Most Popular Crusader Builds

The top Diablo III Crusader builds and skills at level 70 in Reaper of Souls

  • These are the most popular Diablo III Crusader builds and skills used by level 70 Crusaders in Diablo III PC Patch 2.3, in the Diablo III: Reaper of Souls expansion. They are calculated from data gathered on more than 6 million Diablo III characters.
  • The skills and runes in these charts are based on the choices of level 70 Crusaders using the best Crusader builds for end-game content. That includes farming Ancient Legendary items, running Nephalem Rifts and Greater Rifts in Adventure Mode, or quickly gaining Paragon Levels.
  • 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.
  • This data is from level 70 Crusaders playing the Reaper of Souls expansion on PC or Mac, and also matches the current patch for the Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The best builds for the Ultimate Evil Edition on the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 are found in the Patch 2.0 Data Archive. Players of the original console Diablo III game on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 that caps out at level 60, or PC players who do not have the expansion, should instead look in the older Patch 1.0.8 Data Archive.

Crusader Active Skills in Reaper of Souls

  • These charts list the most popular Diablo III Crusader active skills by level 70 Crusaders in patch 2.3 in Reaper of Souls. They are updated daily, and rank Crusader active skills from the most popular down to the least used.
  • The chart on the left has data from level 70 softcore Crusaders, who are in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills. The chart in the middle has data from the level 70 softcore Crusaders who are in the top 25% of elite monster kills. The chart on the right has data from all hardcore Crusaders regardless of elite kills.
  • See the Popular Builds and Skills overview for more information on this data. View the Crusader Most Popular Runes chart, or mouse over any active skill, to see the most commonly used runes for the skill.
Charts Last Updated: November 3, 2018
Active Skills - Lower 75%
Active SkillsPercent
1Akarat's Champion84.18
2Laws of Valor81.33
3Provoke48.44
4Steed Charge47.94
5Iron Skin40.71
6Blessed Hammer39.25
7Falling Sword36.09
8Shield Glare35.54
9Condemn23.70
10Punish18.91
11Shield Bash18.43
12Slash17.51
13Justice15.42
14Judgment13.77
15Phalanx13.02
16Heaven's Fury12.28
17Sweep Attack11.45
18Bombardment7.83
19Laws of Justice7.60
20Fist of the Heavens7.27
21Smite5.28
22Blessed Shield5.12
23Laws of Hope4.62
24Consecration4.23
Active Skills - Top 25%
Active SkillsPercent
1Akarat's Champion95.49
2Laws of Valor87.70
3Provoke58.98
4Iron Skin50.97
5Steed Charge50.02
6Shield Glare42.12
7Blessed Hammer31.42
8Falling Sword27.60
9Condemn26.12
10Shield Bash21.44
11Punish17.73
12Slash15.31
13Phalanx12.79
14Sweep Attack11.21
15Judgment10.42
16Justice8.80
17Heaven's Fury8.30
18Laws of Justice6.19
19Fist of the Heavens3.84
20Bombardment3.28
21Consecration2.89
22Laws of Hope2.87
23Blessed Shield2.33
24Smite2.13
Hardcore Active Skills
Active SkillsPercent
1Akarat's Champion83.60
2Laws of Valor64.01
3Steed Charge54.23
4Provoke49.29
5Blessed Hammer44.33
6Iron Skin43.48
7Falling Sword40.64
8Shield Glare30.99
9Punish23.36
10Shield Bash22.68
11Laws of Justice21.08
12Slash17.62
13Justice17.61
14Phalanx14.38
15Condemn13.84
16Heaven's Fury10.30
17Sweep Attack9.63
18Laws of Hope7.75
19Bombardment6.89
20Fist of the Heavens6.10
21Smite5.66
22Judgment4.53
23Blessed Shield4.45
24Consecration3.49

