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Thundercharged Avenger [1.00.6]
By Darkness
A Templar build focused on using Sattelites that attack with Avenger chain lightning to wipe out enemies, using Thorns as base damage number, amplified by both Lightning and Sattelite multipliers.
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Pros and Cons

Pros
+ Tons of AoE damage constantly with Sattelites attacking, allowing lots of movement
+ No need for Cooldown Reduction or Mana
+ Great scaling using Thorns as base for damage
+ Uses Sattelite and Lightning Damage as multipliers
+ Convert Health to Thorns damage, so more health means more damage
+ Applies Fire as DoT (Burning Conviction) and often Holy explosion (Expulsion) on most attacks
+ Great survivability from the big HP pool, Grace barrier and Lingering Liberation
+ Sattelites can hit behind thin walls to keep combos going, if you touch them

Cons
- Doesn't have any stacking damage, so damage falls short in the long run (Endless Dungeon Tier 50+ not really recommended, can take too long)
- Can be a bit boring at times, as you don't do much besides moving around

Full Set
Equipment and Runes
  • 3 pieces from Thundercharged Battlegear set are mandatory - preferably all except shield
  • One for All is recommended for Ring/Amulet
  • Optimal Greater Runes in order of importance: Hearthstone, Elementium, Gravity, Weyrick's Crown
  • 2 pieces from Furious Retaliation set are an alternative, and a pretty choice until Endless 20+


Helm Slot

Thundercharged Crown
Legendary Set Item (Thundercharged Battlegear)
Only item allowed, you need 3 pieces from the set.

Weyrick's Crown
True Legendary Item
Best item to set as a Great Rune, as it'll give a good health boost, damage boost won't help here.

Contender
Legendary Item (Templar Only)
A good filler as a Lesser Rune

  • Thundercharged Crown + Weyrick's Crown is the best choice
  • Thundercharged Crown + Contender if you don't have Weyrick's Crown or can't equip 4 Greater Runes


Accessory Slot

Balgar's Binding
True Legendary Item
Required if you want to push beyond Tier 20 on Endless, not really required before.

Retaliator's Cloak
Legendary Set Item (Furious Retaliation)
2 pieces from the set is a great alternative at first, since it will boost the Health -> Thorns conversion. Good filler, just avoid using more than 2 pieces from the set.

Heartstone
True Legendary Item
Very important item, as it'll convert resistances to health, increasing your health pool a lot. If you're using any of the previous, use this one as a Great Rune.

Paingrinder
Legendary Item (Berserker only)
Leveling a Berserker to 30 and gambling would be required to get it. Free 300% thorns damage, it's a good Lesser Rune to fill the set.

  • Balgar's Binding + Heartstone for survival
  • Retaliator's Cloak + Heartstone for damage
  • Heartstone + Paingrinder as a mid-term
  • Retaliator's Cloak + Paingrinder as Legendary-only filler


Amulet

Porthos
True Legendary Set Item (One for All)
A great way to increase elemental damage when you complete the set, since it'll convert Resitances to Elemental Damage Bonus.

Gravity
True Legendary Item
Excelent choice for the build, since it doubles the amount of sattelites. If you have Porthos, covert it to a Greater Rune ane apply.

Talisman of Spines
True Legendary Item
If you don't have Porthos, might be a good alternative for extra damage.

Retaliator's Choker
Legendary Set Item (Furious Retaliation)
2 pieces from the set is a great alternative at first, since it will boost the Health -> Thorns conversion. Good filler, just avoid using more than 2 pieces from the set.

  • Porthos + Gravity for damage
  • Gravity + Talisman of Spines if you don't have One for All set
  • Retaliator's Choker + Talisman of Spines as filler


Offhand

Nemesis
Legendary Item
Mandatory, as it'll covert half your health to thorns. If you use it, you'll be able to block (so you tank more), but you'll lose Avenger on Struck, so good for a more defensive build. Can be used as a Lesser Rune on the other offhand item.

