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altima
18-05-2009, 14:54
I want to build nice pvp zealer that is capable to kill ubers and diablo clone alone and i have some questions:

1 On 85lvl with all the skill quests i will have 97skill points , 20 in zeal, 20 in fana ,20 sacrafice, 20 in holy shield, 5 points in prereq - total of 85points , so i have 13 left . Where should i put them , in smite for vs ubers or characters with bid defense and block , in defiance for defense boost on holy shield , charge ?

2 What weapon should i use ? Grief has gnore Target's Defense so i guess attack rating wont matter as much and i will be able to use some other than angelic ring and amu. Or BotD , i will have more damage with it but i will need more attack rating and its more expensive . Some other weapon ?

3 What boots should i use - war traveler or gore rider ?
4 Belt ? nosferatu for ias and str ( i cant afford high stat palat t and ani ) or verdungo for vita and dr ?
And the final set will be something like this

BotD set
Botd ba
Zaka shield with um
Guardian angel with um
Shako um or ber
war traveler/ gore rider
nosferatu/ verdungo
raven
angelic ring and amu


Grief set
Grief pb
Zaka shield with um
Guardian angel with um
Shako um or ber
war traveler/ gore rider
nosferatu/ verdungo
raven
highlord amu
rare ring with all res str and some other ads or something else ?

I am open for all kinds of tips for the gear and skills .

BAMFSpecialOps
18-05-2009, 19:01
Well a Zealot does not do well in PvP anymore. With the addition of 'Enigma' runeword every character has access to Tele which will make your life really short. However using Smite in PvP will give you a better chance sense Smite is an auto hit skill(it technically has a 95% chance to hit, but it always hits) and a little knock back/stun to keep a character locked infront of you.

1. Switching 19 points from Zeal to Smite would help if you go the Smiter route. Defiance is an option for PvP since you will need the extra defense, Blessed Aim will give you more AR for your zeal, or the resist xxx skills, which will give a higher resist cap but with Guardian Angel that's not a huge problem.

2. Grief, simply put the lowest Grief still beats out the best BoTD in terms of damage, plus the +dmg on Grief gets added to your Smite making Smite do some great damage in PvP/Ubers. The Ignore Targets Defense only works on regular monsters, not Bosses/Champions/Uniques/Players, you will still need AR for Zeal.

3. Gores for PvM, WaterWalks for PvP.

4. You will reach max Smite speed with maxed Fanat and any roll of the IAS on Grief, but for Zeal you will need to know the IAS on the Grief to know if you will need more(I believe you will to reach max Zeal speed). Verds gives you extra life, Tgods can be really nice also.

altima
18-05-2009, 22:32
I know they are not very good in pvp but i really want to build a zealer.
On 85lvl using:
grief
shako
draculs
water walk
2xangelic ring
angelic amu
verdungo
zakarum
fortitude
and 10 points in blessed aim

I will have around 17000 attack rating and 14k defense . Will 17k ar be enough to hit players with good defense ?

BAMFSpecialOps
19-05-2009, 00:27
17k You might want to enchant with Demon Limb(if thats ok where you are dueling) or switch between Smite/Charge and Zeal. Hit them with Smite/Charge to knock them back/stun them then hit with Zeal. Again missing out on tele is going to be a severe handicap, you will need to use Charge to get around which leads you into objects on the map/their attacks/lack of mana.

Shako is really not a good Zealot helm, for any area of the game.

altima
19-05-2009, 07:22
Yes that is nice idea i will surely use the demon limb. I have seen lots of paladins (smiters fohers auradins) even hammerdins on public duel games using charge and vigor to desync and as their main movement method , wont this work with zealer build ?
What helm should i use if not shako ? I cant really afford CoA and i have seen normal (white) corona drop only once so i gues im not finding it any time soon. Maybe vampires Gaze ?

BAMFSpecialOps
19-05-2009, 18:56
Using Charge enough to desync will drain your mana pool, of course you can always use mana pots. It will work, you will just have to be quick to get off a few smites/zeals before desyncing away.

Vamp/Kiras could both work, might keep your eyes out for a good rare circlet with a visionary mod to help improve your AR.

altima
19-05-2009, 19:53
My grief rolled 40/367 so i guess i wont need aditional ias for last break point ?
I agree Kira is very nice choice , cannot be frozen, resists , fhr , but what should i put in kiras ? I have 20max dmg jewel lying around , but with forty i think my dmg will be more than enough? Do i need lots of fhr (shael inside) ? Also with kiras and forty i wont need to put um in my zaka so heres another question what to put in it ?
You are very helpful , thanks alot !