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Crusader V1
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CRUSADER
Akarat grants you mercy, for i will not.

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Crusaders are unbending champions of faith and law. These living fortresses use impenetrable plate and towering shields to wade through scores of foes, leaving demonic bodies smoldering in their wake.

The thick of battle is unforgiving, but crusaders rush in without hesitation, relying on holy magic and heavy armor to guarantee victory. Well-trained crusaders are adept at deflecting attacks entirely, often shrugging off massive blows that would fell lesser combatants. If pressed, they can sacrifice speed and mobility for pure staying power.

Bone-crunching flails and wicked shields are perfect for melee, but crusaders are hardly limited to extinguishing evil at close range. When one of these divinely empowered warriors joins battle, blazing fire and blinding light follow, smiting entire packs of enemies who dare to resist judgment.


BACKGROUND
The crusade calls me...so I go.

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The leaders of the harmonious Zakarum religion once strove to imprison Mephisto, Lord of Hatred, beneath Travincal temple, preventing him from ever twisting the hearts of humanity again.

They failed.

It was not the first time Zakarum had lapsed; 200 years prior, the cleric Akkhan noticed corruption at the heart of his faith, and sent his acolytes on a far-ranging quest to cleanse it. Akkhan’s “crusaders” were young recruits, chosen for honor and goodness, trained in weaponry and flesh-scouring magics, though their most important quality was unwavering devotion to duty.

Today, the crusaders’ focused quest for purity has broadened. Flimsy “containment” gives evil many opportunities to thrive, and wandering crusaders – often master and apprentice pairs – regularly strike down Sanctuary’s demons. Some fight out of righteousness; others in the hopes that their victories may make corrupt Zakarum whole again. When a crusader's master dies, their student takes up their weapons and their identity…and the crusade continues, even beyond death.


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Official resources/guides from battle.net:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/crusader/

Crusader short story, additional Lore from battle.net:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/game/lore/short-story/crusader/

Crusader skill calculator:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/crusader

Mannercookies Crusader thread:
http://www.diablofans.com/forums/diablo-ii...ormation-guides



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PS: i link mannercookie, because he seems to be at the forefront for crusader theorycrafting and he regular posts guides on his youtube explaining the Crusader builds and their viability. Although i agree with most of what he says, always reserve your own judgement and take what he says with a grain of salt like i do  smile.gif For example, although i used his shotgun build as reference, i modified it to use Indestructible instead of wrathful, which works better for me - Moogle



More advanced useful tools

#1 - CDR (cooldown reduction) calculator
http://bannedofgamers.com/index.php?cdr/

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#2 - Diablo3tracker
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LYN Crusader Hall of fame

1. yuhhaur - Founder of LYN Crusader thread
2. Ricgatebecko - Top paragorn Crusader in Malaysia (NON-seasonal) - http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Barbabr...9/hero/49441090

3. Top paragon Crusader in Malaysia (SEASONAL) - ??????


4. Seasonal solo crusader grifting rankings

Grift 39, rank 38 - MoogleStiltzkin - http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Moogle-6806/hero/51719731 - screenshot
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5. NON SEASONAL solo crusader grifting rankings
Grift lv40, rank 12 (now 18)9 - Ricgatebecko - http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Barbabr...9/hero/49441090 - -
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Grift lv38 , rank 69 - cyborgr - http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/KongEng...6/hero/52608736 - source



6. 4player grift rankings
Grift lv 43, rank - Ricgatebecko
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7. seasonal achievements
rank 14, 73%, 5730 points - MoogleStiltzkin - source


8. non-seasonal achievements
99% achievements, 7290 points- MoogleStiltzkin - http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Moogle-6806/hero/43541921


*notes: the grift rankings is based on what you got at the time. So although your rank may have dropped since then, it's probably okay to leave old rank as long as that was the highest you got first, as long as you got proof to show your rank at the time. we could alternatively update ranking as it changes, but i don't have the time to keep updating that sweat.gif

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Crusader gear sets as of 2.0.5

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If you want to view the other set photo montages e.g. cain's, aughild's or even for other classes, you can see them here
http://www.diablofans.com/forums/diablo-ii...es-photomontage

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Top T6 builds for Crusader
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A lot of these are outdated, considering there is the new legendary gems that now require socketing both rings and amulet. Also the new phalanks and condemn builds. So although certain advice from previous builds are useful, i didn't want to confuse the readers by making it official guides for now. But if you can take grain with salt, you can check the spoiler for the archived builds to help give you some hints to make a workable build in 2.1
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In summary, the top builds in patch 2.1 are

1. condemn
2. phalanks

Shotgun is still viable, but in terms of potential, the other 2 mention are much nicer imho.



