Use mathael set (lvl80) and MO weapon with mana on attack. UHM is strong enough to lvl 80-110 with TU(4). To spam bloodthorn, u need +/-180 mana on attack.
And u will go 00%mana within 5secs since vs bosses since u will miss a lot (ignore target defence does not work on bosses)... Malthael set is good only for hailstorm/flamestrike procs single target and only if sanguine covenant is up...
but it won't help anyway cos u wont have mana to refresh buffs when they expire (so no more free pierce thru skillz)... sanguine covenant will cost u 200+ mana that u won't have...
Malthael grants no %ar/ar... not mana on attack... not even mana "leech"... 180 mana on attack is hardly reachable anyway...
max u can get on wpn is "100" mana on attack..
u put Malthael wpn at lvl 80 and u wait untill 100 to pu 100 mana on attack and u have 0%mana on attack from the set...
Are u gonna craft mana on attack jewels (MAX 8mana on attack)? u need at least 12... and with max gain from rune...
Are u gonna use unique mystic orb Farnham's Lost Marble at lvl 100- to gain resources as well?
Are u gonna use a lvl 140 char to gamble on rings/ammies to get mana on attack on each slot?
Meh.. why don't we just say, since they're working on beta, that unholy melee NEEDS a tool to recover mana on its own RESOURCES or AT LEAST a way to gain it without using all possible tools after that...
IN its current state : unholy melee built is a "not working as intended" spec... due to blood thorns / lemures mechanic... (ignore target defence for minions / not for bosses)...
Post 1 any kind video of unholy paladin lvl 100-120 with 100/180mana on attack vs a boss at 5fpa with superbeast... without gear to raise significantly ar/%ar to land the hit > 5 bloodthorn each sec costing 100mana each and a 2k mana pool u'll be missing about 3-4 swings each 5 = resulting in goin 00%mana in mana pool /(300 or 400) so prolly = 5-6secs... I'll be generous 10s... that's it...
now, if u use standard gear to raise %ar (t4 gloves/belt) to gain a significative CHANCE TO HIT (and at least 100 mana on attack on wpn > +20lvl)... then it's another thing... but u'll haveto change EVERYTHING in guides and such... Stop posting to use Malthael at lvl 80 since u cannot have mana on attack at lvl 80 with Malthael by standard mystic orbs usage...
my paladin is lvl 110 and i have all possible usable gear suggested by guides... including end game... I was thinkin i was doin something wrong in gearing... but accordingly to answer I'm not... i'ts just the spec that's not working and nobody is addressin that...
All ppl coming offering suggestion are just those who gave up on unholy melee in early endgame stage (115-130).. cos it simply "does not work"...
There's not "1" single lvl 140 unholy melee paladin coming here or in unholy melee guide to show how he recovers mana at lvl 105-140 vs bosses lasting more than 10-20s.. by following guides advices ( no points into energy... little mana pool... no ar/%ar to land white melee hits)...
If u don't recover mana u cannot refresh buffs (sanguine covenant on top to keep pierce up)... and u cannot use bloodthorne/lemures as well... resulting in 1) doin no dmg 2) inability to refresh buffs 3) unable to tp away as well...
Try things before posting... If u want to answer my very simple question :
"How does a melee unholy paladin recover mana vs a boss?"
Make sure u have an unholy paladin lvl 100-120 and u've at least tried it vs a boss lasting at least 90s... cos the majority of ppl just stopped playin unholy melee within this range of lvls (100-120)...