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I wanted to share the build I've been playing recently. For some time, I tried a dedicated FOH paladin build but I found it to work great in a few places and not so much/or too slow in others. I'm the type that likes to clear all mobs everywhere I go so it's partly my fault. A couple weeks ago I changed my spec and am now doing a FOH and hammer hybrid. It's been years since I used hammers, and maybe that's why I'm finding it so fun?

Spec FOH
increase the FOH magic damage (Fist of Heavens and
Holy Bolt
) ignoring the extra lightning damage skills like
Holy Shock
. It might be worth putting one point in it though to benefit from all the added +skill points. FOH is my primary attack skill specially as I
Teleport
or run towards groups of mobs.

Hammers
Next is adding skill points to raise the dmg output of hammers (
Blessed Hammer
,
Vigor
,
Blessed Aim
). Finally, the auras I walk around in are almost exclusively in
Concentration
which increases the dmg output of
Blessed Hammer
and every so often, I'll switch to
Redemption


Gear 125 fcr breakpoint makes casting all the things and teleporting great. Currently using mf gear > 400% with decent gold find as well. Spirit on the shield gives me plenty fhr so I don't get stopped along the way. FOH and Hammers hit plenty hard for P1 which is what I play. Have max all resistance and I did put many points in dex to get to max block or close to it - my
Helm
and ammy both have a little dex.

Merc
Act 2 with
Prayer
for hp regen and using Insight for mana regen. Allows me to spam hammers or foh non-stop. Great for
Baal
when he mana leeches too. Rearely need to use
Redemption
because of this combo.

Play Style
Run around with
Concentration
on casting FOH on groups of mobs. If mobs rush at me and circle me, I cast hammers. If I find a straggler I'll use hammers. On bosses, hammers for quick kills. If my hp seems to get a little low, I'll switch to
Redemption
for a tick and back to
Concentration
. I tend to do this with TZ
Nihlathak
. Often I start with FOH and switch over to hammers in large groups.

Thoughts
I like using more than one skill to play the game - something about using both hammers and FOH makes it more fun to me. For example, in act 5 throne, I can spam hammers until the wave of mobs shows up and switch to foh. I'm enjoying farming all TZ now instead. Overall, I give the build 2 thumbs up and maybe I'll get to lvl 98!
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I wanted to share the build I've been playing recently. For some time, I tried a dedicated FOH paladin build but I found it to work great in a few places and not so much/or too slow in others. I'm the type that likes to clear all mobs everywhere I go so it's partly my fault. A couple weeks ago I changed my spec and am now doing a FOH and hammer hybrid. It's been years since I used hammers, and maybe that's why I'm finding it so fun?

Spec FOH
increase the FOH magic damage (Fist of Heavens and
Holy Bolt
) ignoring the extra lightning damage skills like
Holy Shock
. It might be worth putting one point in it though to benefit from all the added +skill points. FOH is my primary attack skill specially as I
Teleport
or run towards groups of mobs.

Hammers
Next is adding skill points to raise the dmg output of hammers (
Blessed Hammer
,
Vigor
,
Blessed Aim
). Finally, the auras I walk around in are almost exclusively in
Concentration
which increases the dmg output of
Blessed Hammer
and every so often, I'll switch to
Redemption


Gear 125 fcr breakpoint makes casting all the things and teleporting great. Currently using mf gear > 400% with decent gold find as well. Spirit on the shield gives me plenty fhr so I don't get stopped along the way. FOH and Hammers hit plenty hard for P1 which is what I play. Have max all resistance and I did put many points in dex to get to max block or close to it - my
Helm
and ammy both have a little dex.

Merc
Act 2 with
Prayer
for hp regen and using Insight for mana regen. Allows me to spam hammers or foh non-stop. Great for
Baal
when he mana leeches too. Rearely need to use
Redemption
because of this combo.

Play Style
Run around with
Concentration
on casting FOH on groups of mobs. If mobs rush at me and circle me, I cast hammers. If I find a straggler I'll use hammers. On bosses, hammers for quick kills. If my hp seems to get a little low, I'll switch to
Redemption
for a tick and back to
Concentration
. I tend to do this with TZ
Nihlathak
. Often I start with FOH and switch over to hammers in large groups.

Thoughts
I like using more than one skill to play the game - something about using both hammers and FOH makes it more fun to me. For example, in act 5 throne, I can spam hammers until the wave of mobs shows up and switch to foh. I'm enjoying farming all TZ now instead. Overall, I give the build 2 thumbs up and maybe I'll get to lvl 98!

azeroti#1149
PC/PS/Switch
Selling ber/Jah, click for wish list.
Can help with
Diablo Clone
PC/PS
Free
Uber Tristram
run on PS, accepting tips. Details
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As a fellow enjoyer of juggling many buttons and clearing all sorts of places, your build looks fun to play — thanks for sharing!

I've seen second-hand how much a pure FoH Paladin struggles with zones including a significant presence of non-Undead or -Demons, so mixing in some hammers sounds great. Any areas you particularly enjoy farming with your new hybrid setup?

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OP
Runasutaru wrote: 4 hours ago
Any areas you particularly enjoy farming with your new hybrid setup?
I used to skip the act iv TZ's other than Chaos. I did them last night and it was enjoyable. I also found
Tal Rasha
's being more pleasant being able to kill the beatles pretty quick with hammers while clearing most of the others with foh. I'm using my paly on all TZ's atm, not being picky as I was before.

azeroti#1149
PC/PS/Switch
Selling ber/Jah, click for wish list.
Can help with
Diablo Clone
PC/PS
Free
Uber Tristram
run on PS, accepting tips. Details
9

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