Any good Paladin Builds out there?

[kandrathe]

I too am eschewing the Buriza for this char, although I have three of them now.

Now, over time, I would keep a pretty minimal strength, say 80 or even less, just whatever I would need to use a decent quick bow.

You may want to keep open the option of equiping a devil star (153) or a legendary mallet (189) at some point, as your non-bow weapon. This game, and especially Hell difficulty, offers so (too) many advantages for shield use. The paladin has sooooo many reasons to use a shield, and many one handed weapons have "Paladin" written all over them.

You can make up some difference with +strength mods on charms or equipment, but not too much. For me, I would want my high level (80) character to be at ~ 140 str. and for mid-level (40) maybe ~80 str. I concur with Tommi for Dex, 140 is all you will need with mods, so ~ 80 dex at mid level (40). I pretty much follow a +2 Str, +2 Dex, +1 Life per level until my Str and Dex are at their target levels, after that everything toward Life. If you play hardcore then you will want less, and devote extra points to life more like +1 str, +1 dex, +3 life per level (or +3 str, +3 dex, +4 life for each 2 levels).

Fanaticism will aid your bow damage (at lvl 20 375% dmg, +35%IAS, +135% AR), and the damage of your converts (even when they turn on you!). I belive this is total damage, so used in conjunction with a bow like Kuko Shakaku(55avg + 120 avg fire x 3) you may do more damage with Fanaticism than Holy Shock, but that is your choice and it sounds liek a cool idea. I am also a dedicated believer in Conviction for Hell difficulty.

I have also always wanted to make a dagger paladin and I have always wanted to make a Conversion + Thorns paladin.

Hmmm, interesting. Finally a use for the "Diggler Dirk"!!! :P