I think Wizardspike should get an honorable mention. You lose damage but gain a ton of mana, resistances and faster cast rate. Its also fairly common :)
@razetw
Жыл бұрын
Agreed! especially for building up a sorc from scratch. Getting that 63 and 105 FCR feels soo good.
@PAwader
Жыл бұрын
Wiz spike is definitely an honorable mention.
@robertvose7540
Жыл бұрын
For sure. Wizspike is still an endgame item in some builds. Plus it's common to find or cheap to trade for
@BrianBdawggg
Жыл бұрын
First playthrough I ever did was a pali and when NM baal dropped wizspike I immediately respec to Hdin and proceeded to trounce hell with it
@PAwader
Жыл бұрын
@@BrianBdawggg it's so useful on any caster. It should be a honorable mention!!
@helpdeskjnp
Жыл бұрын
Hey Phil, not trying to get attention with gratuitous flattery, but you really have a knack for this… your voice inflection, tone, your demeanor, and most of all your positive attitude and kind nature make you perfect for anything on camera where you’re discussing your passions. You don’t have an ego, and you seem very authentic. Great work sir… very underrated channel. I hope you do well, God bless
@toddbibby5456
Жыл бұрын
couldn't agree more! we love you phil!
@SweetPhil
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it. The amount of negative comments I get it's nice to get done nice one.
@helpdeskjnp
Жыл бұрын
They’re jealous and lousy and simply looking for company to share their misery. Now that’s a fact. They hate themselves and they don’t know any better. Stay being you please, it’s appreciated by more than you know!
@Crateron1
Жыл бұрын
@@SweetPhil Unfortunately, negative comments will always be part of the job for a content creator. However, your community loves you and that is what matters! Keep up the great content!
@LoreLord-
7 ай бұрын
Got a little brown on your nose their bud lol! No I couldn’t agree more love the content Phil keep it up just busting balls
@galdersrontgorrth
Жыл бұрын
not gonna lie, i really had to repeat the beginning part of the video when death's fathom was mentioned, just to make sure i didn't mishear you. i mean, every cold build in both pve and pvp uses this, if they can afford it or are lucky enough to find it in single player. it gives up to 30 % extra raw damage! if your blizzard does 10k without weapon, it jumps up to 13k with just this one item!!! now matter how good or bad the additions on the other orbs or weaspons are, they are just TRIVIAL in comparison to the sheer clear speed you'll get with this item. like holy shit! and it's even safer in a way since you'll simply destroy everything before it even comes near you. instead we get two very niché lightning focused weapons and two generic caster weapons (one very early, the other relatively early too) and lastly the suicide magic find orb. so yeah, not a big fan of the list, like at all.
@lry8133
Жыл бұрын
Agree with you. I paused the video prior to any mentions just to see if I could guess his list, I was definitely wrong on a few counts.
@TheTomasxx
Жыл бұрын
That 25% chance for teleport in the Oculus is a crap, one of the most annoying and frustrating addon and that messed me up more times than it really helped. If I play ladder with cold Sorceress, I always skip the Oculus, and HOTO runeword is goal after Spirit runeword. On the current ladder I was even started to use perf Death's Fathom after HOTO and with CoH runeword still keep max ressistance.
@MrSachmoe17
Жыл бұрын
I agree, spirit seems OP for how easy is to make. But I'd rather they buff two handed items in general so we have other meta options.
@stoobydoobydoo
Жыл бұрын
Newbs do tend to use occy way to much not realizing it's actually slowing them down more then the MF is helping. So this video makes sense.
@tonymason6686
Жыл бұрын
My doctor recommened the "Calm" app for anxiety - turned him down as listening Sweet Phil has the same impact, and I learn all sorts of D2 stuff to boot.
@stoobydoobydoo
Жыл бұрын
Nah bro deaths fathom is 100% the best cold sorc weapon. It's not even close in terms of DMG.
