take a look at my hammerdin

[ZEn_MAster]

take a look at my hammerdin

hi,

my hammerdin is lvl 85 using...

umed shako
25 res maras
wizzy & hoto (i use them both kinda but mostly wizzy)
umed hoz
archon enigma
arachnid
x2 sojs
scarab boots
mage fist
x2 def gcs
x1 paly gc
18/19/10 anni
4 bo cta on switch with lideless

around 2500 life and 800 mana with bo. i have around 11 k dmg with wizzy and 12 k with hoto.

SKILLS:

around lvl 38 hammer
lvl concen
lvl 33 vigor
lvl 18 holy shield
lvl 33 blessed aim
and some other synergies and all
i have around 180 str
enough dex for max block
370 or so vita
base engy

and my merc...

act 2 defiance

eth doom cryptic axe - 1003 dmg
archon enigma
40/15 max perf gaze

my merc can pretty much tank anything in hell its just the iron maiden in act 4 chaos sanc. i can also pretty much tank anything to and i just continue to lvl my merc. so i think my build is decent do u?

and also can someone give me a fcr chart because i use wizzy cuz it seems like i hit the next breakpoint but maybe its just me so a chart would be help ful. thnx

PS: srry for spelling did this fast

 

[Tanatus]

FCR brake points
48, 75, 125

 

[Suo]

40% fcr from hoto
20% fcr from magefist
20% fcr from arachnid
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80% fcr


50% fcr from wizzie
20% fcr from magefist
20% fcr from arachnid
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90% fcr

Anyway, 125% fcr isn't really worth it since you sacrifice too much. Just wondering about your resses... Pretty stacked but I guess it's useful in some nasty situations. Maybe put ber in shako instead for some more dr but it's kinda expensive.

 

[bigp399]

Yeah ber is nice to have... if you are a PUSSY! But seriously, it amazes me that people with such great gear could have any questions at all. Oh well, I will now return to my 4800 damage mf Hammerdin, who is quite comfortably the master of his domain, and has no feelings of insecurity, unlike these folks with their Call to Arms on weapon switch and Heart of the Oak as their main weapons. Oh well, I guess a life at ease doesn't properly prepare you for hardships. Onward!

 

[yuqing]

unless u keep running outta mana or have like -10 res in hell i would suggest retireing ur wiz and slap on that hoto, also, i find that a holy freeze merc is better suited for a hammerdin then defiance, dont give ur merc enigma, get him coh, he cant really use the teleport skill from enigma and the dmg taken goes to mana is no help either... the res from coh is much more useful.
my pally having almsost identical gear to u has no prob solo hell, he has full res even with a low 31 hoto.

 

[Evil B]

Yeah ber is nice to have... if you are a PUSSY! But seriously, it amazes me that people with such great gear could have any questions at all. Oh well, I will now return to my 4800 damage mf Hammerdin, who is quite comfortably the master of his domain, and has no feelings of insecurity, unlike these folks with their Call to Arms on weapon switch and Heart of the Oak as their main weapons. Oh well, I guess a life at ease doesn't properly prepare you for hardships. Onward!

At least I am not the only one that doesn't have every uber runeword in the game. I don't know how these people do it. I like to start new chars, especially pvp, and I have a tough time in public games because it seems like literally everyone has a perfect cta on the switch. And I can't remember the last time I saw a wind druid or bone necro that didn't have an enigma. Runewords have taken all the fun out of duelling for the untwinked chars. Although it does make it that much sweeter when you beat a guy with uber gear and no skill with your basic gear and talent.

 

[Zardoz]

so i think my build is decent do u?

Your build is simular to mine, my hammerdin is more geared to mf, so war travs, chancies, Gheads, smfcs, ect and Ists and P/topez socketed, there are also 3 combat skillers. I think I might pick up a HotO just to try out lvl 40 hammers, lose a lot of mf but might be fun at times.

You know how good your hammerdin is as well as i know how good my character is. You are on the verge of having a l33t hammerdin. There is always just that one little thing that can be a bit better.

 

[Boston2882]

I am also making a Hammerdin.

What skills do i put in?

I know hammer and its synergies but what else? Concentration? if so why not fanatasicm?

Do i put any in zeal as a compliment to flinging hammers?

 

[Zardoz]

I am also making a Hammerdin.

What skills do i put in?

I know hammer and its synergies but what else? Concentration? if so why not fanatasicm?

Do i put any in zeal as a compliment to flinging hammers?

Concentration is the only aura that increases you hammers damage. You want to max BH, BA, vigor and concentration. Make sure you get a point in redemption and maybe one in meditation. I usually put everything else in Holy Shield. You might want to develop a secondary skill to take out the Wailing Beasts, but I let my merc take care of those as well as getting me through the maggot lair. Don't expect too much from hammers to start, I usually don't even use hammers till close to level 30. You'll want to get a act 2 nm HF merc and give him good stuff.

There are a couple of excellent hammerdin guides linked in a sticky above.