Blesslightadin (Bless the Lightning Paladin)

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by user-11592569 last updated Sep 26, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Justice Hammer of Pursuit
- Justice
Generate: 5 Wrath per attack

Hurl a hammer of justice at your enemies, dealing 245% weapon damage.
Hammer of Pursuit

The hammer seeks out nearby targets and deal 335% weapon damage.
Fist of the Heavens Reverberation
- 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.
Reverberation

The bolt detonates with a shockwave on impact, causing all enemies hit to be knocked away from the blast and Slowed by 80% for 4 seconds.
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.
Laws of Valor Critical
- 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.
Critical

Active: Empowering the Law also increases your Critical Hit Damage by 50%.
Falling Sword Rapid Descent
- Falling Sword
Cost: 25 Wrath
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Launch yourself into the heavens and come crashing down on your enemies, dealing 1700% weapon damage to everything within 14 yards of where you land.

This ability does not start its cooldown until after its effects expire.
Rapid Descent

Reduce the cooldown by 1 second for each enemy hit by Falling Sword. The cooldown cannot be reduced below 10 seconds.
Blessed Hammer Thunderstruck
- Blessed Hammer
Cost: 10 Wrath

Summon a blessed hammer that spins around you, dealing 320% weapon damage as Holy to all enemies hit.
Thunderstruck

The hammer is charged with lightning that occasionally arcs between you and the hammer as it spirals through the air, dealing 60% weapon damage as Lightning to enemies caught in the arcs.

Blunt
- Blunt
Increase the damage of Justice and Blessed Hammer by 20%.
Fervor
- Fervor
While wielding a one-handed weapon, your attack speed is increased by 15% and all cooldowns are reduced by 15%.
Fanaticism
- Fanaticism
Increase the attack speed of Punish, Slash, Smite and Justice by 15%.
Finery
- Finery
Gain 1.5% Strength for every gem socketed into your gear.

Items

Crown of the Light

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+626–750 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Seeker of the Light
Crown of the Light
Mountain of the Light
Heart of the Light
Towers of the Light
Foundation of the Light
Will of the Light
(2) Set: Every use of Blessed Hammer that hits an enemy reduces the cooldown of Falling Sword and Provoke by 1 second.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 8 seconds after landing with Falling Sword.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer by 1250% and Falling Sword by 500%.
Mountain of the Light

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties

Seeker of the Light
Crown of the Light
Mountain of the Light
Heart of the Light
Towers of the Light
Foundation of the Light
Will of the Light
(2) Set: Every use of Blessed Hammer that hits an enemy reduces the cooldown of Falling Sword and Provoke by 1 second.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 8 seconds after landing with Falling Sword.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer by 1250% and Falling Sword by 500%.
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
Heart of the Light

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Seeker of the Light
Crown of the Light
Mountain of the Light
Heart of the Light
Towers of the Light
Foundation of the Light
Will of the Light
(2) Set: Every use of Blessed Hammer that hits an enemy reduces the cooldown of Falling Sword and Provoke by 1 second.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 8 seconds after landing with Falling Sword.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer by 1250% and Falling Sword by 500%.
Steady Strikers

Legendary Bracers
Will of the Light

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+626–750 Strength
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties

Seeker of the Light
Crown of the Light
Mountain of the Light
Heart of the Light
Towers of the Light
Foundation of the Light
Will of the Light
(2) Set: Every use of Blessed Hammer that hits an enemy reduces the cooldown of Falling Sword and Provoke by 1 second.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 8 seconds after landing with Falling Sword.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer by 1250% and Falling Sword by 500%.
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

265 - 314 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 28%
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Towers of the Light

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Seeker of the Light
Crown of the Light
Mountain of the Light
Heart of the Light
Towers of the Light
Foundation of the Light
Will of the Light
(2) Set: Every use of Blessed Hammer that hits an enemy reduces the cooldown of Falling Sword and Provoke by 1 second.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 8 seconds after landing with Falling Sword.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer by 1250% and Falling Sword by 500%.
Foundation of the Light

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+416–500 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties

Seeker of the Light
Crown of the Light
Mountain of the Light
Heart of the Light
Towers of the Light
Foundation of the Light
Will of the Light
(2) Set: Every use of Blessed Hammer that hits an enemy reduces the cooldown of Falling Sword and Provoke by 1 second.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 8 seconds after landing with Falling Sword.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer by 1250% and Falling Sword by 500%.
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Gift of Silaria

Legendary Sword

Primary Stats

+10–12% Movement Speed
+3 Random Magic Properties
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(32–39)–(39–49) Arcane Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Poison Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Lightning Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Holy Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Cold Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Fire Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Damage

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Lidless Wall

Legendary Shield

Primary Stats

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

+240–269 Dexterity

+240–269 Strength

+240–269 Intelligence

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Cold skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Fire skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Poison skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Holy skills deal 10–15% more damage.

