Mannercookie how many hours did it take for you to farm 5 pieces if Akkhan? I'm over 90+ now and got 2xshoulders and 2xhead badly enough. And never laid eyes on BoP either XD
I have not tried the condemn build yet but looks awesome. How has the stealth nerf to the sword of prophecy effected the build? Is it no longer t6 viable? Thanks.
sure it's perfectly fine to play without the horse.
@tasty
Sunkeeper wouldn't really work since despite getting 30% elite damage you are losing massive amounts of avg damage by using a 1H over 2H.
I actually have several necks, they are all viable as long as you balance the rest of your gear appropriately, in a perfect world I would prefer to have either holy/cd/cc/str or holy/cd/str/cdr
@devizzz
thanks
@jeby
looks like a solid start, I would just focus on trying to find more items before doing any re-balancing. Demon's skin isn't really that great of a set for Crusader atm so if you were to do anything probably get rid of those and re-balance.
Hey MC, I'm currently running around with your physical build you posted awhile ago (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/kipricot-1836/hero/44221166) and I remembering you mentioning that the build felt a little squishy. Have you had any insights since then on how to solve that issue? I'd ideally like to running around with the 2 piece aughild set but unfortunately I can't get the pants to drop for me. Any critique on gear or build would be much appreciated. Thanks again for the work you're doing for the community.
Hey MC I see in your char profile that your back to using fires of heaven? did they fix the bug with rally not proccing it? or are you doing something else?
Also wanted to give a quick shout-out to TheRisen who created the dubstep song that was used in the video, you can listen/download the song at the link below, some may be familiar with his past dubstep track that was featured on blizzard community creations and was also used for our Clan's speedfarm during 2.0
Thanks a lot for the diversity of your builds reviews, analysis and experimentng. Very useful to watch, especially when you do not have the gear to experiment by yourself. I'll really appreciate if you can cover some questions below.
My armory:http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Doomtrain-2905/hero/38955229Upgrades I'm working on are Aughild Shoulders and RIng of RG.I'm currently playing Lightning Hammers, but at T4 I already strongly feel the necessity of moving to Holy due to dps issues (i'm forced to use this shield due to low HP and 10% fire dmg from helm). Here come 2 options:
1) [Pure Comdemn or Condemn & Blessed Shield]. I have mediocre BoP (2500dps) and Jekangbord with 4 bounces. Is it a worthy try without any Akkhan set pieces? With backpack gear I'm around 70 Holy damage. Will Blessed Shield be viable resource-wise, with SHield GLare Zealous Glare rune and Reaper's Wraps?
2) [Heaven's Fury].With Hammers damage being quite low (crit for 4m with my 70ish Lighning damage), so I fully rely on Heaven's Fury+Provoke (Charged Up). These procs help to kill elite packs quite efficiently due to lots of procs, but not as well as I could do I guess. I like HF and would be great to try it out as well. I've just found the following items:
Do you think these are good enough to start as holy @T4?
What Build and HF Rune would you suggest? I'm curious whether Provoke (Charged) will still be useful within Holy. Or is Hit Me the way to go?
If last rune for HF is the best option, I can craft Hallowed Barricade, since Eberli Charo makes no sence then.
you can reroll str to higher, it's nearly perfect though gratz
@jeby
farm farm farm akkhan set, gamble on 2h try to get a more powerful weapon with procs like BoP
I just rerolled my BoP to higher str and got 1125 first try :-P.. and I´ve found my last Akkhan piece for 6 piece bonus and it so much more fun now with your build!
My Akkarat´s Champion has a downtime of 3,6sec now, would you reroll 38% crit dmg on gloves to 8% cdr for 2sec less downtime of Akkarat´s Champion?
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You could go holy and use both ur eberli+fotf maybe going, blessed ground+divine well as ur expendor and run a primary with provoke+glare for generators.
you could also make a barricade and go the last rune and drop divine well and run akarat's
last rune of HF is currently not proccing rally so I haven't really touched it, hopefully the next patch may resolve this, I will be re-testing FOTF after maintenance.
Key thing for you is to find a T4 workable build based off the items you've collected and supplement with crafting and farm the Akkhan set pieces to progress to T6
Thanks for all the informative information on the Crusader builds. I am currently working toward my 6p Akkahn set(runnign 2p Condemned), but grinding T4. Was hoping you could take a look at my current gear and give some advise on what to do to get more out my gear.
Hey, I just wanted to confirm whether I'm looking at my gear situation correctly. I'm running Condemn/Shield because I have amazing BoP and Jekang but I've had zero luck with akkhan so far (I have str/vit/ms/shield boots but no other pieces) so my set is pieced together with what I found to be a fairly optimal combination of other sets. My build is sort of a hybrid since I still need a generator on occasion. I've also used a FotH build but it seemed a waste not to take advantage of a str/vit/crit/block jekangbord with 6 bounces.
Is there really anything I can do here other than farm farm farm for Akkhan? Just curious if I can get any more optimization between here and that point. The only thing I've been considering is grabbing Asheara's gloves and pants for a big survivability boost, but I primarily run T3 with groups or T4 solo (unified) and I have very few issues surviving in that environment. It may be an option if we move up in difficulty.
The andariels is just something I'm trying out, I usually run a rare helm with str/vit/crit/socket. I've also been demoing Ess of Johan in place of a rare with str/chc/cd/cdr.
I'm wondering why Shattering Throw - wouldn't a build around Combust (maybe with a Maximus, obviously with a Jekangbord) deal both better AoE and Single Target damage?
you've chosen a gear setup that is crafted sets, you can't really transition your gear further until you find literally 3+ pieces of akkhan, just keep farming and play with crusaders
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Mannercookie how many hours did it take for you to farm 5 pieces if Akkhan? I'm over 90+ now and got 2xshoulders and 2xhead badly enough. And never laid eyes on BoP either XD
Great thread!
took me approximately 240 hours, but I've seen others get their entire set in under 70. RNG is RNG.