Crusader Passive Skills in Reaper of Souls

  • These charts list the most popular Diablo III Crusader passive skills by level 70 Crusaders in patch 2.3 in Reaper of Souls. They are updated daily, ranking the Crusader passive skills from the most popular down to the least used.
  • The chart on the left has data from level 70 softcore Crusaders, who are in the bottom 75% of elite monster kills. The chart in the middle has data from the level 70 softcore Crusaders who are in the top 25% of elite monster kills. The chart on the right has data from all hardcore Crusaders regardless of elite monster kills.
  • See the Popular Builds and Skills overview for more information on how this data is collected.
Passive Skills - Lower 75%
Passive SkillsPercent
1Heavenly Strength61.11
2Finery60.21
3Indestructible52.26
4Holy Cause46.42
5Fervor35.63
6Blunt31.88
7Towering Shield26.56
8Long Arm of the Law24.09
9Lord Commander11.49
10Vigilant9.66
11Righteousness9.65
12Fanaticism6.53
13Wrathful6.15
14Hold Your Ground5.83
15Divine Fortress4.02
16Renewal3.73
17Insurmountable2.85
18Iron Maiden1.94
Passive Skills - Top 25%
Passive SkillsPercent
1Finery77.64
2Heavenly Strength64.65
3Indestructible59.08
4Holy Cause49.53
5Fervor30.85
6Long Arm of the Law29.97
7Towering Shield27.11
8Blunt25.27
9Lord Commander12.59
10Vigilant6.54
11Wrathful5.69
12Righteousness3.05
13Hold Your Ground2.57
14Fanaticism1.66
15Divine Fortress1.56
16Renewal0.94
17Insurmountable0.77
18Iron Maiden0.51
Hardcore Passive Skills
Passive SkillsPercent
1Indestructible87.99
2Heavenly Strength66.42
3Finery54.51
4Holy Cause41.92
5Blunt31.86
6Fervor27.22
7Towering Shield22.74
8Vigilant18.00
9Long Arm of the Law10.06
10Lord Commander8.67
11Divine Fortress5.76
12Hold Your Ground5.73
13Righteousness4.67
14Wrathful4.08
15Fanaticism3.70
16Renewal3.46
17Insurmountable1.65
18Iron Maiden1.56

Crusader Softcore Builds in Reaper of Souls

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  • These are the most popular softcore Crusader builds. The charts are updated daily from data of the softcore level 70 Diablo III Crusaders active in patch 2.3.
  • The charts list the 5 most popular Crusader builds and the percentage of the characters who are using 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 make up the bottom 75% of elite monster kills.
  • The charts on the right have data from softcore Crusaders who are at the top 25% of elite monster kills.
  • See the Popular Builds and Skills overview for full details on this data.
Crusader Lower 75% Build #2
This build is used by 1.45% of the Lower 75% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 6.71%.
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 (1.28%)
Indestructible replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2B (1.11%)
Indestructible replaces Finery
Build Variant #2C (0.63%)
Falling Sword - Rapid Descent replaces Flurry
Indestructible replaces Finery
Build Variant #2D (0.56%)
Indestructible replaces Blunt
Build Variant #2E (0.48%)
Indestructible replaces Fervor
Build Variant #2F (0.26%)
Falling Sword - Rapid Descent replaces Flurry
Indestructible replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2G (0.26%)
Heavenly Strength replaces Fervor
Indestructible replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2H (0.24%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Indestructible replaces Finery
Build Variant #2I (0.24%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Build Variant #2J (0.20%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Indestructible replaces Holy Cause
Crusader Lower 75% Build #3
This build is used by 0.70% of the Lower 75% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.67%.
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 (0.20%)
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict replaces Zealous Glare
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #3B (0.19%)
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3C (0.16%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3D (0.15%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Build Variant #3E (0.11%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Build Variant #3F (0.04%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #3G (0.04%)
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict replaces Zealous Glare
Build Variant #3H (0.03%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Indestructible
Build Variant #3I (0.03%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3J (0.02%)
Punish - Rebirth replaces Roar
Crusader Lower 75% Build #4
This build is used by 0.50% of the Lower 75% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 0.71%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict Indestructible
Sweep Attack - Gathering Sweep Long Arm of the Law
Steed Charge - Draw and Quarter Towering Shield
Laws of Valor - Critical Fervor
Judgment - Resolved
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #4A (0.04%)
Heavenly Strength replaces Fervor
Build Variant #4B (0.04%)
Shield Glare - Zealous Glare replaces Divine Verdict
Build Variant #4C (0.03%)
Steed Charge - Endurance replaces Draw and Quarter
Build Variant #4D (0.03%)
Vigilant replaces Long Arm of the Law
Build Variant #4E (0.02%)
Sweep Attack - Trip Attack replaces Gathering Sweep
Build Variant #4F (0.01%)
Vigilant replaces Towering Shield
Build Variant #4G (0.01%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Build Variant #4H (0.01%)
Shield Glare - Emblazoned Shield replaces Divine Verdict
Build Variant #4I (0.01%)
Insurmountable replaces Indestructible
Build Variant #4J (0.01%)
Laws of Valor - Frozen in Terror replaces Critical
Crusader Top 25% Build #4
This build is used by 0.73% of the Top 25% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.74%.
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 (0.48%)
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 (0.05%)
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 (0.03%)
Iron Skin - Charged Up replaces Flash
Build Variant #4I (0.03%)
Sweep Attack - Blazing Sweep replaces Trip Attack
Build Variant #4J (0.03%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Crusader Lower 75% Build #5
This build is used by 0.44% of the Lower 75% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 0.96%.
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 (0.24%)
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 (0.02%)
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
Wrathful replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #5J (0.01%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Long Arm of the Law replaces Indestructible
Crusader Top 25% Build #5
This build is used by 0.57% of the Top 25% of Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.14%.
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%)
Provoke - Too Scared to Run replaces Hit Me
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #5E (0.05%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Hit Me
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #5F (0.04%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Build Variant #5G (0.04%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Hit Me
Build Variant #5H (0.04%)
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict replaces Zealous Glare
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 Reaper of Souls

