SHIELD BASH GR85+ (Defensive version)

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by Angry_Roleplayer last updated Nov 1, 2017 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Shield Bash Pound
- 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.
Pound

Shield Bash will now deal 1320% weapon damage plus 500% shield Block Chance as damage. The range is reduced to 8 yards.
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 Flash
- Iron Skin
Cooldown: 30 seconds

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

If you take damage while Iron Skin is active, your movement speed is increased by 60% for 5 seconds and you can move through enemies unhindered.
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.

Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.
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%.
Hold Your Ground
- Hold Your Ground
You can no longer Dodge, but your Block Chance is increased by 30%.
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.
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%.
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.
Vigilante Belt

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Reduces cooldown of all skills by 3.0–5.0%.
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 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.
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%.
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
Flail of the Ascended

Legendary Two-Handed Flail

Primary Stats

+41–53 Strength
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your Shield Glare deals damage equal to up to your last 5 Shield Bash casts.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(8–9)–(10–12) Arcane Damage

+(8–9)–(10–12) Poison Damage

+(8–9)–(10–12) Lightning Damage

+(8–9)–(10–12) Holy Damage

+(8–9)–(10–12) Cold Damage

+(8–9)–(10–12) Fire Damage

+(8–9)–(10–12) Damage
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: CHC Str Skill: SB
Shoulders
- Roland's Mantle
- Stat Priority: CDR Str Vit Life
Amulet
- The Traveler's Pledge
- Hellfire Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Stat Priority: Physical % CHD CHC
Torso
- Roland's Bearing
- Stat Priority: Reduced Elite Dmg Life
Wrists
- Drakon's Lesson
- Stat Priority: Physical % CHC
Hands
- Roland's Grasp
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Str CDR
Waist
- Vigilante Belt
- The Witching Hour
- Stat Priority: Life AR
Legs
- Roland's Determination
- Stat Priority: AR Str Vit
Feet
- Roland's Stride
- Stat Priority: Skill: SB AR Str Vit
Rings
- The Compass Rose
- Justice Lantern
- Convention of Elements
- Stat Priority: Block % CHD CHC CDR
Weapon
- Flail of the Ascended
- Stat Priority: Dmg %
Offhand
- Piro Marella
- The Final Witness
- Stat Priority: CHC Skill: SB

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.80%.
  Gain 25% increased damage against bosses and Rift Guardians. (Requires Rank 25)
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15.00%.
  Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain +10% non-Physical damage reduction.

Kanai's Cube

The Final Witness

Legendary Crusader Shield

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Shield Glare now hits all enemies around you.
The Final Witness
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
Aquila Cuirass
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
Unity

There are multiple ways to play Shield Bash with Unity.

1) With and without Piro Marella

2) With and without Furnace in the cube (and with Final Witness equipped)

Without Piro Marella you will be often out of wrath in density and will not be able to reset your skills and laws smoothly, also Life Per Wrath healing will not be very effective.

Without Furnace you will do less damage to elites, but if you have Piro Marella equipped, the gameplay will be smoother and resets faster.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

1) Few comments about Akarath's Awakening in the cube = it's not worth it. Losing 50% wrath cost for occasional extra cooldown.. No thanx. Shield Bash costs are INSANE if you fight 3+mobs on screen, Without Piro Marella you will be out of wrath very very fast, and no amount of CDR can compensate that. CDR is just utility for Roland, unlike, Akkhan for example, where it's a quality-of-life component of the build.

2) Ancient Parthan Defenders are not worth it IMHO. Iron Skin only lasts 4 seconds and overall a good solid 50% damage reduction proved to be more efficient for me across the rift, than occasional chance to stun during a very short Iron Skin uptime window.

5) All armor gems = diamonds for all res.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

Defense

Life
Resist All
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find

move speed->all

chc-chd-cdr-ias

life-allres

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Build Guide

Hello guys!

First of all i am not a big fan of Shield Bash in general, but i know there's plenty of SB players out there who really enjoy the gameplay. So in the absense of optimized SB builds out there, let me help you with this guide.

This is the second version of the build and it uses all "basic" shield bash things like the Flail of the Ascended, Final Witness and Justice Lantern + Unity.

Back in the day, we had no Flail of the Ascended, so we used Furnace + Piro Marella instead. It was quite an easy, straighforward setup. Now it's a little more complicated.

What's the difference with the Offensive" version?

1) High block chance, around x4 more sheet toughness (HC viable)

3) Around 25% less trash damage, and 75% less elite damage. This looks like a big difference, but since you don't die much, the gameplay is much smoother and the uptime is much higher. So the difference is not as big as it seems. I cleared GR83 with this build and GR85 with the Offensive version. It all greatly depends on the rift.

4) We don't have indestructible, and so, can die from one-shots. Not HC friendly, but still viable!

5) We can drop Finery for Indestructible, but will immidiately lose 15% of damage + ALSO 10% less toughness. (can do for HC)

6) Dropping Hold Your Ground for Indestructible will be the same 15% less damage + ALSO 54% less toughness! Absolutely forbidden!

7) Gogok can be used instead of Esoteric if you don't die much.

8) The gameplay is very smooth since we don't use generator.

GR89 CLEAR with Offensive version: https://youtu.be/xFPaJlXx-HE

OFFENSIVE VERSION: http://www.diablofans.com/builds/86736-shield-bash-gr90-offensive-version

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