Gear: Helms: Shako (Ber)
It gives tons of life/DR/skill. The best helm overall for your T/V when you do not need something specific such extra DR, or res, or FHR.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/BerShako.jpg Crown of Ages (CoA) (Ber/Ber)
It gives 1 to all skills and FHR, resists, but most importantly, more DR than shako. Helm will be used occasionally when you decide to use a shield that is not Ber’d HOZ to maintain 50% DR.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/BerBerCoA.jpg Armors: Enigma (Mage plate)
This armor is the main part of your build. It gives you the STR needed to wear. Try to aim for Mage Plate or a “Light” Armor because while Gothic may look good to some people, it will slow down your walk speed and that is vital when you are trying to run/walk to avoid attacks
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/Enigma-1.jpg Shields: Upgraded Herald Of Zakarum (HOZ) (Ber)
Simply the best shield overall for your T/V. It has good/consistent smite damage and a handful of useful mods such as STR, res and +skills.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/200edHoZ.jpg Sacred Targe “Exile” This is the best shield for public games and BM dueling when you want to beat able to heal some life back with life tap. It also gives decent res if you can find one with 45 base res and 5% stack for Cold and Fire as well.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/ExileSacredTarge.jpg Sacred Targe “Spirit” This is one of the best shields available for your paladin. It gives 35% FCR and 55% FHR on top of massive resistance. This shield is a must for your 75% FCR setup.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/SpritSacredTarge.jpg Sacred Targe “Sanctuary” This shield gives 115% resist to all elements and FHR as well as slow missile charges. If caster decides to BM you, just pull out this shield and cast slow missile - their ranged attacks will be useless. In GM situations, you can use this shield to negate attacks such as FOH or Blizzard as well.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/SanctuarySacredTarge.jpg Belts: Verdungo's Hearty Cord This is the best belt for your standard setup. It has great life, DR, and even some FHR to give you that escaping edge.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/VerdungosCoil.jpg Arachnid’s Mesh The 20% FCR helps you achieve the 75% FCR breakpoint needed to catch some opponents (ex: necros). The 1 to all Skill will boost damage and life, and the mana will allow you to have more mana to chase down your opponents.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/ArachBelt.jpg Rings: Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band (BKs) 1 to all skills and a nice life bonus on top of that makes this the #1 ring for your standard setup.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/BKRing.jpg Raven Frost Provides the Cannot be Frozen (CNBF) mod. It also Gives an AR and mana boost as well. This is used in situations where you do not want to be slowed and/or absorb cold.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/RavenFrost-2.jpg 10fcr/120AR/15DEX or 20STR/40 life/90 mana/15 res all Ring The best all around FCR ring for this build. It is used to get that 75% FCR breakpoint. 15DEX helps getting max block, but some builds need STR to wear CoA.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/RuleBiteFCRRing.jpg Gloves: 20%IAS/10% CB/15STR/15DEX/20Life/30Light Resist The best gloves possible for any V/T or T/V build. They allow you to get more life in addition to damage and speed that allows you to keep a good smite speed when you are holy frozen in VT vs. VT duels.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/BoneFingerGloves.jpg Boots: Bitter Brogues (or boots with Str/Dex/Res) These are simply the best overall boots for your character. It gives you STR to boost smite damage, DEX to get max block and good resistance.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/BitterBrogues.jpg Waterwalks These boots will give you 65 to life and 15DEX to maintain you max block. It also gives 5% fire stack as well as some FRW. If you cannot get your hands on godly res boots, these are still godly.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/Waterwalks.jpg Amulet: Armageddon Slippers This amulet provides a huge boost to life/DEX/res/life and is one the best amulet for this build. Armageddon Slippers is almost a 100% perfect roll, and due to the fact that those mods can no longer spawn, it is almost impossible to get something better that can replace this.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/ArmageddonSlippers.jpg Mara's Kaleidoscope This is a pretty good amulet for our build. It is not quite as good as Armageddon Slippers but is much cheaper and gives all the minimum requirements needed on a VT amulet (skills/stats/res). Use this if you cannot get something like Armageddon Slippers.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/MarasAmulet.jpg Weapons: Grief Phase Blade/Grief Berzerker Axe This is the best weapon for your character and there should be no alternatives. Even a low grief will be better than something else. It adds 400 damage directly to your smite damage while offering some IAS to help you hit the needed IAS breakpoints as well.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/GriefPB.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b142/AznMastaBui/Diablo/GriefZerker.jpg Stashed-Gear • Kira’s Guardian (Cold Resist/Resist All Jewel)
• Absorb Rings (Wisp/Dwarf/Raven)
• Thundergods/Snowclash/Hotspurs
• 15/15/70 Poison Resist Sandstorm Treks
• “Treachery” Runeword (for Fading to get res and DR to BM)
• “Eternity” Runeword (for reviving monsters and dueling BM necros/Hdins)
• 10x 20life/11res SCs for stacking Light Resist
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Recommended Gear Standard Setup/VT vs. VT Setup • Helm - Shako (Ber)
• Armor - Mage plate Enigma
• Amulet – Armageddon Slippers
• Boots – Bitter Brogues or Waterwalks (If you have Max Res)
• Rings – 2x BK Rings (Swap on Res Rings as needed)
• Gloves – 20%IAS/10% CB/15STR/15DEX/20Life/30Light Resist Gloves
• Belt - Verdungo's Hearty Cord
• Weapon – Grief PB
• Shield – Upgraded Herald Of Zakarum (Ber)
75% FCR/86%FHR Tele-Smite Setup • Helm - CoA (Ber/Ber)
• Armor - Mage plate Enigma
• Amulet – Armageddon Slippers
• Boots – Bitter Brogues or Waterwalks or Treks
• Rings – 2x 10fcr/120AR/20Strength/40 life/90 mana/15 res all Rings
• Gloves – 20%IAS/10% CB/15STR/15DEX/20Life/30Light Resist Gloves
• Belt - Arachnid’s Mesh
• Weapon – Grief PB or Griefz (Depends on Match Up)
• Shield – Sacred Targe “Spirit”
Exile (Life tap) Setup • Helm - CoA (Ber/Ber)
• Armor - Mage plate Enigma
• Amulet – Armageddon Slippers
• Boots – Bitter Brogues
• Rings – 1x Raven Frost + 1x BK Rings (or 1x 15DEX FCR ring if needed for Max Block)
• Gloves – 20%IAS/10% CB/15STR/15DEX/20Life/30Light Resist Gloves
• Belt - Verdungo's Hearty Cord
• Weapon – Grief PB or Griefz (Depends on Match Up)
• Shield – Sacred Targe “Exile”