@GxNi4234
Жыл бұрын
its a fair list. my personal favorites, which i play hard-core non mfer in most cases. more for hrs, keys, and g-rushes. i use wiz spike as my budget and a hoto as a non budget. in most cases, going deaths fathom or eschutas, has always seemed a bit over-kill, just not needed. but my top for sorcs are and in order, spirit, wiz spike, hoto (meets that middle ground of res and skills). my top 3 no doubt. but im also the kind of guy that will wear viper magi on a sorc or a complete tank item like shaft stop.
@betweenthepanels9145
Жыл бұрын
The full Tal Rasha set is quite good especially if you want some durability. Trying to say that weapon is worth considering.
@fredmann5019
Жыл бұрын
My dude! You made me smile, and I'm sure you can figure out why. Great video! Keep Slayin!
@christov4202
Жыл бұрын
Cool, I picked up the oculus with my sorc and couldn't believe it. I will be increasing the magic find like you said, awesome
@nillerxxx
Жыл бұрын
Oculus is a bit wonky with the random teleport, but so powerfull:)
@GiuseppeG11
Жыл бұрын
It certainly is the reason I'll never use it. I found one ages ago but I just sold it since I'd rather have the stash space than to save an item I know I'll never use 🤣I recently found the better unique wand that just got an "honorable mention" in this video even though it's infinitely superior to the Occy, that being Deaths Fathom🤣🤣
@kevlyon
Жыл бұрын
What i think they should do is make Dragon Shields 4 sockets so sorcs can get spirit in nightmare, palas can get sword and shield in normal with 45 res
@Marumbon
Жыл бұрын
IIRC i traded for a 45 res heraldic shiel early on the first ladder, i was rocking 45+ res base spirit at level 25 and got lucky 35%fcr withing like 5 rolls
@Parasmunt
Жыл бұрын
When you get used to it the oculus teleport isn't dangerous at all except maybe 8 player cows or something like that. It is the best MF sorc weapon for obvious reasons.
@stoobydoobydoo
Жыл бұрын
There is no getting used to it. You have no control over where you go and it's completely unpredictable. It makes chaos runs take twice as long as least because you have to play more cautious.
@Parasmunt
Жыл бұрын
@@stoobydoobydoo Sorcs shouldn't be getting hit very often. Lightning enchanted enemies and ranged attackers ok but they should also have 75 block.
@Anomander1
Жыл бұрын
Found myself the Oculus Yesterday while farming NM Mephisto. Was pretty stunned when i found it.
@FoldingTeaLeaves
Жыл бұрын
I've been thinking about this a lot for my SP sorc and I decided to go full Tal's. I just like it's versatility; it's a well balanced gear set. I do love Occy & Death's Fathom too. I will self-wield an Infinity if I ever get my hands on those runes! Great vid. I love watching your videos, you're very knowledgeable and chill
@CornyCF
Жыл бұрын
What would you prefer for a Blizzard Sorc Hoto or Death Fathom? The problem on the Occulus is that you have the Teleport Chance. It can Teleport you in a middle of a group of Cows and your dead.
@lry8133
Жыл бұрын
For a Cold sorc, NOTHING will do more damage than a Death Fathom.
@geraldstauty8320
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Phil-Meister..... 5 more hours at work before my long weekend starts and this is great timing, my Offline Sorc is 81-ish Level and struggling to get some of the gear I still need to not get Gob-smacked in Hell, been watching your Vids for some time and glad to have you here, your content and style (SlayaStylez) are interesting and informative....keep up the good work Sir!......(sending lucky Holy Grail Vibes your way)
@scottlucidi6476
Жыл бұрын
Ive only played Fireball Sorc and had a 5/5 fire facet in an Ocy a few years back. Just started playing D2R and am working on a blizzard sorc. My gear blows right now.
@ricardocapitaniomacagnani1679
Жыл бұрын
I only missed Doom being mentioned
@ianpatrick23
6 ай бұрын
This is such great information, thank you so much for sharing
@stoobydoobydoo
Жыл бұрын
Here is the real list for anyone that is fuming at the ears right now. 5) infinity 4) eschutas 3) spirit 2) hoto 1) deaths fathom Occy is so bad, like really really bad. Unless you enjoy having no control over your character then I guess it's great.
