11 April 2018

Curses! Conquest - Solo

Updated 28 June 2020: Added console Demon Hunter build.

Please note: I've only made builds for the Crusader, Monk, and Demon Hunter for now. Let me know in the comments, if there is a particular class you are interested in getting added.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Cursed Chest events
Builds


Introduction

Every now and then, the Season Journey may contain a conquest called Curses! (or Stars Align in hardcore), where you have to kill 350 or more monsters in a Cursed Chest event on Torment X or higher. If I find any good builds to complete this conquest without other players, I'll post them here in the future.


Console

If you're trying to complete the conquest on console, be aware that this is way more difficult than on PC due to the slower spawn rate of enemies. The builds below are intended for PC unless otherwise stated.



Cursed Chest events

As far as I know, there are 24 Cursed Chests events where you, in theory, should be able to complete the conquest. However, the number of enemies in these events vary greatly and most of them will never be able to spawn 350 monsters. To demonstrate this, I've made some runs in season 13 (patch 2.6.1) with a Monk using a not optimized Wave of Light build. With different classes or builds, the results might not match the table below.

Location Event Enemies killed
Act 5, Paths of the Drowned The Cursed Peat ~375
Act 1, Halls of Agony Level 3 The Cursed Bellows ~340
Act 2, The Unknown Depths The Cursed Spire ~305
Act 1, Damp Cellar (Old Tristram Road) The Cursed Cellar ~290
Act 5, Repository of Bones Level 2 (Westmarch Heights) The Cursed Bone Pit ~250
Act 2, The Storm Halls The Cursed Pit ~225
Act 4, The Silver Spire Level 2 The Cursed Chapel ~225
Act 1, Caverns of Araneae The Cursed Hatchery ~185
Act 5, Pandemonium Fortress Level 1 The Cursed War Room ~180
Act 2, Howling Plateau The Cursed Outpost ~180
Act 2, Temple of the Firstborn Level 1 The Cursed Temple ~180
Act 5, Westmarch Commons The Cursed Forum ~180
Act 1, The Secluded Grove (Fields of Misery) The Cursed Grove ~175
Act 3, Elder Sanctum The Cursed Bailey ~160
Act 4, Radiant Chapel (Gardens of Hope 3rd Tier) The Cursed Pulpit ~160
Act 2, Shrouded Moors The Cursed Lake ~150
Act 2, Shrouded Moors The Cursed Moors ~145
Act 3, Eternal Woods The Cursed Eternal Woods ~145
Act 5, Greyhollow Island The Cursed Wood ~145
Act 4, Unbending Fate: Nobles' Rest Courtyard The Cursed Realm ~140
Act 4, Fractured Fate: Battlefields of Eternity The Cursed Realm ~130
Act 4, Upper Infernal Fate: Arreat Crater The Cursed Realm ~130
Act 1, Cathedral Level 2 The Cursed Court ~130
Act 3, The Battlefields The Cursed Garrison ~115

The only events I've managed to complete solo are The Cursed Peat and The Cursed Bellows.


Builds

CrusaderPatch 2.6.4.55430

For the Crusader, I've had most success with a Hammer build, which is able to get 350+ monsters in both The Cursed Peat and The Cursed Bellows. I've been very close with The Cursed Cellar as well, but I can't get above 340 enemies in that one.

Skills Gear
Blessed Hammer Rune: Limitless Head: Leoric's Crown
Falling Sword Rune: Rapid Descent Shoulders: Mountain of the Light
Provoke Rune: Charged Up Wrists: Lacuni Prowlers
Steed Charge Rune: Endurance Hands: Will of the Light
Laws of Valor Rune: Unstoppable Force Torso: Heart of the Light
Akarat's Champion Rune: Hasteful Waist: The Witching Hour
Fervor Passive Legs: Towers of the Light
Long Arm of the Law Passive Feet: Foundation of the Light
Finery Passive Neck: The Traveler's Pledge
Blunt Passive Ring #1: Ring of Royal Grandeur
Gems Ring #2: The Compass Rose
Bane of the Trapped Weapon: Jace's Hammer of Vigilance
Gogok of Swiftness Off-Hand: Guard of Johanna
Zei's Stone of Vengeance Kanai's Cube
Flawless Royal Diamond (Head) Weapon: Johanna's Argument
Flawless Royal Ruby (Torso and legs) Armor: Gabriel's Vambraces
Flawless Royal Emerald (Weapon) Jewelry: Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Focus on getting a high Attack Speed on items where it is possible. Your second priorities should be Cooldown Reduction and anything that improves your damage output (Strength, Critical Hit Chance/Damage, Blessed Hammer Damage Increase...). Don't worry too much about Resource Cost Reduction - with Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac and a decent Cooldown Reduction, you should be able to use Provoke to keep your Wrath up. Cast Laws of Valor and Akarat's Champion whenever they're off cooldown.

Steed Charge and Falling Sword are only used while looking for the events. You might consider using different gear or gems while looking, as you are extremely squishy with this build. I use Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac in the cube instead of Ring of Royal Grandeur as I had better stats on the latter. View the videos for details on all items and stats (same build is used in both videos).

Watch on YouTube: Solo Crusader, 551 enemies killed in The Cursed Peat
Watch on YouTube: Solo Crusader, 397 enemies killed in The Cursed Bellows


Monk    Patch 2.6.1

I've been very close to completing The Cursed Bellows with a Wave of Light build but I'm 10 enemies short. The Cursed Peat is relatively easy to do though.



