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|Text=A rebellious woman who has wrested the secrets of magic use from the male dominated Mage-Clans of the East, the Sorceress is an expert in mystical creation ex nihilo. Though somewhat lacking in the skills of hand-to-hand combat, she compensates for this weakness with fierce combative magic for both offense and defense. Solitary and reclusive, the Sorceress acts based on motives and ethics inscrutable to most, and sometimes seems capricious and even spiteful. In reality, she understands the struggle between Order and Chaos all too clearly, as well as her role as a warrior in this battle.
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{{Intro}}
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==History==
{{D2 Unique
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{{Ub|=The female mage clan of Zann Esu is one of the oldest of the ancient clans, although little is actually known about them. Centuries ago, the fourteen powerful covens of Esu witches convened for the first time in generations. What they discussed is not known, but the witches left behind their former lives and, as a group, disappeared into the Eastern jungles.}}
|=A rebellious woman who has wrested the secrets of magic use from the male dominated Mage-Clans of the East, the Sorceress is an expert in mystical creation ex nihilo. Though somewhat lacking in the skills of hand-to-hand combat, she compensates for this weakness with fierce combative magic for both offense and defense. Solitary and reclusive, the Sorceress acts based on motives and ethics inscrutable to most, and sometimes seems capricious and even spiteful. In reality, she understands the struggle between Order and Chaos all too clearly, as well as her role as a warrior in this battle.}}
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{{Ub|=The exact location of their community is a mystery. Until recently, their only contact with the outside world occurred during the recruitment missions. Once every seven years, the Zann Esu visit certain families across Sanctuary. These families have only one thing in common - they each have a seven-year-old daughter. Always good-natured and polite, the Zann Esu visitors meet the girls, ask a few questions and then leave. A select few of the girls are visited a second time and offered apprenticeships. The families of those chosen enjoy good fortune for many years.}}
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==History==
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{{Ub|=The Zann Esu, or Sorceresses as they are generally known, are on a quest for the "perfect" magic in its purest form. They feel that the other disciplines of magic are haphazard, and have instead chosen to focus strictly upon elemental magic. They mold the base elements into whatever magical forms they need - threatening all other magic disciplines with obsolescence. In order to achieve perfection in these elemental transmutations, they choose only those daughters of Sanctuary with the highest level of attunement to the magical elements.}}
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|=The female mage clan of Zann Esu is one of the oldest of the ancient clans, although little is actually known about them. Centuries ago, the fourteen powerful covens of Esu witches convened for the first time in generations. What they discussed is not known, but the witches left behind their former lives and, as a group, disappeared into the Eastern jungles.
 
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The exact location of their community is a mystery. Until recently, their only contact with the outside world occurred during the recruitment missions. Once every seven years, the Zann Esu visit certain families across Sanctuary. These families have only one thing in common - they each have a seven-year-old daughter. Always good-natured and polite, the Zann Esu visitors meet the girls, ask a few questions and then leave. A select few of the girls are visited a second time and offered apprenticeships. The families of those chosen enjoy good fortune for many years.
 
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The Zann Esu, or Sorceresses as they are generally known, are on a quest for the "perfect" magic in its purest form. They feel that the other disciplines of magic are haphazard, and have instead chosen to focus strictly upon elemental magic. They mold the base elements into whatever magical forms they need - threatening all other magic disciplines with obsolescence. In order to achieve perfection in these elemental transmutations, they choose only those daughters of Sanctuary with the highest level of attunement to the magical elements.
 
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The Sorceresses believe that it is through the search for perfection that they will attain ultimate purity and ascend to their destined role as the most powerful mages in Sanctuary. For centuries they have studied in secret, perfecting their art and biding their time until the Emergence of Evil. Then, they will face their greatest challenge, either proving the purity of their magic or fading from existence.
 
