Cool and helpful video! I would add one pro tip: if you really have mega budget and don't cap out lightning res AFTER meph's conviction, just use Salvation aura instead of fanatism to fight him. You will be a bit slower, but since he is in fact really squishy, the fight might be like only 5 seconds longer and that can help avoid the oneshots! cheers
You can approach from left side. Enter Portal, walk around the village. On left side is a dead cow. Drag from there meph and you can easyl get baal singled out there as well, so never have to deal with 2. That lifetap wand can have up to lvl 5 life tap and can be shopped in a5. just have look at malah when you baal run until you find 11. this helps alot in budget to have more duration on that curse.
One strategy i came up with for a weapon is shaeled wizardspike. Great way for a fast weapon and easy way to make up for resists. And never needing to repair as its indestructible is a nice bonus. Pair that w any decent paly shield, and you have maxed resists. The rest of gear can be crushing blow/open wounds, etc
I would have one row of mana potions in the belt. Once Über Baal's minions close in, they will manaleech you and while rejuvs simply fill up the bulbs, a mana poition is like super-fast mana replenishment which will help you a bit longer. I wouldn't use super mana potions because they regenerate mana too fast and once the mana bulb is full, it will stop replenishing. Rhyme is also an excellent shield, as long as you don't have a Herald of Zakarum yet and in particular, if you don't have Ravenfrost. As soon as you have Grief, I would respec the paladin into a fana-zealot with just one point in smite because the smite damage bonus doesn't work on Grief's +damage while zeal will help a lot versus the mnions around the übers and also versus everything else, like those where the keys are.
Antidote potions temporarily add poison resistance. Give it a try whenever you see poison nova's going off! Same with thawing potions if cold is getting ya.
Trapping him in the house next to portal makes him some what easier. Kind of like Uber XP days. But to each there own. The D2 King approves this video.
Pro tip, when adding enough dex to reach max block, make sure you are buffed with CTA and cast holy shield afterwards BEFORE you add in the dex. Other wise you will waste some stat points
interesting video Phil. This will help me get offline torches (heck, I very recently found my first offline GFace, 2 TGods, and Goblin Toe while farming Hell Andy/Meph)
Bro talking about putting all the dex for maxblock and also defiance synergy for holy shield, then continues to do the entire Uber trist without holy shield 🤣
This gear is still a bit better than what I had to use for my very first Uber run a few weeks ago :D No g-face, only 2 socket pally shield, no life tap (had to chug a ton of full rejuvs) I did die a lot in Tristram, because exactly, Mephisto's undead clumped up right at the portal, so I just kept dying as soon as I stepped in. I was about to give up when I finally lured a few of them a little away, and the next time I was able to get my corpse.
Something I've never seen any video mention is that when you have more than one player in Uber Tristram, the last player in the portal gets targeted by the minion spawns. I like to bring a bone spear necro that will enter last and he can bone prison spam the mage skele while I am smiting the bosses. Necro can be totally naked and get the job done. Have a barb player BO you and leave the game is also nice.
Worst part for any beginners out there, don’t take ages while kiting bosses out from their spawn, as once there are to many adds, their damage really stacks up, especially for budget builds. I learnt it the hard way 🥺
The only problem with the Paladin is that he has no all weather build, most of his skills are 'when active" and not passive or on timers, so if you want to use salvation or defiance you'll have to give up fanaticism losing tons of attack speed and damage but if you also don't have to go with a budget Smiter use Zeal and you'll still kill Tristam Ubers, only faster, just carry some extra lightening resistance charms for Mephisto.
I love the Heavens Light weapon for this, just like you have it with 2 shael runes. Under appreciated item IMHO. Thanks for another great video Sweet Phil!
Phil! I have been on single player and I'm ready to farm my first Ubers, except I've never found a GFace, what would be a good alternative? I've farmed 100s of Andy/Meph with no luck
Couple of options for mega budget helms. I like darksight helm (unique bassinet) for cannot be frozen, dim vision when struck, and cloak of shadows charges (great for the adds) Also, you can make a ground for the extra lighting resist/absorb. Mephisto’s lightning attacks are no joke.
Kiras Guardian is a good option. 70% all res and cannot be frozen. Socket with an Ort and your at 100% Light Res. You can craft crushing blow gloves and open wound belts that can help out. You could socket heavens light with an um rune as well for OW.
I watched this video when it came out but forgot to like and comment. You showed how it was possible to do ubers with budget gear that anybody can get.
