Damage engine and purpose
Akkhan and Prophet form the base. Blade of Prophecy/Frydehr scale manually cast Condemn; Focus/Restraint additionally need Slash hits.
Item, skill and rune names use their English game spelling for unambiguous lookup. Explanations, rotation and limitations are fully translated.
Six skills and runes
| Skill · rune | Function |
|---|---|
| Slash · Guard | Generator and Focus/Restraint condition. |
| Condemn · Vacuum | Explosion serving as the damage trigger. |
| Akarat's Champion · Prophet | Secure Prophet and the set bonus before melee combat. |
| Iron Skin · Flash | Bridge danger and prepare the damage window. |
| Laws of Justice · Immovable Object | Resistances and damage mitigation. |
| Provoke · Too Scared to Run | Control enemies and support Wrath or block chance. |
Four passive skills
Heavenly Strength / Holy Cause / Finery / Indestructible
Complete equipment slots
| Slot | Equipped items |
|---|---|
| Head | Helm of Akkhan |
| Shoulders | Pauldrons of Akkhan |
| Amulet | Talisman of Akkhan |
| Torso | Breastplate of Akkhan |
| Wrists | Strongarm Bracers |
| Hands | Gauntlets of Akkhan |
| Waist | Vigilante Belt |
| Legs | Cuisses of Akkhan |
| Feet | Illusory Boots |
| Rings | Focus + Restraint |
| Weapon | The Furnace |
| Offhand | Frydehr's Wrath |
Kanai’s Cube: separate powers
| Category | Extracted effect |
|---|---|
| Weapon Power | Blade of Prophecy |
| Armor Power | Leoric's Crown |
| Jewelry Power | Unity |
Legendary and normal gems
Legendary gems: Bane of the Stricken / Bane of the Trapped / Esoteric Alteration.
Normally use an Emerald in weapon sockets; choose the helm socket for cooldown or Life needs. Match armour sockets to missing main stat or toughness. Seasonal Soul Shards replace helm or weapon gems only in the explicitly identified seasons.
Stats, cooldowns and optimisation
Strength, Holy, Condemn and approximately 55–56% total CDR as the period Akarat target. Optimise critical stats after securing Prophet uptime.
Complete the required legendary powers, correct runes and full set bonuses first. Cooldown reduction combines multiplicatively; do not simply add percentage rolls. Weigh a boss gem against a farming gem according to actual boss-fight length.
Rotation: preparation, damage, refresh
Step 1
Activate Akarat, hit Slash and use Provoke for Wrath and enemy control.
Step 2
Trigger Condemn in packs; keep Focus/Restraint and Strongarm active.
Step 3
Use Iron Skin to reposition and prepare the next Akarat cycle before it expires.
Patch boundaries and verifiable context
The author names Leoric’s Crown in prose despite leaving the armour Cube field blank; that prose choice is explicitly filled here. Heavenly Strength permits Furnace plus a shield.
This version belongs to 2.6.1. The Akkhan Phalanx system from 2.7.4/Season 27 is not backdated.
Check before the next equipment change
Count set pieces before replacing a free armour slot. Equipping and cubing an identical legendary power does not double it. Solo Unity requires a follower wearing the other ring with immortality equipped.
This archive describes the period configuration. A current item database may show new numbers under the same name; those live tooltips do not prove historical multipliers. Old seasonal powers cannot be replayed on current non-seasonal characters.
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Sources & editorial reference date
Independently written guidance. Linked sources support verification of game systems, versions and described changes. Editorial reference date: 2026-10-23.
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