To me these changes prove that making other builds more viable is a better approach than nerfing existing ones. Sure nerfing hammers would maybe make people play it less, but having viable alternatives also makes people play it less, while letting those who have played the game a certain way for many years continue to do so. Seems to be just the win/win way to go about it, in my opinion at least :)
No what you said is logical but people are idiots sadly and feel that a spec is a connection to them and anything else is a competitor and must be brought in line.
Something really amuses me about Llama saying "The Paladin has amazing chance to block" then immediately afterwards drops his shield. I know why he does, I just find it amusing.
All act 2 mercs being named Emilio is like when I found out that the act 1 rogue can be named Kyle. Now every time an act 1 sidekick dies, I'm all "Nice going, KYLE. Try not to suck so much KYLE."
2OS helm+2OS armor+4 20/2 PSN jewels=laughably easy start. Though you obviously need to have those jewels ready to go as they're not THAT common. Preferably also a 3OS bow filled with chipped gems. Wham, you're doing >100 dmg at level 1. Once you hit level 5, get a new bow with 3 flawed gems. After that, you can get to level 18 just with that. Or you can cheese-switch to a 3rd bow at level 12 with 3 regular gems. Using a bow is because early on, you're unlikely to be fast, so with a bow you don't have run around as much. Also nice to have Sigon's gloves, belt and boots, 50MF from level 6 or thereabouts. Another option is Hsarus set for decent bonuses or belt and gloves from Arctic set, 40MF from level 2ish depending on strength.
I always start my alts with a 40/2 helm and 40/2 armor. You're absolutely right, it's entertaining to watch things just melt from the poison damage. Even on P8, you hit things once and then hit the next thing, because they'll be dead in 2 seconds or less.
I think it ruins the initial enjoyment and reason to get the game. Once you've seen the man behind the curtain the game just changes. The wonder is gone, the trying is done the caring is done. Just rush thru to get where you know where items/exp is and rush rush.
It's strange I've noticed in the beginning on single player, players 8 allows you to level insanely fast and your capable to kill everything just as fast due to speed of leveling. Great video. Having a blast on this single player run.
Just as a quick personal observation, when I saw this in my feed the first question I asked was "is this a 2.4 playthrough/build?" I figured it probably was because I keep up to date with your content, but people searching for builds might not know.
Mr. LlamaSC, keep the vids coming, soooo stoked for new ladder soon. Keep telling them pencil pushers at Blizz how to make the game better! You're one of our loudest microphones!
Paladin was one of the Classes that actually had 2 options for hardcore Ubers but I'm still happy to see extra choices, don't nerf anything but making other play styles more viable is just fine.
@Black Angel Channel keeps deleting my comment when I suggest websites so you gotta Google it; Smiter is very direct, smite, holy shield and Fanaticism maxing out Smite 1st. Min str and dex for gear, all other points health
I think the best way is to level as holy fire, then at lvl 35-40 whenever you can make an insight for merc you can respec into FoHdin and and handle animal type monsters fairly easily. I also recommend at least one point into Redemption.
Hello Mr. LlamaSC, I find this build really interesting so I tried in a PTR today. I think I found a good farming spot for around lvl20-25: Arcane Sanctuary. All the enemies are demons so no problem at all there, but the fastest is the way where there is no teleports and stairs and whatnot just lightning towers. That way is pretty straight forward, the mobs all in line and falling like dry leaves and if you are somewhat lucky, it is a dead end and there is a bunch of chests with goodies. Players 5 was the fastest for my taste but 8 also is doable without a problem. If somebody wants some levels or just do not have a good gear, that might be a sweet spot. Keep up the good content, Peace :)
My favourite pvp build =) I remember patch 1.12b when easly with (jmod budget) fohDin could make solo full party. I was 14 years old when it was so gg so good memories,it was 18 years ago
The reason that Caine doesn't use the town portal when he's in his cage is because they appear a few feet away, not directly on top of you. If he opened the portal where he was, it'd appear outside the cage and he'd still be screwed. Now if he had telekinesis (to activate the portal from a distance) or teleport to get out of the cage, you could make an argument that this is a plot hole in D2, but as it stands it makes logical sense as to why he still needed rescuing even with a scroll in his pocket.
