Crusader Akkhan Condemn Build

This build is the embodiment of the militant spellcaster fantasy, commanding a spectral unit of soldiers at its side and decimating the enemy in waves of holy destruction. The base build presented on this page is the Greater Rift Solo Pushing Variation, but this build also has a Nephalem Rift Farming Variation and a Greater Rift Speed Farming Variation; follow the links above to the respective alterations.

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

Active Skills
Justice Sword of Justice Judgment No rune chosen 1 Laws of Valor Unstoppable Force 2 Phalanx Bowmen 3 Condemn Shattering Explosion 4 Akarat's Champion Prophet
Passive Skills
Heavenly Strength Lord Commander Long Arm of the Law Finery

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

• Helm: Warhelm of Kassar
• Shoulders: Pauldrons of Akkhan
• Gloves: Gauntlets of Akkhan
• Chest: Breastplate of Akkhan
• Belt: Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
• Pants: Captain Crimson's Thrust
• Boots: Sabatons of Akkhan
• Bracers: Strongarm Bracers
• Amulet: Talisman of Akkhan
• Ring 1: Focus
• Ring 2: Restraint
• Weapon: Blade of Prophecy
• Offhand: Unrelenting Phalanx

Note that you can shift around Akkhan and Cpt. Crimson pieces according to your best rolls, as long as you maintain the equipped ratio of 5 Akkhan pieces and 2 Cpt. Crimson pieces. The outline above is just an example of several viable combinations.

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 swapping Condemn from the base build above for Falling Sword Rapid Descent — Condemns still get cast by your Phalanx attacks. Note that Phalanxes cast an unruned Condemn, which inflicts Holy damage, so your elemental rolls on gear should be adapted accordingly. As for the Angelic Crucible effects: aim for the Falling Sword Sanctification, which adds the following power to your build:

• Falling Sword Sanctification: After casting Falling Sword, you descend from the sky with two Archangels that can cast Consecration and Condemn.

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 ( Blade of Prophecy) and shield ( Unrelenting Phalanx).

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

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

• Weapon Slot: Blade of Prophecy
• Armor Slot: Tasker and Theo
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur