SmileZ
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CHARACTER PALADIN GUIDE
PvM Hammeridian
Stats
These are the stats I recommend:
· Strength - 50 Strength. Without gear you should have 75 Strength total.
· Dexterity - Enough dexterity to have max block (with holy shield).
· Energy - None
· Vitality - The rest goes here
Skills
20 - Blessed Hammer (attacking skills)
20 - Concentration (only aura that effects hammer)
20 - Vigor (hammer synergy)
20 - Blessed aim (hammer synergy)
1 - point in every defensive skill except the individual resistance ones (for use if another Hammeridian is in the game with a better Concentration than you, with this build this is unlikely)
The rest into holy shield.
1 - also add a point to fistof heavens in a pally duel it can come in queit handy
Gear
This is all the top end gear hard to find but the best.
Weapon:
Magic scepter with the following stats: +2 Pally skills, +3 Concentration, +3 Blessed Hammer, Faster Cast Rate
The above magic weapon is extremely hard to come by, if you cannot obtain one of these the only other option for a godly hammeridian is a Heart of the Oak.
Gloves: Frostburns or Magefist. Use Magefist if you prefer to have faster cast rate over more many.
Rings: 2 x Sojs. For the godliest hammeridian, use 2 x Sojs for the +2 skills and the huge mana bonus. Keep in mind that you are not putting anything into energy, so you need mana from items.
Amulet: perfect Maras. The +2 skills and the high resistances, this is a no brainer.
Belt: Arachnids Mesh. Best for this build because you are going to need fcr. The + skills is also a huge bonus.
Armor: Enigma Archon. This is extremely important for this paladin. With this you will be moving as fast as a sorc, killing faster, and also living longer.
Helm: Shako. Shako gives +2 skills, huge life and mana bonuses, and damage reduces, this helm is essential for a godly hammeridian.
Shield: Herald Of Zakarum (umed). The +4 combat skills and excellent block rate makes this best shield for this build.
Boots: Either Marrowwalk or Sandstorm Trek. Both of these boots are good for a Hammeridian, so which ever you prefer.
Charms: 8 x Combat Skills +38-40 life Grand Charms, 1 Annihilus, 7 x 5 all res 20 life or 5 all res 5% fhr small charms.
On switch have HoZ and Call to Arms. For Battle Command and Battle Orders.
PvP Hammeridian (uses 97 skills of the total 110)
Stats
These are the stats I recommend:
· Strength - 20 Strength. Without items you should have 45 Strength total.
· Dexterity - Enough dexterity to have max block (with holy shield).
· Energy - None
· Rest into vitality (with hardly and points into Strength, your Vitality will be above 400 at high levels)
Skills
20 - Blessed Hammer (main attack)
20 - Concentration (only aura that effects hammer)
20 - Blessed Aim (hammer synergy)
20 - Vigor (hammer synergy)
10 - Charge (Gets to target extremely fast)
1 - Holy shield (For block and defense)
1 - Prerequisites (The rest of your points will be here)
At level 86 you should have those skills, and after that just pump into either charge or holy shield, its up to you.
Gear
This is all the top end gear hard to find but the best.
Weapon: Heart of the Oak flail is the best way to go on a PvP Hammeridian character. +3 skills, faster cast rate and high res make it a great dueling caster weapon.
Gloves: Upgraded bloodfists. These nice little gloves provide life and faster hit recovery.
Ring 1: Soj. For this build use Soj for the +1 skills and the huge mana bonus. Keep in mind that you are not putting anything into energy, so you need mana from items.
Ring 2: Perfect Raven Frost. Use a raven for its Cant be Frozen mod, its Attack rating and its +Dexterity.
Amulet: perfect Maras. The +2 skills and the high resistances, this is a no brainer.
Belt: Arachnids Mesh. Best for this build because you are going to need fcr. The + skills is also a huge bonus.
Armor: Enigma Dusk Shroud. This is extremely important for this paladin. With this you will be moving as fast as a sorc, killing faster, and also living longer.
Helm: Shako socketed with Ber. Shako gives +2 skills, huge life and mana bonuses, and damage reduces, this helm is essential for a godly hammeridian.
Shield: Herald Of Zakarum (umed). The +4 combat skills and excellent block rate makes this best shield for this build.
