Now that you're level 13, this is where this build REALLY starts to shine. Level 13: 1 point into Holy Fire and your last saved point into Zeal Level 12: 1 point into Holy Fire and 1 of your saved point into Zeal Level 11: 1 point into Holy Fire (2 unspent) Level 10: 1 point into Holy Fire (2 unspent) Level 9: 1 point into Holy Fire (2 unspent) Level 8: 1 point into Holy Fire (2 unspent) Level 7: 1 point into Holy Fire (2 unspent) Level 6: 1 point into Holy Fire (2 unspent)

The Scepter is hands-down the highest DPS weapon in Act 1 and all you need is 350-700 gold. When you start, the first goal is to gather enough gold to buy a Scepter from Akara asap. The amount of Fire Damage seems low, but when you put enough focus on attack speed, the DPS outshines what looks like lackluster damage. After you get just 3 points into it, you can rely on it entirely for your damage and focus on just using the fastest attack weapon possible. This poses a problem, because no one wants their characters progress stunted because they're having too much trouble finding a good weapon. This means that the overall effectiveness in PvM is heavily dependent on the damage of their weapon.

So hacking away monsters 1 by 1 can be both inefficient and ineffective. So, why Holy Fire? Well, the low level paladins main weakness is that it only has single-target skills to work with. That's why I'm calling it a kickstart build. What's this have to do with a Holy Fire Zealer? Just because you're making a Hammerdin, doesn't mean you have to start out as one to get to the ideal level to respec. They may not have the ideal amount of Magic Find, but they don't have to deal with immunes and aren't squishy like the Sorceress. They're the jack of all trades and master of rushing once you get Enigma. Why? Well, I'm going to be honest, I think the Hammerdin is overall the best character to start out with. This is also an extremely good way to make a fast bumper as well. Okay, so I basically start every pally this way lol. Every time I make a new paladin and there's no immediate grush/chant+Ravenclaw to expect, or I'm playing paladin on single player, or it's a fresh new ladder, I use this build to kickstart.

Diablo 2 when to respec hammerdin