1h Holy Melee Pal can be good?

Hi guys,
I've found

Argentek's Tide

Argentek's Tide
Heraldic Shield (Sacred)
Defense: 5712 to 6940
Chance to Block: 2%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 500
Item Level: 105
+200% Fire Damage to Colosseum
+(1 to 2) to Paladin Skill Levels
Adds 125-225 Fire Damage
-15% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-15% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+200% Enhanced Defense
+(501 to 1000) Defense
+(201 to 500) to Life
Maximum Fire Resist +2%
Socketed (4)

. I'm playing Holy Melee at lvl 121 and dual-wielding a good crafted Hand of God (around 500-ish damage). Is there and way for me to make it 1h build instead of 2h?
Thanks in advance.

First of all, that shield is just bad. Because holy melee scales phys damage and a little bit of poison. So that shield doesnt really give you anything.

Second of all, if you are gonna use a shield, you should go max block. And to go max block you gotta change all your gear to go dexterity instead of strength. And for this you need a good 1 handed weapon that scales from dexterity.

Sadly there isnt any good non-class spesific 1 handed weapons that scales from dex (or any of the paladin weapons). Your best bet is samael sword (Maleficence) or shark runeword in a high damage dex base.

There is not much point going 1h if you dont go block because it will just result in a damage loss. Also if you wanna go block

Angelhost

Angelhost
Crown Shield (Sacred)
Defense: 10634 to 11780
Chance to Block: 4%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 447
Item Level: 120
30% Chance to cast level 20 Cherubim on Melee Attack
2% Base Block Chance
Adds 20-100 Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+5000 Defense
-30% to Strength
20% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
+200 Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (4)

is a much better option than argentek.

Glamdring26 wrote:First of all, that shield is just bad. Because holy melee scales phys damage and a little bit of poison. So that shield doesnt really give you anything.

Second of all, if you are gonna use a shield, you should go max block. And to go max block you gotta change all your gear to go dexterity instead of strength. And for this you need a good 1 handed weapon that scales from dexterity.

Sadly there isnt any good non-class spesific 1 handed weapons that scales from dex (or any of the paladin weapons). Your best bet is samael sword (Maleficence) or shark runeword in a high damage dex base.

There is not much point going 1h if you dont go block because it will just result in a damage loss. Also if you wanna go block
Angelhost
Angelhost
Crown Shield (Sacred)
Defense: 10634 to 11780
Chance to Block: 4%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 447
Item Level: 120
30% Chance to cast level 20 Cherubim on Melee Attack
2% Base Block Chance
Adds 20-100 Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+5000 Defense
-30% to Strength
20% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
+200 Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (4)
is a much better option than argentek.

Thanks man. I'm following your 2h guide so far, the 1h build is just an idea popped off inside my head.

There are multiple ways to build 1h Holy Melee, the first is as Glamdring stated which is to go for the following:

Angelhost

Angelhost
Crown Shield (Sacred)
Defense: 10634 to 11780
Chance to Block: 4%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 447
Item Level: 120
30% Chance to cast level 20 Cherubim on Melee Attack
2% Base Block Chance
Adds 20-100 Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+5000 Defense
-30% to Strength
20% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
+200 Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (4)

Maleficence

Maleficence
Maleficence
Tyrannical Blade
One-Hand Damage: 399 to 450
Required Level: 125
Item Level: 110
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 20 Orb of Annihilation on Striking
+200% Enhanced Damage
+50 to Harbinger
Lightning Resist -100%
(1 to 5)% Chance to Avoid Damage
+3% to Experience Gained

Crafted War Sceptre (Cheap and much worse option)

However there are other ways to build it as well...

For example:

Elemental Carnage

Cold Blood

Cold Blood
Crystal Sword (Sacred)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 1020
Item Level: 120
Innate Cold Damage: (45.0% of Dexterity)
Regens 15% Life Over 5 Seconds Upon Taking Weapon Damage
100% Chance to cast level 50 Shatter the Flesh on Kill
1% Chance to cast level 50 Blizzard on Striking
25% Attack Speed
Adds (310 to 410)-(500 to 600) Cold Damage
-10% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+20 to Banish
Maximum Mana -50%
Requirements +100%
Socketed (6)

The Book of Kalen

The Book of Kalen
Targe (Sacred)
Defense: (3513 - 4471) to (3737 - 4757)
Chance to Block: 3%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 437
Item Level: 105
Dragon's Blessing Attribute Bonus Halved
1% Base Block Chance
30% Hit Recovery
+(20 to 40) to Carnage
+(120 to 180)% Enhanced Defense
+2000 Defense vs. Missile
Maximum Life +3%
Socketed (4)

