liqu1d_g0at
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ok i saw the guide this guy posted, IMO it was incomplete and it was missing lots of equipment/item choices and the stats were just terrible, 200 vita? damn man youre gonna die in 2 hits!!!
ok here is my guide, following the advice of the most elite zealots on west, this guy can beat down any BM lamer with CTA Doom and Exile.
lets start with the stats
Str:140 - why? because you dont need to pump strength, you will have damage from charms and equipment, pumping str is for kicksins not paladins.
Dex:110+ - why? it is really your choice to pump dex or not, you are not a zon so you shouldnt really pass 150, a good number is 130 although if you decide to get it high then you will have better AR, although not incredibly better.
Vitality:everything you should definately pass 240 - why? with all the BotDs doing massive damage it is very important to have lots of life, preferable well over 1500 in the late game.
Energy: nothing - why? youre not a caster, and casters still dont pump this stat anyway
Ok, now with the skills, let me say that blessed aim adds 5% passive bonus to AR, so it is not a bad idea if your AR is low to put a few points into this skill.
Zeal: Max
Sacrifice: 10-max
Fanatism:Max
Holy Shield:Max
DEFIANCE: 20 - if you want huge defense max this or at least put 20 points unless you want to get hit every zeal or attack. Defiance gives a 15% bonus to the defense boost from holy shield, thats like 300 defense a level, go figure.
*Smite and Charge: these skills are pretty useful vs barbs and wwsins and casters, you may want to keep smite at lvl 1 or put a few points into it, same with charge.
Gear
Alright this determines whether you will get owned or will own.
Helm choices:
Shako: 10% DR, life and a few skills and attributes, pretty useful, will boost your AR as well since it adds to zeal and fanatism, also your damage.
CoA: This is only useful if it has 2 sockets and good DR, you decide what you will socket in it depending on your needs, this helm has a steep Str req so be sure that you have enough str to use this with all your gear.
Gaze: Not very useful now that leech is sucky in pvp, but hey it has the possibility of 20% DR
Guillaumes Face: the most underrated helm in the game, this helm rocks, i use this baby for all the sweet mods like DS, CB, +15 and good defense it brings. If you are on a budget this is the perfect helm.
Andariel's Vissage: this helm sucks and its ugly only use it if you have nothing else or if you got it for free which is probably because it sucks.
Armor:
Stone: this runeword is excellent for a zealot, huge defense, 60% FHR, +str and vita also some resists, great choice. its also cheaper than the others
Enigma: this is not the best armor for this build, sure it adds life, huge str and 8% DR, also skills but the defense is a bit low and it is expensive, although i use this armor i use it because of my set up, not because it is the godliest item in the game(it's not)
Leviathan: A good melee armor, big str, DR and high defense, get it if you can, although there are better choices.
Ethereal Bane: Excellent choice, Cannot be frozen, FHR, Big Defense, what else do you want? Str? ok it doesnt have it all but it is definately good and it is cheap too
Ethereal Valor: Good armor, high defense huge life and FHR, also + skills which are always good to have, this is the most expensive item on the list (5 runes on west)
Duress: good armor if you cant afford any of the above, it is not even bad, 20% ED, cold damage and other good mods.
Shield:
Storm Shield: big str bonus, 35%DR, resists and other great melee mods, definately an excellent choice
Alma Negra: When this baby has 2 skills and high ED/AR beware, this can boost your AR by thousands and almost doubles your damage, excellent melee shield
HoZ: if you like more skills and not so much damage or AR, then get this shield, it has good mods like +vitality, resits, strength and 20% bonus AR, although the above are better for melee you can use this shield if you cant afford/find the others
Exile:...............NO................
Belt:
2 choices here
Verdungos: simply the best melee belt in the game.
T-gods: str and vita, cant have it all.....
Boots:
Goreriders: DS, CB, OW, and other good melee mods, probably your best choice, they are also cheap.
War Travellers: not the best choice, + they are expensive although they do add life and str and some extra damage, use them if you want but gores are better for this build.
Sandstorm Treks: Not the best choice........
Waterwalks: they have life... cant have it all...
