LLD101

[Puddles]

I was thinking of making a level 18 Zealabarb (lol at the name) as my next character. I think that it'd work like a Defiance Zealer with its high defense. Well, here's what I'm thinking my set-up would look like.

Helmet: +Iron Skin, high base defense, 3 socketed Assault Helmet or Avenger Guard (max dmg jeweled)
Armor: 450+ Defense Eth/Rep Ancient Armor (max dmg jeweled)
Weapon: x2 or x1 15 Max Damage jeweled Zeal charges War Scepter
Shield: 3 socketed Tower Shield (ed jeweled)
Gloves: Sigon's
Belt: Sigon's
Boots: Cow King's
Jewelry: Angelics
Secondary Weapons: x2 +1 Warcries weapons for prebuffs

Skills:
18 - Mace Mastery
1 - Iron Skin
1 - Howl (for Shout)
Rest - Shout

These are some questions that I've got. Would it be worth using a shield with no deflecting mods because Zeal can't be interrupted? How much do charges usually cost around for repairs? My final question is, should I keep a Death's gloves+sash in my stash for duelers with cold damage (which most duelers have)?

Comments and Suggestions please. If anyone has tried this before, help me out . Also, please tell me if a Conc Barb would be much better than this build :/.

[mungloid]

not gunna lie that thing sounds extremely cool

[Jerkazoid]

ah u can get as high as lvl 7 charges on a scepter and it will be req lvl 18 nice

without sacrifice synergy, might aura or 65%ed shield.. just mace mastery and str.. might get more dmg using a 60%ed helm instead of +45?
[edit] 80% armor is better idea i agree with fudge

also a pnt to increased stamina?
make it on SP and check the break points.. if u can get 50ias on weapon + gloves. vs adding twitch,

speed matters, u can add some dmg with charms, but not speed.

[FudGe]

I'd say this could have potential....the major shining point of this build that i see is the defense.

Personally I'd try and find a 3iron skin 3 mastery 3 socket helm, or even a 3iron skin 3 shout helm, as this may be more useful in the long run than the mastery.

Drop that point in leap, it's a waste imo...stick it in shout

You'll definitely want a source of ED in one of your items. I think using an eth glitch 4 socket ancient armor with 4x 20ed/-req jewels would be pretty beneficial. It's got high defense and it has the benefit of having cheap but effective jewels.

I'm not sure what the damage would be like for this build, but i say definitely make it on SP and test it out!

[mungloid]

hmmm well what u could try is imbuing a eth ancient armour to go for some high defence and socket it justa thought

[FudGe]

I have a feeling the damage on this build is not going to be very great, so you'll want as much help in that department as possible.

I think the eth glitch ancient with ed/-req jewels is the best choice......pretty easy to make and pretty cheap.

If you could get a 500+def eth rep 2 socket ancient armor then that would be bomb too.

[badguts]

[krajee]

[badguts]

[Torrent]

I think cross-profession zealots are very interesting, but I'm too poor to make one myself.

A couple things I've considered though...

Wouldn't you get more defense on a pali just with that same 500 def eth/rep armor and defiance, and still have more damage with Sacrifice? Having no need for a barb helm would also give you the possibility of using a 10% deadly strike helm.

Also, a necro seems ideal for this if he pumps bone wall and puts a point in amp dmg, or even Iron Maiden (which brings up a question of my own, is Iron Maiden useful against a necro with bone wall in pvp?). You can still use a deadly strike helm on the necro, since amp will probably cover your lost damage well enough.

[Puddles]

[Kronik_LLD]

Hero Editor is what I use, my version is sort of out of date but still works fine. You can get full item packages too, to easily get any unique or set item you want to import.

[Torrent]

[Puddles]

[Kronik_LLD]