How can I improve my smiter?

[Dimoak]

How can I improve my smiter?

My smiter is on ladder. I do alright vs. melee but casters seem to tear me up and it's like I lose more duels than I win.
Things I know I need to work on
More combats (Only have 1 )
Get a CTA
Level
Better CoA

My stats are around here at level 82
175 Str (130 base)
120 Dex (Enough for max block)
340 Vit
25 Energy (base)

1.4k Base life
2k Smite (Not counting Astreon dmg or e/d from Duress)
2k-2.5k Charge with 6k AR
23k Defense
63% Crushing Blow
68% Open Wounds
45~ Deadly strike with charge
24% DR

68/75/75/68 Resists

20 Smite, 20 Fanat, 20 Holy Shield, 20 Defiance, rest into Charge. One Salvation and one all prereqs.

Gear is this
4/71 Astreon (Shael'd)
Duress Archon Plate (1.3kdef or so)
2/27/10 CoA (Until I get a higher DR one, both sockets open)
Upd HoZ (Um'd)
Highlord's Wrath
Dracul's Grasp (10/15/9 or something)
40/14 Verdungo
202/20 Raven Frost
4% BK
Gore Riders
1x Combat, 10/20/10 Anni, rest res all or 19+ life scs.

It seems like any necs/windys/hammerdins **** me, as well as a lot of sorcs. The other best smiter on ladder kills me in like 2-3 hits, and it seems like I take maybe 7 hits to kill him.

 

[inkanddagger]

he probobly has maxed DR and you don't.

my favorite smite setup right now, good mannered (meaning no astreons cause of slow) is gris caddy + shield. vortex has a nice high max, so it's sort of a gamble, but when it hits it really hits. you can stick 3 bers in the shield, then either 4 ber or 2 ber/2 um the caddy.

 

[Dimoak]

he probobly has maxed DR and you don't.

my favorite smite setup right now, good mannered (meaning no astreons cause of slow) is gris caddy + shield. vortex has a nice high max, so it's sort of a gamble, but when it hits it really hits. you can stick 3 bers in the shield, then either 4 ber or 2 ber/2 um the caddy.

I'm not quite that rich on ladder.

I have one ber, and that's going in a coa as soon as I get a 14+ DR one. Eventually I hope to have 44%+ DR.

 

[Dimoak]

Update: Got a +2 CTA and a better duress, giving me 2k life and 25k defense, with 2000-2100ish smite. Also put a rare jewel with 7fhr and some e/d and str in my CoA for the 86 bp.

 

[wvx_leader_returns]

as far as necs and hammerdins, the only stat wise thing you can change is your vit/health. get some more... 1.4K is low. windys you might want some more dr. sorcs: stack some resist. they use facets and it looks like since not all of your resist are 75, you probably arent much over 75 - so a couple facets will eat through you... especially conviction and cold mastery.

-wvx

correct me if im wrong

 

[Dimoak]

1.4k is low because I had to go 130 base str because of no Enigma.
My cold and light resists have some stack, fire and poison are at 68, I usually use Salv vs cold and fire sorcs.