I don't wish for nerf to FoH, but if Blizzard devs decides to nerf FoH/Holy Bolt build, I hope they at least boost the heals from Holy Bolt & add heals to the bolts released from Fist of Heavens. It's been a dream to see at least a "B-tier" healer paladin for 22 years...👴👍
Then they would have to remove pierce from Holy Bolts... or at least add a dimishing return for every enemy passed (like 25-50% reduction of damage/healing each enemy/ally it passes)
For those wondering the difference between Paladin and Crusader, it’s their mission. Paladins are holy warriors who will fight all the forces of evil. Crusaders focus mostly on the forces of evil that rally against Zakarum.
Akkhan figured out that there was corruption at the heart of Zakarum and created the crusade to purify the faith. Under Akkhan's orders the way they did this was by travelling far and wide, looking for ways to purify Zakarum. Akkhan stayed behind to fight Mephisto and died, but by sending the crusaders away he ensured that unlike the paladins they wouldn't be corrupted along with everyone else in Travincal. They became a kind of "ark" that would survive the flood of evil that would destroy the rest of Zakarum. Eventually they returned, some years after Mephisto was destroyed, and are more or less the last remaining branch of the religion. The mission of the crusade has therefore become to restore the religion by purging evil from the world and spreading awareness of the power of the Light.
Literally Everyone: *Plays Sorcerer like normal people* Llama : Whats up guys welcome to today's video. For todays video we're going to heal and do damage at the same time. Paladin? Nope. We're playing the Harmacist. Slightly different than your Pharmacist.
@@TheGreektrojan it can't come soon enough, still disappointed that runewords aren't available till after end of ladder on single player, not much of a bnet player.
@@Oopsy75254 ewwww they did such a good thing giving everything to SP, now they went back and made ladder only bs again? Blizz seems to love going 1 step forward, 2 steps back.
@@Oopsy75254 Singleplayer also has access to mods, to enable the ladder-only runewords we only need to modify a single txt file. Really wish they would just enable ladder-only runewords for SP themselves, saves the hassle for those who are comfortable editing txt files and eliminates confusion from those who aren't in-the-know.
You can get around the Aura hotkey issue by using a controller on PC. On PC I use controller in game, and then when I go to town and manage inventory I use the mouse. It's pretty seamless transitioning. I highly recommend controller for Paladin so you never have to turn your Aura off to use other skills.
That looks like a paladin that would be fun to play on controller. I actually found that I prefer casters on controller as you don't have to switch between spells but have them on different buttons. Means you can switch spells very fluidly (more fluidly than with hotkeys even) which might be very nice for the FoHadin around level 30 when the mana still hurts.
A crusader is a kind of paladin. Not all paladins are crusaders. Just like squares are rectangles but rectangles are not squares. One is a sub-set of the other Edit: this was mentioned later in the video
Little late to this, but Cheescake is a tart, its not a pie since its not covered with crust, and its not topped with fruit. Its also not a cake for obvious reasons.
Is it just me or is anyone else pissed off with the fact the paladin/crusader isn't in D4? My all time favorite class and Mr. Llama always plays it so well!
I am enjoying this character immensely. Thoughts on a controller with the PC? I have tried it and found the advantage of having multiple skills available with the aura to be huge. I have found it a bit buggy though, as it sometimes doesn't pick stuff up or interact properly with doors/chests, etc. with the 'A' button and can be frustrating.
I like playing with the controller when I can, I think the interfere is really good for the most part...except for things like inventory management and moving stuff around, that part MUCH better with 🎹 & 🐀
1:52:22 A percentage chance, diminishing with the level of the Rune, would solve the problem of Rune Shrines being OP. Also they would have an extra dimension compared to Gem Shrines: do you want to get an almost certain levelup for a lowish rune, or a chance of a fail on a higher one?
