03-27-2005, 08:53 PM
u have 2 options here...shield, or no shield.
shield:
-pro - room for error. if u miss, u won't get sliced in half/shot down by ur opponent.
-con - lower dmg. not a huge problem, since charge itself adds a ton of dmg already.
no shield:
-pro - guarenteed to kill most chars in one hit.
-con - u don't stand a chance against melee opponents with high life and/or high defense.
personally i prefer a shield build with eth death ettin axe, but that's just me. most ppl prefer the shieldless overkill build. keep in mind that holy shield and any kind of defense is useless to a shieldless crusader (fancy name for charger).
a friend actually suggested maxing blessed aim and using it instead of fanaticism for a shieldless build. since charge itself adds a huge amount of dmg, it may be better to focus on attack rating to ensure that it hits. it hasn't been tested, but that's just another option.
this is what i would use on a shield build:
-eth death ettin axe (highest dmg one-handed weapon that death can be made in)
-stormshield (that's most of ur DR right there), or phoenix (for a serious glass cannon)
-guillaume's face (maximize CB and DS), or CoA (if u don't have enough DR)
-fortitude (big dmg), or upgraded shaftstop (if u don't have enough DR)
-gore rider
-verdungo's
-bloodfist, or steelrend (slightly more dmg. not really needed though. i don't think it's worth the str pts)
-angelic ammy + rings
shield:
-pro - room for error. if u miss, u won't get sliced in half/shot down by ur opponent.
-con - lower dmg. not a huge problem, since charge itself adds a ton of dmg already.
no shield:
-pro - guarenteed to kill most chars in one hit.
-con - u don't stand a chance against melee opponents with high life and/or high defense.
personally i prefer a shield build with eth death ettin axe, but that's just me. most ppl prefer the shieldless overkill build. keep in mind that holy shield and any kind of defense is useless to a shieldless crusader (fancy name for charger).
a friend actually suggested maxing blessed aim and using it instead of fanaticism for a shieldless build. since charge itself adds a huge amount of dmg, it may be better to focus on attack rating to ensure that it hits. it hasn't been tested, but that's just another option.
this is what i would use on a shield build:
-eth death ettin axe (highest dmg one-handed weapon that death can be made in)
-stormshield (that's most of ur DR right there), or phoenix (for a serious glass cannon)
-guillaume's face (maximize CB and DS), or CoA (if u don't have enough DR)
-fortitude (big dmg), or upgraded shaftstop (if u don't have enough DR)
-gore rider
-verdungo's
-bloodfist, or steelrend (slightly more dmg. not really needed though. i don't think it's worth the str pts)
-angelic ammy + rings