Diablo 2: Resurrected Paladin (Hammerdin) Guide - Best Builds (Build)

Want to know the best Paladin build in Diablo 2 Resurrected? Paladin is one of the seven resurrected classes in Diablo 2, a defensive class that can empower itself with auras. These auras can give resistance to enemy hits, improve their attacks, and even heal or buff allies or mercenaries in the group.

By the time you think about creating the best Paladin build, you will have some ideas about how the equipment works. The Paladin has the highest health and strength stats of any class, but you can upgrade him further by setting his attributes and skill points in a way that matches the gear you can put on him.

We'll break down everything you need to create the best Paladin build, from your skill points and stats to all the items you need. We'll also explain everything you need to know about why this rig is so great for the Paladin class, and explore more advanced details like ether gear and rune gear to create runic words.

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About Paladins

Paladins are the embodiment of faith, holiness and battle hardening in one warrior. Specially trained in the Zakarum Church, these warriors were called upon to protect the monks on their wanderings to distant lands. However, it so happened that their valor and exploits inspired people more than the words of preachers. Despite the main goal - to bring the Word to the common people, Paladins have a large arsenal of combat skills, with which, if necessary, they can bring virtue not with a word, but with a sword and shield. Long prayers allowed the Paladins to use auras - skills that, when turned on, enhance certain parameters of the paladin and his companions. Thanks to them, the Paladin will be welcome in any group.

Starting characteristics:	Boost:
Strength 25
Agility 20
Vitality 25	+3 life +1 stamina
Energy: 15	+1,5 mana
Life: 50	+2 per level
Mana: 25	+1 per level
Stamina: 95	+1,5 per level

Play style

There are many options for leveling and playing styles for a paladin, but three main areas can be distinguished:

The first, simplest, undemanding to equipment and effective option is pumping on Blessed Hammer + Skills Blessed Aim and Vigor are pumped, which increase the damage of the Hammer. The Hammer Paladin starts stacking monsters as early as level 40, and the further you go, and the better equipment you collect, the faster.

The next leveling method is the so-called “combat solo paladin”. From the main attacking skills, Zeal or Vengeance is used, plus auras to increase damage: Fanaticism / Holy Freeze / Holy Shock. In this case, the power and strength of your paladin will largely depend on good equipment.

And the third common option is an exclusively party paladin, who pumps 2-3 auras for the group and nothing more is required of him. Such a paladin is especially appreciated at the start of the ladder, when Meditation greatly facilitates the leveling of the magic group, Fanaticism significantly strengthens the group of warriors, and Salvation helps not to die from magic, on hardcore, on Hell difficulty, when the equipment of the group leaves much to be desired.

Of course, in addition to this, there are rare ways to level a paladin, such as Smite or Fist of the Heavens, and other skills.

Skills

Combat skills
(Combat Skills)

Sacrifice Required level: 1 Requirements: no

The paladin sacrifices his own blood in order to receive divine aid in battle. Sacrifice greatly increases the power of blows, but some of the damage is dealt by itself.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Attack +%	20	27	34	41	48	55	62	69	76	83	90	97	104	111	118	125	132	139	146	153
Damage %	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285	300	315	330	345	360	375	390	405	420	435	450	465

Sacrifice receives bonuses from:
Redemption: +15% damage per level
fanaticism: +5% damage per level

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Shield Bash (Smite)Required level: 1 Requirements: no

In the Zakarum combat schools, paladins are trained to use not only weapons, but also shields. With this skill, you can deal devastating blows with your shield, which will also stun enemies.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Damage +%	15	30	45	60	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285	300
Stun (seconds)	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.6	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.4	3.6	3.8	4.0	4.2	4.4

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Holy Bolt Required Level: 6 Requirements: no

The Zakarum faith brings death to evil and protects the righteous. The paladin fires a holy lightning in the specified direction, which, if it hits a dead person, will damage him, and if it hits an ally, he will heal him.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana cost	2	2	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	3	3	3.1	3.1
Magic Damage	8 - 16	16 - 24	24 - 32	32 - 40	40 - 48	48 - 56	56 - 64	64 - 72	74 - 83	84 - 94	94 - 105	104 - 116	114 - 127	124 - 138	134 - 149	144 - 160	157 - 175	170 - 190	183 - 205	196 - 220
Treatment	1 - 6	3 - 10	5 - 14	7 - 18	9 - 22	11 - 26	13 - 30	15 - 34	17 - 38	19 - 42	21 - 46	23 - 50	25 - 54	27 - 58	29 - 62	31 - 66	33 - 70	35 - 74	37 - 78	39 - 82

