The Tanky DPS 1H+Shield Barbarian - Page 4

On September 03 2012 23:21 Burrfoot wrote:
I believe you can equip a 1.03 and 1.04 JL at the same time. Haven't personally confirmed though. So you can block fire chains but not arcane? As melee the main problem affixes I have are molten on a mob that runs..

On September 04 2012 16:04 CT Legacy wrote:
Rend for me is awesome! I've been using a 2H build since the game came out. with Frenzy/maniac the DPS is pretty insane. Right now i'm pretty low with all mf/gf gear. But you give up a little bit of tanky-ness for a lot of killing power. 700% of your weapon damage with a 2H is a TON. tick are usually around 10k and i'm sure I could get a lot more in my full gear.
I think the buff was awesome and I did the whole 1H LoH build just for solo-ing and its great but in a party I much prefer 2H rend/revenge. Still stuck in A2 but haven't updated all of my gear since the patch so I don't really see a problem getting a bigger boost when I do update

On September 06 2012 05:47 daredpanda wrote:
First of all. GREAT GUIDE!

I've found my self at a rut. I can solo act 2 no problem. Act 3, I need more EHP. Any advice for which of my armor pieces i should upgrade first?

And how do you farm for good gear and gold? I noticed in your gear you have no mf. I've been incorporating mf in my gear so I can get some gold and good gear to sell

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/RedPanda-1900/hero/13142956

thanks!

On September 06 2012 09:25 Kerans wrote:


Try to get some more all res on your gear, first of all on your shield (a sacred is not mandatory, but it sure helps with a decent block chance), and more all res on the rest if it if you can. Ditch Juggernaut for Superstition if your budget does not allow this - or rather, ditch Juggernaut whatever you put in its place, in my honest opinion. Jewelry aside, I think that you can skimp on all res on 1 or 2 slots max, but that's just me. Plus, Rend/Blood Lust+Revenge+Furious Charge+Ignore Pain is way too much defensive stuff, try switching one of those for Battle Rage/Marauder Rage for some more DPS, which might actually help you survive some encounters. As for farming, time, patience, an absolute resistance to boredom and constant knowledge of Murphy's Law are the key ingredients.

EDIT: What on earth are you doing with anything but Impunity on War Cry???

On September 06 2012 15:18 icyF wrote:
Hey guys, I've read through this thread and picked up some good advice on the way. I'm currently in Act 2, and some of the tougher elites give me a hard time.

What would you guys suggest I upgrade next in my gear? I currently have around 1m in cash, so maybe just one or two items at most?

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/icyF-2668/hero/8645775

Good advice is very much appreciated!

edit: And a very big thanks to Trang for creating this guide!

On September 06 2012 17:30 Hairy wrote:

Skills:
I would suggest changing Ground Stomp to Leap + Iron Impact. Iron Impact is actually better than ground stomp defensively, because you are near-invincible while the buff is active. Furthermore, it works for enemies that are a little further away (eg spear throwers), that would not have been hit by your ground stomp stun (because Iron Impact is a buff that is active on you, not a debuff that you must apply to enemies). AND, because enemies are not stunned, they can proc your revenge ability. Plus, it's fun and gives good maneuverability.

Your other skills are fine. You shouldn't need another healing ability; Revenge and Rend should be plenty.

Gear:
The main problem is that your all resist is too low. When going for this build, you want to really push your EHP very high... and your resist is just not high enough. Many of your pieces of gear don't have AR, and the pieces that do don't have very much. This is your primary issue; improving your AR should be your focus! Also - try picking up items that have ALSO have some physical, or fire resist.

Your health is ok, but it could be higher; you have a monstrous 40% life bonus, but you don't have the vitality to make that really shine.

I would also suggest you change your weapon. It isn't very good DPS, and it has no stats that really benefit you at all: that lifesteal is basically pointless, because your DPS is so low it's going to give you a completely insignificant amount of healing. A 1H weapon with ~950 DPS and huge strength/vitality is probably affordable for you, and would give a significant boost.

I note that your gloves have critical strike damage on them. Bear in mind that critical strike damage is a completely pointless stat without a good critical strike chance!

On September 06 2012 19:32 icyF wrote:
One more thing tho, do you think it would be vise to swap those rubies in my chest and amulet for amethysts to get my vitality up? If I get a better weapon the loss in strenght shouldnt be an issue.

On September 06 2012 20:10 goof wrote:
Hey!

I've been keeping an eye on this thread for a while, because it describes the way I like to play my barbarian the most. But what I'm having issues with is the DPS. I'm really clueless on what to upgrade to increase my DPS so I can make farming A3 more efficient. As it is now I can easily play through both A3 and A4, but it takes a long time, and I feel that I should be able to reduce the time I spend on each A3 farming run.

My barb can be seen here: http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/goof-2739/hero/11585476

I have recently swapped out the shield for a dagger in an attempt to gain DPS, but right now I feel like I lack the survivability I need to play comfortably in A3. With a shield I have about 25k DPS.

I would be grateful if someone took a look at my profile and gave me some hints on which items I need to swap out.

Oh, and I only have about 15M gold right now.

On September 06 2012 20:30 Hairy wrote:

That seems sensible. However, I would recommend you go and spent your money on upgrades first. If you then need further health, change the gems as that's easy

Right now you're taking more damage than you're able to heal; the two ways to correct that issue is to A) reduce the damage you take (i.e. improve your AR like I suggested in my previous post), and B) increase your healing. The reason for increasing your health is so that revenge gives you more healing!

On September 06 2012 20:35 Hairy wrote:

Well, the easiest thing by far is simply to change your mainhand weapon. If you're using this style, you don't need ANY healing from your gear; it all comes from skills (revenge / furious charge / rend ). It's simply not necessary.

Go grab yourself a 1100 DPS weapon with your cash (and put your shield back on) and you'll see a substantial improvement in damage. You don't even need a gem slot etc; a gem might improve your overall damage by say... 30%. But all your damage comes from one weapon. So, you may as well just increase your weapon's DPS by 30% instead, for exactly the same gain overall. Weapons without crit damage or a slot tend to be dramatically cheaper, and well within your price range.

On September 06 2012 20:35 Hairy wrote:

Well, the easiest thing by far is simply to change your mainhand weapon. If you're using this style, you don't need ANY healing from your gear; it all comes from skills (revenge / furious charge / rend ). It's simply not necessary.

Go grab yourself a 1100 DPS weapon with your cash (and put your shield back on) and you'll see a substantial improvement in damage. You don't even need a gem slot etc; a gem might improve your overall damage by say... 30%. But all your damage comes from one weapon. So, you may as well just increase your weapon's DPS by 30% instead, for exactly the same gain overall. Weapons without crit damage or a slot tend to be dramatically cheaper, and well within your price range.