Equipment

Light's Rebuke is the weapon that makes this style of Divine Lance particularly dangerous. An enemy hit by the first strike takes much more damage from the later hits of the same attack. The effect works well with Zealous Joust, which adds two extra spears, and becomes especially valuable against Elites that stay inside the attack for the whole sequence. A Greater Affix on Ranks to Divine Lance is the first weapon upgrade to aim for. Use the Flail in your Main Hand and keep a Legendary Shield for the final offensive Aspect.

Aspect of the Zealot's Covenant belongs on that Shield. It strengthens the additional attacks triggered by your Zealot Oath and gives you another Fervor stack to build. A Legendary Ring with Aspect of Utmost Glory takes Ring 2; its damage bonus doubles against Weakened enemies. Advance applies Weaken through its selected upgrade, and the active effect of Fanaticism Aura offers another way to apply it. The Ring works even when you cannot keep every enemy Weakened, provided you remain Healthy.

Ring of Starless Skies is the high-end choice for Ring 1. Repeated Divine Lance casts build its damage bonus and reduce the Faith cost of your skills, which is particularly useful during long boss encounters. Tibault's Will on Pants provides the other major piece of resource support. Both Fortress and Defiance Aura can give you Unstoppable, activating the Pants' damage bonus and Primary Resource Regeneration. If you have to build the character before finding Starless Skies, use a well-rolled Legendary Ring with Faith-related affixes until it drops.

The other offensive slots reinforce the repeated-hit playstyle. Revelator's Aspect on Gloves increases the damage that enemies take as your Zealot Skills keep hitting them, making it particularly helpful when a boss survives the first Divine Lance sequence. Aspect of Redirected Force on the Amulet turns Block Chance into Critical Strike Damage, with an even stronger bonus after you successfully Block. This pairing is most effective after Resolve and Block Chance are established; do not sacrifice too many defensive affixes just to chase more Critical Strike Damage.

For defense, put Aspect of Glynn's Anvil on a Legendary Helm and Aspect of Interdiction on Boots. Fortress continually creates Resolve while you are inside its area, and Defiance Aura with Rite of Prayer adds Resolve through its Healing. Glynn's Anvil translates the stacks into Damage Reduction, while Interdiction gives Block Chance for each stack. Aspect of Might occupies the Chest slot. Use Advance frequently enough to maintain its Damage Reduction from Basic Skill casts, particularly while moving between enemies or restoring Faith.

Cathan's Dauntless Faith is the preferred five-piece Talisman set. The full set rewards repeated Zealot Skill casts with more damage and Afterimages, while the three-piece bonus can automatically activate Rally at maximum Do or Die stacks. Use Griswold's Opus in the sixth Charm slot for Critical Strike Damage that builds from repeated direct hits. A Legendary Seal with the extra Charm slot is required to equip all six Charms.

Herald of Zakarum is an optional Shield when you want more Strength, Armor and Resistances. If you equip it, move Aspect of the Zealot's Covenant to Ring 2 and remove Utmost Glory; the Unique Shield occupies the slot that normally carries Covenant. Prioritize Strength, Ranks to Divine Lance, Critical Strike Chance, Critical Strike Damage, Maximum Life, Faith Regeneration and Cooldown Reduction where available. Greater Affixes on Skill Ranks and the strongest defensive stats are worth pursuing before minor damage improvements.

The main Legendary Aspect setup uses Glynn's Anvil on Helm, Might on Chest Armor, Revelator on Gloves, Interdiction on Boots, Redirected Force on Amulet, Utmost Glory on Ring 2 and Zealot's Covenant on Shield. Light's Rebuke, Tibault's Will and Ring of Starless Skies occupy the remaining fixed equipment slots. Each Aspect has a compatible Legendary item available in this arrangement.

