The 1pt smiter guide to Uber Tristram v 1.0.
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Nightheron
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I need more details. Do I just wonder around using fanaticism and zeal or should I ever switch to smite?? So confused. Like I said NEVER DONE A SMITER BEFORE.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Nightheron
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Well I lured baal away and killed him, but meph wont let me get close. Kills me instantly with whatever he has. Should I be switching to smite with him? Wtf someone plox help me. Thanks.
Belthazor
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You use Smite only against bosses (Meph, Diablo, Baal). For every other monster you use Zeal.
As for why Meph kills you instantly, I guess it's because you either don't have stacked up resists (Meph's Conviction Aura will decrease your resists by 125) or you have too little life - or both.
As for why Meph kills you instantly, I guess it's because you either don't have stacked up resists (Meph's Conviction Aura will decrease your resists by 125) or you have too little life - or both.
kingdryland1
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Hi there. Your zeal and fanaticism combined should take your base attack rating and multiply it greatly,check if you have fana on. About the guil socket,it really depends on your total gear,check some of the first replies (yeah,about 2 and a half years ago).
Btw,I'm still around,just doing my army service atm,so my gaming time is about zero.
Nightheron
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Yeah I just figured that out. Thanks. I guess the problem now is that I was not using smite and only using zeal and fanaticism on the bosses. So if I am in a crowd of say an uber and a boss I am going to have to keep switching?
Nightheron
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Okay big diff. Thanks for schooling me! Smashing success. Again thanks so much!
Quick question, astreon's is in a higher build than heaven's light. From what I can see, they are almost exactly the same (around same dmg, same CB, similar other stats, and even the same speed once base ias on weapon is accounted for). The only astreon's has better is 25% slow to target, but I can't see that being too valuable since the heaven's light has an extra socket and slightly higher dmg.
Am I missing something here that makes astreons a better choice? Heavens is in the poor build and Astreons is in the medium.
Am I missing something here that makes astreons a better choice? Heavens is in the poor build and Astreons is in the medium.
deadbeater
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How about this for a reason: I'm not on Ladder and will never do Ladder. So you extolling Fortitude is useless to me.
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Yes you are missing something, Astreons has the +damage mod that gets factored in to your smite damage. This is hidden damage and you will not see it in your character window, but will notice it when smiting.
I dont know the numbers, I'm sure someone here knows how to figure it out, but my guess is it will add 500 to 1000 to your smite damage. ( or about doubling it)
Also since the base weapon speed is -10, it is quite a bit easyer to hit the attack speed breakpoints, even if you socket Heaven Light with Shael Shael, you can still hit the break points easier on the Astreons if you socket it with just 1 sheal.
Google IAS calculator and run the numbers for yourself to see what I'm saying.
OK. Question before I start to put togeter my Ubers Pal.
LOH vs Dracul's. Assuming I can get life tap from somewhere else LOH is a lot better for the +damage to demons right?
Atm I'm thinking:
Grief PB
Fort
Guillaume's
Metalgrid
Raven + Dwarf
TGods / Credendum
Gores
I have a HOZ which i could up and Socket with a UM and use with dracul's OR use LOH and get a Exile. What's best and any other probs i could run into with that gear?
I assume I don't have to worry about a merc and run solo or will I need to gear him as well?
When using salvation for Meph I'll only have 7fps smite is that a problem?
LOH vs Dracul's. Assuming I can get life tap from somewhere else LOH is a lot better for the +damage to demons right?
Atm I'm thinking:
Grief PB
Fort
Guillaume's
Metalgrid
Raven + Dwarf
TGods / Credendum
Gores
I have a HOZ which i could up and Socket with a UM and use with dracul's OR use LOH and get a Exile. What's best and any other probs i could run into with that gear?
I assume I don't have to worry about a merc and run solo or will I need to gear him as well?
When using salvation for Meph I'll only have 7fps smite is that a problem?
Olimp Bathory
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I have a problem.
I am planning to build up my first smither on this ladder and since I am poor i decided to try the poor setup and biulded that smith on single using hero editor and mode that adds ubers to single.
I have 85 lvl pala equip:
Gulli
Drakuls
Gores
Heavens Light
Smoke
Ik belt
Sanctuary in exeptional pala shield 35@
ravenfrost, resist amu & ring
crap anni
And I cant even get close meph. He even freaking dies at the baalrun hell on singleplayer. And I cant use him to get the organ set. Have anyone ever done trist with that equip?