Holy Bolt receives bonuses from:
Blessed Hammer: +50% damage per level
Fist of the Heavens: +50% damage per level
Prayer: +15% healing per level

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Devotion (Zeal) Required level: 12 Requirements: Sacrifice

Training in devotion of faith allows paladins to do things that are impossible for a human - with this skill, the paladin makes several incredibly fast attacks on nearby opponents.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Attack +%	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200
Number of beats	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Damage +%	0	0	0	0	6	12	18	24	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72	78	84	90	96

Devotion (Zeal) receives bonuses from:
Sacrifice: +12% damage per level

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Resolve (Charge) Required level: 12 Requirements: Smith

Paladins know no fear and do not hesitate to enter battle. Using Resolve, the paladin makes a quick charge to the target enemy and immediately deals a crushing blow to him.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana cost: 9
Damage +%	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275	300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525	550	575
Attack +%	50	65	80	95	110	125	140	155	170	185	200	215	230	245	260	275	290	305	320	335

Resolve receives bonuses from:
Vigor: +20% damage per level
Might: +20% damage per level

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Vengeance Required level: 18 Requirements: Sacrifice, Zeal

In the battle with the most dangerous creatures of Hell, paladins call on elemental spirits to help, which add fire, cold and lightning damage to the usual physical damage of the weapon.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana cost	4	4.2	4.5	4.7	5	5.2	5.5	5.7	6	6.2	6.5	6.7	7	7.2	7.5	7.7	8	8.2	8.5	8.7
Freeze duration	1.2	1.8	2.4	3.0	3.6	4.2	4.8	5.4	6.0	6.6	7.2	7.8	8.4	9.0	9.6	10.2	10.8	11.4	12.0	12.6
Elemental Damage +%	70	76	82	88	94	100	106	112	118	124	130	136	142	148	154	160	166	172	178	184
Attack +%	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210

Revenge receives bonuses from:
Resist Fire: +10% fire damage per level
Resist cold: +10% cold damage per level
Resist Lightning: +10% lightning damage per level
Salvation: +2% elemental damage per level

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Blessed Hammer Level Requirement: 18 Requirements: Holy Bolt

Once upon a time, the Akarat monastery found itself in an unequal battle. Legions of the undead surrounded the building where the sacred hammer of Graba Tara was kept, suspended over a fiery abyss. The sisters knew the powerful power of the hammer and swore to protect it forever. With no weapons, and no one to protect them, the nuns, instead of letting the undead rob the monastery and grab the relic, took the hammer and threw themselves into the fiery abyss with it. At the same moment, a wave of light swept over the undead legions, destroying them. Since then, experienced paladins have been able to call on the remnants of this released energy, which, in the form of a hammer, radiates from the paladin in a circular spiral and damages all enemies. In particular, the blessed hammer is effective against the dead.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana cost	5	5.2	5.5	5.7	6	6.2	6.5	6.7	7	7.2	7.5	7.7	8	8.2	8.5	8.7	9	9.2	9.5	9.7
Damage	12 - 16	20 - 24	28 - 32	36 - 40	44 - 48	52 - 56	60 - 64	68 - 72	78 - 82	88 - 92	98 - 102	108 - 112	118 - 122	128 - 132	138 - 142	148 - 152	160 - 164	172 - 176	184 - 188	196 - 200
150% Damage against the dead

Blessed Hammer receives bonuses from:
Blessed Aim: +14% damage per level
Vigor: +14% damage per level

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Conversion Required level: 24 Requirements: Sacrifice, Zeal, Vengeance

For paladins, the death of enemies is not so important as instructing them on the path of Light. Although the creatures of hell cannot be completely reformed, with the help of the appeal, the paladin makes them fight for his side for a while.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana cost: 4
Conversion Chance %	7	13	18	22	25	27	29	31	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	42
Duration 16 seconds

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Holy Shield Level Required: 24 Requirements: Smite, Holy Bolt, Charge, Blessed hammer

