Unholy melee paladin - Lemures *WIP*

[gZuppl]

Dont worry im not forcing anyone into using my keybinds I wrote them down for people to use as a guide-line

You can use w.e base weapon you want, just make sure its a base with a good attack speed modifier.

But you gain cool points coz crystal swords are kewl.

Obviously noone can force anyone to do whatever - i was only pointing out the way melee skills like lemures work on the right mouse button because its actually something that might be worth mentioning in a guide. Its a huge advantage of melee characters that dont have a forced bind on right mouse - like barbs stances - and from my knowledge there are quite many players that dont know about the change in behaviour/"gameplay" of such skills.

The dagger thing is just min-maxing and obv isnt gonna make much of a difference (1-2 more mo-spaces and -5 better base attack speed).

Im not really patient enough or in the mood to argue about crashes post right now .

[thysick]

Any Gameplay Video ?

[Crazylike]

Right now, I am only lvl 111 with my unholy paladin, and I have maxed both Lemures and Blood Thorns, but focused my gear around Lemures (Cold dmg, -enemy cold res etc) and Blood Thorns still feels so much better to clear trash with than Lemures, but Lemures is better on single target (unless they have high cold res). This is only my second char in MXL, my first (a fortress baba) only got to lvl 105, so I'm pretty newb, but so far it is working out ok. The only thing I dont like is having to re-cast my buffs so often.

I have a honor Crystal Sword in my stash, but I dont have the dex to use it, so using Demhe until I get the dex I guess. Someone told me I would get the dex by farming signets? Are they talking about the signets of learning?

[Crash]

Are they talking about the signets of learning?

yes, you can disenchant sets and su items into signets of learning or find them in torajan jungle or trade, etc

[Crazylike]

Are they talking about the signets of learning?

yes, you can disenchant sets and su items into signets of learning or find them in torajan jungle or trade, etc

Ok. But couldnt I just respec, put enough points into dex to use the sword, and then do vita vith the signets?

[Crash]

Are they talking about the signets of learning?

yes, you can disenchant sets and su items into signets of learning or find them in torajan jungle or trade, etc

Ok. But couldnt I just respec, put enough points into dex to use the sword, and then do vita vith the signets?

depends if you sacrifice vitality early on. could make an honorific boot or glove or something with +50 dex/strength too

[Crazylike]

I see.

Anyway, my biggest struggle with this build so far, as I said earlier, is that I have to re-cast some of the buffs every 30-60 seconds. I find it to be really annoying with how Diablo 2 handles the skills.

[Caleb]

Azurewarth + full vita build = ez gg

[gkgktmd]

nice guide!

and i want know breakpoint!

[Crash]

Should try

Gnarled Root

Gnarled Root
Club (4)
One-Hand Damage: 4 to 6
Required Level: 1
Item Level: 1
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
25% Attack Speed
10% to All Attributes
+10 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 2%
Socketed (1)
One-Hand Damage: 10 to 11
Required Level: 18
Required Strength: 18
Item Level: 31
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
45% Attack Speed
16% to All Attributes
+20 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: 14 to 17
Required Level: 37
Required Strength: 49
Item Level: 51
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
65% Attack Speed
23% to All Attributes
+30 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 6%
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: 17 to 21
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 104
Item Level: 77
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
75% Attack Speed
30% to All Attributes
+40 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 8%
Socketed (3)

for early game item. really good ias, nice stat boost, and some phys resist before blessed life.

another item that would be good for early game spell damage is

Death Pit Stake

Death Pit Stake
Pike (4)
Two-Hand Damage: (11 - 14) to (26 - 38)
Required Level: 10
Required Strength: 45 to 48
Required Dexterity: 68 to 71
Item Level: 19
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
14% Chance to cast level 4 Arachnomancy on Melee Attack
15% Attack Speed
Adds (2 to 4)-(6 to 15) Damage
+(35 to 57)% Enhanced Damage
+(11 to 15)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(3 to 6) to Divine Judgment (Paladin Only)
Poison Length Reduced by 30%
Requirements -(11 to 15)%
Socketed (2)
Two-Hand Damage: (31 - 43) to (78 - 94)
Required Level: 29
Required Strength: 63 to 67
Required Dexterity: 88 to 93
Item Level: 36
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
16% Chance to cast level 17 Arachnomancy on Melee Attack
25% Attack Speed
Adds (6 to 15)-(21 to 30) Damage
+(81 to 103)% Enhanced Damage
+(16 to 20)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(7 to 10) to Divine Judgment (Paladin Only)
Poison Length Reduced by 45%
Requirements -(21 to 25)%
Socketed (4)
Two-Hand Damage: (72 - 87) to (171 - 199)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 111 to 118
Required Dexterity: 150 to 160
Item Level: 59
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
18% Chance to cast level 30 Arachnomancy on Melee Attack
35% Attack Speed
Adds (16 to 25)-(36 to 50) Damage
+(126 to 149)% Enhanced Damage
+(21 to 25)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(11 to 14) to Divine Judgment (Paladin Only)
Poison Length Reduced by 60%
Requirements -(31 to 35)%
Socketed (5)
Two-Hand Damage: (83 - 96) to (265 - 292)
Required Level: 55
Required Strength: 205 to 218
Required Dexterity: 274 to 293
Item Level: 85
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
20% Chance to cast level 44 Arachnomancy on Melee Attack
40% Attack Speed
Adds (31 to 40)-(61 to 70) Damage
+(149 to 171)% Enhanced Damage
+(26 to 30)% to Poison Spell Damage
+(15 to 18) to Divine Judgment (Paladin Only)
Poison Length Reduced by 75%
Requirements -(36 to 40)%
Socketed (6)

. still has ias, new arachnomancy is really strong on small mobs (boss damage is okay and stacks well with other elements) and pretty cheap to equip. just losing a shield, I dont think thats a big deal though.