Consecration![]() Class: Crusader (Diablo III) Required Level: 16 Skill Category: Defensive Active Cooldown: 30 seconds Consecrate the ground 20 yards around the Crusader for 10 seconds. The Crusader and their allies heal for 32185 Life per second while standing on the consecrated ground. Damage Type: Holy Other Stats: Can be cast on the move; Does not interrupt casting ![]() |
Consecration is a Defensive Crusader skill.
In-game

The circle is formed around the Crusader, not at the cursor location, and does not follow them. The amount of Life per second gained scales with level, up to 32185 at level 70.
Healing effects of intersecting circles do not stack, but different skill rune effects from different Crusaders stack fully.
Runes
- Bathed in Light: increases the radius to 24 yards and Life per second bonus by +50% (up to 48278 at level 70).
- Bed of Nails: enemies within Consecration area also take 100% of Thorns damage per tick (normally every second).
- Aegis Purgatory: the edge of the consecrated ground is impassable for enemies, preventing them from moving in and out of the circle. Duration reduces to 5 seconds.
- Shattered Ground: also causes 115% damage as Fire per second to enemies within the circle.
- Fearful: enemies entering or standing in the circle are Feared for 3 seconds (technically, Fears all enemies within it every 0.5 seconds).
Non-rune enhancements
- Inviolable Faith (Legendary Flail): when casting Consecration, also casts it on every ally (that is, every other player or follower).
- Roland's Legacy Set (Set Bonus for 2 items): every cast of Sweep Attack or Shield Bash reduces remaining cooldown by 1 second.
Trivia
- The icon of this skill closely resembles one of the scenes from the Diablo I cinematic intro.
Primary Skills
Punish • Slash • Smite • Justice
Secondary Skills
Shield Bash • Sweep Attack • Blessed Hammer • Blessed Shield • Fist of the Heavens
Defensive Skills
Shield Glare • Iron Skin • Consecration • Judgment
Utility
Provoke • Steed Charge • Condemn • Phalanx
Laws
Laws of Valor • Laws of Justice • Laws of Hope
Conviction
Falling Sword • Akarat's Champion • Heaven's Fury • Bombardment
Passive Skills
Heavenly Strength • Fervor • Vigilant • Righteousness • Insurmountable • Fanaticism
Indestructible • Holy Cause • Wrathful • Divine Fortress • Lord Commander • Hold Your Ground
Long Arm of the Law • Iron Maiden • Renewal • Finery • Blunt • Towering Shield
Removed
Nephalem Majesty
Cut
Laws of Fate