Patch 2.4 thorns Crusader GR 75+

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by sponggee last updated Nov 14, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Punish Celerity
- Punish
Generate: 5 Wrath per attack

Strike your enemy for 335% weapon damage and gain Hardened Senses, increasing your Block Chance by 15% for 5 seconds.
Celerity

When you block with Hardened Senses active, you gain 15% increased Attack Speed for 3 seconds.
Iron Skin Reflective Skin
- Iron Skin
Cooldown: 30 seconds

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

While active, your Thorns is increased by 300%.
Consecration
- Consecration
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Consecrate the ground 20 yards around you for 10 seconds. You and your allies heal for 32185 Life per second while standing on the consecrated ground.
Provoke Cleanse
- 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.
Cleanse

For each enemy successfully taunted, you gain 1073 additional Life on Hit for 5 seconds.
Bombardment
- Bombardment
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Call in an assault from afar, raining 5 spheres of burning pitch and stone onto enemies around you, dealing 2850% total weapon damage to enemies within 12 yards of the impact zone.
Akarat's Champion Rally
- 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.
Rally

Using Akarat's Champion reduces the remaining cooldown of your other abilities by 12 seconds.

Iron Maiden
- Iron Maiden
Your Thorns is increased by 50%.
Fanaticism
- Fanaticism
Increase the attack speed of Punish, Slash, Smite and Justice by 15%.
Fervor
- Fervor
While wielding a one-handed weapon, your attack speed is increased by 15% and all cooldowns are reduced by 15%.
Hold Your Ground
- Hold Your Ground
You can no longer Dodge, but your Block Chance is increased by 30%.

Items

Crown of the Invoker

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2401–2880 Thorns Damage
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
Burden of the Invoker

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+5334–7696 Thorns Damage
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
The Ess of Johan

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–6.0%.
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Chance on hit to pull in enemies toward your target and Slow them by 60–80%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Heart of Iron

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+18–23 Vitality
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2 Thorns Damage
Gain Thorns equal to 250–300% of your Vitality.

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence
Shackles of the Invoker

Set Bracers

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2401–2880 Thorns Damage
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
Pride of the Invoker

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+2401–2880 Thorns Damage
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Thorns of the Invoker
Crown of the Invoker
Burden of the Invoker
Pride of the Invoker
Shackles of the Invoker
Zeal of the Invoker
Renewal of the Invoker
(2) Set: Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% for 2 seconds.
(4) Set: You take 50% less damage for 20 seconds after damaging an enemy with Bombardment.
(6) Set: The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
Belt of the Trove

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 4.0%
Every 6–8 seconds, call down Bombardment on a random nearby enemy.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Justice Lantern

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+12–16% Chance to Block
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces duration of control impairing effects by 35–50%
Gain damage reduction equal to 45–55% of your Block Chance.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+160–179 Dexterity

+160–179 Strength

+160–179 Intelligence
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by +3.5%

Secondary Stats

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Hack

Legendary Axe

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

75–100% of your Thorns damage is applied on every attack.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence

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
Vo'Toyias Spiker

Legendary Shield

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+22–39 Thorns Damage
Enemies affected by Provoke take double damage from Thorns.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence

More Details

Head
- Crown of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Vit Thorns Socket
Shoulders
- Burden of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Thorns Vit Skill: Punish
Amulet
- The Ess of Johan
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR Thorns Socket
Torso
- Heart of Iron
- Stat Priority: Socket Vit Thorns
Wrists
- Shackles of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Physical % Vit Thorns CDR
Hands
- Pride of the Invoker
- Stat Priority: Vit Thorns CDR
Waist
- Belt of the Trove
- Stat Priority: Thorns Vit AR
Legs
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Justice Lantern
- Convention of Elements
- Stat Priority: Vit Socket Thorns
Weapon
- Hack
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR Socket Thorns
Offhand
- Vo'Toyias Spiker
- Stat Priority: Vit AR Socket Thorns

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
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Kanai's Cube

Akarat's Awakening

Legendary Crusader Shield

Primary Stats

+128–163 Strength
+6% Chance to Block
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Every successful block has a 20–25% chance to reduce all cooldowns by 1 second.
Akarat's Awakening
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
Unity

This build is for the patch 2.4 PTR

Cube Armor = Aquila Cuirass

3rd Legendary gem = Boyarsky's Chip

Legs/Feet = Complete Invoker Set. (legs = renewal of the invoker) ( Feet = zeal of the invoker)

Consecration rune = Bed of Nails

Bombardment Rune = Barrels of spikes

Paragon Priorities

Core

Vitality
Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Life on Hit
Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Vitality because of the passive trait on "Heart of iron" Vit = damage

Attack speed because of the 6 set on the invoker set attack speed = more on hit thorns damage

Resist all since you are stacking vit so you need resistance

life on hit because you will be attacking really really fast and will get a lot of use out of the stat

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