The Iron Fortress

Crusader Plate · Body

Rarity: T2 · Very Rare — Uncommon enough to plan around rather than hope for.

What it does

Str gives melee phys per 10 str — core of str-stack melee.

• str-stacking

Ascendancies that suit it

• Juggernaut — Unkillable and unstoppable — stun immunity, endless armour, and a grudge against being interrupted.
• Berserker — Trades away safety for raw output, feeding off rage the harder the fight gets.
• Hierophant — A totem general with mana to spare, sustaining an army of stationary allies — though 3.29 trimmed the per-totem scaling.

Skills it wants

• Static Strike of Gathering Lightning
• Kinetic Blast
• Heavy Strike of Trarthus
• Molten Strike of the Zenith
• Smite of Divine Judgement

At a glance

• Slot: Body
• Base: Crusader Plate
• Rarity: T2 · Very Rare

Items that pair with it

• Alberon's Warpath
• Brutus' Lead Sprinkler
• Doon Cuebiyari
• Geofri's Sanctuary
• Replica Iron Commander
• The Baron