07-27-2006, 04:33 AM
This is what I would do, maybe people would add some info in:
Helm: Circlet +2 Pala 20%FCR. Besides that, STR, DEX and life would be nice. 2 sockets would be better than those mods though, so you could just settle for a magical +2 pala 20%fcr 2 sox, if you want to be cheap.
Amulet: +2 Pala 15%fcr +mods
Armor: Enigma of course
Weapon: HOTO
Shield: Zaka 200% Ber or eth Zaka 200% upped. I would go for regular Ber.
Gloves: Trang's
Belt: Arach
Boots: Shadow Dancers +25 DEX or eTreks or Waterwalks.
Ring1: SoJ
Ring2: FCR ring with nice mods.
Trangs, arach, ring, hoto, circlet, amu = 125%fcr which you need for PvP
The advantages of using Zaka instead of Spirit:
1) More def
2) 1 extra socket
3) More damage
4) Nicer mods
5) MOST IMPORTANTLY! If you use Zaka instead of Spirit, and the equipment that I suggested above, you can get away with max block with base dexterity, meaning that you can make a full vitality build.
Why I chose Dancers:
1) +25 DEX helps a lot to achieve max block
2) 30%FHR
Treks are also decent, some extra STR, which you would need only for Dancers, so lol. VIT is also sweet, but not vital. If you get nice rare equipment with sweet +STR, I would take Dancers over Treks anyday.
Waterwalks are also nice, especially the +life but they have their disadvantages:
1) The +DEX on them is nice for max block, but Dancers give more
2) No FHR
3) 5%max fire resist is nice, but remember that if you want to duel GM, you won't be able to switch from SoJ to Dwarf Star, as any kind of max resist already counts as absorb.
Mods on ring, amu and circlet to look for are extra dex and str, so that you won't need to put any points into dex and str. Extra resists would be sweet as well. Then of course, you could use some extra life and mana.
Now, your problem is going to be DR%, but if you have a 2sox Circlet, you can put 2xBer into that, then Zaka with Ber and Ber in Enigma, so you will have 32%, which is not great, but it will have to do for a Hammerdin.
The disadvantage of this build would be little tweakability. You can change your equipment only very little, if not at all. In your stash, you should have 4 sox Sacred Targe +45 all resi with 4xPSapphires, which you will put on when fighting Cold Sorcs. Or, you could substitute SoJ for Raven (only either Raven or 4sox shield, both are BM), SoJ vs Dwarf if vs Fire sorcs or SoJ vs Wisp if vs Light sorcs or Trappers.
Just remember that 1 absorb per element is allowed in order for it to be GM duels. Items like stacked resists also count as absorb. If for example, you are doing team duels vs different sorcs or so, using your resi shield and Dwarf are fine, since they are for different elements.
Now, all the equipment that I mentioned above is not super expensive. Now there are 2 things that I have not mentioned, inv and FHR:
Anni, Torch, both as high statted as possible. Try to get +20 stats right from the beginning, the resists aren't all that important.
Now, try to fill your inv with PC skillers with as high life as possible. At least, get 9 naked ones at first and as you get richer, start substituting them for lifers.
The last thing, FHR:
Frames: 9 8 7 6 5 4
FHR req:0 7 15 27 48 86
Ideal would be a 4 frame recovery. If you use Dancers, you will automatically get 30% from there, putting you into 6 frames already. Now, this is entirely up to you. You could either put 2 Shaels into your Circlet and sacrifice half of your DR% for FHR%, then just use a PC 12%fhr and 5%fhr sc and get max DR%.
Alternatively, you could use 5xPC with 12%FHR, in which case you would keep your DR%, however you sacrifice potential life from skillers. If I were you, I would do this.
Fill the rest of your inv with 20 life SCs with some mods, such as +def. If you are a little off from your next FHR breakpoint, get some SCs with 5allresi 5fhr (allresi is always nice to have since sorcs are full of facets).
If I were to do this, I would have the eq that I suggested above, anni torch,
5xPC 12%FHR
4xPC +life
11xSC 20 life +resi/def
I hope I didn't miss anything out. If someone has productive comments, feel free to post them, or bash my build for some reason or another.
