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Hulk’s PvP Smiter Guide
any feedback and comments are welcome. This is just the first version of the guide I will be updating it using your comments and when I have more time (probably will be tomorrow I will re-write it)
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Hulk’s PvP Smiter Guide:
What is a smiter? A smiter is a paladin that uses smite as his main attack, smites damage is boosted by, smite, holy shield and his aura (fana/con).
What so special about smite? Smite stuns enemies for a period of time, it knocks they back and is also un-block able. It ignores target defence meaning that you can still hit uber barbs with uber defence with out sinking loads of points into dex. (Note: “ignore target defence†does NOT mean that you will always hit a monster you can still miss them if you are at a too low level)
What works with smite?
The following thing DO work with smite:
Crushing Blow
Weapon range
Weapon speed
Life Tap
Freezes Target
Hit Blinds Target
Slow target
% Chance to cast
Prevent Monster Heal
Open Wounds
What does not work with smite?
The following thing do NOT work with smite:
Life Leech
Mana Leach
Deadly Strike
Elemental damage from equipment or charms
Elemental damage from auras, for example holy shock.
Enhanced Damage from gear or on the shield
What’s the fastest attack speed with smite? The fastest attack speed with smite is 4.1 attacks per seconds
Stat Point Allocation
Str: as much as is needed for gear (take into account +str items)
Dex: as much as is needed for max blocking with holy shield
Vit: everything else
Nrg: none
Skill Points
- 20 smite
- 20 holy shield
- 20 fana/conc
- 20 defiance
Equipment
please note that this is just a guide and may/will want to use other items.
Weapon
Your goal here is to have weapon that is fast and includes nice mods such as IAS, crushing blow and open wounds etc.
Beast [Ber-Tir-um-mal-lum] – This gives you a Level 9 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped meaning that you should max out conc instead of fana; it also gives you, 20% crushing blow and 25% open wounds. Beast also gives you +40 to strength this freeing up more stat points for vita. I suggest making it out of a Caduceus with +paladin skills. With a level 9 fanaticism Aura you only need 6 more IAS to reach max.
Black [thul-Io-Nef] – this is a great smiter weapon I suggest putting it in a flail or something like that since they are fast. This gives you 40% crushing blow and 40ias along with some extra life. This weapon is cheap and you can get most of the runes free.
Doom [Hel-Ohm-Um-Lo-Cham] – the main this that appeals to me is the “level 12 holy freeze aura when equipped†mod this will slow down other players letting you hit them a lot more. Other useful mods are; +2 all skills (this will boost your smite damage a fare bit), 45 IAS and 25% chance of open wounds. Doom also has 20% deadly strike but this is useless as it does not work with smite.
Armour
Your goal here is to have weapon with good resistances and/or extra stat points etc.
Chains Of Honor [Dol-Um-Ber-Ist] – this is a truly great armour it has +2 to all skills, + 65 to all resistances, +20 to strength, damage reduction and replenish life.
Guardian Angel - this is a really good alternative to CoH its gives you a 15% to max resistance, +1 to paladin skills. This can be considered an end game armour for a lot of paladins, socket this with an um rune for resistance and you will have a very nice end game armour indeed.
Shaftstop – good armour Vs melee characters, but lacks resistance and + skills
Smoke [Nef-Lum] - +50 to all resistances, good cheap armour.
Lionheart [Hel-Lum-Fal] - + 30 to all resistances and extra stats and life.
Helm
Shako – +2 skills, extra life and mana, 10% DR, socket this with an um rune for more resistance if you want.
Gaze – duel leach helm with 20% DR this helmet is better for a PvM melee build rather than a PvP, however the 20% DR is nice but the +skills on shako make it the better helmet.
Guillaume’s Face – the helm from the Orphans Call set. Good mods, and it has 35% crushing blow! Great cheap helm for a smiter. Socket this with an um rune for more resist
Rockstopper – this gives nice resistance, damage reduction and more.
Lore [Ort-Sol] – this gives +1 to all skills and +30 lightning resist.
Shield
Herald of Zakarum – if you are on ladder you can upgrade this shield. this shield has it all, extra stats, huge resistance and + skills. I feel that this is the best shield a smiter can have (other than some godly rare shields) the smite damage may be lower than a Sacred Rondache, but with the +skills, HoZ gives you a better average.
For example:
Sacred Rondache:
Damage: 35 to 58
Level 20 Smite = +300%
Level 20 Holy Shield = +57 to +60
Level 20 Fanaticism = +373%
(92 to 118) * (1 + 3.00 + 3.73) = 711 to 912
HoZ [Gilded Shield]:
Damage: 20 to 28
Level 24 Smite = +360%
Level 24 Holy Shield = +73 to +76
Level 22 Fanaticism = +407%
(93 to 104) * (1 + 3.60 + 4.07) = 806 to 902
This leaves you with a higher average damage from the HoZ. (Note: by upgrading the HoZ your damage would be even higher.
