Will this Pally survive in hell?

[Zantetsuken_604]

I'm a newb, like a mentioned before in a previous thread, so I have to ask you if this is a good Paladin build or not. Since I screwed over my current Paladin and gave him no hope to survive in nightmare or hell, I've decided to make a new one. I want to invest my skill points in maxing out Zeal and Charge. That way, I can Charge an enemy from far away with my right click, and Zeal away with my left click button. Also, I want to max out Blessed Hammer and Concentration, because I heard that the Blessed Hammer gets bonuses from Concentration. I hear that Fanaticism is better than Concentration, since it increases the damage you do more than Concentration if you max it out. But since Concentration goes better with Blessed Hammer, and your whole party benefits from the full effects of Concentration, I have to go with that instead. Fanaticism only gives party members half the effect of the spell, while you get the full effects. So I didn't think that was all that good. Anyways, you'll let me know if I'm wrong. With the rest of my skill points, I wanted to invest in getting Conviction. I thought it would increase my chances of survival in harder levels. So all in all, I want to max out:Zeal, Charge, Blessed Hammer, Concentration, and the rest goes to Conviction. (1-Sacrfice, 20-Zeal,1-Shield Bash, 20-Charge, 1-Holy Bolt, 20-Blessed Hammer, 1-Might, 1-Blessed Aim, 20-Concentration, 1-Thorns, 1-Holy Fire, 1-Holy Freeze, 1-Holy Shock, 1-Sanctuary, 10-Conviction) Tell me if this is a good build or not.

 

[Guru]

If you want to make a pally that pwns hell, just make a pure hammerdin

 

[ZConnor]

Well, here's the problem I see with your Pally build. You mean well but your character will have too many deficits from spreading out your points over a wide range of skills. Sounds like a liberal arts major in college: knows a little about everything but isn't great in any one thing.

Pallies, like all characters in 1.10, need to take advantage of the synergy system. If you want to make a zealdin, then stay true to the build, likewise for the other Pally builds like the hammerdin.

I strongly suggest using the character guides here. These guides are excellent [no, I have not written one] and are battle ready, they do work. If you can't get the l33t gear, don't worry, the true building is in the point distribution, not so much the gear. Just place your points where they should go.

ZConnor

 

[Zantetsuken_604]

I've heard the terms of Zealot and Hammerdin, but which has a better chance to hold their own in hell. And recommend tech tree build up please. By the way, I want to be able to make a Zealot with the Charge idea, I thought it would be a cool idea. Will it effect the progress of a Zealot if he has maxed out Charge?

 

[Induhvidual_1]

Viz wrote a guide on a Zealot and yes he did say max charge.

http://www.battleforums.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=837523#post837523

 

[WildfireFX]

Please use paragraphs. PLEASE.

 

[Nicholas The Slide]

imho that build would do almost no dmg and would not even pwn in nm..u have to work with synergies if you want a good build anymore....

Zealot: (one who uses zeal as main attack)
Zeal:20 pts
sac:20pts
fanat:20pts
charge:20pts (according to viz..and hes cool so this is good idea lol)
holy shield:15ish? (correct me if im wrong)

Hammerdin: (uses blessed hammer as main attack)
Blessed Hammer:20 pts
Vigor:20 pts (synergy for hammer, adds damage)
Blessed Aim:20 pts (synergy for hammer, adds damage)
Holy shield: 15ish (same as zealot)
charge? maybe rest here

this is just a simple rundown of what you could do..see guides in strat section for full giudes..if this helps good..if not i watsed like 5 minutes of my time

-EDIT-

WOW IM A MORON
Hammerdin: (uses blessed hammer as main attack)
Blessed Hammer:20 pts
Vigor:20 pts (synergy for hammer, adds damage)
Blessed Aim:20 pts (synergy for hammer, adds damage)
Holy shield: 15ish (same as zealot)
COncentration: 20 points

I FORGOT CONCENTRATION

 

[WildfireFX]

Zealot: (one who uses zeal as main attack)
Zeal:20 pts
sac:20pts
fanat:20pts
charge:20pts (according to viz..and hes cool so this is good idea lol)
holy shield:15ish? (correct me if im wrong)

Level one charge will do. On my paladins I max out defiance, not charge. It's good for melee duels if you obviously need a lot more def vs a person, you just hit the hotkey as you duel.

 

[Zantetsuken_604]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've always been told that Defiance was terrible.

 

[simpleforce]

Blessed hammer + blessed aim + vigor + concentration + (the rest in holy shield)
try the usual

 

[Zantetsuken_604]

Alright, I already have Zeal and Charge at 8, with concentration at 8 also. I know you might think it's new to choose concentration over Fanaticism, but if Fanaticism is so common then I should have Concetrate. That way, auras can stack if the generic Zealot come around. I think I should only invest 10 points to holy shield, what do u think?

 

[Dream_Walker]

this might be off topic but i hate paladins! theyre overrated and like the only character people play besides sorcs.

 

[johnpark1223]

ok....? for hammerdin i'd say that there are some good builds up there that were jsut mentioned...

 

[SweatyOgre]

Don't bump dead threads, especially if the comment isn't even worthwhile.