What about FHR? Here's what happened to me I built my first Uber Smiter when I found a pair of perfect Drac. He's top-geared besides Sanctuary instead of Exile (which I don't wanna bother making). One point in Zeal, I run everything smoothly, I don't have Enigma because I like slaying mobs on my way to collect the organs. A few days ago, I found a +1 combat and I replaced a +12% FHR with it. Worst mistake ever. I went down from 62 to 50 and I thought no biggie. Once in Tristram I swapped Nosfe with Thundergods and went to lure Mephisto. I am used to being surrounded by Pitlords and Dark Lords, so I always carry a BoneBreak and it has never been a problem sweeping the first ones before taking Meph far enough, but this time with 50 FHR I got creamed.
tyvm for the video Phil. i try ubers for the first time in the end of the season but i fail because i didnt know about life tap. i will try this time. tyvm again and gl for rune farming.
Hilarious bro, "metric asston".....got me ROFL! Question for ya man......how important is it to have the sockets shield (either gemmed or spirit) be an elite level? Got my grief, got my draculs, but the elite pally shields with res have eluded me!
12:07 wait doesn't poison negate monsters' health regen automatically? Like just get a random charm with any poison dmg and you're good to go? On the other hand I haven't played D2 in years so I don't know if it's been fixed/changed
Pro tip from me: Max out conviction instead of defiance and add some extra IAS. Kill meph with the conv aura and you will override his conv as yours will be higher level. With this trick you will have max res against meph. Switch back to fanaticism for the other bosses.
I like to use an ias calculator so that you know what the highest breakpoint you can reach against uber duriel's holy freeze. Also against lilth i would def use string of ears for the pdr%.
I have one perfect paladin torch,i remember that day,was a rainy day 2 years ago,i have no hope in find something good useful,like ten times i was in uber tristram but i never go back,paladin is the best character
Its far more beneficial to run mana pots in the 4 slot, if you get mana burned it keeps filling your mana instead of leaving you completely empty and wasting juvies for mana
@@John_Conner_ you could also make them with 3 mana pots + 3 life pots + regular gem. Also, I think Llama found an exploit where you could use barb's Find Potion on Maggot Youngs which gives you almost unlimited rejuvies.
Deadly strike doesn't work on smite, Highlord's only use for a smiter is if you can't get the next breakpoint in attack speed. Getting Defiance for synergy to get 10k def isn't helpful at all since ubers level are 110 on 14k-16k AR. You have great ideas but a little more research would make this video more educational
It's infuriating how easy this looks even with budget gear. My level 89 fully kitted smiter dies all the time to Ubers. I can probably swap a few items out for better results but mephisto makes me his bitch every time.
Cool and helpful video! I would add one pro tip: if you really have mega budget and don't cap out lightning res AFTER meph's conviction, just use Salvation aura instead of fanatism to fight him. You will be a bit slower, but since he is in fact really squishy, the fight might be like only 5 seconds longer and that can help avoid the oneshots! cheers
What about killing order? Meph first then?
@@KingoftheJiangl Yes, always Meph first. I isolate him the same way Phil did in his video.
You can also craft a blood mesh belt for a source of open wounds (5-10%), it's fairly cheap to do.
You can approach from left side. Enter Portal, walk around the village. On left side is a dead cow. Drag from there meph and you can easyl get baal singled out there as well, so never have to deal with 2.
That lifetap wand can have up to lvl 5 life tap and can be shopped in a5. just have look at malah when you baal run until you find 11. this helps alot in budget to have more duration on that curse.
One strategy i came up with for a weapon is shaeled wizardspike. Great way for a fast weapon and easy way to make up for resists. And never needing to repair as its indestructible is a nice bonus.
Pair that w any decent paly shield, and you have maxed resists. The rest of gear can be crushing blow/open wounds, etc
I would have one row of mana potions in the belt. Once Über Baal's minions close in, they will manaleech you and while rejuvs simply fill up the bulbs, a mana poition is like super-fast mana replenishment which will help you a bit longer. I wouldn't use super mana potions because they regenerate mana too fast and once the mana bulb is full, it will stop replenishing.
Rhyme is also an excellent shield, as long as you don't have a Herald of Zakarum yet and in particular, if you don't have Ravenfrost.
As soon as you have Grief, I would respec the paladin into a fana-zealot with just one point in smite because the smite damage bonus doesn't work on Grief's +damage while zeal will help a lot versus the mnions around the übers and also versus everything else, like those where the keys are.
Antidote potions temporarily add poison resistance. Give it a try whenever you see poison nova's going off! Same with thawing potions if cold is getting ya.
yes, and additionally swapping to venom ward is great for lilith with the 90% poison resist. I dont think anyone even picks that armor up :)
Yes, they even stack, so 30 seconds each, chug a bunch and you have extra safety going in to those nasty fights.
Death, Taxes, Phil forgetting to check players count.
