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Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4)

Judgement Paladin Build

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This is the Judgement Paladin endgame build and guide for Season 11 of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about the Judgement Paladin build as well as its playstyle in the Season of Divine Intervention!

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Judgement Paladin Spiritborn Build

Judgement Paladin Build Summary

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SummarySummary Skills and Passives Skills and Passives Divine GiftsDivine Gifts Aspects and AffixesAspects and Affixes
GemsGems MercenaryMercenary Spiritborn ParagonParagon Playstyle Playstyle
Build Summary
Paladin Class mode:showJudgement Paladin Endgame Build
Blessed Shield Fanaticism Aura Defiance Aura Falling Star Consecration Heaven
Focus: Judgement, Holy, Speedfarming, Nuke
Diablo 4 Build - Pro Incredibly Mobile and Fast Clear Speed
Diablo 4 Build - Pro High Survivability
Diablo 4 Build - Con Requires High Armor

This Judgement Paladin endgame build revolves around the Judgement skill, which allows the Paladin to nuke mobs and bosses quickly.

The Judgement Oath, Defiance Aura, and Castle Legendary node allow the build to reach billions of damage that scales higher from Critical Strikes.

Season 11 Guide (Divine Intervention)

Judgement Paladin Build Skills and Passives

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SummarySummary Skills and PassivesSkills and Passives Divine GiftsDivine Gifts Aspects and AffixesAspects and Affixes
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※ More skills can be seen by scrolling vertically.

Active Skills
Basic Skill TreeBasic Skill Tree
┗ Holy Bolt Holy Bolt (2/5)
Core Skill TreeCore Skill Tree
┗ Blessed Shield Blessed Shield (5/5)
　┗ Enhanced Blessed Shield
　　┗ Shield of Justice
┗ En Garde En Garde (3/3)
　┗ Riposte Riposte (3/3)
Focus Skill TreeAura Skill Tree
┗ Defiance Aura Defiance Aura (5/5)
┗ Fanaticism Aura Fanaticism Aura (2/5)
　┗ Enhanced Fanaticism Aura
　　┗ Rite of Vengeance
Defensive Skill TreeValor Skill Tree
┗ Falling Star Falling Star (1/3)
　┗ Enhanced Falling Star
　　┗ Freefall
┗ The Best Offense The Best Offense (3/3)
　　┗ Fortitude
Potency Skill TreeJustce Skill Tree
┗ Consecration Consecration (1/3)
　┗ Enhanced Consecration
　　┗ Hallowed Ground
┗ Righteousness Righteousness (3/3)
┗ Crack in the Armor Crack in the Armor (1/3)
　┗ High Charity High Charity (3/3)
┗ Iron Sharpens Iron Iron Sharpens Iron (1/3)
　┗ Break the Line Break the Line (3/3)
　┗ Press the Advantage Press the Advantage (3/3)
　　┗ Heavyweight Heavyweight (3/3)
Ultimate Skill Tree Ultimate Skill Tree
┗ Heaven Heaven's Fury (5/5)
　┗ Enhanced Heaven's Fury
　　┗ Walk With The Light
┗ Shining Armor Shining Armor (1/3)
　┗ Giant Slayer Giant Slayer (3/3)
┗ Master Craftwork Master Craftwork (1/3)
Diablo 4 - Key Passive Skill TreeKey Passive
┗ Judgement Day Judgement Day

When fighting bosses, you can replace Walk with the Light for Triplicate for a more sustained source of Judgement. You can also replace Shield of Justice with the Shield of the Revenant, which is better against single targets.

Judgement Paladin Spiritborn Class Specialization

Judicator Judicator Oath ・Your basic skills now apply Judgement.
・Judgement can now be detonated early by your Core Judicator Skills, dealing increased weapon damage in a small area and gaining Judicator Skill benefits.
・Each time you judge an enemy, increase the damage they take from you by 8%[x], up to 80%[x] until they die.

The build revolves around Judgement's damage. Judgement Oath increases your damage against all enemies, and its scaling damage increase is extremely useful against bosses.

Paladin Oath Guide

Judgement Paladin Build Divine Gifts

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Divine Gifts Setup
Essence of Sin
Essence of Pain Essence of Lies Essence of Anguish

The Essence of Sin is the most important Divine Gift for the setup, as it grants a 20% armor increase. This synergizes with the Castle Legendary Node, which increases your damage based on your armor.

Essence of Pain and Essence of Lies are equipped for more survivability, while Essence of Anguish is equipped for more movement speed.

