Holy Freeze Zealot Paladin (Freezadin) Build BiS Gear and Runes for Diablo 2 Resurrected
Below, we detail which items and stats you should prioritise for your Holy Freeze Zealot and Mercenary in Diablo 2.
Damage Build
This is a high Damage build that takes advantage of the -% Cold Resistance attribute. If running Doom, use the Holy Freeze provided by the weapon and run Fanaticism yourself.
- Weapon: Doom
- Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
- Shield: Ethereal Exile or Herald of Zakarum
- Body Armor: Fortitude
- Helm: Crown of Ages socketed with two Rainbow Facets
- Gloves: Laying of Hands
- Boots: Gore Rider
- Belt: Verdungo's Hearty Cord
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: Raven Frost or Rare ring with % Life and Mana Leech per Hit
- Amulet: Highlord's Wrath
- Charm 1: Paladin Hellfire Torch
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Small Charms with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, and Life (such Charms are commonly known as 3/20/20s)
- Charm 4: Small Charms with enough Resistances and Faster Hit Recovery to hit important breakpoints, depending on needs
Defensive Build
This is a safer version; runs Holy Freeze.
- Weapon: Last Wish Phase Blade
- Weapon Swap: Call to Arms and Spirit
- Shield: Phoenix
- Body Armor: Fortitude
- Helm: Kira's Guardian Guardian
- Gloves: Dracul's Grasp Grasp
- Boots: Gore Rider
- Belt: Verdungo's Hearty Cord
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: Raven Frost or Rare ring with % Life and Mana Leech per Hit
- Amulet: Highlord's Wrath
- Charm 1: Paladin Hellfire Torch
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Small Charms with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, and Life (such Charms are commonly known as 3/20/20s)
- Charm 4: Small Charms with enough Resistances and Faster Hit Recovery to hit important breakpoints, depending on needs
Budget Build Items
This is a variety of cheap gear sets to get you started.
- Weapon: Oath, Honor, Black, Aldur's Rhythm, Nord's Tenderizer, Fleshrender, Sureshrill Frost, or Zakarum's Hand
- Shield: Rhyme, Spirit, or Ancient's Pledge
- Body Armor: Lionheart, Duriel's Shell, Duress, Treachery, The Spirit Shroud, or Shaftstop
- Helm: Rockstopper, Guillaume's Face, or Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
- Gloves: Laying of Hands, Bloodfist, or Sander's Taboo
- Boots: Gore Rider, Waterwalk, Infernostride, or Hsarus' Iron Heel
- Belt: String of Ears, Goldwrap, or Nightsmoke
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: Angelic Halo
- Amulet: Angelic Wings
- Charm 1: Any Hellfire Torch for stats, even if it is not Paladin-specific
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Any Charm with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, Strength, Faster Hit Recovery, Resistances, or Life
- Charm 4: Any Offensive Auras or Combat Skills Paladin Skiller Grand Charms
Mercenary
You can either choose an Offensive ( Might) Act 2 Nightmare Mercenary or an Act 1 Mercenary with Faith if you are not using Fanaticism yourself for more damage.
Mercenary Gear
Optimal Act 1 Mercenary Gear
This is one of the best Mercenary gear setups for your Character if you want to run an Act 1 mercenary for higher damage and speed from Fanaticism.
- Weapon: Faith Diamond Bow or Great Bow
- Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
- Helm: Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ral Rune
This is one of the best Act 2 Mercenary gear setups across many characters, including the Freeze Paladin.
- Weapon: Ethereal Infinity
- Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
- Helm: Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ral Rune
Budget Act 2 Mercenary Gear
This is a cheap gear set to get your Mercenary some easy damage and survivability.
- Weapon: Obedience
- Body Armor: Treachery
- Helm: Vampire Gaze
Changelog
- 26 Sep. 2021: Page added.
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