It would be amazing if you kill cowking, next time they would be undead. and if you use some additional thing for opening the portal they would be demons :D
Think it's worth keeping a scepter if it has holy bolt/holy fire rather than switching? Probably too expensive to buy that early but might be something to consider later
early on, especialy on complately new character (like after ladder reset) it's always worth to put 2 chipped topaz into helm for early MF.... these 18% can realy stack a lot... (my holy bolt/Foh paladin got like 100+ mf on lvl 22... but i've got ptopaz and flawless topaz from HF so that itselft gave 40+ mf) most casters build wont mind running double ptopaz helm (or a jewelers helm with 4 p.topaz) through normal and nigthmare... hell i sprobably when you might consider getting a proper helm with some + skills /usefull stats on it...
I think for this character in Normal I'd put a few points in might or concentration rather than holy fire in order to make Emilio stronger and then I'd just keep healing him to deal with the animals
Edit: llama in retrospect would you run holy fire or hammers through normal? seems like you really hamstrung the run when you swapped to FOH at 30 b/c of the mana cost, and you wont be able to cow for your quick Spirit base(s). Glad to see you do this run, I'm interested in how you tackle the animal mobs. The changes to FOH in 2.4 are actually exciting enough to me to finally break me of my obligatory Sorc start for D2R season 1. Though I will probably run holy fire into hammers as the Vigor synergy is so good when clearing the game solo.
Going holy fire into hammer is still the best way to level but I found this wasn't too bad at all and still decently fun! New way to play for sure. Once I had one spirit I never really worried again
@@MrLlamaSC I'm pretty surprised just how effective it is at clearing the game with just a couple point dip in Holy Fire to start. Makes me a little torn about burning the respecs early. Looking forward to seeing how you spec into hell and beyond for this character. Thank you for responding and putting out such quality content. keep up the great work.
@MrllamasSC Id be really huge to wacth you playing while you recycle as many stuff as you can with the cube to get good equipment not only from the NPC drops.
So used to not saving Cain he uses ID scrolls in town lol You can get Hotspurs and level 21 in normal on high enough player count. I do that during cow season lol That's where I find most of my hotspurs.
Holy shit that bolt is good early. Though curious why not get one into hammer at 18 to replace auto attack? Could you hotkey potions and the like and quick cast them?
It's honestly not bad. Damaging undead and demon is not worse than damaging with a single element. Immunity to a specific element might even be more common than non-demon-nor-undead.
It does keep your Boi alive so he can tank your immunes. On controller I have holy bolt set to right trigger and when I press the a button I seem to cast holy bolt at my mercenary.
might respec my hammerdin into this when patch comes out. i dont enjoy the hammer cast animation and the fact u have to be in melee. This looks like a lot of fun clearing demons with holy power from a distance, also its visually appealing
@@faycal799 No. Ladder is a separate game mode. Offline and online characters will still be playable. If you chose to play on ladder, *then* you start from scratch.
I honestly wish they would just commit and let the holy bolts damage everything... at this stage limiting a single subset of monsters out seems daunting more than anything. There's still magic immunes so it's not like it would be broken to let every type of mob be damaged by the bolts.
I think it's good where it is with only hurting demons and undead. There's a theme to it that gives it a niche and I think that makes it interesting and more fun.
Lol. "There's still magic immunes." *laughs in super OP Hammerdin* I like the demons and undead thing. Makes it interesting and Pally really doesn't need two chars that own the whole game besides Ancient Ones.
Is putting steel in a scimitar a good idea for this guy? I know if I'm doing a lot of Melee with the holy fire it's a good idea, if you have the runes at least. - Yes, thanks MrLLama.
Hi llama, I did the maths and you maximize Holy bolt dmg by keeping HB always 2 levels above the sum of its synergies. So if HB is level 10, blessed hammer should be level 8.
so just out of curiosity with the countess p1 thing, is the added drops from her at p1 outweigh what the champions in the area could drop at a higher player count?
He only uses p1 on the last floor and there's usually just one champion pack there, if any. P1 is specifically to keep her from drawing fewer runes from her treasure list and if you're farming countess it's the runes that you really care about. She's the only repeatable source of near-guaranteed runes in the game. You can farm elsewhere for experience and items. Short answer: yes.
