PvM zeal/hammer paladin.
I want to try out a melee / caster PvM pally that uses Hammers and Zeal. He will be mainly melee, but can switch to hammers when it's too dangerous to fight hand to hand (use hammers mainly in CS, WSK and cows). I don't care much for hammers because I find them hard to use, but their damage is just amazing. Most of his gear is for melee damage, his skills are for boosting hammers.
Gear Selections
Weapon 1 : 378/39 Grief PB / Exile Kurast (melee switch)
Weapon 2 : Hoto Flail / HoZ (caster switch)
Armor: Fortitude AP
Belt: String of Ears
Ring 1: Ravenfrost
Ring 2: 10 FCR rare
Amulet: Highlords Wrath
Gloves: Laying of hands
Boots: Gore riders
Helmet: Guillames Face with Resist Socket
Merc: Might w/ Insight or maybe Infinity.
Charms: Torch / Anni / resists / life
Skills: Max Hammer, Max Conc, Max Vigor, Max Blessed Aim, 1 zeal, rest into HS
Melee Modifiers: 79 IAS, 72 needed for 4 frame zeal (39 grief, 20 LoH, 20 highlords), ITD, 50% CB (35 guillames, 15 gores), 60+% DS (20 grief, 15 gores, 25+ highlords), Might (merc), Conc (me), Defiance (exile), CtC Lifetap (exile). A total of about +1000%edamage (450 conc, 300 fort, 220 might, 30 zeal). And about 500% edefence (200 defiance, 205 HS, 115 chilling armor) with a base of 2600-3000.
Caster Modifiers: Conc (me), Meditation (merc), 75 FCR for 10 frame casting (25 fort, 10 ring, 40 hoto), +12 combat skills (4 HoZ, 3 Hoto, 1 highlords, 3 torch 1 anni). About 8K damage per hammer.
Will I need more AR? I think between ITD zealing with grief (for regular monsters) and autohit smite (for bosses) I won't need any at all.
I think this is a good start, what do you think? I wish I had more DR while meleeing - but I'm hoping maxblock and big defense will cover that. I also have no manaleech, I'm counting on meditation.
Input appreciated! :wink:
EDIT: will someone check that 72 ias is the correct 4 frame breakpoint for a phase blade? I never know if I use those calculators right.
I want to try out a melee / caster PvM pally that uses Hammers and Zeal. He will be mainly melee, but can switch to hammers when it's too dangerous to fight hand to hand (use hammers mainly in CS, WSK and cows). I don't care much for hammers because I find them hard to use, but their damage is just amazing. Most of his gear is for melee damage, his skills are for boosting hammers.
Gear Selections
Weapon 1 : 378/39 Grief PB / Exile Kurast (melee switch)
Weapon 2 : Hoto Flail / HoZ (caster switch)
Armor: Fortitude AP
Belt: String of Ears
Ring 1: Ravenfrost
Ring 2: 10 FCR rare
Amulet: Highlords Wrath
Gloves: Laying of hands
Boots: Gore riders
Helmet: Guillames Face with Resist Socket
Merc: Might w/ Insight or maybe Infinity.
Charms: Torch / Anni / resists / life
Skills: Max Hammer, Max Conc, Max Vigor, Max Blessed Aim, 1 zeal, rest into HS
Melee Modifiers: 79 IAS, 72 needed for 4 frame zeal (39 grief, 20 LoH, 20 highlords), ITD, 50% CB (35 guillames, 15 gores), 60+% DS (20 grief, 15 gores, 25+ highlords), Might (merc), Conc (me), Defiance (exile), CtC Lifetap (exile). A total of about +1000%edamage (450 conc, 300 fort, 220 might, 30 zeal). And about 500% edefence (200 defiance, 205 HS, 115 chilling armor) with a base of 2600-3000.
Caster Modifiers: Conc (me), Meditation (merc), 75 FCR for 10 frame casting (25 fort, 10 ring, 40 hoto), +12 combat skills (4 HoZ, 3 Hoto, 1 highlords, 3 torch 1 anni). About 8K damage per hammer.
Will I need more AR? I think between ITD zealing with grief (for regular monsters) and autohit smite (for bosses) I won't need any at all.
I think this is a good start, what do you think? I wish I had more DR while meleeing - but I'm hoping maxblock and big defense will cover that. I also have no manaleech, I'm counting on meditation.
Input appreciated! :wink:
EDIT: will someone check that 72 ias is the correct 4 frame breakpoint for a phase blade? I never know if I use those calculators right.
