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Best item setup for a Zeal/fanat pally?

Pyroturtle

helm~coa
gloves~draculas
shield~hoz
weapon~ebotd
belt~dungos
boots~eth treks
ring1~angelics
ring2~raven frost
ammy~angelics
armor~stone\e bane\ecarapce

weapon2~cta
shield2~spirit

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Haven't been able to get on B.Net for awhile, whats spirit?

Silver Ice

new ladder only runeword... should be on nl now since ladder ended.

a_brick

//helm
shako w/cham
//armor
coh
//wep
ebotdz
//shield
hoz w/ um
//rings,ammy
angelic
//belt
verdungos
//gloves
soul drainer
//boots
trek
//wep2
cta
//shield2
(ladder)spirit(n/l)lidless

The-Grim-Reaper

helm: cham/ber coa
armor: archon fort
weap: eth zod death cleaver
shield: eexile vortex w/ resists
gloves: rends
boots: gores
belt: dungos
ammy/rings: angelics

cta+spirit on switch

L4E

gloves: rends
boots: gores
belt: dungos
ammy+rings: angelics
armor: archon fort
Sheild: Cham SS
Weap. Death/Ebotd zerk.
Helm: Visionary 80/30 With life mod Or Rare visionary with godly mods

obviously cta+spirit on II

For absorb+ Res

4Xum/pdiamond 40+Res pally sheild
2X Ravens
2Xdwarf
2Xwisps
(fyi max absorb=40%)

MZRE

What eqip u use depends entirely on what you intend to use your zealer for. If its a pure pvp melee zealot then resists are pointless and you should go for items with high def, attack raing, damage etc...

There are way to many zealot setups to say one is best.

iD2i

helm:cham/ber coa
ammy:angelic
weap:eth death zerk
armor:duress archon
shield:eth zod'd hoz
rings:angelic
belt: 15%dr dungos
gloves:dracs
boots:gores
(cta/spirit on switch)

HokageIzlude

For PVM -
Helm: Upgraded Crown of Thieves
Armor: Upgraded Guardian Angel
Weapon: Storm Lash
Shield: Herald of Zakarum
Gloves: Dracul's Grasp
Belt: Verundgo's Hearty Cord
Boots: Gore Riders

For PVP -
Helm: Vampire Gaze or Upgraded Rockstopper
Armor: Levithan or Upgraded Shaft
Weapon: Astreon's Iron Ward (Awesome Zealot weapon, great for duels)
Shield: Herald of Zakarum
Gloves: Lava Gouts
Belt: Verundgo's Hearty Cord
Boots: Gore Riders

For Rings, x2 Raven Frost and a Metalgrid or Highlord's Wraith.

This stuff is good if your on a tight budget but still wanna kick *** :P

The-Grim-Reaper

err.. that pvp build sucks..

helm-berber coa
weap-eth zod death cleaver
shield-pally phoenix
armor-fortitude
gloves-20ias/str/dex
ammy-angelics
rings-angelic/rfrost
belt-dungo
boots-gores

Obfuscate

head: COA (soc according to what you need)
armor: Archon Fort
weapon: Ebotd
shield: HOZ
gloves: rends (dracs if your poor but a good pair of rends will work better)
belt: dungo
boots: gores or treks (more of a personal thing I think but some argue one is better than the other)
ring 1: angel/frost
ring 2: angel/frost
ammy: angel/mara's (Mara's probably isnt a popular choice among most but it worked for me...but mine was perf)


BTW my 83 zealer could hell baal pretty damn good. This setup is a little more versitale than strick pvp or pvm. It can do pretty good in both.

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HokageIzlude

How so? Everyone uses Eth Death Cleavers or an Eth BOTD or just toally expensive stuff that would take weeks if not months worth of playing to obtain, they arent that great or godly really when you really hold them in your hands and notice there's much better stuff you could get without spending as much and thinking a little more. Why not some originality or verslality?

Astreon's Iron Ward works great on Zealots with my experience, its a really underated, yet terrific weapon. I got a NL Zealot with that stuff and he'll slam any other Zealot into the dirt that comes near him, no matter how much expensive equipment they got on them.