@ibariel
there was never a "stealth nerf", tooltip was wrong the entire time.
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sure it's perfectly fine to play without the horse.
@tasty
Sunkeeper wouldn't really work since despite getting 30% elite damage you are losing massive amounts of avg damage by using a 1H over 2H.
I actually have several necks, they are all viable as long as you balance the rest of your gear appropriately, in a perfect world I would prefer to have either holy/cd/cc/str or holy/cd/str/cdr
@devizzz
thanks
@jeby
looks like a solid start, I would just focus on trying to find more items before doing any re-balancing. Demon's skin isn't really that great of a set for Crusader atm so if you were to do anything probably get rid of those and re-balance.
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Jekangbord - Blessed Shield T6
@kipricot
get a new neck
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Here's a detailed explanation of the build for those wanting to understand the mechanics of Blessed Shield.
http://www.twitch.tv/mannercookie/c/4131360
Also wanted to give a quick shout-out to TheRisen who created the dubstep song that was used in the video, you can listen/download the song at the link below, some may be familiar with his past dubstep track that was featured on blizzard community creations and was also used for our Clan's speedfarm during 2.0
https://soundcloud.com/refraktion/refraktion-the-reaper
We are trying to get a T6 rift clear under 2m30s, but ofc there's the RNG factor of density and pylons for the random rifts.
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I lack a bit of vitality but on the other hand i dont think i should reroll 10% rc right? .. should i reroll str? (max str=1125)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9buwQ32P-rY
@schmo
you can reroll str to higher, it's nearly perfect though gratz
@jeby
farm farm farm akkhan set, gamble on 2h try to get a more powerful weapon with procs like BoP
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Thanks a lot for the diversity of your builds reviews, analysis and experimentng. Very useful to watch, especially when you do not have the gear to experiment by yourself. I'll really appreciate if you can cover some questions below.
My armory:http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Doomtrain-2905/hero/38955229Upgrades I'm working on are Aughild Shoulders and RIng of RG.I'm currently playing Lightning Hammers, but at T4 I already strongly feel the necessity of moving to Holy due to dps issues (i'm forced to use this shield due to low HP and 10% fire dmg from helm). Here come 2 options:
1) [Pure Comdemn or Condemn & Blessed Shield]. I have mediocre BoP (2500dps) and Jekangbord with 4 bounces. Is it a worthy try without any Akkhan set pieces? With backpack gear I'm around 70 Holy damage. Will Blessed Shield be viable resource-wise, with SHield GLare Zealous Glare rune and Reaper's Wraps?
2) [Heaven's Fury].With Hammers damage being quite low (crit for 4m with my 70ish Lighning damage), so I fully rely on Heaven's Fury+Provoke (Charged Up). These procs help to kill elite packs quite efficiently due to lots of procs, but not as well as I could do I guess. I like HF and would be great to try it out as well. I've just found the following items:
Do you think these are good enough to start as holy @T4?
What Build and HF Rune would you suggest? I'm curious whether Provoke (Charged) will still be useful within Holy. Or is Hit Me the way to go?
If last rune for HF is the best option, I can craft Hallowed Barricade, since Eberli Charo makes no sence then.
What do you think?
Thanks a lot in advance!
My Akkarat´s Champion has a downtime of 3,6sec now, would you reroll 38% crit dmg on gloves to 8% cdr for 2sec less downtime of Akkarat´s Champion?
btw, keep up the good work manner >>> best crusader guides
Shield Bash + Skorn Bleed Procs Tested
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@doomtrain
You could go holy and use both ur eberli+fotf maybe going, blessed ground+divine well as ur expendor and run a primary with provoke+glare for generators.
you could also make a barricade and go the last rune and drop divine well and run akarat's
last rune of HF is currently not proccing rally so I haven't really touched it, hopefully the next patch may resolve this, I will be re-testing FOTF after maintenance.
Key thing for you is to find a T4 workable build based off the items you've collected and supplement with crafting and farm the Akkhan set pieces to progress to T6
@schmoerk
Yes take the CDR over CD.
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Fate of the Fell + Heaven's Fury Re-visited
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@Tyra
Yes this is very viable.
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Thanks for all the informative information on the Crusader builds. I am currently working toward my 6p Akkahn set(runnign 2p Condemned), but grinding T4. Was hoping you could take a look at my current gear and give some advise on what to do to get more out my gear.
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Atamosk-2493/hero/39785421
I got the necklace yesterday and I am wondering if I should roll Vit to CHD or if I should Roll the CRD to CHD.
Your input would be much appreciated.
Once again thanks for all the information you have provide for all the crusaders out there.
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@Atomsk_ZA
reroll vit to chd > holy
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Is there really anything I can do here other than farm farm farm for Akkhan? Just curious if I can get any more optimization between here and that point. The only thing I've been considering is grabbing Asheara's gloves and pants for a big survivability boost, but I primarily run T3 with groups or T4 solo (unified) and I have very few issues surviving in that environment. It may be an option if we move up in difficulty.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/tipson-1779/hero/46270053
The andariels is just something I'm trying out, I usually run a rare helm with str/vit/crit/socket. I've also been demoing Ess of Johan in place of a rare with str/chc/cd/cdr.
you've chosen a gear setup that is crafted sets, you can't really transition your gear further until you find literally 3+ pieces of akkhan, just keep farming and play with crusaders
@Miffy23
No, holy > fire
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