Also the countess is so special you can change the player count after you spawn her so you can kill everything else at higher player count and still get her p1 drop
Pretty sure all the mobs in the entire tower are demons/undead so should be able to clear the tower with the holy bolt spray on FoH alone. The Countess is fire and cold immune so unless she rolls lightning enchanted the light from FoH will hit her for full damage too.
holy bolt can pierce start from 2.4? or its alr been able to pierce for awhile? i rmb last time holy bolt is very bad skill as it oni dmg undead and hit 1 target.. or heal ally
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If I spent as much time watching videos that would help me get better at my job as I do MrLlamaSC's Diablo 2 videos, Maybe I'd get somewhere in life.
Facts!
Life's kind of boring. D2 is not. Unless any of that changes, I'll be hanging here.
There's more to life than your job! take it easy brother
What if watching MrLlamaSC's videos was helping you get better at your job?! 🤯
Priorities bro
To me these changes prove that making other builds more viable is a better approach than nerfing existing ones. Sure nerfing hammers would maybe make people play it less, but having viable alternatives also makes people play it less, while letting those who have played the game a certain way for many years continue to do so. Seems to be just the win/win way to go about it, in my opinion at least :)
I agree, and in that spirit, I plan to stick with an early game holy fire paladin and then switch to foh around level 40
Agreed 💯
Not even Blizzard is dumb enough to nerf things in a 20~ year old game
No what you said is logical but people are idiots sadly and feel that a spec is a connection to them and anything else is a competitor and must be brought in line.
@@JayTheProduct They are doing it, it's no longer D2 now.
Something really amuses me about Llama saying "The Paladin has amazing chance to block" then immediately afterwards drops his shield. I know why he does, I just find it amusing.
It would be great if you timestamped respecs, just a little help for those who are seeking the cliff notes
I agree
2:51:37 for respec
2:40:00 hiring Bodan
All act 2 mercs being named Emilio is like when I found out that the act 1 rogue can be named Kyle. Now every time an act 1 sidekick dies, I'm all "Nice going, KYLE. Try not to suck so much KYLE."
I just refer to all them as Einstein.
There's an act5 merc named 'bill' ....
Saw it yesterday for the first time and I've been playing this game for 20 years
2OS helm+2OS armor+4 20/2 PSN jewels=laughably easy start. Though you obviously need to have those jewels ready to go as they're not THAT common.
Preferably also a 3OS bow filled with chipped gems. Wham, you're doing >100 dmg at level 1.
Once you hit level 5, get a new bow with 3 flawed gems. After that, you can get to level 18 just with that. Or you can cheese-switch to a 3rd bow at level 12 with 3 regular gems. Using a bow is because early on, you're unlikely to be fast, so with a bow you don't have run around as much.
Also nice to have Sigon's gloves, belt and boots, 50MF from level 6 or thereabouts. Another option is Hsarus set for decent bonuses or belt and gloves from Arctic set, 40MF from level 2ish depending on strength.
I always start my alts with a 40/2 helm and 40/2 armor. You're absolutely right, it's entertaining to watch things just melt from the poison damage. Even on P8, you hit things once and then hit the next thing, because they'll be dead in 2 seconds or less.
God I wish I could have your speed run mindset. I feel obliged to complete all quests in every difficulty. Can't help myself 😂
I think it ruins the initial enjoyment and reason to get the game. Once you've seen the man behind the curtain the game just changes. The wonder is gone, the trying is done the caring is done. Just rush thru to get where you know where items/exp is and rush rush.
It's strange I've noticed in the beginning on single player, players 8 allows you to level insanely fast and your capable to kill everything just as fast due to speed of leveling. Great video. Having a blast on this single player run.
Just as a quick personal observation, when I saw this in my feed the first question I asked was "is this a 2.4 playthrough/build?" I figured it probably was because I keep up to date with your content, but people searching for builds might not know.
Very enjoyable, thanks Llama. This will be my starter build for the ladder reset, gonna be fun cause I've never played this version of paladin before!
Mr. LlamaSC, keep the vids coming, soooo stoked for new ladder soon. Keep telling them pencil pushers at Blizz how to make the game better! You're one of our loudest microphones!
That is NOT a good thing that they listen to him at all
@@Zikkaryou are either dumb or trolling
Paladin was one of the Classes that actually had 2 options for hardcore Ubers but I'm still happy to see extra choices, don't nerf anything but making other play styles more viable is just fine.