Tome of Wrath
Legendary Item
Great item for the build as it increases Avenger damage. If you use it, you won't be able to block (so you tank less), but you'll have Avenger on Struck as well, so good for a more ofensive build. Can be used as a Lesser Rune on the other offhand item.

  • Nemesis + Tome of Wrath for a more defensive build
  • Tome of Wrath + Nemesis for slightly more ofensive one


Armor

Thundercharged Raiment
Legendary Set Item (Thundercharged Battlegear)
Only item allowed, you need 3 pieces from the set.

Elementium
True Legendary Item
Best used as a Greater Rune, as it boost your resistances a lot, which will be converted to Health then Thorns by the other items.

  • Thundercharged Raiment + Elementium is the only worth choice


Sword

Thundercharged Blade
Legendary Set Item (Thundercharged Battlegear)
Only item allowed, you need 3 pieces from the set.

Lesser Rune of Greatness
Legendary Dropped Rune (General)
Only allowed rune if you're using 4 Greater Runes (Weyrick's Crown, Heartstone, Gravity, Elementium).

  • Thundercharged Blade + Greatness is the best choice (and required if using 4 Greater Runes)


Boots

Staggering Boots
Legendary Item
Required if you want to push beyond Tier 20 on Endless, not really required before.

Retaliator's Striders
Legendary Set Item (Furious Retaliation)
2 pieces from the set is a great alternative at first, since it will boost the Health -> Thorns conversion. Good filler, just avoid using more than 2 pieces from the set.

Lesser Rune of Critical Thorns
Legendary Dropped Rune (General)
Up to 450% Thorns damage, yes please! Best rune for the slot.

  • Staggering Boots + Lesser Rune of Critical Thorns for survival
  • Retaliator's Striders + Lesser Rune of Critical Thorns for damage
  • Retaliator's Striders + Staggering Boots as filler, if you don't have the dropped rune


Ring

Aramis
True Legendary Set Item (One for All)
A great way to increase elemental damage when you complete the set, since it'll convert Resitances to Elemental Damage Bonus.

Retaliator's Band
Legendary Set Item (Furious Retaliation)
2 pieces from the set is a great alternative at first, since it will boost the Health -> Thorns conversion. Good filler, just avoid using more than 2 pieces from the set.

Lesser Rune of The Fierce Avenger
Legendary Dropped Rune (Templar Only)
Best rune for the slot. 100% critical chance for Avenger, and an extra damage for it when moving.

Kingsrock
Legendary Item
An alternative item to be used as a Lesser Rune, if you still haven't found The Fierce Avenger.

  • Aramis + Lesser Rune of The Fierce Avenger for damage
  • Retaliator's Band + Kingsrock as filler
  • Kingsrock + Lesser Rune of The Fierce Avenger if you don't have Aramis and already have 2 pieces from Retaliator's
Enchantments
Epic Enchants
Lightning Sattelites on Ring/Amulet, mandatory.

Major Enchants
Stagger where allowed for survival.
Resist All > Health are basic.
Critical Damage and Overpower as fillers.

Minor Enchants
Gem Effect > Sattelite Damage > Shadow Resistance are priorities.
Magic Find, Pickup Radius or some other Resitance as fillers.
Gems
Weapon/Offhand

Overpower (until you reach 85%~100%)

Critical Hit Damage as filler


Amulet/Ring/Acessory

If using shield, cap Block Chance (75% by default, 85% with mastery)

If using shield, cap Block Damage (50% by default)