@felipeb.5183
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos, Phil!
@kevindefluri9273
Жыл бұрын
How much does an oculus go for now a days? I just got back into the game and trying to just gear a sorc
@Kylethejobber
Жыл бұрын
What do you guys think is the best shield for a hammer pal
@wishiwascooler
Жыл бұрын
People like to hate on the Occy for the teleport on hit but it's still just so good
@DSfromDemonSurf
Жыл бұрын
I don't use Occulus anymore, just because of the Teleport on hit ; this shit killed me SOOOO many times.... I'm out of danger, a little distance attack hits me, Occulus TP me in the middle of cac mobs and boom, dead. Because OF COURSE it doesn't TP me again even with 5 deadly strikes in my ass. I hate this item. It would have been godly without this shit.
@luisperez3968
Жыл бұрын
hey I am still waiting for the Druid in what makes me the best D2 character from your series, give it some love to Aldurs :P
@benbrown1535
Жыл бұрын
PHIL! Death's Fathom is BIS for Blizz sorc!!!
@jonverrico3761
3 ай бұрын
So many people hate on occy but I fkin love it.
@bivdog
Жыл бұрын
“Cast rate not castrate” 😂
@JRsuper24
Жыл бұрын
I expected that new zod runeword to be in here in an amazing base...
@BH-gh6qm
Жыл бұрын
occulus so overrated.. the random teleport shit is too risky. id rather have wiz spike
@smalps-gaming
Жыл бұрын
occy is goated!
@majorpaayne4924
Жыл бұрын
I should have guessed your n#1 :)
@MessedUpSystem
Жыл бұрын
At least someone doesn't hate The Occulus xD
@Zephairein
Жыл бұрын
still would rather have a 2xist ali baba for mf then occy on swap but hundred percent on occy being #1. im surprised Wiz Spike wasn't in Honorable mentions. though i guess thats nearly as rare as occy
@schwann145
Жыл бұрын
I figured Tals over Crescent Moon, but I suppose you aren't considering set bonuses.
@TheDazeez
Жыл бұрын
They should change spirit to Mal, Fal, Ral, Tal… don’t know why they haven’t done a runeword with those 4 yet anyways… they should also make one of the lighter shields able to 4 socket so that Monarchs aren’t the go-to… the monarch looks trash on the casters anyways
@oysteivi
Жыл бұрын
I'll bite and comment on the spelling of honorable. Awesome video needs comments :)
@SweetPhil
Жыл бұрын
Spelling, my ultimate nemesis lol. Wish my editing program had spell check.
@TopSecretGG
Жыл бұрын
fellas fellas
@joeolivo8847
Жыл бұрын
I cant argue with the list, but deaths fathom should have made it probably over spirit. I think spirit is fantastic, but getting any of the other weapons kn the list pushes it right out. Still, really great list.
@1zens
4 ай бұрын
v1.11-1.13 oclu is always the best with mf soc .
@leifwenzel450
Жыл бұрын
I missing +6 blue items :)
@markmauk8231
Жыл бұрын
Infinity should def. be #1, no doubt
@kens3dandaquatics
Жыл бұрын
Same things from 20 years ago...
@anggvoagg7881
Жыл бұрын
Bro I know u don't pvp but to say occy best in alot not where it's at what about the hc players I know u like it the most but it's NOT best in slot
@stoobydoobydoo
Жыл бұрын
Yeah you lost me when you put crescent moon on the list. You are either bad at this game or trolling.
@quietlightning4063
Жыл бұрын
Doom , Death’s Fathom, HOTO, obsession, infinity
@richmahogany1
Жыл бұрын
you forgot the greatest weapon of them all... love
@cyrilvorontsov3335
6 ай бұрын
aww no really aww
@stoobydoobydoo
Жыл бұрын
My man out here saying that spirit is better and deaths fathom is bad because it's only good for certain builds while also putting self wielding infinity on the list
@SonOfLittleWolf
Жыл бұрын
Wizardspike, man! At least an honorable mention. I have a near perfect echutas and yet I just can't easily replace that wizardspike for my magic find sorc. Just fixes resists and my mana too well. I don't need an insight with it at all.
