By far the most offensively powerful Cold Spell, Blizzard deals large amounts of damage over a rather large area of effect, and is therefore chosen as the staple skill for builds such as the Blizzard Sorceress. For Diablo legit just teleport on top of him and his lightning will not hit you. Oh and sometimes with Blizzard no matter how hard you try sometimes enemies will be in a spot where you cannot hit them, usually up against walls and such. Well that is pointless. +1 for ice blast. I get 15-16k without the +20/-20 Monarch, if I did have one; I'd say 16-17k would be the max you would be able to get. Thanks again, all the comments have congealed to cold sorc working better for me than the meteorb!

With the invocation of this spell, entire hordes of enemies are left chilled or dead, drowned in a hail of ice. Then as they walk into it, teleport to the other side of them.

Do not use glacial spike. 2022 Magic Find, Inc. All rights reserved. His melee doesn't hurt much and if he does his firestorm thing just teleport to the opposite side of him. Most likely not as a Snowclash has +2 blizzard, which only makes it 1 more than arachnid :cheesy: I messed it up with glacial spike :grrr: theres really no point in putting it past 12k if ur not pvp, even if u we're a 12k blizz with maxed mastery can kill most, if not all ppl 1 hit. That gives the highest damage output as they have to enter, travel through, and exit the area of effect. The entire area is not affected by an AOE, but instead each ice shard delivers the damage listed on the blizzard. NONE ARE SPARED (except cold immunes of course). You never need more that -195%. Just barely. A trick that works well on mobs and bosses is to cast blizzard at a point between you and them. Act bosses are a lot easier to hit with blizzard since they have a larger hitbox. Since I'm too lazy to calculate again just take the damage I calculated before and assume no skill shrine. For example, Baal wave 2 you can destroy the casters in a second. Where could I possibly PvP? Remember to apply ice blast and glacial spike liberally to shore up the holes in your offense. Please enable JavaScript to get the best experience from this site.

Also, Blizzard deals its damage over a period of 4 seconds. FINAL EDIT - MY ENEMIES FALL BEFORE THE MIGHT OF MY BLIZZARD. Blizzard is a Sorceress Skill in Diablo II. Even better, just drop them with glacial spike/ice blast instead of waiting for the blizzard to hit a single mob. Press J to jump to the feed. When this happens spam ice blast or glacial spike between blizzard casts as well as before and after you teleport to dodge. you will get more information on the character you want to build. :surprise: Probably with the +2 extra from snowclash you get 20k.

You don't always want to target smaller or moving enemies but instead target where they will be. This is the most effective offensive spell that this discipline has to offer. When you cast blizzard you can see where the shards fall. If you're familiar with Meteor, use it similarly but with a much faster time of impact. A strong merc to keep them in placr and teleporting as mentioned to keep them in the damage area helps immensely. The monsters take a few frames to turn around and begin walking or attacking towards you in your new location. I just click on whatever I want to hit and drop the blizzard Can someone explain what I'm doing wrong here? Thanks for the great tips! I'll see what happens after some practice. After they are dead I teleport into the middle of the immune mages then static them all to 50%.

Even though it is extremely powerful (especially with synergies), Blizzard does have some drawbacks. As with most things, the amazon basin has a very thorough explanation. Enemies reached may be chilled in addition to damage. i think frozen orb works far, far, better than blizzard. sure the damage is lower, but does the damage really matter when you have a much better reliability of actually hitting enemies? You must log in or register to reply here.

Wanna chase me Lister? try to look into several diferent ones. I dare you. The TLDR is you want things to move around in the blizzard. Both are very good though. Some enemies, if they're quick enough, can dodge Blizzard altogether, although they will most likely suffer at least one hit. if your looking at a guides for character builds. I'm SP. I'd typically cast blizzard and make sure to move in such as way as to keep them in the blizzard square. Dont cast blizzard directly on enemies. I agree, Ive used them both a good bit and I love the control orb gives me over Blizzard. Thanks for this reference, haven't seen the site before. I won't bother trying to blizzard next to the act boss, just drop them directly on and spam ice blast while blizzard cools down. I have plugy so I just did a quick respec and the damage seems great! Also, going from dual element to single, try to get used to isolating targets and telestomping with your merc. I guess I use kind of like a 3-point triangle movement; go clockwise and counter clockwise, depending on how the mob/boss is following you, to keep their time in the blizzard maximized. http://www.diablo2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=556, http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/370600/27124. The trick when dealing with smaller mobs that are harder to hit is to not cast blizzard over the same area twice unless they're moving. If decrepify is messing you up too much try to kite them one at a time or a few at a time away from Baal (Treachery is OP vs decrepify btw).

It has less damage but if you throw an orb over a group of enemies it will hit way more than Blizzard .

Both Blizzard and Frozen Orb are effective crowd control spells. Moreover, the damage of Blizzard does not start immediately, but with a brief delay. how do i get max synergies on a cold sorc?

The blind mind's eye replies with a sigh and a tear of contempt for those who see the world as it truly is. After that the only way to kill them is to teleport on top of each of them one at a time. But I hear great things about blizzard. You want to the enemies dancing around in the blizzard, not stuck in one spot. Whether you need help or you're just looking to chat - come join us! By that I mean teleporting on top of cold immunes and quickly casting static or if your static is high enough, casting static on entire mob then teleporting on top of individual monsters. Even normal moving monsters will be through it before it can take effect. This is not a problem with orb. JavaScript is disabled.

When you cast blizzard it will rain shards of ice down over an area. It is simply their methods of effect that differ, Blizzard being a traditional AoE spell, Frozen Orb a projectile. I do not know if this is a consistent or random pattern, but I'm guessing there is some consistency. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Blizzard may not be able to hit targets that are standing close to walls/pillars/etc.

Y'all are breathtaking! Edit - upvotes for everyone! This is a good strat for any build and helps you get better at dodging projectiles. But I can't seem to hit things quickly with blizzard. This subreddit is for people who want to discuss Diablo 2 and Diablo II Resurrected.

Or consistently. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Stationary targets dont get hit very many times, though it does depend on their size. I think I'll just have to practice to get the hang of it now that I have a better idea of how it works. Wretched survivors of this wintry storm can do little but crawl and lament their fallen kin before they, too, succumb to the cold. Especially for fighting diablo who seems to stand pretty still while he shoots fire at me. For one, although it can stack on top of itself to deal major damage, it has a considerable cooldown that stops it from being cast in quick succession; it is therefore important to have proper aim with Blizzard, which sometimes may be difficult as the shards of ice are sometimes difficult to gauge in position. don't forget the all important merc a must have for casters. This site works best with JavaScript enabled. But it's just not as fun to play.

Once you get used to the blizzard hitbox you will probably find yourself doing all this by instinct.

After a while you will notice that you can position your merc so he is the primary target.

Thanks in advance! Instead, cast it in front of them so they are forced to move through it. I did it before, but I'm bored so I'll list it again (everything filled with facets): You're right it does. Your setup is far from perfect. RIP: Demon Hunter: lvl 50 | Barb: lvl 60 (plvl 5) | Monk: lvl12 & lvl70 (plvl 200).