Hammerdin in 1.11

[DustDrake]

Hammerdin in 1.11

I been of the game for like year or so and see a lot changes therefore I have serveral questions that you guys might enlight me
a) Seen several guides for build hammerdin - nowdays for some reason ppl don't go for pure hammerdin even if it intendend for PvM only - always some sort of hibrid (hammer + charge or hammer + smite) does Blizzard introduced some mobs that cause trouble for hammers?
b) Why in general I see nowdays ppl prefer use Consecration over Fanatism?
c) I see new quest line with Hell Torch and wonder if pure hammerdin can mown them down?
So to speak I was looking to built something along lines
20BH 20BA 20VG (hammer + synergies) 20 Fana
1 Smite (pre-req for HS), 1 all pre-req for Fana and Redemtion, 1 Redemtion, 1 Salvation and dump rest into HS
With all those new runewords around I am kind of puzzle what for should I target in gear? (low end - high end gear)?
For low end should I be looking for magefirst/rare circlet/vipermagi/hoz/wizardspike?
Thanks in advance

 

[yuqing]

a)There are no mobs that can prove too much trouble to a hammerdin. Because of the fact that hammers ignore resistances of undead/demon monsters, almost nothing is immune to it. The exception is the monsters in ruined temple act 3, but even those can be taken down with smite or your merc.

b)Only hammerdins will use concentration, the reason is that fanatism does not increase hammer damage or speed, the only aura that does that is concentration.

c)Hammerdins will have a bit of difficulty with that quest, see the 1 point smiter's guide here:

http://www.purediablo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=425449

With crushing blow and smite, it's easy to take down ubers even if you only have it at level 1.

For gear, anything can be fine, but i recommend getting enigma if you plan on any PvPing and it's extremely helpful in PvM too. Other then that a HoZ will also prove very useful.

 

[DustDrake]

Thanks you!
This clarified things a lot to me....
I read very educative guide about 1 point smiter - yes it make sence to me because classic hammerdin built include 1 point smite and maxed or near maxed HS and maxed Conc so it leave me with only 1 necessary step to complete hibrid - Grief/Spirit/Fortitude for a gear ... but that still far far away
For now my paladin only level 34 so I have long way ahead

 

[gorash]

a) there are hybrids that use hammer out there. these are known as v/t (i believe) who specialize in foh as well casting hammers. these are specialized for pvp however. The one u stated is part of the 1pt smite build which usually requires a change in gear to take down the ubers.

b) yuquing stated it.

c) same as b)

As for gearwise, i will try my best to list lower to higher end gear for him.(in order of course)
Armor - viper, enigma
weapon - wizzy, hoto, rare sceptor with 20fcr, 2pally, 3 hammer, 3conc (not sure if all these mods can spawn but something like that)
belt - arachs
boots - waterwalks or travs
ring - 2x fcr rings, soj (depending on what bp u want to hit)
shield - pally spirit or hoz (again depends on bp)
ammy - rare pally ammy with decent mods, maras, 2pally 20fcr ammy with stats
gloves - magefist or trangs
helm - 2/20/2 or shako (depends on bp)

 

[Rawness1]

a) there are hybrids that use hammer out there. these are known as v/t (i believe) who specialize in foh as well casting hammers. these are specialized for pvp however.

What you mean is a Libby. As for armor, Enigma for ANY hammerdin, if you're not lld or hardcore :>.

Vindicator/Templar = Not hybride between Hammers and foh, But Smite/Foh.
Mages = Hammers and Foh.



Eitherway you'd want to hit either 75fcr/125 fcr, 125 being optimal.

 

[DustDrake]

oops my fault
None the less - did all proper corrections - making pretty much cookie-cutter
hammerdin with 1 point smite and 1 point fana. Kinda debating on pumping up LR over HS but my paladin yet only level 65 and on the road of maxing damage with BA/VG (BH/Conc are maxed)
Gear still sucks thou since I came back from retariement
Peasants/Viper/Sanders/VenomGrip/Spirit in protector/rare demonehide belt +86life/couple rare rings one with FCR/resist other with Stats/Mana (86)/Scepter with +1 all skill/2BH/2HS - but even with this set up he more then capable mown down NM with ease