I love this spec tbqh - I've even made a similar version using Cindercoat and Fire damage. It's so crazy because stacking all the fire dmg and resource reduction through things like Cinder let's me basically NEVER run out of Wrath and hit just as hard as Shot. And the piercing effect from the Flame Shield Bash rune is awesome. (Plus a sweet boost from Akarat's Fire Starter) - And you can also leave room for things like Auhgilds (did i spell that right? lol) to the mix with RorG so you can get plus dmg vs elites and a lot of toughness to survive standing in hazards. I just need to get my gear a bit better and get lucky on a Piro that rolls %chance to block plus other stats - just out of mats atm XD.
yup if you get the right gear you can even do better than a holy shotgun =D
Sure would have made it a ton clearer if he could have simply said: Use Ramaladni's Gift to add socket, rather than "Add gem to weapon (to add socket)". Doh.
I figured people would know when I say gem I meant Ramaladnis
Wat? Just tried it and it doesnt work. So you reroll a stat to socket, add a gem, then reroll the socket away and roll it back? Because rolling away an already existing socket and "adding a gem" isnt possible, it simply swaps the gem with the weapon, and when you reroll off a socket, the old gem is removed, not so sure how you got this to work...
Thought I just let everyone know you can get double sockets. Blizzard fix please...BTW this is OP with sentry DH
[Rumors going around that you need a natural socket. This is false streamers used this to try to get the advantage]
Re-roll socket
Add gem to weapon (to add socket)
Reroll the other stat for socket
Profit
We were playing t6 doing rifts and we were fighting against these mobs called Terror Demons. After we killed them they vanished and re-appeared but the thing is we could not target them. They had no hp but they would constantly hit us and cause use to lose hp per sec [Burn damage].
We lost 2 people int he group because of this. Terror demons needs to be fixed.
It's based off your total block chance not what is on the actual shield, and has been that was since the crusader was introduced its just a poorly worded tooltip.
Hey guys so I just wanted to make a guide for people on builds that are no so popular for classes. Right now everybody is either focusing on a Shotgun build or a Bless Shield build. I wanted to show you guys that there are other builds out there that are actually better than these popular builds.
How does this build work:Shield Bashis a very simple build that basically all it is based around is your % block chance. The max block chance you can get up to is 75% but with skills such asProvokeI can raise it up to 100%. That being said you will be missing some damage but its honestly worth it as you are still doing a lot of damage. With this build I was still able to get 53% Crit Chance with 321% Crit Damage so I did not really suffer much.(NOTE: The damage output could be way more if I had better gear but I am only using what I have [RNG is RNG])
Required Items: Justice Latern- This ring gives you that extra 16% block chance. Helm of Rule- Helm of rule is the same as Justice Latern for the additional 11% block chance. Piro Marella- This shield reduces the resource cost ofShield Bashby 40-50%
With these items you can easily jump yourself up max block chance. The passiveHold Your Groundwill also help you increase your block chance by another 15%. You do not want to skip out on these as this will bring your damage up by a big chunk.
The skills I used can be foundhereI will be explaining it here as well on why I decided to pick these skills.
I usePunishfor that additional block chance but the rune doesn't matter which one you pick . ForShield BashI use the Cross rune for the AOE damage which I really like a lot and it does do a good amount of damage. You can switch this out for pound which is the single target rune if you are focusing rift guardians etc which would just melt them down pretty fast. These are the two important skills needed for this build to work. The others are really up to you.
Passives: Insurmountable- Since we basically have 100% block chance every time we block we are given 6 wrath back. Towering Shield- Increases yourShield Bashdamage by 20% Heavenly Strength- Allows you the use of a 2h! This is important as your damage is based off your weapons damage which 2 hand weapons obviously offer the most damage. Hold Your Ground- A must have for the additional 15% block chance
Pros:- With this build I am able to constantly spamShield Bashwhich has over 50% resource reduction and deals basically the same amount as a shotgun build withHeavens Furywhich actually uses a lot of wrath.
