Old skool WW barb

[PimpT]

Old skool WW barb

^^I want to start that type of caracter, any idea what would be best?

My main goal is probably to just do massive amount of damage and have very high leech.

(no sword barbs please, i want something more original, like axe or lance)<

So, axe/throw/pole/lance/mace?
Stats?
Skills?
Items?

thx

 

[pesot]

^^I want to start that type of caracter, any idea what would be best?

My main goal is probably to just do massive amount of damage and have very high leech.

(no sword barbs please, i want something more original, like axe or lance)<

So, axe/throw/pole/lance/mace?
Stats?
Skills?
Items?

thx

well, do the standard titan spear barb. or you could go with a semi-titan (not all points in str). since 1.10 is tougher, you'll need more life if you don't have super cool gear. leech, around 10 -20% is probably enough. skill should be around:

max mastery
max bo
max WW
max conc
1pts is the standard (berzerk, BC, NR .....)

weapons: go with war pikes. it looks cooler. an upgraded hone sundan is also great.
helm: arreat, gaze, CoT
gloves: Ik, or anything that's suite you.
boots: same as gloves.
armour: many choices, just see what fits you. lionheart is great.
rings and ammy: same as gloves and boots.

hope that'll help. my ww titan has about the same setup. accept i can't play him anymore because my hd crash :hanky: .

edit: oh yeah, a thrower is nice too. i'm thinking of making one myself when i start over. there's a lot more choices for thrower weapons in 1.10. just go with dex instead of str. max throw mastery, max double swing and a little in double throw. getting frenzy as secondary attack is also nice.

 

[PimpT]

all str?? (or almost) dont i need some dex if i want to hit once in a while?

 

[pesot]

like i said fo r full titan, u need good gears. you'll need some plus dex items (raven), ar charms and stuff. don't worry, mastery bonus will gives ww around 3k ar. conc will have good ar too with mastery. semi-titan, go with str and life. around 100- 150 vit is enough though. keep dex at base. don't worry, you'll managed, because i did .

 

[PimpT]

Im having a hard time with base dex right now, cuz i cant equip any good spears... Is the best lance steel pillar?

 

[CRG]

Im having a hard time with base dex right now, cuz i cant equip any good spears... Is the best lance steel pillar?

Steel Pillar is a War Pike, not a lance.

Second, your best option is to obtain a range 5 polearm/spear and then once you have enough base stats to equip your gear, mix it up between STR and VITA, or go all VITA, like I normally do.

Anyway, your choices for range 5 are:
Polearms:
Giant Thresher
Great Poleaxe

Spears:
War Pike
Ghost Spear

Next lets look at Uniques available for each item type. the GT has Stormspire and the War Pike has Steel Pillar. The Steel Pillar does not hit the -60 WW BP, so we can throw that out. The STormspire is extremely rare, so we can probably count that out too. That leaves us with the Ghost Spear. I know it doesn't have its own unique item, BUT a Hone Sundan upgrades to a Ghost Spear. And since it repairs itself, your best option is to get an Ethereal Hone Sundan and socket it with 3x Shael runes to hit the -60 WW BP. That way, you'll be able to hit a stationary target up to 8 times if you while completely through it!

Lets look at your other gear then:

Helm:
Arreats Face is your best and only option
Belt:
T-God's or Verdungo's Hearty Cord. Take your pick.
Gloves:
I used Souldrainers on my WW barb (that used a Eth Hone Sundan), but if you can enough leech from somewhere else, get some gloves with god resistences. Crafted blood gloves (nef+p ruby+heavy gloves or thier excep/elite counterparts + jewel) work well.
Rings:
One should be a raven frost. The second should be a dual leecher if you are aiming at very god equip. Other wise find some resistences on your ring.
Ammy:
Either a really nice rare ammy (+2 barb/dual leech/res/stats) Cresent Moon. You'll need the Leech.
Boots:
Gore Riders or War Traveler, your pick
Armor:
If you have it, Chains of Honor is great, otherwise go with a Lionheart (hel+Lum+fal) armor, preferably in an Archon Plate. If you are not wearing a raven, wear Duriel's Shell for the CBF.
Weapon Switch:
2x Echoing (+3 Warcry weapons) for pre-buffing BO/Shout/BC

Stats:
WW 20
Shout 20
Mastery 20
BO: 20
BC: 1
NF: 1
Inc Speed: 1
Zerk: 1

The build is compete ar around clvl 83.

Now because you will need AR even though you will have 153 dex (to use the Hone Sundan), you should find some Steel Grand Charms, preferably of vita or someother useful suffix. Those charms can give you over 100 AR piece, and that will take care of your AR problem.

I hope this helps,
crg

 

[PimpT]

thanks alot! How much damage does your barb inflict with that kind of equipement?

For the build you suggested, I only have the boots and crescent moon so far, so i better get MFing, thx!

EDIT: im a bit lost about the weapon, how can transform hone sundan to that other spear your talking about?

 

[CRG]

thanks alot! How much damage does your barb inflict with that kind of equipement?

About 6k max. The Spear itself is a 191% eth Hone Sundan upgraded to Ghost Spear. It comes out to 98-715 damage on the weapon alone. I also went vita build (as I always do), so I only have the minimum str/dex I need for the weapon.

In comparison, Strijdje's barb Mortimer used a v1.07 Eth BotD Great Poleaxe, which does 6k-14k WW dmg at the -60 BP. Yeah, that's rediculously powerful.

EDIT: im a bit lost about the weapon, how can transform hone sundan to that other spear your talking about?

The recipe is a Lum Rune+Pul Rune+ Perfect Emerald+Exceptional unique Weapon--> Elite Weapon. Just put the ingredients in the cube and you're set.

All of the recipes for the Horadric Cube can be found here

crg