Ok, this is a guide for an uber smiter and this is the second guide that I have ever made, so please don't flame me.
Max in order:
Smite
Holy Shield
Fanaticism
Defiance
(Note: You can switch Holy Shield and Fanaticism, but I suggest doing it this way.)
Stats, isn't this always the same? :
Strength: Enough for gear
Dexterity: Enough for max block in hell
Vitality: Rest
Mana: None
Gear; ok now this is where most of the controversy starts:
Helm:
I recommend using CoA (Crown of ages) double Ber’d
Defense: 349-399 (Base Defense: 111-165)
Required Level: 82
Required Strength: 174
+50% Enhanced Defense
+100-150 Defense (varies)
+1 To All Skills
Damage Reduced By 10-15% (varies)
All Resistances +20-30 (varies)
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
Socketed (1-2) (varies)
Indestructible

You can also use Andariel’s Visage
Defense: 310-387 (varies)(Base Defense: 101-154)
Required Level: 83
Required Strength: 102
Durability: 20
+100-150% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+2 To All Skills
20% Increased Attack Speed
8-10% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
+25-30 To Strength (varies)
+10% To Maximum Poison Resist
Fire Resist -30%
Poison Resist +70%
15% Chance To Cast Level 15 Poison Nova When Struck
Level 3 Venom (20 charges)

And also Kira’s Guardian
Defense: 90-170 (varies)(Base Defense: 40-50)
Required Level: 77
Durability: 25
+50-120 Defense (varies)
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
Cannot Be Frozen
All Resistances +50-70 (varies)

Body Armor:
The best for this build hands down is CoH (Chains of honor)
+2 To All Skills
+200% Damage To Demons
+100% Damage To Undead
8% Life Stolen Per Hit
+70% Enhanced Defense
+20 To Strength
Replenish Life +7
All Resistances +65
Damage Reduced By 8%
25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
No alternates.
Shield:
The best build for this build is an Eth Exile vortex shield for most damage
15% Chance To Cast Level 5 Life Tap On Striking
Level 13-16 Defiance Aura When Equipped (varies)
+2 To Offensive Auras (Paladin Only)
+30% Faster Block Rate
Freezes Target
+220-260% Enhanced Defense (varies)
Replenish Life +7
+5% To Maximum Cold Resist
+5% To Maximum Fire Resist
25% Better Chance Of Getting Magic Items
Repairs 1 Durability in 4 Seconds
Weapon: there are two that are good for this build.
A Grief PB (Phase Blade)
35% Chance To Cast Level 15 Venom On Striking
+30-40% Increased Attack Speed (varies)
Damage +340-400 (varies)
Ignore Target's Defense
-25% Target Defense
+(1.875 per character level) 1.875-185.625% Damage To Demons (Based on Character Level)
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
-20-25% To Enemy Poison Resistance (varies)
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+10-15 Life After Each Kill (varies)
Or a Last Wish PB (Phase Blade)
6% Chance To Cast Level 11 Fade When Struck
10% Chance To Cast Level 18 Life Tap On Striking
20% Chance To Cast Level 20 Charged Bolt On Attack
Level 17 Might Aura When Equipped
+330-375% Enhanced Damage (varies)
Ignore Target's Defense
60-70% Chance of Crushing Blow (varies)
Prevent Monster Heal
Hit Blinds Target
+(0.5 per character level) 0.5-49.5% Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based on Character Level)
Boots are Gore Riders, and I don’t care what you say, but these are the best boots ever for a smiter.
Defense: 140-162 (varies)(Base Defense: 43-53)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 94
Durability: 34
Assassin Kick Damage: 39-80
+160-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
30% Faster Run/Walk
10% Chance Of Open Wounds
15% Chance Of Crushing Blow
15% Deadly Strike
Requirements -25%
+20 Maximum Stamina

Gloves should be Dracul’s Grasp, and there are no acceptions.
Defense: 125-145 (Base Defense: 56-65)
Required Level: 76
Required Strength: 50
Durability: 14
+90-120% Enhanced Defense (varies)
+10-15 To Strength (varies)
+5-10 Life After Each Kill (varies)
25% Chance of Open Wounds
7-10% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
5% Chance To Cast Level 10 Life Tap On Striking

Belt could either be Verdungo’s Coil, String of ears, or Thundergod’s vigor.
Verdungo’s:
Defense: 125-158 (Defense: 58-65)
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 106
Durability: 16
16 Boxes
+90-140% Enhanced Defense (varies)
10% Faster Hit Recovery
+30-40 To Vitality (varies)
Replenish Life +10-13 (varies)
+100-120 Maximum Stamina (varies)
Damage Reduced By 10-15% (varies)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.10 or later)
String of
Defense: 125-158 (Defense: 58-65)
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 106
Durability: 16
16 Boxes
+90-140% Enhanced Defense (varies)
10% Faster Hit Recovery
+30-40 To Vitality (varies)
Replenish Life +10-13 (varies)
+100-120 Maximum Stamina (varies)
Damage Reduced By 10-15% (varies)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.10 or later)
Thundergod’s Vigor:
Defense: 137-159 (varies)(Base Defense: 41-52)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 110
Durability: 24
16 Boxes
+160-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
5% Chance To Cast Level 7 Fist Of The Heavens When Struck
+20 Lightning Absorb
10% To Maximum Lightning Resist
+20 To Strength
+20 To Vitality
+3 To Lightning Fury (Amazon Only)
+3 To Lightning Strike (Amazon Only)

