might format this later - or maybe not
Helmets:
+3 PC 100 life 2 * 30ed 9str 9dex 4repl/15mana/60ar ed/str/dex are the most important stats though str/dex and repl are pretty close together 30% ed adds about 4-5% smite and about 3% charge dmg while 9 str/dex adds about 1.5% life
4 repl gives you about 0.39 life/sec which is ~1/43% of your max HP so it equals 9 str/dex after ~1 minute 60 ar increases your hitchance against a 1 k def opponent(amazone) by ~1% the bonus is bigger against higher def opponents
+3 PC 100 life 2 * rbf
+ 3 PC 30 run 2 * Rbf (against sorc,possibly barb)
Amus:
+3 PC 100 life
+1 pala/+2pc +10 repl + xx life + xx mana
Armors:
+100 life 4 * socked with 0-4 rbfs and 0-4 ed/str/dex jewels - go for 4*rbfs if you can but it may be possible that you are forced to sock str/dex to equip all of your items and 30% ed isn't too bad against asn either
you might also avoid getting rbf overkill(if you allready have ~10 then last one will only be 2/3 as effective as the first)
try to get a dusk if possible the % run is vital against sorcs and usefull against asn while the def may help you in tvt
Shaft socked 30ed 9str 9dex 60ar/2repl/15mana
Shields:
Zaka rbf (personally i barely use that as i think spirit is the superior shield for foh)
Zaka 30% ed 9 str + dex/def - you'll probably wont need the dex this will be used against barb and libby so try to get on with a good %def
Spirit 30% fcr 45@ Sacred targe
Spirit 30% fcr 65%ed 121 ar Sacred targe
Belts:
String
100 life xx CR/LR
TG
Rings:
Raven
Soj
Soj
REALLY good rare
Boots:
Aldurs,ww,gores,ik,20-30% frw 10 repl boots(if you dont use 10 repl armor or jewels) can all be options - it really depends on how you want to play. IK boots should only be used if you also use ik gloves
Gloves:
rare 20 ias (possibly not needed) 9 str 15 dex res/mana
IK
TO
Bloodfists
Chargeweapon:
Oath small crescent
Rare eth,selfrep,(2sox) - having a rare weapon gives you a lot of options you can sock a -req jewel to save 13 str or sock an um rune for 25% ow or simply have more damage than oath you do NOT want to get a range 1 weapon here
you are not a libby situations will occur where you'll have to smite with your charge weapon i would also advise you to try and get 7fpa with your weapon - i socked a 30ed/15ias jewel into my armor and pushed fana a little to maintain 7fpa
having 2 sox is great if you smite a lot with your charge weapon as it allows you to sock 2 um runes
Foh Scepter:
#1 +3 pc +3 foh (x conv) 2 * rbf
#2 +2 pala 3 foh (x conv) 2 * rbf
#3 +3 foh x conv 5 * rbf
those are your options - each has its strenghts and weaknesses
#1 is good if you need the +3pc to boost your defense (against pala,libby) in case of rbf armor/helmets it also adds more foh dmg than #3
#2 gives you +1 repl/minute from prayer and about 5% run from vigor while also increasing conv lvl by 2 resulting in -10 res imo this is the best option against all opponents
#3 adds most foh dmg when you do not have other rbfs in your equipment it also decreases enemy res the most
Smite weapon:
#1[/B] 30+ ias 4 * um flail/knout
#2 5 sox knout with 3-4 um rest shael / ed/ias
#3 +3 pc 20+ ias 2 um flail/knout
#1 (or the alternative #2) is the best option during nearly all challenging duells #3 adds about 12% smite damage while only has 50% ow - even if you hit your opponent 3 times / 8 sec with 50% you'll fail to deliver ow by a 12% chance considering 192 ow is superior to your smite damage ( if you factor in %DR)
this means overall you'll loose damage when prefering #3 over #1 some amazones only play with 15% DR but you wont hit amazons more than 3 times each 8 seconds.
#3 can be an option against tanking barbs in combination with foh scepter #3 you'll hopefully force the barb to loose another 20-40 ar while keeping +3 pc for your defense and having high direct smite dmg
IK gloves + boots combo:
this can be a really good option against amas if your in need of ias and prefer to have a little more run
combined you get
20 str (none can be used to gain life as ik boots require 20 more strength than a SC but still thats a damage boost of 3-4% smite and 2% charge dmg)
20 dex
25% ias (possibly more usefull than 20 ias)
160 ar - > ~3% higher hitchance against 1k def
40% run
44 life (combined with 20 dext thats a total of 104 which is ~6% of your max life)
ww+rare gloves give you
20% ias
20% run
9 str
30 dex
65 life (combined with str,dex that a total of 182 which is ~10.5% of your max life)
xx res/mana
as you can see IK combo makes up for damage and run what you loose in life plus its a lot cheaper - though you should consider that the damage boost gets weaker if you have alot of OW
skillls:
there are a few choises you have to make which are:
#1 do you want to hardskill foh
#2 do you want to hardskill medi/vigor
#3 balance fana/hs
#1 has most influence when duelling libbys or amazones
against a libby it can be good to be able to foh him on your smiteslot so he cannot charge you while you are using your scepter and are rather defenseless against smite
against amazones foh can be extremely usefull to finish them off. keep in mind that you are playing a 50%+ ow scepter the odds are good that the ama will be left 1 life or low enough to be finished off with 1 foh after ow has taken its effect
you'll also gain about 10% foh damage if you for ~8 foh 7 shock compared to going 0foh 15 shock( you are only allowed to put 15 skills into foh/shock combined) the downside is that you wasted 4 skillpoints which will result in loosing ~10% smite damage personally i did skill foh
#2 its possible to build the pala without skilling medi/vigor and getting it from scepter or boots if nescessary this will boost your foh dmg by ~12.5% but leaving you with 0 repl from auras and no option to get vigor against fb sorc
with the current rules which do not allow passive charge against barbs/sorcs i think there is no othere option than to skill vigor and while your at it you can also invest 1 more point into medi so you have it even when you use a charge / smite weapon together
#3 will proboably depend on your choise of weapons e.g. if you go for a 20% ias flail 20 ias gloves and maybe a rare SC with 10% ias you'll probably be forced to invest some points into fana if you dont want to sock and ed/ias jewel - use a calc to see how many
in general compared to Holy shield fana adds ~the same smite damage while also increasing charge dmg by ~1.5% but results in a loss of defense which is very important against barbs i wouldnt advise to go lower than ~lvl 15 holy shield unless you are forced to it by your equipment
stats: str,dex enough for items/maxblock rest vita
Equip against certain chars:
i won't go into detail here most things are pretty obvious - use rbfs if you foh a lot ,use ed if you smite a lot ,use dr if you need it, use life belt/armor if you dont, use repl amu in long duells etc...
-in general try to use your % ed ST as much as possible you'll need to use res charms/gloves but its worth it especially against ama and asn
-use zaka as your smite weapon against charge pala/libby/ barb the defense boost is worth the sacrifice in dmg
-try to avoid zaka as a foh weapon against asn/nec/sorc you'll need the fcr
-you'll probably need stat gloves (rare or ik) against ama go for life/fcr if you dont
-whenever you need fhr/fcr spirit is enough except for fcr against sorcs where you could go for 50%
-asns are allowed to use TG which means they'll absorb 1600 screen dmg therefore its vital to get a decent amount above that - consider that in your build
This post was edited by DerPate on Jun 26 2011 04:17pm