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> Basic strategies for melee build.

The best javazons are a hybrid, they're not strictly melee. Max Charged 
Strike, Lightning Fury, Lightning Strike, and either Lightning Bolt or Power 
Strike(you won't be using either of them typically, and they provide the 
same synergy boost, so it's up to you). I'd go Lightning Bolt, as it gives 
you a lower mana cost ranged attack for use when you don't need Lightning 
Fury, then dump spare points in whichever you don't max. Get at least 1 in 
all the passive/magic skills, with decent +skills 1 is enough, though if 
you're lacking in +skills gear you can move points to the passives you feel 
would be most useful to you. Some people recommend getting Valkyrie to lvl 
17+ and talk about how amazing she is at high levels-I've tried it, and I 
found the valk to be utter shit(puny damage, god awful AI, and not even a 
good tank), and possibly not even worth taking at ALL. It is up to you 
though, try it with and without valk, and respec if you find you want/don't 
want her.

Basic strategies, for single targets and big targets(bosses, balrogs, 
urdars, etc), use Charged Strike. It's devastating. For small scattered 
groups(small packs of Fallen for example), Lightning Strike is an excellent 
skill to use. For huge packs(cows, big groups in Chaos Sanctuary, big Fallen 
camps), Lightning Fury will clear them out, then you can use LStrike or 
CStrike to finish off the stragglers.

The biggest problem any javazon has is immunes. If you go the lightning 
route(which is the standard), lightning immunes will slow you down a lot. 
For lightning immunes, you basically use Jab and your merc to kill them(if 
you can afford it, Infinity is a javazon's best friend, if not, just get 
your merc a big high damage weapon).