@TyrantsRuin
Жыл бұрын
Deaths fathom haunts my nightmares. My main character (mf cold sorc) begs for it, been holding onto a perfect cold facet, she's just been using hoto.
@GrubLord92
Жыл бұрын
I found two off Pindleskin within 100 runs of each other on my solo self found Cold Sorceress. RNG is wild.
@dsinemoi1mouton
Жыл бұрын
25+% fathom is the way. You'll see the difference, I promess. When you find one, you can just blaze through p3 difficulty and it helps a ton more than 50mf
@dsinemoi1mouton
Жыл бұрын
try to stay above 105 fcr breakpoint tho. It's really important for every kind of sorceress.
@TyrantsRuin
Жыл бұрын
@dsinemoi1mouton I can already do p3 hell and I go higher when mf'ing certain areas
@dsinemoi1mouton
Жыл бұрын
@@TyrantsRuin same goes for p5 then. But keep in mind you want the best clear speed possible. 2min runs in p3 are better than 3min runs in p5
@mikemurray3962
Жыл бұрын
Very informative. Does the Occules spawn in Nightmare?
@zaug1561
Жыл бұрын
Yes Occy can drop in nightmare
@mikemurray3962
Жыл бұрын
@@zaug1561 thanks!
@dogman2387
3 ай бұрын
NOTE: For a sorceress, you would think that "+ to all skills" and "+ to all sorceress skills" would be the same, but that's not entirely true. The "+ to all skills" also affects non-sorceress skills like Battle Orders, which can be cast using Call To Arms in the off-hand weapon slot. In other words, CTA BO Life/Mana will NOT be increased by "+ to all sorceress skills", but will be increased by "+ to all skills".
@plengz6670
Жыл бұрын
griffon eye can drop in offline mode right?
@lry8133
Жыл бұрын
Yep.
@plengz6670
Жыл бұрын
@@lry8133 thank you
@josefrezek5630
Жыл бұрын
No mention of tals set kinda sucks, especialy when you mention Magic Find. For decades it was tals armor/belt/amu/shako/occu for max mf. But man I cant put that occy and shako on as the full tals with its +15% cold or -15% for other elements is so dang good.
@Carnifex902102
Жыл бұрын
I think the topic is too wide for a 9 minute video. You could have called it 5 best weapons for lightning Sorceresses instead of explaining is every slot. Also Cover for Hardcore, pvp, mfing and so on. Go deeper on the video and get more content out of it :)
@alexanderthegreat3424
Жыл бұрын
No love for Leaf runeword? Even on honorable mention? I always love my +9 Fireball Sorc as she course thru the game, even until Nightmare difficulty.
@tein357
Жыл бұрын
I just wanted to share my stupidity in accidentally selling my Oculus to a vendor yesterday. It was socketed with an Ist rune so not only did I lose the Oculus itself, but also the Ist rune and even the socket quest I used to add the socket. I was trying to sell a second Oculus that I found, but apparently I can't easily tell the difference between an Oculus with a socket and one without.
@pdrizzle8120
Жыл бұрын
Eschutas over crescent moon for me. Crescent is only for light sorc where eschutas is fball sorc only viable option other than hoto or occy.
@thechristopher2220
Жыл бұрын
Just found a jang bong staff while watching this. Random unîque I didn’t know about 🙌
@dsinemoi1mouton
Жыл бұрын
I strongly disagree with the list. Occulus should be 4th position, because of the teleport thing. It kills you more than it saves you. And that sucks. And for Blizzard sorceress, the best weapon is Death Fathom. Why ? Because you can achieve 400+% mf without occy. 30% more dps is far more valuable than 3% extra (actual) unique drops when it comes to magic find runs. If you go SSF or hardcore, you clearly want a Death Fathom / Hoto much more than occy.
@zaug1561
Жыл бұрын
If you're an MF'er it's easy to see why Occy made #1. The teleport is annoying but it will rarely get you killed when you have good gear. If you're prioritizing top DPS I'd agree death fathom #1 for Blizzard. All depends where your priorities lie.
