Making a new paladin

wickedswami

wickedswami

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Making a new paladin

I've called him "moneydin" because he's supposed to get me rich.

Now, if i want to get rich, he'll have to be able to
a) kill ubers
b) something else (one of: baalruns, meph run, pindle, keys, ...)

So i was thinking of making him a smiter-something else hybrid, probably a smiter-BH-er. But i'm having some trouble allocating me skills

so here's a few questions:

1) Does a smiter need maxed holy sield?
2) how effictive is BH when not fully synergized?
3) I was considering putting points in the following skills:
Conviction, BH, Vigor, Fanat, holy shield, blessed aim.
As you all can see, that's too many skills to max all of them. Which ones should I take?

basically, how would i best place my skills in order to make him as strong as possible.

any hints on items is also welcome (i've read the uber tristram guide)
 
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Re: Making a new paladin

1) Any build benefits from HS. Smiters do because they enhance Smite damage.
2) Depends what needs killing with it, not very effective I think. Even with good gear. Also depends on Skillers.
3) I see no need to put points in Conviction. 1 point in Fanatiscism should be enough to work with smite. BH, HS, Vigor and Defiance can be maxed as you please.

edit:

Basically it comes down to this: if you emphasize on BH you will sacrifice CB for FCR and vice versa. There might be a way in between which makes it somewhat of an allrounder, though I think it will be hard.
 
wickedswami

wickedswami

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Re: Making a new paladin

conviction=concentration :) got it wrong it seems
why defiance? it doesn't synergize anything
Items could be swapped to get CB for one goal and FCR for another

So if i get it right i need
1point smite, 1 point fanat

max BH, Vigor, conc, blessed aim

right?
 
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Re: Making a new paladin

Ah, well Concentration should be maxed yes. I thought Defiance synergized BH, but I am wrong it seems. That would indeed result in what you stated.

Now for gear, are you wealthy or not? I could start out with Enigma and Hoto, but I need to know what you can afford first.
 
wickedswami

wickedswami

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Re: Making a new paladin

can't afford enigma and Hoto, i'm actually quite poor, but i have a lvl ** sorc i can keyrun with (not nihlatak though) so i could get some stuff this way.
she also runs mephy rather fast, but no luck up until now
 
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Re: Making a new paladin

Gore is a necessity and Dracul's, Exile or Last Wish are too. Either of the three are needed for Life Tap.
 
wickedswami

wickedswami

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Re: Making a new paladin

I had dracul's but sold it for ist (good trade imo), might try to get a new one for a pul :)
what about armor, i have dury's shell and viper magi. are these good enough?

btw, since i'm poor, i was thinking of a double spirit for BH-ing. Nice fcr, resist, +skills, +vit, mana, magic absorb all sound good to me.
 
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Re: Making a new paladin

Viper could help with FCR and Res so that's always nice. Double Spirit is always a good poor man's choice. But you need a very decent switch for Smite to work.
 
wickedswami

wickedswami

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Re: Making a new paladin

guess i'll start off as a pure BH-er then, since smite only needs holy shield and 1 point in fanat and smite.
any poorman's ideas for smiting?
 
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