Okay - a decent guide, very viable, but I really think that you could've added some easy to obtain options for the [chest] armor, as well as weapons. Instead of Duress as your armor, you should definitely try to invest in a Guardian Angel (Unique Templar Coat), as it gives +15% to maxium resistances for EVERY resistance, giving you a potential baseline of 90% all resists - without needing anything - and it also gives you a faster block rate and can have an Um rune added into it for the same bonus of 15% to all resistances. This is an absolute game changer - as you can have a maximum of 95% now using Resist Lightning/Fire/Cold Aura hard points. I generally put 4 points into each of the 3, giving me 92% maximum all resistances (Though keep in mind that maxing out defiance for the Holy Shield synergy gives a HUGE defense boost, and may be way more worth it to max that and forego any single resistance aura. I personally use 1 point in salvation, and proc fade from my treachary armor just standing in the fire that's always near the River of Flame Waypoint.). For the belt, you're better off with verdungo's Hearty cord (Mithirl Belt), though String of Ears, and Tgods can definitely be used. You can also use just about any belt, but the verdungo's is IMO best in slot for smiters. It offers up to 40 vitality, and 10-15% Damage reduction, among other smaller but still nice bonuses. Lastly, for the weapon... (and shield): You could honestly just use a spirit shield (Assuming it's Elite tier, such as Zakarum Shield/Sacred Targe/Vortex Shield, or at the very least exceptional quality), but my hands-down choice is an Upgraded HoZ (Herald of Zakarum). It does take 142 STR to equip, but you can always reset your stats via den quests after farming your first torch (assuming that you plan on keeping it, so the worse the torch you keep, the better in this case. I personally do NOT use a paladin torch on my smiter, they're generally worth quite a bit, as well as the fact that it doesn't really help all that much, especially compared to the stats and resistances it'll give you. My favorite and preferred Weapon of choice is the "Heaven's Light (Mighty Scepter)" - the most important roll on these are the roll on whether it'll get 1 or 2 sockets, but also has a +1-3 paladin skill range, Crushing blow, and open wounds if I recall correctly. Inserting 2 Shael runes makes it one of the fastest unique-type weapon in the game, with a base value of "Very fast attack speed" (Sorry, don't remember off the top of my head what the +/- score of the weapon is, which can be found ion the Areeat summit webpage), and a whopping 60% increased attack speed! Also, another thing to keep in mind is using 1x Raven Frost rings, if available, for not only the Cold Absorb (Mephisto's blizzard really hurts, btw), but "Cannot be Frozen", and the welcomed +40 to mana that it also provides. Of course, these are merely my suggestions based off my build that I've used for close to a decade, and I'm NOT trying to say or imply that your guide is "wrong" or anything. It's very well written and explains the intricacies of the smiter extremely well, better than I could ever hope to articulate, lol. These are just my opinions (and further options) expanding upon what you've already covered. I also exclusively play Hardcore, so that may be why I tend to stick strictly to my own variant of the smiter listed above, in case that makes any difference or if anyone was wondering. I have NEVER died with this build to date - except for once, in an full game, accidentally entered trist without getting BO first (in a public game, so of course they brought all 3 ubers to the entry portal, which used to cause severe lag alone back in d2 LoD when they had a ton of summoned minions, lmao.) If any of this info helped out, I'd appreciate it if you guys gave this comment a thunbs uo, so others may see it as well. I'll include a TL;DR if I see it getting a few likes - sorry for the light novel I ended up writing, haha.
Absolutely brilliant content, consistency, timestamps, clear concise discussion. Just phenomenal! (not just as a D2 tuber, in general dude really well done!)
Did my first ever Uber run with help from this video/build. Have played for years on vanilla SP and this was the coolest thing I’ve done in D2. Got a 13/16 Sorc Torch, and I’m beyond thrilled. Thanks so much for your help in getting it done!
D2 was my first comp game, got it as a present for my 13th bday. I still play to this day. And talking about bodies, mines put on 100lbs cuz of this fuckin game. Love it
As a Gamer of some 44 years and a D2 Veteran (10000 Hours back in the day) I think you have the best D2 Channel on UA-cam. Very concise and pleasant delivery. Many thanks from AUSTRALIA :)
Nothing like D2 haha I fear I put that many hours in it back in the day aswell....I'm just concerned finding the Tal Rasha Armour and Ammy again may take that many hours alone lol...goddamn those Pindleskin and The Pit runs in the hope it drops. Be surprised if someone has full Tal in the first week....let alone an Enigma...I do hope they add some more content eventually for D2 Ressurected. Path Of Exile was the closest to a modernized D2 I have ever played..Grim Dawn is alright aswell...perhaps I can add ya when D2 Ressurected comes out??
@@james_tiberius_kirk73 Well if ya add me seeing as the people I used to play with was during school and don't really have contact with I will give you any Trang gear or summoner stuff if ya lik that I find?? I know Trangs is pretty medicore but for a start lol?