In the hands of an experienced paladin, any, even the simplest iron shield, fortified by unbreakable faith, turns into a Holy Shield of unimaginable beauty, protecting its owner with faith and truth. The defense value of the shield is greatly increased.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana cost: 35
Duration (seconds)	30	55	80	105	130	155	180	205	230	255	280	305	330	355	380	405	430	455	480	505
Protection +%	25	40	55	70	85	100	115	130	145	160	175	190	205	220	235	250	265	280	295	310
Block Chance +%	14	18	20	23	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35
Damage with Smite +	3 - 6	5 - 8	7 - 10	9 - 12	11 - 14	13 - 16	15 - 18	17 - 20	20 - 23	23 - 26	26 - 29	29 - 32	32 - 35	35 - 38	38 - 41	41 - 44	45 - 48	49 - 52	53 - 56	57 - 60

Holy Shield receives bonuses from:
Defiance: +15% defense per level

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Fist of the Heavens Required level: 30 Requirements: Sacrifice, Holy Bolt, Zeal, Vengeance, Blessed Hammer, Conversion

Type: spell
Creation time: 1 second

The most experienced paladins are able to call on the power of heaven to help - a lightning bolt hits the specified target, which diverges to the sides and causes holy damage to the surrounding dead.

Note: This spell is only effective against large swarms of undead, it is almost useless against normal monsters and demons.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mana cost: 25
Lightning Damage	150 - 200	165 - 215	180 - 230	195 - 245	210 - 260	225 - 275	240 - 290	255 - 305	285 - 335	315 - 365	345 - 395	375 - 425	405 - 455	435 - 485	465 - 515	495 - 545	540 - 590	585 - 635	630 - 680	675 - 725
Holy Bolt Damage	40 - 50	46 - 56	52 - 62	58 - 68	64 - 74	70 - 80	76 - 86	82 - 92	92 - 102	102 - 112	112 - 122	122 - 132	132 - 142	142 - 152	152 - 162	162 - 172	178 - 188	194 - 204	210 - 220	226 - 236

Fist of the Heavens receives bonuses from:
Holy Bolt: +15% damage per level of holy bolts
Holy Shock: +7% lightning damage per level

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Paladin - Combat Auras
(offensive auras)

One paladin can only use one aura at a time.

Might Required level: 1 Requirements: no

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura of power that increases physical damage.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Damage +%	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230

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Holy Fire Required Level: 6 Requirements: Light

The paladin surrounds himself with a fiery aura that will deal fire damage to all nearby enemies. As the skill level increases, the range of the aura increases.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	4	4.6	5.3	6	6.6	7.3	8	8.6	9.3	10	10.6	11.3	12	12.6	13.3	14	14.6	15.3	16	16.6
Fire damage	1 - 3	1.5 - 3.5	2.5 - 4.5	3 - 5	4 - 6	4.5 - 6.5	5.5 - 7.5	6 - 8	7 - 9	8.5 - 10.5	9 - 11	10 - 12	11 - 13	12 - 14	13 - 15	14 - 16	15 - 17	16 - 18	17 - 20	18 - 21
Added Fire Damage to Your Hits	6 - 18	10 - 22	15 - 27	19 - 31	24 - 36	28 - 40	33 - 45	37 - 49	43 - 55	49 - 61	55 - 67	61 - 73	67 - 79	73 - 85	79 - 91	85 - 97	91 - 105	97 - 112	103 - 120	109 - 127

Holy Fire receives bonuses from:
Resist Fire: +18% damage per level
Salvation: +6% damage per level

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Thorns Level Required: 6 Requirements: no

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that returns the damage they deal to attackers.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Damage returned +%	250	290	330	370	410	450	490	530	570	610	650	690	730	770	810	850	890	930	970	1010

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Blessed Aim Required level: 12 Requirements: Light

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura of power that increases the accuracy of blows.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Attack +%	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285	300	315	330	345	360

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Concentration Required level: 18 Requirements: Might, Blessed Aim

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura of concentration that increases physical damage and reduces the chance that your attacks will be interrupted.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Uninterruptible Chance: 20%
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Damage +%	60	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285	300	315	330	345

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Holy Freeze Level Requirement: 18 Requirements: Might, Holy Fire

