OK, so I can't leave El runes in there forever. I think that I might as well pull this off my merc and let my Vengeance run around with it instead of the Leviathan he is wearing now. I still need to figure out how to get a Zod though, so I have some time.
There are three obvious options that I see for socketting this bugger:
3 x uber diamonds + zod.This has the benefit of taking advantage of the staggering defense of this armor and the 10% Magic resist. It is possible that with armor and 2x wisp I could stand up to some pretty beefy magic attacks, something that is rather hard to do. The downside is that MDR starts to really lose its luster in Hell and 60/60 isn't all THAT much. Also, I haven't built my Avenger for a massive defense strategy, haven't even maxxed out Holy Shield as I was putting points in to the Vengeance synergies.
3x uber ruby + zodLife is always good for a paladin. This would give me an extra 90 vitality and an overall of +40% Increase Max life when combined with the inherent 10% on the armor. Currently, I am thinking that this is the best route, it just doesn't utilize the high defense all that much so I am questioning it.
3x ber + zodThis would be pretty sweet giving me 60% dmg reduction from my armor alone. Even 2x ber + 1 uber ruby would be nifty. Granted, I don't have 3x ber or 2x ber, but since I don't have a zod either I figure I might as well consider this too
Any other opinions or thoughts?