Boots: Either Marrowwalk or Sandstorm Trek. Both of these boots are good for a Hammeridian, so which ever you prefer.
Charms: With a PvP hammeridian I find that Combat skill charms are not needed, as 7K-hammer damage is enough to kill almost anyone, so instead of 8 x combat charms, fill your entire inventory with 3/20/20s. This will make up for the lack of Attack ratting for your charge skill. A total of 32 x 3/20/20s should be used. If you cannot come across this many 3/20/20s make half 3/20/20 and half 290 small poison charms.
Weapon switch Shield: Storm Shield, because you will be getting up close and personal with your enemy.
Weapon switch weapon: Botd Eth Zerker axe with 380+ ed.
PvM Zealot
Stats
These are the stats I recommend:
· Strength - 1 point in Strength for every point in Vitality.
· Dexterity - Enough dexterity to have max block (with holy shield).
· Energy - None
· Vitality - 1 point in Vitality for every point in Strength.
Skills
Prerequisites
20 - Zeal
20 - Fanaticism
20 - Sacrifice
20 - Holy Shield
20 - Defiance
These are the skills you will have when you character is level 95+. I listed the skills in order that you should max them as you level your character.
Gear
Weapon - Botd Eth Zerker axe with 380+ ed,
Shield - Eth Exile with High Ed as its auto mod and also high defense.
Helm - Crown of Ages with 2 sockets and 15dr
Amulet - Highlords Wrath
Body Armor - Ethereal +2 pally valor socketed with zod, Enigma, Coh, Ethereal Steel Carapace. These are 4 possible amours, I listed them in order that I would use.
Belt - Verdungos with 15 dr and 40 Vitality.
Gloves - Either Steelrends or Draculs. I personally would use Steelrends for its ed and Strength, But if you want open wounds go Draculs.
Ring 1- Duel Leech ring with high Strength/Resists, or Bk Ring
Ring 2 - Raven Frost with perfect Dexterity and attack rating.
Boots - War Travs. These boots give Vitality, Strength and damage.
Charms - 1x Annihilus (stats are more important then other mods)
7 x 5% fhr sc's until you reach 5 frames.
8 x 5 res all sc's or as many as you need to reach max resists in hell.
8 x 3/20/20s.
8 x 290s
There should be a total of 32 small charms in your inventory
PvP Zealot
Stats
These are the stats I recommend:
· Strength - 40 Strength. Without items you should have 65 Strength total.
· Dexterity - Enough dexterity to have max block (with holy shield).
· Energy - None
· Rest into vitality (with hardly and points into Strength, your Vitality will be above 400 at high levels)
Skills
Prerequisites
20 - Zeal
20 - Fanaticism
20 - Sacrifice
20 - Charge
20 - Holy Shield
These are the skills you will have when you character is level 95+. I listed the skills in order that you should max them as you level your character.
Gear
This is all the top end gear hard to find but the best.
Weapon: Botd Eth Zerker axe with 380+ ed.
Gloves: Either Steelrends or Draculs, both are good for PvP but I suggest Steelrends.
Rings: 2 x Crafter ring with dual leach, high Strength (10+), high Dexterity (10+) and res.
Amulet: Highlords Wrath. Use this for the +1 skills, ias, deadly strike, and lightning dmg.
Belt: Verdungos with 15 dr and 40 Vitality. 40 Vitality is a huge bonus, remember the more life you have the longer you live!
Armor: Enigma Dusk Shroud. This is extremely important for this paladin. With this you will be moving as fast as a sorc, killing faster, and also living longer.
Helm: Crown of Ages with 2 sockets and 15dr. The +1 skills, damage reduce, and 2 sockets makes this helm godly for duels.
Shield: Either Herald Of Zakarum (umed) with +4 combat skills and excellent block rate makes this a great shield for this build, or a Eth Exile with High Ed/Def, this gives the Defiance aura which makes it harder for them to hit you, it also has other great mods.
Boots: Either Marrowwalk or Sandstorm Trek. Both of these boots are good for a Hammeridian, so which ever you prefer.
Charms: 1x Annihilus (stats are more important then other mods)
7 x 5% fhr sc's until you reach 5 frames.
as many 5 res all sc's as you need to reach max resists in hell.
Then fill your inventory with 3/20/20s or 290s until you have 32 small charms.
On switch have HoZ and Call to Arms. For Battle Command and Battle Orders.
