Hammerdin questions

[-Tempus-]

1) Anyone have some Blessed Hammer techniques to share?

2) What's the point of pumping Holy Shield if I plan on putting no points in dex?  Can I survive with no points in dex?  Can I rely on my hammers at later levels to stun all the monsters around me so I wouldn't have to worry about defense or blocking?

1. are you going to make a d2c or lod hammerdin?

if its d2c then a no dex build is great.
if its lod then you will never have a 75% chance to block unless you also have good dex.
if you go base dex but max holy sheild then you can always max smite and use that as a backup skill. that will work in d2c or lod