20 Profane Bonus to Physical Resistance Rating.
+20 Profane Bonus to Positive, Negative, and Repair Healing Amplification.
+10 Profane Bonus to Melee and Ranged Power.
+20 Profane Bonus to Universal Spell Power.
3-piece Esoteric Influence set
+2/4 Artifact to Spell Focus Mastery, +25/50 Universal Spell Power, +2/4 to INT/WIS/CHA, +10/20 MRR Cap

Augments:
Draconic Soul Gem
Globe of Imperial Blood
The Master's Gift
Golem's Heart
Protection 8
Natural 8
Good Luck 2
Blindness Immunity
Fear Immunity
G Evocation
G Necromancy
G Enchantment
Concentration 15
Heal 15
Deathblock
Meridian Fragment
Dex 8
Vitality 20

Filigree:

Embraced by Light
2 Pieces: +5 Healing Amplification
Hell and Back/Embraced by Light: +2 Charisma (Rare: +4 Magical Resistance Rating)
Embraced by Light: Healing Amp      +10 Healing Amplification      +2 MRR

To Hell and Back
2 Pieces: +5 Physical Resistance Rating
To Hell and Back: Charisma      +1 Charisma      +2 MRR
Hell and Back/Embraced by Light: +2 Charisma (Rare: +4 Magical Resistance Rating)

The Blood Feast
2 Pieces: +1 Constitution
The Blood Feast: Healing Amp      +10 Healing Amplification      +2 PRR
Blood Feast/Frozen Wanderer: +6 PRR (Rare: +4 Physical Resistance Rating)

Frozen Wanderer:
When 2 pieces are equipped: +5% Cold Spell Crit
When 3 pieces are equipped: +10 Magical Resistance Rating Cap
When 4 pieces are equipped: Cold Mastery: Gain 50 Cold Spellpower. Melee and Ranged attacks get 4d6+1d6 per epic character level in cold damage. This effect will not stack with other sentient weapon procs.
Frozen Wanderer: Charisma      +1 Charisma      +2 PRR
Frozen Wanderer: PRR      +3 Physical Resistance Rating      +2 MRR
Frozen Wanderer: Cold Spell Power      +9 Cold Spellpower      +4 Spellpower
Blood Feast/Frozen Wanderer: +6 PRR (Rare: +4 Physical Resistance Rating)

Electrocution
2 Pieces: +50 Electric Spellpower
Electrocution: Electric Spellpower      +9 Electric Spellpower      +2 PRR
Nystul's Mystic Defense/Electrocution: +6 MRR (Rare: +4 Magical Resistance Rating)

Nystul's Mystical Defense
2 Pieces: +5 Magical Resistance Rating
Nystul's Mystical Defense: MRR      +3 Magical Resistance Rating      +2 PRR
Nystul's Mystic Defense/Electrocution: +6 MRR (Rare: +4 Magical Resistance Rating)

No mass hold? No circle of death? No clouded dreams? Umber brim? no LGS? No quality spellpower? No insightful sheltering? No +22 cha +5 quality cha?

Just based on that I can tell you're a solo player. And you're missing out on a lot. That's just the start.

5 Foot Step wrote on Jan 13^th, 2020 at 11:02am:


T1 Competence
T2 Insightful
T3 Quality

Afair anyways.

Here's a gear list with no mist set, not sure if it's worth it.

Lose: 20 Hamp, 20 profane spellpower, 20 PRR, 2 profane to all stats, 31% negative absorption, 3 Con, 12 quality spellpower, 22 Int, 9 necro focus,

Gain: 35% cold crit damage, 3 Cha, 53% cold absorption, 6 magnetism, 1 magnetism lore, 1 evo focus, quick draw, 69 wizardry

L Order's Garb Outfit: Fortification +94%/+214%, Physical Sheltering +19/+54, Exceptional Spell Power +10/+30, Exceptional Spell Lore +3%/+10%
L Dusk Lenses Goggles: Potency +60/+154, Insightful Potency +30/+77, Enhanced Metamagic - Empower, Enhanced Metamagic - Maximize
LGS Helm: 35% Cold spell Crit damage
Sigil of Regalport Necklace Minor Artifact: Maximum Filigree Slots: 3, Charisma +22, Quality Spell Focus Mastery +2, Wizardry +481, Cold Absorption +53%
Slaver Trinket: Con/Devotion/whatever/Q Cha
Legendary Scarlet Scale Cloak (Cloak): Breath Weapon Focus +8, Insightful Evocation Focus +4, Spellcraft +22, Quality Constitution +4, Blue Augment Slot, Adherent of the Mists Set (Legendary)
Legendary Thrummingspark Cord (Belt): Enhanced Magnetism +202, Enhanced Glaciation +202, Lightning Lore +29, Ice Lore +29, Yellow Augment Slot, Beacon of Magic Set (Legendary)
L Spinneret: Q potency, Spell Lore,
Attunement Gauntlets Gloves: Magnetism +94/+214, Lightning Lore +14/+31, Evocation Focus +3/+9, Feat: Quick Draw
Legendary Softsole Slippers (Boots): Ghostly, Anthem, Perform +22, Insightful Charisma +9, Green Augment Slot, Adherent of the Mists Set (Legendary)
L Shattered Onyx Ring: Profane Spell Focus +2, Insightful Dodge +10, Insightful Resistance +8, Insightful INT +10
Aetherband Bracers: Spell Penetration +3/+9, Insightful Spell Penetration+2/+5, Magical Efficiency +5%/+10%, Shield Bonus +8/+21
Quiver of Alacrity: 30% Striding

I'm thinking that the previous list is better if you just swap the helm for LGS, but this list does have better DCs (except necro), and has the big advantage of requiring zero random drop raid loot.

Carpone wrote on Jan 13^th, 2020 at 12:06pm:


Nets +0 to Evo, so...meh.

Carpone wrote on Jan 13^th, 2020 at 1:13pm:


I could see trying to do just evo. (I really like Burst of Glacial Wrath.) But yeah, raid goggles + sunken slippers is probably better. It does make Arcane Pulse shitty though.

Carpone wrote on Jan 13^th, 2020 at 1:13pm:


Actually I was going for MRR with the triple raid filigree setup. At first I looked at a 5 piece coalesced/4 piece frozen/2 piece whatever...then I realized I didn't have MRR slotted.

...

PS: Have you tested out the Azure Sea Necklace? That stuff doesn't stack, right?

You want mid armor, and you want clouded dreams. You also want opposition on your LGS, having 2 pieces with +30% crit damage; at least.

And you want mass hold, with a viable DC. You want will-based CC, and the evocation option is not viable, to say the least.

Carpone wrote on Jan 14^th, 2020 at 6:40am:


I am aware of the first part.

Regarding spell crit, I said 30%. that, you can get with 4 piece opposition.