The equipment is built around long sequences of Divine Lance hits, so prioritize enough Faith recovery to finish a full attack string. Damage affixes are useful only if the character can keep attacking during a boss fight. Use Maximum Life, Armor and Resistance to All Elements to cover any defensive gaps that remain after the main Uniques are equipped.

Skills

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Divine Lance

Primary DPS: Divine Lance drives repeated spear strikes through enemies. Light's Rebuke makes the later hits far more dangerous after the first strike has impaled its target. Zealous Joust adds extra spears, helping you catch more of a grouped pack while still focusing your damage on the toughest enemy in front of you.

Maximize the Skill and choose Stacking Damage, Zealous Joust and Damage Bonus. Zealous Joust gives Divine Lance the Zealot tag, enabling Fervor, Zealot Oath extra strikes, Revelator and the Talisman set. Cast into groups gathered by Condemn, and keep an eye on Faith while attacking a single target.

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Fortress

Defense/Resolve: Fortress gives you an Immune opening and creates an area that rapidly generates Resolve. Those stacks feed Glynn's Anvil, Interdiction and Redirected Force. Fight inside the area when possible, especially against bosses that can withstand several Divine Lance sequences.

Select Free Cast, Unstoppable and Barricade. Free Cast relieves Faith pressure inside Fortress, Unstoppable activates Tibault's Will, and Barricade lets you reposition the area during a moving fight. The Resolve Damage Bonus upgrade is not part of this setup, since its damage benefit applies to Juggernaut Skills.

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Defiance Aura

Defense/Resolve: Defiance Aura strengthens Armor and Resistances and can make the Paladin Unstoppable on activation. Its Healing through Rite of Prayer generates Resolve, so keeping the aura active helps both survival and the Block Chance required by Redirected Force.

Take Rite of Prayer, Maximum Life and Potency. Use the active effect when you need Unstoppable, extra Faith recovery from Tibault's Will, or a shorter Fortress cooldown through the Resplendence Glyph.

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Fanaticism Aura

Offense/Support: Fanaticism Aura improves Attack Speed and Critical Strike Chance as you spend Faith. Its active effect Weakens nearby enemies, enabling the doubled damage bonus from Aspect of Utmost Glory and making dangerous packs less threatening.

Choose Rite of Vengeance, Extra Passive Stack and Resource Generation. The passive helps Divine Lance attack faster and critically strike more often, while the added Resource Generation reduces interruptions when Starless Skies stacks are still building.

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Condemn

Control/Vulnerable: Condemn gathers enemies into a tighter group so Divine Lance can strike several of them at once. It is particularly useful in scattered Elite packs, where moving between individual targets would waste valuable attacks and Fervor uptime.

Use Gather the Guilty, Cooldown Reduction and Movement Speed. Gather the Guilty adds a charge and applies Vulnerable. Cast it before your first heavy lance sequence, and keep a charge for enemies arriving from outside your attack range.

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Advance

Mobility/Resource: Advance closes the distance and generates Faith. As a Basic Skill, it activates Aspect of Might for reliable Damage Reduction. It also refreshes Fervor and makes short repositioning attacks useful during fights where repeated Divine Lance casts threaten to empty your resource pool.

Take Vanguard's Rush, Critical Strike Chance and Weaken. Vanguard's Rush supports Fervor, Critical Strike Chance benefits your next Divine Lance sequence, and Weaken is another trigger for Aspect of Utmost Glory. Weave in an Advance cast when changing targets or rebuilding Faith.

Core Rotation

Open with Fanaticism Aura and Defiance Aura active. Use Advance to reach a pack and establish the Damage Reduction from Aspect of Might, then cast Condemn to bring enemies together and apply Vulnerable. Fire Divine Lance into the group, aiming to hit the same dangerous target with the entire flurry. Each successive strike benefits from Light's Rebuke, while Zealot Oath and Cathan's Dauntless Faith reward your continued attacks with Fervor and Do or Die stacks. Move toward the next pack while the stored Afterimages are ready to release.

