Unrelenting Tempest Nightmare

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by episode63 last updated Nov 5, 2018 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Fist of the Heavens Heaven's Tempest
- Fist of the Heavens
Cost: 30 Wrath

Call forth a pillar of lightning from the heavens that explodes, dealing 545% weapon damage as Lightning to any enemy within 8 yards. The explosion creates 6 piercing charged bolts that arc outward and deal 255% weapon damage as Lightning.
Heaven's Tempest

Summon a fiery storm that covers a 8 yard radius for 5 seconds, dealing 100% weapon damage as Fire every second to enemies who pass underneath it.
Laws of Hope Wings of Angels
- Laws of Hope
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Empower the Law, surrounding you and your allies in a shield for 5 seconds that absorbs up to 124128 damage.

Passive: Recite the Law, healing you and your allies for 10728 Life per second.

Only one Law may be active at a time.
Wings of Angels

Active: Empowering the Law also increases movement speed for you and your allies by 50%, and allows everyone affected to run through enemies unimpeded.
Phalanx Bowmen
- Phalanx
Cost: 30 Wrath

Summon powerful avatars who charge forward to the targeted destination. Enemies caught in the charge path take 490% weapon damage.
Bowmen

The summoned avatars no longer march forward, but will wield bows and attack enemies, dealing 185% weapon damage. These bowmen follow you as you move for 5 seconds.

The Bowmen can only be summoned once every 15 seconds.
Steed Charge Nightmare
- Steed Charge
Cooldown: 16 seconds

Mount a celestial war horse that allows you to ride through enemies unhindered for 2 seconds.
Nightmare

The war horse is engulfed in righteous fire, scorching all who cross its path for 550% weapon damage per second as Fire.
Provoke Charged Up
- 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.
Charged Up

For 4 seconds after casting Provoke, any damage you deal will also deal 50% weapon damage as Lightning.
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.

Fervor
- Fervor
While wielding a one-handed weapon, your attack speed is increased by 15% and all cooldowns are reduced by 15%.
Lord Commander
- Lord Commander
The cooldown of Steed Charge is reduced by 25% and Bombardment by 35%.

Damage dealt by Phalanx is increased 20%.
Long Arm of the Law
- Long Arm of the Law
Increase the duration of the Active effect of all Laws by 5 seconds.
Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.

Items

Warhelm of Kassar

Legendary Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Reduce the cooldown and increase the damage of Phalanx by 45 - 60%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Death Watch Mantle

Legendary Shoulders

240 - 252 Armor

Secondary Stats

25 - 35% chance to explode in a fan of knives for 750-950% weapon damage when hit.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Cindercoat

Legendary Chest Armor

285 - 322 Armor

Secondary Stats

Adds 2 - 3% to Fire Damage
Reduces the resource cost of Fire skills by 23 - 30%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Lacuni Prowlers

Legendary Bracers

221 - 261 Armor

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+8 - 9% Movement Speed
+316 - 464 Thorns Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Tasker and Theo

Legendary Gloves

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase attack speed of your pets by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Swamp Land Waders

Legendary Pants

218 - 246 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Adds 2 - 3% to Fire Damage
Adds 1% to Cold Damage
Adds 1% to Holy Damage
Adds 1% to Lightning Damage
Adds 1% to Poison Damage
Adds 1% to Arcane Damage
Sacrifice deals 300 - 400% additional damage against enemies affected by Locust Swarm or Grasp of the Dead.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Fire Walkers

Legendary Boots

280 - 308 Armor

Primary Stats

+8 - 9% Movement Speed

Secondary Stats

Burn the ground you walk on, dealing 300 - 400% weapon damage each second.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Litany of the Undaunted

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 100% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.
The Wailing Host

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 100% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.
Swiftmount

Legendary Flail

7.7 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Doubles the duration of Steed Charge.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Unrelenting Phalanx

Legendary Crusader Shield

9 - 10 Armor

Primary Stats

+10 - 20% Chance to Block
0 - 0 Block Amount

Secondary Stats

Phalanx now casts twice.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Warhelm of Kassar
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Death Watch Mantle
- Corruption
- Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Moonlight Ward
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Cindercoat
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Lacuni Prowlers
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Tasker and Theo
- Magefist
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Swamp Land Waders
- Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan
- Pox Faulds
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Fire Walkers
- Illusory Boots
- Ice Climbers
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Litany of the Undaunted
- The Wailing Host
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Swiftmount
- Darklight
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Unrelenting Phalanx
- Stat Priority: None

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%.
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15%.
- Pain Enhancer
  Pain Enhancer
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Critical hits cause the enemy to bleed for +2500% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds.