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The Zann Esu oracles have decreed that the time of the Emergence is at hand. The destruction of the Prime Evils is to be the great test of their clan. Recently, Sorceresses have appeared mysteriously throughout Sanctuary to do battle with the minions of Evil wherever they are found. }}
 
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==Skills==
 
{{D2 Unique
 
|=Athletic, affable, and self-assured, Sorceresses hardly seem like scholarly bibliophiles hidden away from civilization. Sorceresses possess many of the same skills as the male members of the Eastern mage clans, but excel at the use of Elemental magic. Like most mages, they consider melee combat vulgar, and use magic almost exclusively to fight their enemies.}}
 
  
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{{Ub|=The Sorceresses believe that it is through the search for perfection that they will attain ultimate purity and ascend to their destined role as the most powerful mages in Sanctuary. For centuries they have studied in secret, perfecting their art and biding their time until the Emergence of Evil. Then, they will face their greatest challenge, either proving the purity of their magic or fading from existence.}}
  
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{{Ub|=The Zann Esu oracles have decreed that the time of the Emergence is at hand. The destruction of the Prime Evils is to be the great test of their clan. Recently, Sorceresses have appeared mysteriously throughout Sanctuary to do battle with the minions of Evil wherever they are found.}}
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!width=40|Level
 
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=====Fire Spells=====
 
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=====Lightning Spells=====
 
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=====Cold Spells=====
 
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!1
 
|width=660 rowspan=6 colspan=3|[[File:Sorceress_skills.png]]
 
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!6
 
|-valign=top style=height:68px
 
!12
 
|-valign=top style=height:69px
 
!18
 
|-valign=top style=height:68px
 
!24
 
|-valign=top
 
!30
 
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|width=40 rowspan=10|
 
|width=218|
 
#[[D2 Fire Bolt|Fire Bolt]]
 
#[[D2 Warmth|Warmth]]
 
#[[D2 Inferno|Inferno]]
 
#[[D2 Blaze|Blaze]]
 
#[[D2 Fire Ball|Fire Ball]]
 
#[[D2 Fire Wall|Fire Wall]]
 
#[[D2 Enchant|Enchant]]
 
#[[D2 Meteor|Meteor]]
 
#[[D2 Fire Mastery|Fire Mastery]]
 
#[[D2 Hydra|Hydra]]
 
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#[[D2 Charged Bolt|Charged Bolt]]
 
#[[D2 Static Field|Static Field]]
 
#[[D2 Telekinesis|Telekinesis]]
 
#[[D2 Nova|Nova]]
 
#[[D2 Lightning|Lightning]]
 
#[[D2 Chain Lightning|Chain Lightning]]
 
#[[D2 Teleport|Teleport]]
 
#[[D2 Thunder Storm|Thunder Storm]]
 
#[[D2 Energy Shield|Energy Shield]]
 
#[[D2 Lightning Mastery|Lightning Mastery]]
 
|width=218|
 
#[[D2 Ice Bolt|Ice Bolt]]
 
#[[D2 Frozen Armor|Frozen Armor]]
 
#[[D2 Frost Nova|Frost Nova]]
 
#[[D2 Ice Blast|Ice Blast]]
 
#[[D2 Shiver Armor|Shiver Armor]]
 
#[[D2 Glacial Spike|Glacial Spike]]
 
#[[D2 Blizzard|Blizzard]]
 
#[[D2 Chilling Armor|Chilling Armor]]
 
#[[D2 Frozen Orb|Frozen Orb]]
 
#[[D2 Cold Mastery|Cold Mastery]]
 
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==Attribute==
==Attributes==
 
 
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!width=172 align=left|[[Attribute]]
 
!width=62|Level 1
 
!width=62|Level 1
 
!width=62|/Level
 
!width=62|/Level
 
!width=62|/Point
 
!width=62|/Point
 
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!Strength
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![[Strength (attribute)|Strength]]
!align=right|10!!{{Empty}}!!{{Empty}}
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!align=right|10!!{{E}}!!{{E}}
 
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!Dexterity
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![[Dexterity]]
!align=right|25!!{{Empty}}!!{{Empty}}
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!align=right|25!!{{E}}!!{{E}}
 
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|-
 
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*Attack Rating
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*[[Attack Rating]]
|align=right|75||{{Empty}}||+5
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|align=right|75||{{E}}||+5
 
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|-
 
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*Defense
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*[[Defense]]
|align=right|6||{{Empty}}||+0.25
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|align=right|6||{{E}}||+0.25
 
