I've been reading a lot of forums and watched quite a few videos.
While most people seem to agree All Resist are the best-stat-ever you could get, and suggest getting it to 1000+, some say it's worthless, I've also read about people saying how they dropped to like, 20k life, or how they've around 15k DPS (and are still somehow able to solo inferno act 2), while others seem to have crazy amounts of life and/or DPS.
I've based my build on a thread I've found here:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5235402096?page=1
Just using Diamond Skin with Crystall Shell instead of Teleport, since to me it's better in quite a few situations. (plus I'm used to it, which is actually huge).
So this would be my build:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#aRlSOX!YXT!cbYZYa
As to the stats, it's just better if I post a picture, but I've:
31.5k DPS
36k life
300ish resists
Full stats (buffed):
http://i.imgur.com/U3jjo.jpg
And this would be my gear:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/LwPYT.jpg
My weapon could definately be better, at 725 dps and +100 vit, but weapons get so expensive past that threshold. Other than that I'm slowly moving from a Int/Vit gear towards a Int/Vit/Resist one, but each piece is really expensive, ranging from 1kk to a zillion. My rings are really lacking, at 15% IAS and 66 int, 13% IAS and 63 vit respectively.
The thing is I'm getting nowhere in Act 2, any mob is a real threat, and elite packs are oh-so-tough to beat. So what I'm looking for in this thread?
What stats did you have when you were able to manage beating Inferno Act 2 on your own, and is something horrible wrong with my build?
I'd really like some more advice on what kind of armor to look for in the AH since I'm on a not-so-great budget, and stuff gets very expensive at the inferno tier item levels.
Best Answer
You should be using magic missle, with the rune that adds 4 arcane pwer per hit. Then Tornado, with the decreased arcane power rune. Don't forget to use energy armor, with the rune that adds all resistance. And diamond skin, with the rune that adds more damage absorbtion. Also use arcane hydra. And lastly, either magic weapon or archon with teleport and that should do it. Gearwise, get all resistance gear with as many sockets as possible.