In Diablo 4 Season 11, Auradin Paladin build has showcased an incredibly rich and diverse range of playstyles, giving rise to multiple different build directions, ranging from high-survivability defensive configurations to explosive, high-damage output combinations.
In my opinion, Charge Auradin build is the strongest. Its core mechanic revolves around Shield Charge skill, which can deal astonishing damage: a single charge can inflict trillions of damage, and under ideal conditions, even higher peaks, making it the top build in Season 11 for map clearing efficiency and boss killing ability.
More importantly, this build replaces the basic movement skill with Shield Charge, meaning that every movement you make in the game delivers a high-damage impact. You don’t need to press any other keys for special actions; you achieve efficient damage output simply by moving.
Moreover, Charge Auradin build distinguishes itself from other Auradin variants thanks to its outstanding versatility and consistency, enabling it to stay dominant in virtually any in-game scenario. It is an essential build for Diablo 4 players looking for a top-tier gameplay experience. This guide will break down its setup in detail.
How it Works?
Charge Auradin build shares similarities with other classic Auradin builds because it combines runes to summon a pack of wolves and a mercenary to increase multiple sources of damage. Simultaneously, we combine this with Holy Light Aura, causing our character to passively emit light, dealing even more damage to enemies.
And thanks to Shield Charge and Relentless Charge attribute bonuses, combined with unique rings, this build is incredibly durable while maintaining extreme damage output.
However, this build requires Mythic Uniques, which you need to obtain by completing high-difficulty tasks in D4S11. If you don’t have Mythic Uniques yet, don’t worry, we’ve also prepared an alternative build for your reference.
Core Build
Because Charge Auradin build’s damage increases with attack speed, we prioritize stacking a large amount of attack speed to deliver devastating blows to enemies.
Gear (Mythic Endgame)
For equipment, we use Dawnfire gloves to enhance the power of Holy Light Aura, increasing the chance of dealing double damage. We also use Heir of Perdition to increase critical hit damage by 60%. Most importantly, Ring of Starless Skies is one of the best sources of attack speed in the game. And thanks to the bonuses from Shield Charge and Relentless Charge, it can also provide this build with a 50% multiplicative damage increase.
However, it’s worth noting that this ring is difficult to obtain; you only have a chance to get it or other Diablo 4 items by defeating Duriel, King of Maggots. Besides this, you will need the following equipment:
- Helm: Heir of Perdition
- Chest armor: Shroud of False Death
- Gloves: Dawnfire
- Pants: Aspect of the Indomitable
- Boots: Wildbolt Aspect
- Weapon: Griswold’s Opus
- Amulet: Aspect of Proselytizing
- Ring 1: Ring of Starless Skies
- Ring 2: Aspect of Holy Punishment
- Offhand: Herald of Zakarum
Gear (No Mythic Endgame)
To maximize the damage of Holy Light Aura, we choose Dawnfire and Griswold’s Opus. This way, when enemies die within the aura, the damage dealt by Dawnfire is increased by another 50%. Herald of Zakarum also provides you with an additional 50% strength and extra damage bonus. Besides the above equipment, you will need to supplement with the following:
- Helm: Aspect of Loyalty
- Chest armor: Aspect of Disobedience
- Gloves: Dawnfire
- Pants: Aspect of the Indomitable
- Boots: Wildbolt Aspect
- Weapon: Griswold’s Opus
- Amulet: Aspect of Proselytizing
- Ring 1: Accelerating Aspect
- Ring 2: Aspect of Holy Punishment
- Offhand: Herald of Zakarum
Paragon Board
First, we choose Castle, which effectively converts defense into attack power. This means that the armor you accumulate will not only reduce damage taken but also increase attack strength through Castle. Secondly, Beacon is important; when our wolves and mercenaries are within the aura, the damage you deal is increased by 90%.
In addition to the selection of Legendary Nodes, we also need to upgrade all the selected Paragon Glyphs to level 100. Below are the complete Legendary Nodes and Paragon Glyphs; be sure to pay attention to their order to ensure you don’t make any mistakes during the upgrade process.
Legendary Nodes
- Castle
- Shield Bearer
- Preacher
- Beacon
Paragon Glyphs
- Spirit
- Judicator
- Canny
- Exploit
- Challenger
Skill Trees (Mythic Endgame)
Because we chose Castle in Paragon Board, which allows for more damage output through armor, we’ve selected skills with more armor attributes, such as En Garde, which increases armor by 30% and block chance by 15%.
Besides some active skills, our key passive skill is Coat of Arms, which provides a significant damage bonus based on our armor and block capabilities. In addition to the two important skills mentioned above, you will need the following active skills:
- Holy Bolt
- En Garde
- Holy Light Aura
- Defiance Aura
- Fanaticism Aura
- Shield Charge
- The Best Offense
- Resolute
- Crack in the Armor
- Righteousness
Skill Trees (No Mythic Endgame)
To compensate for the lack of Mythic Uniques, we need to add Modifiers to the three Aura skills to enhance damage. For Holy Light Aura, we need to add Enhanced Holy Light and Rite of Mercy; for Defiance Aura, add Enhanced Defiance and Rite of Might; and for Fanaticism Aura, add Enhanced Fanaticism and Rite of Vengeance.
Besides these additional Modifiers, here are all the active skills you need:
- En Garde
- Holy Bolt
- Holy Light Aura
- Defiance Aura
- Fanaticism Aura
- Shield Charge
- Resolute
- The Best Offense
That’s the complete Auradin Paladin build, boasting incredible damage and unbelievable survivability. Its smooth and fluid performance in the game will surely surprise you. We hope you enjoy using it and achieve great results!
