As the title says.."I'm at a loss." I ran norm,nightmare and hell rather easy. But now on inferno I seem to just die from almost anything. I used the Blizzard/Hydra builds before and had fun but had trouble vs blues/yellows mobs. Then I switch over to the CM builds and still having fun with it but I know I'm doing something wrong. I used the normal CM with twisters but switch over to my blades as I have more fun that way and the crits are coming just as often. I'll post my gear and build so if anybody can give me some advise it would be great. Like what stats should I look for or a build you use that makes a wizard seems more like a wizard instead of a exploding bomb.
Well m8, you are undergeared. First thing i would change is the weapon, you can get a weap with a socket and 800-900 dps fairly cheap and that will boost ur dps a lot. Also your off-hand, there are cheap ones with 300+ dmg on the AH. The thing is, the rise in difficulty is very steep from hell to inferno. It's the same thing between act 1 inferno and act 2 inferno. But basically you need more gear.
While you are re-gearing, be sure to pick up some pieces with Resist All Elements, as this will really help you stay alive.
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Yes, you need more damage, more resist and more HP to take that extra hit or two. Crit damage also won't hurt, you wouldn't believe how fast damage starts to scale with +crit damage% vs intellect or another primary stat. Start by looking for some bargain items on the AH.
All resist can get pricey fast, so instead of springing for the 50 AR get a 25-35. I would invest in a decent helm with a socket. I wouldn't say your current helm is bad but it certainly isn't good. Thorns is a waste of a stat roll.
Maybe also consider using templar as a follower to tank some initial damage before he dies.
Farm Act 1 500 times, get money, buy gear, progress to next act, repeat until you finish the game.
You might get lucky and get a good item to sell for 50 million, which will speed up your farming a lot.
My build: http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Potjie-2181/hero/15637001
All resist can get pricey fast, so instead of springing for the 50 AR get a 25-35. I would invest in a decent helm with a socket. I wouldn't say your current helm is bad but it certainly isn't good. Thorns is a waste of a stat roll.
Maybe also consider using templar as a follower to tank some initial damage before he dies.
CM wizzard is not something for people just gearing up or dont having the money.
start with hydra , orb, blizzard and farm some gold first- with 2 million you can get very far
if you still want to play CM use this for an orientation http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Jalatiphra-2532/hero/120019
and then look for items with half the resists, half the int and you should be fine for act 1 farming
I suggest you do what the guys up here said about buying some cheap items, and then use this build: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/6246864939
Farm Act 1 500 times, get money, buy gear, progress to next act, repeat until you finish the game.
You might get lucky and get a good item to sell for 50 million, which will speed up your farming a lot.