I love how they've update the game thus far. Every change kept the spirit of the original yet gave us improvements.
@Black Angel Smiter and Hammerdin'
@Black Angel Channel keeps deleting my comment when I suggest websites so you gotta Google it; Smiter is very direct, smite, holy shield and Fanaticism maxing out Smite 1st. Min str and dex for gear, all other points health
I think the best way is to level as holy fire, then at lvl 35-40 whenever you can make an insight for merc you can respec into FoHdin and and handle animal type monsters fairly easily. I also recommend at least one point into Redemption.
It’s not the best way, it’s just the common way to from a starting point. I beat game without using the standard build and it was easier 🤷🏽♂️
@@kristopherleslie8343 easier for you maybe but that means nothing for others
@@Zikkar well aware of that
@@Zikkar actually take that back, if people think, learn and adapt then it’s not as “hard” as you may think it is.
Hello Mr. LlamaSC,
I find this build really interesting so I tried in a PTR today.
I think I found a good farming spot for around lvl20-25:
Arcane Sanctuary.
All the enemies are demons so no problem at all there, but the fastest is the way where there is no teleports and stairs and whatnot just lightning towers. That way is pretty straight forward, the mobs all in line and falling like dry leaves and if you are somewhat lucky, it is a dead end and there is a bunch of chests with goodies. Players 5 was the fastest for my taste but 8 also is doable without a problem. If somebody wants some levels or just do not have a good gear, that might be a sweet spot.
Keep up the good content, Peace :)
Can't wait to run this playthrough with one of the MANY EXTRA CHARACTER SLOTS they give us in 2.4.
Keep the lets play videos coming! Love them
MrLama has such a nice pronunciation that you can watch him on 1,5 speed and not even notice it.
I spend so much time watching you on youtube and love every minute
My favourite pvp build =)
I remember patch 1.12b when easly with (jmod budget) fohDin could make solo full party.
I was 14 years old when it was so gg so good memories,it was 18 years ago
The reason that Caine doesn't use the town portal when he's in his cage is because they appear a few feet away, not directly on top of you. If he opened the portal where he was, it'd appear outside the cage and he'd still be screwed. Now if he had telekinesis (to activate the portal from a distance) or teleport to get out of the cage, you could make an argument that this is a plot hole in D2, but as it stands it makes logical sense as to why he still needed rescuing even with a scroll in his pocket.
I've always felt the player gives the scroll of tp to Cain after the cage is lowered
@@locustlab That was what I thought when I first played many years ago. However, I tested it and he still TP's to town even if you don't have any.
Thanks for this video. This is my favorite content, please do this for all builds and classes
Paladin watching Necro use bone spear: hmmm..... interesting...imma try that 🤔
I don't wish for nerf to FoH, but if Blizzard devs decides to nerf FoH/Holy Bolt build, I hope they at least boost the heals from Holy Bolt & add heals to the bolts released from Fist of Heavens. It's been a dream to see at least a "B-tier" healer paladin for 22 years...👴👍
Then they would have to remove pierce from Holy Bolts... or at least add a dimishing return for every enemy passed (like 25-50% reduction of damage/healing each enemy/ally it passes)
I remember times when bolt only affected undead and had no penetration :d
For those wondering the difference between Paladin and Crusader, it’s their mission. Paladins are holy warriors who will fight all the forces of evil. Crusaders focus mostly on the forces of evil that rally against Zakarum.
Akkhan figured out that there was corruption at the heart of Zakarum and created the crusade to purify the faith. Under Akkhan's orders the way they did this was by travelling far and wide, looking for ways to purify Zakarum. Akkhan stayed behind to fight Mephisto and died, but by sending the crusaders away he ensured that unlike the paladins they wouldn't be corrupted along with everyone else in Travincal. They became a kind of "ark" that would survive the flood of evil that would destroy the rest of Zakarum. Eventually they returned, some years after Mephisto was destroyed, and are more or less the last remaining branch of the religion. The mission of the crusade has therefore become to restore the religion by purging evil from the world and spreading awareness of the power of the Light.
wtf a crusader
@@tixchickend2 or d3/d3 immoral
Healer pally with holybolt and prayer was meme back in the days
i swear you find boss groups 300% more often than i do, i feel like im running everywhere and never finding them
I love this Specc!