Trapping him in the house next to portal makes him some what easier. Kind of like Uber XP days. But to each there own. The D2 King approves this video.
Pro tip, when adding enough dex to reach max block, make sure you are buffed with CTA and cast holy shield afterwards BEFORE you add in the dex. Other wise you will waste some stat points
interesting video Phil. This will help me get offline torches (heck, I very recently found my first offline GFace, 2 TGods, and Goblin Toe while farming Hell Andy/Meph)
Bro talking about putting all the dex for maxblock and also defiance synergy for holy shield, then continues to do the entire Uber trist without holy shield 🤣
This gear is still a bit better than what I had to use for my very first Uber run a few weeks ago :D No g-face, only 2 socket pally shield, no life tap (had to chug a ton of full rejuvs)
I did die a lot in Tristram, because exactly, Mephisto's undead clumped up right at the portal, so I just kept dying as soon as I stepped in. I was about to give up when I finally lured a few of them a little away, and the next time I was able to get my corpse.
Something I've never seen any video mention is that when you have more than one player in Uber Tristram, the last player in the portal gets targeted by the minion spawns. I like to bring a bone spear necro that will enter last and he can bone prison spam the mage skele while I am smiting the bosses. Necro can be totally naked and get the job done. Have a barb player BO you and leave the game is also nice.
Worst part for any beginners out there, don’t take ages while kiting bosses out from their spawn, as once there are to many adds, their damage really stacks up, especially for budget builds. I learnt it the hard way 🥺
ty :3c
I would say Dracs is more valuable than Highlords. Swapping wands is a pita and dangerous.
The only problem with the Paladin is that he has no all weather build, most of his skills are 'when active" and not passive or on timers, so if you want to use salvation or defiance you'll have to give up fanaticism losing tons of attack speed and damage but if you also don't have to go with a budget Smiter use Zeal and you'll still kill Tristam Ubers, only faster, just carry some extra lightening resistance charms for Mephisto.
7:24 deadly strike dont work with smite.
That's what i thought. I think not seeking DS allows even more budget friendly gear.
Im about to make my first single player smiter this helped alot 😁
I love the Heavens Light weapon for this, just like you have it with 2 shael runes. Under appreciated item IMHO. Thanks for another great video Sweet Phil!
Phil! I have been on single player and I'm ready to farm my first Ubers, except I've never found a GFace, what would be a good alternative? I've farmed 100s of Andy/Meph with no luck
Couple of options for mega budget helms. I like darksight helm (unique bassinet) for cannot be frozen, dim vision when struck, and cloak of shadows charges (great for the adds)
Also, you can make a ground for the extra lighting resist/absorb. Mephisto’s lightning attacks are no joke.
Kiras Guardian is a good option. 70% all res and cannot be frozen. Socket with an Ort and your at 100% Light Res. You can craft crushing blow gloves and open wound belts that can help out. You could socket heavens light with an um rune as well for OW.
Great video Phil!
If you could make one for each class ... "Mega Budget Uber (insert class)" would be awesome!
I watched this video when it came out but forgot to like and comment. You showed how it was possible to do ubers with budget gear that anybody can get.
What about FHR?
Here's what happened to me
I built my first Uber Smiter when I found a pair of perfect Drac. He's top-geared besides Sanctuary instead of Exile (which I don't wanna bother making). One point in Zeal, I run everything smoothly, I don't have Enigma because I like slaying mobs on my way to collect the organs.
A few days ago, I found a +1 combat and I replaced a +12% FHR with it. Worst mistake ever. I went down from 62 to 50 and I thought no biggie. Once in Tristram I swapped Nosfe with Thundergods and went to lure Mephisto. I am used to being surrounded by Pitlords and Dark Lords, so I always carry a BoneBreak and it has never been a problem sweeping the first ones before taking Meph far enough, but this time with 50 FHR I got creamed.
tyvm for the video Phil. i try ubers for the first time in the end of the season but i fail because i didnt know about life tap. i will try this time. tyvm again and gl for rune farming.
15:18 just keep salvation for Meph, its a bit slower but way safer.
Great idea, I will try that
Very good video guide for budget Paladin farming.
Really GG.
Nothing else to add, just do it )
Hilarious bro, "metric asston".....got me ROFL! Question for ya man......how important is it to have the sockets shield (either gemmed or spirit) be an elite level? Got my grief, got my draculs, but the elite pally shields with res have eluded me!
Solid content as always!
