This is a joke right?

This entire setup is...not good. I started writing this big long post but instead I think I'll summarize...especially after Sov made some comments...

Is this zealot vs zealot only? If not then he should just make a new character. If it is ZvZ then keep reading I guess....I'm assuming this is non ladder by the 3/20/20s so I wont say anything about ladder stuff. I don't know this guy's style..I assume by gear given he's kind of new so I won't go into more detailed/specific sub types of zealots and their gear either and stick with more cookie cutter stuff.



-Where is his DR? This guy must get raped in duels. You need 50%...or at least hit 45% and have godly AR and damage.

-What is his AR anyways? This guy must not hit high def zealots very often. Is he thinking if he does 40k zeal he'll win? Nope....

-Is he hitting 4fps? I should sure hope so with all those fervor jewels....but I mean...c'mon...does he need all that?

eDC with level 20 fanaticsm needs 20% IAS
eBotD with level 20 fanaticsm needs nothing else.

If you use eDC then keep an eye on the 20dex raven/highlords combo or make some 20% IAS crafted gloves....or I guess you could 40/15 your CoA twice but there is still no excuse for not hitting high DR...

Again he's on NL I take it (*omits Ladder options then*)

eth Bugged Valor....eth Templar.... Eth Glad Bane...hell eth shaft stop even if he cant find anything else...c'mon there's a ton of choices here...but 60/160 archon plate??? Ummm no.

Use some gore riders....

angelics or the raven/raven/highlords combo...depending if you need DS/IAS or just massive AR

Crafted IAS gloves, Rends, or Dracs...depending on style and what you need after whatever else you're using

Dungoes is fine...

eDC is perfectly fine...eBotD is fine too I suppose if thats what he's using

CoA should be higher but its fine...socket it with Bers, 40/15%s depending on which armor/gloves/weapon you use to hit 4fps and 50% DR...cham if you think someone will be using cold damage and arent using a raven (besides holy freeze).

Defense IS important but there are severe diminishing returns at extremely high levels of defense and blocking/life is certainly important... keep that in mind when deciding between an Exile compared to SS (to open options for not having to worry about DR if you use an armor without it), eth Alma (the damage dealer), eth HoZ (the more rounded shield)....assuming you have decent defense elsewhere. (socket with whatever you need if you use a non eth alma or hoz)

Exile is nice...its not a bad shield don't get me wrong if you like life tap and think it'll go off (and arent using Dracs) in addition to the innate shield mods but the fact you get very little block compared to other shields in addition to skills and such means you need to be pumping Dex more than life..sure you get AR but you can get AR elsewhere easilly and make your life higher at the same time. I have my opinion on this one based on numbers and the % of an opponent to hit you but I realize it can remain debated for a long time so Im not going to start a debate here...if he wants Exile thats fine I suppose.

Hope some of this helps.