Lightning Damage as filler


Helm/Armor/Boots

Shadow Resistance only
Skill Trees
Vengeance

  • Tank (Col 1, 3rd skill), extra health

Wrath

  • Revert (Col 1, 2nd skill), active pull
  • Sparkstrike (Col 1, 3nd skill), basic attack
  • Rapid Strikes (Col 1, 4th skill), extra attack speed
  • Electrified (Col 2, 1st skill), debuff for Revert
  • Lightning Thorns (Col 2, 3rd skill), requirement for Avenger
  • Haste (Col 3, 1st skill) as Aura, can be swapped for Flurry if extra DPS is needed
  • Static Overload (Col 3, 3rd skill), extra damage on each Avenger, plus extra Move Speed/Attack speed from Mastery
  • Effect (Col 4, 2nd skill), better aura
  • Magnetic Overload (Col 4, 3rd skill), enemies being pulled all the time. 1 or 2 points
  • Charged Blade (Col 5, 3rd skill), 1 point only, required to continue the line
  • Avenger (Col 5, 4th skill), main skill of the build
  • Ricochet (Col 6, 1st skill), so Orbs remain active longer
  • Charged Shield (Col 6, 2nd skill), some extra damage (3 points if using Shield, if not just 1)
  • Wrathful Conviction (Col 8, 2nd skill) to brigde across Conviction tree and apply a fire debuff on everyone hit

Conviction

  • Taunt (Col 1, 1st skill), another active pull for the set
  • Loudness (Col 2, 1st skill), more range for pull
  • Morale Boost (Col 3, 1st skill), debuff for Taunt
  • Salvation (Col 3, 2nd skill) as Aura, required for extra survivability with proper mastery
  • Burning Conviction (Col 3, 5th skill), triggered from Wrathful Conviction
  • Ignite (Col 4, 2nd skill), lower cooldowns on Fire skill usage
  • Condemnation (Col 5, 4th skill), extra AoE from deaths
  • Cauterize (Col 6, 2nd skill), no bleed against you
  • Purged Through Holy Flames (Col 8, 2nd skill) to trigger Expulsion 25% of the time

Redemption

  • Resolve (Col 1, 3rd skill), pickup radius is great
  • Prayer (Col 3, 1st skill) as Aura
  • Grace (Col 3, 3rd skill), some extra survival
  • Expulsion (Col 4, 3rd skill), extra AoE when triggered from Purged Through Holy Flames
  • Devotion (Col 4, 1st skill), better auras
  • Exorcism (Col 5, 2nd skill), 1 point for some stuns
Masteries


Vengeance Mastery
  • Shattering Hits (Col 1), max it
  • Batte-Hardened (Col 4), if you maxed block chance/damage with gems
  • Supporter (Col 5), extra bonus damage from auras

Wrath Mastery
  • Assault (Col 1), more attack speed
  • Voltaic (Col 2), more Static Overload orbs
  • Static Cling (Col 3), slow all the time
  • Resistance (Col 4), damage reduction is cool
  • Thundering Wrath (Col 5), more Magnetic Overload procs from Static Overload
  • Electrocution (Col 6), more Avenger damage
  • Overloaded (Col 7), allows constant Move speed/Attack speed buff to be kept up
  • Wrathful Conviction Synergy (Col 8), more Wrathful Conviction damage, as Wrath of Focus won't increase Avenger damage...
  • Lighting Afffinity (Col 9) for more Lightning Damage

Conviction Mastery
  • Improved Thorns (Col 1), since persistent effects wouldn't help much
  • Burn It Out (Col 3), immunity to poison as well
  • Blessed Armor (Col 4), for extra stagger
  • Lingering Liberation (Col 5), tons of extra survivability
  • Intense Convictions (Col 6), more damage from Burning Conviction DoT
  • Holy Zeal (Col 7), filler to help with survival
  • Expulsion Synergy (Col 8), more damage from Expulsion

Redemption Mastery
  • Wide Reach (Col 1), more reach
  • Rebuke (Col 2), for more offense, or Protective Beliefs for more defense early in-game
  • Elegance (Col 3), only one worthy here
  • Beacon of Hope (Col 5), better auras
  • Empowered Expulsion (Col 6), more damage from Expulsion
  • Holy Radiance (Col 7), doubles the potential damage from Expulsion when near enemies
  • Wide Synergy (Col 8), more damage to all elements
  • Aura Affinity (Col 9), even better auras

