Max Block Or Es Sorc ?

[vasya]

Whats better ? in pvp ofc

[Eclipse]

Depends on what u can afford, and wut type of sorc.

[white_raven]

IMo
energy shield

max block u need 2 type of stats
agility and vita

Go for pure energy shield its fun

[vasya]

Originally Posted by Eclipse

Depends on what u can afford, and wut type of sorc.

can afford anything rly

And i am about blizz or fb

[psycho.hatred]

both? but if u only have to choose 1 i think es is better then pump ur enrgy

[DKing]

u can do both if u want.

you'll just need more mana charms, items then.

[Eclipse]

Yea ive noticed u are fairly well off in terms of wealth.

On an fb, i would go block if u were 105/86 and vita. If u go 200 i would go es.

On blizz, in YOUR terms u could afford to go both. heh

I'm more of a fan of es > block though. Seems noobish cuz i have no stack but i only find my problematic chars are Bowazons. But even still, i can survive vs all other chars that dont have massive stack/sorb. And without going block u have more life/mana for those chars dont use attacks that will make u block, like BvCs.

If u go block u will also do more dmg. For blizz, some ppl think 10k blizz w/o maxed out cold mastery is too little dmg, but i think its good enuff. =/

Go es/block on ur blizz lool.

[King Of Kings]

Vasya, your blizz sorc is fine with vita man. It'll own pubbies. If you use it right. But if your going FB, go ES/Max block.

[ScytheReaper]

If your using something like spirit, no max block.

[dehnar]

why do people continue to ask this question we have a search button for a reason and this queston is asked 2-3 times a week. its your decision, they both have there flaws and gains. and most important it depends on what gear you want to use. you guys come in with a half ass question and want a full statement answer. post your gear/realm and all other aspects.

[Tomspeople]

moved to sorc section.

[vasya]

EDIT: sdfsdfsdfsf

[xxiixx]

For Blizz, I like the vita + max dr build.
Max block with a sanctuary is nice to.

With fb builds, Id suggest hippos guide if you can afford similar gear selections.

[SinRG]

Combine the both of them, just carry lots of charms.

[Raynor]

max block ES sorc (with whistans)

awesome combo... and i'd only made a fire sorc with those stats, es blizz sorcs aren't my favorite

CJ

[JamesgelFtW]

well if u had to pick one or the other go with es. But i would suggest both

[Demon26]

whistans with es.

easily both

[Eclipse]

Originally Posted by Demon26

whistans with es.

easily both

Yea but then ull need the gear to back it up. In his case its fine i guess

[Zharous]

FAQ answer: (BTW How come we don't have a FAQ other than the link to my web site of something I did almost 3 years ago?)

I. Why use Energy Shield

- Your mana pool contributes to your effective hit points. This greatly helps rich players as their life/mana charms will easily boost their mana pool far higher than they need simply for casting spells or teleporting.

- 70% - 95% of your damage is not taken away from life, instead it is removed from your quickly replenishing mana pool. As long as your mana pool is always large enough to absorb enemy damage, and you take damage slowly enough over time, this translates into a real 3X-10X on the total amount of damage you can take before dying.

- With a high energy shield level and enough life, it is possible to prevent all hit recovery stunning (which occurs when 1/12th of your life removed in one hit) This allows you to the either escape or continue firing when vita builds would simply sit there being stunned.

- With 20 actual skillpoints in telekinesis (+skill equipment does not help), you only lose 0.75 mana per every absorbed damage point.

- Max mana items are common, unlike +max health. With just a few items you can easily gain 4+ mana points for every stat point placed into energy. Items that provide +mana as well as charms also go through this multiplier.

1 vitality = 2 life = 2 damage absorbed
1 energy = 2 mana = 4.2 mana (110% max mana) = 5.6 damage absorbed (20 pts in telekinesis)
(50% = 2 sojs, 40% = Frostburn, 15% = hoto or wiz, 5% = arachnid)

- How large of a hit can you take and still divert most of that damage to your mana pool? With a 2000 mana pool, up to 16000 damage can be diverted partially to mana before your energy shield collapses (due the 0.75 telekinesis and 17% Pvp multipliers)

Disadvantages:

- Lots of extra skill points used meaning your attacks do less damage. (varies per build)

- Energy Shield is applied before resistance equipment and absorb. Huge elemental attacks will drain your mana pool far faster then anything else.

- Attacks such as poison and open wounds completely bypass energy shield and hit your health directly. And while poison can be reduced with +max resist items and poison length reduction, open wounds is completely unresistable other then by shield blocking.

- Resistance gear, Damage to mana, and absorb gear is far less effective for an energy shield sorceress then for a regular sorceress because they only affect life lost, not mana lost.

- While you are almost invulnerable if you take damage slowly, damage that is hit at a very fast rate can collapse your energy shield before your mana can recover, which usually means instant death

[vasya]

thx Zharous !