Best PvM Blizzard Sorceress Build -D2R 2.7

10.06.2024 - 20:10:27
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Best PvM Blizzard Sorceress Build -D2R 2.7

Do you want to create a D2R cold sorc build that you can rely on? While there are certainly many different builds that utilize the Sorceress as the main class, nothing compares to the Blizzard Sorc in terms of clearing potential, especially when talking about the damage output this build is capable of in the endgame.

If you are looking for a reliable resource for this particular build, then you have come to the right place! For today, we are going to talk about everything you need to know about the Blizzard Sorceress in Diablo II: Resurrected!

Build Introduction

The Blizzard Sorceress is a powerful build in D2R that can deal massive amounts of cold damage to enemies, making it a popular choice for players looking to take down bosses and clear large groups of monsters.

Since the introduction of Sunder Charms, the Blizzard Sorceress has seen a huge spike in power as the build is now capable of breaking the cold immunity of every monster in the game.

As a Sorceress, you can teleport early on in the ladder season even without the Enigma Runeword, making this an exceptional early ladder build. Here's how to set up your character for maximum effectiveness, for both Magic Finding and damage-oriented builds, excluding PvP:

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Skill Allocation

  • 20 points in Blizzard
  • 20 points in Cold Mastery
  • 20 points in Glacial Spike
  • 20 points in Ice Blast
  • 20 points in Ice Bolt
  • Spend 1 point on the following:
    • Frozen Armor
    • Frost Nova
    • Static Field
    • Telekinesis
    • Teleport
  • Spend the remaining points on Warmth

As a D2R cold sorc build, most of your skill points will be spent on cold spells. Blizzard is, of course, your main spell on this build, which deals massive amounts of damage in an area for several seconds.

Because Blizzard has a cooldown, you cannot spam it like the other spells on the Sorc's kit. Therefore, you need to utilize both Glacial Spike and Ice Blast until Blizzard is ready for use again. Besides that, these skills synergize really well with your main spell, providing 5% more damage per level.

Masteries are always a staple when it comes to creating a character with the Sorceress as the class of choice. That is because these allow you to pierce through enemy resistances, making your spells deal more damage as a result. Cold Mastery, in particular, really works with the Sunder Charm, Cold Rupture. More on this later on in the build guide.

This build is capable of dealing huge amounts of damage to the minions of the Burning Hells. Unfortunately, you could run into a situation where you run out of mana, particularly when your mana regeneration has not been sorted out yet.

For that reason, you will allocate your remaining points on Warmth to boost your mana regen to a considerable degree. If you are still struggling to keep your mana afloat, you could bring a few Mana Potions with you for the time being.

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Playstyle

To play the Blizzard Sorceress effectively, you have to understand how your main skill works. When cast, Blizzard rains down ice shards that strike enemies at random for several seconds. Due to the nature of its movement, you have to cast Blizzard in front of you so that the monsters that follow you will be damaged more effectively than casting the spell willy-nilly.

Now, Blizzard has a 1.8-second cooldown, so during this time, you will use either Ice Blast or Glacial Spike. The former deals more damage, but the latter is actually not bad considering that it can freeze more monsters in place.

Always have your Frozen Armor up to reduce the attack speed of monsters that attack you in melee range. This skill is great for improving survivability by increasing your defense as well.

For movement, cast Teleport always and refrain from running around. That is because running in Diablo II: Resurrected makes you more vulnerable to attacks and whatnot. Only run if you are sure that there are no enemies in the vicinity.

Attributes

  • Strength: 156 points for Monarch Shield (for Spirit)
  • Dexterity: Depends on gear
  • Vitality: Spend the majority of points here
  • Energy: No need for points

Despite being a spell-casting build in D2:R, the Blizzard Sorceress does not need any points spent on Energy. This would mean that your mana pool is not as high as the other Sorc builds, but you should have enough in the tank nevertheless.

For Strength, the gear that requires the highest amount of STR is a Monarch Shield. If you are wondering why you need this shield in the first place, it is the earliest shield in the game that can roll with four sockets. This is crucial if you are going to put the "Spirit" Runeword on it. Of course, if you intend to use another weapon or shield, you can adjust your STR accordingly.

This build does not require a huge amount of dexterity. This really depends on the equipment you want to wear. However, unlike STR, you only need a limited number of points allocated on DEX since you are not really going for that max block rate anyway.

