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The cold spells work well because not only are you inflicting damage, but you're, potentially, freezing your enemy, leaving it vulnerable for further attack. It's the lightning spells, though, that can be the most devastating, especially combined with lightning mastery, available upon reaching level 30, which reduces the mana cost of all your lightning spells by 15 percent initially (if you choose this route, it's worth it to improve the skill up to level 5; after that, the reduction bonus slows down considerably). Use the various elemental bolts early in the game along with frozen armor to protect yourself; the cold armors are worth the skill points. If you become overwhelmed, the chilling effects can slow down monster attacks, giving you an opportunity to escape and prepare spells. The Sorceress will have a tougher time earlier in the game than the stronger Barbarian or dexterous Amazon, particularly against quick, ranged attackers like Blood Raven in Act I. Start putting extra points into warmth, as you'll be using mana all throughout the game and anything that helps you regenerate mana faster is worth the expense. By the middle of the game, you're implementing lightning and glacial spike with abandon. If you're choosing the fire route, you're using fireball as your primary weapon. Consider acquiring the cold armors to keep you better protected. As you reach the late game, you're concentrating on the most powerful - and expensive - spells of each elemental, including thunder storm, blizzard, and meteor. Use these to clear out rooms of monsters as you flee to safety; cast these spells as you run away and lure the monsters underneath their devastating showers. NOTE: Naturally the skill selections presented in this section's example could shift wildly based on your personal style. You may prefer lightning damage over cold and place a bulk of points inside chain lightning instead of glacial spike. Then again, perhaps you prefer the element of fire over cold and lightning! The beauty of Diablo II lies in the many ways you can personalize your character both in skills and equipment.
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