LoN Blessed Shield - Solo optimized G75~80+ - Crusader - Diablo III Builds

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LoN Blessed Shield - Solo optimized G75~80+

by Drakie last updated Feb 6, 2016 ( Patch 2.4 )

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Skills

Judgment Resolved
- Judgment
Cooldown: 20 seconds

Pass judgment on all enemies within 20 yards of the targeted location, Immobilizing them in place for 6 seconds.
Resolved

Damage dealt to judged enemies has an 8% increased chance to be a Critical Hit.
Blessed Shield Shattering Throw
- Blessed Shield
Cost: 20 Wrath

Hurl your shield, dealing 430% weapon damage as Holy plus 250% of shield Block Chance as Holy damage. The shield will ricochet to 3 nearby enemies.
Shattering Throw

When the shield hits an enemy, it splits into 3 small fragments that bounce between nearby enemies, dealing 170% weapon damage as Holy to all enemies hit.
Steed Charge Endurance
- Steed Charge
Cooldown: 16 seconds

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

Increase the duration to 3 seconds.
Iron Skin Steel Skin
- Iron Skin
Cooldown: 30 seconds

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

Increase the duration to 7 seconds.
Laws of Valor Critical
- Laws of Valor
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Empower the Law, granting you and your allies 15% increased Attack Speed for 5 seconds.

Passive: Recite the Law, granting you and your allies 8% increased Attack Speed.

Only one Law may be active at a time.
Critical

Active: Empowering the Law also increases your Critical Hit Damage by 50%.
Akarat's Champion Prophet
- Akarat's Champion
Cooldown: 90 seconds

Explode with the power of your order, increasing your damage by 35% and increasing your Wrath regeneration by 5 for 20 seconds.
Prophet

Gain 150% additional Armor while Akarat's Champion is active.

The first time you take fatal damage while Akarat's Champion is active, you will be returned to full health.

Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.
Fervor
- Fervor
While wielding a one-handed weapon, your attack speed is increased by 15% and all cooldowns are reduced by 15%.
Long Arm of the Law
- Long Arm of the Law
Increase the duration of the Active effect of all Laws by 5 seconds.
Hold Your Ground
- Hold Your Ground
You can no longer Dodge, but your Block Chance is increased by 30%.

Items

Andariel's Visage

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
5–10% more Fire damage taken.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+150–200 Poison Resistance
Attacks release a Poison Nova that deals 350–450% weapon damage as Poison to enemies within 10 yards.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Pauldrons of the Skeleton King

Legendary Shoulders

Primary Stats

+24–29 Vitality
+31–36 Armor
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

When receiving fatal damage, there is a chance that you are instead restored to 25% of maximum Life and cause nearby enemies to flee in fear.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
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
Akkhan's Manacles

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1.5–2.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Blessed Shield damage is increased by 400–500% for the first enemy it hits.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+49–60 Dexterity

+49–60 Strength

+49–60 Intelligence
Stone Gauntlets

Legendary Gloves

192 - 209 Armor

Primary Stats

10 - 20% Chance to Immobilize on Hit
+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26.0–50.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
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

+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements
+8 - 9% Movement Speed

Secondary Stats

You may move unhindered through enemies.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Litany of the Undaunted

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 750% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Wailing Host

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 750% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Gyrfalcon's Foote

Legendary Flail

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Removes the resource cost of Blessed Shield.
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
Jekangbord

Legendary Crusader Shield

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
Increases Blessed Shield Damage by 150–200% (Crusader Only)
+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Blessed Shield ricochets to 4–6 additional enemies.

More Details

Head
- Andariel's Visage
- Stat Priority: Int Socket CHC Str
Shoulders
- Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
- Death Watch Mantle
- Burden of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Str AD CDR Vit
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: Socket Socket Holy % CHC CHD
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Stat Priority: Str Socket Vit AR
Wrists
- Akkhan's Manacles
- Stat Priority: Holy % CHC Str
Hands
- Stone Gauntlets
- St. Archew's Gage
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD Str AD
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: CHD AS Str AR
Legs
- Pox Faulds
- Roland's Determination
- Stat Priority: Socket Str Vit AR
Feet
- Illusory Boots
- Ice Climbers
- Sabatons of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: Skill: Blessed Shield Str Vit AR
Rings
- Litany of the Undaunted
- The Wailing Host
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC CHD Str
Weapon
- Gyrfalcon's Foote
- Akkhan's Leniency
- Stat Priority: Dmg % Str AD
Offhand
- Jekangbord
- Stat Priority: CHC Skill: Blessed Shield Str Vit

Legendary Gems
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain +10% non-Physical damage reduction.
- Pain Enhancer
  Pain Enhancer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Critical hits cause the enemy to bleed for 2500.0% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds.
  Gain Blood Frenzy, granting you 3% increased Attack Speed for each bleeding enemy within 20 yards. (Requires Rank 25)
- Bane of the Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.8%.

