20hb
20fh
20bh
20con

Rest prerequisites and conv, then all into vigor?

Tried to find builds for d2r but, well we just don’t have a lot of info sticker for d2r.

Tired of my foh on my ally.

Someone mentioned to vigor max synergy for hammer before conc, and that seems wonky to me.

I’m aware on or the other would be more effective.

Zero in conc
Max both hammer synergies
Put pride on merc for lvl 20 conc

This is not a budget build
Only convert to mage if you are lvl 95+ with all high end gear
Else pure foh or pure hammer is just better

Here’s an exemple of a max foh dmg build at 86fcr
https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/g382t0i1

That kind of scepter is hard to get tho
You can just use hoto and 125fcr, which is just as good, less foh dmg, same foh+tele or foh+hammer cast speed, but at least with 125fcr you tele faster and have higher hammer dps

Lvl 93 currently.
I’ll check out pride, thx!

A single point in redemption to fix your sustain
1 in holy shield, cuz you lack skill points

Beware, this is a very intense action per minute build to play
Not for a casual player
Kinda need to cast foh then hammer during foh’s short cd
That’s why you reach max combo dps at 86fcr
Foh is at 6 AF 10 cd
Hammer is at the 75fcr bp, requiring 10 frames to cast, same as foh’s cd.
So you cast both at the same speed you would cast only foh.
But it requires practice.

Some people get tired of it and they just use foh where it’s good and hammer vs boss and low mob density and non demon/undead.
Still good, but not as good as if you can fully unlock the heavy artillery of using both.

This post was edited by SinsOfTheSun on Oct 23 2025 06:17pm

i will most likely be the latter, but still want the info.

started as an experiment for wave 2, and when im at work on my handheld, cant just bring in nova to clear

Nope
Your merc has pride
You use redemption (or meditation)
A single aura

What’s tedious about this build is getting the right asynchronous casting combos of 6 then 10 frames.
Once you get the rhythm you reach the highest potential clear speed a paladin can achieve.

Luckily he wants to use it for baal runs, which makes it a lot easier to master there as you can just cast foh+hammer combos without having to fit in foh+tele combos or break your flow with synchronous tele only or hammer only chains.

This post was edited by SinsOfTheSun on Oct 23 2025 09:41pm

hasnt been to bad on handheld, its basically 2 hammer 1 foh on the controller, going to look out for pride

Why give advice in a d2r topic if you don't play/know it?