MLD Zeal / Charge Guide

Introduction

Pure 49

Zeal Paladin (Zealer) are straightforward to make, with no real variance in skills placement, or items. Unless you have a specific ethereal replenish weapon that you need to build your IAS around. This guide will primarily focus on the staple weapon, Oath in

Small Crescent base, which most players can readily acquire. Zealer's are not common, noting the inherent lack of a ranged attack, or area effect damage, which means that Zealer's are more often then not trading damage with their opponents. It is for this reason that it is far more difficult to duel against multiple opponents at a time. But Zealer's are always welcome in team versus team (TvT) with the increased attack speed and damage boost brought by

Fanaticism, and the ability to instantly delete opponents.

The stronger Paladin builds, are cheaper to build, more versatile and are basically better all round characters with far fewer anti-characters. A Smiter does not require attack rating and auto hits. Thus,

Zeal sits at the bottom of the paladin food chain. Having said all that,

Zeal can work, it has good damage, and if you want to try something that's not mainstream, there are worse builds. Zealer's have the inherent quality that all MLD paladins possess. That is class specific shields that grant mass resistance or damage and a very good one point wonder movement / attack skill that does great damage vs everything.

Breakpoints

The only real breakpoints that matters is your attack speed breakpoints.

• [10 speed ]
  Small Crescent with level 23
  Fanaticism require 83% from gear. This is attained by Oath 50%, Gloves 20% and Jewel 15%

• [0 speed] weapons require 50% with Level 22
  Fanaticism

• [-10 speed] weapons require 40% with Level 22
  Fanaticism

Equipment

Zeal Paladin have 2 main setups. A

Shaftstop setup and a Peace setup. Obviously against melee character's, or character's that use physical attacks, you will want as much % damage reduction as you can get.
Against all elemental attacks you can swap out damage reduction in favour of additional damage.
In team versus team (TvT) you will almost always be wearing the damage reduction setup.

Helmet:

Guillaume's Face

Amulet:
Rare Amulet 2 Offensive Skills 60 life, 10 replenish life, 90 mana, 20 all resist, 15 dexterity, 15 strength
Rare Amulet 1 Paladin Skills, 60 life, 10 replenish life, 90 mana, 20 all resist, 15 dexterity, 15 strength
Marshal's Amulet of the Whale 3 Offensive Skills, 100 Life

Minimum 1 to Offensive Aura's in order to attain level 23

Fanaticism.

Armor:

Shaftstop
Peace

Dusk Shroud

Weapon:
Rare 450% Enhanced Damage, Ethereal, Replenish life, IAS

Charge /

Zeal Weapon
Oath

Small Crescent

Switch:
Honor

War Scepter 3 to

Holy Shield auto mod

Herald Of Zakarum

Boots:

Gore Rider

Gloves:
Rare Gloves 20% IAS, 9 strength, 15 dexterity, 40 mana, 30% cold / fire resist

Rings:
1.

Raven Frost 250/50
Rare ring 120 attack rating, 15 strength, 15 dexterity, 30 life / 90 mana, 30 cold resist

Shield:
Spirit

Sacred Targe 65% enhanced damage, 121 attack rating auto mod
Spirit

Sacred Targe 45% all resist auto mod

The damage boost from the ED / AR mod far outweighs the lost resistances compared to a resistance based Spirit.

Belt:

String of Ears

Inventory:
40 Fine Small Charm of Vita 3 max, 20 attack rating, 20 life

Totalling 120 maximum damage, 800 attack rating, 800 life.

Stash:
Peace

Dusk Shroud (25% chance to do double damage)
8 Serpent's Small Charm of Vita 20 life / 17 mana (optional)
Enough Sapphire Small Charm of Vita 20 life, 11% cold resist

Immortal King's Detail (optional)

Thundergod's Vigor
Rare Belt 24% faster hit recovery, 60 life, 15 strength, dual resist

Guillaume's Face (Realgar Jewel of Fervor 15% IAS, 30% enhanced damage)

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Stat Placement

Strength: Enough to wear gear
Dexterity: Enough for max block with

Holy Shield
Vitality: Everything else here

Hell Rushed. All stat/skill quests completed.
Rushed Level 49 have 255 attribute points and 60 skill points.

Skills

Only 2 options here,

Vigor or not

Vigor.

20

Fanaticism
20

Sacrifice
12

Zeal
1

Meditation
1

Charge
1

Vigor (optional)

Average Defense Per Build at Level 49

At mid level duel's (MLD) your opponents defense is usually quite low.

• Bow Amazon average defense: 900

• Poison and Bone Necromancer average defense: 900

• Elemental Druid average defense: 900

• Lightning trap Assassin average defense: 900

• Javelin Amazon average defense: 1000

• Energy Shield
  Fireball Sorceress average defense: 1300

• Rabies Druid average defense: 1500

• Energy Shield Lightning Sorceress average defense: 1500

• Vitality Blizzard Sorceress average defense: 2000

• Vitality Lightning Sorceress average defense: 2000

• Whirlwind Barbarian (small charms) average defense: 4000

• Zeal Paladin average defense: 4000

• Whirlwind Barbarian (BO Skillers) average defense: 8000

• Blessed Hammer /
  Charge Paladin average defense: 11000

• Fist of the Heavens /
  Charge Paladin average defense: 12250

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