Crusader Hammerdin Build With Blessed Hammer and Seeker of the Light Set
Welcome to our build guide for Blessed Hammer Crusader in Diablo 3. Here, you will learn everything you need to know to play this build at the highest level. This build is updated for patch 2.6.9 and Season 21.
For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our follower guide, which contains detailed advice on choosing the skills and the gear of your companion.
Introduction
The Seeker of the Light set marks the return of the Hammerdin build, decidedly
focusing on bringing 
Blessed Hammer to competitive DPS in Greater Rifts
— aided and protected by 
Falling Sword. This mobile, sustain damage
playstyle is meant for Greater Rift solo progression, but we also have a speed
farming variation, that you can access using the button below.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the Blessed Hammer Crusader is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Blessed Hammer
 Limitless
Falling Sword
 Rapid Descent
1
Laws of Valor
Critical
2
Iron Skin
 Flash
3
Provoke
Too Scared to Run
4
Akarat's Champion
Prophet
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Blessed Hammer Crusader is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Crown of the Light - Shoulders:
Mountain of the Light - Gloves:
Will of the Light - Chest:
Heart of the Light - Belt:
Sacred Harness - Pants:
Towers of the Light - Boots:
Foundation of the Light - Bracers:
Gabriel's Vambraces - Amulet:
The Traveler's Pledge - Ring 1:
The Compass Rose - Ring 2:
Convention of Elements - Weapon:
Johanna's Argument - Offhand:
Guard of Johanna
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Gogok of Swiftness - Legendary Gem 3:
Bane of the Stricken
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Faithful Memory - Armor Slot:
Hammer Jammers - Jewelry Slot:
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
Changelog
- 30 Jun. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 30 Jun. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (speed farming page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (this page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (speed farming page): Reviewed for Season 18.
- 15 May 2019 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 15 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 15 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 27 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Revised the Season 16 extra slot recommendation.
- 27 Jan. 2019 (this page): Revised the Season 16 extra slot recommendation.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 20 Sep. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 15.
- 14 Jun. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 14.
- 31 Oct. 2017 (this page): Changed assessment of the build from Top tier to Mid tier.
- 02 Jul. 2017 (this page): Updated for 2.6 and moved to new guide format.
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