Kanai's Cube

Akkhan's Leniency

Legendary Two-Handed Flail

Primary Stats

+946–1125 Strength
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each enemy hit by your Blessed Shield increases the damage of your Blessed Shield by 15–20% for 3 seconds.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1177–1439)–(1410–1788) Arcane Damage

+(1177–1439)–(1410–1788) Poison Damage

+(1177–1439)–(1410–1788) Lightning Damage

+(1177–1439)–(1410–1788) Holy Damage

+(1177–1439)–(1410–1788) Cold Damage

+(1177–1439)–(1410–1788) Fire Damage

+(1177–1439)–(1410–1788) Damage
Akkhan's Leniency
String of Ears

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+85–108 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 25–30%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
String of Ears
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
Convention of Elements

Skills

- Judgement can be replaced with Shield Glare, personal preference, they both serve defensive and offensive purposes, but Judgement is better for DPS.
- Long Arm of the Law can be replaced with Holy Cause for a slight DPS loss but the healing can be very helpful for survivability.

Stats

- Crit, Area DMG and Strength are the best stats, focus on those!
- CDR isn't that great for the damage in this build, but it's nice to have for defensive cooldowns and Steed Charge

Items

Shoulders

Pauldrons of the Skeleton King or Death Watch Mantle are the best, but any other Ancient shoulders with better rolls are better (hence the Invokers as adequate)

Amulet

Hellfire is awesome, allows you to get Indestructible as 5th passive

Hands

Stone Gauntlets are nice for the Immobilize, St Archew's for the defensive bubble but other Ancient Gloves with good rolls are fine too

Waist

The Witching Hour is the only belt with offensive stats on it, and it's a pretty big upgrade.

You want the String of Ears affix, but cubing it and using The Witching Hour is a bigger upgrade to DPS than anything else you could cube!

Alternatively you can use String of Ears if you have one but not a Witching Hour and cube Leoric's Crown for some more CDR.

Legs

Pox Faulds are nice, but not very important, other Ancient Legs with good rolls are fine too (hence the Rolands as adequate)

Feet

Illusory Boots or Ice Climbers provide a bit of extra survivability, but again other Ancient Boots with good rolls are fine too (hence the Akkhans as adequate)

Weapon

Akkhan's Leniency is better single DPS than Gyrfalcon's Foote with near perfect gear, but Gyrfalcon's Foote is better for a LONG time and will always remain better for > 5 mobs.

Cube

- Weapon choice is obvious, if you have a really good Ancient Leniency and no good [Ancient] Gyrfalcon's Foote then you can switch them.
- We need more survivablity so String of Ears is best, Leoric's is used by other Blessed Shield builds, but the CDR isn't that good and being able to use The Witching Hour as belt is a real nice DPS increase
- Convention of Elements is too good to be true, for any build it seems ...

Legendary Gems

- Estoteric Alteration provides more much needed survivability
- Bane of the Stricken helps a lot with the Rift Guardian
- Pain Enhancer is equally good as Bane of the Trapped or Mirinea, pick w/e you like. Mirinea might be best because it doesn't require being close, but needs some testing ...

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Armor
Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find
Resource Cost Reduction

- Movement Speed > Strength is basic stuff (and you're slow as hell so you need is badly

- CDR is least important for DPS, get the other Offence first

Build Guide

It's not as strong for pushing GRifts as LoN Bomb and probably even falls short of Invoker (though with near perfect gear it might overtake Invoker), but it's fun and does fairly well.

This build works fairly well on all levels of play, you should probably have at least 9 out of your 13 pieces of gear Ancient though and the pieces marked as required.

Things to work on the most:

- getting more Ancient items (note; Legs, Gloves, Shoulders and Boots are fine with any Ancient with good rolls).
- getting Ancient Hellfire Amulet and Ancient LoN rings with good rolls (because it contains both Crit Chance and Crit Damage and that's very important for your damage ouput) is probably the biggest noticable improvement.

Playstyle

This build turns your Crusader into a shield wearing Demon Hunter, throwing shields around like a machine gun and it feels GOOOOOD!

Your greatest weakness is survivability, so you'll have to be careful (like a real ranged class xD).

Careful use of Iron Skin and Akarat's on moments when you want to be able to stand still and push out as much damage as possible.

CoE Holy is really worth popping one of those 2 so you don't have to run around to avoid damage during your +200% damage time!

This build is really good at clearing out big packs of white mobs, so Steed Charge around and if you run into a nice group of mobs, wipe it out!

Without Steed Charge you're rather slow, so if you run into a small group of white mobs with Steed Charge on cooldown, just kill it instead of slowly walking to bigger packs.

D3planner

http://www.d3planner.com/640465816

- Also has a set to test Holy Cause, Leniency and 2 fire based (glass canon) builds and last a set with all items augmented with +450 STR
- Uses Bane of the Trapped instead of Bane of the Stricken because the d3planner uses 10min fights to test in which Stricken scales to the moon!

Alternative (Group and Solo) Build: Fire Based Blessed Shield Build

Using the Combust Rune turns Blessed Shield into fire damage and it's AoE potential is equal or better in tight spaces (which GRifts usually are).

Because you can get a Cindercoat with +Fire% it will give you ~13% more elemental damage but it will mean you have to use Aquila in Cube and no String of Ears which means you're more squishy, for groups this is not a problem at all, for soloing it's a toss up.

and you can get a Magefist which will be easier to get good rolls on because you are guarenteed to have a +Fire% roll and can reroll something else.