Crusader Aegis of Valor Fist of the Heavens Build

Empowered by the Aegis of Valor set, Fist of the Heavens marks the return of one of the most iconic Crusader builds, as surges of lightning crash from the heavens and envelop your enemies in deadly arcs. This build is features both a Greater Rift solo progression variant, as well as a speed farming variation — which we recommend, since the build excels at the task.

The basic skill setup of the Aegis of Valor Fist of the Heavens Crusader is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.

Active Skills
Fist of the Heavens Fissure Steed Charge Endurance 1 Condemn Vacuum 2 Laws of Hope Wings of Angels 3 Iron Skin Steel Skin 4 Akarat's Champion Prophet
Passive Skills
Heavenly Strength Indestructible Lord Commander Finery

The required gear setup for the Aegis of Valor Fist of the Heavens Crusader is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.

• Helm: Crown of Valor
• Shoulders: Aughild's Power
• Gloves: Gauntlets of Valor
• Chest: Brigandine of Valor
• Belt: Vigilante Belt
• Pants: Chausses of Valor
• Boots: Greaves of Valor
• Bracers: Aughild's Search
• Amulet: Hellfire Amulet of Strength
• Ring 1: Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
• Ring 2: Convention of Elements
• Weapon: Flail of the Charge
• Offhand: Shield of the Steed

This Season comes with the theme of Angelic Crucibles — consumable items that empower Legendary items with perfected Ancient-level stats, as well as infuse them with one of three unique, powerful, class-specific abilities at random. For this build, we recommend aiming for the Fist of the Heavens Sanctification, which adds the following power to your build:

• Fist of the Heavens Sanctification: Every two seconds, call down Fist of the Heavens on a random nearby enemy.

Use Angelic Crucibles on an item that crosses over most (if not all) variants of a build, and is also an item that is relatively harder to perfect than other slots (since sanctifying an item maximizes its stats). In the case of this build, good candidates for Sanctification are your weapon ( Flail of the Charge) and shield ( Shield of the Steed), which are present across all variants of this build.

You can read more on Angelic Crucibles and the sanctification process in our dedicated Angelic Crucible Mechanics guide.

The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised and re-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — For virtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual to advanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the path outlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of life first, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive and edge case utility nodes.

Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary Potion Powers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separate resource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Set items of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, and in the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).

You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powers in our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.

• Legendary Gem 1: Bane of the Trapped
• Legendary Gem 2: Esoteric Alteration
• Legendary Gem 3: Bane of the Stricken

• Weapon Slot: Darklight
• Armor Slot: Khassett's Cord of Righteousness
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur