05-25-2004, 06:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-25-2004, 06:39 PM by Chesspiece_face.)
This ties in pretty much with your other thread on Zealots. My zealot can tank pretty much anything in hell.
20 zeal
20 holy shield
20 defiance
20 fanaticism
with my equipment this setup can easily punch my defense into the 6 digits. that's not something to shake a stick at. the main thing you need to look at when trying to make a Tanker isn't what skills you want to use, but what items you have (or can obtain.) Guardian Angel is perfect for this character. I have mine uped and with an UM. HoZ is obvious. Also UM. you could also go for a DR set-up with Storm Shield etc. I think the HoZ offers more though so i went that way and got some DR from Crown of the Ages and String of Ears. I used Baraner's star until i hit 82 then switched to Stormlash. I still swicth to Baraner's occasionally when soloing if my chance to hit is lower than i like with the Stromlash.
I mainly use the Fanaticism aura. Defiance is purely for the synergy with Holy Shield.
The second choice you would have is what merc to use. I was using a Holy Freeze merc, but i've come to the conclusion i don't like them at all. So i'm now in the process of lvling up a Blessed Aim merc. another choice would be Defiance merc so you would get a defense bonus on top of the crazy 600%+ that holy shield offers.
20 zeal
20 holy shield
20 defiance
20 fanaticism
with my equipment this setup can easily punch my defense into the 6 digits. that's not something to shake a stick at. the main thing you need to look at when trying to make a Tanker isn't what skills you want to use, but what items you have (or can obtain.) Guardian Angel is perfect for this character. I have mine uped and with an UM. HoZ is obvious. Also UM. you could also go for a DR set-up with Storm Shield etc. I think the HoZ offers more though so i went that way and got some DR from Crown of the Ages and String of Ears. I used Baraner's star until i hit 82 then switched to Stormlash. I still swicth to Baraner's occasionally when soloing if my chance to hit is lower than i like with the Stromlash.
I mainly use the Fanaticism aura. Defiance is purely for the synergy with Holy Shield.
The second choice you would have is what merc to use. I was using a Holy Freeze merc, but i've come to the conclusion i don't like them at all. So i'm now in the process of lvling up a Blessed Aim merc. another choice would be Defiance merc so you would get a defense bonus on top of the crazy 600%+ that holy shield offers.