Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

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Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

With the release of 1.13 and the increased rune drops, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and make my own barb to run the Council. I Pated him this morning after he sat at Act 3 Hell for about a week.

Patriarch GiebRunes

Stats:
Code:
            Naked/Gear
Strength:   113/138
Dexterity:  106/127
Vitality:   286/316
Energy:     10/20
HP:         1309/1626 (3.3k after BO)
Mana:       95/95 (200 after BO)

Resists:
Code:
Fire: 75
Cold: 54
Lightning: 64
Poison: 54

Skills: (4 Unused)
Code:
Bash: 1/5
Leap: 1/5
Stun: 1/5
Leap Attack: 1/5
Concentrate: 1/5
Whirlwind: 20/24
Berserk: 1/5

Sword Mastery: 20/22
Increased Stamina: 1/3
Iron Skin: 1/3
Increased Speed: 1/3
Natural Resistance: 2/4

Howl: 1/4
Find Potion: 1/4
Shout: 1/4
Find Item: 18/21
Battle Orders: 20/23
Battle Command: 1/4

Gear:
Code:
Grief
Phase Blade
EthTirLoMalRal
One Hand Damage: 31 - 35
Indestructible
Required Level: 59
Required Strength: 25
Required Dexterity: 136
Fingerprint: 0x85c4abd9
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
35% Chance to cast level 15 Venom on striking
+33% Increased Attack Speed
Damage +367
Ignore Target's Defense
-25% Target Defense
+161% Damage to Demons (Based on Character Level)
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
-20% to Enemy Poison Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
+2 to Mana after each Kill
+13 Life after each Kill
5 Sockets (5 used)
Socketed: Eth Rune
Socketed: Tir Rune
Socketed: Lo Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Ral Rune

Oath
Cryptic Sword
ShaelPulMalLum
One Hand Damage: 30 - 499
Indestructible
Required Level: 61
Required Strength: 89
Required Dexterity: 99
Fingerprint: 0x90f65426
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
30% Chance to cast level 20 Bone Spirit on striking
Indestructible
+50% Increased Attack Speed
334% Enhanced Damage
+75% Damage to Demons
+100 to Attack Rating against Demons
Prevent Monster Heal
+10 to Energy
+13 Magic Absorb
Level 17 Iron Golem (14/14 Charges)
Level 16 Heart of Wolverine (19/20 Charges)
Ethereal
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune
Socketed: Pul Rune
Socketed: Mal Rune
Socketed: Lum Rune

Arreat's Face
Slayer Guard
Defense: 321
Durability: 44 of 55
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 118
Fingerprint: 0xaab1df12
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
+30% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus to Attack Rating
4% Life stolen per hit
+166% Enhanced Defense
+20 to Strength
+20 to Dexterity
All Resistances +30

Angelic Wings
Amulet
Required Level: 12
Fingerprint: 0xd7f19a0
Item Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
20% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
+3 to Light Radius
Set (2 items): +75 to Life
Set (3 items): +1 to All Skills

(2 items): +10 to Dexterity

Fortitude
Archon Plate
ElSolDolLo
Defense: 1518
Durability: 53 of 60
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 103
Fingerprint: 0x8746bc1f
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
20% Chance to cast level 15 Chilling Armor when struck
+25% Faster Cast Rate
300% Enhanced Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
+129 to Life (Based on Character Level)
Replenish Life +7
+5% to Maximum Lightning Resist
All Resistances +29
Damage Reduced by 7
12% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
+1 to Light Radius
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: El Rune
Socketed: Sol Rune
Socketed: Dol Rune
Socketed: Lo Rune

Angelic Halo
Ring
Required Level: 12
Fingerprint: 0xce739fc1
Item Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20 to Life
Replenish Life +6
Set (2 items): +1032 to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
Set (3 items): 50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

