Paladin Builds

Fist Of The Heavens Paladin

This build of Fist of The Heavens utilizes three pieces of the Trang-Oul set to provide you with the Firewall skill. Even though we will be using the Conviction aura to lower enemies resistance you will not be doing damage very fast, this however gives you the ability to deal with Lightning immunes. Xtimus also provides an option for those who do not like the firewall gameplay method.

Paladin Gear List
Weapon: 5 Socket Scepter Hand of Blessed Light Spirit	Start off with a Spirit Sword and continue to acquire Hand of the Blessed Light. The endgame for the build is a 5 Socket Scepter that has +3 To Conviction and +3 To Fist of the Heavens and socket it with 5 Lightning jewels.
Shield: Herald of Zakarum Spirit	Splendor is a nice shield to start off with, Spirit is also a great option. The endgame item is Herald of Zakarum socketed with a lightning jewel.
Armor: Skin of the Vipermagi Ormus' Robes Stealth Enigma	Start off with the Stealth runeword. The next item tier is Skin of The Vipermagi, work towards an Ormus Robe socketed with a Lightning jewel as an endgame item. If you want teleport you can of course go for an Enigma
Helm: Peasant Crown Trang-Oul's Guise Harlequin Crest Griffon's Eye Lore	Peasant Crown and Lore are great budget options. For the endgame helm you go for either Trang-Oul if you want to go the Firewall route, or Shako. The final option if Griffon's Eye which is quite expensive to trade for.
Gloves: Trang-Oul's Claws Magefist	The Firewall build requires Trang-Oul, other options are Magefist
Belt: Immortal King's Detail Trang-Oul's Girth Arachnid Mesh	Trang for Firewall Build or Arachnid Mesh as an alternative. Immortal King belt is also an option and provides a lot of resistance
Boots: War Traveler
Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope	You can also use a crafted amulet with +2 To Paladin Skill and +10% Faster Cast Rate but they are very expensive. For a budget option, any amulet with +3 To combat Skills is good.
Ring: The Stone of Jordan
Ring: The Stone of Jordan
Weapon Switch: Call to Arms	If you are not using Enigma, Naj's provides you with Teleport and is great for carrying around as a third weapon
Offhand Switch: Spirit	Socket into any shield with low strength requirement
Grand Charm:	+1 To Combat Skills and + To Life or Mana.
Small Charm:	Fill in with whatever stats your are missing
Small Charm: Annihilus
Large Charm: Hellfire Torch

Act2 Mercenary with Holy Freeze Aura
Helm: Nightwing's Veil	Socketed with Cold Jewel for extra damage with Rift runeword
Weapon: Rift Insight	Rift combined with Conviction on your Paladin, this deals a lot of damage.
Armor: Skin of the Flayed One	Socketed with Cold Jewel for extra damage with Rift runeword

Stat Point Distribution
Strength	some	Enough to use gloves.
Dexterity	some	enough to get 75% Chance to block (Cast Holy Shield and Battle Command before adding attributes)
Vitality	rest	Spend the rest of your stat points here
Energy	0

Skill Point Distribution
	20	Fist of The Heavens	Main Skill of the build
	11	Conviction	Enough to get -150 Resistance
	20	Holy Shock	For Synergy Points
	20	Holy Bolt	For Synergy Points
	1	Defiance	Aura Swap for more Defense
	10+	Holy Shield	Extra points to Holy Shield
	1	Sanctuary	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Holy Freeze	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Holy Fire	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Thorns	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Might	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Smite	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Charge	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Blessed Hammer	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Sacrifice	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Zeal	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Vengeance	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Conversion	Prerequisite Skill

Hammer Paladin

Author: Fextralife

One of the most played and powerful builds in Diablo II. With very high damage and not many Magic immunes the Hammerdin can defeat most monsters with ease. Not only does he have a high damage output but it is also easy to achieve maximum block rate. When you get the Enigma armor remember to use walk and not run as this decreases your block chance to 1/3 of your max block