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!Vitality
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![[Vitality]]
!align=right|10!!{{Empty}}!!{{Empty}}
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!align=right|10!!{{E}}!!{{E}}
 
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|-
 
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*Stamina
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*[[Stamina]]
 
|align=right|74||+1||+1
 
|align=right|74||+1||+1
 
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*Life
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*[[Life]]
 
|align=right|40||+1||+2
 
|align=right|40||+1||+2
 
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!Energy
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![[Energy]]
!align=right|35!!{{Empty}}!!{{Empty}}
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!align=right|35!!{{E}}!!{{E}}
 
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|-
 
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*Mana
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*[[Mana]]
 
|align=right|35||+2||+2
 
|align=right|35||+2||+2
 
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*'''Point''': Attribute point invested, or bonus (+ Strength, Dexterity, Vitality, Energy, and [[All Attributes]]) from items equipped and charms in inventory '''outside''' the [[Horadric Cube|{{Ub|=Horadric Cube}}]].
 
*Base defense is Dexterity/4, rounded down to the nearest point.
 
*Base defense is Dexterity/4, rounded down to the nearest point.
*Displayed life and mana are rounded down to the nearest point, but actual life and mana are rounded down to the nearest bit (1/256 point).
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*Displayed life and mana are rounded down to the nearest point, but actual life and mana are rounded down to the nearest 1/256 point.
 
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==Breakpoints==
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==Skills==
The tables below list minimum Faster Block Rate, Faster Cast Rate and Faster Hit Recovery needed to reduce the number of frames in the respective animation and thus increase its speed. Some breakpoints differ depending on the skill used.
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{{Ub|=Athletic, affable, and self-assured, Sorceresses hardly seem like scholarly bibliophiles hidden away from civilization. Sorceresses possess many of the same skills as the male members of the Eastern mage clans, but excel at the use of Elemental magic. Like most mages, they consider melee combat vulgar, and use magic almost exclusively to fight their enemies.}}
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!width=35|Level
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![[Fire Spells]]
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![[Lightning Spells]]
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![[Cold Spells]]
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|width=192 rowspan=6|[[File:Lightning Spells.png|150px]]
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|width=195 rowspan=6|[[File:Cold Spells.png|150px]]
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!align=right|12
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!align=right|18
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!align=right|24
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|-valign=top
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!align=right|30
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#[[Fire Bolt]]
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#[[Warmth]]
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#[[Inferno]]
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#[[Blaze]]
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#[[Fire Ball]]
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#[[Fire Wall]]
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#[[Enchant]]
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#[[Meteor]]
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#[[Fire Mastery]]
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#[[Hydra]]
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#[[Charged Bolt]]
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#[[Static Field]]
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#[[Telekinesis]]
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#[[Nova]]
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#[[Lightning]]
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#[[Chain Lightning]]
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#[[Teleport]]
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#[[Thunder Storm]]
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#[[Energy Shield]]
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#[[Lightning Mastery]]
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|width=198|
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#[[Ice Bolt]]
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#[[Frozen Armor]]
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#[[Frost Nova]]
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#[[Ice Blast]]
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#[[Shiver Armor]]
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#[[Glacial Spike]]
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#[[Blizzard]]
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#[[Chilling Armor]]
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#[[Frozen Orb]]
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#[[Cold Mastery]]
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==Animation==
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===Attack speed===
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*TitanSeal, [https://planetdiablo.eu/diablo2/calcs/speedcalc/speedcalc_english.php Attack Speed Calculator] (PlanetDiablo.eu)
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*[[Sorceress attack speed]]
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===Block rate===
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The table below lists the minimum [[Faster Block Rate]] required to reduce the number of frames in the blocking animation and thus increase its speed. {{Warn|=>140 FBR is beyond reach in the unmodified game}}.
  