All works great but I have some alternative options if somebody is interested: 1) I would rather suggest any elite shield with 4x perf diamond (or even 2x diamond 2x Topaz, coz light res matter mostly for Meph's conv). Smither does not need additional block as he will have max with Holy Shield anyway. 2) Dracul's hands are not that hard to drop from Meph. 3) Most common cheap rings for Smith are: Carrion Wind (for Lilith psn) and Raven Frost (to be not frozen by Duriel). 4) Goblin Toe > Gore Riders, because of more CB 5) Smither has option of 3 amulets generally: Mara, Highlords and Cats Eye. It is easy to find HL and CE. 6) If you droped Lum instead of Um, don't worry, you can still make great armor. Smoke has 50 @res and 20 FHR + giving extra ED (Runeword Nef+Lum) Good job, thank you!
My favorite smiter ever was a 1 point smiter, max zeal. I noticed very little difference between max smite and 1 hard point. Zeal made it so much better to clear out mobs until you got to bosses. It helps proc life tap quicker so you don't get wiped while smiting
Hey, man. I assume you'll want to cover more basic info in the first weeks of vids but I'd love a video at some point about what are the best base items you'd want to pick up in Hell. Like, mage plates, monarchs, and whatever polearms are best for merc runewords. Also with regards to what's most efficient to cube when searching for a particular nr of sockets (like monarch insead of aegis). I have some basic ideas, but I'm sure I'm missing some stuff and I feel like I can't find a definitive guide on this. Thanks!
For runewords look out for *Monarch *Any good Elite Pala Shield (especially Ethereals as they are perf for exile) *Cryptic Axe and Colossal Voulge *Phase Blade *Berserker Axe *Archon Plate and Dusk Shroud But Dbrunski could make a way cooler list including what to look for in Rares and Magic items such as claws, rings, Amus, Circlets etc :D Maybe even a gamble guide for beginners including a Gold Barb build
instead of venom gloves use 20% ias gloves, you already have 105% CB without them... your current build is missing 10% ias to hit second fastest smite BP
Dear DBrunski, could you also explain the level-up process, as in what skills and gears to use in the beginning, when to redistribute skill points, etc. That would be very helpful for someone who hasn't played D2 in years, thank you!
Would you suggest farming keys first on a fresh sorc in singleplayer and make the smiter as second character as a priority? Or should you just farm runes/gear first before trying to get torches/anni?
I had the exact same question cause I was wondering what the best build is and if paladin is viable. Even though sorc can teleport I think it’s gonna be extremely difficult to handle nihlathak on a budget with that corpse explo and vipers
@@fazepozz3553 get a natures peace ring and use it while farming nihl. fairly cheap ring to get early on and will save you from that annoying corpse explosions.
A pure smiter probably the worst char for pvm, or grinding any content. So it would be alot slower to farm both gear and keys. A hybrid smite/zealer would prolly be better option if u wanna do both in 1 char at ladder reset. But obviously it be much quicker, and easier to farm gear and keys with either a light sorc(since countess is immun to fire and cold) or another caster with enigma in early game..
I was just wondering if D2R is going to allow a torch being placed in the shared stash on single player, because yeah I thought making a smiter early would be great for getting those torches for all classes on single player, but if they can't be placed in the stash then making that smiter might not be so useful.
They should allow us to have 1 torch in personal and 1 torch in shared; same for anni. But even if not, you can open portal in private game. Game will be continue to exist after 5 mins or so. Afterward, you can bring your other char to pick up the extra torch. I bought & have 2 account/pc, so stash won't be a problem. My real concern is that they don't make us to actually sell a soj to spawn DClone. My second account will be useful to spawn DClone & trade too.
I'm quite certain there won't be a limit to how many torchs/Annis you can have in your shared stash. I'm not 100% certain but they built the shared stash with the same code as plugy. So it should work the same. We won't know for sure until launch but I'm 99% sure.
@@stoobydoobydoo well if they used the code from Plugy they changed it, because in the D2R beta you couldn’t put the cube in the shared stash, only the personal stash
i was wondering what level you tested this on, lvl 95, just so people know, he run is going to be allot better than yours, due to him being that level, meaning that the % chance enemys will hit him is allot lower, as a general rule of thumb, level 80+ you will start getting hit allot let, i think, maybe its level 75 for pali/barb.. theres a whole lot to do with + / - negative chance to hit with all the classes, for example, a level 90 sorc with the same ar/def as a level 90 barb will have a lower chance to hit the barb, than the barb has to hit the sorc, its the same for monsters.. so please have that in mind when trying this, if you do die, even with the same hp/def, its likely due to your level :)
@@MrGreen-sw1ly I like it. I was tossing up between hammerdin and blizz sorc but decided on bliz sorc so as to not double up on paladins. most likely my 4th char will be hammerdin
@@Phyx1u5 I've been watching a lot of youtube video to enhance my knowledge. I've played since the original Diablo. Tired of D3 but I have to be mindful of disconnect and lags. My paladin will be holy fire then respect to hammer eventually. Sorc is a good class but I am afraid of lags/dc. I only play HC so it makes paladin ideal as starter. Trust that I will eventually play every class but barb will be last.
That’s probably because crushing blow is %damage based on the current health of the monster you are hitting so the first hit will do much much higher damage than the second one.
I’m assuming the most “optimal” early season setup is to go Blizzard Sorc, farm Meph and then build a smiter as your second character? Edit: or perhaps a Sin as first MFer for a fun initial play through since the devs confirmed today that they fixed the monster bug with traps
That's how it's been for quite some time. Teleport is too powerful. So if you wanna go for speed yeah, but you can play any way you want. That's also assuming you play solo. Still need barb in a party.
pure smiter is considered a bosskiller, and really not a good first char to either farm gear or keys. A sorc is the logic starter cause of free teleport.. Tho have in mind countess is immun to fire and cold resist, so unless u break it by using infinity, blizz sorc would not be a effective keyfarmer. Better go lightning.
@@gogetthegimp my sorc uses static on her , spam telekinesis for knockback on a wall and let merc easy kill her so you can farm her with metorb sorc too
What do you think about using light sabre as a replacement for tgods w/ string of ears vs. Uber mephy? Then heavenly light with SoE for everything else?
To handle uber mephisto salvation aura is not the only option. You can also use your own conviction aura. If its high enough level it will overwrite uber mephistos convition aura. It needs to be level 21 or higher for that purpose. Salvation aura is probably the better option skill point wise, but i think it's important to know about that possiblity.
I love budget builds. Ty for shearing. Why not rattlecage vs Duress ? Is it harder to get or is it bad for the monster to flee ? It does have 10 more CB and a 1 OS than duress. But no FHR, no OW and no res. Also I think a few roles at craft cloves is cheaper than venom grip. Off topic. Can crossbows benefit if I wear CB gear ?
Ok so I have my single player skitter set I think. I have Grief, GFace, Duress, HoZ, Highlords, TGods and String of Ears, Dracs, Raven Frost, and Dwarf Star. This should be good enough to walk right through the minis and real Uber right?
You also need a build to farm keys otherwise you're going to pay a premium for them. People used to run lightning sorc back in the day, but Nihlathak was always a pain with that build, so some people ran their pitzerkers instead.
Fleshripper Unique Fanged Knife is a great weapon to use for Ubers as well. No knockback, and you can put a Shael in it to make it faster, or anything you want really. Also, I put lots of points in Zeal and use it on trash mobs to AoE them down quicker than smite.
@@unicyclepeon A few places it can drop because of its 76 item level. On Hell difficulty: Tower level 2, Hephasto, and pretty much anywhere after that, but I did read on the wiki that there is a high chance for Act 5 just about anywhere to drop including bosses and Baal. Personally, I'm just going to trade for one in D2R unless you are talking solo, then best of luck my friend! :+) I like fleshripper because it is so under the radar of good items you can get it cheap and save the runes you would use on grief.
I've been playing D2 LoD the last month. I've found multiple HRs but no GFace despite doing many hell meph runs/chaos sanctuary. A crafted open wounds belt also would be better to use as a budget example and you can also craft gloves with crushing blow and IAS. It's unlikely that everyone is going to find a tgods/string in their first two weeks. I didn't even make a smiter and did ubers with a hammerdin using smite/concentration and this type of gear.
Doesn't smite knockback just by the skill? Leveling up a smiter now and smaller enemies keeps getting knocked away from me. Maybe the weapon knockback is worse? Also does a level 4 Life tap work as good?
Max holy shield and 50 plus crushing blow is all you need. May as well be a hammers like me. When you get to lvl 91 you have max hammers and can do tristam with three piece swap.
hey DBrunski, would you recommend using this build for farming travincal too or should i make a "hork" barb strictly for that? happy hunting in D2R -- Super excited for the launch this coming week.
The only thing I don't have ready to use this build is a flail base and a 3os Wyrmehide armor. Will the defense from the armor base have a large impact on how survivable this build is?
I'm new to D2 and would like to learn more about base items used in runewords. Do you have a video just explaining the basics of what finding a "good" base actually means? Thanks for the guides by the way.
is it possible to build a hammerdin with full hammerdin spec, 1 point into fanaticism, 1 point into smite, some points into holy shield(will max it at the end, but probably gonna have around 10 point at lv 90), to do uber tristram? Those are just naked points, hopefully to have some +skill items and charm.
Hey could you mention the official club option for looking for group on consoles? It's basically like a game lobby where you can name your own game or say what you're looking for or have to trade and can form groups from there. I feel if more people know about it consoles might not be dead on launch. Thanks.
@@hawklaughing1839 if you're on xbox go to the game hit start (not a) go to official club then go to multiplayer and it has what's essentially the console version of game lobbies
You should release a video about the scams for the new people or the people returning to D2. Ive played d2 since I was 10 and would consider myself very knowledgeable but I got scammed today with the oldest truck in the book (item switch and yes I’m ashamed lol) but thought it’d be nice if there was a video telling people how to avoid that. Love your videos! Been following you for years!
