I've been playing yet another Sorceress in 1.10, and at clvl 77 she has amassed a whopping 135 unused stat points.
I could dump them all into Vit like I normally would, but I've been seriously considering maxing her blocking instead.
Right now she has base dex, and is using a Lidless for her shield (40% blocking on shield).
I've gone ahead and done some calculations. Please correct me if anything is amiss.
Total Blocking% = (Shield Blocking% * (Dex - 15)) / (clvl * 2)
(I hope that equation is accurate -- I've based all my calculations on it)
I want to isolate Dex here, so after some rearranging we get:
Dex =((2 * Total Blocking% * clvl) / Shield Blocking%) + 15
Let's use these variables instead for easier reading:
D = ((2 * T * C) / S) + 15
Assuming I want 75% blocking with a plain Lidless @ clvl 80:
D = ((2 * 75 * 80) / 40) + 15
D = 315
This is obviously unrealistic. Let's try another approach. How about we try for 50% blocking instead? That might be almost as useful:
D = ((2 * 50 * 80) / 40) + 15
D = 215
This is MUCH more workable, but still a bit out of reach.
My next thought was to socket the Lidless with a Shael. Then, the shield would have 60% blocking instead of 40%. Let's try it:
D = ((2 * 75 * 80) / 60) + 15
D = 215
Same result, but with 75% blocking.
For 50% blocking with a Shael'ed Lidless:
D = ((2 * 50 * 80) / 60) + 15
D = 148
Well, now I have no idea what to do. Is an investment in Dex to attain decent blocking% a good idea for a Sorceress? I've never played a Sorceress with any degree of blocking ability, so I have no idea.
Or would it just be best if I dumped the whole lot into Vit like I normally would? Right now she has a life pool of about 800 and a mana pool of about 400. She survives quite nicely if I play her carefully enough and keep a supply of mana potions on-hand.
Are there any other options that I'm missing?
edit: added color to equations
I could dump them all into Vit like I normally would, but I've been seriously considering maxing her blocking instead.
Right now she has base dex, and is using a Lidless for her shield (40% blocking on shield).
I've gone ahead and done some calculations. Please correct me if anything is amiss.
Total Blocking% = (Shield Blocking% * (Dex - 15)) / (clvl * 2)
(I hope that equation is accurate -- I've based all my calculations on it)
I want to isolate Dex here, so after some rearranging we get:
Dex =((2 * Total Blocking% * clvl) / Shield Blocking%) + 15
Let's use these variables instead for easier reading:
D = ((2 * T * C) / S) + 15
Assuming I want 75% blocking with a plain Lidless @ clvl 80:
D = ((2 * 75 * 80) / 40) + 15
D = 315
This is obviously unrealistic. Let's try another approach. How about we try for 50% blocking instead? That might be almost as useful:
D = ((2 * 50 * 80) / 40) + 15
D = 215
This is MUCH more workable, but still a bit out of reach.
My next thought was to socket the Lidless with a Shael. Then, the shield would have 60% blocking instead of 40%. Let's try it:
D = ((2 * 75 * 80) / 60) + 15
D = 215
Same result, but with 75% blocking.
For 50% blocking with a Shael'ed Lidless:
D = ((2 * 50 * 80) / 60) + 15
D = 148
Well, now I have no idea what to do. Is an investment in Dex to attain decent blocking% a good idea for a Sorceress? I've never played a Sorceress with any degree of blocking ability, so I have no idea.
Or would it just be best if I dumped the whole lot into Vit like I normally would? Right now she has a life pool of about 800 and a mana pool of about 400. She survives quite nicely if I play her carefully enough and keep a supply of mana potions on-hand.
Are there any other options that I'm missing?
edit: added color to equations