Gloves
Draculs grasp – these gloves are the best for a smiter the chance of open wounds, extra str and life tap makes these unbeatable.
Steelrend – these gloves have 10% crushing blow however draculs grasp is my preferred gloves.
Immortal King Gloves – if you cant afford draculs then I would use these as they give nice str and dex bonuses. Used with ik belt you get +25 IAS what is handy for getting max attack speed.
Crafted Gloves – a good alternative is to craft some gloves with crushing blow on them, if you are luck you may get some with resist etc.
Boots
Gore Riders – Gore riders are the boots for a smiter, since they have 15% crushing blow, and 25% open wounds and an all-important 30% faster run/walk.
Goblin Toe – these are also great boots for a smiter as it has 25% crushing blow (10% extra than gores) however it lacks the chance of open wounds and the faster run/walk that make the Gores so great.
Belt
Verdungo’s Hearty Cord – this is my belt of choose, 15% DR, more vitality and replenish life make this my favourite belt.
String of Ears – this is also a good belt, 15%DR however the ll will not work with smite so Verdungo’s is a lot better.
Immortal Kings – if you are using ik gloves then you may want to use this belt for the IAS.
Rings
Raven Frost – I use this ring mainly for the “cannot be frozen†mod try do get one with +20 dex so you can put more stat points into vita.
Bul ring – +1 to all skills and extra life, this is perfect for any character, it does not matter about the ll on the ring as you cant leach with smite.
SOJ – +1 to all skills and extra mana I suggest using a bul ring instead as you will have plenty of mana and the extra life from the bul ring helps.
Amulet
Maras – +2 to all skills and resistances what more can I say
Highlords – +1 to all skills and other nice mods.
Charms
Combat skillers – your ultimate goal would be to have 10 of these in your inventory, + skills is what is going to boost your smite damage a lot so try and get hold to as many of these as possible.
Anni – amazing charm, +1 to all skills, 20 to all resist, 20 to all stats and +10% extra exp. This is the unique charm that is dropped by Uber Diablo (Diablo Clone) If you don’t have one yet don’t worry this character is very good at killing him
Other charms – fill the rest of you inventory with 17-20 life sc, faster run walk sc and all resist charms (if needed). I don’t have any of those mass duped “godly†charms so but I’m sure some of you do, if you do and you want to use them do so.
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any feedback and comments are welcome. This is just the first version of the guide I will be updating it using your comments and when I have more time (probably will be tomorrow I will re-write it)
_________________________________________________________________
Hulk’s PvP Smiter Guide:
What is a smiter? A smiter is a paladin that uses smite as his main attack, smites damage is boosted by, smite, holy shield and his aura (fana/con).
What so special about smite? Smite stuns enemies for a period of time, it knocks they back and is also un-block able. It ignores target defence meaning that you can still hit uber barbs with uber defence with out sinking loads of points into dex. (Note: “ignore target defence†does NOT mean that you will always hit a monster you can still miss them if you are at a too low level)
What works with smite?
The following thing DO work with smite:
Crushing Blow
Weapon range
Weapon speed
Life Tap
Freezes Target
Hit Blinds Target
Slow target
% Chance to cast
Prevent Monster Heal
Open Wounds
What does not work with smite?
The following thing do NOT work with smite:
Life Leech
Mana Leach
Deadly Strike
Elemental damage from equipment or charms
Elemental damage from auras, for example holy shock.
Enhanced Damage from gear or on the shield
What’s the fastest attack speed with smite? The fastest attack speed with smite is 4.1 attacks per seconds
Stat Point Allocation
Str: as much as is needed for gear (take into account +str items)
Dex: as much as is needed for max blocking with holy shield
Vit: everything else
Nrg: none
Skill Points
- 20 smite
- 20 holy shield
- 20 fana/conc
- 20 defiance
Equipment
please note that this is just a guide and may/will want to use other items.
Weapon
Your goal here is to have weapon that is fast and includes nice mods such as IAS, crushing blow and open wounds etc.
Beast [Ber-Tir-um-mal-lum] – This gives you a Level 9 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped meaning that you should max out conc instead of fana; it also gives you, 20% crushing blow and 25% open wounds. Beast also gives you +40 to strength this freeing up more stat points for vita. I suggest making it out of a Caduceus with +paladin skills. With a level 9 fanaticism Aura you only need 6 more IAS to reach max.
Black [thul-Io-Nef] – this is a great smiter weapon I suggest putting it in a flail or something like that since they are fast. This gives you 40% crushing blow and 40ias along with some extra life. This weapon is cheap and you can get most of the runes free.