However, I don't see the point in wearing Fortitude besides for the Chilling Armor and resistances. Unless your a Smiter, your not gonna be taking full avantage of that 300% Enhanced Damage, same goes for Phoenix.

pt14

i know this seems weird and stupid but i think if your using a two socket coa you should put 2 ith runes in it because 30% of the damage you take will go to your mana and if your a zealot you dont need mana at all

HokageIzlude

Thats a pretty good point ya got their pt14, I mean you already shelled out for one of the most expensive and rarest items in the game, why waste two ber's for 16% DR when you could just wear a Levi/Shaft+ Verundo's and hit the DR limit then put two ith's in there for even more damage reduction at the cost of your useless mana.

If ya got 50% DR already plus 30% damge >> mana, you can really cut down on the damage in-take, at least for a few hits. Could always chug mana pots though, not like your oppenent would ever notice you doing that.

Obfuscate

How do you figure you wont take advantage of the 300% ed? Because of monster DR?

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HokageIzlude

No, because Enhanced Damage on armor pieces only add to your base damage, not your weapon damage. So it's useless for Zealots, but it works on Smiters, hence why they can achieve 12K damage, while a Zealot fitted with similiar stuff would probably be lucky to achieve even half that much.

Any Zealot could pvm easily, but pvp becomes complicated because there's so much you can do, especially againest other Zealers and Hybrids. Hell I fought a Zealer/Charger that used Pompeii's Wrath, Pompeii's slows you down by 50% and causes knock back. So he hits me once with zeal, then the dude quickly switchs to a Two-Hand Poleaxe weapon (I think an Eth BoneHew) and charges me, killing me in just a few blows O_O

Course I got him back in round 2 :P

But yeah, when it comes to pvp, especially againest other Zealers, it's not always how much damage, ar or life you have, but the ideas you have. Unless your fighting a Smiter, then your just dead meat, because I've YET to see a generic Zealot/Fana build beat a Smiter down.

This is one of the reasons why I am building a Conviction based Zealot, besides ED on armor pieces greatly effecting their damage, Smiters have one other major strong point - they ALWAYS hit. So, let's see how they like the taste of -95% Defense and negative resistances while I bash them with the elements! Course, I havent fought any smiters yet, so it's up in the air, but I think it could be done.

Obfuscate

Hate to disapoint but my zealer did over 12k damage. Then again he was worth probably close to 200+ hi before ladder reset.

Also in PvP alot of people find slow target in bad taste.

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The-Grim-Reaper

hokage i doubt u could smash any zealot with that gear.. 300ed from fort helps a lot. and i dont no if uve heard, but ed doesnt effect smite dmg. i know ppl say that it's invisible, but it's been tested and a smiter with an enigma will be doing more dmg than a smiter with a fort.

plus i dont think that double ith thing is such a good idea.. even if u have max dr i would much rather socket the coa with 40/15s.

HokageIzlude

I'm hearing alot of people say using Greif+Fort on a Smiter can easily score you 12k damage because Fort's 300% ED adds to Grief's +400 damage, and that adds to your Smite or something...its seriously funked up and makes Smiters way overpowered, as if them hitting 100% was bad enough. But oh well, just another major trend in builds, no different than the Hammerdin, they'll be popular, but very hated in pvp. All they really are good for is ubers, if they run into a physical immune = f u c k e d.

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.

As for the double ith, it is a pretty good idea, socketing a coa with 40/15's is a waste for the price they go for. Your not gonna get any higher than 4 frames, and even if you top off at 5 frames, a one frame difference isnt gonna hurt a zealot very much if at all. You can have the fastest attack speed and damage in the world, there's always gonna be someone else able to kill you one way or another, especially another Zealot, even Zealots using more commonsome gear. So it would be smarter to put your mana to use and have it absorb some of the damage you take, the longer you hold out, the better your chances in coming out on top.

Thats to bad for them then, cuz I love slow. It gives non-fana using pallies like me a fighting chance.