Intro
This is a melee spearzon that destroys high player count and it has very fast bossing ability.
It's an iconic build in vanilla, and the fastest Uber killer back then, which was only rivaled by Mosaic Sin.
In D2RR things are different, but the character is still a complete beast and has no issues whatsoever.
It is easy to play, tanky, and while lacking the Javazon's powerful clear ability, it has his own charm and benefit to playing.
Its absolutely a blast to spear everything in your way.
So have fun and enjoy this build.
Stats
Strength - Enough to wear your gear
Dexterity - Enough to wear your gear
Vitality - Everything
Energy - Can be invested a bit while leveling, but 0 in Mid-Endgame
Skills
1 Point :
Dodge
Avoid
Evade
Critical Strike
This build doesn't need pierce and you just put the obvious 1 point wonders.
25 Points :
Lightning Strike - This is your crowd clear and farming skill
Charged Strike - This is your single target/Boss killer skill
Lightning Bolt - Synergy
Power Strike - Synergy
Penetrate - Put the leftovers here.
Gameplay
The loop is very simple.
Teleport/Walk → Ligthning Strike everything → Charge Strike small number targets/champs/bosses
That's literally it. Impressively hard.
Gear and Breakpoints
Important BPs to reach
IAS - 50 - with Fanaticism 6 from A5 merc, easy to reach.
FHR - 48/86 - Depends if you want to invest in 86 or not.
FCR - 99 - Just get it, its nice.
Weapon - Matriarchal Spear (Infinity)
Superior Matriarchal Spear base, corrupt until you get -res. Upgrade it 10 times with +- Lightning Damage
The choice is Matriachal Spear because its the fastest class specific spear.
Armor - Tarasque Hide / Ormus Robes
Extremely good defensive armor vs. Extremely glass cannon offensive armor.
I personally chose the Tarasque Hide cause it almost covers our resistances and DR alone. It make it easy to build around.
The corrupt you are searching for is HP/All skill. Upgrade it with All resist+Max resist.
Helm - Griffon's Eye
Nothing to say. BiS for lightning users.
Corrupt with whatever you can get. Upgrade it with +6 Lightning skills.
Gloves - Rare/Crafted +3 Javelin and Spear gloves.
Crafted are great but CB won't help much, so Rare will do as well. You want IAS here.
Corrupt with IAS if you can. Upgrade as follows depending on your needs to reach your BPs. FCR/IAS/50HP/6%HP
Boots - Zero Effect
God tier defensive boots.
Corrupt with DR. Upgrade with Max HP+Max Mana
Belt - Arachnid Mesh
Really strong belt thats hard to beat. Corrupt with PDR and MR. Upgrade with FHR to reach a BP. PDR or HP if you dont care.
Crafted Amulet +3 All skill.
Cannot beat this craft. Expensive hard to get what you want, but there is nothing better.
Corrupt with whatever you can if you dare. Upgrade with Amazon Skills.
Rings - I have 3 suggestions here.
To reach BPs of IAS/FCR wear Rare rings until you find better rings.
2x Fearie Rings. The HP boost is huge, and if you corrupt it with IAS, you're the king. Upgrade with FCR if you do.
2x Stone of Jordan+2sk. Very hard to come by. Corrupt it if you dare. Upgrade to reach BPs
Charm Inventory
Charm inventory is very straight forward. 10x 1to All Skill Grand Charms, Upgraded Torch,Upgraded Anni, Life & Death, Queen's Call, Remembrance of glory.
A5 Merc's Gear
2xPhase Blade (Plague)
Sacred Armor (Fortitude)
Guardian Crown (Prowess in Battle)
LoH (Seriously I don't think about this slot)
Zero Effect
Kashya's Ward
Dual Chiad Halo, or IAS for BP
Amulet is Vanquisher, in general it doesn't matter.
A5 Merc provides 2 very valuable auras the keeps your build together. Fanaticism and Cleansing. Thanks to such a high level of cleansing your are almost immortal. Procing lower resist for you is not a big deal, but when it happens its really great.
Conclusion
The class is meant for people that like melee gameplay with a lot of elemental damage. It does everything the game has to offer very well.
Enjoy and cherish it as it will make you happy destroying everything in your way as well as rich during the process.
My personal rating on this build and character is 10/10. Cause it's just great and not overpowered like its Javazon counterpart.