The 1pt smiter guide to Uber Tristram v 1.0.

My Fana Zealot is almost done - he basically just needs to finish Hell and lvl up to my target of 89. At that point, he's going to have 9 skill points that are up for grabs after having maxed the basics (Zeal, Sacrifice, Fanat, HS).

So... originally having planned on dumping excess points into Defiance, I wonder - what is the harm in making this guy into a 10 point smiter? I reckon it would help him out in the short term, and wouldn't really be a detriment in the long term...

Ubering gear (for now)

Guillaume's, Ort
Highlord's
Fleshripper, Lit res jewel
Duress
Base res ST with PDiamonds
Dracs
Raven
Credendum
Carrion Wind (for Damage to Mana)
Marrowwalk

His Smite damage could probably use a bit of help right now, and later on after I can afford Grief, Fort, etc. for this guy I reckon it would continue to be of some benefit.

What say y'all?
 
if you can dump ten points into resist lightning because even when its not activated at level 10 you get a passive bonus of 5% to max lightning resist
 
I can replicate every bonus he gets from Credendum with almost any old cheap Torch and achieve 10% more max Lit Res (+absorb) by wearing Tgods. (It doesn't matter to me if my Uber Pally can't pick up the Torch; I have dual comps and Hell Mules, so I can instantly mule any Torch).

I thought about Res Lit; doesn't seem worth it.

Thought about Blessed Aim; doesn't seem worth it (endgame, this guy will only Smite Ubers and mini-Ubers).

Defiance seems pointless with already maxed block and lvl 110 monsters that will practically auto-hit you if they defeat your shield.

I'm left with the thought of... more Smite damage. Why not?
 
Ha ha. I built my Captain America--Holy Shock version, only using Beast for ubering. I slapped my 25 salvation when I went ubering. Can't believe how easy uber Mephisto is when prepared. It and the minions barely touched me.

Now if only I can separate the marriage between ubers Baal and Diablo more consistently...oh I eventually killed them two as well. Don't care for dying that much.
 
Painman said:
I can replicate every bonus he gets from Credendum with almost any old cheap Torch and achieve 10% more max Lit Res (+absorb) by wearing Tgods. (It doesn't matter to me if my Uber Pally can't pick up the Torch; I have dual comps and Hell Mules, so I can instantly mule any Torch).

I thought about Res Lit; doesn't seem worth it.

Thought about Blessed Aim; doesn't seem worth it (endgame, this guy will only Smite Ubers and mini-Ubers).

Defiance seems pointless with already maxed block and lvl 110 monsters that will practically auto-hit you if they defeat your shield.

I'm left with the thought of... more Smite damage. Why not?
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Because more smite damage wont make a big difference, trust me. If you have time, build a new char with 20 points in smite, no zeal, and go kill the ubers. The difference is minimal.


 
Shield recommendations?

Hi,

I have been working on a fanatic zealer per the first page of this guide and have gotten pretty far collecting the gear for him. Here is the gear I have so far for this pally.

Gores
Dracs (+12 to str)
Guillames
Grief
AP fortitude
Ravenfrost (19 dex)
Metalgrid
Tgod (also have available Verdungos, Tals and goldwrap)
Anni 18-17-8

Shield: nothing
Ring 2: rare 14 strength and 22 fire resist
On Switch: nothing

The guide recommends Sanctuary, but it seems no one is using that nowadays. The nice thing about Sanctuary is the plus str. Right now my char is completely full with charms and I do not have enough to equip all the gear nor enough dex for the phase blade. All my stats are still at base. It is going to be a stretch to allocate hard points into str and dex and have much left for vit.

I have 82 str with base points, charms, rare ring2, Tgods, and dracs. Once at 110 for Tgods I will get +20 from belt to allow guillames (which requires 115). I am now 28 points shy of equipping the gear. Sanctuary would add 20 strength.

I have 84 dex with base points, Raven Frost, and charms. Phase Blade Grief requires 136 dex, so I would need to put 52 hard points to equip.

I have vitality 43 and life 289 before bumps from belt and armor. At lvl 81 I have reserved 405 stat points to make the final gear work, max block, and then whatever I can for vit. Do people really max block on this setup for ubers? I am eager to make a shield choice to get the block for calculating the dex requirement.

Based upon the gear i now have, would you recommend making a Sanctuary shield? What would be another sensible option with this setup?

I am waiting for final gear selection to allocate my skill points. Basically the shield is the last remaining major item. Any thoughts are very much appreciated! Thanks!
 
Ok So i am trying to put together a Needlist for my pala also:

I would preffer as an weapon a stormlash or an astreon.
For the stormlash i am not interested in ED because it doesn't affect the smite dmg,while for the astreon i am only interested in +dmg and combat skills,not in bonus to ar and ED.

In case i can't get those i will try to find a heaven's light. A good heaven's light should have 2sockets and 3pali skills.I am not interested in ed/life after each kill.

A duress in a dusk shroud i presume.Is there any better armor for this build(i mean can i wear armor which require more str without spending points foolishly?)

A guillame's face with an all ias/res jewel(something life 15ias/20lr).

A decent metalgrid.Here i am more interested in resistances and less interested in ar right?

