Xygor's Lightning Sweep Attack Crusader GR55+ Guide/Setup (2.2)

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by Xygor last updated Jun 8, 2015 ( Patch 2.2 )

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Skills

Sweep Attack Trip Attack
- Sweep Attack
Cost: 20 Wrath

Sweep a mystical flail through enemies up to 18 yards before you, dealing 480% weapon damage.
Trip Attack

Enemies hit by the sweep attack have a 50% chance to be tripped and Stunned for 2 seconds.
Steed Charge Draw and Quarter
- Steed Charge
Cooldown: 16 seconds

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

Bind 5 monsters near you with chains and drag them as you ride, dealing 185% weapon damage as Holy every second.
Condemn Vacuum
- Condemn
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Build up a massive explosion, unleashing it after 3 seconds, dealing 1160% weapon damage as Holy to all enemies within 15 yards.
Vacuum

As the explosion charges up, it sucks in enemies. The closer it is to exploding, the more enemies it sucks in.
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 Unstoppable Force
- 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.
Unstoppable Force

Active: Empowering the law also reduces the Wrath cost of all skills by 50% for 5 seconds.
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.

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%.
Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.
Holy Cause
- Holy Cause
The amount of damage dealt by your weapon is increased by 10%.

Whenever you deal Holy damage, you heal up to 1% of your total Life.
Indestructible
- Indestructible
When you receive fatal damage, you instead become immune to damage, gain 35% increased damage and gain 107284 Life per Kill for 5 seconds.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.

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.
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet
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.
Ancient Parthan Defenders

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each stunned enemy within 25 yards reduces your damage taken by 9–12%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
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.
Thundergod's Vigor

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Lightning skills deal 10–15% more damage.
+160–179 Vitality
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+150–200 Lightning Resistance
Blocking, dodging or being hit causes you to discharge bolts of electricity that deal 100–130% weapon damage as Lightning.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+160–179 Dexterity

+160–179 Strength

+160–179 Intelligence
Roland's Determination

Set Pants

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.
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.
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.5%
Sockets (1)

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.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
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
Golden Flense

Legendary Two-Handed Flail

Primary Stats

+192–245 Strength
Increases Sweep Attack Damage by 150–200% (Crusader Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Sweep Attack restores 4–6 Wrath for each enemy hit.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(39–47)–(47–59) Arcane Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Poison Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Lightning Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Holy Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Cold Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Damage
Denial

Legendary Shield

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each enemy hit by your Sweep Attack increases the damage of your next Sweep Attack by 30–40%, stacking up to 5 times.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+36–44 Dexterity

+36–44 Strength

+36–44 Intelligence

More Details

Head
- Roland's Visage
- Stat Priority: Str CHC Dmg %
Shoulders
- Roland's Mantle
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR CDR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Xephirian Amulet
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Str Socket
Torso
- Roland's Bearing
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Life Reduced Elite Dmg
Wrists
- Ancient Parthan Defenders
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CHC
Hands
- Roland's Grasp
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CHD CHC
Waist
- Thundergod's Vigor
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR
Legs
- Roland's Determination
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR
Feet
- Roland's Stride
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Dmg %
Rings
- Convention of Elements
- Unity
- Stone of Jordan
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Str CDR
Weapon
- Golden Flense
- Stat Priority: Str Dmg % Life per Fury Socket
Offhand
- Denial
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Life CHC

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Taeguk
  Taeguk
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 2.00% increased damage for 1.5 seconds when you spend resource on a channeled skill. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
  Gain 2.0% increased Armor for every stack. (Requires Rank 25)
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain +10% non-Physical damage reduction.

Basics:

-Requires the 6 piece Roland's set, a Golden Flense, and a Denial Shield.

-An Ancient Golden Flense is necessary to push 54+ or so with this build. You can handle early 50 rifts without.

-The build relies on the 2 piece Roland's set to continually sweep attack groups of mobs quickly, while stunning them and benefiting from Ancient Parthan Defenders for mitigation.

-Steed Charge/Draw and Quarter is imperative for dragging mobs/positioning them so you do the best possible group damage. This build benefits greatly from large groups of enemies.

-The best Rift Guardians to deal with are those that spawn adds so you can capitalize on the damage increase.

-The worst affixes to deal with are Reflects Damage, Electrified, and Fire Chains.

Itemization:

-For belts, you can choose between Thundergod's Vigor and Witching Hour. I prefer Thundergod's Vigor for the extra all resist roll on top of the Lightning Resist secondary.

-Other than Damage %, the best stat on Golden Flense is Life on Hit/Life per Wrath Spent.

-Unity is basically required for very high rifts (50+). For lower rifts you can drop some survival, Stone of Jordan makes a great alternate.

-If you need more survival, stack some Diamonds in your chest/legs. The balance/distribution of Diamonds/Rubies is very important, and may take some testing to see what works best for you.

-Hellfire Amulet with any of the passives listed or Holy Cause/Vigilant is very good. If you cannot obtain one, Mara's and Xephirian make great alternatives.

Gameplay Tips:

-Make sure to keep Taeguk stacks up. This builds them quickly, but if they drop at high greater rifts it can cost you.

-Avoid getting trapped in the middle of mobs. You can really lose a lot of life if you don't position yourself well. Positioning is everything with this build. Clearing mobs efficiently and avoiding damage depend on it.

-Do single hits and pivot around mobs to avoid attacks when necessary. Some affixes that hurt melee will be tough to deal with unless you are nimble.

-Try to time your Shield Glares so that you interrupt enemy attacks (this works great on Rift Guardians). Also, time the Convention Elements Lightning element so that you shield glare prior to dishing out huge damage.

Edits:

6/8 - Modified belt information.

6/1 - Changed Shield Glare to Condemn, Long Arm of the Law to Holy Cause. Added info on rerolling Golden Flense.

Stream:

I play this build often on my stream if you wish to see more of the intricacies:

http://www.twitch.tv/xygor

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

I touch upon the details this build and the following topics in this guide:

Gear, Gems, Abilities/Passives, Paragon, Gameplay

For more of Xygor's guides/videos:

http://www.youtube.com/xytrasx

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