  
{|cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 style=text-align:left
 
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====Block rate and hit recovery====
 
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====Cast rate====
 
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{{Number table}}
 
{{Number table}}
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!width=172 align=left rowspan=2|State
!width=62 height=46|Frames
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!align=center colspan=17|Frames
!width=40|FBR
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!width=40|FHR
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!width=29|12
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!width=29|11
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!width=29|10
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!width=29|9
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!width=29|8
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!width=29|7
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!width=29|6
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!width=29|5
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!width=29|4
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!width=29|3
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!width=29|2
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!align=left|Sorceress
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|{{E}}||{{E}}||{{E}}||0||7||15||27||48||86||{{Warn|=200}}||{{Warn|=4,680}}
 
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!align=left|[[Werebear]]
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|0||5||10||16||27||40||65||109||{{Warn|=223}}||{{Warn|=1,320}}||{{E}}
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[http://www.mannm.org/d2library/faqtoids/stattab_eng.html#fbr] [https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/121051-paladin-blocking-as-werebear/]
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*Sorceress can become a Werebear by using [[Beast|{{Ub|=Beast}}]] [[Rune Word]]'s Werebear [[oskill]].
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===Cast rate===
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The table below lists the minimum [[Faster Cast Rate]] required to reduce the number of frames in the casting animation and thus increase its speed. Action frame is the frame in which casting actually takes place: when the animation is interrupted before this frame has displayed then casting does not occur, so the earlier it occurs the less likely the animation is to be interrupted before casting.
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!Frames
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!19
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!18
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!colspan=2|17
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!16
 
!15
 
!15
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!colspan=2|14
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!13
!14
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!12
|{{Empty}}||5
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!colspan=2|11
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|-align=left
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!Action
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!colspan=3|7
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!colspan=4|6
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!colspan=4|5
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!4
 
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!width=172 align=left|[[Lightning]] and [[Chain Lightning]]
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|width=29|0
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|width=29|7
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|width=29|15
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|width=29|20
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|width=29|23
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|width=29|35
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|width=29|52
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|width=29|63
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|width=29|78
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|width=29|117
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|width=29|194
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|width=29|200
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*[[Inferno]] uses the same casting animation as Lightning and Chain Lightning, but its cast rate cannot be changed.
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!Frames
 
!13
 
!13
|{{Empty}}||9
 
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!12
 
!12
|{{Empty}}||14
 
|-
 
 
!11
 
!11
|{{Empty}}||20
 
|-
 
 
!10
 
!10
|{{Empty}}||30
 
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!9
 
!9
|0||42
 
|-
 
 
!8
 
!8
|7||60
 
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!7
 
!7
|15||86
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!Action
!6
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!colspan=2|7
|27||142
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!colspan=2|6
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!colspan=2|5
!5
 
|48||280
 
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!4
 
!4
|86||1,480
 
 
|-
 
|-
!3
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!width=172 align=left|All other skills
|200||{{Empty}}
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|width=29|0
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|width=29|9
!2
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|width=29|20
|4,680||{{Empty}}
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|width=29|37
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|width=29|63
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|width=29|105
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|width=29|200
 
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[http://www.mannm.org/d2library/faqtoids/stattab_eng.html] <s>[http://www.gamersoasis.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=214297#214297]</s>
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===Hit recovery===
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The table below lists the minimum [[Faster Hit Recovery]] required to reduce the number of frames in the [[hit recovery]] animation and thus increase its speed. {{Warn|=>594 FHR is beyond reach in the unmodified game}}.
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{{Number table}}
 
{{Number table}}
|+([[D2 Chain Lightning|Chain]]) [[D2 Lightning|Lightning]]
 
|-valign=top align=center
 
!colspan=2|Frames
 
!width=40 rowspan=2|FCR
 
|-align=center
 
!width=40|Total
 
!width=40|Action
 
|-valign=top
 
!19!!rowspan=3|7
 
|0
 
|-
 
!18
 
|7
 
|-valign=top
 
!rowspan=2|17
 
|15
 
|-valign=top
 
!rowspan=4|6
 
|20
 
|-
 
!16
 
|23
 
|-
 
!15
 
|35
 
|-valign=top
 
!rowspan=2|14
 
|52
 
|-valign=top
 
!rowspan=4|5
 
|63
 
|-
 
!13
 
|78
 
|-
 
!12
 
|117
 
 
|-valign=top
 
|-valign=top
!rowspan=2|11
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!width=172 align=left rowspan=2|State
|194
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!align=center colspan=17|Frames
|-
 
