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 Draw and Quarter 1 Laws of Valor Unstoppable Force 2 Judgment Mass Verdict 3 Iron Skin Steel Skin 4 Akarat's Champion Prophet
Passive Skills
Heavenly Strength Indestructible Long Arm of the Law 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: Spaulders of Valor
• Gloves: Gauntlets of Valor
• Chest: Brigandine of Valor
• Belt: Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
• Pants: Captain Crimson's Thrust
• Boots: Greaves of Valor
• Bracers: Strongarm Bracers
• 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

Season 27 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.

• Legendary Gem 1: Zei's Stone of Vengeance
• Legendary Gem 2: Gogok of Swiftness
• Legendary Gem 3: Bane of the Stricken

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