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· The Holy Lance Paladin build effortlessly handles Hell difficulty 12 content and shows strong performance even in battles against Mephisto.
· This build is currently ranked among the top 60-70 Paladin builds globally and can clear up to Hell difficulty level 120.
· The gameplay loop involves charging at enemies to summon a Bastion, gathering enemies with Runes, and then dealing overwhelming damage with Holy Lance.
· Defeating enemies in a vulnerable state resets the cooldown of the jump skill, resulting in very high movement speed.
· The Holy Lance skill continuously deals damage by summoning echoes while moving, and damage is maximized by utilizing stutter stepping.
· The Paragon board setup provides a 2x damage increase and cooldown reduction.
· The Bastion ultimate skill increases the damage of Holy Lance by 120%, allowing for up to 200% additional damage.
· Through the 'Aura of Jealousy,' you continuously gain Fortify when hitting enemies, increasing survivability. This Fortify, due to its high recovery rate, provides near-invincible survivability.
· While using the Bastion skill, you become permanently immune, ensuring smooth resource generation, and 'Tibal's Will' further increases resource generation.
· In boss fights, use the Falling Star skill to make enemies vulnerable, summon a Bastion, and then attack with Holy Lance.

· Skills:
· The main skill, 'Holy Lance,' deals double damage to vulnerable enemies, and the damage increases with each subsequent hit on the same target.
· Changing to 'Lance of Jealousy' increases critical hit damage and additional stacks.
· Auras:
· 'Zeal' aura increases attack speed, critical hit chance, and critical hit damage.
· 'Might' aura increases life and recovery, and builds Fortify stacks to enhance survivability.
· Mobility Skills:
· 'Falling Star' makes enemies vulnerable, and defeating vulnerable enemies reduces the cooldown, aiding fast movement.
· The 'Starfall' variant debuffs enemies, reducing their damage.
· Resource Management:
· The 'Rally' skill increases Faith generation and movement speed. The 'Sacrifice' variant consumes maximum life but can be stacked up to 3 times.
· Ultimate Skills:
· 'Fortress Ultimate' grants immunity and provides 4% additional damage per Fortify stack (up to 120% additional damage).
· The 'Bastion' variant extends its duration upon defeating enemies and can be re-cast, maintaining continuous effect.
· Set Bonuses:
· The 'Reckless Faith' set grants the 'Live or Die' effect when using the Jealousy skill, increasing critical hit damage and cast speed. This effect stacks up to 25 times, and at maximum stacks, it automatically triggers the 'Rally' skill every 6 seconds.
· Additionally, it increases the duration of the 'Rally' skill by 4 seconds and boosts the damage of the Jealousy skill by 200%.
· Accessories:
· 'Blood Meta Idol' provides high damage increase, but using 'Seal of the Diamond Mine' and 2 pieces of the 'Conviction Set' can enhance survivability.

· Weapon:
· 'Book of the Light' provides an additional 260% damage to enemies on the first hit of Holy Lance. This item can be obtained from the Ice Beast.
· For weapon stats, critical hit chance, maximum life, weapon damage, and critical hit damage increase are recommended.
· For the shield, consider stats like maximum life or all elemental resistance increase.
· Rings:
· 'Starfall Ring' halves the resource cost of Holy Lance. This ring should ideally include stats like critical hit damage, attack speed, and all damage increase.
· 'Crown of Illusions' provides 58.8% additional damage but increases resource costs. This item can be found in Nightmare Dungeons.
· Pants:
· 'Tibal's Will' provides 20% additional damage and increases resource generation for 5 seconds while immune. This item can be obtained by upgrading Ancestral Pants.
· Chest Armor:
· Use chest armor with stats like maximum life or all elemental resistance increase. 'Anvil of Glinth' provides a 30% damage reduction.
· Gloves:
· Critical hit damage, vulnerable damage, critical hit chance, and Strength stats are recommended.
· 'Fists of Fate' provides 90% additional damage, but requires over 100% critical hit damage increase.
· Utilize the 'Aura of Jealousy' additional hit damage 120% increase stat on gloves.
· Boots:
· 'Sides of Intervention' provides increased armor per Fortify stack, helping to reach 100% armor.
· For boots, maximum life, armor, movement speed, and all elemental resistance stats are recommended.
· Amulet:
· Cooldown reduction, vulnerable damage, and all skill level increase stats are recommended.

· Paragon Board:
· The 'Guardian' node provides 1.5% additional damage per Fortify stack (up to 45% additional damage).
· The 'Ruthless' board provides 80% damage increase and cooldown reduction.
· The 'Glamour' node amplifies the effects of magic nodes, increasing cooldown reduction.
· The 'Bastion' board provides additional damage equal to 125% of damage reduction. Damage increases with more armor-related stats.
· The 'Shieldbearer' board provides additional damage equal to 110% of armor increase rate. Maximum effect is achieved at 100% armor.
· The 'Passion' board increases critical hit damage and critical hit chance per Fortify stack.
· Glyphs:
· The 'Raher' glyph provides resistance and additional damage. Choosing armor increase stats can boost the damage amplification effect of the 'Bastion' board.
· The 'Altkin' glyph reduces enemy damage output.

· The Holy Lance Paladin build is fun, flashy, and boasts high movement speed, but requires more effort compared to other classes.
· It's a shame that excessive setup is currently required to enjoy Hell difficulty 12 content.
· We hope for significant buffs to the Paladin class in Season 15, allowing for more enjoyable gameplay.
· Nevertheless, the current build is definitely worth enjoying.
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