2.4 PTR (Updated)75+GR Holy Shotgun build

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by XiegGG last updated Dec 16, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Punish Fury
- 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.
Fury

When you block with Hardened Senses active, you gain 15% increased Critical Hit Chance for your next attack.
Provoke Hit Me
- 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.
Hit Me

Gain 50% increased Block Chance for 4 seconds after casting Provoke.
Iron Skin Flash
- Iron Skin
Cooldown: 30 seconds

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

If you take damage while Iron Skin is active, your movement speed is increased by 60% for 5 seconds and you can move through enemies unhindered.
Judgment Deliberation
- Judgment
Cooldown: 20 seconds

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

Increase the duration of the Immobilize to 10 seconds.
Heaven's Fury Fires of Heaven
- Heaven's Fury
Cooldown: 20 seconds

Call down a furious ray of Holy power that deals 1710% weapon damage as Holy over 6 seconds to all enemies caught within it.
Fires of Heaven

Call down a furious ray of Holy power that is focused through you in a beam across the battlefield, dealing 960% weapon damage as Holy to all enemies it hits.

The cooldown is removed. Now costs 40 Wrath.
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.
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.
Hold Your Ground
- Hold Your Ground
You can no longer Dodge, but your Block Chance is increased by 30%.

Items

Helm of Akkhan

Set Helm

Primary Stats

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

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 600% increased damage and take 15% less damage.
Pauldrons of Akkhan

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

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

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 600% increased damage and take 15% less damage.
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
Breastplate of Akkhan

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

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

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 600% increased damage and take 15% less damage.
Gauntlets of Akkhan

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

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

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 600% increased damage and take 15% less damage.
String of Ears

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+85–108 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from melee attacks by 25–30%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Cuisses of Akkhan

Set Pants

Primary Stats

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

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 600% increased damage and take 15% less damage.
Sabatons of Akkhan

Set Boots

Primary Stats

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

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 600% increased damage and take 15% less damage.
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 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
Fate of the Fell

Legendary Two-Handed Flail

Primary Stats

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage
+192–245 Strength
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gain two additional rays of Heaven’s Fury.

More Details

Head
- Helm of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Pauldrons of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- The Flavor of Time
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Breastplate of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Gauntlets of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Cuisses of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Sabatons of Akkhan
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Justice Lantern
- Convention of Elements
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Fate of the Fell
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- 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)
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction.
  While below 50% Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Moratorium
  Moratorium
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  35% of all damage taken is instead staggered and dealt to you over 3.00 seconds.
  20% chance on kill to clear all staggered damage.
  (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Ivory Tower

Legendary Shield

Primary Stats

+330–524 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Blocks release forward a Fires of Heaven.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Ivory Tower
Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into this item by 75–100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–26 Dexterity

+18–26 Strength

+18–26 Intelligence
Leoric's Crown
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

Skills

Judgement rune is still being tested to determine the best option. Resolved and Debilitate look like good alternatives.

Items

-Wrists: Bracer of Fury (increases heaven's fury damage up to 200% when enemy is blinded, immobilized, or stunned)

-Off-Hand: Shield of Fury (increases damage taken by heaven's fury by up to 20% when an enemy is hit by it, stacks and has internal cooldown)

(Note: Shield of Fury can only be triggered by casted fires of heaven, not ones from Ivory Tower.)

-Hellfire Amulet passive: Wrathful (grants ~1300 life per wrath spent)

Life per wrath spent is needed on the weapon and shield. Currently the procs from Ivory Tower heal you for the full value. I will update if this is changed.

Get enough cooldown reduction to attain permanent Akarat's Champion.

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

This is my rework of the old Holy Shotgun build using updates and new items coming in patch 2.4. As with the old build, you want to try stand as close to enemies so that all 3 beams will hit them, especially for elites and rift guardians. What makes this build differ from the old is that it uses Ivory Tower which will now also release 3 beams EACH time you block. So to get the most out of it you want to take as much damage as possible from blockable attacks. This is why the build is set up to be extremely tanky as well. The build shines when you master positioning and knowing which attacks will trigger the most blocks. Fire Chains for example will turn you more into a gatling gun when you stand in them. Bracer of Fury is also an addition to the build which requires you to blind/immobilize enemies to get max damage. So again, the build will shine when you can master the timing and positioning of your blind/immobilize.

The build is a work in progress and I will update as things change. I feel it is capable of 80+ and at the time of making this completed a 76 with it. It is easily the most fun build I have played as the Crusader and hope you enjoy it as well. Thank you for checking out my build! To see it and other Crusader builds in action I welcome you to check out my live stream at http://www.twitch.tv/xiegGG.

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