Roland with punish / shield bash depth diggers+ Angel hair braid.

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by Araghast last updated Jan 16, 2015 ( Patch 2.1.2 )

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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.
Shield Bash Shield Cross
- Shield Bash
Cost: 30 Wrath

Charge at your enemy, bashing him and all nearby foes. Deals 700% weapon damage plus 300% of your shield Block Chance as Holy damage.
Shield Cross

Additional shields erupt from you in a cross formation. Enemies hit by any of the additional shields take 155% weapon damage plus 100% of your shield Block Chance as damage.
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.
Provoke Hit Me
- Provoke
Cooldown: 20 seconds
Generate: 30 Wrath

Taunt all nearby enemies and instantly generate an additional 5 Wrath for every enemy taunted. Taunted enemies will focus their attention on you for 4 seconds.
Hit Me

Gain 50% increased Block Chance for 4 seconds after casting Provoke.
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.
Laws of Justice Immovable Object
- 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.
Immovable Object

Active: Empowering the Law also increases Armor for you and your allies by 7000 for 5 seconds.

Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.
Hold Your Ground
- Hold Your Ground
You can no longer Dodge, but your Block Chance is increased by 30%.
Heavenly Strength
- Heavenly Strength
You can wield a two-handed weapon in your main hand while bearing a shield in your off hand.

Your damage dealt is reduced by 20%.
Towering Shield
- Towering Shield
Increase the damage of Punish, Shield Bash and Blessed Shield by 20%.

Reduce the cooldown of Shield Glare by 30%.

Items

Roland's Visage

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+626–750 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Roland's Legacy
Roland's Visage
Roland's Mantle
Roland's Bearing
Roland's Determination
Roland's Stride
Roland's Grasp
(2) Set: Every use of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack reduces the cooldowns of your Laws and Defensive Skills by 1 second.
(4) Set: Increase the damage of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack by 2500%.
(6) Set: Every use of Shield Bash or Sweep Attack that hits an enemy grants 50% increased Attack Speed and 15% damage reduction for 8 |4second:seconds;. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
Roland's Mantle

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties

Roland's Legacy
Roland's Visage
Roland's Mantle
Roland's Bearing
Roland's Determination
Roland's Stride
Roland's Grasp
(2) Set: Every use of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack reduces the cooldowns of your Laws and Defensive Skills by 1 second.
(4) Set: Increase the damage of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack by 2500%.
(6) Set: Every use of Shield Bash or Sweep Attack that hits an enemy grants 50% increased Attack Speed and 15% damage reduction for 8 |4second:seconds;. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
Eye of Etlich

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 25500 - 30100%.
Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 500 - 600%.
Physical skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.

Secondary Stats

Fire skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Cold skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Holy skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Lightning skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Poison skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Arcane skills deal 10 - 15% more damage.
Arcane skills deal 20 - 25% more damage.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Roland's Bearing

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Roland's Legacy
Roland's Visage
Roland's Mantle
Roland's Bearing
Roland's Determination
Roland's Stride
Roland's Grasp
(2) Set: Every use of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack reduces the cooldowns of your Laws and Defensive Skills by 1 second.
(4) Set: Increase the damage of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack by 2500%.
(6) Set: Every use of Shield Bash or Sweep Attack that hits an enemy grants 50% increased Attack Speed and 15% damage reduction for 8 |4second:seconds;. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
Reaper's Wraps

Legendary Bracers

367 - 422 Armor

+ 5 Random Magic Properties
Roland's Grasp

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+626–750 Strength
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties

Roland's Legacy
Roland's Visage
Roland's Mantle
Roland's Bearing
Roland's Determination
Roland's Stride
Roland's Grasp
(2) Set: Every use of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack reduces the cooldowns of your Laws and Defensive Skills by 1 second.
(4) Set: Increase the damage of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack by 2500%.
(6) Set: Every use of Shield Bash or Sweep Attack that hits an enemy grants 50% increased Attack Speed and 15% damage reduction for 8 |4second:seconds;. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
Angel Hair Braid

