well hammerdins r good mfers but they hav a problem dealing wif range monster especially around frigid/bloody n arreats as the random uniqs may hav amp or conv aura on and mfing pindle wif a hammerdin is kinda tricky as the temple is kinda small u gota know how to cast ur bh or else ur hammers will juz be hitting the wall, hammerdins r good at mfing eldtrich tho, wif my hammerdin i only do these runs = eldtrich/shenk/pindle/travs

well for gears = weap-heart of the oak / wizspike
armor-upgraded vipermagi,G.angel or enigma()
gloves-Frosties or magefist
belt-glooms trap or rare caster belt
boots-silkweave or travs
ammy-seraphs,maras,rare +2 pally caster ammy wif prismatic/fcr
rings-SOJS!!!!
helm-shako
shield-Zak or SS or exile
yes max Holy shield as well u'll survive longer,put 1 into defiance n salvation,concentration works wif BH,add tons of dmg into hammers well thats bout it