FoH shield question, 20/20 or HoZ?

[kohlman]

I am making a FoH pally and have all my skills in the right order (except for an extra skill in sanctuary which makes me think of remaking...curses on you lag, curses on you and your family!)

My problem or delimma is in my shield choice. I am currently using an Um'd HoZ and am loving the 72 resist all and plus skills. I have a friend that says "all the gg fohers ive dueled use 20/20 faceted shield". I tell him that the extra dmg must outweigh the plus skills, life from 20 vit, and resists. He just says whatever, thats what he's seen.

My question is, what do you FoHers use? Have you tried both? I dont want to spend a fortune to get one and realize that I was better off with a HoZ anyway. Thanks fellas!

[Arutha]

I have a 5/5 facet'd hoz and a 20/-20 +45 all res ST. I do more damage with the hoz, better blocking, more res, more life. The only thing the ST has going for it is the -% res (15% more since I have a facet in my hoz) so I only use it if my opponent is stacking on the light res.

[kohlman]

So for the average wealth char (only 3 pcombs and all plain, 10-18 ptorch, low anni) is it worth it to keep one in the stash for those people that stack massive lightning resistance in the pubs or should i use my wealth more wisely?

Thanks for the help with the damage part. I wasnt sure if Hoz or the 20/20 came out with more damage.

[uptoolayte]

I tested that before too, but HOZ is much better. That -15% is not much vs all the benefits of HOZ. If someone is stacking that much, 15% is really not going to make that much of a difference.

[kohlman]

thanks for the reply's guys. now ill work on getting more pcombs.