by Wargasm on Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:51 pm
Well, Paladins can't switch Gods, so of course you'd only want one. Question is which; Dracul seems like the best still, since you can't actually be punished for HALPMEH usage; so carefully nurse your piety for Horatio, and try not to use HALPMEH until all your piety is spent. Downside is spending on Blood Swells has to be a last-ditch effort because Cursed will ruin your resist. I wonder what the optimal setup is, assuming 3 items max since it's asking far too much for any better luck. Dwarf with Platemail, Fire Heart, and Vampiric Sword with 2 stacks Blood Hunger, 3 stacks Blood Tithe, and maybe ~40 piety for 2 Blood Swells for the last stretch? You'd have a little physical resist still, -20 damage, and +30 life per hit, since H's resists won't affect your vampiric healing amount.
Only other thing that might work is JJ with several Health Boosts and a timely Chaos Avatar, I think. Or maybe some kind of deal with Body/Warrior pact and a piety farm.
If nothing else, this is definitely an interesting thought exercise.