@dsinemoi1mouton
Жыл бұрын
@@zaug1561 Thing is, 50 mf isn't relevant when you already have 400+ Demonstration : Item : Harlequin Crest (Shako) Monster : Achmel the Cursed @400mf : 1/55920 @450mf : 1/54 418 (55920 - 54418) / 55920 * 100 = 2.6856 You lose approx 2.7% unique drop rate from taking occy off. EDIT : I used a simplified formula that just gives an idea. The real one would take several lines for a very small difference. So I don't bother. Now compare this to +30% dps. Which, in the end, is approx 10% to 15% more clear speed (some mobs it won't make any difference, + all the time you spend in loading screens + teleporting). I prefer Death Fathom any time, 100% for a full geared blizz sorc. Again, the only scenario i would like occy is when farming meph before switching to DF / HotO
@zaug1561
Жыл бұрын
@@dsinemoi1mouton It's 80 MF for Occy with an Ist in it. 30 more is quite significant. I'm trying to figure out how to get 400+ MF. 75 from Shako, 50 from War travs. 40 from Gheed's. Probably 90-99 from Enigma. I doubt you'd use chance guards, goldwrap, and MF rings over 20FCR gloves, arachnids mesh and SOJ's or FCR rings. Maybe some MF on a rare or crafted amulet. Let's say you're at 260. So you need about 20 7% MF charms to get to 400. You lose at least 4 cold skillers this way but get that 30% cold damage boost and more with facet... So this makes sense for a wealthy decked out player. Decked out players usually switch to lightning though. Blizzard users are usually up and comers so I still think for the vast majority of blizzard users the Occy is the better choice to go out and farm with because I don't think most people using blizzard will be anywhere near 400 MF like you are.
@dsinemoi1mouton
Жыл бұрын
@@zaug1561 death fathom can also be isted. So no, it's 50mf from occy, not 80. As for the 400%, you can do that : - 3sc -> 20mf - topazed shako -> 74 - topazed 3 tal -> 112 + 65 + 15 = 192 - isted death fathom -> 30 - gheed -> 40 - war travs -> 50 20 + 74 + 192 + 30 + 40 + 50 = 406 You can add nagel / rare mf rings, and multiple sc if you want. I don't feel like it's necessary at this point and prefer other things. This setup is the regular one, not even close to high end. Purely standard legacy stuff like in the 2k EDIT : Oh and dmg is above 8k with only 2skillers in case you were wondering. so you can comfortably farm p5 AT / CS with this setup, which is close to optimal for a blizz sorc
@zaug1561
Жыл бұрын
@@dsinemoi1mouton Ok yeah this looks like it'd work well. I never use the Tal's set so I never thought of it. I always felt the Tal set was overrated but this setup makes pretty good use of it. Thanks for the breakdown!
@thestabbinhob0986
Жыл бұрын
I have 9 occys on NL xbox I can't even give away, lol.
@ZanthraX2008
Жыл бұрын
Wow, Eschuta and Death Fathom are so great Iteams❤
@felixemmer8376
Жыл бұрын
When will the new Season come?
@Emperor_x8
Жыл бұрын
For me at least popularity doesn't factor into how good a item or build is like people are still using a blessed aim merc for an Amazon
@KeRmiTaKilla
Жыл бұрын
I disagree with everything.... lol not
@emanuelsolsjo7348
Жыл бұрын
I totally understand that a hardcore player might want to avoid The Oculus. For me personally as a sotftcore player it's not a huge issue. The teleport proc has never killed me. I do have a more careful playstyle though so it doesn't trigger that often.
@benjames8211
Жыл бұрын
yup thats why spirit was one of the first thing they nerfed in pd2 just ruins all the lower lvl items dont feel progression untill u get one of the gg rares.
@dee634
Жыл бұрын
Lol I saw thumbnail and thought occulus is garbage... OHH he's talking about Diablo 2
I agree the Occy is #1 for the same reason you say with that 80 MF. Honorable to Leaf if you are doing a fire playthrough for normal mode if not handing down a Spirit.
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