!4
 
|200
 
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{{Number table}}
 
|+Other
 
|-valign=top align=center
 
!colspan=2|Frames
 
!width=40 rowspan=2|FCR
 
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
!width=40|Total
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!width=29|15
!width=40|Action
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!width=29|14
|-valign=top
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!width=29|13
!13!!rowspan=2|7
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!width=29|12
|0
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!width=29|11
|-
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!width=29|10
!12
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!width=29|9
|9
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!width=29|8
|-valign=top
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!width=29|7
!11!!rowspan=2|6
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!width=29|6
|20
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!width=29|5
|-
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!width=29|4
!10
 
|37
 
|-valign=top
 
!9!!rowspan=2|5
 
|63
 
 
|-
 
|-
!8
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|0||5||9||14||20||30||42||60||86||142||280||{{Warn|=1,480}}
 
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|-
!7!!4
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!align=left|[[Werebear]]
|200
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|{{E}}||{{E}}||0||5||10||16||24||37||54||86||152||360
 
|}
 
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[http://www.mannm.org/d2library/faqtoids/stattab_eng.html#fhr]
[http://www.mannm.org/d2library/faqtoids/stattab_eng.html] [http://www.gamersoasis.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=214297#214297]
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*Sorceress can become a Werebear by using [[Beast|{{Ub|=Beast}}]] [[Rune Word]]'s Werebear [[oskill]].
===Attack rate===
 
*TitanSeal, [http://diablo3.ingame.de/tips/calcs/speedcalc_titanseal/speedcalc_english.php Attack Speed Calculator] (inDiablo.de)
 
 
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==Strategy and guides==
 
==Strategy and guides==
*[http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?showtopic=12833 The Master Sorceress Thread] (Sorceress Room)
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*[https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/80631-the-master-sorceress-thread/ The Master Sorceress Thread] (D2 Sorceress)
 
*Relic, [[Gouda, the Orb/Ranged Enchantress]]
 
*Relic, [[Gouda, the Orb/Ranged Enchantress]]
 
*Skie, [[The Tao of Magic Find]]
 
*Skie, [[The Tao of Magic Find]]
*ThePlatypus, [[Perpendicular Pyromania]] How to use Fire Wall effectively
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*ThePlatypus, [[Perpendicular Pyromania]] - How to use Fire Wall effectively
 
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==References==
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==Reference==
 
*[http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/classes/sorceress.shtml Sorceress] (Arreat Summit)
 
*[http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/classes/sorceress.shtml Sorceress] (Arreat Summit)
*Librarian, [http://www.mannm.org/d2library/faqtoids/stattab_eng.html Stairway to Heaven] Status Tables for all Classes (FAQtoids)
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*[https://www.theamazonbasin.com/forums/index.php?/forums/topic/121051-paladin-blocking-as-werebear/ Paladin Blocking as Werebear] (D2 Technical)
*Nefarius, [http://phrozenkeep.hugelaser.com/index.php?ind=reviews&op=entry_view&iden=389 CharStats.txt] (Phrozen Keep)
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*Librarian, [http://www.mannm.org/d2library/faqtoids/stattab_eng.html Stairway to Heaven - Status Tables for all Classes] (FAQtoids)
*RTB, [http://www.gamersoasis.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8918 Animations'n'stuff'n'stats] (GamersOasis.net)
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*Nefarius, [http://d2mods.info/index.php?ind=reviews&op=entry_view&iden=389 CharStats.txt] (Phrozen Keep)
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*RTB, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713215107/http://www.gamersoasis.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8918 Animations'n'stuff'n'stats] (Gamersoasis.net)
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*TitanSeal, [https://planetdiablo.eu/forum/threads/faq-bewegungs-und-animationsgeschwindigkeiten-teil-1.1220961/ FAQ - Bewegungs- und Animationsgeschwindigkeiten Teil 1] (PlanetDiablo.eu)
  
  
[[Category:Diablo II]]
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[[Category:Sorceress]]
[[Category:D2 Classes]]
 
[[Category:D2 Sorceress]]
 

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