The paladin surrounds himself with an aura of frost that will deal cold damage to all nearby enemies and slow them down. As the skill level increases, the range of the aura increases.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	4	4.6	5.3	6	6.6	7.3	8	8.6	9.3	10	10.6	11.3	12	12.6	13.3	14	14.6	15.3	16	16.6
Deceleration %	30	34	37	40	42	44	45	46	48	48	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	54	54
Cold Damage	2 - 3	3 - 4	4 - 5	5 - 6	6 - 7	7 - 8	8 - 9	9 - 10	11 - 12	13 - 14	15 - 16	17 - 18	19 - 20	21 - 22	23 - 24	25 - 26	28 - 29	31 - 32	34 - 35	37 - 38
Extra cold damage to your hits	10 - 15	15 - 20	20 - 25	25 - 30	30 - 35	35 - 40	40 - 45	45 - 50	55 - 60	65 - 70	75 - 80	85 - 90	95 - 100	105 - 110	115 - 120	125 - 130	140 - 145	155 - 160	170 - 175	185 - 190

Holy Freeze receives bonuses from:
Resist Cold: +15% damage per level
Salvation: +7% damage per level

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Holy Shock Level Required: 24 Requirements: Might, Holy Fire, Holy Freeze

The paladin surrounds himself with an aura of lightning that will deal lightning damage to all nearby enemies. As the skill level increases, the range of the aura increases.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	4	4.6	5.3	6	6.6	7.3	8	8.6	9.3	10	10.6	11.3	12	12.6	13.3	14	14.6	15.3	16	16.6
Added lightning damage to your hits	1 - 60	1 - 96	1 - 132	1 - 168	1 - 204	1 - 240	1 - 276	1 - 312	1 - 360	1 - 408	1 - 456	1 - 504	1 - 552	1 - 600	1 - 648	1 - 696	1 - 756	1 - 816	1 - 876	1 - 936
Lightning Damage	1 - 10	1 - 16	1 - 22	1 - 28	1 - 34	1 - 40	1 - 46	1 - 52	1 - 60	1 - 68	1 - 76	1 - 84	1 - 92	1 - 100	1 - 108	1 - 116	1 - 126	1 - 136	1 - 146	1 - 156

Holy Shock receives bonuses from:
Resist Lightning: +12% damage per level
Salvation: +4% damage per level

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Sanctuary Required Level: 24 Requirements: Might, Thorns, Holy Fire, Holy Freeze

The paladin surrounds himself with an aura of holiness that will deal damage to all the living dead around. In addition, the aura increases the damage inflicted by weapons on the dead. As the skill level increases, the range of the aura increases.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	3.3	4	4.6	5.3	6	6.6	7.3	8	8.6	9.3	10	10.6	11.3	12	12.6	13.3	14	14.6	15.3	16
Magic Damage	8 - 16	12 - 20	16 - 24	20 - 28	24 - 32	28 - 36	32 - 40	36 - 44	40 - 49	44 - 54	48 - 59	52 - 64	56 - 69	60 - 74	64 - 79	68 - 84	73 - 90	78 - 96	83 - 102	88 - 108
Melee damage against undead +%	150	180	210	240	270	300	330	360	390	420	450	480	510	540	570	600	630	660	690	720

Sanctuary receives bonuses from:
Cleansing: +7% damage per level

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Fanaticism Required level: 30 Prerequisites: Might, Blessed Aim, Concentration

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura of Zealotry that increases physical damage, attack speed, and accuracy.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	7.3	8	8.6	9.3	10	10.6	11.3	12	12.6	13.3	14	14.6	15.3	16	16.6	17.3	18	18.6	19.3	20
Party Damage +%	25	33	42	50	59	67	76	84	93	101	110	118	127	135	144	152	161	169	178	186
Your Damage +%	50	67	84	101	118	135	152	169	186	203	220	237	254	271	288	305	322	339	356	373
Attack Speed ​​+%	14	18	20	23	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35
Attack +%	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95	100	105	110	115	120	125	130	135

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Conviction Required Level: 30 Requirements: Might, Thorns, Holy Fire, Holy Freeze, Sanctuary

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura of suppression that reduces the defense and resistances of all nearby enemies.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius 13.3 meters
Armor -%	49	56	61	66	70	73	75	77	79	80	82	83	85	86	86	88	88	89	89	90
Max resistance -%	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95	100	105	110	115	120	125

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Paladin - Defensive Auras
(Defensive Auras)

Grace (Prayer) Required level: 1 Requirements: no

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by a healing aura that will cost a small amount of mana to heal.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Treatment	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19	21	23	25
Mana cost	1	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.5	2.6	2.8	3	3.2	3.4	3.6	3.8	4	4.1	4.3	4.5

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Resist Fire Required Level: 1 Requirements: no

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that increases resistance to fire.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Resistance to fire +%	52	66	76	85	92	98	102	106	110	113	116	118	121	123	124	127	128	129	130	131
+X% Max resistance to the fire	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

