Smiter Idea Hopefully

[Mr.Sloth]

Okay heres what i wanna do for smiter:
Max Smite
Max Holy Shield
Max Fanat
Max Charge (not biggest priority tho)
Rest into defiance or vigor
And prereqs totals up to 85

Stats:
Str: Enough for gear so about 140
Dex: Enuf for max block (125 i think?)
Vitality: As much as possible (200)
Energy: Minimal

Gear:
Helm: Shako
Armor: Enigma Diamondback mail (yes noobish i know)
Boots: War Travs or Gore
Gloves: Dracs or Laying of Hands set gloves
Ammy: Highlords
Rings: 2 sojs
Weapon: Not sure help plz
Shield: Eth exile kurast shield (nice smite dmg)

Can anyone gimme some help cuz it feels like im not doing this rite. Suggestions appreciated, flaming not.

 

[johnpark1223]

weapon i'd say astreons and shield i'd just go with uppd HOZ..

 

[Mr.Sloth]

uppd hoz doesnt have as good dmg even tho kurast has lower minimum... canu name a cheaper wep? I cant afford astreons

 

[johnpark1223]

um... dunno any other... try... horizons? im not rlly sure.. srry buddy

 

[ArcaneLegend]

uppd hoz doesnt have as good dmg even tho kurast has lower minimum... canu name a cheaper wep? I cant afford astreons

all elite paladin shields have the same average smite dmg except for sacred rondache, which has 0.5 higher. zakarum shields have the most consistent smite dmg (46-46). upped hoz also has the most +skills. my vote goes to upped hoz.

astreons can't be that expensive. get a +2 skills one if u really have to, since those ones are cheap (and not worth socketing, by most ppl's standards). u could also try kingslayer. ias, CB, and OW.

 

[johnpark1223]

how much is a plus four astreons with 244 ed worth... socketed with a ber....?

and btw.. i was thinkin uppd hoz as well

 

[Mr.Sloth]

well im non-ladder so uppd hoz hard 2 find... and uh astreons wrth bout 3-4 hi runes. 3-4 hi runes too high

 

[johnpark1223]

i say its worth it

 

[ArcaneLegend]

true...upped hoz does cost quite a lot on NL. i got my 191% one a few months ago...paid nearly 4 highs. some guy is offering a 370-380% ebotdz for it right now, but most prices are 2 to 6 runes. the next best thing base on ur budget would probably be an alma negra or a regular hoz.

i think u can get a +2 astreons for an um rune or something lol. try kingslayer phase blade. also i keep a silence phase blade around whenever i need the resists.

 

[Mr.Sloth]

does that mean i should drop my exile kurast shieold? it does 10-82 dmg...d*** i alrdy traded like all my stuff for it

 

[johnpark1223]

.. is it ethereal.. and how much did you trade for it?

 

[minny]

Slience Runeword on anything is really good for a smiter.
Not only does it give you 25% faster hit recovery it also gives +2 all skills and 75 resist all.
And the best smiter shield would be Jewelers SomePallyShield Of Deflecting with 4 bers in it other then that i'd say use upped Hoz.

 

[Mr.Sloth]

Yes it is an eth exile... s*** so basically i wasted on exile huh...

 

[ArcaneLegend]

honestly, exile isn't too great at anything. it only sounds good cuz ppl can't seem to see past the high def and life tap to know that it does absolutely nothing else.

 

[hv_blackmoon]

Oh come on, the defence, and the defiance aura 24/7 is a huge difference!. Plus isnt damage higher too? on a vortex

 

[Carbon]

you could trade ur eexile for doom and a hi % hoz......that wouldnt be too bad :-/