Hello all i played D3 when it was first released, but didnt really like it. Then when D3ROS was released a friend of mine got me back in it. I leveled a crusader to 70 and love it. However im lost on what is a good build for a crusader just starting out. I see all the T6 builds but i dont have that gear yet. Any Help would be appreciated. Thanks
Hey there! I can definitely help you out in getting your crusader to be the primary nuke of your rift group and more For credibility, see my armory at:
I played Barb in original D3 and since ROS came out, I went with Crusader and would not play anything else as a "main" character. I'll cut to the chase so you can get straight into owning everything.
First, since you have the amazing Jekangbord shield, you should definitely try out Blessed Shield in place of where you have Blessed Hammer right now. You won't want to use anything else afterward, I promise. As far as other stats go, I think one of the coolest and most convenient things about this build is its AoE effectiveness on large packs (especially elite packs) and the fact that it doesn't need a whole lot of attack speed.
Your primary stats and priorty should be roughly like this (It's how I gear myself, anyway.): +Holy Skill damage > Strength > Crit Chance/Crit Damage (try to keep roughly 1% crit chance for every 10% crit damage), > Attack Speed (until you obtain Reaper's Wraps, see below), > Vitality > Resistance to All Elements > pretty much anything else you want after this point.
The reason I mentioned Reaper's Wraps is because it is a crafted plan that drops off Malthael, as well as the special legendary crafting material to make them. You can farm this pretty quickly by just killing Malthael til you get the drops, and the legendary affix on them is "Health globes restore (25%-30%) of your primary resource." The reason these are so awesome is because in the higher difficulties/torment levels, health globes drop more often, meaning more wrath to spam more shields. Combine these bracers with some resource cost reduction stats, and you'll almost never have to worry about wrath management.
You can copy my build or try things on your own, whichever you find more fun. With my current gear, I have 1,073,000+ character sheet damage, and can shred elite packs down in T3 in about 5 seconds.
There's a whole lot more I could go into right here but I'll check back and see if you post any questions, and I'll answer. Have fun!
ARMORY is http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/uncleruckuss-1389/hero/43601251
I'm rocking with that build and I do not even have the correct shield.
My profile:http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/kangodo-2115/hero/38492011
It's not perfect, not even extremely good, but I enjoy myself even though I am unlucky with drops.
The best advice I can give at this moment comes down to two things:
-Blessed Shield is awesome and you have the shield.
-Try to "reforge"!
Okay, a third one: In my opinion you have too much toughness.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/D3C1MAT10N-1834/hero/43504807
I played Barb in original D3 and since ROS came out, I went with Crusader and would not play anything else as a "main" character. I'll cut to the chase so you can get straight into owning everything.
First, since you have the amazing Jekangbord shield, you should definitely try out Blessed Shield in place of where you have Blessed Hammer right now. You won't want to use anything else afterward, I promise. As far as other stats go, I think one of the coolest and most convenient things about this build is its AoE effectiveness on large packs (especially elite packs) and the fact that it doesn't need a whole lot of attack speed.
Your primary stats and priorty should be roughly like this (It's how I gear myself, anyway.): +Holy Skill damage > Strength > Crit Chance/Crit Damage (try to keep roughly 1% crit chance for every 10% crit damage), > Attack Speed (until you obtain Reaper's Wraps, see below), > Vitality > Resistance to All Elements > pretty much anything else you want after this point.
The reason I mentioned Reaper's Wraps is because it is a crafted plan that drops off Malthael, as well as the special legendary crafting material to make them. You can farm this pretty quickly by just killing Malthael til you get the drops, and the legendary affix on them is "Health globes restore (25%-30%) of your primary resource." The reason these are so awesome is because in the higher difficulties/torment levels, health globes drop more often, meaning more wrath to spam more shields. Combine these bracers with some resource cost reduction stats, and you'll almost never have to worry about wrath management.
You can copy my build or try things on your own, whichever you find more fun. With my current gear, I have 1,073,000+ character sheet damage, and can shred elite packs down in T3 in about 5 seconds.
There's a whole lot more I could go into right here but I'll check back and see if you post any questions, and I'll answer. Have fun!