Best item setup for Zealer. - Page 2 - Blizzard Sector

**The-Grim-Reaper** · 09-06-2005, 07:46 AM

many ppl may argue this, but i really dont believe that ed from items effects smite dmg. the only thing that effects smite is +dmg from weap(grief,astreons, etc.), the shield dmg, and the ed from smite and fanat. i dont think that fort, or phoenix, or rends, or items like that change ur smite dmg.

But, it does work that way for a zealot. u complained about +dmg from grief & ed from fort, when a zealot can do that and pwn a whole lot more than an astreons and levi..

**HokageIzlude** · 09-06-2005, 08:03 AM

Well, I've seen ppl use Grief+Fort+Pheonix and it appears to really work that way. I've dont alot of experimenting with Zealers and I've simple found ED on armor pieces to be in-effective and much more effective to work at upping your defenses and overall offensive ability, even if it means playing dirty with slow =3

There arent many better armor choices out there than a Levi for a defense minded Zealot ethier, the huge STR bonus guarentee's you'll be able to use whatever you want, and the DR is nice. Although a Upped Shaft would be better and requires less STR, has 5% more DR, adds to your life, yadda yadda yadda....whatever works best for the player works.

I'd personally take the Upped GA over anything, that or a Duress, maybe a Eth Prudence. And I gotta have my Astreon's, the +4 combat skills is super handy, has a fat AR bonus and magic damage, and there arent many items offering magic resistance/absorb. Its better than ppl give it credit for, ya gotta try it out for yourself to see its beauty.

**Obfuscate** · 09-07-2005, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by HokageIzlude

I dunno about a Zealot doing that much though, maybe with a two hand weapon, but I strongly doubt it with a one handed. Well...could be possible with a Last Wish, then a Merc with that runeword that gives ya Concentrate. But for whats its worth, its a waste of time unless your extremely rich (which I definitly am not). But hey, it goes to show that even a pauper can take out a prince with the right thinking.

No. I had no need for a merc...ever.

2/28/15 coa
29 archon fort ( think life was 1 or 1.125 a lvl it was low but meh)
410 perf steals ebotdz (it was 15ed zerker just not perfect ed on roll) (I NEVER used a two handed weapon even in low levels)
60/18 rends
perf dungo
perf HOZ (the perf eth zod'd one ended up on my hammerdin)
treks
perf mara
raven
soj
1/20/20/9 anni
5 off aura gc's
couple of random psn damage sc's

(All the following applicable where in Hell difficulty and based on my lvl 83 pally)
I had max fanta, zeal, sac and the rest was pre req's and hs. With that gear I had perf res and dr, max block, pretty sure I hit the right IAS barrier and my FHR was pretty good seeing as I think two of my gc's were 12fhr ones. To make up for the lack of hs sp's I would toss on a hoto another soj arach and then cast hs, duely note my block was max without hs so it was more for the def than anything else. I did that on purpose because I knew the order i wanted to max skills in to begin with. So in the end I would still pre-buff a 23 hs or so. This was all without a CTA or utility barb, which I had all the items for just never got around to leveling the character.

The palladin was bordering on glass cannon because I used more than "normal" on dex to achieve perf block without hs so I had lower life than i should of at that lvl.

spirits · 09-09-2005, 04:57 AM

personally i use...

helm- 30/80 lifer visionary
weapon- ebotd zerker
armor- E zod glad's bane
shield- um SS
gloves- rends
boots- up'd gores
belt- dungos
rings- P ravenfrost, r-spiral
ammy- shadowknuckle

switch
cta/spirit

ya i know your AR will be low but u can get about 15k AR if u have max/AR/life gc's

**Obfuscate** · 09-09-2005, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spirits

personally i use...

helm- 30/80 lifer visionary
weapon- ebotd zerker
armor- E zod glad's bane
shield- um SS
gloves- rends
boots- up'd gores
belt- dungos
rings- P ravenfrost, r-spiral
ammy- shadowknuckle

switch
cta/spirit

ya i know your AR will be low but u can get about 15k AR if u have max/AR/life gc's

Why waste space on max/ar/life gc's when you could put off aura or combats in there instead? You'll end up with more damage that way to.

R-spiral? I know I should recognize it but I dont recall stats or shadowknuckle stats.

**A|fzZz** · 09-09-2005, 05:19 AM

valor>gbane.

spirits · 09-09-2005, 05:46 PM

you will only have about 6k AR if u dont use angelics even with fanta maxed and blessed aim and if u get max/AR/life gcs u can put 100's at bottom and do atleasat 6k so..theres no point in having P combats

and i know valor>E g-bane but i like g-bane better

Shraps · 09-09-2005, 06:56 PM

This is my Zeal set up i havnt remade it since the new patch.

Main gear:
cham/ber COA
G e-valor
413% botdZ
60/19 rends
40/14 verdungo
perfect Gore
59/116 E-exile
Angelic ammy+2rings

Switch:
6bo CTA+lidless

Inventory:
39x32020
anni

Upgraded now for new patch:
Now uses
P upd Gore
cta+spirit
now has Pally torch

**FraterPerdurabo** · 09-09-2005, 08:25 PM

I just recently made a pally, the current equipment is:
Coh
Um'ed SS
Goreriders
Guillaume's face
Laying of Hands
Thundergods
Angelic duo
Raven Frost

The weapon I haven't decided on yet because I don't have eBOTD, but I decided for SS instead of HOZ because of the DR and then UM'ed it for extra resists. With a few charms, I easily had over 1300 life with the following resists 75-75-85-23. This is obviously a PvM build, especially a player vesrus boss, because of the 350% damage to demons from the gloves and 50% CB from helm and boots alone. A weapon that I found to work well was +3 Heaven's Light, socketed with 15/40. Anyway, You have 43% DR and decent resists and could finalize it with another Ber in the helm if You're rich...

