Yeah between gaze and Glads you can reduce the hydra damage by around 8 per shot. considering how many fire bolts they are shooting… it really adds up.
In the video I linked that’s a 7 reduction.
It actually gets better results against Vipers bone spears, and he’s basically immune to Succubus types.
This is also a great merc set up for a young ww barb - no mana leech required, though armour doesn’t matter much. The ultimate transition for any build is eth Infinity, eth Andy’s w/ 40/15 and eth CoH.
Just not sold on that for A Foh/Hammer pally though. Don’t really need the merc for anything other than being a meditation bot ya know?
i’m going to make this my insight setup then, because hydras are the only annoyance. Is Um priority?
Yeah it needs the um to cap resists. The ias jewel is honestly optional. I’m not running one myself atm. Works with the great poleaxe though.
In 20+ years I’ve never made a Hammerdin.
Well I’m a FoH pally, hammers are for animals 
Way better usage of points that trying to go conviction and holy shock synergy.
The only pally I’ve ever made are Concentration/Cleanse and Fanta/Salvation supports for my barbs at the throne. The issue I have with the paladin is shift + left mouse button for attack. Auras should be able to be programmed to the left mouse button.
I made the prayer/cure/insight merc for my FoH pally. I love the merc as I never use pots when I run that merc. I also did it for a ‘theme’ as with FoH shooting Holy Bolts through everything, the merc healing the party I’m kinda the one keeping everyone alive. Merc alone in that situation is clearing curses healing the party and keeping mana topped off.
This is of course on-line play. I once had a barb that actually realized I was the whole reason he survived the fight. I lined up behind him while we were fighting Dury, as I HB’s Dury I was healing him. Nice to get appreciated once in a while.
Well since 2.3 we’ve been able to quickbind without using left mouse. Tele for me is middle mouse, and Foh is M4. Holy Bolt on E, Hammers on w. Aura swaps are s,d, mouse wheel up/mouse down.
https://imgur.com/a/DXtVGm0
Hell there is a screenshot of binds.
Good to know. I use mouse wheel up to activate Battle Cry, mouse wheel down to activate Whirlwind, m4 for either Leap Attack or Teleport and m5 to switch between walk and run.
Honestly one of the few D2R changes I’ve liked. I hated Pally before D2R 2.3. Honestly the only saving grace of the 2.3 onwards patches imho.
The only change I like is the one to barbarian’s Throw Mastery, that was brilliant.
TBF I kinda wanna try that one out myself. Just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Currently determined to solo TZ grind this pally to 99 lol. About 11% off of 98 with it.
I liked it when clvl 97 and 98 were 99% of all leveling required to get to 99. I also likeed it when Tomb Vipers where dangerous. Now my meta barb clears Nilh in 20 seconds instead of 30 seconds.
Yeah Mana burn/Viper changes, and Block lock removal were by far the worst changes. Game got sooo much easier with just those 3.
I agree. For kicks and giggles I recommend a ww IK barb equipped with all the sunder charms and Infinity on might merc.
I had been seriously debating a dual Phoenix Fire Claw druid just for the giggles. Don’t have the Jah for the weapon atm though.
All the changes they could have made I’d be most happy if they made it so Druid could tel in a wearform.
I was thinking of using Hustle for the FRW lol.
Something in the general ballpark of https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/iy0206bu
Would have to play around with ias some more, work on charms ect, but could be a fun change of pace.