Most Popular Crusader Builds in Patch 2.3

Archive of the top Diablo III Crusader builds and skills at level 70 during patch 2.3

  • Note: this is historical data! These were the most popular Diablo III Crusader builds and skills, used by level 70 Crusaders during patch 2.3.
  • Each set of data contains charts of three groups of Crusaders:
    • The softcore Crusaders who are in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills.
    • The softcore Crusaders who are in the top 25% of elite monster kills.
    • All hardcore Crusaders regardless of elite monster kills.
  • See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for details on this data.

Crusader Active Skills in Patch 2.3

  • These historical charts list the most popular Diablo III Crusader active skills that were used by level 70 Crusaders in patch 2.3.
  • The chart on the left has data from level 70 softcore Crusaders, who were in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills. The chart in the middle has data from the level 70 softcore Crusaders who were in the top 25% of elite monster kills. The chart on the right has data from all hardcore Crusaders regardless of elite kills.
Charts Last Updated: January 20, 2016
Active Skills - Lower 75%
Active SkillsPercent
1Akarat's Champion84.36
2Laws of Valor81.43
3Steed Charge48.79
4Provoke47.43
5Iron Skin40.14
6Blessed Hammer37.27
7Shield Glare36.72
8Falling Sword34.32
9Condemn24.41
10Punish19.36
11Shield Bash19.06
12Slash17.73
13Justice15.11
14Judgment14.17
15Phalanx13.25
16Heaven's Fury12.46
17Sweep Attack11.73
18Bombardment7.91
19Laws of Justice7.60
20Fist of the Heavens7.38
21Smite5.28
22Blessed Shield5.18
23Laws of Hope4.59
24Consecration4.22
Active Skills - Top 25%
Active SkillsPercent
1Akarat's Champion95.53
2Laws of Valor87.85
3Provoke58.17
4Steed Charge51.09
5Iron Skin50.15
6Shield Glare43.20
7Blessed Hammer29.07
8Condemn27.19
9Falling Sword25.56
10Shield Bash22.09
11Punish18.27
12Slash16.03
13Phalanx13.17
14Sweep Attack11.41
15Judgment10.60
16Justice8.52
17Heaven's Fury8.39
18Laws of Justice6.20
19Fist of the Heavens3.95
20Bombardment3.24
21Consecration2.87
22Laws of Hope2.82
23Blessed Shield2.37
24Smite2.16
Hardcore Active Skills
Active SkillsPercent
1Akarat's Champion83.71
2Laws of Valor63.90
3Steed Charge54.98
4Provoke48.55
5Iron Skin42.89
6Blessed Hammer42.25
7Falling Sword38.96
8Shield Glare31.74
9Punish23.74
10Shield Bash23.42
11Laws of Justice21.16
12Slash18.24
13Justice17.19
14Phalanx14.74
15Condemn14.61
16Heaven's Fury10.53
17Sweep Attack9.70
18Laws of Hope7.86
19Bombardment7.13
20Fist of the Heavens6.26
21Smite5.72
22Judgment4.57
23Blessed Shield4.53
24Consecration3.57

Crusader Passive Skills in Patch 2.3

  • These charts list the most popular Diablo III Crusader passive skills that were used by level 70 Crusaders in patch 2.3
  • The chart on the left has data from level 70 softcore Crusaders, who were in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills. The chart in the middle has data from the level 70 softcore Crusaders who were in the top 25% of elite monster kills. The chart on the right has data from all hardcore Crusaders regardless of elite monster kills.
Passive Skills - Lower 75%
Passive SkillsPercent
1Heavenly Strength62.09
2Finery60.43
3Indestructible52.03
4Holy Cause45.99
5Fervor34.79
6Blunt30.25
7Towering Shield27.62
8Long Arm of the Law24.74
9Lord Commander11.69
10Vigilant9.64
11Righteousness9.56
12Fanaticism6.40
13Wrathful6.24
14Hold Your Ground5.90
15Divine Fortress4.01
16Renewal3.76
17Insurmountable2.92
18Iron Maiden1.93
Passive Skills - Top 25%
Passive SkillsPercent
1Finery77.88
2Heavenly Strength66.50
3Indestructible58.80
4Holy Cause49.28
5Long Arm of the Law30.93
6Fervor29.30
7Towering Shield27.93
8Blunt23.36
9Lord Commander12.84
10Vigilant6.43
11Wrathful5.78
12Righteousness3.05
13Hold Your Ground2.60
14Fanaticism1.63
15Divine Fortress1.54
16Renewal0.95
17Insurmountable0.76
18Iron Maiden0.46
Hardcore Passive Skills
Passive SkillsPercent
1Indestructible87.83
2Heavenly Strength67.74
3Finery55.15
4Holy Cause41.74
5Blunt30.34
6Fervor26.19
7Towering Shield23.30
8Vigilant17.73
9Long Arm of the Law10.34
10Lord Commander8.90
11Divine Fortress5.78
12Hold Your Ground5.73
13Righteousness4.69
14Wrathful4.06
15Fanaticism3.67
16Renewal3.53
17Insurmountable1.70
18Iron Maiden1.56