PvM Hammeridian
Stats
These are the stats I recommend:
· Strength - 50 Strength. Without gear you should have 75 Strength total.
· Dexterity - Enough dexterity to have max block (with holy shield).
· Energy - None
· Vitality - The rest goes here
Skills
20 - Blessed Hammer (attacking skills)
20 - Concentration (only aura that effects hammer)
20 - Vigor (hammer synergy)
20 - Blessed aim (hammer synergy)
1 - point in every defensive skill except the individual resistance ones (for use if another Hammeridian is in the game with a better Concentration than you, with this build this is unlikely)
The rest into holy shield.
1 - also add a point to fistof heavens in a pally duel it can come in queit handy
Gear
This is all the top end gear hard to find but the best.
Weapon:
Magic scepter with the following stats: +2 Pally skills, +3 Concentration, +3 Blessed Hammer, Faster Cast Rate
The above magic weapon is extremely hard to come by, if you cannot obtain one of these the only other option for a godly hammeridian is a Heart of the Oak.
Gloves: Frostburns or Magefist. Use Magefist if you prefer to have faster cast rate over more many.
Rings: 2 x Sojs. For the godliest hammeridian, use 2 x Sojs for the +2 skills and the huge mana bonus. Keep in mind that you are not putting anything into energy, so you need mana from items.
Amulet: perfect Maras. The +2 skills and the high resistances, this is a no brainer.
Belt: Arachnids Mesh. Best for this build because you are going to need fcr. The + skills is also a huge bonus.
Armor: Enigma Archon. This is extremely important for this paladin. With this you will be moving as fast as a sorc, killing faster, and also living longer.
Helm: Shako. Shako gives +2 skills, huge life and mana bonuses, and damage reduces, this helm is essential for a godly hammeridian.
Shield: Herald Of Zakarum (umed). The +4 combat skills and excellent block rate makes this best shield for this build.
Boots: Either Marrowwalk or Sandstorm Trek. Both of these boots are good for a Hammeridian, so which ever you prefer.
Charms: 8 x Combat Skills +38-40 life Grand Charms, 1 Annihilus, 7 x 5 all res 20 life or 5 all res 5% fhr small charms.
On switch have HoZ and Call to Arms. For Battle Command and Battle Orders.
PvP Hammeridian (uses 97 skills of the total 110)
Stats
These are the stats I recommend:
· Strength - 20 Strength. Without items you should have 45 Strength total.
· Dexterity - Enough dexterity to have max block (with holy shield).
· Energy - None
· Rest into vitality (with hardly and points into Strength, your Vitality will be above 400 at high levels)
Skills
20 - Blessed Hammer (main attack)
20 - Concentration (only aura that effects hammer)
20 - Blessed Aim (hammer synergy)
20 - Vigor (hammer synergy)
10 - Charge (Gets to target extremely fast)
1 - Holy shield (For block and defense)
1 - Prerequisites (The rest of your points will be here)
At level 86 you should have those skills, and after that just pump into either charge or holy shield, its up to you.
Gear
This is all the top end gear hard to find but the best.
Weapon: Heart of the Oak flail is the best way to go on a PvP Hammeridian character. +3 skills, faster cast rate and high res make it a great dueling caster weapon.
Gloves: Upgraded bloodfists. These nice little gloves provide life and faster hit recovery.
Ring 1: Soj. For this build use Soj for the +1 skills and the huge mana bonus. Keep in mind that you are not putting anything into energy, so you need mana from items.
Ring 2: Perfect Raven Frost. Use a raven for its Cant be Frozen mod, its Attack rating and its +Dexterity.
Amulet: perfect Maras. The +2 skills and the high resistances, this is a no brainer.
Belt: Arachnids Mesh. Best for this build because you are going to need fcr. The + skills is also a huge bonus.
Armor: Enigma Dusk Shroud. This is extremely important for this paladin. With this you will be moving as fast as a sorc, killing faster, and also living longer.
Helm: Shako socketed with Ber. Shako gives +2 skills, huge life and mana bonuses, and damage reduces, this helm is essential for a godly hammeridian.
Shield: Herald Of Zakarum (umed). The +4 combat skills and excellent block rate makes this best shield for this build.
Boots: Either Marrowwalk or Sandstorm Trek. Both of these boots are good for a Hammeridian, so which ever you prefer.
