Roland's Firebash Toughness Build for GR55+

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by user-20238474 last updated Jun 6, 2015 ( Patch 2.2 )

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Skills

Shield Bash Crumble
- 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.
Crumble

Increases the weapon damage of Shield bash to 875%.
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 Glare Zealous Glare
- Shield Glare
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Light erupts from your shield, Blinding all enemies up to 30 yards in front of you for 4 seconds.
Zealous Glare

Gain 9 Wrath for each enemy Blinded.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.
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.
Mara's Kaleidoscope

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Prevent all Poison damage taken and heal yourself for 10–15% of the amount prevented.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
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.
Drakon's Lesson

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

When your Shield Bash hits 3 or fewer enemies, its damage is increased by 300–400% and 25% of its Wrath Cost is refunded.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 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.
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
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.
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
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
Piro Marella

Legendary Crusader Shield

Primary Stats

+8 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the Wrath cost of Shield Bash by 40–50%.

More Details

Head
- Roland's Visage
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Socket
Shoulders
- Roland's Mantle
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Life
Amulet
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Xephirian Amulet
- Countess Julia's Cameo
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC Str
Torso
- Roland's Bearing
- Stat Priority: Socket Str Vit AR
Wrists
- Drakon's Lesson
- Stat Priority: Fire % Str Vit CHC
Hands
- Roland's Grasp
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Str Vit
Waist
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Life
Legs
- Roland's Determination
- Stat Priority: Socket Str Vit AR
Feet
- Roland's Stride
- Stat Priority: Str Vit
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Socket Str
Weapon
- The Furnace
- Blood Brother
- Maximus
- Stat Priority: Dmg % Str Vit
Offhand
- Piro Marella
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CHD

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%.
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain +10% non-Physical damage reduction.
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
  After not taking damage for 4 seconds, gain an absorb shield for 200% of your total Life per Second. (Requires Rank 25)

This is the standard Roland's 6-pieceFirebash build, with the item-stats concentrating on damage and toughness. This build relies on high amounts of strength to build up your armor (and damage), high amounts of vitality to build up your life, high amounts of all resist to build up your resistances and finaly, high amount of pure life% to get you through the close to million oneshots at GR55+.

You want to have Diamonds on your legs and chest to pump up you AR to around 1200. After that, use STR-gems (rubies). For your helmet use the purple life% gem.

There is absolutely NO COOLDOWN REDUCTION NEEDED on anything, and same goes for resource cost reduction. To all gear, excluding gloves, neck and rings, weapon and shield; your stat piority is: STR-VIT-AR-LIFE.

For all gear that can roll Shield-Bash damage% you should roll it. I tried to add it on the stat-per-items-list, but it only shows physical% on helm, feet and shield. But in any case, YOU WANT TO HAVE SB% DAMAGE on every piece that can have it and those are: feet, shield and helm.

I say it one more time: Shield Bash Skill Damage is the most valuable stat in your feet, shield and helm. 15% per item increase for a damage-dealer that deals damage in billions = over 10 million more damage per one percent increase.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find

Paragonpoints should be set to boost your defensive abilities and toughness, and then all the rest in what ever order you feel like having them. No cooldown reduction needed.

Build Guide

NOTICE:

For all gear that can roll Shield-Bash damage% you should roll it. I tried to add it on the stat-per-items-list, but it only shows physical% on helm, feet and shield. The dropdown menu to choose the stat's does not list Skill damage % or anything that seems suitable. But in any case, YOU WANT TO HAVE SB% DAMAGE on every piece that can have it and those are: feet, shield and helm.

/end of notice

I am playing on PS4, and the guide is also recorded on PS4. PS4 and Xbox-one (current gen) are using the same version of the game excluding console only additions like offline-mode, nemesis-enemies, gifts and trading. The core game with player and mob damage, skills, mob density etc. are the same; game is patched&updated on PC and PS4 on the same day and this is possible because consoles use the same patches as PC. For you peeps who are now yelling that "nonononoooo, they are not": yes, D3 was a different game on last-gen consoles. Blizzard dropped support for last-gen and the game is not updated on PS3/xbox360, because they cannot run the PC version of the game. Check your facts before making any assumptions on this matter please.

On the build,

The fundamental idea behind these stats is that instead of trying to bring up AC more often with CDR, I wanted to build my character so that I can survive and kill enemies completely w/o AC. And that I have achieved, I am now progressing at GR56 with this build. When using this build, you will end up having aproximately 1500-2000 sheet DPS, and 70-90 million unbuffed toughness. This enables you to survive in high rifts w/o Akkarat's Champion. You will have to learn the playstyle, keep constantly bashing to reduce your shieldglare, laws of valor and ironskin cooldown. You get them to be up close to 100% of the time with some practice. And AC becomes not a necessity, but a nice skill that you can even learn to time to be up with the most difficult situations, like elite/champs/RG.

Playstyle: You need to keep enemies infront of you to produce enough wrath with SG. Use SG whenever it is of cooldown, and keep on bashing all the time. If you are running out of wrath and you are not on an RG that does not spawn adds: you are doing something wrong. Don't stay and fight with single mobs, you will not be able to recover enough wrath. Always push on to have at least 3 mobs to SG. Wrath comes an issue with RG's that do not spawn adds, but with RG's that do spawn adds you should not have any wrath issues.

So if you are having wrath issues with this build while clearing rifts: play better and attack bigger groups

GR55 clear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjJOzDwYS1U

GR56 clear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx25GN7uiiE

The build explained on a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqKICj5ERpQ

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