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The video focuses on the Fanaticism aura in Diablo 2 Resurrected, underscoring its importance due to increased attack speed and damage. Fanaticism's skill-based attack speed significantly outweighs conventional gear bonuses, benefiting Paladin builds like Sacrifice and Zeal the most. While the aura primarily enhances the user's performance, its impact on party members or minions is also noted. Differences among various in-game items that provide Fanaticism, such as the Beast, Faith, and new Hustle runewords, are discussed. The speaker explains how Fanaticism aids different Paladin skills, offering insights into optimizing attack speed with minimal levels of the aura. However, the efficacy of Fanaticism varies by skill, with abilities like Holy Bolt, Blessed Hammer, and Fists of the Heavens remaining unaffected. Lastly, the accessibility and economic advantages of the new Hustle runeword are highlighted, making Fanaticism more widely attainable.
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In this segment of the video, the host introduces the topic of Paladin auras in Diablo 2 Resurrected, focusing specifically on the Fanaticism aura. Fanaticism is highlighted as the top-tier aura due to its dual benefits: increased damage and attack speed. The host emphasizes the significance of skill-based attack speed provided by Fanaticism, which is more effective than regular increased attack speed from gear. This point is illustrated by comparing the attack speed impact of Fanaticism versus standard gear bonuses. An example is demonstrated in-game, showing the difference in attack speed with Fanaticism active versus using the Might aura.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the fanaticism aura in-depth, explaining that its primary benefit is the significant increase in attack speed rather than increased damage or attack rating. They highlight scenarios where fanaticism might not be necessary, such as when using an already fast weapon like a grief phaseblade. The speaker describes fanaticism as somewhat greedy since it benefits the player more than their party, providing a higher damage increase to the user compared to allies. They also mention that multiple paladins with different levels of fanaticism auras can interfere with each other’s damage output. Additionally, the speaker notes various in-game items that provide the fanaticism aura, including the Beast runeword, Faith bow, and the recently introduced Hustle runeword. This aura is favored by characters that rely on attack speed to achieve maximum breakpoints for their builds.
00:06:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses optimizing attack speed for a Phase Blade using Increased Attack Speed (IAS) and the Fanaticism aura in the game Diablo II. They explain that reaching the maximum attack speed involves calculating the right amount of IAS and Fanaticism. The key point is that the speaker’s setup achieves optimal performance without needing excessive Fanaticism, citing an example where only level two Fanaticism is necessary to hit the maximum breakpoint. However, higher levels of Fanaticism can still benefit other players and minions in a group setting by improving their attack speeds. The segment also mentions specific Paladin builds, like the Sacrifice and Zeal Paladins, which notably gain significant damage and speed benefits from the Fanaticism aura.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the benefits of fanaticism for different Paladin skills, particularly focusing on the trade-offs between attack speed and damage for various builds. Zeal benefits from hitting a four-frame attack, while Vengeance gains good damage from conviction but also benefits from fanaticism. Conversion isn’t much helped by fanaticism, since converting monsters faster isn’t beneficial. Smite can reach its maximum breakpoints with minimal increased attack speed, though fanaticism can aid if there’s a lack of increased attack speed. The discussion also covers how fanaticism doesn’t affect holy bolt, blessed hammer, or fists of the heavens and has limited impact on charge, which might benefit more from might or concentration for damage output. The effectiveness of these choices varies depending on whether the objective is PvP or PvM.
00:12:00
In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the advantages of using the Fanaticism ability in various character builds, notably for Paladins, Necromancers, Druids, and Amazons. They highlight how the new Hustle Rune word makes obtaining Fanaticism more accessible and less expensive compared to other options like Beast and Faith Rune words. The speaker also notes that Fanaticism synergizes well with the Sacrifice skill for Paladins, enhancing damage and reducing self-inflicted damage as the skill levels up. They emphasize that many of the bugs affecting Sacrifice have been fixed, improving its functionality and making it a more viable choice.