(2 items): +10 to Dexterity

Dwarf Star
Ring
Required Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0x9cf41d30
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+40 to Life
+40 Maximum Stamina
Heal Stamina Plus 15%
Fire Absorb 15%
Magic Damage Reduced by 12
100% Extra Gold from Monsters

Verdungo's Hearty Cord
Mithril Coil
Defense: 141
Durability: 14 of 16
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 106
Fingerprint: 0x492b5be6
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10% Faster Hit Recovery
+114% Enhanced Defense
+30 to Vitality
Replenish Life +13
+103 Maximum Stamina
Damage Reduced by 12%

Gore Rider
War Boots
Defense: 149
Durability: 31 of 34
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 94
Fingerprint: 0x210be597
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+30% Faster Run/Walk
15% Chance of Crushing Blow
15% Deadly Strike
10% Chance of Open Wounds
+177% Enhanced Defense
+20 Maximum Stamina
Requirements -25%
+10 Maximum Durability

Soul Drainer
Vambraces
Defense: 130
Durability: 13 of 16
Required Level: 74
Required Strength: 106
Fingerprint: 0x3abdb14c
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
8% Chance to cast level 3 Weaken on striking
6% Mana stolen per hit
7% Life stolen per hit
-50 to Monster Defense Per Hit
+92% Enhanced Defense

Switch:
Code:
Blade of Ali Baba
Tulwar
One Hand Damage: 48 - 104
Durability: 17 of 17
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 60
Required Dexterity: 32
Fingerprint: 0xa6ce2b32
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
101% Enhanced Damage
+6 to Dexterity
+15 to Mana
150% Extra Gold from Monsters
215% Extra Gold from Monsters (Based on Character Level)
86% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based on Character Level)
Ethereal
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Lem Rune
Socketed: Lem Rune

Blade of Ali Baba
Tulwar
One Hand Damage: 34 - 74
Durability: 31 of 32
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 70
Required Dexterity: 42
Fingerprint: 0x1676d121
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
113% Enhanced Damage
+15 to Dexterity
+15 to Mana
150% Extra Gold from Monsters
215% Extra Gold from Monsters (Based on Character Level)
86% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based on Character Level)
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Lem Rune
Socketed: Lem Rune

Might Merc:
Code:
Name:       Pratham
Race:       Desert Mercenary
Type:       Off-Nightmare
Level:      86

            Naked/Gear
Strength:   188/188
Dexterity:  151/151
HP:         1807/1807
Defense:    1330/2238
AR:         1922/1922

Fire:       214/174/114
Cold:       214/174/114
Lightning:  214/174/114
Poison:    214/174/114

Guardian Angel
Templar Coat
Defense: 775
Durability: 54 of 60
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 118
Fingerprint: 0x8bdf8a6c
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
+30% Faster Block Rate
20% Increased Chance of Blocking
+215 to Attack Rating against Demons (Based on Character Level)
+182% Enhanced Defense
+15% to Maximum Poison Resist
+15% to Maximum Cold Resist
+15% to Maximum Lightning Resist
+15% to Maximum Fire Resist
+4 to Light Radius


Kira's Guardian
Tiara
Defense: 133
Durability: 12 of 25
Required Level: 77
Fingerprint: 0xcc7e575a
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
+93 Defense
All Resistances +64
Cannot Be Frozen


The Reaper's Toll
Thresher
Two Hand Damage: 59 - 698
Durability: 33 of 33
Required Level: 75
Required Strength: 107
Required Dexterity: 81
Fingerprint: 0x2f6bc674
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
33% Chance to cast level 1 Decrepify on striking
+20% Increased Attack Speed
231% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 4 - 44 Cold Damage Over 0 Secs (5 Frames)
12% Life stolen per hit
33% Deadly Strike
Requirements -25%
Ethereal
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune

Finds: -5/+3 Fire Facet, Gul Rune from the Pits, Um Rune for HF

Questing:
Like all my characters, I plowed through most of normal using the 1.09 Ravenclaw. Once I hit level 34, I threw on an Upped Steeldriver and started using Whirlwind. It was pretty nice being able to throw some points into Mace Mastery for twinking and to not have to worry about stat points as much. I ran through Nightmare with around 2.5k life because of this. I typically have about 200 stat points saved up until I hit Hell, so being able to respec take away that needless difficulty. Somewhere around Act 4 or 5 of Hell, I hit level 63 and put on 'Grief', 'Oath', and 'Fortitude'. 1.13 didn't make the game too easy, 1.10 did :D . The rest of the game was a cakewalk after this. In Hell, basically everything dies after one pass of Whirlwind. I think Hell Diablo had took 5 passes to kill.

The Future:
Hell Travincal, CS, and Baal most likely. The removal of IM makes the WSK and CS a pretty fun area for melee builds in my opinion. I built him only with the intention of running the Council, but I think he can be a pretty good MFer if I switch his gear around a bit. Running the Council is pretty safe as well, except for when one of them spawns FE/CE or LE. Those tend to get the better of me still.

Thanks for reading and if there's any questions feel free to ask :).
 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

My 1.13 whirler thread beat yours by 3 minutes! Ha!

Seriously though, nice character. I too should consider the Angelic combo I suppose. I like my rares better though, originality gets style points :)
 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

Please use thundergods vigor. I reequipped my whirler and it works pretty darn good.
 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

Please use thundergods vigor. I reequipped my whirler and it works pretty darn good.

I'm glad to hear that. I was considering trying it out, but didn't get around to it yet. I'll be sure to throw it on later today :)


 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

Gieb fortitude and Grief.

Oath in a Cryptic Sword? Interesting option as far as requirements go, though IMO Balrog Blade is vastly superior and has range 3.

Pretty much identical to what I was planning for my future Council runner once I get Grief, Fortitude and Soul Drainers, actually. Right now I'm going Dual Oath, dual Dwarf Stars, Mana Leech/Resist amulet, and IK armor set.
 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

Oath in a Cryptic Sword? Interesting option as far as requirements go, though IMO Balrog Blade is vastly superior and has range 3.

I made the Oath in a Cryptic Sword because I used it on a paladin as well. If I were to make a new RW other than Grief for him, I'd probably go with Death also, so that's why I didn't make a new one.


 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

Nice Char Smips. I like the Cryptic Sword :) They show some serious max damage on the LCS.

Good luck in your Council runs.
I plan on doing RoF-CS + WSK primarily with my whirler, but I may swing by the council as well. Depending on what you and others find there ;)
 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

Hi.
my whirler is lvl 78 ( not ready yet) but his AR is low, really low(2300). is it worth trading dual leechs and 30+ resists for the angelic combo?

additionally, for the guys who are already running, what AR should i shoot for to get up over 90% to hit counsil members?

kefka
 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

I've gone to somewhat serious lengths to raise my chance to hit. At level 93 with quite a bit of Steel charms and such, it's still "only" 79%/6241 AR. If I wanted a 90% chance to hit, I'd need ~13000 AR, or 300 more hard dexterity points. Yikes.

Angelic combo is probably pretty nice if you can stomach losing all the benefits from your "real" amulet + ring. If you have anything decent on those slots (such as dual leech, which is very important imo), I'd try to raise AR with Steel charms, maybe rares with decent AR, maybe some hard points in dexterity (nothing wrong with this imo).

That said I think the Angelic combo would work ok as long as you can get leech elsewhere.
 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

+1 to what Fabian said. I'm using the Angelics because with them I have an 83% CTH and without them I drop way down into the 70's (74%?).
 
Re: Patriarch GiebRunes - The 1.13 Council Whirler

Nice whirly barb. +1 to the use of cryptic swords, I like em a lot more than phase blades. (Just for looks.)

Isn't chance to hit also level dependent? So once your level is well above the council, you'll be able to drop the angelic combo?
 
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