My paladins build and items

[NinjaSoD]

This is my first paladin, so I might have messed up with the stats or skills, but hes still pretty good.

~Stats
Level 81
210+ Strength (Because of items, strength is really only about 120-130)
135+ Dexterity
230+ Vitality
Base energy

~Skills
Level 20 Zeal
Level 20 Sacrifice
Level 20 Holy Shield
Level 20 Fanaticism
Level 1 Sanctuary
Level 1 Resist Lightning
Level 2 Smite
Level 1 all prequisites

~Items
Helm - Ethereal Harlequin Shako with Zod rune
Body - Enigma Archon Plate
Shield - Exile Vortex Shield
Gloves - Draculs Grasp
Amulet - Some random amulet with +1 to all pally skills
Boots - Random boots with resists
Weapon - Moonfall Unique
Ring 1 - Stone of Jordan
Ring 2 - Stone of Jordan
Belt - Nothing special

~What I'm saving up for
Thunder God Belt
Raven Frost Ring
Sandstorm Trek Boots
Mara's Kaleidoscope Amulet

First post in the forums ;)

[Lanceor]

Welcome to the forums! :wave:
*steals pants and wallet before Evrae gets to them*

It's good to see that you're enjoying a good Zealot setup. The item that would make the most difference is the Ravenfrost. The AR bonus is great, but the Cannot Be Frozen mod is essential for a melee character.

The second thing I would get is a hurtier weapon... if you can afford Exile and Enigma, then getting a Grief phase blade shouldn't be a problem. Or, if you've used up all your budget already, a Lightsabre phase blade is my usual budget recommendation.

For the boots, Goreriders are normally the go for melee types as they give you the boss-killing mod Crushing Blow. Thunder God's Vigor is a good belt - with it and maxed lightning resist, you will be practically lightning immune.

At then end of the day though, mix and match whatever equipment you have and have fun with it!

[NinjaSoD]

I just got a Raven Frost, got to level 85, about to get to 86, and also thanks for the tips Lanceor
By the way, I'll get both Sandstorm and Gorerider to see which one I like the best ^_^

[Norrec Vizheran]

i suppose that the highlord is a pretty much a must have on zealot, but just in case, i'll mention it as a awesome thing to have both in pvp, and pvm, also, a good option is to go with the ik boots and gloves... as for the gore riders vs sanstorms, gore riders are much better option, more frw (not much a diff, since you have enigma), crushing blow, and deadly strike really make a difference, although fhr on sandstorms come in handy if you don't have enough on you.
p.s. i have 140 base str on my zealot, and carrying fortitude instead of enigma in melee duels and for pvm seemed to be a better option... hope this helps...

[kohlman]

im glad you like the char. that has always been my first character when returning to d2, and was my very first char. you know you are a zealot when you look for the biggest monster in the pack and start swinging :angry:

Also some things to note:

EBOTDZ, edeathz, and grief phase blade are awesome weapons for zealots.

For armor I use CoH for the massive resists (to help get you to the near immune level), damage reduced, skill levels, and damage to demons. Next option for me would be fort, and lastly enigma. If those are too expensive, i shoot for duress or duriels shell.

Boots are always goreriders, hands down for zealers. Too many good mods. These mods happen alot since you attack so fast with zeal and fanatacism.

Personally I would swap out the shako for something else like COA even 1 socket wil do since you have the str, vamp gaze (dual leech and dr), and even andys visage with a ral in it to negate the -fire resist. good str (a little damage), life leech, skills, and ias, and massive poison resist.

Rings usually go with raven and bk for the leech, life, cannot be frozen, dex, ar, and skill from bk.

Ammy i use highlords ( i know, a little overboard with the ias) for the deadly strike, which happens alot, and lightning resistance.

Dracs gloves and exile are arguably the best gloves/shield for a fanatic zealer for the life leech, life tap, defiance, freezes target, life per kill, str, and many more mods that just make other characters green with envy :wink2:

[NinjaSoD]

Your tips are really appreciated :prop:
I've been thinking about coa, but I'll have to save up for it a bit.
As for ammy, I'm eventually going to switch to something that gives +2 to all skills or really good mods with +1 to all skills (unlikely for me, it takes me forever to find a good magically enchanced >.<)
And again, thanks for the tips :P

[NinjaSoD]

I just got Gore Rider, Last Wish Phase Blade, and ThunderGods Vigor.
76% chance of cb, 35% chance of ow, and 15% chance of ds together :P