I am planning to build up my first smither on this ladder and since I am poor i decided to try the poor setup and biulded that smith on single using hero editor and mode that adds ubers to single.
I have 85 lvl pala equip:
Gulli
Drakuls
Gores
Heavens Light
Smoke
Ik belt
Sanctuary in exeptional pala shield 35@
ravenfrost, resist amu & ring
crap anni
And I cant even get close meph. He even freaking dies at the baalrun hell on singleplayer. And I cant use him to get the organ set. Have anyone ever done trist with that equip?
"Max Holy Shield (great defense, block and smite damage boost).
Strength enough for gear, dexterity enough for max block, vitality the rest,energy nothing. You have read the exact words a thousand times by now I’m sure."
I was wondering - am I supposed to get max block with or without Holy Shield active? And, is there anywhere I could find a table telling me how much Dexterity I'd need on a Paladin for max block with shields with different block %'s? (somewhat like the table found on this thread: http://www.purediablo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=254070)
Strength enough for gear, dexterity enough for max block, vitality the rest,energy nothing. You have read the exact words a thousand times by now I’m sure."
I was wondering - am I supposed to get max block with or without Holy Shield active? And, is there anywhere I could find a table telling me how much Dexterity I'd need on a Paladin for max block with shields with different block %'s? (somewhat like the table found on this thread: http://www.purediablo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=254070)
Olimp Bathory
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Max block with Holy Shield active.
williamchan
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I see you are "on a budged" as they like to say. The main problem is that you do not do enough damage to leech.
Few points to be careful about:
- you need 54 IAS with lvl 20ish Fana (2x shael in wep and Jewel or amy)
- you need max resists AFTER meph conviction!
- use life tap wand BEFORE engaging
- have a barb cast BO - this helps tremendously for weaker setups!
- Walk, never run (use Charge for fast movement!)
- take one Uber at a time :smug:
- I've head great success with a Lightsabre when zealing
This Smiter 'o mine made my day. I have zero experience with Paladins and each time going in to uber is like driving a big rig without a license, but I finally have something to take them down with.
My first 3 attempts to get them succeeded purely on luck - I noticed my orb going down past 1/2 at times when all of Meph's minions were focused on me, and it was only later, even when my bud kamikazed with a necro to lifetap Meph, that I saw how frail I was to his conviction, and killed him in the previous attempts because his guys didn't muster their full force at once.
My gear ranges from medium to pitiful, and I have yet to prebuff with Treachery so I die a few times, but if my semi-decently equipped Paladin can do it with a couple of attempts, I can't imagine how easy they must be with Death or CoH.
Excellent guide.
My first 3 attempts to get them succeeded purely on luck - I noticed my orb going down past 1/2 at times when all of Meph's minions were focused on me, and it was only later, even when my bud kamikazed with a necro to lifetap Meph, that I saw how frail I was to his conviction, and killed him in the previous attempts because his guys didn't muster their full force at once.
My gear ranges from medium to pitiful, and I have yet to prebuff with Treachery so I die a few times, but if my semi-decently equipped Paladin can do it with a couple of attempts, I can't imagine how easy they must be with Death or CoH.
Excellent guide.
I'd like to think kingdryland for this guide. I have followed it and now I can truly solo ubers. I did the ubers for a first time only 10 minutes ago, and I did it with ease(i will admit i died twice to meph, but that is b/c i was hesitant). I got my friend to lure the ubers out, I lifetapped and owned.
Olimp Bathory
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Thanks Alecz.
Another question:
How to count IAS from the weapon itself?
and
It is hard to get a Heavens Light 2 sox now or Stormlash. What about runeword Black? It is not mentioned here but can it be useful? And if yes, in what weapon should I do it?
Thanks.
Another question:
How to count IAS from the weapon itself?
and
It is hard to get a Heavens Light 2 sox now or Stormlash. What about runeword Black? It is not mentioned here but can it be useful? And if yes, in what weapon should I do it?
Thanks.
This is the weapon speed calculator i use its really easy to use, handy too
http://diablo3.ingame.de/tips/calcs/speedcalc_titanseal/speedcalc_english.php
http://diablo3.ingame.de/tips/calcs/speedcalc_titanseal/speedcalc_english.php