Great guide! I am thinking of starting blizz sorc just to MF for fun. Probably later down the road, I'll build some characters to do Uber runs! Thanks again for the great videos!
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Want buget make a Passive Bowazon still have the save from original diablo 2 if you want to see I can send it to you. Also very OP
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Okay - a decent guide, very viable, but I really think that you could've added some easy to obtain options for the [chest] armor, as well as weapons. Instead of Duress as your armor, you should definitely try to invest in a Guardian Angel (Unique Templar Coat), as it gives +15% to maxium resistances for EVERY resistance, giving you a potential baseline of 90% all resists - without needing anything - and it also gives you a faster block rate and can have an Um rune added into it for the same bonus of 15% to all resistances. This is an absolute game changer - as you can have a maximum of 95% now using Resist Lightning/Fire/Cold Aura hard points. I generally put 4 points into each of the 3, giving me 92% maximum all resistances (Though keep in mind that maxing out defiance for the Holy Shield synergy gives a HUGE defense boost, and may be way more worth it to max that and forego any single resistance aura. I personally use 1 point in salvation, and proc fade from my treachary armor just standing in the fire that's always near the River of Flame Waypoint.).
For the belt, you're better off with verdungo's Hearty cord (Mithirl Belt), though String of Ears, and Tgods can definitely be used. You can also use just about any belt, but the verdungo's is IMO best in slot for smiters. It offers up to 40 vitality, and 10-15% Damage reduction, among other smaller but still nice bonuses.
Lastly, for the weapon... (and shield): You could honestly just use a spirit shield (Assuming it's Elite tier, such as Zakarum Shield/Sacred Targe/Vortex Shield, or at the very least exceptional quality), but my hands-down choice is an Upgraded HoZ (Herald of Zakarum). It does take 142 STR to equip, but you can always reset your stats via den quests after farming your first torch (assuming that you plan on keeping it, so the worse the torch you keep, the better in this case. I personally do NOT use a paladin torch on my smiter, they're generally worth quite a bit, as well as the fact that it doesn't really help all that much, especially compared to the stats and resistances it'll give you. My favorite and preferred Weapon of choice is the "Heaven's Light (Mighty Scepter)" - the most important roll on these are the roll on whether it'll get 1 or 2 sockets, but also has a +1-3 paladin skill range, Crushing blow, and open wounds if I recall correctly. Inserting 2 Shael runes makes it one of the fastest unique-type weapon in the game, with a base value of "Very fast attack speed" (Sorry, don't remember off the top of my head what the +/- score of the weapon is, which can be found ion the Areeat summit webpage), and a whopping 60% increased attack speed!
Also, another thing to keep in mind is using 1x Raven Frost rings, if available, for not only the Cold Absorb (Mephisto's blizzard really hurts, btw), but "Cannot be Frozen", and the welcomed +40 to mana that it also provides. Of course, these are merely my suggestions based off my build that I've used for close to a decade, and I'm NOT trying to say or imply that your guide is "wrong" or anything. It's very well written and explains the intricacies of the smiter extremely well, better than I could ever hope to articulate, lol. These are just my opinions (and further options) expanding upon what you've already covered. I also exclusively play Hardcore, so that may be why I tend to stick strictly to my own variant of the smiter listed above, in case that makes any difference or if anyone was wondering. I have NEVER died with this build to date - except for once, in an full game, accidentally entered trist without getting BO first (in a public game, so of course they brought all 3 ubers to the entry portal, which used to cause severe lag alone back in d2 LoD when they had a ton of summoned minions, lmao.)
If any of this info helped out, I'd appreciate it if you guys gave this comment a thunbs uo, so others may see it as well. I'll include a TL;DR if I see it getting a few likes - sorry for the light novel I ended up writing, haha.
This is not an ultra esy gear. I like Dbrunski build better as I don't like investing time into poly.
Absolutely brilliant content, consistency, timestamps, clear concise discussion. Just phenomenal! (not just as a D2 tuber, in general dude really well done!)
Absolutely agree. I was terrified at the idea of playing with other people, considering how ninja everyone is in multiplayer games.
Did my first ever Uber run with help from this video/build. Have played for years on vanilla SP and this was the coolest thing I’ve done in D2. Got a 13/16 Sorc Torch, and I’m beyond thrilled. Thanks so much for your help in getting it done!
Gonna be doing the same thing shortly, just got my smiter leveled, wish me luck!
@@liambarr796 how’d you go ?
My body is ready the game that got me into gaming. Let's go.
D2 was my first comp game, got it as a present for my 13th bday. I still play to this day. And talking about bodies, mines put on 100lbs cuz of this fuckin game. Love it
Let's jump in!
D2 was my first massive time sink video game. Many hours there.
same bruh respect
You and me both brotha I’m so psyched
Only game I've ever pre-order. That's how excited I am...
