How to get Cathedral's Song in Diablo 4 and its unique effects

The Cathedral’s Song is a unique shield in Diablo 4, tied to the Paladins. It is a highly potent piece of equipment that enhances both the offensive and defensive capabilities of the Paladin. The flat damage scaling of the Spear of the Heavens makes the Cathedral’s Song valuable in the endgame.

In this guide, we will break down the stats, unique effects, and how you can get the Cathedral’s Song unique shield in Diablo 4.

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Diablo 4: What is the Cathedral’s Song?

The Cathedral’s Song is an ancestral, unique shield exclusively built for the Paladin class in Diablo 4. It can perfectly integrate with builds that use the Spear of the Heavens skill, drastically increasing the damage output and its burst potential.

The Cathedral’s Song unique shield is designed to enhance the Spear of the Heavens skill (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Stats of the Cathedral’s Song

• 20% Block Chance
• 45% Blocked Damage Reduction
• +100% Main Hand Weapon Damage
• +(26.0 - 35.0)% Chance for Spear of the Heavens to Deal Double Damage (up to +52.5% with mastercrafting)
• +(2 - 3) to Spear of the Heavens (up to +5 with mastercrafting)
• (8.1 - 8.8)% Cooldown Reduction (up to +13.2% with mastercrafting)
• +(11.5 - 15.7)% Strength (up to +23.6% with mastercrafting)

Like most Paladin shields, the Cathedral’s Song rolls with a high blocked damage reduction, moderate block chance, and a solid 100% main hand weapon damage bonus.

The Cathedral’s Song scales the Spear of the Heavens up to five additional ranks while granting up to a 52.5% chance to deal double damage.

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Unique effects of the Cathedral’s Song

• Lucky Hit: Casting Disciple Skills have up to a (5 - 10)% chance to call down Spear of the Heavens on a random enemy.
• Your Spear of the Heavens damage is increased by (60 - 100)%[x].

The unique effect of the Cathedral’s Song shield has a low chance of calling down Spear of the Heavens on a random foe. Beyond that, it increases the flat damage of the Spear of the Heavens up to 100% multiplicative.

Also read: How to get Ward of the White Dove in D4 and its unique effects

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How to get the Cathedral’s Song in Diablo 4

The Cathedral’s Song unique shield can be acquired from multiple sources in Diablo 4, some of which offer a slightly higher drop rate than others. Here are all the ways you can farm the Cathedral’s Song in Diablo 4:

Boss farming

The Cathedral’s Song unique shield will drop from Urivar and Lord Zir in Diablo 4. Both of these bosses can be fought in the Torment difficulty, but only one is available in the base game.

1) Urivar (requires the Vessel of Hatred DLC)

Urivar can only be fought if you have the Vessel of Hatred expansion (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

• Location: Fields of Judgement dungeon, Teganze Plateau, Nahantu
• Difficulty: Torment
• Boss hoard key: 12x Judicator’s Masks
• Where to get boss hoard keys: Kurast Undercity (requires Tribute of Titans), Astaroth (Escalating Nightmares), and Whisper of the Dead Caches (Tree of Whispers).

2) Lord Zir

Lord Zir is a complex boss encounter in Diablo 4 (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

• Location: Ancient’s Seat dungeon, The Fractured Peaks
• Difficulty: Torment
• Boss hoard key: 12x Exquisite Blood
• Where to get boss hoard keys: Blood Maiden (in the Helltide events), Kurast Undercity (requires Tribute of Titans), and Gathering Legions.

Also read: How to get Wreath of Auric Laurel in D4 and its unique effects

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Nightmare dungeons

Unique items like the Cathedral's Song can drop from any random enemy or chest in the open world of Diablo 4, but tackling a high-density zone significantly increases the drop chance of uniques. This makes the Nightmare dungeons a prime farming spot for random uniques and rare crafting materials.

Furthermore, finishing a dungeon run grants you a reward chest that has a much higher chance of yielding unique items.

Also read: How to get Orsivane in D4 and its Unique Effect

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World events and world bosses

Unique items like the Cathedral's Song can drop from Diablo 4’s events (like Helltides and Gathering Legions) and world bosses. Among them, the hourly Helltide events have the highest chance of yielding unique items.

During these events, collect as many Aberrant Cinders as you can, then use them to open loot chests like:

• Tortured Gift of Light Weaponry (costs 125 Aberrant Cinders)
• Tortured Gift of Mystery (costs 250 Aberrant Cinders)

The Tortured Gift of Mystery has a higher drop rate for uniques; it costs more to open, while the Tortured Gift of Light Weaponry costs less but has a low chance of dropping uniques.

Also read: D4: How and when to Sanctify Items

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Gamble for using Murmuring Obols

You can gamble for unique items at the Purveyor of Curiosities using Murmuring Obols. These Murmuring Obols can be acquired from random activities and exploring the map of Diablo 4.

To gamble for shields, you will need to spend 50 Murmuring Obols per roll. Since the drop rate is extremely low with this method, it is unreliable.

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Edited by Sijo Samuel Paul