Can't Wait to play it ;D
Btw. I really do hope you will do a 2.4 Summon Druid Soon ;D
Literally Everyone: *Plays Sorcerer like normal people*
Llama : Whats up guys welcome to today's video. For todays video we're going to heal and do damage at the same time. Paladin? Nope. We're playing the Harmacist. Slightly different than your Pharmacist.
This build looks super fun for casual playthrough. Can't wait for patch 2.4 to go live!
do we know the date of 2.4 going live ? is it in few weeks or
@@deiddra2145 Word from one of the community managers is that they are aiming for the end of this month.
@@TheGreektrojan it can't come soon enough, still disappointed that runewords aren't available till after end of ladder on single player, not much of a bnet player.
@@Oopsy75254 ewwww they did such a good thing giving everything to SP, now they went back and made ladder only bs again? Blizz seems to love going 1 step forward, 2 steps back.
@@Oopsy75254 Singleplayer also has access to mods, to enable the ladder-only runewords we only need to modify a single txt file. Really wish they would just enable ladder-only runewords for SP themselves, saves the hassle for those who are comfortable editing txt files and eliminates confusion from those who aren't in-the-know.
Thanks for the reminder past me! I’ll like to remind you that they need to ring the bell so they stay up to date with the latest videos!
Hi, this is a message from future you. Don't eat shrimp at your wedding! You get sick and it ruins the honeymoon.
@@osmium6832 lol I’ll take it you mean my second wedding. That’s a shame to find out this one doesn’t work out.
@@KaldonWK Oh crap, wrong me! Disregard my advice.
Dude this is what Iv been wanting to see. good job.
You can get around the Aura hotkey issue by using a controller on PC. On PC I use controller in game, and then when I go to town and manage inventory I use the mouse. It's pretty seamless transitioning. I highly recommend controller for Paladin so you never have to turn your Aura off to use other skills.
Super nice videos 👍!!! Pls more let's play together and playthroughs
As for mercenary -> wondering if running FoH + frenzy barb merc + fanatism aura on yourself would be a good idea for endgame build... ;)
You can highlight text by holding down shift and arrows keys, then just ctrl+c and ctrl+v to make players posting easier since its not persisting.
That looks like a paladin that would be fun to play on controller. I actually found that I prefer casters on controller as you don't have to switch between spells but have them on different buttons. Means you can switch spells very fluidly (more fluidly than with hotkeys even) which might be very nice for the FoHadin around level 30 when the mana still hurts.
Try instant cast on keyboard and mouse. Honestly how I prefer to play the game anymore.
Respec at 2:52:00
A crusader is a kind of paladin. Not all paladins are crusaders.
Just like squares are rectangles but rectangles are not squares. One is a sub-set of the other
Edit: this was mentioned later in the video
Says who? A non magic using fighter can certainly be a crusader. In most genres that's the case. Diablo 2 has no crusaders.
20:59 "we can go ahead and whack these dudes" random comments like this is what makes it more fun to watch these
Little late to this, but Cheescake is a tart, its not a pie since its not covered with crust, and its not topped with fruit. Its also not a cake for obvious reasons.
Is it just me or is anyone else pissed off with the fact the paladin/crusader isn't in D4? My all time favorite class and Mr. Llama always plays it so well!
Paladin later added in expansion
I am enjoying this character immensely. Thoughts on a controller with the PC? I have tried it and found the advantage of having multiple skills available with the aura to be huge. I have found it a bit buggy though, as it sometimes doesn't pick stuff up or interact properly with doors/chests, etc. with the 'A' button and can be frustrating.
I like playing with the controller when I can, I think the interfere is really good for the most part...except for things like inventory management and moving stuff around, that part MUCH better with 🎹 & 🐀
"I've never done this before but I'm gonna make it a guided playthrough, ...FOH pally.". -Confident speedrunner
Thanks to this video, I just learned cheesecake is neither cake nor pie. It's more of a custardy tart??? 🤯
“Give yourself the clap” Llama 2022… I don’t think we are playing the same game.
1:52:22 A percentage chance, diminishing with the level of the Rune, would solve the problem of Rune Shrines being OP.
Also they would have an extra dimension compared to Gem Shrines: do you want to get an almost certain levelup for a lowish rune, or a chance of a fail on a higher one?
Make fire shrines have a 1% chance of rune based off difficulty level and have it continue blowing up in your face otherwise
Wear all the fire resis and fire absorb items = profit offline
@@thatotherdan9984 The best bad ideas are bad
It would be amazing if you kill cowking, next time they would be undead. and if you use some additional thing for opening the portal they would be demons :D
A "novaring" is quite fitting for a paladin since most pally's take an oath of celibacy 😄
Think it's worth keeping a scepter if it has holy bolt/holy fire rather than switching? Probably too expensive to buy that early but might be something to consider later
early on, especialy on complately new character (like after ladder reset) it's always worth to put 2 chipped topaz into helm for early MF.... these 18% can realy stack a lot... (my holy bolt/Foh paladin got like 100+ mf on lvl 22... but i've got ptopaz and flawless topaz from HF so that itselft gave 40+ mf)
most casters build wont mind running double ptopaz helm (or a jewelers helm with 4 p.topaz) through normal and nigthmare... hell i sprobably when you might consider getting a proper helm with some + skills /usefull stats on it...
Paladin got buffed so hard with this -- amazing.
Feels like he’s going really fast, like he’s got ‘faster run/walk’ already.
Super great video
@MrLlamaSC if you do have two weapons with same aura equip on barb merc, do you get aura's stack?
Yes. HoJ+Dragon+Dragon is level 44 Holy Fire as an example in something like A3 Merc.
Cheesecake is a tart. Not a pie (lacks pastry ontop), Not a cake (doesnt have any cake).
I was wondering if Holy bolt would pierce thru healing and damaging, that Duriel fight was pretty good lol
Imagine if barb’s ward can get something like + life/+as/+res/ amp damage
Plz do a Fire druid next for a guided playthrough. It will be interesting to see fire all the way to Hell
I think for this character in Normal I'd put a few points in might or concentration rather than holy fire in order to make Emilio stronger and then I'd just keep healing him to deal with the animals
Sure if you've got a decent weapon or your wasting your time really since holyfires able to clear norm/nm no problems pre 2.4.
Edit: llama in retrospect would you run holy fire or hammers through normal? seems like you really hamstrung the run when you swapped to FOH at 30 b/c of the mana cost, and you wont be able to cow for your quick Spirit base(s).
Glad to see you do this run, I'm interested in how you tackle the animal mobs. The changes to FOH in 2.4 are actually exciting enough to me to finally break me of my obligatory Sorc start for D2R season 1. Though I will probably run holy fire into hammers as the Vigor synergy is so good when clearing the game solo.
Going holy fire into hammer is still the best way to level but I found this wasn't too bad at all and still decently fun! New way to play for sure. Once I had one spirit I never really worried again
@@MrLlamaSC I'm pretty surprised just how effective it is at clearing the game with just a couple point dip in Holy Fire to start. Makes me a little torn about burning the respecs early. Looking forward to seeing how you spec into hell and beyond for this character.
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Holy bolt and FoH should work on all mobs... at least 50% or something against non demon/undead.
@MrllamasSC Id be really huge to wacth you playing while you recycle as many stuff as you can with the cube to get good equipment not only from the NPC drops.
So used to not saving Cain he uses ID scrolls in town lol You can get Hotspurs and level 21 in normal on high enough player count. I do that during cow season lol That's where I find most of my hotspurs.
Holy shit that bolt is good early. Though curious why not get one into hammer at 18 to replace auto attack?
Could you hotkey potions and the like and quick cast them?
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This entire experience was very painful to watch lol. Thank you for testing for us
It's honestly not bad. Damaging undead and demon is not worse than damaging with a single element. Immunity to a specific element might even be more common than non-demon-nor-undead.
@@bohanxu6125nothing is immune on normal difficulty is probably the most noticable issue
I ran holy bolt and it’s really good, up until the point where it literally does 0 damage for entire sections 😅
It does keep your Boi alive so he can tank your immunes. On controller I have holy bolt set to right trigger and when I press the a button I seem to cast holy bolt at my mercenary.
I needed this
might respec my hammerdin into this when patch comes out. i dont enjoy the hammer cast animation and the fact u have to be in melee. This looks like a lot of fun clearing demons with holy power from a distance, also its visually appealing
I think you cant be using non ladder chars when ladder starts , you will start from scratch
@@faycal799 No. Ladder is a separate game mode. Offline and online characters will still be playable. If you chose to play on ladder, *then* you start from scratch.
enchant + explosive bolts + fire mastery could make a fun crossbow sorc......
Would it be better to level blessed hammer before maxing holy bolt since it gives 50% bonus dmg to holy bolt?
I honestly wish they would just commit and let the holy bolts damage everything... at this stage limiting a single subset of monsters out seems daunting more than anything. There's still magic immunes so it's not like it would be broken to let every type of mob be damaged by the bolts.
I think it's good where it is with only hurting demons and undead. There's a theme to it that gives it a niche and I think that makes it interesting and more fun.
Lol. "There's still magic immunes." *laughs in super OP Hammerdin*
I like the demons and undead thing. Makes it interesting and Pally really doesn't need two chars that own the whole game besides Ancient Ones.
Plus 3 holy fire and plus 3 holy bolt scepter the way to go
ahahahahaha glad im not the only one to name him misterfister
Doing trav runs is probably better than farming the temple for this build, I think.
Is putting steel in a scimitar a good idea for this guy? I know if I'm doing a lot of Melee with the holy fire it's a good idea, if you have the runes at least. - Yes, thanks MrLLama.
Stony Tomb runs are gonna be NUTS
Someone knowns when 2.4 will go live?
Soon...
Ich their schedule is somewhat right in should be about 3 to 4 weeks ich no other big rework is comin
Hi llama, I did the maths and you maximize Holy bolt dmg by keeping HB always 2 levels above the sum of its synergies. So if HB is level 10, blessed hammer should be level 8.
Is blessed hammer a hidden synergy?
I noticed this today as I was playing but the buzzards are classified as undead.
so just out of curiosity with the countess p1 thing, is the added drops from her at p1 outweigh what the champions in the area could drop at a higher player count?
He only uses p1 on the last floor and there's usually just one champion pack there, if any. P1 is specifically to keep her from drawing fewer runes from her treasure list and if you're farming countess it's the runes that you really care about. She's the only repeatable source of near-guaranteed runes in the game. You can farm elsewhere for experience and items. Short answer: yes.
Also the countess is so special you can change the player count after you spawn her so you can kill everything else at higher player count and still get her p1 drop
Quck question, would you recommend a pure FOH paladin over a Smiter/FOH hybrid?
Is there any statement about the first ladder start?
so holy bolt or fister would be good for hell countess right? lightning dmg and holy bolt will dmg everything
Pretty sure all the mobs in the entire tower are demons/undead so should be able to clear the tower with the holy bolt spray on FoH alone. The Countess is fire and cold immune so unless she rolls lightning enchanted the light from FoH will hit her for full damage too.
Do ED stats on equipment boost holy bolt damage? Is there any way to boost besides synergies?
No and no
Cake has flour in it and pies do not, pies are fillings. so the answer to Is Cheese Cake a pie answer would be yes.
Was this changed since the video or can I still use as a leveling guide ?
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MrLlama what channel do you chill in on d2r?
I gave my barb merc a Spirt and it did work as a double
Do they have the Frenzy Merc on ladder ?
wish they just made the skills do dmg to all types
I miss the old spider models with the weird bulbous dangling abdomens. They looked weird and unnatural. The D2R spiders look so generic.
how far would you suggest going with conviction
47:39 Emilio is there, with the skill he wants, still doesn't get him.
I wonder if the no heal from FoH is a bug
not watched fully yet, and I wonder, could one level holy bolt & holy fire, and just zeal down the non-undead/demons?
can you clear the game decently with a solid endgame foh build without the need to respec?
holy bolt can pierce start from 2.4? or its alr been able to pierce for awhile? i rmb last time holy bolt is very bad skill as it oni dmg undead and hit 1 target.. or heal ally
Yeah, 2.4 adds ability to pierce and damage to demons. It used to only be damage to undead.