In my humble opinion, the sorceror doesn't really need items :P
Have you read the guides over at Freshman's Diablo?
http://www.arewehavingfunyet.com/diablo/diablo.shtml
Basically, if you want to build a sorc, there are (at least) two ways to go. Arty and Tank.
An arty (artillery) sorc concentrates on items that add to resistances, spell-levels and magic.
Items like Naj's Light Plate, Thinking Cap, Mindcry and/or ArchAngels staff of anything comes to mind.
This character won't have anywhere near the AC needed in hell difficulty, so it's a good idea to keep your distance from monsters. He will do *tons* of damage though :)
A tank sorc will sacrifice some +magic and +spell-levels to get an AC that is effective in hell. This is in my opinion the most overpowered way you can play a character in Diablo. You can go for a Dreamflange and Stormshield setup, which IMO is the best solution for a tankmage.
Other items is basically anything that gives good AC and resists.
Getting the items for these setups are not done very quickly, though. Just remember that the sorceror is very overpowered even when playing with absolutely no equipment. The most important part of playing that character is using the right tactics, any items is just icing on the cake.
As for spellbooks, Adria is the best place to shop for them. You can also go looking for bookcases in the Catacombs.
Hope this is of some help :)
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Have you read the guides over at Freshman's Diablo?
http://www.arewehavingfunyet.com/diablo/diablo.shtml
Basically, if you want to build a sorc, there are (at least) two ways to go. Arty and Tank.
An arty (artillery) sorc concentrates on items that add to resistances, spell-levels and magic.
Items like Naj's Light Plate, Thinking Cap, Mindcry and/or ArchAngels staff of anything comes to mind.
This character won't have anywhere near the AC needed in hell difficulty, so it's a good idea to keep your distance from monsters. He will do *tons* of damage though :)
A tank sorc will sacrifice some +magic and +spell-levels to get an AC that is effective in hell. This is in my opinion the most overpowered way you can play a character in Diablo. You can go for a Dreamflange and Stormshield setup, which IMO is the best solution for a tankmage.
Other items is basically anything that gives good AC and resists.
Getting the items for these setups are not done very quickly, though. Just remember that the sorceror is very overpowered even when playing with absolutely no equipment. The most important part of playing that character is using the right tactics, any items is just icing on the cake.
As for spellbooks, Adria is the best place to shop for them. You can also go looking for bookcases in the Catacombs.
Hope this is of some help :)
edit: link is now clickable