[2.2] GR47+ Lightning Sweep/Stun Roland's Build

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by Lynxaria last updated Apr 27, 2015 ( Patch 2.2 )

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Skills

Sweep Attack Trip Attack
- Sweep Attack
Cost: 20 Wrath

Sweep a mystical flail through enemies up to 18 yards before you, dealing 480% weapon damage.
Trip Attack

Enemies hit by the sweep attack have a 50% chance to be tripped and Stunned for 2 seconds.
Slash Electrify
- Slash
Generate: 5 Wrath per attack

Ignite the air in front of you, dealing 230% weapon damage as Fire.
Electrify

The slash becomes pure lightning and has a 25% chance to stun enemies for 2 seconds.
Shield Glare Divine Verdict
- Shield Glare
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Light erupts from your shield, Blinding all enemies up to 30 yards in front of you for 4 seconds.
Divine Verdict

Blinded enemies take 20% more damage for 4 seconds.
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.
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.
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.

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%.
Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.
Indestructible
- Indestructible
When you receive fatal damage, you instead become immune to damage, gain 35% increased damage and gain 107284 Life per Kill for 5 seconds.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.
Vigilant
- Vigilant
Increase Life regeneration by 2682.

Reduce all non-Physical damage taken by 20%.

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.
Mara's Kaleidoscope

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Prevent all Poison damage taken and heal yourself for 10–15% of the amount prevented.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
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.
Ancient Parthan Defenders

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each stunned enemy within 25 yards reduces your damage taken by 9–12%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 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.
Thundergod's Vigor

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Lightning skills deal 10–15% more damage.
+160–179 Vitality
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+150–200 Lightning Resistance
Blocking, dodging or being hit causes you to discharge bolts of electricity that deal 100–130% weapon damage as Lightning.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+160–179 Dexterity

+160–179 Strength

+160–179 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.
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
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
Golden Flense

Legendary Two-Handed Flail

Primary Stats

+192–245 Strength
Increases Sweep Attack Damage by 150–200% (Crusader Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Sweep Attack restores 4–6 Wrath for each enemy hit.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(39–47)–(47–59) Arcane Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Poison Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Lightning Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Holy Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Cold Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage

+(39–47)–(47–59) Damage
Denial

Legendary Shield

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each enemy hit by your Sweep Attack increases the damage of your next Sweep Attack by 30–40%, stacking up to 5 times.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+36–44 Dexterity

+36–44 Strength

+36–44 Intelligence

More Details

Head
- Roland's Visage
- Stat Priority: Str CHC
Shoulders
- Roland's Mantle
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CDR Reduced Resource Cost
Amulet
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Stat Priority: Str CHC CHD Socket
Torso
- Roland's Bearing
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Ancient Parthan Defenders
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Roland's Grasp
- Stat Priority: Str CHC CHD Reduced Resource Cost
Waist
- Thundergod's Vigor
- The Witching Hour
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Roland's Determination
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR
Feet
- Roland's Stride
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Armor +
Rings
- Convention of Elements
- Unity
- Stone of Jordan
- Stat Priority: Str CHC CHD Socket
Weapon
- Golden Flense
- Stat Priority: Str
Offhand
- Denial
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CHC Elite %

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%.
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
- Taeguk
  Taeguk
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 2.00% increased damage for 1.5 seconds when you spend resource on a channeled skill. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
  Gain 2.0% increased Armor for every stack. (Requires Rank 25)

Taking advantage of the remodel for Roland's Legacy, we now can Sweep like never before. I recommend the full 6 piece. I use a Mara's as it's the best elemental neck I have found thus far, however any would be adequate if you can get STR/CHC/CHD/Socket. Thundergod's Vigor shines for this build, as it is catered towards Lightning. A well rolled WH would work just as well, or if you're having suitability issues, a String of Ears.

Ancient Parthan Defenders are great for the damage reduction (as your enemies should be stunned a large majority of the time).

Convention of Elements/Unity combination works very well.

An ancient Golden Flense should be a priority after you've obtained most of your other pieces, a non ancient can still yield desirable results. Paired with the newly revamped Denial damage should be better then ever.

I recommend using Bane of the Trapped for it's overall damage properties, and it's slowing effect.
Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard is an amazing gem, allowing you to nullify damage, as well as maintain your health overall.

Taeguk shines here as you sweep at such a speed that allows to recover stacks even when they should drop. Increased Damage/Armor is never a poor choice.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration
Armor

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find

Build Guide

I have at this time been able to clear a 46 with ease, no pylon and no Stonesinger. I clear the rift with about half the rift time remaining, allowing me ample amount of time to dispose of the guardian. A couple deaths will likely occur, however these will likely be from heavy hitting monsters, such as Exorcists, or those that charge. Be mindful of these monsters, and position accordingly.

Ensure you are hitting all monsters around you, as the stun can help greatly with negating damage. Ranged monsters are especially troublesome, so try to drag non-ranged monsters along with you to ranged packs. You should be able to dispose of Elites/Champion packs easily with this build, no need to skip until 50+ most likely.

Things to keep in mind while playing:

Keep Akarat's Champion available for emergencies/when fighting a Elite/Champion pack.
Consider having Iron Skin/Law of Valor auto cast. This will save you a lot of hand pain.
Don't bother having Sweep on auto cast, it doesn't work very well (hard to pass monsters as you're sweeping all the time)
Don't stand in the middle of a pack of monsters, ensure you can move if need be.
Consecration rune could be changed to your liking, or even changed to judgement, or perhaps a different skill altogether. I've considered using Slash with Zeal to help with the guardian, as this consumes the most time.
Remember your grace period with Indestructible, get as much damage out of it as possible, especially if Akarat's is down, and you're likely going to die.

Updates

04/27/2015 - Added Slash/Electrify and removed Consecration, having more wrath available for the Guardian will speed up clear times. Cleared a 47 with over 3 minutes 50 seconds left in a low density map.

To see this build in action, check out my twitch channel. twitch.tv/lynxaria

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