Building first Hammerdin, need some eq help!

[Hyperstinger]

Hiho, im soon going to start building my new character.. Its going to be a hammerdin, and its my first one :laugh:

But i dont have any really good equipment.. But i guess i have some medium pieces.. So basicly, i need help putting together some nice equip for my hammerdin, not to expensive ones :thumbsup:

And btw, im going to use it for cs running i guess, maybe some more^^

Helmet: Ptopaz Shako
Armor: Guardian Angel
Gloves: ?
Belt: ? Maybe string of ears? Dont know..
Boots: War travelers maybe?
Weapon: Wizardspike i guess..
Shield: No clue.. Maybe i get a cheap zaka..

Please change and add to this list. Need all the help i can get :)

Thanks,
Stinger~

EDIT: Also, what merc should i use? And what gear on him?;D

[Bjam]

I won't answer all questions, but let me address a few easy items.

Merc: Act 2 NM defensive (Holy Freeze) is the way to go...gives more time for hammers to hit

Weapon: Wizspike is great. Dirt cheap and underrated with great mods.
Gloves: Use Chancies if you have enough FCR, use Magefists/Trang's if not.
Armor: I would use Vipermagi instead of GA
Shield: Make a spirit shield in a pally shield with decent resists (35+) and low strength requirement. You can't beat it, and it's cheap too.

[Hyperstinger]

I won't answer all questions, but let me address a few easy items.

Merc: Act 2 NM defensive (Holy Freeze) is the way to go...gives more time for hammers to hit

Weapon: Wizspike is great. Dirt cheap and underrated with great mods.
Gloves: Use Chancies if you have enough FCR, use Magefists/Trang's if not.
Armor: I would use Vipermagi instead of GA
Shield: Make a spirit shield in a pally shield with decent resists (35+) and low strength requirement. You can't beat it, and it's cheap too.

Ok! Then ill use the Vipermagi instead ;D I got one lying around here hehe. And i dont know about the fcr yet, how much do i need do you think?
And ill better go search for that shield too hehe, should find it in pits i guess.. ;)

I also need tips on ring and amu. Im gonna use one rare ring with 10fcr, 20 str with some other goodie mods hehe.

And what do you think about merc gear? :)

Thanks for help,
Stinger

[Bjam]

FCR: The top breakpoint is 125% FCR, but you really don't need that much for PvM, and if you want nice MF, you may have to make some sacrifices. In that case, I think the next lowest breakpoint is 75% FCR (someone correct me if I'm wrong here), and it's easy to hit. You can hit it with Wizspike and Vipermagi only. Add Magefists and a Spirit shield and you'll hit 125%+. Try both and decide what you like.

Rings/Ammy: Depends on what else you are using, but if you have enough FCR and want to max your MF, slap on a pair of good Nagel rings. If you want to add CBF and boost your dex for max block, substitute a Ravenfrost for one of them. Of course, if you have a SoJ, use it, but I'm guessing, that like most of us, you don't. Any rare +2 Pally ammy will do wonders. Obviously, resist all, +dex, +str, +life, and +mana are nice additional mods to look for.

Merc gear: A good hammerdin will leave very little time for his merc to kill anything. Therefore, survivability is what you should focus on. A very nice, cheap setup would be Reaper's Toll (ideally eth and high ll%), Duriel's Shell (ideally eth and upped), and a Tal's Mask or Vamp Gaze. With this setup you can get 25% leech, maxed resists, the ability to break some PIs, CBF, the ability to slow and weaken enemies, and decent to good defense, and with Vamp Gaze you would get a nice reduction to damage too.

[Hyperstinger]

FCR: The top breakpoint is 125% FCR, but you really don't need that much for PvM, and if you want nice MF, you may have to make some sacrifices. In that case, I think the next lowest breakpoint is 75% FCR (someone correct me if I'm wrong here), and it's easy to hit. You can hit it with Wizspike and Vipermagi only. Add Magefists and a Spirit shield and you'll hit 125%+. Try both and decide what you like.

Rings/Ammy: Depends on what else you are using, but if you have enough FCR and want to max your MF, slap on a pair of good Nagel rings. If you want to add CBF and boost your dex for max block, substitute a Ravenfrost for one of them. Of course, if you have a SoJ, use it, but I'm guessing, that like most of us, you don't. Any rare +2 Pally ammy will do wonders. Obviously, resist all, +dex, +str, +life, and +mana are nice additional mods to look for.

Merc gear: A good hammerdin will leave very little time for his merc to kill anything. Therefore, survivability is what you should focus on. A very nice, cheap setup would be Reaper's Toll (ideally eth and high ll%), Duriel's Shell (ideally eth and upped), and a Tal's Mask or Vamp Gaze. With this setup you can get 25% leech, maxed resists, the ability to break some PIs, CBF, the ability to slow and weaken enemies, and decent to good defense, and with Vamp Gaze you would get a nice reduction to damage too.

Thanks for this help too. Ill go with your "gear-guide" hehe;)