- Very flexible with active skills you can use [Make up your own just don't mess with the primary, secondary, and passive skills]- Does not require the Akkhan set as we don't need to worry- With the new gems coming out there is one that increase the damage =D Cons:- You will need to havePiro Marellafor this to work- You don't have any passive or skills to heal you as you will be doing only damage [You can tweak with your build to allow you some survivability]
Mandatory Check-List:
Crit Chance | 50% crit chance is perfectly fine.No need to go any higher
Crit Damge | I would have to say around 300% is fine.Focus on the other things
Physical Damage % | YourShield Bashwill be dealing nothing but physical if you are using my build
Block Chance | As stated in the guide your damage will be based off your block chance and weapon damage
2-Hand Weapon | Doesn't really matter which it is just focus purely on getting the highest damage [Main damage and try to get 10% bonus damage] Shield BashDamage Increase | Just another way to get more DPS to your build
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Have a socket
re-roll it to something else
add the gem to get socket
re-roll the thing back to socket
get 2 sockets
[Rumors going around that you need a natural socket. This is false streamers used this to try to get the advantage]
Re-roll socket
Add gem to weapon (to add socket)
Reroll the other stat for socket
Profit
Try that on HC
We lost 2 people int he group because of this. Terror demons needs to be fixed.
This build will be mainly focused onShield Bash
How does this build work:Shield Bashis a very simple build that basically all it is based around is your % block chance. The max block chance you can get up to is 75% but with skills such asProvokeI can raise it up to 100%. That being said you will be missing some damage but its honestly worth it as you are still doing a lot of damage. With this build I was still able to get 53% Crit Chance with 321% Crit Damage so I did not really suffer much.(NOTE: The damage output could be way more if I had better gear but I am only using what I have [RNG is RNG])
Required Items:
Justice Latern- This ring gives you that extra 16% block chance.
Helm of Rule- Helm of rule is the same as Justice Latern for the additional 11% block chance.
Piro Marella- This shield reduces the resource cost ofShield Bashby 40-50%
With these items you can easily jump yourself up max block chance. The passiveHold Your Groundwill also help you increase your block chance by another 15%. You do not want to skip out on these as this will bring your damage up by a big chunk.
The skills I used can be foundhereI will be explaining it here as well on why I decided to pick these skills.
I usePunishfor that additional block chance but the rune doesn't matter which one you pick . ForShield BashI use the Cross rune for the AOE damage which I really like a lot and it does do a good amount of damage. You can switch this out for pound which is the single target rune if you are focusing rift guardians etc which would just melt them down pretty fast. These are the two important skills needed for this build to work. The others are really up to you.
Passives:
Insurmountable- Since we basically have 100% block chance every time we block we are given 6 wrath back.
Towering Shield- Increases yourShield Bashdamage by 20%
Heavenly Strength- Allows you the use of a 2h! This is important as your damage is based off your weapons damage which 2 hand weapons obviously offer the most damage.
Hold Your Ground- A must have for the additional 15% block chance
Pros:- With this build I am able to constantly spamShield Bashwhich has over 50% resource reduction and deals basically the same amount as a shotgun build withHeavens Furywhich actually uses a lot of wrath.
- Very flexible with active skills you can use [Make up your own just don't mess with the primary, secondary, and passive skills]- Does not require the Akkhan set as we don't need to worry- With the new gems coming out there is one that increase the damage =D
Cons:- You will need to havePiro Marellafor this to work- You don't have any passive or skills to heal you as you will be doing only damage [You can tweak with your build to allow you some survivability]
Mandatory Check-List:
Crit Chance | 50% crit chance is perfectly fine.No need to go any higher
Crit Damge | I would have to say around 300% is fine.Focus on the other things
Physical Damage % | YourShield Bashwill be dealing nothing but physical if you are using my build
Block Chance | As stated in the guide your damage will be based off your block chance and weapon damage
2-Hand Weapon | Doesn't really matter which it is just focus purely on getting the highest damage [Main damage and try to get 10% bonus damage]
Shield BashDamage Increase | Just another way to get more DPS to your build