Vengeance Paladin

[Taem]

My avenger last season used an oath cryptic and that worked quite well. Before that, he was mulling around with a lightsabre and a nord's tenderizer. Since more weapon damage= more vengeance damage, it's basically find the most damaging weapon you can get.

Mana's gonna be an issue if you max vengeance like I did. I used an insight merc to tag this, but if you're gonna use infinity, you'll need to stack some mana charms or rings on. Mana leech doesn't quite keep up, but if you treat your mana pool like a caster this isn't too bad. Also note that an avenger has much more limited crowd control than a zealot, so I suggest a defiance merc and get yourself a decent level holy shield. Don't get surrounded. ;p

Yeah, I noticed the crowd control issue right off the bat and got myself a Holy Freeze merc. Defiance was my second choice, however the monsters were just attacking too quickly for me to cope, even with moderate Hit Recovery, so I went with Freeze and have not been disappointed. When I want to get some rapid experience, I cast Enchant on myself and blast away in Arcane or Flayer with a Raven's Claw bow.

On that note, while Enchant may be a great skill in Diablo, I think it's ability to give level 1 characters way over 2k damage is simply broken. I almost feel like I'm cheating when I enchant my characters because of the significant advantage they receive by using it. Honestly, as much as I love the skill for my own personal use, I think it needs to be significantly nerfed! Seriously, there is no need to even bother collecting low level gear anymore; just enter a chant game of your choice (there are always 3+ games up), or enchant yourself if you have 2 computers and multiple cd-keys. A very broken skill IMO.