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Build from: https://www.icy-veins.com/d2/foh-smiter-paladin-build
This version that doesn't worry about lightning damage frees up quite a few skill points from
Conviction
& FOH synergies, so it works well with
Smite
as a secondary

I personally like to one-point-wonder
Redemption
, even though it takes 4 prerequisites

The question is: once
Holy Bolt
& FOH are maxed, what is the best order for topping up
Smite
,
Holy Shield
, and
Fanaticism
? I don't think I found the same answer twice, from all the sites I checked haha

Is it straight forward, max one, max the next, max the last (and what's the order, if so?)... Or is it best to jump around and bring them up together? Or alternate two, and leave the third for last?

Like I said, couldn't find consensus, and doing the calculations (base damage, +% damage, attack speed, etc. Is beyond me hahaha)

Thanks as always, and GL out there!
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Build from: https://www.icy-veins.com/d2/foh-smiter-paladin-build
This version that doesn't worry about lightning damage frees up quite a few skill points from
Conviction
& FOH synergies, so it works well with
Smite
as a secondary

I personally like to one-point-wonder
Redemption
, even though it takes 4 prerequisites

The question is: once
Holy Bolt
& FOH are maxed, what is the best order for topping up
Smite
,
Holy Shield
, and
Fanaticism
? I don't think I found the same answer twice, from all the sites I checked haha

Is it straight forward, max one, max the next, max the last (and what's the order, if so?)... Or is it best to jump around and bring them up together? Or alternate two, and leave the third for last?

Like I said, couldn't find consensus, and doing the calculations (base damage, +% damage, attack speed, etc. Is beyond me hahaha)

Thanks as always, and GL out there!

Note: My ladder Bnet ID is in the Discord location of my profile; copy this to add me for trades. PC & Switch Available.
7
It depends on your gear, on your playing style and so on.
For example, if you use smiter for Uber only then you can change gear for Uber. If you want smiter as backup for boss/immune then you don’t want to change gear. Your gear setup won’t be the same for both cases.
You want enough
Fanaticism
to reach breakpoints.
Holy Shield
is when you want more blocking.

pm me here (d2.
Io
) for trade
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Shooter wrote: 2 weeks ago
[..]
The question is: once
Holy Bolt
& FOH are maxed, what is the best order for topping up
Smite
,
Holy Shield
, and
Fanaticism
? I don't think I found the same answer twice, from all the sites I checked haha

Is it straight forward, max one, max the next, max the last (and what's the order, if so?)... Or is it best to jump around and bring them up together? Or alternate two, and leave the third for last?
[..]
If you're worried about the order of it, you're inherently still talking about leveling.

Typically, that's the one point in time where survivability might still be an issue which is why - personally - I'd go with 1 pt in fana +
Smite
and then max
Holy Shield
first. It does add to your
Smite
dmg as well but first and foremost it massively boosts your defensive capabilities at that stage.

Similarly, smiting at that stage kinda sucks in general (thanks to typically still a lack of core smiter items). As a result you'll likely rely far more heavily on your merc while lvling than you do on your own
Smite
dmg. And because of that, I for one would focus on
Fanaticism
before
Smite
next. Still offers you some offensive benefit but more than that it boosts your merc further.

Once that's done, finish up
Smite
.

Adding to the above, realistically, you'll only use
Smite
on bosses and stuff that isn't hurt by the FoH
Bolts
which is a fraction of what you come up against. Another reason to focus on
Smite
last and get the stuff that always helps first.
7
In your case, my order would be
Holy Shield
first, then
Smite
. I might even not consider put too many points in
Smite
, as I might have other things to worry about when leveling, like
Resist Fire
or
Resist Lightning
.

In my case, as I level with
Smite
, I maxed out
Holy Shield
and
Smite
first, then
Fanaticism
, the rest points goes to
Holy Bolt
& FOH. but as soon as I was done with leveling, I respec and put rest points into
Resist Fire
and
Resist Lightning
and become a pure smiter.

Non-Ladder, Softcore. You may mix and match by rates below.
2
Hel
← 1
Festering Essence of Destruction

2
Hel
← 3
Perfect Amethyst

4
Hel
← 1
Ist
7
i would max
Holy Shield
first but at least have a point in fana and then max
Smite
leaving fanatiscm for last
7
Shooter wrote: 2 weeks ago
The question is: once
Holy Bolt
& FOH are maxed, what is the best order for topping up
Smite
,
Holy Shield
, and
Fanaticism
?
20
Holy Shield
+ 1
Smite
makes more damage than 20
Smite
and 1
Holy Shield
.

Right now I am in the middle of hell and I do not use
Fanaticism
at all. This is how I finished nightmare:
https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/wkdkk0ka

I have a merc with
Cleansing
,
Prayer
and
Meditation
to spam
Holy Bolt
. You do not need
Smite
for bosses. You can line up your merc and fire
Holy Bolt
through the merc on the boss.

But my built is not 100% budget, because I have an
Shaftstop
and an
Eth
weapon for the merc. I use
Hand of Blessed Light
and Sigon's armor,
Belt
and
Boots
for 50%mf.
7
20 HB & FOH & HS is a given.
OF course all requisites.

20 Fana, maybe even just 1 to
Smite
.

1 point wonders in the utility skills aka Defensive tab.

Do not underestimate
Cleansing
. Reduces your amp damage curse in Hell from excruciating long to a mere 6 seconds.

Last of all - why no
Redemption
?

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