S-TIER | BUILD PALADIN Marteau béni (@RageGaming) | SAISON 13

ENDGAME | PIT PUSH | SPEED FARM PALADIN

Build Overview

The Hammerdin Triple Ultimate is the Season 13 incarnation of the endgame Paladin: an offensive juggernaut built around Blessed Hammer and the ultimate Arbiter of Justice, capable of clearing Pit level 80 comfortably and pushing the doors of Torment 10 through 12. The loop is brutally simple: enter Arbiter of Justice form, extend that form for as long as possible, and let enemies melt under a continuous rain of divine hammers.

The raw power of this build comes from the synergism between Blessed Hammer as a constant AoE damage source and the Disciple oath that turns every ultimate into a Disciple skill — a combo that literally multiplies build damage by five. Stacked with Fanaticism Aura and Defiance Aura, the Paladin becomes both ultra tanky and an attack-speed and crit buffer for the whole team. According to Hollow from Rage Gaming, this is literally a "billion damage" build — single target stays solid thanks to the synergy with Falling Star for mobility, and the AoE is so automatic that the player can focus on positioning and Boss mechanics.

Pros and Cons

Recommended Gear

Helm, chest and legs — the defensive foundation

The Harlequin Crest is the go-to mythic to open the build: massive cooldown reduction and the +4 ranks to all skills justify the slot as long as CDR isn't handled elsewhere. Hollow recommends however switching to Aerpedition long term once cooldown management is stable. On the chest, Soulbrand brings 30 % damage reduction on each barrier generation — a colossal survival gain triggered in a loop via the Sem rune (see runes section). For the legs, the Aspect of the Indomitable remains the default pick thanks to damage reduction proportional to block chance.

Gloves, boots and amulet — the Arbiter amplifier

On the gloves, the Aspect of Lagera's Sovereignty stacks a damage multiplier for your Disciple skills — a major offensive slot. The amulet is the other pillar: Hollow explicitly recommends placing the Aspect of Ascension here to benefit from an even higher multiplier than on gloves (up to 70 % in Arbiter form). The boots carry the Aspect of the Arbiter's Zephyr which reduces the evade cooldown by up to 3 seconds in Arbiter form — this is what allows you to spam evade in a loop and continuously proc hammers and the rune.

Rings and weapon — the damage machine

The Ring of Starless Skies is non-negotiable to reduce skill resource cost and boost damage on every hammer cast. The second ring slot houses Argent Veil which triggers a random equipped Core skill every 2 meters traveled while evading and applies up to a 50 % multiplier on Core skills for 4 seconds — a permanent multiplier since you evade non-stop. Without the mythic, swap the second ring for Holy Punishment for 60 % additional holy damage. The weapon is Herald's Morningstar which literally doubles Blessed Hammer damage and spawns additional hammers on lucky hit. On the offhand, the Aspect of Celestial Strife stacks up to 75 % vulnerable damage on kills in Arbiter form.

Affixes, tempers and runes

The absolute priority is critical strike chance as long as it isn't near 100 %, then switch to critical strike damage multipliers and global damage multipliers. Armor (in percent) remains a major multiplier via the legendary node Fortress. Priority tempers are the duration of Arbiter of Justice (target 50 %+) on chest and boots, Disciple damage on gloves and jewelry, and cooldown reduction if needed. On runes, the Sem + Q combo triggers the Druid earthen bulwark on evade (proc on Soulbrand); Ser + Gaz brings the missing critical strike chance. Gems are all Royal Rubies: Strength on armor, holy damage on the weapon, resistances on jewelry.

Horadric Seal S13

The talisman of this build is entirely dedicated to unlocking the Triple Ultimate mechanic. Hollow uses the 6 slots to stack the Light's Epiphany set charms with one unique charm as a complement. The 5-piece bonus is the soul of the build: pressing Arbiter of Justice simultaneously triggers Heaven's Fury and Fortress, and makes Zenith appear on the bar. All ultimate skills then become Disciple skills, which boosts them by 500 % in Arbiter form — the build's main multiplier. Fortress also offers 3 seconds of iframes to handle tough mechanics, making it a precious panic button. The reference seal targets critical strike damage to stack on the multipliers already present on gear.

Gameplay Tips

The rotation works in three steps: maintain both auras (Fanaticism Aura and Defiance Aura) at all times, drop Falling Star on packs to generate vulnerable and mobility, and trigger Arbiter of Justice as soon as it's available to enter the burst phase. Once in Arbiter form, the goal is to spam evade in a loop (reduced to 3 seconds by the Aspect of the Arbiter's Zephyr) — each evade procs wing strikes, triggers Argent Veil, and stacks the multipliers from the Aspect of Ascension. Blessed Hammer goes off automatically thanks to the lucky hit on Herald's Morningstar: simply moving makes the bounces cover the area.

For Bosses, keep Falling Star in reserve to apply vulnerable just before the burst, and use the Fortress proc as a defensive phase on unblockable attacks. Rally is still kept at rank 1 to generate a bit of Faith at the start of fights, but Hollow plans to drop it once Faith generation is sufficiently covered by tempers and affixes.

Skill Tree

The skill tree intentionally skips Basic skills — resource generation is fully handled by the auras and affixes. All investment goes into Blessed Hammer with its Damage Bonus and Cast Speed passives, going through Disciple's Halo for the extended AoE effect. On auras, Fanaticism Aura is completed with the Rite of Humility upgrade which makes all nearby enemies vulnerable — a global multiplier for the whole team. Defiance Aura is right next to it with Rite of Prayer to generate Resolve, which translates into additional armor and therefore damage (via the Fortress node). Falling Star serves as mobility with a Vulnerable upgrade to stack vulnerable sources. The ultimate Arbiter of Justice takes Seraph's Wings for the massive damage multiplier and automatic vulnerable application via wing strikes generated on evade.

Paragon and Glyphs

Paragon is the offensive and defensive backbone of the build. Five legendary nodes need to be unlocked: Castle which scales damage off armor, Divinity which adds 90 % vulnerable damage in Arbiter form, Relentless which brings the vital cooldown reduction and a movement multiplier, and Beacon which unlocks 90 % damage as long as an ally or mercenary is in your aura. Long term, Shield Bearer is an alternative to Castle when gear is fully refined, but Castle remains the best choice for the early/mid-endgame phase.

For glyphs, the priority is Arbiter which scales up to 18 % damage per second spent in Arbiter form — hence the obsession to maintain the form. Apostle adds 15 % vulnerable damage to Disciple skills, and Canny boosts non-physical damage taken by 15 % (holy, so all our damage). Once critical strike chance is near cap, integrate a fourth glyph on critical multipliers, then Resplendence for 5.5 % global damage and cooldown reduction on non-aura skills after each aura cast. Judicator (5.5 % holy damage to elites) remains a viable alternative.

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