How does HC build there hammerdins. obviously u do the holy bolt, hammers, foh, concentration maxes an +1 to defiance. What are ur other one point wonders? do u max holy shield with last of ur points? Im pretty sure i got the stat points right im just tryn to figure out if theres anything im missing before i go with holyshield.

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Put one in the resist auras for when you are teamed with another paly with conc. the easy 20 absorb pays off against ardual/The guardian/diablo etc.

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thx for pointers rage. I like the idea of uber diamonds in helm. Just hopin for some good crafts. Hopefully ill be doing my own baal runs in 2 more lvls.

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Not sure, but I'm thinking a good person to ask might be Hunter

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"I ponder whether romantic relationships are really just handed down to us as forms of divine retribution in disguise."-Eric Watts

Must..resist..flame..

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i keep asking he keeps being vague.

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Jealousy is the highest form of praise. (comment not for Holy)

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"I ponder whether romantic relationships are really just handed down to us as forms of divine retribution in disguise."-Eric Watts

lol, i highly doubt its jelousy

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Maxing hammer, its synergies, conc, and then 1 point in the res auras, and 1 point into redemption is pretty much all you need skill wise. From there, holyshield is a great idea. The more defense the merrier when your standing infront of a boss.

The reset before this, my first HC character was a hammerdin. While questing, and even end game, the main focus gear wise was pretty straight forward. Get as much life, damage reduce, absorb, and chance to block as possible. The hard part about this, is you want to always have 125% faster cast. Anyone that disagrees with this, I call em a noob.

As merc's go, I went with an act1 phys merc(duh?). Her already high damage when mixed with conc from the paly made trash killing a joke(soloing 8spawn tundra FTW).

Most of us on HC are pretty anal retentive, we're constantly crafting blood rings and caster ammys, hoping for that GG kick all ass roll. When you start doing this, is when your character will really start to take off.

End game my paly used a paladin blood ring with fcr and tons of str/life. Then I went with a +2 paly 40%+ caster ammy with str. The rest of the gear was typical, full mancers, wisp for sob/oak/how, +3hammer hoto.

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I was never more at home than I was in battle. - Solomon Kane

lies. its all about the soj's!

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point in fanta ^^

Why make hammerdin when you can make a hammerbarb?

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Well i have managed to get him to 95. Hes got 15 str 5 dex (unsure on vita base but rest of points are in it ) 5 energy <--( could be removed from all chars but sorcs? lol ) went with the diamonds in helm an 3 skulls in Dscale. Did 13 or so caster crafts for an ammy with no luck. Did manage to get a blood craft ring with 20% fcr 15 str 255 life 98 mana 6% ll. Would of liked a skill but who's complaining. Definitely don't like the undead A-holes in ancients way. They still hit like a mac truck. I think because i don't have the cast rate at the moment without a good craft ammy. Im not teleing fast enough to not get hit every time i see a skeleton. Ill figure it out at some point or craft the answer hah.

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already got a 99 hammer barb? Y i need another = O

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was thinking about that for smite. maybe even smite with a faith stick? that would stack im thinking?

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fanats dont stack... the higher one will rule out the lower one.

fanat and conc do stack though if you are looking for damage.

i didnt think it did but thought id ask anyways

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