Ayo! Here we talk about all things Support Crusader. Supp sader builds aren’t set in stone, with many options giving almost the same effect – but hopefully you get some insights!
Support Crusader:
Builds | Rerolls | Effects List | Key Notes | Role
ZDPS Support Crusader Builds
A really basic template of what you’d expect from Support saders. Spamming Consecration should be easy with this build.
| ZDPS Support Crusader Build R2A4 Consecration Spam Template | ||||
| Equipment | Skill | Rune | ||
| Head | Helm of Akkhan | Sweep Attack | Gathering Sweep | |
| Shoulder | Pauldrons of Akkhan | Judgment | Resolved | |
| Chest | Breastplate of Akkhan | Consecration | Bathed in Light | |
| Hands | Roland’s Grasp | Provoke (Open) | Too Scared to Run | |
| Legs | Roland’s Determination | Laws of Justice (Open) | Immovable Object | |
| Feet | Illusory Boots | Akarat’s Champion | Prophet | |
| Belt | Vigilante Belt (String of Ears) | – | ||
| Bracer | Nemesis Bracers | Passives | ||
| Amulet | Talisman of Akkhan | Fervor | ||
| Ring | Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac | Hold Your Ground | ||
| Ring | Justice Lantern | Insurmountable | ||
| Weapon | Inviolable Faith | Indestructible | ||
| Off-hand | Akarat’s Awakening | (Long arm of the Law) | ||
| Legendary Gems | Kanai’s Cube | |||
| Gogok of Swiftness | Akkhan’s Addendum (Salvation) | |||
| Esoteric Alteration | Leoric’s Crown | |||
| Efficacious Toxin | Oculus Ring | |||
Not a set in stone build, just to showcase possibilities. R6 is pretty good for ASPD and Damage Reduction! You can arguably have higher Consecration uptime with R6…
| ZDPS Support Crusader Roland 6 Solanium Template | ||||
| Equipment | Skill | Rune | ||
| Head | Roland’s Visage | Smite | Shatter (Surge) | |
| Shoulder | Roland’s Mantle | Sweep Attack | Gathering Sweep | |
| Chest | Roland’s Bearing | Consecration | Bathed in Light | |
| Hands | Roland’s Grasp | Judgment (Open) | Resolved | |
| Legs | Roland’s Determination | Laws of Justice (Open) | Immovable Object | |
| Feet | Illusory Boots | Akarat’s Champion | Prophet | |
| Belt | Vigilante Belt (String of Ears) | – | ||
| Bracer | Nemesis Bracers | Passives | ||
| Amulet | Hellfire (Rondal’s) | Fervor | ||
| Ring | Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac | Hold Your Ground | ||
| Ring | Oculus Ring | Insurmountable | ||
| Weapon | Inviolable Faith | Indestructible | ||
| Off-hand | Akarat’s Awakening | (Long arm of the Law) | ||
| Legendary Gems | Kanai’s Cube | |||
| Gogok of Swiftness | Solanium | |||
| Esoteric Alteration | Leoric’s Crown | |||
| Efficacious Toxin | Ring of Royal Grandeur | |||
ZDPS Support Crusader Rerolls & Stat Priority
Find the right balance of CDR and RCR for your needs!
| ZDPS Support Crusader Build: Rerolls & Stat Priority (Basic) | ||||||
| Head | VIT | Life% | RES | LpH | RCR | Any |
| Shoulder | VIT | RES | RCR | CDR | Life% | Any |
| Chest | VIT | RES | Life% | Elite% | Armor | Hatred |
| Hands | VIT | CDR | RCR | STR | AS | CHC |
| Legs | STR | VIT | RES | LpS | Armor | Any |
| Boots | VIT | RES | MS% | STR | Armor | Any |
| Belt | VIT | RES | Life% | STR | Armor | Any |
| Wrist | VIT | RES | LpH | STR | Armor | CHC |
| Neck | VIT | CDR | LpH | Life% | Any | CHC |
| Rings | VIT | CDR | RCR | AS | LpH | CHC |
| Main | VIT | CDR | LpH | RCR | Any | Any |
| Shield | VIT | CDR | Block | Life% | RCR | CHC |
Support rerolls aren’t as strict as DPS classes, but here’s a good idea of what you need. This also varies wildly on the needs of your specific group setup and skills.
Solanium on Crusader is usable. If you plan on using it, get Crit (CHC) wherever you can.
You’ll have STR here and there on your gear, which is okay. STR = ARMOR for us, and you need at least SOME of it… It’s not the best stat, but it’s gonna be hard to get rid of ALL of it.