A good raven and a dwarf start or whisp? So in other words light or fire absorb?

Credendum or Thundergoods?

Gore riders

Draculls. LL doesnt actually matter because i only steal life from life tap anyway

A life tap wand on the switch/ani/torch(with good res) and res charms with less emphasis on the skillers.


So 1point smite or 20points smite? Or in other words: The only difference between 1 and 20 points is 30 secs spent on each boss (in plus)?

Ty vm to anyone who has the patience to answer all of this.
 
@catalogguy
with that equipment you wont reach max resists with mephs conviction, even if you prebuff with Treachery. HoZ gives you more smite damage, Sanctuary gives you much more resists, something needed when doing ubers...I really enjoy my 112 res Sanctuary :)
Dont use str rings, use wisp for lightning absorb and ravenfrost.

@up
30 seconds? Its like 5 seconds difference. Invest one point in Salvation and the rest of ur points in Defiance
 
hypper said:
@catalogguy
with that equipment you wont reach max resists with mephs conviction, even if you prebuff with Treachery. HoZ gives you more smite damage, Sanctuary gives you much more resists, something needed when doing ubers...I really enjoy my 112 res Sanctuary :)
Dont use str rings, use wisp for lightning absorb and ravenfrost.

@up
30 seconds? Its like 5 seconds difference. Invest one point in Salvation and the rest of ur points in Defiance
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So what resists should i am for in total(anya+charms+items+treachery)? 300resist?

Edit: So i shouldn't count a torch in because i already have to pick one up?



 
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Its 300. -100 from Hell,-125 from mephs convction = -225. If you aim for 300, you will have 75 all res. Some pages back I posted all my equipment, skills, stats, charms.. everything I use to reach 75 even with mephs conviction.
 
hypper said:
Its 300. -100 from Hell,-125 from mephs convction = -225. If you aim for 300, you will have 75 all res. Some pages back I posted all my equipment, skills, stats, charms.. everything I use to reach 75 even with mephs conviction.
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Ty for all your help.

My equipment will be

Guil with 15ias/11res
Stormlash 'shael'
Sanctuary in a 'insert best shield pls here'
Metalgrid(34res)
Raven 20
Whisp
Gore
Dracul
Thundergod(any better idea?)
Hel Lum fal armor(duress would be overkill and i already have almost 300res with prebuff treachery so no point in smoke right?)
Ani(no torch)
several res charms to reach 300(310light) with prebuff.


As to what the res of my charms should be i really don't know: Life Scs maybe?

No merc btw right?



 
I have the same question as you, Ilumm: what is the choice of base shield to make sanctuary. I have had a hard time finding what I wanted, a 3 socket sacred targe with hi res. I have not even found anything usable, as in low res, with 3 sockets. I have found some 4 socket versions offered for trade. I came across Sanctuary made in a Monarch. There are other elite paladin shields that would work, although the sacred targe seems to have the best stats for the job. It doesn't seem impossible to find one, but certainly there is no guarantee that it can be done soon. The runes KoKoMal aren't terribly expensive, so it might make sense to make one that works for now with the intention of making another when a better base becomes available. However, I do not see getting the 156 str to equip it in a Monarch.

You bring up another interesting point on the merc. The best from what I have read for having a chance to survive at all seems to be a defiance merc with crown of thieves, Duress, and Obedience. Still, most people seem to be certain that he will never be of any use since he just won't last long.
 
Humm.. the best shield to make Sanctuary would be a 3os Sacred Targe with +45 all res, but Sacred Rondache is also good ( I use it). Unfortunately Im not expert on paladin weapons, so I cant comment on that :/
If you cant use Grief or LW than that will be a problem, you will not have the fastest killing speed, but as long as you survive, doesnt matter at all. Another choice for belt is Credendum (+15 all res).

Do not use a mercenary. He dies all the time (read previous posts...)
 
if your using a grief weapon, it doesn't really matter what base shield you make a sanctuary in, just so long as it has good base res (and you get a good sanctuary roll ofc). if your not using a grief, then any elite pally shield will do the job.

personally, i use a Vortex, simply because when i was looking to make a sanctuary shield, that was the first 3os shield with 40+ base res (42 if you must know) i came across.

as for blocking, the extra 20 dex and the increased CtB on the runeword itself make it a pretty good blocking shield. i have max-block with mine (and i built for max-block with a HoZ/grief PB setup, but it carries)

just a note FYI: plenty of people (myself included) have ubered with nothing more sexxy than a 4os/40+ res pally shield stuffed with perfect diamonds.
 
Is it really necessary at all to up your HoZ? I have one, but I figure that crushing blow will make up 98% of the damage, and I do 1000 damage on average with smite after holy shield. I figured that would be enough.
 
an up'd HoZ is really a PvP smiter shield where you're trying to scrape up every extra point of damage.

the only reason to up one for PvM is if you don't have/can't get a Grief. the extra smite damage isn't huge over a non-up'd one.
 
Ok. I'm a complete beginner when it comes to paladins, especially the build described here.

I read the guide and about 10-20 replies below it.. theres still a few questions..

So apparently zeal is FCR? or is it IAS?

and for ubers do you just keep using smite over and over until they are dead?

I'll ask more when they come to my mind.
 
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