Class Mastery
  • Health (Col 1), dump all remaining points here when using Elementium and Heartstone
  • Strong Aura, Pickup Radius (Col 2), fill with Block Chance/Damage if needed to max
  • Sattelist, Nimble, Anchored (Col 3)
  • Aggression, Mobility, Lasting Effects (Col 4)
  • Challenger, Hearty, Willpower (Col 5)
  • Empowered Blessings, Bling, Focused Will (Col 6)
  • Critical Hit Damage, Overpower, Resist All (Col 7)
  • Thorns, Sattelite Damage, Elemental Power (Col 8)
Skill Bar
Skill Slot 1
Sparkstrike
Wrath, Col 1, 3rd skill
Required only to quickly get 10 stacks of Charged Armor buff, and keep them running before they fade. Attacking enemies can also contribute to having more Static Overloads around, so more move/attack speed

Skill Slot 2
Revert
Wrath, Col 1, 2nd skill
Pull enemies towards you, so your Avenger and Expulsion procs do their job better.

Skill Slot 3
Taunt
Conviction, Col 1, 1st skill
Also pull enemies towards you, and lowers cooldown of everything due to Ignite passive.

Skill Slot 4
Haste
Wrath, Col 3, 1st skill
Movement Speed aura, activated gives Attack Speed buff (use on though fights)

Skill Slot 5
Salvation
Conviction, Col 3, 2nd skill
Aura that helps you be alive when you kill enemies, activated increases health/mana regen

Skill Slot 6
Prayer
Redemption, Col 3, 1st skill
Effect Duration aura, activated gives Cooldown Reduction buff (use on though fights)
Poor Man's Thundercharged Avenger
If you don't have any True Legendary/Dropped Runes and is starting out as level 100, use 3 pieces from the Retaliator's Striders, so you also get 50% of Damage turned into Thorns.

At this point, you don't need to scale HP and Resistances, so instead of Shadow Resistance, you should get Thorns and Damage. All Resistances is something to max though, for survivability, but won't give you damage yet.

Also, spending less points on Redemption tree, and fitting them into Vengeance tree would be a good idea, so you get Reprisal Aura (Col 3) and Retribution (Col 4) to get a Thorns boost to begin with.

And of course, no need for damage stagger, until you have Balgar's to mitigate it, it usually won't save you, better to get all resistances and damage reduction instead.
43 Comments
Zherev 18 Nov, 2020 @ 10:57am 
Nice guide. Could you please upload the weapon card as it's missing. Thanks!
Sam Bot #One 11 Sep, 2020 @ 11:40am 
That was it. You're a wizard! Thanks. :D
Darkness  [author] 11 Sep, 2020 @ 11:28am 
I assume you got Improved Thorns on another Mastery line in the first column!
Sam Bot #One 11 Sep, 2020 @ 11:05am 
Question about Masteries>Conviction Mastery>Improved Thorns (Col 1). How did you get that as an option? I only have 4 choices for that spot: Hardened Companions, Strengthened Companions, Fire Damage, and Persistent Effects.
Owling [from Ukraine] 11 Sep, 2020 @ 9:46am 
Whank you for your great job with guide. Can you note on head, when updating? Please. :) Don't need patchnotes. Only msg.
Darkness  [author] 11 Sep, 2020 @ 9:35am 
I assume you unbinded the "Interact" action by accident before.
Owling [from Ukraine] 11 Sep, 2020 @ 9:34am 
Sorry me. All ok. Thank you.
Owling [from Ukraine] 11 Sep, 2020 @ 9:31am 
I move to WASD too, but what you set on 1-4 skills? What a button? Sparkstrike - LMB, what than?
Darkness  [author] 11 Sep, 2020 @ 9:28am 
Feel free to set everything to Right mouse button, then.
Darkness  [author] 11 Sep, 2020 @ 9:27am 
Oh, I don't move on mouse click, I'm moving on WASD!