Thrill Conquest Thorns build recommendation

Rating

by Mad_Tom last updated Jan 20, 2016 ( Patch 2.4 )

Regular

Hybrid

BBCode Link

Edit

Skills

Punish Celerity
- Punish
Generate: 5 Wrath per attack

Strike your enemy for 335% weapon damage and gain Hardened Senses, increasing your Block Chance by 15% for 5 seconds.
Celerity

When you block with Hardened Senses active, you gain 15% increased Attack Speed for 3 seconds.
Consecration Bed of Nails
- Consecration
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Consecrate the ground 20 yards around you for 10 seconds. You and your allies heal for 32185 Life per second while standing on the consecrated ground.
Bed of Nails

The consecrated ground becomes covered in nails. Enemies that walk into the area take 100% of your Thorns damage every second.
Steed Charge Spiked Barding
- Steed Charge
Cooldown: 16 seconds

Mount a celestial war horse that allows you to ride through enemies unhindered for 2 seconds.
Spiked Barding

The war horse deals 500% of your Thorns every second to enemies through which you ride.
Iron Skin Reflective Skin
- Iron Skin
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Your skin turns to iron, absorbing 50% of all incoming damage for 4 seconds.
Reflective Skin

While active, your Thorns is increased by 300%.
Laws of Justice Decaying Strength
- Laws of Justice
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Empower the Law, granting you and your allies 490 increased resistance to all elements for 5 seconds.

Passive: Recite the Law, granting you and your allies 140 increased resistance to all elements.

Only one Law may be active at a time.
Decaying Strength

Active: While the Law is empowered, any enemy who attacks you or your allies will have their damage reduced by 15% for 30 seconds, stacking up to a maximum of 60%.
Bombardment Barrels of Spikes
- Bombardment
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Call in an assault from afar, raining 5 spheres of burning pitch and stone onto enemies around you, dealing 2850% total weapon damage to enemies within 12 yards of the impact zone.
Barrels of Spikes

In place of the burning spheres, barrels of spikes are hurled. Damage of each barrel is increased by 200% of your Thorns.

Fervor
- Fervor
While wielding a one-handed weapon, your attack speed is increased by 15% and all cooldowns are reduced by 15%.
Lord Commander
- Lord Commander
The cooldown of Steed Charge is reduced by 25% and Bombardment by 35%.

Damage dealt by Phalanx is increased 20%.
Iron Maiden
- Iron Maiden
Your Thorns is increased by 50%.
Divine Fortress
- Divine Fortress
Your Armor is increased by a percent equal to your shield's Block Chance.

Items

Mempo of Twilight

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Death Watch Mantle

Legendary Shoulders

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

25–35% chance to explode in a fan of knives for 750-950% weapon damage when hit.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

While above 90–95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+49–60 Dexterity

+49–60 Strength

+49–60 Intelligence
Lacuni Prowlers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+10–12% Movement Speed
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+316–1160 Thorns Damage
Gladiator Gauntlets

Legendary Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 5.0–10.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

After earning a massacre bonus, gold rains from sky.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+240–269 Dexterity

+240–269 Strength

+240–269 Intelligence
Belt of the Trove

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 4.0%
Every 6–8 seconds, call down Bombardment on a random nearby enemy.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Pox Faulds

Legendary Pants

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

When 3 or more enemies are within 12 yards, you release a vile stench that deals 450–550% weapon damage as Poison every second for 5 seconds to enemies within 15 yards.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence
Illusory Boots

Legendary Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+91 - 100 Resistance to All Elements
+10 - 12% Movement Speed

Secondary Stats

You may move unhindered through enemies.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Justice Lantern

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+12–16% Chance to Block
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces duration of control impairing effects by 35–50%
Gain damage reduction equal to 45–55% of your Block Chance.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+160–179 Dexterity

+160–179 Strength

+160–179 Intelligence
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gain 150–200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Hack

Legendary Axe

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

75–100% of your Thorns damage is applied on every attack.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(32–39)–(39–49) Arcane Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Poison Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Lightning Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Holy Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Cold Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Fire Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Damage
Akarat's Awakening

Legendary Crusader Shield

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
+6% Chance to Block
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Every successful block has a 20–25% chance to reduce all cooldowns by 1 second.

More Details

Head
- Mempo of Twilight
- Andariel's Visage
- Leoric's Crown
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Socket AS
Shoulders
- Death Watch Mantle
- Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
- Corruption
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CDR AR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- The Flavor of Time
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Physical % Socket
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Heart of Iron
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Socket
Wrists
- Lacuni Prowlers
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Physical % AS
Hands
- Gladiator Gauntlets
- St. Archew's Gage
- Stone Gauntlets
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CDR AS
Waist
- Belt of the Trove
- The Witching Hour
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR
Legs
- Pox Faulds
- Depth Diggers
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Socket AR
Feet
- Illusory Boots
- Fire Walkers
- Ice Climbers
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR
Rings
- Justice Lantern
- Convention of Elements
- Oculus Ring
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CDR
Weapon
- Hack
- Pig Sticker
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AS CDR
Offhand
- Akarat's Awakening
- Vo'Toyias Spiker
- Lidless Wall
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Block % CDR

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15.00%.
  Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Boyarsky's Chip
  Boyarsky's Chip
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Adds 16000 Thorns.

Kanai's Cube

Akarat's Awakening

Legendary Crusader Shield

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
+6% Chance to Block
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Every successful block has a 20–25% chance to reduce all cooldowns by 1 second.
Akarat's Awakening
Heart of Iron

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+18–23 Vitality
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2 Thorns Damage
Gain Thorns equal to 250–300% of your Vitality.

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence
Heart of Iron
Unity

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Increases damage against elites by 12.0–15.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

All damage taken is split between wearers of this item.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Unity

My gems were lvl 45, Powerful only 27 while I did the run. Instead of Powerful you can use a defensive gem instead.

Main idea, stack CDR, Block Chance, Attack speed and Physical damage wherever possible.

Something that I think that needs to be cubed/used is Hack and Akkarat Awakening shield. Hack you need to apply Thorns with every attack, and Akkarat's awakening to get the skill cooldowns down. You can do it without Hack as well, but you will proc Thorns only from blocks in that case.

Most of the items are not even ancient, I just put something together from my stash. Also, not sure if Depth Diggers damage helps, but it was decently ancient rolled so I used it more as a defensive thingy (look at video).

And well, secondary Thorns damage wherever possible.

Using double Unity and/or a physical SoJ is also not a bad idea.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find
Resource Cost Reduction

Movement speed to 25%, rest in STR or VIT if you really are so low with it.

CDR is main needed, then AS, crits are not needed for Thorns at all.

Build Guide

Good luck with your Thrill!

DiabloFans