Rolands Sweep Attack Crusader

[phobos1984 0]

On 9/9/2016 at 9:28 PM, Blainie said:

Are you using the full recommended set of gear? Your Golden Flense should, in theory, handle most of the resource problems that you have while clearing packs.

I went a little bit out of topic asking Deadset about Shield Bash/Shield Glare build since I'm using it. It is still sinergic with Roland's set, this is why I posted it here. If you check my posts in this thread you'll see.

[Valks 2,375]

1 hour ago, phobos1984 said:

I went a little bit out of topic asking Deadset about Shield Bash/Shield Glare build since I'm using it. It is still sinergic with Roland's set, this is why I posted it here. If you check my posts in this thread you'll see.

I see now! I just didn't scroll up all the way. Hopefully everything turned out OK with your resource management!

[Guest Oneknight1984]

On 9/3/2016 at 2:41 PM, Guest Janos said:

Yep, but you can also get it through Kanai's Cube.

Hope of Cain

• 1 Rare item (level 70)
• 25 Death's Breath
• 50 Reusable Parts (white material)
• 50 Arcane Dust (blue material)
• 50 Veiled Crystal (yellow material)

So, make a few lvl70 2-handed flails at Haedrig, then try your luck at Kulle... Chances are better than playing with Kadala, but it is more expensive.

Ok I will definitely try that thanks. What's a good shield OH I can have? Or is denial the best one? Or can I cube the armor part from denial and have a different shield? The link to my character is in an earlier comment if you'd like to see what my crusader currently has geared, to give further more detailed advice on how to improve wrath generation, survivability and damage. Incase you can't find said link here it is

[Valks 2,375]

17 hours ago, Guest Oneknight1984 said:

Ok I will definitely try that thanks. What's a good shield OH I can have? Or is denial the best one? Or can I cube the armor part from denial and have a different shield? The link to my character is in an earlier comment if you'd like to see what my crusader currently has geared, to give further more detailed advice on how to improve wrath generation, survivability and damage. Incase you can't find said link here it is

Denial is indeed the best one by far, since it directly boosts your Sweep Attack damage. Definitely worth looking for this one, don't try putting it in the cube.

[Deadset 108]

I would agree with Blainie here, as cubing Denial would also deprive you of a Furnace in the cube, which halves your damage against elites - very painful. The compensation has to be huge in the shield slot, and there is simply no shield that will provide a comparable benefit. Denial is mandatory as your shield, I'm afraid.

[Guest crusader]

I've been reading a lot of these builds. Thanks Deadset! However, is there somewhere that lists what GR levels they are good for? Thanks.

[Damien 1,514]

2 hours ago, Guest crusader said:

I've been reading a lot of these builds. Thanks Deadset! However, is there somewhere that lists what GR levels they are good for? Thanks.

Open the menus :)

[Valks 2,375]

On 10/23/2016 at 8:24 AM, Guest crusader said:

I've been reading a lot of these builds. Thanks Deadset! However, is there somewhere that lists what GR levels they are good for? Thanks.

As Damien has said above, all builds have an estimated GRift level that they can reach. Note that these generally refer to group play. 

[Guest S9 Damage Increase]

The damage bonus to sweep attack from the set has been increased significantly for Season 9 which isn't reflected on the page.  It may improve the viability of the set above GRift 80+.

[Valks 2,375]

10 hours ago, Guest S9 Damage Increase said:

The damage bonus to sweep attack from the set has been increased significantly for Season 9 which isn't reflected on the page.  It may improve the viability of the set above GRift 80+.

Noted and will get it double checked, thanks!

[Guest Sweepsader]

Hi, the Roland set bonus has been increased from 1200% to 2500(?)%. Are you going to update the guide regarding its viability in 80+ GRs? 

[Guest D34TH_5MURF__]

Wait!  They double the damage of the set bonus, and there are no updates to be made for 2.5.0?  That seems a little like a dismissal without any play testing.  I have run this build since 2.5.0 and it is significantly better than the GR 80 listed.  I'd love to see an updated build for 2.5.0.  Don't get me wrong, I love the resources you provide, and appreciate that your time is limited, but I'd rather see

• 28 Mar. 2017: Not yet updated for Season 10.

than

• 28 Mar. 2017: No changes needed for Season 10.

[Guest l00dak]

I was just wondering how effective Long Arm of the Law is in this setup, seeing how you hit insanely fast and you could have Laws of Valor up at all times. Would it be better to go for Holy Cause instead? And why not.

[Mastersword 0]

Hi Deadset, I am running the Gathering Sweep rune for this build as I am partial to holy damage lol and I just had a couple questions:

I am not running condemn due to the pull from gathering sweep so instead I am currently using Judgement-Debilitate. Are there any bugs or errors with the Debilitate effect? And if so would Shield Glare-Divine Verdict be a better option?

Also, would you happen to know what Crusader abilities proc APD? If I could, I would love to add APD to the build in place of Strongarms, but I'm not sure that there's an ability (aside from Slash-Electrify and Sweep-Trip Attack) that would actually proc the effect. And it doesn't help that there isn't a tool tip :(. And if there isn't another ability, do you know if Wyrdward is capable of proccing APD?

[Guest garetz]

Got top 500 in s10 with this build.

[Guest Hashaggik]

Hey there. A question for Season 11

Why the Lightning belt? Do i Miss something? Nowhere is stated, that the Sweep Attack does Lightning dmg, so Why the belt?

[wishmaster71 0]

Fire dmg is best alternative XD

[Deadset 108]

On 4/24/2017 at 8:28 PM, Mastersword said:

Hi Deadset, I am running the Gathering Sweep rune for this build as I am partial to holy damage lol and I just had a couple questions: (...)

There are no problems with Debilitate to my knowledge; should be a possible variation to the build.

In general, anything that would Stun or Freeze would work, Wyrdward included. Sadly the Crusader doesn't have great many options of proccing the APD. Trip Attack is one of, if not the best - thus the recommendation :)

 

On 6/9/2017 at 8:49 PM, Guest garetz said:

Got top 500 in s10 with this build.

Well done! It's definitely underrated.

On 7/25/2017 at 1:12 PM, Guest Hashaggik said:

Nowhere is stated, that the Sweep Attack does Lightning dmg, so Why the belt?

By selecting the Trip Attack rune, Sweep Attack starts doing Lightning damage.

[Guest Hashaggik]

6 hours ago, Deadset said:

By selecting the Trip Attack rune, Sweep Attack starts doing Lightning damage.

How do you know it?

Its not in the tooltips.

[Guest Defiant]

Alright I've been running this with sub optimal gear and was actually running it even before I had Rolands 6pc as I had found a Golden Flense and cubed it at a lower level.

 

My question is this; why Akarats? You definitely know your shit and I learned a fair amount reading through this guide but I still don't understand using Akarats. I feel Shield Glare with Divine Verdict is more consistent, powerful, and "on demand". With Rolands 2pc set bonus which reduces the cd on Laws and Defensive skills I feel using a second defensive skill over Akarats is a very strong choice. I'm able to keep Shield Glare up nearly constantly and it also provides a 20% damage buff. If I see an enemy about to use a powerful attack I can use it "on demand" as an interuption. I haven't noticed it being terribly effected by diminishing returns either. I do have the Obsidian ring in my cube slot but I still find Akarats doesn't have enough uptime?

 

 

[Guest Hello]

While Condemn: Vacuum is nice to have, it is technically not mandatory and can be swapped for Provoke: Too Scared to Run to help maintain Aquila Cuirass at the Rift Guardian.

[Guest Vanguard]

Now that you are replacing the Sweep Attack rune with Blazing Sweep, is there any other part of the setup that will trigger Bane of the Trapped? Or was it simply retained because of the face tanking nature of this build?

In any case, I'd recommend updating that portion of the Gear, Gems, Paragon section, as it can be quite confusing to discuss the Trip Attack rune when it is no longer part of the skill setup. 

[positiv2 953]

4 hours ago, Guest Vanguard said:

Now that you are replacing the Sweep Attack rune with Blazing Sweep, is there any other part of the setup that will trigger Bane of the Trapped? Or was it simply retained because of the face tanking nature of this build?

In any case, I'd recommend updating that portion of the Gear, Gems, Paragon section, as it can be quite confusing to discuss the Trip Attack rune when it is no longer part of the skill setup. 

Bane of the Trapped procs off itself thanks to its Rank 25 bonus.

Thanks! The Trip Attack mentions in the Skills and Gear sections will be removed.

[Guest shyguy20]

what element are we prioritizing on the bracers and am for the coe?

[Guest A tankier alt]

I'm working on a crusader this season, and I find interesting choosing Wrathful instead of Finery, specially if you have two or three items with Globe Healing Bonus. I must say that I'm still looking for a pair of Unities.