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Resist Cold Required level: 6 Requirements: no

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that increases resistance to cold.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	7.3	8.6	10	11.3	12.6	14	15.3	16.6	18	19.3	20.6	22	23.3	24.6	26	27.3	28.3	30	31.3	32.6
Resistance to cold +%	52	66	76	85	92	98	102	106	110	113	116	118	121	123	124	127	128	129	130	131
+X% Max resistance to the cold	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

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Resist Lightning Required Level: 12 Requirements: no

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that increases resistance to lightning.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Resistance to lightning +%	52	66	76	85	92	98	102	106	110	113	116	118	121	123	124	127	128	129	130	131
+X% Max resistance to lightning	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

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Defiance Required level: 6 Requirements: no

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that increases protection.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Protection +%	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230	240	250	260

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Cleansing Required Level: 12 Requirements: Prayer

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that reduces the duration of poison and curses.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Reduction duration	39	46	51	56	60	63	65	67	69	70	72	73	75	76	76	78	78	79	79	80

Cleansing receives bonuses from:
When learning Prayer's aura, Cleansing does not consume mana during use (but because without it you will not learn Cleansing - this subtlety of the mechanics goes unnoticed)
When studying Prayer's aura, Cleansing also has a healing effect. The strength of the healing effect depends on the level of Prayer's aura.

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Willpower (Vigor) Required level: 18 Requirements: Prayer, Cleansing, Defiance

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that increases their running speed and stamina.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40	42	44	46	48
Run Speed ​​+%	13	18	22	25	28	30	32	33	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	43
Stock stamina +%	50	75	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275	300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525
Speed recovery stamina +%	50	75	100	125	150	175	200	225	250	275	300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525

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Meditation Required level: 24 Requirements: Prayer, Cleansing

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that greatly increases the rate of mana regeneration.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	7.3	8.6	10	11.3	12.6	14	15.3	16.6	18	19.3	20.6	22	23.3	24.6	26	27.3	28.3	30	31.3	32.6
Regeneration mana +%	300	325	350	375	400	425	450	475	500	525	550	575	600	625	650	675	700	725	750	775

Meditation receives bonuses from:
When learning Prayer's aura, Meditation does not cost mana during use.
When studying Prayer's aura, Meditation also has a healing effect. The strength of the healing effect depends on the level of Prayer's aura.

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Forgiveness (Redemption) Required level: 30 Requirements: Prayer, Cleansing, Defiance, Vigor

Paladin is the embodiment of faith and justice. And even to the servants of Hell, he can be merciful. Atonement ritual is applied to all monsters affected by the aura, and the soul of the monsters will find peace after death. In return, the killed monster will restore some of the health and mana to the paladin and his companions.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6
Redemption Chance +%	23	34	42	49	55	59	63	65	69	71	73	75	77	79	80	82	82	83	84	85
Recovery health/mana	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95	100	105	110	115	120

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Salvation Required Level: 30 Requirements: no

The paladin and his companions are surrounded by an aura that increases resistance to all elements: fire, cold and lightning.

Level of	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Radius (meters)	10.6	12	13.3	14.6	16	17.3	18.6	20	21.3	22.6	24	25.3	26.6	28	29.3	30.6	32	33.3	34.6	36
Resistance fire/lightning/cold %	60	68	75	80	85	88	91	93	96	97	99	101	102	103	104	106	106	107	108	108

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Assembly of Hammerdin

The main idea of ​​this build is to hit enemies with the Blessed Hammer. He is heavily buffed by Vigor, Blessed Aim and Concentration so that he can deal 15000 damage to enemies for each use of Blessed Hammer. That kind of damage makes him one of the most popular builds in Diablo 2 Resurrected. Unfortunately, this is also one of the most expensive and difficult builds due to the unique gear and the many runewords needed. However, it's all worth it. For example, the runic word Enigma allows a paladin to teleport into a large crowd of enemies before hitting them with multiple Blessed Hammers.

The Hammerdin build is handy for finding friends in all difficulty modes due to its high damage output. However, this build is also useful for any Magic Find runs that can help farm the right equipment for other Diablo 2 Resurrected builds.

In Magic Find runs, you'll equip items with the "% Better Chance Of Getting Magic Items" perk to increase your chances of getting new gear. If you want to design your build this way, you can equip the Gheed's Fortune Amulet, War Traveler's Boots, and any other items that increase your chances of getting magic items. You can also insert an Ist rune into Wizardspike and a perfect topaz into Shako for a weapon. Transferring gear between characters is much easier in Diablo 2 Resurrected, so you no longer need a second person for Magic Find runs.