Weapon:
BOTD: beastly runeword but ITS NOT THE BEST, also if you decide to use botd like everyone else then use a war spike instead of the gay berserker axe, why war spike? because it has a tighter damage range and it hits more often (proven)
Death Cleaver: I am using this baby in ethereal with zod, it has huge DS and Ias, it is excellent choice if you can afford it since they are now going for lots of runes although i got mine for 100 pdsc off some ignorant barb
Razor Edge: This is the death cleavers little brother, not as much damage but it is range 1 meaning it hits more, also if you can get an ethereal one it rocks, plus its probably the cheapest weapon here, 1 rune ethereal, practically free non-eth
Fury: out-dated in 1.10 it is still useful if you cant afford something else.
Cruels: Out-dated weapons although if you cant afford anything else use a LoLoEth one.
Stormlash: Not the best choice although if its eth it has some beastly max damage.
Rares: they can spawn with 450% ED and other awesome mods, if you have a sweet rare use it, it will beat out any botd.
Gloves:
Bloodfists: the best for this build, Fhr, Life, cheap, go get some.
Magnus' Skin: AR, IAS and other niceties, good choice, i use them.
Rends: not the best choice.
Dracul's Grasp: well.... they have chance to cast life tap, which is gay but they have other mods like +str... the above are better.
Crafted Gloves: your other alternative, they can spawn with mods such as LL,CB and IAs but not the best gloves ATM
Jewelry: Angelics, Massive AR bonus, forget Raven frosts and Highlords unless you dont have Cannot be frozen from somewhere else.
Notes: Hsaru's belt and boots give +defense and AR per level, sort of like angelics but less, so if you are using raven frosts and high lords, give this combo a try, they work, trust me.
Charms: fill your inventory with sharp grand charms with life or other mods and small charms of the vita, 3/20/20s are noob and duped, also sharp GCs add more than those stupid duped charms could ever dream of. And Anni, of course, if you can afford or can kill dclone..
Also:**YOU DONT HAVE TO BE RICH TO BE GOOD AND WIN DUELS
MY CURRENT SET UP:
Helm: G face with 40/15 ias
Shield: Cham SS
Weapon: Zod Eth Death Cleaver
Armor: enigma Archon plate
Belt: Verdungo's 38/14
Gloves: Magnus' Skin
Boots: Gores
Jewelry: Angelic rings and ammy
-*you can see i have 95% DS, i will always do double my damage and the + str from enigma adds to my max damage, which is always double, unless you are extremely unlucky.
*liquid_goat on west if you are up for a duel.
ok here is my guide, following the advice of the most elite zealots on west, this guy can beat down any BM lamer with CTA Doom and Exile.
lets start with the stats
Str:140 - why? because you dont need to pump strength, you will have damage from charms and equipment, pumping str is for kicksins not paladins.
Dex:110+ - why? it is really your choice to pump dex or not, you are not a zon so you shouldnt really pass 150, a good number is 130 although if you decide to get it high then you will have better AR, although not incredibly better.
Vitality:everything you should definately pass 240 - why? with all the BotDs doing massive damage it is very important to have lots of life, preferable well over 1500 in the late game.
Energy: nothing - why? youre not a caster, and casters still dont pump this stat anyway
Ok, now with the skills, let me say that blessed aim adds 5% passive bonus to AR, so it is not a bad idea if your AR is low to put a few points into this skill.
Zeal: Max
Sacrifice: 10-max
Fanatism:Max
Holy Shield:Max
DEFIANCE: 20 - if you want huge defense max this or at least put 20 points unless you want to get hit every zeal or attack. Defiance gives a 15% bonus to the defense boost from holy shield, thats like 300 defense a level, go figure.
*Smite and Charge: these skills are pretty useful vs barbs and wwsins and casters, you may want to keep smite at lvl 1 or put a few points into it, same with charge.
Gear
Alright this determines whether you will get owned or will own.
Helm choices:
Shako: 10% DR, life and a few skills and attributes, pretty useful, will boost your AR as well since it adds to zeal and fanatism, also your damage.
CoA: This is only useful if it has 2 sockets and good DR, you decide what you will socket in it depending on your needs, this helm has a steep Str req so be sure that you have enough str to use this with all your gear.
Gaze: Not very useful now that leech is sucky in pvp, but hey it has the possibility of 20% DR
Guillaumes Face: the most underrated helm in the game, this helm rocks, i use this baby for all the sweet mods like DS, CB, +15 and good defense it brings. If you are on a budget this is the perfect helm.
Andariel's Vissage: this helm sucks and its ugly only use it if you have nothing else or if you got it for free which is probably because it sucks.
