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Uber Ancients builds (post 3.3)

BigD · 2026-08-29T11:19:04-07:00

With patch 3.3 (or was it 3.2? someone please correct me if I'm wrong), most of you are aware the Uber Ancients were buffed. Buffed, arguably, by a non-insig…

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vued `1787`

13 hours ago (pre-Resurrected)

mojoed1 wrote: 22 hours ago
i currently am leveling a smiter to take on the uber ancients guys. planned gear. Helm Gface, Armor COH, Grief, Upped HOZ with Pdiamond, I have a 3 combat ammy with 23 dmg reduction but will swap for maras, Draculs, Tgods, Goblin Toe, Right now Gface socket is empty what should i put in there new uber jewel for physical damage or should i go Cham for can't frozen and drop my Raven Frost. or should i go really rich and Lo or Ber it for the deadly strike or the crushing blow or play it safe for the all res and put a Um in there? Right now just level 70 and still leveling but wanted a good idea on the viability gear options.

Lo / Ber in helmet provide defense bonuses not offensive ones.

Jewel/ Um is the right way to go.

Playing HC SSF right now.

Hell completed: Sorc, Druid, Paladin, Ama, Assa, Necro, Barb
Iron Man (Paladin): Nightmare A1

ganseng `376`

2 hours ago (pre-Resurrected)

Guys, I'm theorycrafting my first ever smiter for the new ubers (ond occasionally the old ones). As stupod as and easy as possible, no river of flames prebuffing, just plug and play.

Will that work, will it be easy?

Salvation 20
Zeal 20
Sacrifice 20
Smite 20
Rest in Holy Shield, Vigor, Resist Fire

Guillaume's Face + Um
Guardian Angel + Um
Grief
Sanctuary
Nosferatu's Coil
Highlord's Wrath
goblin's toe
Dracul's Grasp
ravenfrost
Dwarf Star

on swap: Spirit & Call To Arms
vs old ubers: replace Guardian Angel with Chains of Honor

merc not sure.. would prefer to keep the barb, maybe get him another Guardian Angel, Kira's Guardian, and double Grief?

summon them, cast Slow Missiles, switch RMB to Salvation, hit them with Smite on LMB till they drop to 10%, switch LMB to Zeal and finish with Zeal, repeat. That's it?

mikelessar `872`

2 hours ago (pre-Resurrected)

Will probably work, but there is room for improvement.

Belt and shield are quite bad and should be replaced (see above).

Holy Shield and its synergy Defiance should be maxed.

Zeal and Sacrifice are not needed. Wyh would you switch to Zeal? Your attack rating would be too bad.

ganseng `376`

2 hours ago (pre-Resurrected)

mikelessar wrote: 2 hours ago
Will probably work, but there is room for improvement.

Belt and shield are quite bad and should be replaced (see above).

Holy Shield and its synergy Defiance should be maxed.

Zeal and Sacrifice are not needed. Wyh would you switch to Zeal?

just keep smashing them with Smite? I thought you finish quicker with Grief / Zeal?

Sanctuary provides huge all res boost, and Slow Missiles are a huge PDR boost. is Exile so much better? ~60 res missing on Sanctuary could be provided by charms

vued `1787`

1 hour ago (pre-Resurrected)

ganseng wrote: 2 hours ago

mikelessar wrote: 2 hours ago
Will probably work, but there is room for improvement.

Belt and shield are quite bad and should be replaced (see above).

Holy Shield and its synergy Defiance should be maxed.

Zeal and Sacrifice are not needed. Wyh would you switch to Zeal?
just keep smashing them with Smite? I thought you finish quicker with Grief / Zeal?

Sanctuary provides huge all res boost, and Slow Missiles are a huge PDR boost. is Exile so much better? ~60 res missing on Sanctuary could be provided by charms

Nah, you keep in smiting. Always hits, can't be interrupted. Grief also provides +400 damage on Smite.

Use spare points in Resist Lightning/fire for the passive buff that increases your max res.

Herald Of Zakarum >> Sanctuary.

Playing HC SSF right now.

Hell completed: Sorc, Druid, Paladin, Ama, Assa, Necro, Barb
Iron Man (Paladin): Nightmare A1

ganseng `376`

44 minutes ago (pre-Resurrected)

nice! two less actions, I'm loving it

Herald Of Zakarum provides ~30 less res than Sanctuary, but my brain cell will probably manage to put two all res grand charms out of shared stash into pally's stash before the fight (and then put them back after the fight)

one last question though: the pally is currently 88 after his brief but fiery confessor career, is it enough or should I pump him up a couple more levels?

vued wrote: 1 hour ago

ganseng wrote: 2 hours ago

mikelessar wrote: 2 hours ago
Will probably work, but there is room for improvement.

Belt and shield are quite bad and should be replaced (see above).

Holy Shield and its synergy Defiance should be maxed.

Zeal and Sacrifice are not needed. Wyh would you switch to Zeal?
just keep smashing them with Smite? I thought you finish quicker with Grief / Zeal?

Sanctuary provides huge all res boost, and Slow Missiles are a huge PDR boost. is Exile so much better? ~60 res missing on Sanctuary could be provided by charms
Nah, you keep in smiting. Always hits, can't be interrupted. Grief also provides +400 damage on Smite.

Use spare points in Resist Lightning/fire for the passive buff that increases your max res.

Herald Of Zakarum >> Sanctuary.