Helm: Circlet +2 Pala 20%FCR. Besides that, STR, DEX and life would be nice. 2 sockets would be better than those mods though, so you could just settle for a magical +2 pala 20%fcr 2 sox, if you want to be cheap.
Amulet: +2 Pala 15%fcr +mods
Armor: Enigma of course
Weapon: HOTO
Shield: Zaka 200% Ber or eth Zaka 200% upped. I would go for regular Ber.
Gloves: Trang's
Belt: Arach
Boots: Shadow Dancers +25 DEX or eTreks or Waterwalks.
Ring1: SoJ
Ring2: FCR ring with nice mods.
Trangs, arach, ring, hoto, circlet, amu = 125%fcr which you need for PvP
The advantages of using Zaka instead of Spirit:
1) More def
2) 1 extra socket
3) More damage
4) Nicer mods
5) MOST IMPORTANTLY! If you use Zaka instead of Spirit, and the equipment that I suggested above, you can get away with max block with base dexterity, meaning that you can make a full vitality build.
Why I chose Dancers:
1) +25 DEX helps a lot to achieve max block
2) 30%FHR
Treks are also decent, some extra STR, which you would need only for Dancers, so lol. VIT is also sweet, but not vital. If you get nice rare equipment with sweet +STR, I would take Dancers over Treks anyday.
Waterwalks are also nice, especially the +life but they have their disadvantages:
1) The +DEX on them is nice for max block, but Dancers give more
2) No FHR
3) 5%max fire resist is nice, but remember that if you want to duel GM, you won't be able to switch from SoJ to Dwarf Star, as any kind of max resist already counts as absorb.
Mods on ring, amu and circlet to look for are extra dex and str, so that you won't need to put any points into dex and str. Extra resists would be sweet as well. Then of course, you could use some extra life and mana.
Now, your problem is going to be DR%, but if you have a 2sox Circlet, you can put 2xBer into that, then Zaka with Ber and Ber in Enigma, so you will have 32%, which is not great, but it will have to do for a Hammerdin.
The disadvantage of this build would be little tweakability. You can change your equipment only very little, if not at all. In your stash, you should have 4 sox Sacred Targe +45 all resi with 4xPSapphires, which you will put on when fighting Cold Sorcs. Or, you could substitute SoJ for Raven (only either Raven or 4sox shield, both are BM), SoJ vs Dwarf if vs Fire sorcs or SoJ vs Wisp if vs Light sorcs or Trappers.
Just remember that 1 absorb per element is allowed in order for it to be GM duels. Items like stacked resists also count as absorb. If for example, you are doing team duels vs different sorcs or so, using your resi shield and Dwarf are fine, since they are for different elements.
Now, all the equipment that I mentioned above is not super expensive. Now there are 2 things that I have not mentioned, inv and FHR:
Anni, Torch, both as high statted as possible. Try to get +20 stats right from the beginning, the resists aren't all that important.
Now, try to fill your inv with PC skillers with as high life as possible. At least, get 9 naked ones at first and as you get richer, start substituting them for lifers.
The last thing, FHR:
Frames: 9 8 7 6 5 4
FHR req:0 7 15 27 48 86
Ideal would be a 4 frame recovery. If you use Dancers, you will automatically get 30% from there, putting you into 6 frames already. Now, this is entirely up to you. You could either put 2 Shaels into your Circlet and sacrifice half of your DR% for FHR%, then just use a PC 12%fhr and 5%fhr sc and get max DR%.
Alternatively, you could use 5xPC with 12%FHR, in which case you would keep your DR%, however you sacrifice potential life from skillers. If I were you, I would do this.
Fill the rest of your inv with 20 life SCs with some mods, such as +def. If you are a little off from your next FHR breakpoint, get some SCs with 5allresi 5fhr (allresi is always nice to have since sorcs are full of facets).
If I were to do this, I would have the eq that I suggested above, anni torch,
5xPC 12%FHR
4xPC +life
11xSC 20 life +resi/def
I hope I didn't miss anything out. If someone has productive comments, feel free to post them, or bash my build for some reason or another.