WTF, you people know nothing about zealots, NOTHING not a damn thing. All these posts are the dumbest suggestions i have ever read~!. I WILL ANSWER YOUR ARMOR QUESTION AFTER I FINISH PUTTING SOME SENCE INTO YOUR HEAD AND YOU STOP FOLLOWING THE DUMBASS PUBLIC NEWBS WHO THINK EXILE AND EBOTD ARE GOOD!

NUMBER 1: Defense IS NOT IMPORTANT, everyone has insane AR so unless you have over 35k FORGET IT. Besides, 90% of Diablo 2 are casters WHICH ALL IGNORE DEFENSE. If you plan on only doing zealot duels, then make a build that moves around low defense such as mine and i fucking own high defense pallies and i only have 9k def! 9k thats it! I have 9k defense and i can kill people with 25-35k+.

NUMBER 2: EXILE SUCKS TERRIBLY BAD, no block, no + skills, no AR bonuses no DR, no STR, NO NOTHING. It fucking blows for zealots NEVER USE IT.

NUMBER 3: Eth Zerkers (eBotD's) SUCK TERRIBLY BAD FOR ZEALOTS, I MEAN TERRIBLY 170-550 DAMAGE = NT IT SUX. Your average damage will be more fucked up then 90 year old Grandma Joe having a over does of Viagra! If anything, use a eBotD War Spike. It doesl ike 220+ - 370+ which is MUCH MUCH better. If your rich invest into a Etheral Death Cleaver or Ethereal Razor Edge.

Now for your armor, use a "Duress" Archon or Shadow Plate. This armor gives you +133 Cold Damage, a max of 20% Enhanced Damage, 15% Crushing Blow, 33% Open Wounds, 45% Faster Hit Recovery and heavy defense since you care so much about it~!

If your smart and can make a good zealot use a 160/40 min or 160/60 IAS ELITE armor with life or FHR. My paladin uses a 160/40/24% FHR armor and i only get 9k defense and i do like 2,298 - 7,200 with a 99% Deadly Strike Chance and i just beat the living shit out of noob ass exile users.

You wanna make a zealot come talk too me, good god if i ever see posts like this again...my god where have the zealot duelers gone...