You got me going now on thinking about all the sets that need a slight boost.
Arctic Gear:
A set for level 2, Arctic Gear really only suffers from the fact you can’t wear it at level 2 because the strength and dexterity requirements are too high.
1: Add -50% Requirements to Arctic Horn (the bow).
2: Add -50% Requirements to Arctic Mitts (the gloves).
3: Replace the +40% Cold Resistance on the Arctic Binding (the belt) with Cannot Be Frozen
4: Replace the Cannot Be Frozen on the set bonus with +40% Cold Resistance
Honestly only the first two changes are really needed. That would make it wearable by the Amazon at level 2, and the set should serve all the way to the end of Act 2. The other change, switching the Cannot Be Frozen and 40% Cold Resistance is more about making the 2-piece bonus of Horn and Binding more attractive to off meta builds like an Enchant Sorceress using a bow.
Berserker’s Arsenal:
Same problem, it’s a level 3 set that can’t be equipped at level 3.
1: Replace the +15 Defense on Berserker’s Headgear (the helm) with +10 Strength.
2: Add -50% Requirements to Berserker’s Hauberk (the body armor)
3: Replace Magic Damage Reduced by 2 on Berserker’s Hauberk with 100% Enhanced Defense
4: Replace 5% Mana Steal on Berserker’s Hatchet (the weapon) with 5% Life Steal
5: Replace Add 5-9 Poison Damage on set bonus with Add 5-9 Magic Damage
6: Replace +75 Defense on the set bonus with 5% Mana Steal
There, now a level 3 Barbarian can wear this set. Replacing the Poison Damage with Magic Damage is more thematic for a set called Berserker. Adding Life Steal to the weapon helps a little bit. Maybe this set can be worn until the end of Act 2, and after that maybe the helm and body armor partial set till late Normal.
Civerb’s Vestments:
Ah, another set that needs some staff mods. Though that isn’t all, the set seems confused, as the Amulet and Shield seem designed for a caster (Mana and Mana regenerate), while the weapon is actually decent for melee (large +max damage). The question of what staff mods to add now comes. At level 9 I guess it’s only 3 levels away from Zeal, which is the normal Paladin build for low levels. So we could be boring and fit it out for a Holy Fire Paladin (even though Angelic’s is a decent set for this already). However, the very large max damage actually fits rather well with Sacrifice, and the high base defense would support the Defiance aura. So I think this is a good pick for a set that can support an off meta Paladin build through Normal.
1: Add +3 to Sacrifice to Civerb’s Cudgel (the scepter).
2: Add +3 to Defiance to Civerb’s Cudgel.
3: Add +3 to Thorns to Civerb’s Cudgel.
4: Add a two piece partial set bonus to Civerb’s Cudgel of 10% life steal.
5: Add a three piece partial set bonus to Civerb’s Cudgel of 10% life steal.
6: Replace the 40% Mana Regeneration on Civerb’s Icon (the amulet) with +15 Strength
7: Replace the +15 Strength on the set bonus with 25% increased Attack Speed. (Moving the plus Strength to the amulet lets the Paladin wear the set without needing to invest strength. Increased Attack Speed is much more important to a melee paladin than Mana regen - especially since Sacrifice does not use Mana.)
8: Replace the 200% Damage to Undead on the set bonus with 200% Damage to Demons. (Gives the set more staying power outside of undead heavy areas and helps with Act bosses).
9: Add +15% Faster Block Rate to Civerb’s Ward (the shield).
10: Replace 15% Increased Chance of Blocking on Civerb’s Ward with 30% Increased Chance of Blocking
11: Replace the +22 to Mana partial set bonus on Civerb’s Ward with +44 to Life.
The shield was a bit lacking, so I buffed it. You can either play this defensively with Sacrifice and Defiance aura, or you can be more aggressive and use Thorns aura. Should last through Normal I think, though it’ll start to struggle towards the end.
Milabrega’s Regalia:
Let’s buff the next Paladin set then while Civerb’s is fresh in mind. Milabrega’s is level 17, and at level 18 is when Blessed Hammer, Concentration, Holy Freeze, and Vengeance all become available. The level is right for a set aimed at a Hammerdin, but honestly the set bonuses and color (a nice blue) all suggest this ought to be targeted at a Holy Freeze Paladin. Considering the set level, it should last through Normal and well into Nightmare, so it needs a lot more resistances, and some additional attack rating. Also, the body in this set is terrible and needs major work, while the Shield and Helm are bleh and need buffing as well.
1: Add +3 to Holy Freeze (Paladin Only) to Milabrega’s Rod (the scepter).
2: Add +3 to Vengeance (Paladin Only) to Milabrega’s Rod. (This gives some utility for dealing with Cold Immunes).
3: Add +3 to Vigor (Paladin Only) to Milabrega’s Rod.
4: Add two piece partial bonus to Milabrega’s Rod of +200 Attack Rating
5: Add three piece partial bonus to Milabrega’s Rod of 33% Increased Attack Speed.
6: Add -50% requirements to Milabrega’s Robe. (Needed to get it down to the requirements of the other items, and it is called a Robe after all.)
7: Add +5 Strength to Milabrega’s Robe.
8: Add +30% Faster Hit recovery to Milabrega’s Robe.
9: Replace Damage Reduced By 2 on Milabrega’s Robe with +30% Fire Resistance
10: Replace Attacker Takes Damage of 3 on Milabrega’s Robe with +30% Lightning Resistance.
11: Replace two piece partial set bonus of +100% Enhanced Defense on Milabrega’s Robe with +200% Enhanced Defense.
12: Add three piece partial set bonus to Milabrega’s Robe of 20% Increased Attack Speed
13: Add +50% Enhanced Defense to Milabrega’s Diadem (the helm).
14: Add +30% Cold Resistance to Milabrega’s Diadem.
15: Replace +15 Mana on Milabrega’s Diadem with -50% requirements (Calling it a Diadem sounds like it should take a lot less strength to wear).
16: Replace +15 Life on Milabrega’s Diadem with +10 Strength.
17: Replace the two piece partial set bonus of +40% Cold Resist on Milabrega’s Diadem with +200 Attack Rating
18: Add three piece partial set bonus to Milabrega’s Diadem of +20% Faster Hit Recovery
19: Add +30% All Resistances to Milabrega’s Orb (the shield). (This has to compete with Paladin Only Shields you realize).
20: Add 30% Faster Block Rate to Milabrega’s Orb.
21: Add +1 Paladin Offensive Auras to Milabrega’s Orb.
22: Replace two piece partial set bonus of 50% Enhanced Defense on Milabrega’s Orb with +100% Enhanced Defense.
There we go. It took a lot of work but now this set is worth wearing. It suits a Holy Freeze Paladin well into Nightmare.
EDIT: Removed the defense increase for Milabrega’s Robe, due to it being pointed out that if upgraded the set would have much too high defense. Also reduced added resistances to +30% to bring more in line with rares.