After satisfying gear requirements, the remaining attribute points you have should be dumped on vitality to increase your HP pool as high as possible.

Breakpoints

If you have seen our other D2R build guides, we have talked about breakpoints quite a lot because it is an essential part of the game.

To put it briefly, Diablo II: Resurrected operates at a rate of 25 frames per second. Each skill in the game requires a certain number of frames to complete, but you can hasten that up a bit by reaching certain breakpoints.

For the Cold Sorceress, there are a couple of breakpoints that you need to address, with the first one being Faster Cast Rate.

As you can tell, Faster Cast Rate (aka FCR) is a modifier that enables you to cast spells more quickly. Having said that, you will need an FCR value of 105% to reach the 8-frame breakpoint. This translates to faster casts of Blizzard, Teleport, and Glacial Spike/Ice Blast.

The other breakpoint you need to address is FHR or Faster Hit Recovery. Every time 1/12 of your HP is lost, you will suffer from a hit stun animation, which renders you completely vulnerable to subsequent attacks.

FHR is a measure of how quickly you can get out of the hit stun animation, so the higher this value is, the better. For the most part, aim for at least 42%, though we recommend 60% FHR to reduce the hit stun frames from 15 to just eight.

There is another useful breakpoint called Faster Block Rate or FBR but since this build does not focus on blocking attacks, it is not mandatory.

In summation, aim for at least an FCR value of 105% (8 frames) and an FHR of 60% (also 8 frames).

If you want a more detailed guide about this topic, you can refer to our Sorceress Breakpoints guide.

Gear

The gear for the Blizzard Sorceress is not hard to come by, though expect the endgame equipment to be priced high up there. Anyway, here are the best items that you can wear to maximize the damage output of this build:

Weapon

  • Death's Fathom socketed with a Rainbow Facet: Cold Death
  • Doom Runeword
  • Heart of the Oak Runeword
  • Obsession Runeword

Arguably the BiS weapon for the Blizzard Sorc is Death's Fathom. This unique wand is one of the only weapons in the game that rolls "+% to Cold Damage," making it a prime choice for this build. With this weapon equipped, farming 8-player Secret Cow Level runs is a cinch! If you can get Death's Fathom with at least one socket, be sure to insert a Rainbow Facet: Cold Death for good measure.

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Doom is another popular option for this cold damage-dealing Sorc. This Runeword is popular for granting you the power to activate the Holy Freeze Aura, which freezes nearby monsters in place, making them a lot easier to kill.

More importantly, Doom has that powerful "-60% to enemy cold resistance" modifier that works incredibly with the Cold Rupture Sunder Charm. If you are interested in using this Runeword, grab yourself a five-socketed Ettin Axe and insert these runes in the following order: Hel, Ohm, Um, Lo, and Cham.

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Heart of the Oak, also known as HOTO, is another popular Runeword for casters in Diablo II: Resurrected, mainly for its "+3 to all skills" and "+40% Faster Cast Rate." To make this work for the Sorceress, put the Ko, Vex, Pul, and Thul runes into a Flail with four sockets.

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All of the above weapons are good because they allow you to equip a shield to complement their stats, but if you want to try something different, then you might be interested in this relatively new Runeword called Obsession.

Obsession requires the use of runes that you can obtain in the endgame, including Zod, Ist, Lem, Lum, Io, and Nef. As you can see, most of these runes are pretty expensive, though they are worth the investment. Why? Because of the stats the resulting Runeword provides you.

In case you do not know, Obsession grants you 65% FCR, 60% FHR, and +4 to all skills. It gives you a considerable increase in both Vitality and Energy as well. If you want to farm the Chaos Sanctuary, you will find great value in Obsession due to its 30% MF modifier.

To make the most out of this Runeword, make sure to put the above-mentioned runes into a two-handed staff that has +3 to Blizzard skill levels.

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Shield

  • Spirit Runeword

Runewords are quite helpful to any build in Diablo II: Resurrected, especially those that contain stats that benefit your build in more ways than one. That said, Spirit is an RW that you should be familiar with because it is a staple among many endgame builds in D2:R.

This thing has it all: from raising the level of your skills by two, up to 35% FCR, and 55% FHR, among many others. Its +22 vitality is great from a survival standpoint. It also provides you with a 112-point boost to mana, which helps you have enough of the said resource for casting any of your spells comfortably.

