jackblade wrote:
what about an auradin (holyshock i was think)... vs boss it could be nice... just staying will other tanking.... and get hit... what you think about??
Currently with the introduction of Oskill Fire Mastery on a Zod runeword, I believe Holy Fire is the strongest elemental aura zealer. Holy Shock & Holy Fire have always shared similar average damage per attack, so it's only natural that with Oskill Fire Mastery from Armageddon, Holy Fire will be pushed to the top.
Holy Zealers "can" tank, but it requires more effort and potions than melee builds in Normal & Nightmare due to the fact your leech is low. In Hell, leach becomes less of an issue, but by then in order to tank you'd be sacrificing a lot of pierce and +skills for things like DR% and Life to be a viable tank.
I haven't rolled one this patch though, so my advice is based upon playing other elemental melee characters. I do imagine a Holy Fire Zealer would preform quite well in end-game gear though, given the Armageddon runeword supplying almost every stat you'd want for your build.
jackblade wrote:
and for war cry...i be surprise XD...i though it will be good all time... and vs boss they can be nice...
Warcry suffers late-game like a lot of 60 points builds do; their pure skill investment damage hits their peak in Normal/NM. In addition, while other caster builds gain a significant amount of passive pierce in Hell (close to 2-3x the amount they had in NM), Warcry Barbarians do not. They have generally the same amount of pierce (IE: Whatever they can grab from Decrep/Amp) that they had in Normal/Nightmare.
jackblade wrote:
( i am thinking about a poison java...)
It's a very solid build, and if you've have trouble hitting Hell, I'd bite the bullet and roll a poison build. I myself find them boring, but incredibly effective. Be aware though, while Poison Java is the safest poison build, Rabies & Psnmancer bring much more team wise.
However, if you don't enjoy hitting an enemy & waiting, I wouldn't roll a poison build. But of course, everyone has their definition of what's fun in this mod.
Happy hunting with whatever you choose to roll good man!