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Hog's take on the Holy Shotgun Crusader build(1)Category: ConsoleSeptember-24-2014 9:36 AM PDT (10 years ago) Go to Blizzard forum post
IF you've been following Crusader builds from the PC, you've heard of the "Holy Shotgun" build for the Crusader. Hog checked it out a while back and farmed for ages to get the key piece to this build: the Fate of the Fell, a two handed flail, and tweaked it for his playstyle.

Now I know the builds we did for the original Console release of D3 were not dependant on specific gear, but the way many of the new Legendaries "break" the rules mean that you're going to want to find them and make your build around them.

First up, you're going to need to loot (or hope Kadala likes you) a Fate of the Fell. The key here is it's ability that makes you "Gain two additional rays of Heaven’s Fury." This means your Heaven's Fury with the Fires of Heaven rune shoots out in a three pronged "cone" in front of you, damaging all it touches, and with good range. The rest of the build is made around generating Wrath so you can keep using Heaven's Fury, boosting your holy damage output, and reducing cooldowns.

Here's the skills - runes rundown with a quick note as to the reasoning behind the choice:

  • Justice - Holy Bolt: Primary Wrath builder that heals the party when it hits
  • Heaven's Fury - Fires of Heaven: Build's signature attack, rune choice removes cooldown
  • Provoke - Too Scared to Run: Generates Wrath, draws enemies to you, and slows their attack and movement speeds
  • Shield Glare - Zealous Glare: Mild crowd control and Wrath generation
  • Akarat's Champion - Embodiment of Power: Big hitter for taking out elites
  • Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force: Everyone gets increased attack speed and lower Wrath costs in a pinch.
  • Passives:
  • Heavenly Strength: So you can use Fate of the Fell and a shield
  • Holy Cause: More damage and all that holy damage you pump out also heals you
  • Wrathful: You're spending a lot of Wrath, might as well have it heal you
  • Finery: Socketing gives you more damage and armor
  • Here's a link to the build: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/crusader#UldYQf!aWeS!ccbbZY
    Here's a video of it with some gameplay at the end: http://youtu.be/7Y_S1IF807k

    We'll be doing up our usual class buid guides as we become more comfortable with each class and find things we like.

    As always, this is not the ONLY build, or the BEST build, just what Hog's found to work really well for him.
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    Araxom
    Hog's take on the Holy Shotgun Crusader build(11)September-25-2014 12:35 PM PDT (10 years ago) Go to Blizzard forum post
    Solid post, glad to see this here! Thanks Goat :)

    Edit: Thanks to you too, Hog!
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