Best possible zealer:

Switch the weapon for a grief
Switch the zeal for smite

(On a more serious note:)

Switch to eth repair gloves and prudence

hsarusngelix

i have found that 30ed/9str/18min jewels add better stats, and a phoenix is pretty unbeatable in terms of damage

i have this setup including armor and helm in a file, stats where much too low unfortunately


The damage and defense added by rends is becoming unbeatable stats wise, especially since the gear is godly enough to where i dont waste many stats at all to get to 185 str to use them.

This post was edited by ]GS[ Controller on Dec 31 2011 10:45am

Mixed up damage and life by allocating enough strength to each setup until they all have the same base life - leaving only 1 parameter.

Got this in number 1 :
Rare diadem (2soc 2pala visio 30str 20dext 60life)
eth upd zod Shaftstop
Phoenix vortex 121/65 (> ST)
BA fool's
Highlord
Raven
Blood ring : 120AR 25str 15dext 20life 9min
upd Gore
Steelrend
Verdungo
37 x 3/20/20
Ber + 60-30-9-9 jwl

+56 str / +64 dext / +385 vita

2,682 - 10,588 damage
29,684 defense
25,172 AR
4,193 life

Really close number 2 :
Fortitude Sacred armor
Stormshield
3 x 60-30-9-9 jewels
(rest the same)

+35 str / +4 dext / +466 vita

2,562 - 10,117 damage
32,385 defense
23,792 AR
4,560 life

Of course this is mainly theorycraft...

Yeah but phoenix does firestorm which fucks your attacks and the sacred targe will give you a lot more life while still maintaining high damage.

Agree on firestorm (but may only slow the first hit of your zeal sequence).

Disagree on ST, I compared both setups with same life (puting some strength on ST setup to end with same life than Vortex).
Maybe it's only my way to compare that lead to this conclusion, I don't pretend to give an exact answer. But I believe that Vortex is better, even if more dext is required for same block. The gain in defense seems to be more profitable.

zaka in switch is much betta

coronet, ba, steels

edt/
eth rep rare sa 2 sox >
no full vita >


This post was edited by tefist on Dec 31 2011 03:56pm

rare circ
rare ethereal def helm
craft ds helm

ethereal shaft
fort

stormshield
ethereal Alma
ethereal Lance Guard

edc
ethereal rare zerk
ethereal rare mallet
ethereal rare pally weap
ethereal razor edge

dungo
string of ears

gores

crafted gloves
rends

raven frost
craft ring
angelic

highlords
angelic


i dont think there is any other vary in this debate

which stats? and you could swap out armor w/ zod bugged sacred armor fort for damage

need to balance the character out, if you feel like 25kar and under is not enough use some 36/20s
if you feel like not enough ds QQ 50% and over is gg enough otherwise edc4lyfe

did you try the setup on a charaacter statted for this specific build as well?

best setup that i used on east was:

shako cham (use zodbug)
full gelics
20ias/15/15/def gloves
gorerider
eth shaft (use zod bug)
verdungo
e v exile
edc

This post was edited by sambo5 on Dec 31 2011 05:08pm

exile =/= tap lol

and cham'd shako is nothing compared to a good vis circ

still testing setups, il post screens of new breakthroughs and what not when i get the chance