Diablo 2 Smiter Smiterdin Paladin Smite FAQ 1.12 Build Guide

What works with Smite version 1.12
The following things work with Smite:

- Bonus damage from STR (each point of STR adds 1% ED) (new for 1.10)
NOTE: Bonus damage is *not* based on the weapon type (e.g. for daggers each point of DEX adds .75% ED along with a similar bonus for STR).
- +Skills (increase damage a LOT)
- Crushing Blow (including CB on the weapon; e.g. "Black" runeword)
- Weapon range (Thanks to Talamek for verifying this in 1.11)
- Weapon speed (see below)
- Life Tap (charges can be found on wands and daggers, save this for tough spots)
- Freezes Target (Exile)
- Hit Blinds Target
- Slow
- % Chance to cast
- Prevent Monster Heal
- Open Wounds (new for 1.10)
NOTE: Open Wounds does *not* work when a monster is at full health. This means that, if you are Smiting an undamaged Physical Immune, Open Wounds won’t take effect and you cannot rely on this method to kill a Physical Immune

The following things work with Smite but do *not* display on the Character screen:

- Enhanced Damage which is off-weapon
Note: The %ED actually does *sort of* display. Each 100% ED increases damage displayed by 1.

The following items increase the shield damage: Redeemer, Astreon's Iron Ward, Stone Crusher, "Grief" runeword

- Damage +X, which is the attribute that the above items have, is added directly to the shield damage just like the Holy Shield bonus. This means that any %ED bonuses which work with Smite will apply (e.g. Fanaticism).

The following things do not work with Smite:

- Leech (life/mana)
- Deadly Strike/Critical Strike
- Knockback
- Elemental damage from equipment or charms
- Elemental damage from auras (e.g. Holy Shock)
- Poison damage from charms
- Magic damage from Sanctuary
- Gear and charms that add a set amount of damage except for those items which have the Damage +X attribute
- Enhanced Damage on the weapon
- Enhanced Damage to Demons

Smite speed is dependent on:

- Base weapon speed (odd but true)
- % EIAS from Fanaticism
- IAS in gear

- 6 frame Smite is the fastest possible

Thanks to http://forums.diii.net/showthread.php?t=729094