I don't have time to post builds here, but i did make an initial condemn and phalanks build for 2.1 which you can view here


condemn 2.1
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=70230402


phalanks 2.1
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...3243602&st=300#


You can also refer to this site to see the popular build and skill trends used by Crusaders
http://diablo.somepage.com/popular/crusader

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Top 10 useful Crusader gear


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Amulet:
- all the elemental amys e.g. mara's kaleidescope etc.....
- uber amulet

Rings:
- Stone of Jordan (best dmg ring for the crusader)
- Royal Grandeur (good if your low on full set, or if you want to use 1 piece not from the akkhan set but still get the bonuses)
- Unity (good for solo farming with a mercenary)
- Bulkhathos wedding bang (for firestarter builds)
- justice lantern (the only block chance ring)

Belt:
- witching hour (good dmg belt, the only one with a combination of CHD with IAS)
- harrington (high dmg potential if you click stuff, including corpses)
- string of ears (nice defensive belt. Not as nice as a dmg dealer belt though)
- vigilante belt (CDR)

Boots:
- phase boots (very good utility for positioning. Is awesome for many situations, but in most cases you'll require a RORG ring if you intend to use this without losing set bonus)
- ice climbers (not as useful now because champ of akkhan makes if immune to everything ... the only thing IC has going for it i guess is the reduced ice dmg modifier )
- fire walkers
- akkhan set

Gloves:
- akkhan set
- magi fists
- shrine gloves

pants:
- akkhan set
- pox faulds
- depth diggers

chest:
-akkhan set
- cindercoat

shoulder:
- akkhan set
- zakara

helm:
- akkhan set
- andariels visage
- mempo of twilight
- helm of rule (the only block chance helm)
- king leoric's crown (can boost effect of gem. especially useful for CDR)

bracer:
- reaper wraps
- lacuni


1hd Weapon:
- gryfalcon
- darklight


2hd Weapon:
- fate of the fell
- maximus
- blade of prophecy
- furnace

shield:
- hellskull
- lidless wall
- jaekebong
- fryderh's wrath
- unrelenting phalanks


PS: this is not complete, so if you have a suggestion which ought to be a top Crus item, pm me to add it.




Refer to this site for popular gear used by Crusaders. But take this with a grain of salt, as that is not a clear indicator if the item is the best or not. It just indicates what most Crusaders use, that is all
http://diablo.somepage.com/popular/items/crusader

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post Jun 1 2014, 02:45 PM

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FAQ - frequently asked questions

Q. If i want to suggest editing the Crusader thread notices on front page, how do i go about that ?
A. Just private message me, if you have a suggestion for what should be edited. I cannot be expected to notice your msg in the forum thread, as i don't read everything rolleyes.gif

Q. i'm interested in taking over this thread to maintain it
A. thats fine, but wait till this thread is a few months old before asking :} cauz is brand new still.

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Crusader patch changelogs





2.1.0 *LIVE - (*in summary read here )
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2.1.0 PTR Preview (*introducing new Crusader sets. So expect more viable builds possible for T6 There was mention of either shield bash or phalanx, so stock on physical element gear ...)
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Current patch: v2.0.6 (*no changes for Crus that i saw)
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v2.0.5 (*major changes for Crusader. More toughness and better dps. Notably shotgun and fire starter builds. Blessing shield and condemn build got nerfed though, especially the later)
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Beginner Crusader Gearing Guide - patch 2.0.5

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We've all been a bit consumed by the optimal end-game gear and builds, but there is always a good time for an alt, which might as well be a Crusader since it's the newest and least nerfed class so far.

Deadset Gaming's Beginner Crusader Gearing Guide is extremely helpful and shows not only the items you'll need to get your Crusader to Torment IV pretty quickly, but the build and detailed explanations about each skill as well.

The main components in the early gearing are the Aughild and Captain Crimson sets, since they are crafted, but make sure you watch the whole video for valuable advice and pleasant gameplay background.




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*This section will cover builds and other details meant for newbie or beginner Crusaders to get started and work their way up. So if your already well geared and doing T5-T6 content, then this is probably not relevant for you - Moogle


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Interesting videos from our local lowyat members

Moogle's twitch.tv diablo 3 live stream
http://www.twitch.tv/mooglestiltzkin

*notes: mostly Torment 6 speed rifting for gear, and looking for the cow king smile.gif


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QUOTE(SpikeTwo @ Jun 1 2014, 04:53 PM)
v1 is not even full yet. doh.gif
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Go join V2 thread! I am handing over to Moogle Stiltzkin.


i was requested to take over rolleyes.gif relax, other will close soon...

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QUOTE(stevie @ Jun 1 2014, 06:37 PM)
Dat ess (of johan) should be included as good amulet for crusaders.
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QUOTE(olman @ Jun 1 2014, 07:49 PM)
i salavegd mine  sweat.gif , errmm how is it good for cruz?
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hm... first thing that comes to mind is if you use heaven's fury - ascendency.

Those beams will pull creeps to them hmm.gif
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Hm...... some people were saying shield bash is t6 rdy ? But looking at this video i am not convinced .....




SOmeone even went as far as to say something like....
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too slow.. lmao I crit for 45-50mil, and keep upgrading

who cares if its slow



When i do 40-60m dmg per beam (remember i shoot 3 beams using fotf) at a rate of 0.5 seconds using the quick shotgun spam method. That totally leaves a shield bash build in the dust......

This is why although SB MAY be viable, it is by far too slow to compete with the other better builds out there for T6 content to even bother wasting time on building for....


You can sum up a T6 crusader as either a firestarter or a shotgun build. Until someone can post a convincing third alternative that can keep up with the dmg output and t6 clearance speed of these 2 builds mentioned doh.gif

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QUOTE(ALeUNe @ Jun 2 2014, 12:25 PM)
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Do include the blessed shield build.
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will do hmm.gif but i'm not sure that it's viable for t6. i may label it for t5 and below though hm...... what do the rest of you think on this ?

*update

Added blessed shield build but i'm not too convinced it's the best one, because they don't use horse which could be problematic for fast T5 and T6 runs in a group.

That ascendency without a FOTF looks to me to be useless. I reckon it would be better dumping that for horse instead.



I know there are distinctively slightly different builds around the main ones e.g..... shotgun, firestarter and blessed shield ..... so the ones i link some of you may disagree on some of the skills/enchants/gear recommendations for the build.

So if you feel a skill or gear recommendation can be changed to be even better, then post here and we will see whether we can update the front page if it gains enough approval nod.gif

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QUOTE(Vorador @ Jun 2 2014, 01:16 PM)
went through the captain 'Murica build guide, but this guy still stick to shatter throw, which was fixed after 2.0.5, I think Combust build (fire captain) is better, which I currently do tongue.gif (Can solo t4 in multiplayer with ease)
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yeah i think combust is probably better. Got any good youtube for this hmm.gif

it kinda seemed odd for me he recommend firestarter but he uses holy for the blessed shield. Well i guess it's because holy cause is dependent on holy skill for it to proc, that could be why doh.gif And seeing as this build doesn't expend wrath resource, you'll probably going to be heavily reliant on holy cause.

So on one hand combust has better dmg throughput, and on the other shattered shield has holy which makes the holy cause heal proc.

hm hmm.gif

*few hours later of contemplation rclxub.gif
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QUOTE(sigheart @ Jun 6 2014, 04:23 PM)
I just started 2 days ago playing crusader and I got 5 pieces akkhan set in 2 days. All from kadala. Running cinder with 5 piece akkhan and RORG now. Planning to go fire since I found a fire soj and fire dmg bracer as well.

Anyone can suggest a good fire skill build for t6? Still damn new to crusader.

Will definitely be going Maximus for weapon but don't know what shield to use.
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5 pieces in 2 days ? jesus i'm impressed rclxms.gif

took me at least 1-2 months rclxub.gif

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akkhan shoulder and chest; and a gryfalcon drop today same game o-o;

also found a fate of the fell too (not too gr8)


gave away shoulder, wasn't too bad )missing 500 vit but had 90+ all res instead doh.gif )

falc was 2.1k + with str and sock. so i can reroll vit to whatever i wanted :} 10%dmg , attack speed or 10 cdr .... still not sure so left untouched.

chest for bombardment set if it ever gets buffed ^-^;;
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ring of royal grandeur ..... spent roughly 100 million gold and 900+ topaz marquise gems .....

had to skip a perfect 50 chd roll (normally in situations like this, i'd have a dupe item to avoid this situation. But having a good rorg is kinda hard, and farming a dupe of that even harder and probly not worth the effort so cry.gif )..... 1 hour later finally got the perf 8 cool down reduction roll...


420 str
5 attack speed
5 chc
8 cdr (rerollable stat)
*secondary - 146 fire resist



now missing 3 cdr to max out on my build, from shield (1) and glove (2).


with my now current 46.39 CDR it's roughly 5-6 seconds wait time before i can recast akarat champion in between. This is definitely playable, but for comfort sake, if i can squeeze that 3 cdr from the 2 gear items mentioned, it would be even smoother with even less down time. my guess would be 3-4 seconds wait time for recasting.

I already covered this before but 0 wait time is not necessary for shotgun. this gives you room to pump in more dmg for a very near to non-existent inconvenience for a higher dmg gain.

So the question remains, is it worth having 10% dmg in fotf, or is it better to use 10 cdr in there, then replace ring 8cdr for 50 chd (in the stone of jordan. It's possible to do this for rorg instead, but i don't recommend it smile.gif seing as you may want to share the ring with the barb alt at some point )

Anyone good with math who can figure which is the better option :/ ?

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QUOTE(Vorador @ Jun 9 2014, 03:38 PM)
rclxub.gif

Hide behind a barb and spam your skill  tongue.gif
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i tried playing barb, he died so fast......

my barb acquintence was not joking when he said barbs need 500k hp so he said enchant wep with vit shocking.gif


*update

Had a really nice loot table yesterday.

- gryfalcon
- stone of jordan
- fell of the fate
- akkhan shoulders
- akkhan chest
- hellskull shield


but i was a bit lazy to hang onto that game doh.gif cause i also use my computer for other things. Not farming too seriously these days besides, but if i was, i'd camp that game nod.gif

I only managed to snag 2 akkhan shoulders, which i kept 1 and gave away another. And i kept a chest which i'll use for bombardment if it ever gets buffed.




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