Hammerdin questions

[F1R3STR1D3R]

1. Do hammerdins always have BH on left click meaning they have to press-hold shift to cast a hammer?
2. What is a good hotkey setup for both pvp and pvm?
3. What is a good mercenary: prayer/meditation or meditation/holyfreeze?

[Melbourne]

1. Do hammerdins always have BH on left click meaning they have to press-hold shift to cast a hammer?
2. What is a good hotkey setup for both pvp and pvm?
3. What is a good mercenary: prayer/meditation or meditation/holyfreeze?

1. I think all do yes, but you don't have to hold shift. You can just click on a monster/character to cast them
2. My hotkey setup works quite well. E = Conc R = tele A = Holyshield Z = Redemption. Thats all i really need
3. I would definetely go with a holy freeze merc. A hammerdin does not need help with killing but slowed down enemies are much more likely to get smacked with your hammers. And yes, insight is a fantastic weapon for use with a hammerdin.

[HaLoPhReAk]

you have to have it on the left click if you r guna have conc aura on (which u do). and #2 i use either f1-f4 (conc,tele,holysheild,vigor (should it be redemption)) also the asdf setup works pretty good, ne1 here played nox b4?

[MadBengerman]

I <3 my hotkey setup
F1 conc, F2 redemtion, F3 holy shield, F4 vigor, G teleport, then F6 battle command, F5 battle orders, F7 battle cry, F8 tp.
I'd pick a holy freeze merc.

[jake007]

Q = Charge
W = Unassigned
E = Concentration aura
R = Blessed Hammer
A = Holy Shield
S = Salvation/Redemption
D = Teleport
F = Vigor

I always hold down on the stationary key (shift, in my case ctrl) when spamming hammer. That might just be me though

[jagermeister]

I always use F1 for portol, so no matter what char I am playing, I can portol in a hurry if needed.

f2 hammer
f3 con
f4 vigor
f5 holy shield
f6 zeal (for weapon switch in tight quarters)

I always hold shift when spamming, makes it much easier as the monsters you target die quickly.

[F1R3STR1D3R]

I just saw a hoz with +174% ed and 463 def
How is that possible when max def is 2.74 * 168 = 460.32
this is not upgraded

[rockondon]

I have some hammrdin questions also:

-Is the fcr breakpoint different from pally's to sorcs? My sorc and pally are both at 110 fcr - yet she tele's faster than he does. Why?

-What is the best shield? I have a 198% HoZ sitting in stash; it simply doesn't benefit me as well as a spirit sacred targe. With big fcr and huge fhr the spirit seems hard to beat.

my current gear: shako(ptopaz), hoto, mara's, enigma, spirit shield, magefists, arachnid belt, 1 fcr ring with good resis, 1 ring is optional (currently a nature's peace for nihlathak runs, nagel for mf runs), war travs. I'm curious what other good gear setups are - especially ones that focus on mf and fcr. Any input on how to improve my setup is also welcome.

[F1R3STR1D3R]

Yes there is different FCR breakpoints for different classes here they are:


FCR
Frames Amazon A3 Mercenary Assassin Druid Human Druid WW Druid WB Pal/Nec Barb/Sorc
19 0
18 7 0 0
17 14 10 4
16 22 15 0 10 0 0
15 32 30 8 19 6 7 0
14 48 40 16 30 14 15 9
13 68 60 27 46 26 26 18 0
12 99 90 42 68 40 40 30 9
11 152 140 65 99 60 63 48 20
10 102 163 95 99 75 37
9 174 157 163 125 63
8 105
7 200


Usually hammerdins go for the 75% breakpoint so the FCR on the spirit is not really needed. HoZ is needed for max block, resists, more damage, etc. Although the FHR on spirit is nice.

If you can hit 75% fcr switch out magefists for chancies for more MF.

AFAIK redemption takes care of the corpses on nihlathak so natures peace is not needed.

[rockondon]

wow f1r3str1d3r you're the best! Thanks so much for that info...and the advice. Goodbye spirit shield and hello hoz.