I haven't pre-ordered yet but I'm so excited too. Not even classic BC WoW made me this excited (and I've def played close to or more WoW than d2)
I played the Beta so it's the only game that was worth preordering in my opinion
@@rottenapple_ beta was good got a druid and paladin to the end of act 2.
we are all on the same boat here.
1st and only game I've ever pre-ordered as well. Definitely ready!
As a Gamer of some 44 years and a D2 Veteran (10000 Hours back in the day) I think you have the best D2 Channel on UA-cam. Very concise and pleasant delivery. Many thanks from AUSTRALIA :)
Nothing like D2 haha I fear I put that many hours in it back in the day aswell....I'm just concerned finding the Tal Rasha Armour and Ammy again may take that many hours alone lol...goddamn those Pindleskin and The Pit runs in the hope it drops.
Be surprised if someone has full Tal in the first week....let alone an Enigma...I do hope they add some more content eventually for D2 Ressurected.
Path Of Exile was the closest to a modernized D2 I have ever played..Grim Dawn is alright aswell...perhaps I can add ya when D2 Ressurected comes out??
And I always always! Go blizz sorc to start or a skele summoner Necro...what are you going for your first char??
@@captaincrum1 Skeleton Summoner Necro I'd say :D
@@james_tiberius_kirk73 Well if ya add me seeing as the people I used to play with was during school and don't really have contact with I will give you any Trang gear or summoner stuff if ya lik that I find??
I know Trangs is pretty medicore but for a start lol?
@@captaincrum1 Its easy to get full tal set in 1 week, you just got to have some FORUM GOLD
Loving the budget builds man. Way cooler than the end game builds I'll never have. Keep it coming.
All works great but I have some alternative options if somebody is interested:
1) I would rather suggest any elite shield with 4x perf diamond (or even 2x diamond 2x Topaz, coz light res matter mostly for Meph's conv). Smither does not need additional block as he will have max with Holy Shield anyway.
2) Dracul's hands are not that hard to drop from Meph.
3) Most common cheap rings for Smith are: Carrion Wind (for Lilith psn) and Raven Frost (to be not frozen by Duriel).
4) Goblin Toe > Gore Riders, because of more CB
5) Smither has option of 3 amulets generally: Mara, Highlords and Cats Eye. It is easy to find HL and CE.
6) If you droped Lum instead of Um, don't worry, you can still make great armor. Smoke has 50 @res and 20 FHR + giving extra ED (Runeword Nef+Lum)
Good job, thank you!
the titles are clickbait but the content is SO GOOD so I forgive you
man i cannot WAIT to jump back into D2. I need a godly bone nec, cs AND faith zon, and a god smiter
My favorite smiter ever was a 1 point smiter, max zeal. I noticed very little difference between max smite and 1 hard point. Zeal made it so much better to clear out mobs until you got to bosses. It helps proc life tap quicker so you don't get wiped while smiting
My fav is a zeal/hammer/smiter , because I like to switch around what I am using. It only weakness is I don't use enigma.
Zeal actually works great. I agree
I stumbled across you, getting refreshed for resurrected. Great guides
Besster D2 Kanel den es gibt, verfolge dich seit Jahren.Danke für deine Mühen ,habe schon viel von dir gelernt.
Heaven's Light with Shaels is a good and cheap alternative to Black if Knockback is an issue, I always preffered it.
heaven's light is amazing
This! Why does no one talk about or use this weapon? I used it on my bnet smiter when I wasn't dueling back in the day.
@@mb824 because its harder to find than a black rw
Got a drop the other day on d2r, plan on using it for smiter that im lvling now.
Just a few more days I’m ready to play d2r since I preordered 🤙🏻
Does preorder get early access?
@@CorsThe no I was just jacked to buy it before release honestly
1 week lol super hyped lol i preorder just because it was d2 lol with updated graphics finally one of the best games ever gets its graphical update
Hey, man. I assume you'll want to cover more basic info in the first weeks of vids but I'd love a video at some point about what are the best base items you'd want to pick up in Hell. Like, mage plates, monarchs, and whatever polearms are best for merc runewords. Also with regards to what's most efficient to cube when searching for a particular nr of sockets (like monarch insead of aegis). I have some basic ideas, but I'm sure I'm missing some stuff and I feel like I can't find a definitive guide on this. Thanks!
For runewords look out for
*Monarch
*Any good Elite Pala Shield (especially Ethereals as they are perf for exile)
*Cryptic Axe and Colossal Voulge
*Phase Blade
*Berserker Axe
*Archon Plate and Dusk Shroud
But Dbrunski could make a way cooler list including what to look for in Rares and Magic items such as claws, rings, Amus, Circlets etc :D
Maybe even a gamble guide for beginners including a Gold Barb build
This is exactly what I was looking for. Have a orb/firewall sorc but wanted a boss killing paladin haha. Thanks!
my 2 chars lol.
Why do you need the 5% cb from venom gloves if you already have 105 without it?