12:07 wait doesn't poison negate monsters' health regen automatically? Like just get a random charm with any poison dmg and you're good to go? On the other hand I haven't played D2 in years so I don't know if it's been fixed/changed
Poison doesnt trigger with smite though
What a Legend! P3 UBERS. show off lol. thanks for the video. going to put it to work
After a maxed Fanta and I believe 33 ias on grief you are max frames so you don’t need all the extra ias on gloves highlords armor etc fyi
Pro tip from me: Max out conviction instead of defiance and add some extra IAS. Kill meph with the conv aura and you will override his conv as yours will be higher level. With this trick you will have max res against meph. Switch back to fanaticism for the other bosses.
A question, when you want to farm all 3 Ubers you will always have to farm the keys right? It's not that portals stay open for you when you relog?
Yes
you still did it on P3 though which is wild, and without a CTA! great video and info.
Now your comments getting sweaty.. at the same time everyone should like n sub to this guy who puts his time n tears into all this
I like to use an ias calculator so that you know what the highest breakpoint you can reach against uber duriel's holy freeze. Also against lilth i would def use string of ears for the pdr%.
I have one perfect paladin torch,i remember that day,was a rainy day 2 years ago,i have no hope in find something good useful,like ten times i was in uber tristram but i never go back,paladin is the best character
Its far more beneficial to run mana pots in the 4 slot, if you get mana burned it keeps filling your mana instead of leaving you completely empty and wasting juvies for mana
Ya could for sure. I just use full juvs so I don't need to think which potion slot I need to use for life or mana.
@SweetPhil hahaha fair point, I just find it easier to keep mana up I'm far to lazy to farm all those beautiful purple pots
@@John_Conner_ you could also make them with 3 mana pots + 3 life pots + regular gem. Also, I think Llama found an exploit where you could use barb's Find Potion on Maggot Youngs which gives you almost unlimited rejuvies.
The highest all resist the game allows is 95 percent, correct?
does the damage to demons from gloves work with smite?
I'm 80% sure it does not. Nothing works on smite, such as leech or +damage, except crushing blow and open wounds.
Deadly strike doesn't work on smite, Highlord's only use for a smiter is if you can't get the next breakpoint in attack speed. Getting Defiance for synergy to get 10k def isn't helpful at all since ubers level are 110 on 14k-16k AR. You have great ideas but a little more research would make this video more educational
I was wondering if anyone was going to notice about ds
Nobody's perfect get over it make your own channel
@@DarrellChillrelax, they are pointing out misinformation on a guide video...
This comment is more toxic than helpful
My man is toxic for telling the truth 😅
1 point smite, and bump up holy bolt so you can take care of the adds while farming the organs is the way ii always budget a smiter
Also, I am sure you just misspoke. Deadly strike doesn't work with smite. Love ya my guy you got it
Still have not found a Gface😑
dont forget to use ur holy shield! phil forgot to use it on his fight versus the big Ubers :P
The best way to do this is to gather 4-5 people, to farm the Keys and then farm yourself Torches. Otherwise, you will have problems with Nichaltak :P
Using a higher leveled conviction aura than Meph cancels his out. No need to go so crazy with resists.
Make sure your holy shield is on Phil :D
0:54 its import on paladin only because he is the only one that doesn't need to have like 250+ points in dex to get max block.
Sounds like someone's a little jealous 😅
looking at you face so serious is kinda fun
How did you know I’m about to go for torches with a budget smiter?
It's infuriating how easy this looks even with budget gear. My level 89 fully kitted smiter dies all the time to Ubers. I can probably swap a few items out for better results but mephisto makes me his bitch every time.
I have read somewhere that open wounds doesnt work with smite.
OW works, DS doesnt
You forgot to recast holy shield before the Ubers :P
Not the most relaxing D2 moments
I dont believe smite is effected by deadly strike is it?
You are right. Deadly strike doesn't work for smite. If I said it did i was incorrect.
I am trying this i played on cobsole for 3 years now and still not done ubers 😅
Wow lol I was running torches 2nd day d2r was out
@@John_Conner_ i play single player and lost 2 lots of saves due to my ssd fooking up :(
hc players be like: soooo i will die when i do this
Made the same mistake with player count. Almost gave up (plugy back in the day)
Didn't you need an Amazon torch??
Great video but I never heard anyone using enigma for a Uber smiters, pvp sure not for ubers, I use chains of honor or fortitude
Upped guardian angel is nice too
Erm, deadly strike doesn't work with smiters 😅
Ut without holyshild? 😃
nobody using the potion resistance T.T
LMAO no holy shield in ubers
All that and then didn’t use holy shield 😅
Hi
One pointS
"As you can see I already have holy shield activated " said phil online never lmao
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i never get both of those amulet before 🥲 any other option?
Crafted safety amulet for higher block chance. Allows you to put quite a bit less dex for max block, and more points into vitality.