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Punish gains the effect of every rune.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+160–179 Dexterity

+160–179 Strength

+160–179 Intelligence
Depth Diggers

Legendary Pants

398 - 472 Armor

Primary Stats

+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements

Secondary Stats

Primary skills that generate resource deal 80 - 100% additional damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Roland's Stride

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+416–500 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties

Roland's Legacy
Roland's Visage
Roland's Mantle
Roland's Bearing
Roland's Determination
Roland's Stride
Roland's Grasp
(2) Set: Every use of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack reduces the cooldowns of your Laws and Defensive Skills by 1 second.
(4) Set: Increase the damage of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack by 2500%.
(6) Set: Every use of Shield Bash or Sweep Attack that hits an enemy grants 50% increased Attack Speed and 15% damage reduction for 8 |4second:seconds;. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
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
The Furnace

Legendary Two-Handed Mace

Primary Stats

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+192–245 Strength

+192–245 Intelligence

+192–245 Dexterity
Hellskull

Legendary Crusader Shield

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gain 10% increased damage while wielding a two-handed weapon.

More Details

Head
- Roland's Visage
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Roland's Mantle
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- The Ess of Johan
- Countess Julia's Cameo
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Roland's Bearing
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Reaper's Wraps
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Roland's Grasp
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Angel Hair Braid
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Depth Diggers
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Roland's Stride
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Justice Lantern
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- The Furnace
- Heart Slaughter
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Hellskull
- Lidless Wall
- Coven's Criterion
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30.0 seconds after killing an elite pack.
  Gain 15% increased damage versus elites and take 15% reduced damage from elites. (Requires Rank 25)
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15.00%.
  Your pets take 90% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
- No Gem Selected

This is a build i played most of the season because it was something i wanted to try out more and its a playstyle i enjoyed a lot myself since i didn't like the others so much. Its not the best build could probably be better but it works decent for me, clearing torment 6 without any big problems solo, haven't tried it so much for greater rifts. Build focused on physical / elite damage though I'm using furnace myself so I'm up in 59% elite damage with gem and furnace so elites goes down almost easier than white mobs. The build is built around the depth diggers and the angel hair braid items, depth diggers to boost the damage on punish a lot, and the angel hair braid belt to gain the effects of all runes on punish, critting around 20-35mill at the moment with punish, almost 100mill on elites with shield bash. Royal ring of grandeur is required in this build to gain the sixth bonus from Roland to gain the huge attack speed bonus. Furnace is a very good item due to the elite damage while this build dosen't really require a specific weapon to work other than one that boosts damage a lot. Heart slaughter is also a good choice since it can roll very high on phyiscal damage. Shield here comes as an offensive item so the ones that boosts damage the most are quite good like hellskull for the 10% damage bonus with 2H or lidless wall for elemental damage, but high block chance is required on the shield. Justice lantern with is also required due to the block chance it has. Block chance is needed in the build due to the shield bash dealing more damage the more block chance you have. Reapers wraps is a good choice in the build for gathering extra resources from health globes which works good since its kinda an burst build. When it comes to the necks i dont have anything special myself, just some bad ouroboros which i have mostly offensive stats on. But any imunity neck would be good in the build since you have to stand in everywhere here, Eye of etlich would also be a good defansive choice.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

Defense

Life Regeneration
Resist All
Life
Armor

Utility

Life on Hit
Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

In core I've gone full movement speed to gain some more mobility and then rest in strength for armor and damage.
Offense I've taken full critical hit damage and then critical hit chance for damage, though cooldown reduction might be a good choice as well here.
In defense I went for life regeneration and then resist all.
In utility life on hit is a good choice but also Area damage.

Build Guide

Build i made from the start of the season which i just went with since it was a playstyle that suited me, works decent in Torment 6 but havent tried it so much in greater rifts yet, high burst damage but might lack some survivability in T6 and higher greater rifts but other changes to the items can change that.

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