Advice w/Hammerdin

[residentbmx]

i got this off a site that i cant remember, what do you think, anything that i should alter or equipment i should swap before i make my new hammerdin?

Hammerdin PVP & PVM
Stats
• Strength - None.
• Dexterity - put enough points here to max block with Holy Shield
• Energy - None.
• Vitality - The rest of you points go here. Shoot for at least 400+.
Skills
20 - Blessed Hammer (primary attack)
20 - Concentration
20 - Blessed Aim
20 - Vigor
1 - Holy shield
1 - prerequisites
At level 86 you will max your Hammer Synergy. Be sure to use Concentration, this aura greatly enhances your hammer damage. You can put extra points into Charge, or Holy Shield. Another alternative is to make a FOH hybrid - this requires 1 point in Conviction and some extra points in the Fist of the Heavens synergy.
Equipment
Helm: Shako with a Ber rune.
Armor: Use a Mageplate/Breastplate Enigma and avoid wasting a single point on Strength. Gloves: Magefist or upgraded Bloodfist (life & FHR ).
Shield: A Spirit Monarch (ladder only) is now the best choice because of FHR, FCR, and +2 Skills. The #2 choice is a Herald of Zak (HOZ) with an um rune. The +4 Combat skills, 20 Vitality and 20 Strength on the HOZ are great mods.
Shield/Weapon on Backside: Lidless wall (or +2 skills Spirit Monarch - ladder only if you can get it) for +1 Skills and a CTA for Battle Orders/Command to increase your life/skills.
Belt: Arachnid Mesh for 20% FCR and +1 Skills
Boots: High stats Marrow Walks (for Str and Dex) or Ethereal Sandstorm Trek for vitality, Strength, poison resist and great defense. They are self repair, so they will never 'break'.
Weapon: Get a high resist (close to 40%) Heart of the Oak flail. 30-40% resist all, +3 Skills, and 40% FCR make this the weapon of choice.
Amulet: 30% Resist Mara's, or a godly +2 Paladin amulet with stats/resist.
Ring 1: SOJ
Ring 2: BK Ring
Charms: 6x Combat grand charms with 35+ life, 16x 20/5 life/ resist small charms, 1x Annihilus, 1x Hellfire Torch

[jmsplat]

Lvl 86 is not when you max hammer synergies because of skill qs. Dump remaining points in holy shield.
If you want a hybrid, make a hybrid 1 point in conv and foh isn't enough.
Gloves- I use trangs for extra cold res since the mana regen isn't very noticable. Only use 2x upped mages if you really want def.
Don't forget pally spirits for primary use a 35% spirit sacred targe with inherent res (35+). For switch just any pally spirit. For PvM use 1x fcr ring with res/life/dex + soj, switch soj for bk ring for PvP and just chug blue pots as needed.
I say don't use treks or marrows, use 60+ life upped waterwalks because they give BOable life and 15 dex. Get the FHR elsewhere

[pdpsiSS]

if you're pvp, i highly suggest u go the 125fcr route

that would mean=

2skill/20fcr circlet (preferably with 20fhr, res, str/dex)
maras
hoto
spirit (any 25-35)
trangs
arach
nig
bk's/sojs
treks/WW's

sacrifice like 2k dmg, but u dish it out way more severly


86fhr is a must as well..espcially vs windy druids..

[jmsplat]

I prefer perf spirit + shako + fcr ring over non-perf + circlet since you get more life/mana/DR

[retrovamp]

PvM without CBF can't be too fun. Switch to Cham'd Shako for PvM, and Ber'd for PvP? =)

[jmsplat]

Cast rate isn't affected by cold but if the hit recov annoys you alot, go for it