Any other viable pally...?

[Baajikiil]

Did you have a merc, and if yes which one?

Actually, I had a pretty sweet setup, with a holy freeze merc using the unique thresher(casts decrepify;found during a shenk run). When the decrepify goes off, whatever is next to him slows to a crawl, and died very swifty afterward.

As regards Skewer of Krinitz, it's nice but IMHP an upgraded Blood Crescent

Yes, several of the low end uniques can be more useful for a shock pally more than most other chars. In my case, I had decided to put no points into str for my pally. The +10 dex, and more importantly the +10 str on the skewer(as well as ITD and good speed) made it ideal for my needs.

EDIT: pyto