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This is my third throw barb and the second pure thrower that I have completed Hell with. The first was way back in 1.09 with a Hybrid berserk thrower. Why I decided to make another pure thrower I don’t remember as I took a ten-year hiatus from the game and this guy was left sitting in Act 1 Hell when I got back.
Like my first pure thrower he went through Normal and Nightmare with an Act 1 Cold Rogue. I’m sure that the plan was to use her all the way through Hell as I did with my first thrower. However, after 10 years I was very rusty and quickly tired of the constant repositioning needed to use the rogue to the best advantage. So, I went back and got a barbarian merc and used him till Act 5. At the beginning of Act 5 I went back to Nightmare and got a Might Merc and used him through Act 5.
Quite a few deaths as I got most of my skills back, but Mephisto, Diablo, the Ancients and Baal all went down quickly.
No real finds as I had almost zero magic find, but the Hell forge dropped a Pul.
Name: BAZ
Class: Barbarian
Experience: 1005487759
Level: 84
Naked/Gear
Strength: 149/194
Dexterity: 130/194
Vitality: 226/251
Energy: 10/15
HP: 1085/1159
Mana: 93/145
Stamina: 376/396
Defense: 32/2082
AR: 635/30933 (that’s what Go Mule says, on the screen it was something over 6,000)
Fire: 148/108/48
Cold: 128/88/28
Lightning: 138/98/38
Poison: 128/88/28
MF: 63 Block: 26
GF: 105
FR/W: 30
FHR: 70
IAS: 95
FCR: 0
Skills
Bash: 1/7
Double Swing: 20/26
Double Throw: 1/7
Axe Mastery: 1/5
Throwing Mastery: 20/24
Increased Stamina: 1/5
Iron Skin: 1/5
Increased Speed: 1/5
Natural Resistance: 4/8
Howl: 1/5
Find Potion: 1/5
Taunt: 1/5
Shout: 9/13
Find Item: 1/5
Battle Cry: 1/5
Battle Orders: 20/24
War Cry: 4/8
Battle Command: 1/5
And 6 skill points unused
Equipment
Helm: Arreat’s Face socketed with a Realgar jewel of Fervor (29% ED/15%IAS)
Armor: Duress Balrog Skin
Gloves: Laying of Hands
Belt: Thundergod’s Vigor
Boots: Gore Rider
Amulet: Mara’s (23 to resistances)
Ring: Raven Frost (220 AR and 19 Dex)
Ring: Rare with +74 to Attack Rating
7% Life stolen per hit
+14 to Dexterity
+12 to Mana
Lightning Resist +30%
Weapon switch 1: Dual Lacerators (209% ED and 208%ED)
Weapon switch2. Either Dual Gimmershreds (204%ED, 188%ED) or 1 Gimmershred and 1 Warshrike.
Charms
A Gheeds with 37 MF
Iron, Fine and sharp charms totally 223 AR, 6 Dex, 11 to Max damage and 56 to life
Small charms to max resistances
Mercs
Rogue
Helm: Guillaume’s face
Arrmor: Shaftstop with 55AR/15IAS jewel
Bow: Windforce
Barb
Helm: Guillaume’s face
Arrmor: Shaftstop with 55AR/15IAS jewel
Weapon: Frostwind
Desert Merc
Helm: Delirium
Armor: Gladiator’s Bane
Weapon: Arioc’s Needle
I’d never tried a barb merc, so it was worth the try. I will say that if I had given him one or two purple pots he would have lived standing toe to toe with Diablo as I stood to the side and cut Diablo down. Other than that, nothing good to say for him.
I ended up not using Reaper’s toll for the might merc as the amp damage from the Lacerators was enough and the +4 to skills from the Needle gave me slightly more damage.
I really like the Delirium helm. It’s fun watching a mob bashing away at each other. I don’t think they actually killed other monsters, but they sure got distracted.
Like my first pure thrower he went through Normal and Nightmare with an Act 1 Cold Rogue. I’m sure that the plan was to use her all the way through Hell as I did with my first thrower. However, after 10 years I was very rusty and quickly tired of the constant repositioning needed to use the rogue to the best advantage. So, I went back and got a barbarian merc and used him till Act 5. At the beginning of Act 5 I went back to Nightmare and got a Might Merc and used him through Act 5.
Quite a few deaths as I got most of my skills back, but Mephisto, Diablo, the Ancients and Baal all went down quickly.
No real finds as I had almost zero magic find, but the Hell forge dropped a Pul.
Name: BAZ
Class: Barbarian
Experience: 1005487759
Level: 84
Naked/Gear
Strength: 149/194
Dexterity: 130/194
Vitality: 226/251
Energy: 10/15
HP: 1085/1159
Mana: 93/145
Stamina: 376/396
Defense: 32/2082
AR: 635/30933 (that’s what Go Mule says, on the screen it was something over 6,000)
Fire: 148/108/48
Cold: 128/88/28
Lightning: 138/98/38
Poison: 128/88/28
MF: 63 Block: 26
GF: 105
FR/W: 30
FHR: 70
IAS: 95
FCR: 0
Skills
Bash: 1/7
Double Swing: 20/26
Double Throw: 1/7
Axe Mastery: 1/5
Throwing Mastery: 20/24
Increased Stamina: 1/5
Iron Skin: 1/5
Increased Speed: 1/5
Natural Resistance: 4/8
Howl: 1/5
Find Potion: 1/5
Taunt: 1/5
Shout: 9/13
Find Item: 1/5
Battle Cry: 1/5
Battle Orders: 20/24
War Cry: 4/8
Battle Command: 1/5
And 6 skill points unused
Equipment
Helm: Arreat’s Face socketed with a Realgar jewel of Fervor (29% ED/15%IAS)
Armor: Duress Balrog Skin
Gloves: Laying of Hands
Belt: Thundergod’s Vigor
Boots: Gore Rider
Amulet: Mara’s (23 to resistances)
Ring: Raven Frost (220 AR and 19 Dex)
Ring: Rare with +74 to Attack Rating
7% Life stolen per hit
+14 to Dexterity
+12 to Mana
Lightning Resist +30%
Weapon switch 1: Dual Lacerators (209% ED and 208%ED)
Weapon switch2. Either Dual Gimmershreds (204%ED, 188%ED) or 1 Gimmershred and 1 Warshrike.
Charms
A Gheeds with 37 MF
Iron, Fine and sharp charms totally 223 AR, 6 Dex, 11 to Max damage and 56 to life
Small charms to max resistances
Mercs
Rogue
Helm: Guillaume’s face
Arrmor: Shaftstop with 55AR/15IAS jewel
Bow: Windforce
Barb
Helm: Guillaume’s face
Arrmor: Shaftstop with 55AR/15IAS jewel
Weapon: Frostwind
Desert Merc
Helm: Delirium
Armor: Gladiator’s Bane
Weapon: Arioc’s Needle
I’d never tried a barb merc, so it was worth the try. I will say that if I had given him one or two purple pots he would have lived standing toe to toe with Diablo as I stood to the side and cut Diablo down. Other than that, nothing good to say for him.
I ended up not using Reaper’s toll for the might merc as the amp damage from the Lacerators was enough and the +4 to skills from the Needle gave me slightly more damage.
I really like the Delirium helm. It’s fun watching a mob bashing away at each other. I don’t think they actually killed other monsters, but they sure got distracted.