Hell Baal

[Aiemond]

Hell Baal

Im playing a zealot and this is the only high lvl char i have. I want to be able to beat baal solo on hell. I got through to the throne, but i keep dying on his minions. It takes forever for me to kill him and his curse slows my attack down. I have to have salvation on or i get totally destroyed. Here is my gear set up:

Barnara's Devil Star w/ shael
Kurast Spirit Shield
Lay of Hands
Nat's Helm
rare leech ring
Ravenfrost
Guardian Angel
War Travelers
Atma's Amulet
String of ears

Unique Tyrant Club on other weapon set up for the enchant.
I have Zeal, Fant, and Holy Shield Maxed, Sac 1 point from max.
What should i do to increase my survivability?

 

[ThomasJohnsen]

Re: Hell Baal

As a zealot with holy shield, you have 1 point in smite. Use smite on Baal (it allways hits) along with some gear with crushing blow (Guillaume's Face helmet, "Black" runeword, Gore Riders/Goblin Toe boots) and Fanaticism aura and you'll take him down in seconds.
You can allways shop a lifetap wand/dagger and cast lifetap on him before attacking - this way you won't even take any damage in the process.
Only thing to worry about is his mana-burn breath, so bring a couple of Blue pots, and you'll be fine.

His minions is another story though, and as a zealot, you'll allways encounter problems in WSK (dolls, OKs casting IM, gloams, Fire Enchanted bosses etc.). There is no way to overcome all obstacles in WSK with cheap gear as a zealot - you'll need stacked resists and expensive gear to be ready for anything. And even the best equipped zealot will die to IM.
Make sure you redeem all corpses of OKs/dolls/gloams in the throne room before the 2nd wave of summoned minions. The mummies will revive them, which can prove fatal.