Skills Gear
Mystic Ally Rune: Air Ally Head: Tzo Krin's Gaze
Epiphany Rune: Insight Shoulders: Sunwuko's Balance
Mantra of Retribution Rune: Transgression Wrists: Lacuni Prowlers
Dashing Strike Rune: Way of the Falling Star Hands: Sunwuko's Paws
Sweeping Wind Rune: Inner Storm Torso: Sunwuko's Soul
Wave of Light Rune: Pillar of the Ancients Waist: The Witching Hour
Exalted Soul Passive Legs: Sunwuko's Leggings
Chant of Resonance Passive Feet: The Crudest Boots
Seize the Initiative Passive Neck: Sunwuko's Shines
Beacon of Ytar Passive Ring #1: Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
Gems Ring #2: Convention of Elements
Bane of the Trapped Weapon: Vengeful Wind
Gogok of Swiftness Off-Hand: Kyoshiro's Blade
Zei's Stone of Vengeance Kanai's Cube
Flawless Royal Topaz (Head) Weapon: Incense Torch of the Grand Temple
Flawless Royal Emerald (Torso and legs) Armor: Kyoshiro's Soul
Flawless Royal Emerald (Weapons) Jewelry: Ring of Royal Grandeur

I've gone back and forth between the Wave of Light rune Explosive Light and Pillar of the Ancients. For The Cursed Peat event, I've had more success with Pillar of the Ancients.

Make sure your cooldown reduction and resource cost reduction are high enough to cast Wave of Light constantly through the event. Use Mystic Ally and Epiphany to keep up your Spirit. Sweeping Wind should be at full stacks before initiating the event. If you keep having resource problems, consider swapping the belt out for Leoric's Crown, Pride's Fall, or Cindercoat if you use the Explosive Light rune. View the video for details on all items and stats.

Watch on YouTube: Solo Monk, 452 enemies killed in The Cursed Peat


Demon Hunter    Nintendo Switch, Patch C2.6.9.68709

This build was made for the Switch version of the game but since the conquest is easier on PC than console, the build should also be viable for PC players.

Skills Gear
Preparation Rune: Punishment Head: Pride's Fall
Multishot Rune: Arsenal Shoulders: Marauder's Spines
Companion Rune: Bat Companion Wrists: Lacuni Prowlers
Sentry Rune: Spitfire Turret Hands: Marauder's Gloves
Vengeance Rune: Seethe Torso: Marauder's Carapace
Evasive Fire Rune: Focus Waist: The Witching Hour
Blood Vengeance Passive Legs: Marauder's Encasement
Steady Aim Passive Feet: Marauder's Treads
Ballistics Passive Neck: The Traveler's Pledge
Custom Engineering Passive Ring #1: Ring of Royal Grandeur
Gems Ring #2: The Compass Rose
Enforcer Weapon: Yang's Recurve
Gogok of Swiftness Off-Hand: Bombardier's Rucksack
Zei's Stone of Vengeance Kanai's Cube
Flawless Royal Diamond (Head) Weapon: Echoing Fury
Flawless Royal Emerald (Torso and legs) Armor: Leoric's Crown
Flawless Royal Emerald (Weapons) Jewelry: Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Be very careful with where you place your turrets and where you decide to stand and shoot. Your turrets should be in one end of the event area while you stand in the opposite end. I've had most success with placing the turrets as close to the edge as possible.

Evasive Fire ended up not being necessary when I tested the build as I had enough resource cost reduction and cooldown reduction. It can be replaced with either Vault for quick positioning at the start of the event or something that helps you deal more damage. If you're able to keep firing Multishot without running out of resources, focus on Attack Speed first and then any attribute that will raise your damage output. View the video for details on all items and stats.

Watch on YouTube: Solo Demon Hunter, 391 enemies killed in The Cursed Peat

7 comments:

  1. Great info! Thank you.

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  2. I'd be highly interested in an optimized demon hunter build. I'm running an UE Multishot build, but only get very close to the 350 at Cursed Peat.

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    1. Doing it on Nintendo Switch btw. Maybe that's the issue.

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    2. Build added. Didn't make it in time for season 20 but the conquest will reappear in season 21.

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  3. im not entirely sure why people are having difficulty with this conquest but here is the trick. Monks :WoL Inna's Is preferred because of its massive resource regeneration. You probably could have done it on the build shown if you had,pinto's pride, considering that is the best in slot. Monks definitely CAN solo this, i have done it many times. Demon Hunters: UE/Crimson's hybrid build will DEMOLISH this conquest. Did the entire thing without a single ancient on t16. Necro, Just about any mages build that runs Leo's Crown and a diamond as well as a pestilence t16 build. I would suggest you find one with requiem cereplate if you use mages and dont use the singularity run if you dont have to. My best tip would be to definitely roll Monk or DH tho, because those builds are easy to attain and they clear it with ease

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    1. It's easy on PC, but it's hard on Console. I have no problem getting 430+ kills on PC while on Switch, they spawn not as fast and im always a few short. I found out it's better doing it in handheld mode and reduce lag.

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    2. You are more likely to get it on console by using spells with less effects and max. 2 players than with a full group of people that make the game lag more and have it spawn fewer enemies.

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