Physical Carnage

Maleficence

Maleficence
Maleficence
Tyrannical Blade
One-Hand Damage: 399 to 450
Required Level: 125
Item Level: 110
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 20 Orb of Annihilation on Striking
+200% Enhanced Damage
+50 to Harbinger
Lightning Resist -100%
(1 to 5)% Chance to Avoid Damage
+3% to Experience Gained

(If going dex)

Headsman

Headsman
Hand Axe (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (316 - 331) to (420 - 435)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 376
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
25% Chance to cast level 13 Shockwave on Melee Attack
25% Attack Speed
Adds 250-350 Damage
150% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Damage
30% Gold Find
25% Magic Find
+(3 to 5) to Light Radius
Socketed (3)

(If going str; cheap option)

The Book of Kalen

The Book of Kalen
Targe (Sacred)
Defense: (3513 - 4471) to (3737 - 4757)
Chance to Block: 3%
(Paladin Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 437
Item Level: 105
Dragon's Blessing Attribute Bonus Halved
1% Base Block Chance
30% Hit Recovery
+(20 to 40) to Carnage
+(120 to 180)% Enhanced Defense
+2000 Defense vs. Missile
Maximum Life +3%
Socketed (4)

Cherubim Spec (Ranged farming spec)

Zohar (Xis)

Maleficence

Maleficence
Maleficence
Tyrannical Blade
One-Hand Damage: 399 to 450
Required Level: 125
Item Level: 110
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 20 Orb of Annihilation on Striking
+200% Enhanced Damage
+50 to Harbinger
Lightning Resist -100%
(1 to 5)% Chance to Avoid Damage
+3% to Experience Gained

(If going dex)

Headsman

Headsman
Hand Axe (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (316 - 331) to (420 - 435)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 376
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
25% Chance to cast level 13 Shockwave on Melee Attack
25% Attack Speed
Adds 250-350 Damage
150% Bonus to Attack Rating
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Damage
30% Gold Find
25% Magic Find
+(3 to 5) to Light Radius
Socketed (3)

(If going str; cheap option)

Disco Inferno Spec (Ranged farming spec but can do some bosses as well)

Eternal

Eternal
Median 2005-2012
Thanks everyone!
Body Armors
'TahaLewGhalFelQorKa'
Runeword Level: 110
+4 to All Skills
+15 Spell Focus
+10 to Maximum Damage
-(10 to 15)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+1 to Disco Inferno
5% Deadly Strike
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
10% to All Attributes
+2 Life on Striking

or

Relic (Disco Inferno)

Relic
(Random class Only)
Required Level: 75
5% Movement Speed
+50 to Disco Inferno
Regenerate Mana +15%

Demhe (Xis)

(In War Sceptre if you want to go for block as well)
*Disco inferno is extremely mana heavy hence mana on striking helps a ton here on top of the leech*

There's a bunch of other builds but I don't feel like spending two hours typing.

My Cherubim

Personally as i tried 1h melle holy i got better results with

The Colonel

The Colonel
Military Pick (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 132 to 156
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 500
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
+500% Weapon Physical Damage
50% Chance to cast level 1 Snake Bite on Melee Attack
+24% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
+24% Bonus Damage to Mark of the Wild
30% Attack Speed
+200% Enhanced Damage
10% Deadly Strike
Socketed (6)

and 6 taha runes. This was suprisingly good, 10% ds, faster attacks did the job. Focus on raw +damage on equipement.
But its just a experiment, holy meele is suposed to use 2h.

ignore the 150 requirement. i made it eth with empyrean touch at 54% ed + x5 ed mystic orbs. technically this eth throwing spear is meant for lvl 140s. top end 600 dmg pretty strong excluding constant boosted blust procs. aka more realistic and potentially more damage than sam sword. i tested it in tier15 rifts and it clears decently well but lacks any real damage on bosses (its not terrible but it ain't great) and since dragonheart only adds vit bonus to %str investment dex loses some crucial survivability but still fine cuz dex is king late game.

over conclusions: holy melee paladin is just an absolute dogshit version of melee necro which does everything hmp does but better. literally

Elendilli wrote:

ignore the 150 requirement. i made it eth with empyrean touch at 54% ed + x5 ed mystic orbs. technically this eth throwing spear is meant for lvl 140s. top end 600 dmg pretty strong excluding constant boosted blust procs. aka more realistic and potentially more damage than sam sword. i tested it in tier15 rifts and it clears decently well but lacks any real damage on bosses (its not terrible but it ain't great) and since dragonheart only adds vit bonus to %str investment dex loses some crucial survivability but still fine cuz dex is king late game.

over conclusions: holy melee paladin is just an absolute dogshit version of melee necro which does everything hmp does but better. literally

yeah but does melee necro has free 50 dr? NOIDONTTHINKSO

But melee necro can do Uldy Kappa /

Pinball wrote:But melee necro can do Uldy Kappa /

noooo you were 1 min faster than me with that