Doom [Hel-Ohm-Um-Lo-Cham] – the main this that appeals to me is the “level 12 holy freeze aura when equipped†mod this will slow down other players letting you hit them a lot more. Other useful mods are; +2 all skills (this will boost your smite damage a fare bit), 45 IAS and 25% chance of open wounds. Doom also has 20% deadly strike but this is useless as it does not work with smite.
Armour
Your goal here is to have weapon with good resistances and/or extra stat points etc.
Chains Of Honor [Dol-Um-Ber-Ist] – this is a truly great armour it has +2 to all skills, + 65 to all resistances, +20 to strength, damage reduction and replenish life.
Guardian Angel - this is a really good alternative to CoH its gives you a 15% to max resistance, +1 to paladin skills. This can be considered an end game armour for a lot of paladins, socket this with an um rune for resistance and you will have a very nice end game armour indeed.
Shaftstop – good armour Vs melee characters, but lacks resistance and + skills
Smoke [Nef-Lum] - +50 to all resistances, good cheap armour.
Lionheart [Hel-Lum-Fal] - + 30 to all resistances and extra stats and life.
Helm
Shako – +2 skills, extra life and mana, 10% DR, socket this with an um rune for more resistance if you want.
Gaze – duel leach helm with 20% DR this helmet is better for a PvM melee build rather than a PvP, however the 20% DR is nice but the +skills on shako make it the better helmet.
Guillaume’s Face – the helm from the Orphans Call set. Good mods, and it has 35% crushing blow! Great cheap helm for a smiter. Socket this with an um rune for more resist
Rockstopper – this gives nice resistance, damage reduction and more.
Lore [Ort-Sol] – this gives +1 to all skills and +30 lightning resist.
Shield
Herald of Zakarum – if you are on ladder you can upgrade this shield. this shield has it all, extra stats, huge resistance and + skills. I feel that this is the best shield a smiter can have (other than some godly rare shields) the smite damage may be lower than a Sacred Rondache, but with the +skills, HoZ gives you a better average.
For example:
Sacred Rondache:
Damage: 35 to 58
Level 20 Smite = +300%
Level 20 Holy Shield = +57 to +60
Level 20 Fanaticism = +373%
(92 to 118) * (1 + 3.00 + 3.73) = 711 to 912
HoZ [Gilded Shield]:
Damage: 20 to 28
Level 24 Smite = +360%
Level 24 Holy Shield = +73 to +76
Level 22 Fanaticism = +407%
(93 to 104) * (1 + 3.60 + 4.07) = 806 to 902
This leaves you with a higher average damage from the HoZ. (Note: by upgrading the HoZ your damage would be even higher.
Gloves
Draculs grasp – these gloves are the best for a smiter the chance of open wounds, extra str and life tap makes these unbeatable.
Steelrend – these gloves have 10% crushing blow however draculs grasp is my preferred gloves.
Immortal King Gloves – if you cant afford draculs then I would use these as they give nice str and dex bonuses. Used with ik belt you get +25 IAS what is handy for getting max attack speed.
Crafted Gloves – a good alternative is to craft some gloves with crushing blow on them, if you are luck you may get some with resist etc.
Boots
Gore Riders – Gore riders are the boots for a smiter, since they have 15% crushing blow, and 25% open wounds and an all-important 30% faster run/walk.
Goblin Toe – these are also great boots for a smiter as it has 25% crushing blow (10% extra than gores) however it lacks the chance of open wounds and the faster run/walk that make the Gores so great.
Belt
Verdungo’s Hearty Cord – this is my belt of choose, 15% DR, more vitality and replenish life make this my favourite belt.
String of Ears – this is also a good belt, 15%DR however the ll will not work with smite so Verdungo’s is a lot better.
Immortal Kings – if you are using ik gloves then you may want to use this belt for the IAS.
Rings
Raven Frost – I use this ring mainly for the “cannot be frozen†mod try do get one with +20 dex so you can put more stat points into vita.
Bul ring – +1 to all skills and extra life, this is perfect for any character, it does not matter about the ll on the ring as you cant leach with smite.
SOJ – +1 to all skills and extra mana I suggest using a bul ring instead as you will have plenty of mana and the extra life from the bul ring helps.
Amulet
Maras – +2 to all skills and resistances what more can I say
Highlords – +1 to all skills and other nice mods.
Charms
Combat skillers – your ultimate goal would be to have 10 of these in your inventory, + skills is what is going to boost your smite damage a lot so try and get hold to as many of these as possible.
Anni – amazing charm, +1 to all skills, 20 to all resist, 20 to all stats and +10% extra exp. This is the unique charm that is dropped by Uber Diablo (Diablo Clone) If you don’t have one yet don’t worry this character is very good at killing him
Other charms – fill the rest of you inventory with 17-20 life sc, faster run walk sc and all resist charms (if needed). I don’t have any of those mass duped “godly†charms so but I’m sure some of you do, if you do and you want to use them do so.
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