**GyuForce** · 09-11-2005, 07:32 PM

i currently use this...

ebotdz
eth valor
verdungos
gores
orphans helm
40/15ias ss
orphans gloves
metalgrid
2x perf ravenfrosts

Switch: Hoz/hoto (for prebuffing HS)

SS+Verdungos=50% dr
metalgrid and rf setup imo is better than angelics (i got 26kdef no exile, 12k ar)

**Obfuscate** · 09-11-2005, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spirits

you will only have about 6k AR if u dont use angelics even with fanta maxed and blessed aim and if u get max/AR/life gcs u can put 100's at bottom and do atleasat 6k so..theres no point in having P combats

and i know valor>E g-bane but i like g-bane better

Really? I had over 6k without them. Always had max chance to hit as well.

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09-06-2005, 07:46 AM	#21 (permalink)
The-Grim-Reaper Status: Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 383 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 5	many ppl may argue this, but i really dont believe that ed from items effects smite dmg. the only thing that effects smite is +dmg from weap(grief,astreons, etc.), the shield dmg, and the ed from smite and fanat. i dont think that fort, or phoenix, or rends, or items like that change ur smite dmg. But, it does work that way for a zealot. u complained about +dmg from grief & ed from fort, when a zealot can do that and pwn a whole lot more than an astreons and levi..

09-06-2005, 08:03 AM	#22 (permalink)
HokageIzlude Status: Mad Manga Man or 3M Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: H.F.I.L Posts: 126 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 4	Well, I've seen ppl use Grief+Fort+Pheonix and it appears to really work that way. I've dont alot of experimenting with Zealers and I've simple found ED on armor pieces to be in-effective and much more effective to work at upping your defenses and overall offensive ability, even if it means playing dirty with slow =3 There arent many better armor choices out there than a Levi for a defense minded Zealot ethier, the huge STR bonus guarentee's you'll be able to use whatever you want, and the DR is nice. Although a Upped Shaft would be better and requires less STR, has 5% more DR, adds to your life, yadda yadda yadda....whatever works best for the player works. I'd personally take the Upped GA over anything, that or a Duress, maybe a Eth Prudence. And I gotta have my Astreon's, the +4 combat skills is super handy, has a fat AR bonus and magic damage, and there arent many items offering magic resistance/absorb. Its better than ppl give it credit for, ya gotta try it out for yourself to see its beauty.

09-09-2005, 04:57 AM	#24 (permalink)
spirits Status: Newcomer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: washington Posts: 17 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 4	personally i use... helm- 30/80 lifer visionary weapon- ebotd zerker armor- E zod glad's bane shield- um SS gloves- rends boots- up'd gores belt- dungos rings- P ravenfrost, r-spiral ammy- shadowknuckle switch cta/spirit ya i know your AR will be low but u can get about 15k AR if u have max/AR/life gc's

09-09-2005, 05:19 AM	#26 (permalink)
A\|fzZz Status: Retired S.Mod Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,900 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 33 Spent time on board: 20:04:39 Hours Rep Power: 20	valor>gbane.

09-09-2005, 05:46 PM	#27 (permalink)
spirits Status: Newcomer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: washington Posts: 17 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 4	you will only have about 6k AR if u dont use angelics even with fanta maxed and blessed aim and if u get max/AR/life gcs u can put 100's at bottom and do atleasat 6k so..theres no point in having P combats and i know valor>E g-bane but i like g-bane better

09-09-2005, 06:56 PM	#28 (permalink)
Shraps Status: Newcomer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton Posts: 1 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 0 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 0	This is my Zeal set up i havnt remade it since the new patch. Main gear: cham/ber COA G e-valor 413% botdZ 60/19 rends 40/14 verdungo perfect Gore 59/116 E-exile Angelic ammy+2rings Switch: 6bo CTA+lidless Inventory: 39x32020 anni Upgraded now for new patch: Now uses P upd Gore cta+spirit now has Pally torch

09-09-2005, 08:25 PM	#29 (permalink)
FraterPerdurabo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,834 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 216 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 13:28:02 Hours Rep Power: 12	I just recently made a pally, the current equipment is: Coh Um'ed SS Goreriders Guillaume's face Laying of Hands Thundergods Angelic duo Raven Frost The weapon I haven't decided on yet because I don't have eBOTD, but I decided for SS instead of HOZ because of the DR and then UM'ed it for extra resists. With a few charms, I easily had over 1300 life with the following resists 75-75-85-23. This is obviously a PvM build, especially a player vesrus boss, because of the 350% damage to demons from the gloves and 50% CB from helm and boots alone. A weapon that I found to work well was +3 Heaven's Light, socketed with 15/40. Anyway, You have 43% DR and decent resists and could finalize it with another Ber in the helm if You're rich...

09-11-2005, 07:32 PM	#30 (permalink)
GyuForce Status: Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 193 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Credits: 152 Spent time on board: 0:47:48 Hours Rep Power: 4	i currently use this... ebotdz eth valor verdungos gores orphans helm 40/15ias ss orphans gloves metalgrid 2x perf ravenfrosts Switch: Hoz/hoto (for prebuffing HS) SS+Verdungos=50% dr metalgrid and rf setup imo is better than angelics (i got 26kdef no exile, 12k ar)