Solid content. I like it is succinct with enough detail, and is budget as indicated. The bookmarks really help take it the extra mile
instead of venom gloves use 20% ias gloves, you already have 105% CB without them... your current build is missing 10% ias to hit second fastest smite BP
If you can find them. He said items within 2-3 weeks of ladder.
@@ulriksbiceps390 You can buy 20ias from hell charsi
Sander’s is great. I crafted some pretty gnarly blood gloves with 20 ias as well.
Look at this community of legends
well bloodfist drops all the time
im not english speaker but i used to play d2 long time ago, and now im refreshing and getting a lot of new information about d2 thanks to your videos
You rock dude! You do a good job explaining and the tips for players like me who played since 2001, I still learn new things from you. Awesome job!
Yeah same bro. Greetings from Germany 😊✌🏻
Dear DBrunski, could you also explain the level-up process, as in what skills and gears to use in the beginning, when to redistribute skill points, etc. That would be very helpful for someone who hasn't played D2 in years, thank you!
It's usually best to level as any other paladin. Usually as zealer then switch at end game. Smite is a painfully slow leveler imo
Have someone rush you and just Baal xp farm until you puke
Daaamnn, this setup is better than my high end expensive setup 😄 It really shows how overpowered crushing blow is.
Your channel has blown tf up ever since resurrected got announced.
Would you suggest farming keys first on a fresh sorc in singleplayer and make the smiter as second character as a priority? Or should you just farm runes/gear first before trying to get torches/anni?
I had the exact same question cause I was wondering what the best build is and if paladin is viable. Even though sorc can teleport I think it’s gonna be extremely difficult to handle nihlathak on a budget with that corpse explo and vipers
@@fazepozz3553 get a natures peace ring and use it while farming nihl. fairly cheap ring to get early on and will save you from that annoying corpse explosions.
A pure smiter probably the worst char for pvm, or grinding any content. So it would be alot slower to farm both gear and keys. A hybrid smite/zealer would prolly be better option if u wanna do both in 1 char at ladder reset. But obviously it be much quicker, and easier to farm gear and keys with either a light sorc(since countess is immun to fire and cold) or another caster with enigma in early game..
I like the pure Fire sorc lots of super cheap runewords to buff her, and you can just have smite/zealer farm for T keys.
I was just wondering if D2R is going to allow a torch being placed in the shared stash on single player, because yeah I thought making a smiter early would be great for getting those torches for all classes on single player, but if they can't be placed in the stash then making that smiter might not be so useful.
They should allow us to have 1 torch in personal and 1 torch in shared; same for anni. But even if not, you can open portal in private game. Game will be continue to exist after 5 mins or so. Afterward, you can bring your other char to pick up the extra torch. I bought & have 2 account/pc, so stash won't be a problem. My real concern is that they don't make us to actually sell a soj to spawn DClone. My second account will be useful to spawn DClone & trade too.
@@MrGreen-sw1ly yea but not on console
I'm quite certain there won't be a limit to how many torchs/Annis you can have in your shared stash. I'm not 100% certain but they built the shared stash with the same code as plugy. So it should work the same. We won't know for sure until launch but I'm 99% sure.
@@stoobydoobydoo well if they used the code from Plugy they changed it, because in the D2R beta you couldn’t put the cube in the shared stash, only the personal stash
1 word. Mulechars
i was wondering what level you tested this on, lvl 95, just so people know, he run is going to be allot better than yours, due to him being that level, meaning that the % chance enemys will hit him is allot lower, as a general rule of thumb, level 80+ you will start getting hit allot let, i think, maybe its level 75 for pali/barb.. theres a whole lot to do with + / - negative chance to hit with all the classes, for example, a level 90 sorc with the same ar/def as a level 90 barb will have a lower chance to hit the barb, than the barb has to hit the sorc, its the same for monsters.. so please have that in mind when trying this, if you do die, even with the same hp/def, its likely due to your level :)
bro your guides are getting better and better, love the content!
can't wait for the launch.
my personal first 3 characters I plan to build in order:
1) mf bliz sorc
2) smiter
3) javzon
For me:
1 Hammerdin
2 Trapsin
3 Smiter
4 Blizz sorc
@@MrGreen-sw1ly I like it. I was tossing up between hammerdin and blizz sorc but decided on bliz sorc so as to not double up on paladins. most likely my 4th char will be hammerdin
@@Phyx1u5 I've been watching a lot of youtube video to enhance my knowledge. I've played since the original Diablo. Tired of D3 but I have to be mindful of disconnect and lags. My paladin will be holy fire then respect to hammer eventually. Sorc is a good class but I am afraid of lags/dc. I only play HC so it makes paladin ideal as starter. Trust that I will eventually play every class but barb will be last.
Thanks for this build! Currently leveling up paladin to finally do Ubers myself! Can’t wait :)
~10:35 When beginning the Baal fight, it looks like smite did more damage before Fanaticism turned on.
That’s probably because crushing blow is %damage based on the current health of the monster you are hitting so the first hit will do much much higher damage than the second one.
This is the second character I' will be building when D2R drops
Same, sorc will be my first, hbu?