Since Spirit uses the Tal, Thul, Ort, and Amn runes, which are generally quite affordable, you can grab several Monarch Shields until you get one that has the 35% FCR roll.

Of course, as mentioned earlier in the build guide, you will need a Monarch Shield for this one due to its relatively low STR requirement compared to other 4-slot shields in the game.

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Weapon Swap

  • Call to Arms
  • Doom Runeword

Weapon switching, more popularly known as "weapon swap," is a common practice in the game, primarily as a way to get buffs or increase damage and whatnot. This can be done by simply pressing "W" on the keyboard.

The most common weapon that many D2R players swap to is one that has the Call to Arms Runeword on it. This Runeword has a good set of mods that can benefit almost any build in the game, though it is mainly utilized for Battle Command, Battle Orders, and Battle Cry.

For the uninitiated, those are Barbarian-exclusive warcries that provide you with a lot of things, such as increasing the level of your skills, boosting the amount of HP, mana, and stamina that you have, as well as lowering the defense and damage of nearby enemies, respectively.

To form this Runeword, you need to get your hands on five different runes, including Amn, Ral, Mal, Ist, and Ohm. Conversely, you can acquire one by trading with other players.

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Doom makes a comeback for the switch weapon but only if you use Death's Fathom as your main one. To take advantage of this Runeword as the weapon swap, cast Blizzard with your main-hand weapon first, and then quickly switch to Doom shortly after. This is so that enemies will have their cold resistance reduced significantly due to the fact that you have the said Runeword active while Blizzard's animation is ongoing.

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Shield Swap

  • Spirit

Spirit also returns here, though you are using it only to boost the level of Battle Command, Battle Orders, and Battle Cry.

Helm

  • Nightwing's Veil that is socketed with a Rainbow Facet.
  • Harlequin Crest

The Nightwing's Veil is one of the best helmets for the Blizzard Sorceress. That is because this thing boosts your cold damage by up to 15%. Plus, it raises the level of your skills by two, making it an awesome choice for the helmet that does not require complicated or expensive Runewords to create.

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Even though you can settle with Nightwing's Veil for the endgame, you could replace it with the Harlequin Crest if you want to focus on Magic Finding (or MF).

Known in the community as the "Shako," the Harlequin Crest is a fantastic helmet that gives you everything that you could ask for in a balanced item, such as +2 to all skills, +148 life/mana, 10% damage reduction, and 50% MF.

If you are wondering about the oddity of that +2 to all attributes, do not worry about it. That just pays homage to the original Shako in Diablo I with the same attribute bonus.

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Body Armor

  • Chains of Honor
  • Ormus' Robes
  • Tal Rasha's Guardianship

When you play Diablo II: Resurrected in Hell Difficulty, all of your resistances will incur a -100 penalty, which is why you need to address that huge decrease by wearing the appropriate gear.

Chains of Honor is a Runeword that not only provides you with a hefty amount of resistances but also the power to destroy even the Uber Bosses in the game.

For starters, Chains of Honor grants +65 to all resistances. This includes poison resistance as well. Besides that, you enjoy an 8% damage reduction so long as you are wearing body armor that has this particular Runeword on it.

However, the main selling point of Chains of Honor is that it boosts your damage against demons and undead monsters by 200% and 100%, respectively! And in case you do not know, the Act Bosses like Diablo and Baal are considered demons, so do you understand the appeal of this Runeword now?

If you are sold on Chains of Honor, grab a four-socketed body armor and insert the Dol, Um, Ber, and Ist runes into it.

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While Chains of Honor is undoubtedly one of the best that you can use for the Blizzard Sorceress, it does not contain any Faster Cast Rate modifiers whatsoever. This is problematic if you are having trouble achieving that ideal 105% FCR breakpoint. Thankfully, there is another option for this equipment slot and that is Ormus' Robes.

Aside from giving you +20% FCR, Ormus' Robes increases your cold damage by up to 15% as well. If you can afford one, buy the Ormus' Robes that raise the level of Blizzard by three.

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Tal Rasha's Guardianship may not have any bonuses that boost your offensive capabilities. However, it makes up for it by bolstering your defense in various ways. If you intend on farming Uber Bosses, this is one of the best body armors there is in the game! We do recommend the previous two options for this equipment slot, though you can make a case for Tal Rasha's Guardianship if you plan on wearing the other pieces of the set as well.

