zealot help

[ThumbKing]

my brother, friend and myself decided to make zealots together and level them up.
im gonna make a frost zealot, my brother a shock zealot, and my friend im not sure yet.

can someone reccomend me a good build for each, and how to allocate the stat points? wats some gear i should aim for?

[tdlofcc]

my brother, friend and myself decided to make zealots together and level them up.
im gonna make a frost zealot, my brother a shock zealot, and my friend im not sure yet.

can someone reccomend me a good build for each, and how to allocate the stat points? wats some gear i should aim for?

Depends on what you want ... lots of damage ... fastest speed ?

For damage, I filled up zeal/sacrifice/fana and I'm using a 104 damage Knout.
I have the last breakpoint, 4fpa attack. It's bloody fast :)

For a freezer, you'll want max cold damage. So fill up Holy Freeze, Resist Cold and Salvation. You'll be doing 1k cold damage with you attack. Then you will want the 5 hits from Zeal, so I'd go for 4 points in Zeal. Rest in Holy Shield for block/defense.

Same goes for Holy Shock i guess.

For a weapon I'd go for a battelhammer for the damage. But you will need 30ias to get a decent attack speed. With a Naga you will be faster and need only 20ias.

Now that I think of it ... I think I'll make one too ;)

[ThumbKing]

k thanks for your help, wat about stat points tho?
thx

[tdlofcc]

k thanks for your help, wat about stat points tho?
thx

Max str/dex needed for weapon ... rest vita ... since freeze does not cost mana ... and zeal only 2 :)

[Locke07]

Actually there is a great guide for a zealer in the Freds Mini Guides section, he suggest using cheap set items to achieve great results I suggest you look into it.

[Papasmurf90]

I'm actually his brother and I'm going to be making a Tesladin. How do these skills look?

20 holy shock
20 lighting resistance
20 zeal
20 sacrifice
10 or so in holy shield

As far as gear goes I was planning on following the gear layed out by Fred:

Full clegaws
Deaths sash
Goblin toe
Twitchthroe
+2 pally prismatic ammy (stacked resists and life//stats are also nice)
2X 100+ ar 25+ fire and light resist rings. 1 must have life steal. (cold resist, and + stats are also nice, and the higher fire//light//ar the better)
Rare fhr 25+ fire and light resist helm. (grim helm is the best with its high defense, +life, cold resist, and higher resists are all nice)

How does the gear look for a Tesladin? For stats should I just go what is needed to wear my gear and put the rest into Vit? Also, I can't remember in Classic how max block works, do you need Dex to raise your block?

[WarlockCC]

Dex will not affect your chance to block in classic. WYSIWYG. Shield's chance to block + twitch is the Classic block calculation formula.

As for stats, indeed, like you typed, enough to wear your gear and the rest into vit. You could choose to leave some room (str wise) to expand your choice of gear later on.

[Papasmurf90]

Dex will not affect your chance to block in classic. WYSIWYG. Shield's chance to block + twitch is the Classic block calculation formula.

As for stats, indeed, like you typed, enough to wear your gear and the rest into vit. You could choose to leave some room (str wise) to expand your choice of gear later on.

So would you recommend I put points into Holy Shield? How does the skill build listed look?

[goomba]

So would you recommend I put points into Holy Shield? How does the skill build listed look?

it's been forever since I looked at the zealot skill tree. I was under the impression that one didn't need (or want to waste) more than a couple of skill pts on the zeal skill itself, instead you'll rely upon an aura and IAS for damage, and attack speed.

[WarlockCC]

Ah yes, Holy shield does affect your block aswell.
And note that clegs does get annoying with monsters being knocked back and you having to chase after them, never being able to finish your zeal if there is only one monster.

[Papasmurf90]

What would you recommend for gear? I just was following what I read in Fred's mini-guide.

it's been forever since I looked at the zealot skill tree. I was under the impression that one didn't need (or want to waste) more than a couple of skill pts on the zeal skill itself, instead you'll rely upon an aura and IAS for damage, and attack speed

Yeah, that's what I'd heard to. From what I've read, 4 is sufficient but in the Tesladin guide this is what he layed out so that what I was planning on following.

