*2/27/204 Update:*

PoB Theory Craft: https://pobb.in/NsY9H36pnh2v (Act 1 to End-Game on a Budget)

Here are PoB snapshot exports of my character Dahbadu_Paladin so you can see progression and item acquisition choices:

1. Act 10 with campaign gear: https://pobb.in/CRgZXBwEIMt2

2. Respec/Equipment switchup after the campaign: https://pobb.in/qOPnuW2NNiWw (1+ mil peak DPS & 50k+ EHP @ level 74 with 30c invested)

3. My level 87 PoB: https://pobb.in/jeu68heXi-7h (2+ mil peak DPS & 120k+ EHP with 60c invested)

4. My level 89 PoB: https://pobb.in/_BIRxGVzMtxn (3 mil peak DPS & 160k+ EHP with 1 div invested)

5. My level 92 PoB: https://pobb.in/cOr8fC4h92Lg (3.5 mil peak DPS & 170k EHP with 1.5 div invested)

6. My level 93 PoB: https://pobb.in/qYMufXezK5jy (3.1 mil peak DPS w/ Ancestral Call & 196k EHP with 4 div invested)

*Notes:*

You will have to make a Templar and kill Hillock at the start of the game to get Smite. Duelist apparently doesn't get Smite to start the game.

I adjusted things from the original theory craft video and instead ran Vitality, Clarity (low level), Arctic Armour, Herald of Ash and Herald of Ice as my reservation skills during the campaign. I did not switch over to Lifetap until I finished the campaign. I also tried out level 30 Determination and decided to spec out of it to get Elemental Valiance as my second ascendancy. When going through the campaign, try to use the skill groupings I have in the Act 10 PoB above. I'm not even running Determination at all, even in maps. I'm instead running Arctic Armour and Blood and Sand (Sand Stance) -- it's actually more effective.

*Videos:*

1. Sword & Board Smite Paladin League Starter Build - Recommended for New Players: https://youtu.be/VYBGT2eu8zg?si=sQdg-6NN-5b6i0v7

2. League Starting as a Sword & Board Smite Paladin - Build Update 1: https://youtu.be/rGystLxvAbY

3. Sword & Board Smite Paladin Starter Build - T16 Maps Build Update 2: https://youtu.be/AZupK3oM-K0