List of All Divine Gifts

Judgement Paladin Build Aspects and Affixes

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Blacksmith Icon Equipment Notes! Affixes marked with ★ are ones you should aim to upgrade when Masterworking.

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Gear Aspect and Affixes
Head
D4 - Heir of Perdition Heir of Perdition
Stats:
・Critical Strike Chance ★
・Lucky Hit Chance
・Movement Speed
・Core Skills
Chest
Aspect of HaleAspect of Hale's Salve
Stats:
・Armor ★
・Maximum Life
・Physical ResistanceResistance
・Ranks to Defiance Aura
Temper:
・ Ranks to En Garde ★
Gloves
Aspect of Holy Punishment ImageAspect of Holy Punishment
Stats:
・Strength ★
・Armor
・Life on Hit
・Ranks to Blessed Shield
Temper:
・Defiance Aura Potency ★
Pants
Aspect of Firm Decree ImageAspect of Firm Decree
Stats:
・Armor ★
・Maximum Life
・Physical ResistanceResistance
・Ranks to Defiance Aura
Temper:
・ Ranks to En Garde
Boots
Aspect of Holy Cadence ImageAspect of Holy Cadence
Stats:
・Strength
・Maximum Life
・Armor
・Movement Speed
Temper:
・ Defiance Aura Potency ★
Amulet
Aspect of the Golden Hour ImageAspect of the Golden Hour
Stats:
・Strength
・Damage
・Shadow Resistance
・Cooldown Reduction
Temper:
・Heaven's Fury Cooldown Reduction ★ [/align]
Ring
D4 - Seal of the Second Trumpet Seal of the Second Trumpet
Stats:
・Maximum Lifenl] ・Chance for Judgement to Deal Double Damage ★
・Cooldown Reduction
・Ranks to Shining Armor
Ring
Aspect of the Judicator ImageAspect of the Judicator
Stats:
・Strength
・Damage
・Poison Resistance
・Cooldown Reduction
Temper:
・Heaven's Fury Cooldown Reduction ★
Weapon
(1H Sword)
D4 - Griswold Griswold's Opus
Stats:
・Strength ★
・Maximum Life
・Ranks to Break the Line
・Ranks to Heavyweight
Weapon
(Shield)
D4 - Herald of Zakarum Herald of Zakarum
Stats:
・Armor ★
・Maximum Life
・Chance for Retribution to Deal Double Damage
・Ranks to Core Skills

Judgement Paladin Build Gems and Runewords

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Weapon Armor Jewelry
EmeraldEmerald RubyRuby DiamondDiamond

Emerald is used for your Weapon to increase your Critical Strike Damage. Keep in mind that even though shields are weapons, their gem slots act like those of armor.

Use Rubies on your Armor and Shield for more strength and armor. And use any Jewelry slots to accommodate your lacking resistances.

List of All Gems

Judgement Paladin Build Runewords

Runeword 1
IgniIgni LumLum

Igni + Lum is used to gain Faith, allowing the build to spam Blessed Shield despite not using any basic skills.

It's best to use only one runeword for the build and use the Gem Slots for Rubies instead. This setup is more beneficial to the build as Rubies increase armor, which scales your damage through the Castle legendary node.

List of All Runewords

Judgement Paladin Build Mercenaries

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Mercenary Reinforcement
Varyana Varyana Raheir Raheir

Although this Judgement Paladin build does not need any Mercenaries, we do have some personal recommendations if ever you still want to use them. Use Varyana as your main mercenary for the added movement speed and attack speed, while Raheir will be your Reinforcement, which can be set to cast Shield Charge every time you use Heaven's Fury.

List of All Mercenaries

Judgement Paladin Build Paragon Boards

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Paragon Boards
1. Starting Board (Law)
Starting Board
2. Sentencing (Spirit)
2
3. Endure (Canny)
3
4. Castle (Honed)
4
5. Shield Bearer (Imbiber)
5

The Paragon Boards and Glyphs for the Judgement build focus on increasing your Judgement and Critical Strike Damage. This is made possible mainly through the Sentencing and Castle legendary nodes, with Endure and Shield Bearer as bonus increases.

Make sure to keep doing Pit runs to help you max out your Glyph levels and activate all the bonuses they provide.

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Judgement Paladin Build Playstyle and Rotation

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The Judgement Paladin build playstyle revolves around casting using Heaven's Fury to apply Judgement to enemies. The rotation is as follows:

  1. Activate Consecration and Fanaticism to provide damage buffs.
  2. Cast Heaven's Fury to apply Judgement to enemies.
  3. Spam Blessed Shield to trigger Judgement on enemies.
  4. Use Defiance Aura to cleanse yourself of impairing effects.

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