[2.4] No Stress Crusader Speed Farm TX - 4 min clear and 400-500 DB/hr - Crusader - Diablo III Builds

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[2.4] No Stress Crusader Speed Farm TX - 4 min clear and 400-500 DB/hr

by Boon2402 last updated Apr 14, 2017 ( Patch 2.5.0 )

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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.
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.
Akarat's Champion Hasteful
- 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.
Hasteful

Gain 15% increased attack speed while Akarat's Champion is active.
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%.
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.
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.

Hold Your Ground
- Hold Your Ground
You can no longer Dodge, but your Block Chance is increased by 30%.
Fervor
- Fervor
While wielding a one-handed weapon, your attack speed is increased by 15% and all cooldowns are reduced by 15%.
Iron Maiden
- Iron Maiden
Your Thorns is increased by 50%.
Lord Commander
- Lord Commander
The cooldown of Steed Charge is reduced by 25% and Bombardment by 35%.

Damage dealt by Phalanx is increased 20%.

Items

Crown of the Invoker

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2401–2880 Thorns Damage
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
Burden of the Invoker

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+5334–7696 Thorns Damage
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
The Traveler's Pledge

Set Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 51.0–100.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Endless Walk
The Traveler's Pledge
The Compass Rose
(2) Set: While standing still, damage dealt is increased by up to 100%.While standing still, damage dealt is increased by up to 100%.
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
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Pride of the Invoker

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2401–2880 Thorns Damage
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
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
Renewal of the Invoker

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2401–2880 Thorns Damage
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
Zeal of the Invoker

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2401–2880 Thorns Damage
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
The Compass Rose

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+10–12% Movement Speed
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Endless Walk
The Traveler's Pledge
The Compass Rose
(2) Set: While standing still, damage dealt is increased by up to 100%.While standing still, damage dealt is increased by up to 100%.
Swiftmount

Legendary Flail

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Doubles the duration of Steed Charge.
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
- Crown of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Socket Str Vit AR
Shoulders
- Burden of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Dex CDR Str Vit
Amulet
- The Traveler's Pledge
- Stat Priority: Physical % AS Socket Str
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Socket AR
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: Physical % Str Vit AR
Hands
- Pride of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Dex AS Str LOH
Waist
- Belt of the Trove
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Life
Legs
- Renewal of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Socket AR
Feet
- Zeal of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR LPS
Rings
- The Compass Rose
- Stat Priority: AS Socket CDR Str
Weapon
- Swiftmount
- In-geom
- Pig Sticker
- Stat Priority: AS Socket Str Vit
Offhand
- Akarat's Awakening
- Lidless Wall
- Stat Priority: Physical % CDR Block % Str

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%.
- Boyarsky's Chip
  Boyarsky's Chip
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Adds 16000 Thorns.
- Boon of the Hoarder
  Boon of the Hoarder
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  +25% chance on killing an enemy to cause an explosion of gold.

Kanai's Cube

Swiftmount

Legendary Flail

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Doubles the duration of Steed Charge.
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
Swiftmount
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
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
Ring of Royal Grandeur

5 Piece invoker with RoRG in order to use Nemesis bracers. Tried bombardment only 4 piece invoker with Sage for extra DB drop, but was too slow on TX. Tried Norvalds and using spiked barding, but perma spiked barding without the stacked thorns bonus from punish can't kill fast enough, and Norvalds flail is way too slow to swing.

Thorns as secondary stat on as many as possible, of course. Enough CDR to get perma-steed (about 30% from items, 12.5% from gem, rest from Paragon). Swiftmount or In-Geom - use the faster one with better stats (LOH for even less stress or if you don't have enough paragon points), cube the other. Or cube swiftmount and use pig sticker. Stat priorities on gear is not that important, just get to about 200k on sheet thorns and everything will melt.

Standard Invoker build item recommendations otherwise.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find
Resource Cost Reduction

Build Guide

This build is absolutely NO STRESS. A few changes can make it slightly faster, but 4 min clears are good enough for me, as well as 400-500 DB per hour.

I prefer the no-stress, don't worry about cooldowns, just kill everything faster than everyone else, but too lazy to farm perfect items, kind of builds. This build will be faster than 95% of other people trying to speed farm TX. And it is the EASIEST to gear for TX, as other classes' speed builds run out of steam around T8 until you can get decent gear (like anything LoN based). Not having to worry about CHC/CHD is one of the biggest advantages of building Invoker. Yes, a decent Wiz can out damage and clear quicker, but i don't wanna have to worry about not killing another elite pack before in-geom runs out, or having trouble with the first group, or spending more than 2 days gearing to completely destroy anything in TX.

Start with standard Invoker build, use RoRG to enable Nemesis bracers. With CDR on a few pieces, you will have perma-Steed. Steed through everything until you see an elite group, pop 1, 2, 3, 4 and start punishing away. 2 seconds later (4 seconds if multiplayer), repeat. Use Prophet rune if you feel squishy, or if you don't want to even look at your health bar, ever.

In-Geom is still recommended since with permanent 175%-205% movement speed you'll find another group before Iron Skin/Consecrate cooldown. Not required though, a fast Pig Sticker will kill TX fast enough. Akarat's will always be up if using Akarat's Awakening, since I run through big crowds on purpose on the way to next pack of elites. Lidless is another option for the phys%.

With very mediocre gear (I still have INT on 2 pieces!), I'm leaving everyone else behind and getting ahead of them by an entire map, stopping just to kill elites and collect DB. Aim for 200k total Thorns on sheet. You will NEVER die due to maintaining almost all of the toughness from standard invoker build, even if you're standing in molten+arcane+plague. And it's such an easy transformation since you only have to swap out a few items and skills when you feel like doing speed runs.

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