Diablo Immortal: The Best AoE Aura Damage Crusader

"Aura" Crusader Guide

This "Aura" Crusader is the strongest Crusader build for AoE encounters like dungeons, challenge dungeons, the open world, and terror rifts because of its high AoE damage while still having strong single target damage. It uses the Sacred Fire primary skill along with Judgment, Condemn, Shield Glare, and Conjuration of Light or Draw and Quarter. With the recommended legendary items Judgment causes fire to rain down around you, Condemn causes a condensed lightning storm to follow you that damages nearby enemies, Shield Glare will automatically attack and blind nearby enemies (which allows you to use the Gaze of Wroth helmet for high damage over time which is instantly consumed on hit), and Draw and Quarter can optionally be used in a full offensive setup to give a holy damage aura. This build gives three to four damage rings around you that damage nearby enemies which is similar to having multiple damage auras. Your damage over time effects will also be instantly consumed with the Torrential Refrain offhand. This allows you to repeatedly instantly consume damage over time effects instead of just refreshing their duration every time you hit an enemy.

Paragons & Legendary Skills: Aura Damage Crusader Build

1. Slayer is the highest damage paragon because it increases the damage of your primary skills and continual damage.

2. Gladiator is the best PvP paragon tree for this build because it gives a cheat death and helps with loss of control.

3. Vanquisher is the best paragon tree for increased magic find and gives increased damage and attack speed on kills.

4. Harbinger can be used in Erebban for a life shield, movement speed, and for moving unhindered through enemies.

5. Survivor is the recommended paragon for Vanguard so that deaths take you to one life instead of killing you.

6. The best paragon legendary skill for this build is Death's Release which causes explosions with continual damage.

7. Below you can find an image for the best paragon for damage and the second image is the best paragon for PvP.

Aura Damage Crusader Skills and Equipment:

Skills

1. Sacred Fire (primary skill)

2. Condemn

3. Judgment

4. Shield Glare (offensive with essences)

5. Draw and Quarter (offensive) or Conjuration of Light (defensive)

Main Hand

Horn Splitter - Sacred Fire now ignites enemies burning them over two seconds causing damage over time.

Off-Hand

Torrential Refrain - Condemn now instantly triggers all continual damage on the target it hits. This causes damage over time to trigger its full duration instead of just refreshing the damage over time when you hit the enemy.

Main Hand 2

The Bristle - Sacred Fire now also hurls waves of flames that damage enemies.

Off-Hand 2

Lofty Light - Shield Glare now automatically attacks and blinds nearby enemies.

Helmet

Gaze of Wroth - Causes Shield Glare to burn enemies which will instantly be consumed on hit with this build.

Chest

Heart of Grandeur - Condemn now conjures a lightning storm that follows you and damages nearby enemies.

Shoulders

The Yawning Rose - Judgment now calls down bolts of fire to rain down in an area around you.

Legs

Permanent Reproach - Condemn now has an increased radius (when using the Conjuration of Light defensive skill).

Galloping Brilliance - This mobility PvM option can be used to give a holy damage aura (when using Draw and Quarter).

Recommended Sets

1. Feasting Baron's Pack (2 Set) - This set is important to increase the duration of harmful effects by 30%.

2. Angmet's Conflagration (4 Set) - Causes primary attacks to attach an Ignite status that deals high damage over time.

3. Vithu's Urges (2 Set) - Increases the duration of beneficial effects on you or your party members by 30%.

Note: The high stacking damage over time on the Angmet's Conflagration set is consumed instantly on this build.