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Gloves

  • Trang-Oul's Claws
  • Magefist

Trang-Oul's Claws are part of a set that is intended for Necromancers, though you can still take advantage of it as a Sorc. What makes these gloves good for the build is that they boost your cold resistance by 30%. This is essential considering that the Cold Rupture Sunder Charm reduces your resistance to cold damage by a significant amount. The gloves help address that problem. And oh, that 20% FCR is also good for the purposes mentioned earlier!

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Any piece of gear that increases your mana regeneration is always welcome. If you want a good alternative to Trang-Oul's Claws, then look no further than the Magefist. This thing also has 20% FCR similar to the previous gloves just mentioned. However, it boosts your mana regeneration rate by 25% as well, making it a valuable addition to your gear setup.

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Boots

  • Ethereal Sandstorm Trek
  • Waterwalk
  • Aldur's Advance

When it comes to the boots, the Sandstorm Trek is tough to beat. These boots grant that all-important 20% FHR, but they also come with a suite of other useful bonuses, including 20% FRW (Faster Run/Walk speed), +15 to STR/VIT, and +99 to maximum stamina, to name a few. If you are going to wear the Sandstorm Trek, make sure to get an Ethereal pair to get the highest defense possible on the boots themselves.

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If you want to gain a considerable boost to your HP and stamina, then Waterwalk is a solid option. Waterwalk grants you up to 65 HP, which is an unusually large bonus when it comes to footwear.

On top of that, these boots bolster your defense against missile attacks, which is great for survivability if you are fighting against monsters that deal damage from afar.

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Although you will be teleporting most of your time in Diablo II: Resurrected, having a pair of boots that give you an insane increase in FRW is still appreciated. That said, Aldur's Advance boosts your run and walk speeds by 40%! As if that is not enough, these boots give you +50 to life and +50% to fire resistance, thus improving your survivability.

In addition, if you find yourself struggling to keep a healthy amount of mana even with five points spent on Warmth, then these boots will aid you in addressing that. Why? Because Aldur's Advance has a unique effect where 10% of the damage you have taken recently goes to mana.

For example, if you have received 200 damage in the last several seconds, then 20 points of that will be recovered as mana. This makes Aldur's Advance quite an appealing option as far as mana sustain is concerned.

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Belt

  • Arachnid Mesh
  • Snowclash
  • Tal Rasha's Fine-Spun Cloth

There are several amazing options for the belt slot that you can wear for the Blizzard Sorc. Arachnid Mesh is definitely at the top of the list for its +1 to all skills and 20% FCR. Besides that, this thing increases your mana pool by 5%, giving you a comfortable amount of mana to work with. If you are not aware, the Arachnid Mesh slows nearby targets down by 10%, which may not seem much on the surface, but is actually quite useful in practice.

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Every point that you spend on Glacial Spike boosts the damage of Blizzard by 5%. This concept is true even if the additional points come from the items that you equip. For this reason, the Snowclash is an appealing choice specifically for this build.

Not only does Snowclash increase the level of Blizzard by two, but it also raises the level of Glacial Spike by three. What's more, this unique belt increases your maximum cold resistance by 15%. As you can tell, this is quite helpful in mitigating the downside of Cold Rupture.

In Diablo II: Resurrected, damage absorption is a modifier that heals you by a certain amount. Such mods are found in Runewords and unique items, with Snowclash being one of them.

Snowclash gives you +15 Cold Absorb which, when coupled with the +15 max cold resistance, makes you nearly impervious to cold damage.

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Among the pieces of gear available in Tal Rasha's set, there are only two that stand out above the rest. The first is, of course, Tal Rasha's Guardianship, and the second is Tal Rasha's Fine-Spun Cloth.

This set item is worn primarily for increasing your Magic Find by up to 15%. However, the other bonuses this thing provides should not be overlooked. That's because apart from giving you +30 mana and +20 DEX, 37% of the damage you receive goes to mana as well. This effect is similar to Aldur's Advance.

Although Tal Rasha's Fine-Spun Cloth is indeed useful, we only recommend this if you plan on wearing the other pieces of Tal Rasha's collection.

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Rings

  • Raven Frost
  • The Stone of Jordan
  • Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band
  • Rare Ring with a 10% Faster Cast Rate

The ring slot has some pretty powerful options you can choose from. If you do not want to be bothered by rare rings, you can pick either The Stone of Jordan, Raven Frost, or Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band.