How would you guys allocate your skills for a Tesladin?

[Fists of War]

I'd go

1 pt: sacrifice/smite/charge/holy bolt/hammer/might/holy fire/holy freeze

~5 points in holy shield, or enough for a decent duration

max holy shock, put all spare points in resist lightning for the synergy bonus

Go for the fastest weapon possible (+1 pally skills Cutlass with plenty of IAS) or the unique scepter, Stormeye for +holy shock and cold damage.

For elemental zealots you want the fastest speed possible, so don't use a Battlehammer or Maul type weapon unless one of you is using the fanat aura.

Are you guys playing on bnet or open or sp? Anyway I reckon one of you should play the crowd control holy freeze zealot, one the main damage holy shock zealot, then have a hybrid pally with fanat and salvation aura's, and holy bolt for undead/healing :P

[Papasmurf90]

Yep, that's what were planning on doing. My brother is going to make a Holy Freeze Zealot, I'm making a Tesladin, and our other friend is making a Fanat Zealot.

If I change to a Cutlass instead of Cleg's sword, do you think I should just scratch getting the whole set? What would you recommend as far as gear goes?

[Papasmurf90]

Alright, I just found this Crystal Sword and was wondering how it would be for my Zealot weapon:

Death Scalpel
One-Hand Damage: 14 to 46
+30% Increased Attack Speed
+195% Enhanced Damage
+2 To Maximum Damage
+154 to Attack Rating

Worth keeping?

[tdlofcc]

Cutlass with +2 / 30 ias is still your best bet.
You can make the fastest IAS ... 4fpa attack.

And ... the 25dura on the crystal sword SUCKS major @SS.

Ask any naga barb ;)

[Papasmurf90]

I'd go

1 pt: sacrifice/smite/charge/holy bolt/hammer/might/holy fire/holy freeze

~5 points in holy shield, or enough for a decent duration

max holy shock, put all spare points in resist lightning for the synergy bonus

Go for the fastest weapon possible (+1 pally skills Cutlass with plenty of IAS) or the unique scepter, Stormeye for +holy shock and cold damage.

For elemental zealots you want the fastest speed possible, so don't use a Battlehammer or Maul type weapon unless one of you is using the fanat aura.

Are you guys playing on bnet or open or sp? Anyway I reckon one of you should play the crowd control holy freeze zealot, one the main damage holy shock zealot, then have a hybrid pally with fanat and salvation aura's, and holy bolt for undead/healing :P

Thanks for the skills. Do you recommend I go with 4 in Zeal? Also, as far as Stats go, since I don't really know what my end game gear is going to be, what should I shoot for around? Does something like 90-100 Str and Dex sound good? Everything else would go into Vit.

Thanks.

[fledgeling]

you dont need so much strenght if you plan to use a cutlass

I have never leveled a tesladin higher than level 50, but I think you could put points into sacrifice and use a decent weapon for physical damage (not really sure what sort of weapon is the fastest though, definitely NOT battle hammers). I also recommend using goblin toes for some crushing blow

the problem of zealots are the resists IMO

[Papasmurf90]

Would you recommend putting any points in Dex? Currently I'm not going to as I don't see the need for any gear that requires Dex and it doesn't affect block. What would you say?

Right now I think my Str is around 75, what would you say I shoot for?

[Fists of War]

I'd leave your Str where it is right now. Dex should stay at base, but the recommendation of an IAS cutlass still stands, and that requires a fair bit of dex...that said, if you don't need dex for gear, just leave it at base. Unless you are going to use high defence gear (ornate=170 str), 75 str should be enough. Once you know exactly what gear you will use drop the rest in Vit.

BTW that crystal sword of your has some insane mods, but on the wrong type of weapon. Still worth keeping and using for the AR and IAS, but if those mods were on a weapon with good physical damage is would be insanely good.