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i wonder how this pairs with rune mastery
Hi botebote, first off: thank you for this guide, since it inspired me to try out this incredibly fun character!I do, however, have a few questions, mostly regarding itemization and its lategame viability. For example, I currently tried to use 2x Legendary Eitr (with its absurd 78 flat elemental damage) over Monkey King's Trickery in my ring slots, as, at least in epic (currently a5), it does increase my killspeed substantially. And since you seem to get away with only 12 total resist reduction in your 3x Hades video, I was wondering if, with the new options given in Ragnarok, a build focussing only on flat damage bonuses might be better than one with slightly higher resist reduction. After all, Squall still provides this effect to *some* degree.The second and more exciting item I am currently testing (inspired by your use of the KoE with your Assassin) is the Nidbow. What it lacks in the nice resistances, projectile speed and energy cost reduction of my previously used Heka Staff, it makes up with +% total damage and and an on-attack-proc that, at least in epic, is absolutely devestating. If I observed and understood it correctly, this Bow has a 10% chance on hit to proc a "Power Strike" in the form of 4 meteors raining from the sky for each 145 cold and ca. 190 vit damage as well as some Vitality Decay in a 1m radius, all of which is converted to health. This scales nicely with an int-based sorcerer (if the damage of procs on items scales with your attributes etc. - does anybody know the answer to that question?) and with throwing knives on xmax, it is triggered multiple times in every fight for an added life leech-AoE and an additional shotgun-effect for most bosses who, due to their size, get hit by many if not all projectiles of each proc. Another downside to using this bow, though, is its absurd dexterity requirement of 525, since not everybody might be as lucky as me and get a pair of weightless Demonskin Walkers from their dwarven smith.But I did not come here simply to show off my character (obviously ). In fact, it was mostly impatience: since I will be very busy with work during the next few weeks, I won't be able to really test my setup in legendary; which lead me to create this rambly novel of a post, hoping that maybe someone reading this guide might be interested in testing the same thing.For context: the two setups I am currently using with my sorcereress are: One with relatively high resist reduction, mediocre flat damage and fairly bad resists (Twisted Coil of the Parasite, 1x Monkey King's, Corselet of Freyja, Demonskin Walkers & Stheno's Wisdom with + 2 to all skills)One with no resist reduction, great flat damage and great resists (Stonebinder's with Legendary Cold Essence - hallowed completion bonus -, 2x Occult ring with Legendary Eitr, Demonskin Walkers, Tunika of the Magi & Crest of Hypnos)With the latter proving more effective at least on epic difficulty.PS: Ever since I found out about the interaction of the Throwing Knives with the Nidbow, I am trying to make a Warlock with vitality damage work (Necrosis is so op!). But apart from Freyja's Coronet, there seems to simply be too little flat vit. damage on most items... why can't I put some Fury's Heart Blood on my rings?