[Conquerer] : Guide for Compendium

[Frojak]

Something like this.
I prefer Shield Charge over Batter. That's kinda the basic build, more skill points could be alocated into: Colossus Form, Battle Awareness, Concussive blow, Adrenaline tree. Don't get Triumph if you aren't using the fanpatch.

I'd also max Resilience and Defensive Reaction. It's a killer buff, and is up very often when maxed.

[LMunhoz]

I said Adrenaline tree hehehe But yes it procs often in Legendary and +4 skills is one goal for my melee builds so those unused points aren't hard to find.

[Veji]

LM, have you tried the Conq build with focusing on Dual Wield and Adrenaline (+synergies) as opposed to going with the shield skills? This is what im doing now and im not biased towards any one way to do it, so i was just curious i i'd have better luck with going shield instead of another mace.

[Asheron]

Shield Conqueror is better, because essentially you are dual wielding (attacking with weapon and shield) while keeping all the nice stuff like Quick Recovery, chance to block and so on

[LMunhoz]

You'd lose the shield skills as Asheron said, not only the damage-dealer ones, but also Shield Smash which is very powerful with Harmstring. Conq is the best tank in this game imo, even without a shield you still can have a unbelievable survivability,
however with a good shield you can achieve 100% block - 0 shield recovery it's just too overpowered to pass up. (Bear in mind, you can have over 81% damage absorption, adrenaline proc, onslaught building up damage all at the very same time...)

[Veji]

Im gonna post my Titancalc build later on today sometime. I just got 25%(if not more) on all resistances. I just got into Hade's little castle there on Act IV normal. And im having some issues with survivability when it comes to more than 5 mobs at a time or +2 yellow/captain mobs at the same time. Bosses are pretty easy, because i pop Colossus and that Battle flag thing and im good.

[adreeasa]

Last act on normal is a bit itchy , but after that it just gets easier , somehow.....

[kalimon]

what if i were to go for a dual-wielding Conqueror rather than a shield conqueror? assign all skill points into dual wield and synergies?

[Zaptue]

The following is just my personal opinion, but I feel very strongly about it: if you dual wield, you're missing the whole point of playing a conqueror . The shield passives on the right side of the defense mastery screen absolutely rock, and many of defense's skills focus on making a shield more effective. If you want to go for a dual wielding character, play something like an assassin or harbinger!