Hell Rush Build help

[robotbees]

i got a hammerdin with good gear and whatnot, i can survive pretty well but please tell me, if i want to be rushing people, what is the optimum skill and stat setup, assuming i have the best gear,
thanx

[Dr. Geekstar]

i can tell you later, but i recommend that you ask sov or voll, because i temporaly quit D2 (like a month ago)

[PureRebel]

WHy !

[Sovereign]

What do you mean by optimum skill setup... you use Hammer and concintration...

You want minimum str and dext. Str enough so you can wear gear, dext enough for max block. YOu want 0 into mana and all your remaining points have to go into vit.

I don't know much about hammerdins at all, So I'll just give this a guess. Use HOTO, arach, enigma, and up'd hoz. Ber'd shako sounds sexy as well. As for gloves and boots, I have no idea.... Use maras for ammy, and bk rings/soj's or a combo of the both as rings. CTA/+skilsl shield on wep switch. Again though, I'm not too sure on this part.

[GEEkZ]

In pvm i prefer the use of wizzspike, for the res and insane boost to mana and if u cant afford a upd hoz, a regular 1 will do nicely (pdiamond or um), sojs are the best rings for this as teleport isnt cheap, and you only have base mana... IMO this does well for me when i have to rush (15-20 min hell rush)

[iceman887]

get frostburn for gloves because they give good mana if you are using hoto, which i suggest you do, um i used tearhaunch for boots but they aren't the best i don't think but they do give good stats

[MightyJoe]

Basically what Sov said, as for the gloves I would go with trangs if you can afford 2xsojs if this is ladder. Since you prolly won't need much more. Sojs = 25% to max mana on top of 20 to it, Shako = +(1.5 Per Character Level) 1-148 To Mana (Based On Character Level, Hoto = Increase Maximum Mana 15%. So you should be set on mana.

Trang gloves give you 20 fcr which will help you tele faster. My hammerdin wears Travs, which also give some nice mods.

[Pekson]

Why not wear magefists...it also has 20fcr and 25% reg mana.

[Vollstrecker]

Stats:
STR: Base
DEX: Enough for 75% block on HoZ with Holy Shield
VIT: All Here
ENE: None, obviously.

This is what I would use on a Rusher Hammerdin:

Weapon: HOTO
Helm: Um'd Harelequin Crest
Armor: Enigma Breastplate
Shield: Um'd NON-UP'd HoZ
Gloves: Trang's Gloves
Belt: Arachnid's Mesh
Boots: Waterwalks or duped boots (Soul Spur, Grim Spur)
Rings: 2x Stone of Jordan
Amulet: Mara's Kaleidoscope

Weapon Switch: CTA + Lidless


Assuming perfect everything + near-perfect Anni, that would give you your 75% resist in Hell. If you're willing to sacrifice some killing power for a bit more resist, you can drop the HOTO for a Wiz Spike.

[Pekson]

Looks exactly like my hc build except i use magefists. I wouldnt recommend wearing up'd hoz either coz its just too much stre requirements.

[iceman887]

thats why he said Um'd NON-UP'd HoZ