ZDPS Support Crusader Buffs, Debuffs & Notable Effects
Here’s a list of desirable effects for support Crusaders
| Name | Note | Effect | Eff 2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consecreation | Bathed in the Light | Heal | LpS | Stacking ground based healing |
| Laws of Valor | Base | ASPD | - | More ASPD on activate |
| Laws of Justice | Base | ALLRES | - | more ALLRES on activate |
| Laws of Justice | Immovable Object | ALLRES | Armor | massive NUMERIC armor bonus. |
| Laws of Justice | Decaying Strength | ALLRES | Weaken | Stacking weaken on getting hit |
| Laws of Justice | Bravery | ALLRES | NoCC | |
| Laws of Justice | Protect the Innocent | ALLRES | DReduc | |
| Laws of Hope | Base | LpS | - | Shields on activate |
| Laws of Hope | Wings of Angels | LpS | MS | Illusory buff |
| Laws of Hope | Eternal Hope | LpS | MHP | |
| Laws of Hope | Hopeful Cry | LpS | RES | Physical Resist only |
| Laws of Hope | Promise of Faith | LpS | RES | Non-Physical Resist only |
| Judgment | Resolved | CHC | Root | |
| Judgment | Debilitate | Weaken | Root | |
| Provoke | Too Scared to Run | ASDown | Slow | Taunt for all runes |
| Shield Glare | Divine Verdict | VULN | - | |
| Shield Glare | Uncertainty | Charm | - | |
| Condemn | Vacuum | Suction | - | |
| Sweep Attack | Gathering Sweep | Suction | - | |
| Judgment | Mass Verdict | Suction | - | Kinda sucks... |
| Inviolable Faith | 1H Flail | Heal | - | The ground effect stacks... great in 4 player. |
| Salvation | Shield | Heal | Block | Life on block?? I guess it's "LpS" |
| Akarat's Awakening | Shield | CDR | Block | Zodiac for block |
| Skywarden | 2H Mace | ???? | ???? | Unpredictable. |
| The Final Witness | Shield | - | - | Large AoE on Shield Glare |
| Akkhans 4pc | Set Bonus | CDR | - | CDR for Akarat's Champion and huge RCR |
| Roland 2pc | Set Bonus | CDR | - | Zodiac like effect |
| Lights 2pc | Set Bonus | CDR | - | Zodiac like effect |
| Justice Lantern | Ring | Tough | Block | Damage reduction scaling with block |
| Hold Your Ground | Passive | Tough | Block | Large block chance increase |
| Coven's Criterion | Shield | Tough | Block | Blocks a huge portion of incoming damage. |
| Punish | All Runes | Block | Block chance increase | |
| Provoke | Hit Me! | Block | Block chance increase |
ZDPS Support Crusader Key Notes
I’ll be adding a little more to this in the future… this section talks about some key build aspects you should be aware about.
Cooldown Reduction!!!! There are many many many ways to get an abusive level of CDR with Crusaders. Roland 2? Roland 6? Akkhan’s 4? Seeker 2? Add Zodiac in the mix? You get the picture. The point is we wanna spam as many Consecrations as humanly possible.
Very flexible: The laws are actually pretty good! They have a bad reputation for being terrible, but take a look at them! “There’s always the perfect law for your group”. Aside from that, many of the skills are open, and you can have many sub-themes in your build. The only true core combo is Inviolable Faith + Consecration.
Better for 4’s: due to how Inviolable Faith works… You can’t have it all, ey?
ZDPS Support Crusader : Your role in the rift
Healing: One of the most powerful healing effects in the game is the stacking Consecration mechanic via Inviolable Faith. It’s obviously better in 4-man groups. With enough CDR and Zodiac like effects, you can have quite a few of these up…
Packing enemies: While gathering NEW enemies is difficult for the crusader, packing existing enemies tightly comes easy for us. Gathering Sweep is better than it seems – a cone taunt is great for snagging ranged creeps without disrupting the main pile. Condemn-Vacuum is also decent…
Taunts: This is related to the above. Provoke is a stupidly good taunt! You can also use Boyarsky’s Chip 25 and pinpoint taunt guys with a ranged basic attack like Smite or Justice.
Scouting: You can easily make build adjustments that would create a very very high uptime on Steed Charge. It’s one of the best mobility skills in the game.
Law choice and uptime: Keep your chosen law up 100% of the time. It should be easy. Knowing what the best law for your team is part of your responsibility too. Usually the choice is between Attack Speed (does it help DPS reach a new breakpoint?), or Laws of Justice-Immovable Object for some OBSCENE toughness increase.
There are many things to consider… the Laws are pretty varied! If let’s say, CC Immunity is imperative for your Shenlong Monk – go with that!
Support Crusader:
Builds | Rerolls | Effects List | Key Notes | Role
Check this out to learn more on Crusader or D3 Directory Guide for other D3 classes.
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Found the guide helpful, ty! There are lots of options for crusader z, dang. Well, I got some reading to do.
Consecration healing doesn’t stack: http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Consecration
Inviolable Faith can stack at least 4 of the effects, however, after doing research, anything above the initial 4 may not stack. If this is the case, even then, a 4 stack on the healing rune is still very powerful.
Interesting guide, it would be more useful with the benefits for the group given by a crusader instead of a DH though…
fixed the guide. sorry about that 🙂