Raven Frost works really well with Snowclash because it grants you a 20% cold absorption, making you almost unkillable when fighting against monsters that deal cold damage. On top of that, wearing this particular ring makes you immune to being Frozen, which greatly boosts your survivability.

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For the other ring slot, you can choose between The Stone of Jordan or Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band. The former is good if you want to increase your mana pool, while the latter is great for boosting your HP. Both of them have that useful "+1 to all skills," so you will never go wrong with either of them.

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These three rings are already quite amazing for the Blizzard Sorc and they are only trumped by rare rings with better rolls. If you manage to find one, you can replace any of the unique rings with a rare ring that has 10% FCR, + to all-resists, and some bonus to Magic Find.

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Amulet

  • Mara's Kaleidoscope
  • Tal Rasha's Adjudication
  • 20% FCR Amulet

Mara's Kaleidoscope offers a no-frills approach to providing you with the bonuses that you need. This thing raises the level of your skills by two, in addition to +30 all-resists and +5 attributes.

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If you are wearing Tal Rasha's Guardianship (body armor) and Tal Rasha's Fine-Spun Cloth (belt), then putting on Tal Rasha's Adjudication makes sense. When you have all of these equipped, you will gain a significant boost to Magic Find, which is one of your goals in the endgame anyway.

The amulet itself is no slouch when it comes to the modifiers it provides. For starters, this thing increases all of your skill levels by two, which is always a good thing. On top of that, you gain a hefty amount of life and mana, enabling you to survive a bit longer in the higher difficulty levels.

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Charms

  • Sorceress Hellfire Torch
  • Annihilus
  • Gheed's Fortune
  • Cold Rupture Sunder Charm
  • Cold Skiller Grand Charms with Life or Faster Hit Recovery to reach the 86% or 142% Faster Hit Recovery breakpoint
  • 10x Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, Faster Hit Recovery depending on needs

Charms are items in D2R that grant you various bonuses that are in effect as long as they remain in your inventory. That said, there are staples that you should always put in your bag no matter what.

Annihilus and Hellfire Torch are amazing at raising your skill levels. Just make sure that the Hellfire Torch you are getting has the modifier that specifically increases Sorceress skill levels.

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In case you are wondering where you can obtain one, the Hellfire Torch is acquired by completing the Pandemonium Event. When it is given to you as a reward, it is best that you trade it in its unidentified state because that is more valuable than one that is already identified. This is the preferred way of doing it if you do not want to be subjected to the game's RNG.

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In Diablo II: Resurrected, you will start encountering cold immune monsters in Nightmare Difficulty. The prevalence of these cold immunes increases at higher difficulty levels, even more so when you are playing in Hell Difficulty.

Back then, you'd have to rely on your Mercenary to kill off cold immune enemies. However, with the introduction of Sunder Charms, that is no longer the case.

There are many different Sunder Charms in D2R but the one that you should put in your inventory is the Cold Rupture. When you have this, the cold immunes will have their resistance to cold damage reduced to 95% instead of being totally impervious to the said damage type.

Even though the Sunder Charm is quite useful, it does have one powerful drawback in that it reduces your cold resistance significantly as well. That is why you should improve your cold resistance by wearing the appropriate items.

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The last "staple" charm that you should include in your inventory is Gheed's Fortune. Even though you are not totally investing in Magic Find, this grand charm is still quite useful as it gives you a considerable 15% discount when trading with other vendors.

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The rest of your inventory should be populated with small charms and grand charms that provide you with the following bonuses:

  • + 1 to Cold Skills
  • + to Life
  • + to All Resistances
  • + to Cold Resistance
Buy Ready D2R Builds

Quick Guide to the Magic Find Variant

Assuming you are a gear-starved early ladder Sorceress, here are some affordable options to get you on track to finding the endgame gear.

Helmet: Shako

The Harlequin Crest is a popular and relatively affordable helmet that you can acquire to get things rolling. This thing gives you a 50% boost to Magic Find, though you can improve that if you socket at least one Perfect Topaz for an additional 24%.

Amulet: Tal Rasha's Adjudication + Tal Rasha's Guardianship + Tal Rasha's Fine-Spun Cloth

Tal Rasha's Guardianship (body armor) already provides you with a significant amount of Magic Find. However, when you couple it with Tal Rasha's Adjudication (amulet) and Tal Rasha's Fine-Spun Cloth, you will have a plethora of bonuses in addition to the MF increase you are looking for.