Armor:
Stone: this runeword is excellent for a zealot, huge defense, 60% FHR, +str and vita also some resists, great choice. its also cheaper than the others
Enigma: this is not the best armor for this build, sure it adds life, huge str and 8% DR, also skills but the defense is a bit low and it is expensive, although i use this armor i use it because of my set up, not because it is the godliest item in the game(it's not)
Leviathan: A good melee armor, big str, DR and high defense, get it if you can, although there are better choices.
Ethereal Bane: Excellent choice, Cannot be frozen, FHR, Big Defense, what else do you want? Str? ok it doesnt have it all but it is definately good and it is cheap too
Ethereal Valor: Good armor, high defense huge life and FHR, also + skills which are always good to have, this is the most expensive item on the list (5 runes on west)
Duress: good armor if you cant afford any of the above, it is not even bad, 20% ED, cold damage and other good mods.
Shield:
Storm Shield: big str bonus, 35%DR, resists and other great melee mods, definately an excellent choice
Alma Negra: When this baby has 2 skills and high ED/AR beware, this can boost your AR by thousands and almost doubles your damage, excellent melee shield
HoZ: if you like more skills and not so much damage or AR, then get this shield, it has good mods like +vitality, resits, strength and 20% bonus AR, although the above are better for melee you can use this shield if you cant afford/find the others
Exile:...............NO................
Belt:
2 choices here
Verdungos: simply the best melee belt in the game.
T-gods: str and vita, cant have it all.....
Boots:
Goreriders: DS, CB, OW, and other good melee mods, probably your best choice, they are also cheap.
War Travellers: not the best choice, + they are expensive although they do add life and str and some extra damage, use them if you want but gores are better for this build.
Sandstorm Treks: Not the best choice........
Waterwalks: they have life... cant have it all...
Weapon:
BOTD: beastly runeword but ITS NOT THE BEST, also if you decide to use botd like everyone else then use a war spike instead of the gay berserker axe, why war spike? because it has a tighter damage range and it hits more often (proven)
Death Cleaver: I am using this baby in ethereal with zod, it has huge DS and Ias, it is excellent choice if you can afford it since they are now going for lots of runes although i got mine for 100 pdsc off some ignorant barb
Razor Edge: This is the death cleavers little brother, not as much damage but it is range 1 meaning it hits more, also if you can get an ethereal one it rocks, plus its probably the cheapest weapon here, 1 rune ethereal, practically free non-eth
Fury: out-dated in 1.10 it is still useful if you cant afford something else.
Cruels: Out-dated weapons although if you cant afford anything else use a LoLoEth one.
Stormlash: Not the best choice although if its eth it has some beastly max damage.
Rares: they can spawn with 450% ED and other awesome mods, if you have a sweet rare use it, it will beat out any botd.
Gloves:
Bloodfists: the best for this build, Fhr, Life, cheap, go get some.
Magnus' Skin: AR, IAS and other niceties, good choice, i use them.
Rends: not the best choice.
Dracul's Grasp: well.... they have chance to cast life tap, which is gay but they have other mods like +str... the above are better.
Crafted Gloves: your other alternative, they can spawn with mods such as LL,CB and IAs but not the best gloves ATM
Jewelry: Angelics, Massive AR bonus, forget Raven frosts and Highlords unless you dont have Cannot be frozen from somewhere else.
Notes: Hsaru's belt and boots give +defense and AR per level, sort of like angelics but less, so if you are using raven frosts and high lords, give this combo a try, they work, trust me.
Charms: fill your inventory with sharp grand charms with life or other mods and small charms of the vita, 3/20/20s are noob and duped, also sharp GCs add more than those stupid duped charms could ever dream of. And Anni, of course, if you can afford or can kill dclone..
Also:**YOU DONT HAVE TO BE RICH TO BE GOOD AND WIN DUELS
MY CURRENT SET UP:
Helm: G face with 40/15 ias
Shield: Cham SS
Weapon: Zod Eth Death Cleaver
Armor: enigma Archon plate
Belt: Verdungo's 38/14
Gloves: Magnus' Skin
Boots: Gores
Jewelry: Angelic rings and ammy
-*you can see i have 95% DS, i will always do double my damage and the + str from enigma adds to my max damage, which is always double, unless you are extremely unlucky.
*liquid_goat on west if you are up for a duel.
