Just curious if BH pals are still popular and as effective as they used to be now vs 10 years ago (when i played last)

just starting back up and just like to mindlessly solo farm for fun and want to go with a build that isn't nerfed or crap compared to most

Hammerdins are actually better now with the newer items from ROTW introduced that lower enemy magic resistance and increase magic damage.

so definitely still good to play

sweet, what are some new items that are a must for hdins?

can still use the old every day setup. still just as good, there's just better now

but Hellwardens helm with Magic uber jewel. Sling rings. Horazon boots, meant gheeds belt, and the new void runeword benefit Hdins the most. including the new Sunders as well of course

This post was edited by Selet on Apr 12 2026 03:06am

ty ty i would prob sacrifice the boots for travelers based upon the mods i see for them tho unless there is something im missing about why they would be BIS

nah, ignore the boots. i keep reading them backwards thinking they are -30% enemy magic resist. lol

ah ok gotcha, so most ppl go with hellwardens over shako now i take it

yeah.

and Gheeds belt. that's what i was trying to think of when i thought of the boots. knew there was a piece i was missing ._. lol.

if you get a 5%+ fcr ammy, can get to 125% fcr without spirit shield as well, letting you use HoZ for a bit more damage.

This post was edited by Selet on Apr 12 2026 02:55am

does hoz actually beat a gg spirit now?

for raw damage, yes. spirit is still spirit, so it's still an amazing shield. HoZ just gives a little more damage output