Gloves: Chance Guards

These gloves are a common fixture among Sorc builds that want to have early MF runs against Mephisto. This thing gives a 40% Magic Find boost, which should keep you going in Normal and Nightmare Difficulty. But, make no mistake, the Chance Guards still hold up pretty well even if you wear them in Hell Difficulty.

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Boots: War Traveler

An exceptional pair of boots that are best known for their Magic Find bonus, the War Traveler has everything that you need to become an efficient farmer, including 25% FRW, +10 STR/VIT, and +25 damage, among others.

If you want to farm the War Traveler on your own, they have a higher chance of dropping from Andariel, Mephisto, or Diablo.

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Shield: Spirit (Monarch)

Sure, this Runeword does not have any bonuses to Magic Find. However, what it offers instead is a suite of defensive modifiers, such as 35% lightning/cold/poison resistance, 8 magic absorb, and 250 defense against missile attacks. With these defensive modifiers, you will have no problems dealing with tougher enemies.

Weapon: The Oculus

With 30% FCR, +20 to vitality/energy, and 50% MF, there is a lot to love when it comes to The Oculus. This thing might be a bit expensive at the start of the Ladder Season, though its price comes down rapidly after a couple of weeks, so be on the lookout for cheap deals.

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Rings: Nagelring

A perfectly rolled Nagelring gives you a 30% better chance of finding magic items. It is, therefore, a must to get your hands on at least one Nagelring if you want to start your Magic Finding journey.

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Alternative MF Ring: Rare Ring with FCR

Faster Cast Rate is an important stat that you need to address when playing the Blizzard Sorc. Hence, to help you reach the 105% minimum breakpoint, you could opt for a rare ring with FCR and Magic Find as well.

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Charms: Gheed's Fortune

You will find incredible value in Gheed's Fortune, especially when Magic Find and Gold Find are concerned.

Additionally, you can populate the rest of your inventory with small charms that have a 7% MF.

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Mercenary

The ideal mercenary for a Blizzard Sorceress is an Act 2 Defensive Mercenary with a Holy Freeze aura. This will slow down enemies and make them more vulnerable to your cold attacks. Equip your mercenary with D2R Items that increase their survivability and damage output.

If you want to go all out on damage, you could opt for the Offensive Mercenary that has the Might Aura always enabled.

No matter which Merc you end up using, you should have them equip the following items:

Helmet: Ethereal (Ral'd) Andariel's Visage

The Act 2 Mercenary attacks quite rapidly, so you want to capitalize on that by giving him the ability to leech life in one way or another. Andariel's Visage is perfect for that since it not only boosts the Mercenary's attack speed by 20% but also grants up to 10% life leech, thus improving his survivability manifold.

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Armor: Ethereal Fortitude

Fortitude is a Runeword that turns your measly desert mercenary into a potent minion slayer. The 300% Enhanced Damage is insane and the huge boost in life ensures that your Mercenary will not go down without a fight.

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Weapon: Ethereal Insight

As a Sorceress that casts mana-intensive spells, having your Merc equip the Insight Runeword is a no-brainer. This Runeword gives your Mercenary a permanent Meditation Aura that affects you too. The said aura increases your mana regeneration rate significantly, making it the best weapon Runeword for your hireling without a doubt.

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With all of the Mercenary gear mentioned above, it is best that you get the Ethereal versions of each one to provide the best possible defensive bonuses.

Conclusion

The Blizzard Sorceress is one of the best damage dealers and item farmers in Diablo II: Resurrected. Although it requires a bit of an investment if you want to bring out its full potential, the Blizzard Sorc will not disappoint, especially if you have all of the necessary items equipped.

It utilizes cold damage to freeze enemies in place and deal massive amounts of damage in the process. Although Blizzard is a bit clunky to use, having Ice Blast and Glacial Spike as secondary options truly complements your main skill.

With the introduction of Sunder Charms, you will have no problems killing cold immune monsters. Keep in mind that Cold Rupture also affects you in a negative way by reducing your cold resistance significantly. That is why you have to address that by using the appropriate items highlighted throughout this build guide.

All in all, the Blizzard Sorceress is an incredibly fun build to play in D2R and we do not hesitate to recommend it!

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