2.6.4 Horse Phalanx Akkhan TXIII Viable (Seasonal/Non-Seasonal Variants)

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by Zalarill last updated Jan 17, 2019 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Iron Skin Steel Skin
- Iron Skin
Cooldown: 30 seconds

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

Increase the duration to 7 seconds.
Phalanx Stampede
- Phalanx
Cost: 30 Wrath

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

Summon warhorses that deal 490% weapon damage and have a 30% chance to Stun enemies for 2 seconds.
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.
Judgment Mass Verdict
- Judgment
Cooldown: 20 seconds

Pass judgment on all enemies within 20 yards of the targeted location, Immobilizing them in place for 6 seconds.
Mass Verdict

All enemies are drawn toward the center of the judged area.
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.

Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.
Holy Cause
- Holy Cause
The amount of damage dealt by your weapon is increased by 10%.

Whenever you deal Holy damage, you heal up to 1% of your total Life.
Lord Commander
- Lord Commander
The cooldown of Steed Charge is reduced by 25% and Bombardment by 35%.

Damage dealt by Phalanx is increased 20%.
Vigilant
- Vigilant
Increase Life regeneration by 2682.

Reduce all non-Physical damage taken by 20%.

Items

Helm of Akkhan

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Armor of Akkhan
Helm of Akkhan
Pauldrons of Akkhan
Breastplate of Akkhan
Cuisses of Akkhan
Sabatons of Akkhan
Gauntlets of Akkhan
Talisman of Akkhan
(2) Set: Reduce the cost of all abilities by 50% while Akarat's Champion is active.
(4) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Akarat's Champion by 50%.
(6) Set: While Akarat's Champion is active, you deal 1500% increased damage and take 50% less damage.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Pauldrons of Akkhan

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements

Armor of Akkhan
Helm of Akkhan
Pauldrons of Akkhan
Breastplate of Akkhan
Cuisses of Akkhan
Sabatons of Akkhan
Gauntlets of Akkhan
Talisman of Akkhan
(2) Set: Reduce the cost of all abilities by 50% while Akarat's Champion is active.
(4) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Akarat's Champion by 50%.
(6) Set: While Akarat's Champion is active, you deal 1500% increased damage and take 50% less damage.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Secondary Stats
Breastplate of Akkhan

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Armor of Akkhan
Helm of Akkhan
Pauldrons of Akkhan
Breastplate of Akkhan
Cuisses of Akkhan
Sabatons of Akkhan
Gauntlets of Akkhan
Talisman of Akkhan
(2) Set: Reduce the cost of all abilities by 50% while Akarat's Champion is active.
(4) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Akarat's Champion by 50%.
(6) Set: While Akarat's Champion is active, you deal 1500% increased damage and take 50% less damage.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20–30% increased damage for 6 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Gauntlets of Akkhan

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

Armor of Akkhan
Helm of Akkhan
Pauldrons of Akkhan
Breastplate of Akkhan
Cuisses of Akkhan
Sabatons of Akkhan
Gauntlets of Akkhan
Talisman of Akkhan
(2) Set: Reduce the cost of all abilities by 50% while Akarat's Champion is active.
(4) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Akarat's Champion by 50%.
(6) Set: While Akarat's Champion is active, you deal 1500% increased damage and take 50% less damage.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

265 - 314 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 50%
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Cuisses of Akkhan

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Armor of Akkhan
Helm of Akkhan
Pauldrons of Akkhan
Breastplate of Akkhan
Cuisses of Akkhan
Sabatons of Akkhan
Gauntlets of Akkhan
Talisman of Akkhan
(2) Set: Reduce the cost of all abilities by 50% while Akarat's Champion is active.
(4) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Akarat's Champion by 50%.
(6) Set: While Akarat's Champion is active, you deal 1500% increased damage and take 50% less damage.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Sabatons of Akkhan

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+78 - 83 Vitality

Armor of Akkhan
Helm of Akkhan
Pauldrons of Akkhan
Breastplate of Akkhan
Cuisses of Akkhan
Sabatons of Akkhan
Gauntlets of Akkhan
Talisman of Akkhan
(2) Set: Reduce the cost of all abilities by 50% while Akarat's Champion is active.
(4) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Akarat's Champion by 50%.
(6) Set: While Akarat's Champion is active, you deal 1500% increased damage and take 50% less damage.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 4.0–5.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–7.0%.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 seconds when you hit with a resource-spending attack.
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
Akkhan's Addendum

Legendary Two-Handed Flail

8.8 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Akarat's Champion gains the effects of the Prophet and Embodiment of Power runes.
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
- Helm of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: Socket Str Skill: Phalanx CHC
Shoulders
- Pauldrons of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: Physical %
Torso
- Breastplate of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: Socket
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: Physical %
Hands
- Gauntlets of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Cuisses of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: Socket
Feet
- Sabatons of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: Skill: Phalanx
Rings
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Unity
- Convention of Elements
- Stat Priority: Socket
Weapon
- Akkhan's Addendum
- The Furnace
- Stat Priority: Socket
Offhand
- Unrelenting Phalanx
- Stat Priority: Skill: Phalanx

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%.
- Bane of the Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.8%.
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20% increase at 50 yards.

Kanai's Cube

The Furnace

Legendary Two-Handed Mace

15.75 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 40 - 50%.
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
The Furnace
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
Warhelm of Kassar
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

Seasonal Build:

Replace Helm of Akkhan with Warhelm of Kassar, freeing up your armor cube slot.

In the armor cube slot pick Sacred Harness, giving your Judgement skill an additional rune for damage reduction.

Hellfire Amulet:

Heavenly Strength or any of the other 4 passives

Gems:

Helm - Diamond for as much CDR as you can get / Amethyst if you have around 35% CDR already, as you don't need a mass amount to keep Akarat's Champion up full time.

Chest / Pants - Ruby for damage, Diamond for toughness, standard fare.

Weapon - Emerald for damage

Potions:

Bottomless Potion of Rejuvenation if you are having serious wrath issues, which you shouldn't if you have regen on your weapon/shield and a templar.

Bottomless Potion of the Diamond/Tower if you like all res or armor, your choice.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

A fun and fully viable Horse Phalanx build that you can use to get through T13 and maybe a bit higher.

For when you wanna mix up those keystone/deaths breath runs.

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