Best Curses

1. Lashed - Using your primary attack gives a chance to generate three crackling whips that damage enemies.

2. Atrophied - Continual damage causes a dark field to appear under enemies that deals damage over time.

Best 5 Star Legendary Gems

1. Roiling Consequence - Increases your critical hit chance and causes critical hits to burn enemies.

2. Golden Firmament - Causes a ranged wind attack and increases your evasion rating.

3. Maw of the Deep - Can be used at a high rank to deal damage, gain a damage buff, draw in enemies, and stun enemies.

4. Starfire Shard - Useful for PvP to deal damage and stun enemies inside the Maw of the Deep legendary gem effect.

5. Frozen Heart (should be switched to for PvP) - Gives a life shield with a medium duration and chills enemies.

6. Void Spark - Deals AoE damage that's extremely effective in dungeons and the new PvP map.

7. Blood-Soaked Jade - Gives a damage increase and a significant boost to movement speed. It's one of the best 5 star gems at high ranks for increased damage and one of the weakest 5 star gems for increased damage at lower ranks.

Best 2 Star Legendary Gems

1. Mother's Lament - Increases your critical hit chance and causes a blood spike that makes enemies bleed.

2. Power & Command - Alternates between increased skill damage and increased primary damage and sometimes dispels.

3. Fervent Fang - Gives enemies a stacking damage taken increase when they are hit by an attack.

4. Igneous Scorn (PvM only) - Can be combined with critical hit chance legendary gems to deal damage on critical hits.

Note: Igneous Scorn is the lowest priority and should be the first 2 star gem to be replaced with a 5 star gem.

Best 1 Star Legendary Gems

1. Misery Elixir - Important for this build to increase damage over time durations which are consumed instantly.

2. Entropic Well - An excellent 1 star gem for skill damage that can be replaced at higher levels with a strong 5 star gem.

3. Berserker's Eye - Increases your damage and critical hit chance but also increases your damage taken.

Note: Entropic Well and Berserker's Eye should eventually be replaced with higher resonance five star gems.

Best Familiars

1. Savior Duskprowler - Look for a 170+ Resilience legendary Duskprowler that has Savior which provides a cheat death. The 170+ Resilience lowers the cooldown for Savior but can be lower to make the Duskprowler more affordable.

2. Rare Duskprowler - Relentless Strikes is the next best skill and gives a chance to cast the Duskprowler shield twice in a row. Innervate which gives a chance at resetting the player's skill cooldown, Steel Hide which gives a chance to block, Precision which gives the shield critical hit chance, and Tenacity which lowers the cooldown of the shield are also desirable.

3. Magic Duskprowler - Duskprowler shields are hard to replace so a rare ability or magic Duskprowler is the budget option.

Regular Gems

Prioritize Tourmalines for added damage in red sockets and Citrines for Potency which increases harmful effects duration in yellow sockets. You should also socket your highest refinement Aquamarines and Sapphires which give increased armor and armor penetration in blue sockets. You can optionally combine all of your Rubies which give life and Topazes which give resistances into one Ruby and one Topaz and use one of each in your equipment for higher refinement. Refinement is determined by the quality of the gem and increases the main stats of the gear the gem is socketed in.

Gem Notes

The new Colossus Engine legendary gem isn't included in the recommendations because it doesn't affect primary skills and it would take about rank 8 until it would be an upgrade over other more easily accessible options. You also won't need the Viper's Bite, Everlasting Torment, or Seeping Bile legendary gems to trigger the Pain Clasp legendary gem. Pain Clasp isn't needed because it requires damage over time on the target and your damage over time is instantly triggered with the Torrential Refrain offhand. Golden Firmament is a strong fairly new 5 star legendary gem that has wind damage, increased evasion rating, and it triggers Firestorms when mixed with burning damage. Roiling Consequence and Mother's Lament give increased critical hit chance and can be combined with Igneous Scorn for damage on critical hits. You should also consider rolling critical hit damage on every piece of gear with Reforge Stones when using these crit gems. Fervent Fang is a nice legendary gem but it should be replaced with a Frozen Heart in PvP for a life shield and to chill enemies.

That's all for the Aura Crusader Guide. For another Crusader build you can also click here Sacred Fire Crusader Guide.