Crusader Softcore Builds in Patch 2.3

See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for more historical details, including the best Crusader equipment.
  • These were the most popular softcore Crusader builds, among softcore level 70 Crusaders active in patch 2.3.
  • The charts list the 5 most popular Crusader builds and the percentage of the characters who used that specific build. It also lists 10 build variants. These are builds which use the same active skills as the primary build, but with small differences in the passive skills or runes.
  • The charts on the left have data from softcore Crusaders who made up the bottom 75% of elite monster kills.
  • The charts on the right have data from softcore Crusaders who were at the top 25% of elite monster kills.
Crusader Lower 75% Build #2
This build is used by 1.35% of the Lower 75% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 6.28%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Iron Skin - Flash Holy Cause
Provoke - Too Scared to Run Finery
Blessed Hammer - Limitless Blunt
Laws of Valor - Critical Fervor
Falling Sword - Flurry
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #2A (1.20%)
Indestructible replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2B (1.04%)
Indestructible replaces Finery
Build Variant #2C (0.58%)
Falling Sword - Rapid Descent replaces Flurry
Indestructible replaces Finery
Build Variant #2D (0.52%)
Indestructible replaces Blunt
Build Variant #2E (0.45%)
Indestructible replaces Fervor
Build Variant #2F (0.25%)
Heavenly Strength replaces Fervor
Indestructible replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2G (0.25%)
Falling Sword - Rapid Descent replaces Flurry
Indestructible replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2H (0.23%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Indestructible replaces Finery
Build Variant #2I (0.22%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Build Variant #2J (0.19%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Indestructible replaces Holy Cause
Crusader Top 25% Build #2
This build is used by 1.52% of the Top 25% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 3.16%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Punish - Roar Indestructible
Shield Bash - Crumble Finery
Shield Glare - Zealous Glare Towering Shield
Iron Skin - Steel Skin Heavenly Strength
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #2A (0.35%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Build Variant #2B (0.34%)
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #2C (0.33%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Build Variant #2D (0.14%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #2E (0.12%)
Punish - Rebirth replaces Roar
Build Variant #2F (0.08%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Indestructible
Build Variant #2G (0.08%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #2H (0.08%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Build Variant #2I (0.06%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #2J (0.06%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Shield Bash - Pound replaces Crumble
Crusader Lower 75% Build #3
This build is used by 0.82% of the Lower 75% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.82%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Punish - Roar Indestructible
Shield Bash - Crumble Finery
Shield Glare - Zealous Glare Towering Shield
Iron Skin - Steel Skin Heavenly Strength
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #3A (0.19%)
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3B (0.19%)
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict replaces Zealous Glare
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #3C (0.16%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Build Variant #3D (0.16%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3E (0.13%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Build Variant #3F (0.04%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #3G (0.04%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Indestructible
Build Variant #3H (0.03%)
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict replaces Zealous Glare
Build Variant #3I (0.03%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3J (0.03%)
Punish - Rebirth replaces Roar
Crusader Top 25% Build #4
This build is used by 0.79% of the Top 25% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.85%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Sweep Attack - Trip Attack Indestructible
Iron Skin - Flash Holy Cause
Steed Charge - Draw and Quarter Finery
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force Heavenly Strength
Condemn - Vacuum
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #4A (0.51%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Build Variant #4B (0.14%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Long Arm of the Law replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #4C (0.09%)
Steed Charge - Endurance replaces Draw and Quarter
Build Variant #4D (0.07%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Steed Charge - Endurance replaces Draw and Quarter
Build Variant #4E (0.06%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #4F (0.05%)
Wrathful replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #4G (0.04%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Long Arm of the Law replaces Indestructible
Build Variant #4H (0.04%)
Sweep Attack - Blazing Sweep replaces Trip Attack
Build Variant #4I (0.03%)
Iron Skin - Charged Up replaces Flash
Build Variant #4J (0.03%)
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Crusader Lower 75% Build #5
This build is used by 0.50% of the Lower 75% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.06%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Sweep Attack - Trip Attack Indestructible
Iron Skin - Flash Holy Cause
Steed Charge - Draw and Quarter Finery
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force Heavenly Strength
Condemn - Vacuum
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #5A (0.26%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Build Variant #5B (0.11%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Long Arm of the Law replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #5C (0.03%)
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #5D (0.03%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #5E (0.03%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Steed Charge - Endurance replaces Draw and Quarter
Build Variant #5F (0.02%)
Wrathful replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #5G (0.02%)
Steed Charge - Endurance replaces Draw and Quarter
Build Variant #5H (0.02%)
Sweep Attack - Blazing Sweep replaces Trip Attack
Build Variant #5I (0.02%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Long Arm of the Law replaces Indestructible
Build Variant #5J (0.02%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Wrathful replaces Holy Cause
Crusader Top 25% Build #5
This build is used by 0.61% of the Top 25% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.18%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Shield Bash - Crumble Indestructible
Shield Glare - Zealous Glare Finery
Iron Skin - Steel Skin Towering Shield
Provoke - Hit Me Heavenly Strength
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #5A (0.14%)
Provoke - Too Scared to Run replaces Hit Me
Build Variant #5B (0.08%)
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #5C (0.07%)
Provoke - Too Scared to Run replaces Hit Me
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #5D (0.05%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Build Variant #5E (0.05%)
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict replaces Zealous Glare
Build Variant #5F (0.04%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Hit Me
Build Variant #5G (0.04%)
Provoke - Too Scared to Run replaces Hit Me
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #5H (0.04%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Hit Me
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #5I (0.03%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #5J (0.03%)
Holy Cause replaces Indestructible

Crusader Hardcore Builds in Patch 2.3

  • These were the most popular hardcore Crusader builds, among hardcore level 70 Diablo III Crusaders active in patch 2.3.
  • The charts list the 4 most popular hardcore Crusader builds and the percentage of the characters who used that particular build. It also lists 10 build variants. These are builds which have the same active skills as the primary build, but with small differences in the passive skills or runes.
Crusader Hardcore Build #1
This build is used by 0.93% of hardcore Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 5.47%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Iron Skin - Flash Indestructible
Provoke - Too Scared to Run Holy Cause
Blessed Hammer - Limitless Blunt
Laws of Valor - Critical Fervor
Falling Sword - Rapid Descent
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #1A (0.91%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Finery replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #1B (0.72%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Build Variant #1C (0.57%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Finery replaces Blunt
Build Variant #1D (0.54%)
Finery replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #1E (0.47%)
Finery replaces Blunt
Build Variant #1F (0.35%)
Finery replaces Fervor
Build Variant #1G (0.32%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Finery replaces Fervor
Build Variant #1H (0.24%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Finery replaces Indestructible
Build Variant #1I (0.22%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Heavenly Strength replaces Fervor
Build Variant #1J (0.20%)
Finery replaces Indestructible
Crusader Hardcore Build #2
This build is used by 0.41% of hardcore Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.32%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Slash - Zeal Indestructible
Provoke - Too Scared to Run Holy Cause
Steed Charge - Endurance Finery
Laws of Valor - Critical Heavenly Strength
Condemn - Unleashed
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #2A (0.26%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Build Variant #2B (0.17%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Build Variant #2C (0.11%)
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Build Variant #2D (0.09%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Too Scared to Run
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Build Variant #2E (0.08%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Too Scared to Run
Build Variant #2F (0.06%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Too Scared to Run
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Build Variant #2G (0.04%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Long Arm of the Law replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2H (0.04%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #2I (0.03%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Long Arm of the Law replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2J (0.03%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Too Scared to Run
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Crusader Hardcore Build #3
This build is used by 0.37% of hardcore Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.13%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Punish - Roar Indestructible
Shield Bash - Crumble Finery
Shield Glare - Zealous Glare Towering Shield
Iron Skin - Steel Skin Heavenly Strength
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #3A (0.14%)
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3B (0.12%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #3C (0.12%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3D (0.09%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Build Variant #3E (0.08%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Build Variant #3F (0.07%)
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict replaces Zealous Glare
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #3G (0.04%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Build Variant #3H (0.04%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Build Variant #3I (0.03%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3J (0.03%)
Punish - Rebirth replaces Roar
Crusader Hardcore Build #4
This build is used by 0.22% of hardcore Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 0.55%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Shield Bash - Crumble Indestructible
Shield Glare - Zealous Glare Finery
Iron Skin - Steel Skin Towering Shield
Provoke - Hit Me Heavenly Strength
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #4A (0.06%)
Provoke - Too Scared to Run replaces Hit Me
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #4B (0.04%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #4C (0.04%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Hit Me
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #4D (0.04%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Build Variant #4E (0.04%)
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #4F (0.03%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Provoke - Too Scared to Run replaces Hit Me
Build Variant #4G (0.02%)
Provoke - Too Scared to Run replaces Hit Me
Build Variant #4H (0.02%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #4I (0.02%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #4J (0.02%)
Provoke - Too Scared to Run replaces Hit Me
Long Arm of the Law replaces Towering Shield
Want more historical data from patch 2.3? See the Patch 2.3 Data Archive for other charts.
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