Kanai's Cube

Darklight

Legendary Flail

7.7 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Fist of the Heavens has a 45 - 60% chance to be cast twice.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(132 - 308) Physical Damage

+(132 - 308) Fire Damage

+(132 - 308) Lightning Damage

+(132 - 308) Cold Damage

+(132 - 308) Poison Damage

+(132 - 308) Arcane Damage

+(132 - 308) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Darklight
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Nemesis Bracers
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.5%
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Gain 150 - 200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Convention of Elements

Waist item does not show in build, it should be Khasset's Cord of Righteousness (+170% Fist of the Heavens damage, 40% Fist of the Heavens wrath cost reduction)

You should aim for the 3.16 Phalanx attack speed breakpoint. If you don't go this route, it gives the build more flexibility (lacuni's can turn into nems, freeing up an armor slot in the cube), but getting higher breakpoints on phalanx is good if you can swing it. I wouldn't go anything below 2.4 breakpoint, but that should be easy to hit with 1h weapon, Fervor, and TnT

Phalanx Attack Speed Breakpoints (include +40-50% from TnT)

0.98361 60f
1.09091 54f
1.22449 48f
1.39535 42f
1.62163 36f
1.93549 30f
2.40001 24f
3.15790 18f

Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

Unrelenting - Phalanx Bowmen 185% physical weapon damage at range, attacking super fast, benefits from LoN bonus (+1300%), Warhelm of Kassar (+60% phalanx damage and cooldown reduction), Unrelenting Phalanx (phalanx casts twice 4-->8 bowmen, +60% phalanx damage), Tasker and Theo (+50% bowmen attack speed), Physical Convention (+200%), Enforcer (+30%+) and Pain Enhancer (@~50% crit chance baseline, 2500%+ physical damage per second for 3 seconds on crit) as well as Lord Commander (+20% phalanx damage)

Tempest - Heaven's Tempest 545% area fire damage + 255% fire damage bolts emanating outward + 100% damage per second lingering cloud, times x2 60% of the time you cast. Benefits from LoN bonus (1300%), Darklight (60% chance to cast twice), Khasset Cord of Righteousness belt (+170% Fist of Heavens damage, +40% wrath cost reduction), Cindercoat (+20% fire damage, +30% fire wrath cost reduction), Fire Convention (+200%), and high attack speed

NIghtmare - +100% move speed, +550% fire damage per second, leaves line/patch of fire. Swiftmount doubles the amount of time you can steed charge (2-->4 seconds), Lord Commander cooldown reduction (25%) along with naturally high cooldown due to Fervor, Diamond in helm, and a few cooldown rolls means you can steed charge almost infinitely, stopping actually helps as you will need to refresh cast your phalanx bowmen, which last 5 seconds. Also gets bonuses from LoN (+1300%), Fire Walkers (+400% fire damage), Fire Convention (+200%), and Cindercoat (+20% fire)

If you can get Ancient Fire or Physical Swamp Land Waders from Witch Doctor, do so. Otherwise, use whatever pants you want.

You don't have to use Pain Enhancer, feel free to swap to whatever gem you want. PE does work with bowmen, though, and is basically always being applied so it's a nice chunk of damage with LoN bonus.

Death Watch Mantle is a nice shoulder to use with this build due to all the bonuses it can hit for a fair bit of physical AOE damage quite frequently. Ultimately use whatever shoulder you want.

Hellfire Passive can be whatever you desire. Indestructible is always nice

Provoke - Charged Up is not necessary, as wrath regen is mainly from Akarat's Champion and just naturally over time (Phalanx and Nightmare should be doing most of the work, only Fist of Heavens for elites and it should only take one or two hits, your wrath cost is so far reduced when using it anyway) so feel free to use whatever in this slot, it's just there to take a bit of advantage of Lightning convention and if I need a bit of extra wrath regen it works.

Law of Hope - Wings of Angels with Long Arm of the Law allows 10 seconds of moving at +50% movement speed and giving the effect of Illusory Boots. This build should have a decently high cooldown 40%+ so this will be up more often than not, and is very useful. I definitely prefer it over Law of Valor, and it's still relatively easy to hit the final breakpoint without Valor (and even easier if you settle for the 2.4 breakpoint)

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Gameplay is pretty simple. Press 1 to summon 8 bowmen, lasts 5 seconds. Right click to activate Wings of Angels. Press 2 to ride Nightmare for 4 seconds, run around at 225% movement speed for the duration. Hopefully you find an elite, at which point recast your bowmen, and left click to Fire of Heavens...should be quick work. Rinse and repeat. Use Akarat Champion whenever you need wrath regen or just because. Due to Lord Commander, Swiftmount, Warhelm of Kassar, and Fervor, you should have very little downtime with anything.

Enjoy!

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