There are multiple rings and amulets for this build so I will only list a few.
The pair of rings that I think are the best are the Dwarf’s Star and the Ravenfrost Combo.
Dwarf:
Required Level: 45
Fire Absorb 15%
Heal Stamina Plus 15%
+40 Maximum Stamina
+40 to Life
100% Extra Gold From Monsters
Magic Damage Reduced By 12-15 (varies)

Raven:
Required Level: 45
+150-250 To Attack Rating (varies)
Adds 15-45 Cold Damage, 4 sec. Duration (Normal)
Cannot Be Frozen
+15-20 To Dexterity (varies)
+40 To Mana
Cold Absorb 20%

Amulets, I am only going to list one amulet since there are so many, and that is Highlords
+1 To All Skills
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+ (0.375 Per Character Level) 0-37 % Deadly Strike (Based On Character Level)
Lightning Resist +35%
Adds 1-30 Lightning Damage
Attacker Takes Lightning Damage Of 15

Thanks to The Arreat Summit for the stats on the items.

Ok i have 2 things to say:

1. CoH is not nessaserily the best armour! I use bugged tals and they are pure ownage.

2. Your ring combo sucks to be honest. the only good thing about dwarfs is when you are dueling a fire sorc. Other than that bk 5 are a must. If dueling other smiters or barbs i suggest 2 bk 5 for life tap. When dueling GOOD smiters you will need tap.


For ubers i suggest not using the helms suggested above, rather use guilemmes (or however you spell it), And change the belt to hawinns, why? PMH! Also use a bk 5 + raven (if doing uber duriel) if not again 2 bk 5 (but watch out not to get hit by some of the mages they freeze.


Other then them few things you guide is good, keep up the good work.

P.s best char combo for ubers is A good hammerdin + smiter. My friend and i uber all the time and never die. hammer deals with minions which leaves smiter free 2 pwn the ubers.

nice guide, the items are abit too expencive for me atm

i have the eth exile vortex, which gives me the defiance when equipped... my def reach 33k with HS and BO + defiance.. so i think its a waste of 20 points to fill up defiance skilltree-wise. which other skill is useful for smiters?

also, my dmg atm are at best 1600... which really sux in hell as it takes ages to kill anything. any advice?

Ok, with 1600 smite damage in Ubers you will be fine. Make a game and make sure you are the only person in the game and run around and see how fast you kill stuff. If you do not think it is very fast then go to a boss and see how fast you can kill that boss. I currently have a smiter/zealot that can own ubers if i kill Meph 1st. Skills are max zeal, smite, holy shield, sacrifice, rest into fanticism.

if this is for uber then your good to go

1. Why would anyone use COH on a smiter? Fort if you like damage or enigma if you're doing organs. I could understand MAYBE if your resists were terrible.

2. If you use last wish, you don't need guillaumes, and I actually used shako on my smiter. Why? +2 Skills = more smite damage, and more BO. add the godly life and 10% DR (18 with ber) and it's nothing to sneeze at. Last wish also frees up your gloves, to add bloodfist or Rends or whatever mods you're short on. No, not laying of hands. We all know damage to demons doesn't work with smite.

3. I see alot of people that talk about exile damage being better than HoZ. It's not, assuming you upped the HoZ.

What is the Best (Damage) Shield with Smite?

Assuming no other gear on, base skills being 20 in smite and fanat and HS:

Sacred Rondache:
Damage: 35 to 58
Level 20 Smite = +300%
Level 20 Holy Shield = +57 to +60
Level 20 Fanaticism = +373%

(92 to 118) * (1 + 3.00 + 3.73) = 711 to 912

(Note that even with an extra 65% ED mod on a runeword shield, you're still at 771 to 989)

Upped HoZ:
Damage: 46
Level 24 Smite = +360%
Level 24 Holy Shield = +73 to +76
Level 22 Fanaticism = +407%

(119 to 122) * (1 + 3.60 + 4.07) = 1032 to 1058

Leaving us with much higher average damage from the HOZ. This will be true of any pally shield, as they are all average damage of 46.

I didn't adjust this for the +2 combat skills on exile, but you can see they won't get you to where HoZ is.

The only reason you would ever use HoZ is if you really think the defiance aura is helping you out in ubers. Because you don't need the tap when you have dracs on, and you sure as heck don't need the tap when you have last wish on.

I am lacking in the required post count on this site to post a URL. I am sorry that I did not know this and I will make an effort to correct this.

Not a bad guide for Ubering, you might want to look at the belts again, you have the same stats in each. Otherwise I built my last smiter close to what you suggest, other than the rings and maybe the ammy.

This should read:

So how Uber is this guide or is th things that you put in this thread suck because I really want to make a smiter?

Don't follow this guide.

Lol then sha'll we delete?

Nah, I'll need it for reference one day, if I ever decide to make a sticky on how *NOT* to make a "guide".

Can someone tell me where i can find a real uber smiter guide then?