One of 6 Magic Properties (varies)

+5–6 Maximum Discipline (Demon Hunter Only)

+7–8 Maximum Fury (Barbarian Only)

+4–6 Maximum Arcane Power (Wizard Only)

+90–104 Maximum Mana (Witch Doctor Only)

+10–12 Maximum Spirit (Monk Only)

+6–7 Maximum Wrath

More Details

Head
- Crown of the Light
- Andariel's Visage
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Mountain of the Light
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Heart of the Light
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Steady Strikers
- Lacuni Prowlers
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Will of the Light
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- Hellcat Waistguard
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Towers of the Light
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Foundation of the Light
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Convention of Elements
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Gift of Silaria
- Fulminator
- Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Lidless Wall
- Stormshield
- Guard of Johanna
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15.00%.
  Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Pain Enhancer
  Pain Enhancer
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Critical hits cause the enemy to bleed for +2500% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds.
- Wreath of Lightning
  Wreath of Lightning
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  15% chance on hit to gain a Wreath of Lightning, dealing 1250.0% weapon damage as Lightning every second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
  While under the effect of the Wreath of Lightning, gain 25% increased movement speed. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Guard of Johanna

Legendary Crusader Shield

Primary Stats

+36–44 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Blessed Hammer damage is increased by 200–250% for the first 3 enemies it hits.
Guard of Johanna
Blessed of Haull

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+11–20 Resistance to All Elements
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Justice spawns a Blessed Hammer when it hits an enemy.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Blessed of Haull
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

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

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.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Convention of Elements

Hellfire Amulet - Lightning Damage %, socket, CHD IAS / Str Indestructible as passive

Eye of Etlich - Lightning Damage %, socket, CHD, IAS / Str

Andariel's Visage - (if playing with a Ring of Royal Grandeur) Lightning Damage %, IAS, CHC, socket

Ring of Royal Grandeur - Str, IAS,CHD / CHC, socket

Focus & Restraint - socket, IAS, CHC, CHD

Lidless Wall - IAS, Lightning Damage %, CHC. Str

Guard of Johanna - Blessed Hammer %, CHC, Str, socket

Stormshield - CHC, Blessed Hammer %, Str, socket

Witching Hour - IAS, CHD, Str, Vit

Hellcat Waistguard - IAS, Str, Vit, Life %

Gift of Silaria - IAS, Damage %, Life per Hit, Str, socket

Thunderfury B.B of the Windseeker - IAS, Damage %, Life per Hit, socket

Fulminator - IAS, Damage %, Life per Hit, socket

Ancient Parthan Defenders - Lightning Damage %, Str, Vit, CHC

Strongarm Bracers - Lightning Damage %, Str, Vit / All res, CHC

Lacuni Prowlers - Lightning Damage % Str, Vit, CHC, IAS

Steady Strikers - Lightning Damage %, Str, IAS, CHC

Set Items:

Mountain of the Light - Str, Vit, All res, CDR/Life %

Foundation of the Light - Str, Vit, All res, Blessed Hammer %

Will of the Light - Str, Vit / IAS ,CHC, CHD

Towers of the Light - Str, Vit, All res/Armor, sockets

Heart of the Light - Str, Vit, Life%/ Red. damage from elites, sockets

Crown of the Light - Str, CHC / Vit, Blessed Hammer %, socket

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Life on Hit
Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Pretty standard setup here. Only thing to note for lower paragon players is that Attack Speed in Offense would come first and Cooldown Reduction would come last as priority.

Build Guide

Hi all,

This is a lightning-hammer based build which utilizes range combat, attack speed, lightning affix and sufficient crowd control.

Link for video of playstyle: https://youtu.be/10axfbSJohM

It is somewhat demanding on the items you would need to acquire.

Naturally the priority of the build is to optimize the crusader for a solo high rank play in the grater rifts and be fun to play!

Step 1 of playing it successfully is to keep enemies at bay with your spender - Fist of the Heavens, while continuously spam Justice (Hammer of Pursuit)

This will utilize both Bastions of Will set and Bane of the Trapped Gem.

Step 2 would be to pop up Provoke and Laws of Valor and boss packs. These skills would bring up your damage and let you finish boss packs more quickly therefore giving you and edge of time in the grater rift.

Step 3 - use your Falling Sword (Rapid Descent) on relatively slow and weak groups of enemies to bring the cool down as much as possible.

The more the skilled you are at using the falling sword the more uptime of total toughness you would have (and toughness is a problem in this build as of the moment)

Step 4 - Kite your enemies. Direct combat isn't recommended at all. Your Justice skill would allow you to often attack from off-screen which is a lifesaver by itself. Try to push mobs away with Fist of the Heavens as much as possible. If you come across a Reflect affix type of a boss pack try to skip it with Falling Sword.

Reflect would be a No.1 reason for you dying.

The damage output is really great, however toughness is lacking, so any suggestions about how to improve the toughness without compromising the damage way too much are most then welcomed.

If you try the build and/or have any questions or thought let them all here in the comment section.

DiabloFans