@@sabasklahn6012 yep, bliz sorc
Sorc for noobs
@@Ehrle6969 well gotta move up somehow. I will be sorcing too sadly and then pally.
@@Ehrle6969 sorc is the most popular and easiest farmer to set up. I have over 8k hrs on sorc lol
Why do you have over 100%crushing blow?
You could use different gloves but the psn res is nice for lilith. Dracs isn't budget imo. So yea there is room to swap stuff around.
He’s helping out new players dude if you have an issue with the video he made make your own
I’m assuming the most “optimal” early season setup is to go Blizzard Sorc, farm Meph and then build a smiter as your second character?
Edit: or perhaps a Sin as first MFer for a fun initial play through since the devs confirmed today that they fixed the monster bug with traps
That's how it's been for quite some time. Teleport is too powerful. So if you wanna go for speed yeah, but you can play any way you want. That's also assuming you play solo. Still need barb in a party.
@@bliceone figured as much. Haven’t played bnet for a good 6-8 years, mostly just SP mods here and there
pure smiter is considered a bosskiller, and really not a good first char to either farm gear or keys. A sorc is the logic starter cause of free teleport.. Tho have in mind countess is immun to fire and cold resist, so unless u break it by using infinity, blizz sorc would not be a effective keyfarmer. Better go lightning.
@@gogetthegimp my sorc uses static on her , spam telekinesis for knockback on a wall and let merc easy kill her so you can farm her with metorb sorc too
@@gogetthegimp Or just get a mercenary 🤷♂️.
you should make a vid about early ladder farming strategies
Make a sorc. Farm.
@@unsubme2157 1) playing hc. 2) with no downtime whats the best farm now? Maybe a certain key? Pindle? Torches, organs...
What class/spec is good for key farming. My idea was blizz sorc to gear a hammedin to farm keys then make a smiter.
That's basically what I'm going to do, so you got it right I'd say. You can farm keys with sorc too, just not as tanky as hammerdin
Playing hardcore so not ballsy enough to take my sorc for keys lol
@@jigs4262 My HC summon necro could safely farm act 1 and 5 keys. Had to use a sorc for Act 2 though; summons don't do well in the Arcane Sanctuary.
just wondering. For the Black, do you have to use a flail? Does it have some essential attributes like a monarch shield?
I took off next Thursday and Friday from work. Never thought I would ever do that lol.
Really appreciate your videos, Dbrunski. It's almost time!
How long does fade last for you to proc it and then just swap armor?
What do you think about using light sabre as a replacement for tgods w/ string of ears vs. Uber mephy? Then heavenly light with SoE for everything else?
I'm assuming that you go hammers to later respec into smite, is this the case?
Do you get anything from Crushing blow above 100%?
litterally gonna be my first go to
To handle uber mephisto salvation aura is not the only option. You can also use your own conviction aura. If its high enough level it will overwrite uber mephistos convition aura. It needs to be level 21 or higher for that purpose. Salvation aura is probably the better option skill point wise, but i think it's important to know about that possiblity.
What's the best place to self find gFace? I have one I found somewhere but I put an IAS jewel in it already, instead of Um.
when/what do you use Defiance aura for??
I love budget builds. Ty for shearing. Why not rattlecage vs Duress ? Is it harder to get or is it bad for the monster to flee ? It does have 10 more CB and a 1 OS than duress. But no FHR, no OW and no res. Also I think a few roles at craft cloves is cheaper than venom grip.
Off topic. Can crossbows benefit if I wear CB gear ?
40cb from black, 35 from gc face, 15 from gores, 15 from duress, 5 from venomgrip. You sure you need 110%? Wouldn't some ias/res gloves be better?
my fav budget paladin weapon when i played was heavens light, it was cheap to trade for but offered so much at 2 sockets
That poster is so sick
Ok so I have my single player skitter set I think. I have Grief, GFace, Duress, HoZ, Highlords, TGods and String of Ears, Dracs, Raven Frost, and Dwarf Star. This should be good enough to walk right through the minis and real Uber right?
Will D2R have purchases?
Can I get an Enigma or HOTO for 5 bucks?
You also need a build to farm keys otherwise you're going to pay a premium for them. People used to run lightning sorc back in the day, but Nihlathak was always a pain with that build, so some people ran their pitzerkers instead.
Been enjoying the content alot thank you!
Fleshripper Unique Fanged Knife is a great weapon to use for Ubers as well. No knockback, and you can put a Shael in it to make it faster, or anything you want really. Also, I put lots of points in Zeal and use it on trash mobs to AoE them down quicker than smite.
I've never found a fleshripper, can hell meph drop it? Or is somewhere else required? Self found solo.
@@unicyclepeon A few places it can drop because of its 76 item level. On Hell difficulty: Tower level 2, Hephasto, and pretty much anywhere after that, but I did read on the wiki that there is a high chance for Act 5 just about anywhere to drop including bosses and Baal. Personally, I'm just going to trade for one in D2R unless you are talking solo, then best of luck my friend! :+) I like fleshripper because it is so under the radar of good items you can get it cheap and save the runes you would use on grief.