For this build, we spend enough Strength points to use the gear and enough Dexterity points to reach a 75% chance to block. The rest of your stats should go into vitality, and none of them should ever go into energy.

Skills needed for leveling

Here are all the skills you need to level up Hammerdin's build in Diablo 2 Resurrected:

• Blessed Hammer - 20.
• Willpower - 20.
• Blessed Purpose - 20.
• Concentration - 20.
• holy shield - 20.

You have several options for customizing equipment. However, there are a couple of things to note before we get to the hardware itself. First, you may have noticed that many of these items have sockets. Filling equipment with items inserted into it, such as gems or runes, is as simple as taking a gem or rune to move it to your inventory. After picking it up, place it on top of the item you want to paste into. You can remove gems and runes from weapons, but using Cube Horadric recipe in Diablo 2 Resurrected will destroy all inserted items at once.

Every time the build asks you to create a runic word, it means that you need to put the runes into the item sockets in order. So, for example, to assign the runic word "Enigma" to an item, you need to insert the Jan, Ith, and Ber runes into the item slots in order. In this case, the character gains the teleportation skill.

Finally, many things here have the Ethereal flag. Ethereal grants a bonus to damage or defense, depending on the weapon or armor, as well as a ten point reduction in any strength or dexterity requirements. However, an important detail is that these items are self-healing. If it breaks, the item will remain broken and its durability will remain at zero. Unfortunately, ethereal items also have half their original durability, and their market value is reduced by at least 75%.

Adjusting Hammerdin's Max Damage

• Weapon - worthy flail with the runic word Heart of Oak (Co, Vex, Pool, Tool)
• Shield - Improved Zakarum Herald (Gilded shield) . In the basic version, you can insert the runes Um or Ber. Ethereal versions must have a Zod rune inserted, and if you don't invest points in Holy Shield, you can insert a Shael rune.

Hammerdin's fast casting speed setting

• Weapon - Wizardspike or Oak Heart Runic word on Faster Cast Rate ring.
• Shield - an elite paladin shield with the attribute All resistance, equipped with a runic word of Spirit (Tal, Thul, Orth and Amn)

Here are all the armor pieces you can equip to complete the Hammerdin build:

• Helmet - coat of arms of Harlequin (Shaco) with Um rune, Ber rune or Perfect Topaz
• Armor — armor Archon, Dusk Shroud or armor mage. Whatever you choose, fill the sockets with the Enigma runic word (Jan, Ith, Ber).
• Belt - cobweb mesh or cobweb sash
• Rings - two stones of the Jordan or two wedding rings of Bul-Kathos or a combination of both.
• Amulet - Mara's kaleidoscope or any amulet with higher cast speed, + paladin skills and + all resistance perks
• Gloves - Magefist or Chance Guard. If you want to increase your casting speed by 125%, try Claws of Trang-Oul.
• Boots —Ethereal Sandstorm Trek (scarab shell boots) War Traveler (combat boots) or Waterwalk (sharkskin boots)
• Charms - Hellfire Torch and Annihilus

Mercenary for Hammerdin

The best choice for a mercenary is a mercenary that you can hire in Act XNUMX on Nightmare difficulty. Try to get the Holy Freeze aura as it periodically slows nearby enemies and deals cold damage. You must equip this mercenary with the following items:

• Weapon —Ethereal Colossus Voluge (elite polearm) with the runic word Insight (Ral, Tir, Tal and Sol)
• Armor - Ethereal armor with the runic word Fortitude (El, Sol, Dol and Lo)
• Helmet — Face of ethereal Andarell ( demon head ) with rune ral

Colossus Voluge is primarily intended for four Insight runeword slots. Insight gives your mercenary the Meditation perk, which grants additional mana regeneration to all party members. On the other hand, the Face of Andarella is the best mercenary steering wheel in the game. This gives them additional strength, skills, life drain per hit, and attack speed. By placing the Ral rune in this weapon, you will also give your mercenary more fire damage and fire resistance.

That's all the equipment, stats, and skills you need to create Hammerdin, the ultimate Paladin build in Diablo 2 Resurrected. Of course, there are many others, not only for the best Diablo 2 Resurrected Sorceress build, but also for the other five classes.