Charms: With a PvP hammeridian I find that Combat skill charms are not needed, as 7K-hammer damage is enough to kill almost anyone, so instead of 8 x combat charms, fill your entire inventory with 3/20/20s. This will make up for the lack of Attack ratting for your charge skill. A total of 32 x 3/20/20s should be used. If you cannot come across this many 3/20/20s make half 3/20/20 and half 290 small poison charms.
Weapon switch Shield: Storm Shield, because you will be getting up close and personal with your enemy.
Weapon switch weapon: Botd Eth Zerker axe with 380+ ed.
PvM Zealot
Stats
These are the stats I recommend:
· Strength - 1 point in Strength for every point in Vitality.
· Dexterity - Enough dexterity to have max block (with holy shield).
· Energy - None
· Vitality - 1 point in Vitality for every point in Strength.
Skills
Prerequisites
20 - Zeal
20 - Fanaticism
20 - Sacrifice
20 - Holy Shield
20 - Defiance
These are the skills you will have when you character is level 95+. I listed the skills in order that you should max them as you level your character.
Gear
Weapon - Botd Eth Zerker axe with 380+ ed,
Shield - Eth Exile with High Ed as its auto mod and also high defense.
Helm - Crown of Ages with 2 sockets and 15dr
Amulet - Highlords Wrath
Body Armor - Ethereal +2 pally valor socketed with zod, Enigma, Coh, Ethereal Steel Carapace. These are 4 possible amours, I listed them in order that I would use.
Belt - Verdungos with 15 dr and 40 Vitality.
Gloves - Either Steelrends or Draculs. I personally would use Steelrends for its ed and Strength, But if you want open wounds go Draculs.
Ring 1- Duel Leech ring with high Strength/Resists, or Bk Ring
Ring 2 - Raven Frost with perfect Dexterity and attack rating.
Boots - War Travs. These boots give Vitality, Strength and damage.
Charms - 1x Annihilus (stats are more important then other mods)
7 x 5% fhr sc's until you reach 5 frames.
8 x 5 res all sc's or as many as you need to reach max resists in hell.
8 x 3/20/20s.
8 x 290s
There should be a total of 32 small charms in your inventory
PvP Zealot
Stats
These are the stats I recommend:
· Strength - 40 Strength. Without items you should have 65 Strength total.
· Dexterity - Enough dexterity to have max block (with holy shield).
· Energy - None
· Rest into vitality (with hardly and points into Strength, your Vitality will be above 400 at high levels)
Skills
Prerequisites
20 - Zeal
20 - Fanaticism
20 - Sacrifice
20 - Charge
20 - Holy Shield
These are the skills you will have when you character is level 95+. I listed the skills in order that you should max them as you level your character.
Gear
This is all the top end gear hard to find but the best.
Weapon: Botd Eth Zerker axe with 380+ ed.
Gloves: Either Steelrends or Draculs, both are good for PvP but I suggest Steelrends.
Rings: 2 x Crafter ring with dual leach, high Strength (10+), high Dexterity (10+) and res.
Amulet: Highlords Wrath. Use this for the +1 skills, ias, deadly strike, and lightning dmg.
Belt: Verdungos with 15 dr and 40 Vitality. 40 Vitality is a huge bonus, remember the more life you have the longer you live!
Armor: Enigma Dusk Shroud. This is extremely important for this paladin. With this you will be moving as fast as a sorc, killing faster, and also living longer.
Helm: Crown of Ages with 2 sockets and 15dr. The +1 skills, damage reduce, and 2 sockets makes this helm godly for duels.
Shield: Either Herald Of Zakarum (umed) with +4 combat skills and excellent block rate makes this a great shield for this build, or a Eth Exile with High Ed/Def, this gives the Defiance aura which makes it harder for them to hit you, it also has other great mods.
Boots: Either Marrowwalk or Sandstorm Trek. Both of these boots are good for a Hammeridian, so which ever you prefer.
Charms: 1x Annihilus (stats are more important then other mods)
7 x 5% fhr sc's until you reach 5 frames.
as many 5 res all sc's as you need to reach max resists in hell.
Then fill your inventory with 3/20/20s or 290s until you have 32 small charms.
On switch have HoZ and Call to Arms. For Battle Command and Battle Orders.