I've been playing D2 LoD the last month. I've found multiple HRs but no GFace despite doing many hell meph runs/chaos sanctuary. A crafted open wounds belt also would be better to use as a budget example and you can also craft gloves with crushing blow and IAS. It's unlikely that everyone is going to find a tgods/string in their first two weeks. I didn't even make a smiter and did ubers with a hammerdin using smite/concentration and this type of gear.
Doesn't smite knockback just by the skill? Leveling up a smiter now and smaller enemies keeps getting knocked away from me. Maybe the weapon knockback is worse?
Also does a level 4 Life tap work as good?
Does a Grief weapon with ignore target defense work to always hit against Ubers?
What is a crappy torch worth in bnet? Still like an ist rune or so?
What's the best build to start with? This one or a sorc to do MF runs and slowly build up items?
Sorc for sure
Can I also farm torches with Wind-Druid ?
Can I do this with a zealot build? Maxed Fantatism aura with one or maybe a little more points invested in Smite?
Hey, got any tips for classic hardcore? Thanks D! :)
Max holy shield and 50 plus crushing blow is all you need. May as well be a hammers like me. When you get to lvl 91 you have max hammers and can do tristam with three piece swap.
hey DBrunski, would you recommend using this build for farming travincal too or should i make a "hork" barb strictly for that?
happy hunting in D2R -- Super excited for the launch this coming week.
I think you'd be better with a goldfind hork barb. Especially how easy gambling gonna be
Thanks for the guide! Do you have an earlier body armour to get as you work to the Um for the Duress?
Can you fix something for me ?
In uber Tristram Baal Always dies at the moment he is in the screen and i don't know how to fix that ?
Love your vids!
Awesome video thanks Dbrunski!
where did you shop for the level 6 life tap wand?
What's a torch? And what does it do?
thanks for refresh and budget build!
The only thing I don't have ready to use this build is a flail base and a 3os Wyrmehide armor. Will the defense from the armor base have a large impact on how survivable this build is?
Also does it have to be a flail or could I use any 3os weapon?
I'm new to D2 and would like to learn more about base items used in runewords. Do you have a video just explaining the basics of what finding a "good" base actually means? Thanks for the guides by the way.
Just to add
Nice to usually have 1 full belt slots of 4x mana pots just for baal
In addition to 12x full pots
In diablo 2 lod 1,14 d i still have bug for paladin charge , it gets frozen until i change weapons but it still very bad . Is now good ??
I have a question i saw in a Mclama video the smite stunned aoe....how is this possible ? Maybe someoane know.ty
Thanks for the guide.
why mentioned black when its unplayable? love ur guides
which shield you have on slot 1 ?
Doesn’t smite already knock back?
does resist fire give maximum resist in d2r? i thought it was only on pd2
How did you get that much resistance??
is it possible to build a hammerdin with full hammerdin spec, 1 point into fanaticism, 1 point into smite, some points into holy shield(will max it at the end, but probably gonna have around 10 point at lv 90), to do uber tristram? Those are just naked points, hopefully to have some +skill items and charm.
@dbrunski125 can you make a video detailing the hybrid smiter and hammerdin build
Hey could you mention the official club option for looking for group on consoles? It's basically like a game lobby where you can name your own game or say what you're looking for or have to trade and can form groups from there. I feel if more people know about it consoles might not be dead on launch. Thanks.
Yo...what is this. I need it in my life.
@@hawklaughing1839 if you're on xbox go to the game hit start (not a) go to official club then go to multiplayer and it has what's essentially the console version of game lobbies
What
You should release a video about the scams for the new people or the people returning to D2. Ive played d2 since I was 10 and would consider myself very knowledgeable but I got scammed today with the oldest truck in the book (item switch and yes I’m ashamed lol) but thought it’d be nice if there was a video telling people how to avoid that. Love your videos! Been following you for years!
What the heck, I just tried an Uber budget smiter for the 1st time and also got a 12/13 Zon torch ... Right at the same time you made the video lol
Dbrunski125 if i can make sanctuary shield. Is it better option than rhyme or worse? Thank you
Wait, doesn't smite have inherent knockback?
Yea I worded that horrible I meant don't use black runeword for general playthrough. Cuz of knock back. Big brain fart on my end
The funny part is, I had more trouble on the day uber trist was added using a completely decked out zealer than a smiter worth 5 um runes lmao
I would go with LoH for the gloves.........really easy to find too as well. I find em ALL the time x'D !
3:10 Hold on.. I was sure that knockback from weapon is ignored when using Smite (you only get standard knockback from the skill itself)
Great guide! I am thinking of starting blizz sorc just to MF for fun. Probably later down the road, I'll build some characters to do Uber runs! Thanks again for the great videos!
When is ladder out?
im glad to see the hype around the best game in the world being reworked.
hey thanks 👍 nice video bud 😁
Where can I buy d2r items online?