Paladin Gear List
Weapon: Heart of the Oak
Shield: Herald of Zakarum Spirit	Two good options here to choose from.
Armor: Enigma
Helm: Harlequin Crest Crown of Ages	Insert a perfect Topaz into the Topaz for some extra Magic Find. The other option is Crown of Ages with two Ber Runes which can greatly increase survivability.
Gloves: Magefist
Belt: Arachnid Mesh
Boots: Hotspur War Traveler Sandstorm Trek	Hotspur is great for Chaos Sanctuary. The War Travelers is for maximizing Magic Find and lastly the Sandstorm Treks which increases survivability outide of Chaos Sanctuary.
Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope	You can also use a crafted amulet with +2 To Paladin Skill and +10% Faster Cast Rate but they are very expensive.
Ring: The Stone of Jordan
Ring: Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band
Weapon Switch: Call to Arms	Crystal Sword or Flail
Offhand Switch: Spirit	Socket into any shield with low strength requirement
Grand Charm:	+1 To Combat Skills and + To Life or Mana.
Small Charm:	Fill in with whatever stats your are missing
Small Charm: Annihilus
Large Charm: Hellfire Torch

Act2 Mercenary with Holy Freeze Aura
Helm: Andariel's Visage
Weapon: Insight
Armor: Fortitude

Stat Point Distribution
Strength	some	Enough to equip gear.
Dexterity	some	Enough to get Maximum Block Rate with Holy Shield
Vitality	rest	Spend the rest of your stat points here
Energy	0

Skill Point Distribution
	20	Blessed Hammer	Main Skill of the build
	11	Holy Shield
	20	Vigor	Provides damage synergy to Blessed hammer but is also excellent for extra mobility
	20	Blessed Aim
	20	Concentration	The main Aura skill
	1	Smite	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Charge	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Holy Bolt	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Prayer	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Defiance	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Cleansing	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Might	Prerequisite Skill

Smite Paladin

Author: MrLlamaSC

The best boss killing build in the game, weak against Physically immune none of the bosses are. When leveling this charater you can consider playing another build to make for a quicker experience and then swapping to the Smite build when you are done.

Paladin Gear List
Weapon: Grief Last Wish	Last Wish is a great option, you lose some damage but get a Might Aura and a chance for Fade and Life Tap
Shield: Herald of Zakarum Exile	Exile is the more preferred option but is more expensive
Armor: Chains of Honor
Helm: Guillaume's Face Kira's Guardian	Kira is a great option when running ubers, bringing your resistance up to max.
Gloves: Dracul's Grasp
Belt: Verdungo's Hearty Cord Thundergod's Vigor	Thundergods are a great option for running Ubers
Boots: Gore Rider
Amulet: Highlord's Wrath Mara's Kaleidoscope
Ring: Raven Frost
Ring: Dwarf Star
Weapon Switch: Call to Arms	Crystal Sword or Flail
Offhand Switch: Spirit
Grand Charm:	+1 To Combat Skills and + To Life or Mana.
Small Charm:	Life, Mana, Hit Recovery Charms
Small Charm: Annihilus
Large Charm: Hellfire Torch

Act2 Mercenary with Holy Freeze or Might Aura
Helm: Andariel's Visage
Weapon: Insight Stealth Breath of the Dying	If you dont have any mana issues you can go for Pride or Breath of The Dying
Armor: Fortitude

Stat Point Distribution
Strength	some	Enough to equip gear.
Dexterity	some	Enough to get Maximum Block Rate with Holy Shield
Vitality	rest	Spend the rest of your stat points here
Energy	0

Skill Point Distribution
	20	Smite	Main Skill of the build
	20	Holy Shield
	20	Fanaticism
	20	Resist Lightning	Situational Aura also gives + to Lightning Resist for every 2 points
	10+	Resist Lightning	Rest of the points, Situational Aura. Also gives + to Fire Resist for every 2 points
	1	Vigor	Situational Aura
	1	Redemption	Situational Aura
	1	Salvation	Situational Aura
	1	Charge	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Holy Bolt	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Blessed Hammer
	1	Might	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Concentration	The main Aura skill
	1	Prayer	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Defiance	Prerequisite Skill
	1	Cleansing	Prerequisite Skill