Bastions of Will

Bastions of Will – a ring pair for raw damage

Bastions of Will is the two rings Focus and Restraint, and it's one of the most important universal offensive sets in the game. Wear both and you gain two separate, simultaneously active damage buffs: one when a resource-generating or primary attack lands, and a second when a resource-spending attack connects. Anyone who regularly alternates between generator and spender keeps both effects up nearly all the time.

That makes the set a fit for almost any class with an active builder-spender rotation. Practical tip: be disciplined about weaving in both attack types during combat – lean on a single skill and you forfeit half the bonus. In many endgame builds these rings are a fixed core piece, serving as a reliable damage multiplier alongside the big class sets.

The spender bonus up close

When a resource-spending attack hits an enemy, your damage rises by 50% for 5 seconds. The hit is what counts: a spender that whiffs does not refresh the bonus. As long as fewer than 5 seconds pass between two landed spenders, the effect never drops. Builds that spend their resource only rarely in one big attack should therefore keep an eye on the gaps between those attacks.

Two rings, both ring slots

Focus and Restraint are both rings, so the set takes up both ring slots while leaving your amulet, armor and weapons untouched. That is exactly why it can sit next to an armor set without costing a slot there. The set bonus itself is fixed – the rings' strength comes from their other properties, and the Mystic can re-enchant one of them per ring.

If you find one of the two rings twice, convert the spare in Kanai's Cube into another piece of the same set. With only two pieces in the set, that is necessarily the missing partner.

by eRnstl