Defiany Paladin Build

[Occhidiangela]

I still cant figure out which weapon is best  :whistling:
DEATH?
LAST WISH?
OR BEAST?
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BEST? What do you mean by that? Should I presume that you will use a Might Merc? If so, Last Wish drops off the list and then, for my money, if getting your hands on runes is no object Death or Beast are full of fun for the whole family.

Death

100% Chance To Cast Level 44 Chain Lightning When You Die
Who cares?
25% Chance To Cast Level 18 Glacial Spike On Attack
197-213 Cold Damage per pop. With a fast enough Zeal . . . PI's start to get cold feet when seeing you approach.
Indestructible
No repair costs, which is nice I think, and you can make an Ethereal Sword into this. As this boosts Base damage by 50%, not to be sniffed at.
+300-385% Enhanced Damage (varies)
Not as big a boost as Beast, see below for why.
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
Never hurts.
+50 To Attack Rating
BFD
Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage
BFD
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Keeps you zealing
50% Chance of Crushing Blow
Excellent feature, though PI's will laugh in your face. ONly one or two items needed to max this out.
+0.5-50% (per Character Level) Deadly Strike (Based on Character Level)
What's not to like? you double damage 4 to 5 times out of each 10 swings.
+1 To Light Radius
BFD
Level 22 Blood Golem (15 Charges)
YAY! Fun for the whole family, and he heals you should you ever get hit, but he is the most likely reason to cause you to lose HP since you are in the insane DR mode.
Requirements -20%
What's not to like?

Marvelous Piñata weapon. It lacks ITD. BG gives at least some comic relief.

Beast?

Level 9 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped See what that does for ED in the +186%
+40% Increased Attack Speed Actually, +69IAS, since you get the Fanat bonus as well.
+240-270% Enhanced Damage (varies)
Add Fanats 186%ED to 240-270 and you get 426-456% ED. Add 25-40% ED from the Strength boost puts you in teh 480-500 ED range.
20% Chance of Crushing Blow
Needs help from other items
25% Chance of Open Wounds
Needs help from other items.
+3 To Werebear
+3 To Lycanthropy
I don't remember if you can Zeal in this form, but add 64% ED and +35% DR if so. Like you need more defense. Wheeeeee! Call this character "The 46 Defense" (Chicago Bears Super Bowl defense)
Prevent Monster Heal
Handy when dispatching Diablo XP for your friends.
+25-40 To Strength (varies)
See the ED issue.
+10 To Energy
BFD
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
BFD
Level 13 Summon Grizzly (5 Charges)
FUN! Your Defiance Aura helps him avoid being hit, and your Fanat makes him faster and more deadly. His life is a bit low for Hell Monsters, he'll tend to drop.

Yet another lovely Piñata weapon.

I'd take Beast Piñata over Death Piñata, particularly if you can Zeal in Werebear form. You have to have the runes first. Otherwise, since your stated intent is to get the Deadly Strike and CB up, take the Death item and use a few extra points to boost Dex. In any event, a Might Merc would be a good choice if your feel Damage boosting is the most important criterion. Might at 17 gives +200ED . . . since you are going for insane uberness, why not equip him with an ethereal Silence War Pike . . . the +2 skills adds to Might which helps you, a Tarn Helm and any +2 Skills Armor for the insane boost.

If you are going to go nuts, go completely nuts. If this character iis aimed at Duelling, an ITD weapon makes your build irrelevant, and the CB does not work versus other players.

Or just for the heck of it. That is always a good reason to make a build. :)

Occhi