Against Elites and Bosses, place Fortress where you can continue attacking safely. Its Resolve feeds Block Chance and your defensive Aspects, while the Unstoppable upgrade activates Tibault's Will. Use Fanaticism Aura's active effect for Weaken when you want the doubled Utmost Glory bonus; Condemn supplies Vulnerable. Keep Starless Skies stacks active with regular Divine Lance casts, and use Advance to restore Faith before the bar runs dry. If a boss moves out of Fortress, reposition the area with Barricade before doing the next extended attack sequence.

Miscellaneous

Paragon Board

Begin on the Starting Board with Resplendence. Its additional effect shortens non-Aura Skill Cooldowns whenever you cast an Aura, providing more frequent access to Fortress and Condemn. Add Fervent with Feverous next. Both reward the Fervor generated through Zealous Joust, improving Critical Strike performance and Zealot Skill damage during long attack strings.

The third board is Preacher with Spirit, supporting Zealot Attack Speed and the Critical Strike Damage that makes Light's Rebuke especially valuable. Follow with Relentless and Exploit for damage while moving, Cooldown Reduction and more dependable Vulnerable application. Finish with Castle and Honed. Castle rewards a solid Armor foundation, while Honed lets Critical Strikes recover Faith and improves the consistency of repeated Divine Lance casts.

Prioritize accessible Legendary Nodes, Glyph sockets, Maximum Life and the attribute thresholds needed to activate each Glyph. Feverous, Spirit and Honed should receive early Glyph upgrades because they contribute directly to your main damage and resource loop. Adjust the surrounding Rare Nodes to reach your Armor and Resistance requirements before adding more distant damage clusters.

Oath

Choose the Zealot Oath. Divine Lance gains the Zealot tag from Zealous Joust and therefore builds Fervor as you attack. Critical Strikes trigger extra Zealot strikes based on your Fervor stacks, while the Oath also improves protection at maximum Fervor. Aspect of the Zealot's Covenant strengthens those additional hits and extends the time you have to preserve your stacks between groups. Advance is useful here because Basic attacks refresh your existing Fervor.

Runes

Cir + Que is a dependable defensive pairing that invokes Earthen Bulwark as you keep using Skills. It gives you extra Barrier protection when Fortress is not available. For the second Runeword, use Bac + Ohm to gain War Cry after moving through combat. Both fit the Build's normal rotation of approaching enemies, grouping them and committing to a series of lance attacks. Place each Runeword in a separate valid two-socket item.

Talisman

Cathan's Dauntless Faith provides the main Talisman bonuses. Its two-piece effect builds Do or Die stacks from Zealot Skills, increasing Critical Strike Damage and Cast Speed. The third piece makes Rally activate automatically at maximum stacks and adds Damage Reduction, while the five-piece bonus greatly improves Zealot damage and creates Afterimages. Divine Lance with Zealous Joust activates these effects through normal combat.

Complete the set with Berú, Fer, Linta, Mlor and Phoba of Dauntless Faith. Equip Griswold's Opus as the sixth Charm for additional Critical Strike Damage from repeated direct hits. On individual Charms, prioritize Zealot Skill Ranks, Strength, Maximum Life and useful defensive bonuses. Use a Seal that provides room for all six Charms.

Mercenary

Hire Raheir with Ground Slam, Raheir's Aegis, Bastion and Inspiration. His defensive support is useful when you stand near a boss for several consecutive Divine Lance hits. Choose Aldkin as Reinforcement with Field of Languish, triggered when you cast Fortress, to slow enemies during your defensive damage window.

Final Thoughts

Divine Lance benefits from clean positioning and repeated attacks on the same target. Light's Rebuke makes every follow-up spear more dangerous, Condemn gives those spears multiple enemies to hit, and the Zealot package rewards keeping Fervor active. Use Advance whenever Faith needs rebuilding, and place Fortress where the fight is likely to remain long enough to benefit from its Resolve and protection.

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