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  • These are the most popular hardcore Crusader builds. The charts are updated daily from data of the 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 are using that particular 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.
  • See the Popular Builds and Skills overview for full details on this data.
Crusader Hardcore Build #1
This build is used by 0.99% of hardcore Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 5.82%.
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 (0.96%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Finery replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #1B (0.77%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Build Variant #1C (0.61%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Finery replaces Blunt
Build Variant #1D (0.57%)
Finery replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #1E (0.50%)
Finery replaces Blunt
Build Variant #1F (0.37%)
Finery replaces Fervor
Build Variant #1G (0.34%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Finery replaces Fervor
Build Variant #1H (0.26%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Finery replaces Indestructible
Build Variant #1I (0.24%)
Falling Sword - Flurry replaces Rapid Descent
Heavenly Strength replaces Fervor
Build Variant #1J (0.21%)
Finery replaces Indestructible
Crusader Hardcore Build #2
This build is used by 0.38% of hardcore Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.18%.
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 (0.23%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Build Variant #2B (0.15%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Build Variant #2C (0.11%)
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Build Variant #2D (0.08%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Too Scared to Run
Build Variant #2E (0.07%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Too Scared to Run
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Build Variant #2F (0.04%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Too Scared to Run
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Build Variant #2G (0.03%)
Provoke - Charged Up replaces Too Scared to Run
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Build Variant #2H (0.03%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Long Arm of the Law replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2I (0.03%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Long Arm of the Law replaces Holy Cause
Build Variant #2J (0.03%)
Laws of Valor - Unstoppable Force replaces Critical
Condemn - Vacuum replaces Unleashed
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Crusader Hardcore Build #3
This build is used by 0.34% of hardcore Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.04%.
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%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Build Variant #3C (0.09%)
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #3D (0.08%)
Shield Glare - Divine Verdict replaces Zealous Glare
Long Arm of the Law replaces Finery
Build Variant #3E (0.07%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Build Variant #3F (0.07%)
Punish - Celerity replaces Roar
Build Variant #3G (0.04%)
Punish - Fury replaces Roar
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Build Variant #3H (0.03%)
Iron Skin - Flash replaces Steel Skin
Build Variant #3I (0.03%)
Holy Cause replaces Finery
Build Variant #3J (0.03%)
Punish - Rebirth replaces Roar
Laws of Valor - Critical replaces Unstoppable Force
Crusader Hardcore Build #4
This build is used by 0.21% of hardcore Crusaders. Including the Build Variants, it is used by 1.38%.
Active Skills Passive Skills
Iron Skin - Flash Indestructible
Provoke - Too Scared to Run Finery
Blessed Hammer - Limitless Blunt
Laws of Valor - Critical Heavenly Strength
Falling Sword - Flurry
Akarat's Champion - Prophet
Build Variant #4A (0.19%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Fervor replaces Heavenly Strength
Build Variant #4B (0.18%)
Falling Sword - Rapid Descent replaces Flurry
Holy Cause replaces Finery
Build Variant #4C (0.17%)
Falling Sword - Rapid Descent replaces Flurry
Build Variant #4D (0.12%)
Holy Cause replaces Blunt
Build Variant #4E (0.10%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Fervor replaces Finery
Holy Cause replaces Heavenly Strength
Build Variant #4F (0.10%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Build Variant #4G (0.09%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Falling Sword - Rapid Descent replaces Flurry
Fervor replaces Heavenly Strength
Build Variant #4H (0.08%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Holy Cause replaces Heavenly Strength
Build Variant #4I (0.07%)
Falling Sword - Rise Brothers replaces Flurry
Fervor replaces Blunt
Holy Cause replaces Heavenly Strength
Build Variant #4J (0.07%)
Iron Skin - Steel Skin replaces Flash
Fervor replaces Blunt
Holy Cause replaces Heavenly Strength
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