Principle

Principle is the 1.11 Paladin body armor runeword. Unlike some of its peers (namely Treachery), neither the Chance to Cast

Holy Bolt present on this item nor the remaining modifiers are sufficient to appeal to characters of other classes. Indeed, the somewhat steep price of this item and relative dearth of defensive attributes make it fairly unappealing even to Paladins.

A level 5

Holy Bolt deals a mere 40-48 damage and heals 9-22 health. Neither figure is remarkable. However, it should be noted that hard points invested in

Fist of the Heavens will provide a synergy bonus of up to +1,000% damage, for a total of 440-528 damage that ignores the immunities and resistances of every Demon and Undead in the line of effect. With a sufficiently fast

Zeal or

Smite, these synergized Holy Bolts can add a significant area-of-effect component to a melee Paladin's damage output.