Physical LQ & S2W w/ Great Survivability

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by RuckusR6 last updated Oct 21, 2014 ( Patch 2.1 )

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Skills

Earthquake Cave-In
- Earthquake
Cost: 25 Fury
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Shake the ground violently, dealing 4800% weapon damage as Fire over 8 seconds to all enemies within 18 yards.
Cave-In

All enemies within 24 yards are pulled in towards you.

Earthquake's damage turns into Physical.
Whirlwind Wind Shear
- Whirlwind
Cost: 10 Fury

Deliver multiple attacks to everything in your path for 340% weapon damage.

While whirlwinding, you move at 100% movement speed.
Wind Shear

Gain 1 Fury for every enemy struck.

Whirlwind's damage turns into Lightning.
Leap Death from Above
- Leap
Generate: 15 Fury
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Leap into the air, dealing 180% weapon damage to all enemies within 10 yards of your destination and slowing their movement speed by 60% for 3 seconds.
Death from Above

Land with such force that enemies have a 100% chance to be stunned for 3 seconds.
Ignore Pain Iron Hide
- Ignore Pain
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Reduce all damage taken by 50% and gain Immunity to all control-impairing effects for 5 seconds.
Iron Hide

Increase duration to 7 seconds.
Battle Rage Marauder's Rage
- Battle Rage
Cost: 20 Fury

Enter a rage which increases your damage by 10% and Critical Hit Chance by 3%. Lasts 120 seconds.
Marauder's Rage

Increase damage bonus to 15%.
Wrath of the Berserker Insanity
- Wrath of the Berserker
Cooldown: 120 seconds

Enter a berserker rage which raises several attributes for 20 seconds.

Critical Hit Chance: 10%
Attack Speed: 25%
Dodge Chance: 20%
Movement Speed: 20%
Insanity

While active, gain 50% increased damage.

Superstition
- Superstition
Reduce all non-Physical damage by 20%. When you take damage from a ranged or elemental attack, you have a chance to gain 2 Fury.
Bloodthirst
- Bloodthirst
Each point of Fury spent heals you for 966 Life.

Heal amount is increased by 1% of your Health Globe Healing Bonus.
Berserker Rage
- Berserker Rage
You deal 25% additional damage while near maximum Fury.
Boon of Bul-Kathos
- Boon of Bul-Kathos
Reduce the cooldowns of your:
Earthquake by 15 seconds.
Call of the Ancients by 30 seconds.
Wrath of the Berserker by 30 seconds.

Items

Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

72 - 89 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)
+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into your helm by 100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Spires of the Earth

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Might of the Earth
Pull of the Earth
Eyes of the Earth
Weight of the Earth
Spires of the Earth
Spirit of the Earth
Foundation of the Earth
(2) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, and Ground Stomp by 1 second for every 30 Fury you spend with an attack.
(4) Set: Leap causes an Earthquake when you land. Additionally, Leap gains the effect of the Iron Impact rune and the rune's effect and duration are increased by 150%.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, Ground Stomp, Ancient Spear and Seismic Slam by 1200%.
Xephirian Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Prevent all Lightning damage taken and heal yourself for 10–15% of the amount prevented.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Blackthorne's Surcoat

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Blackthorne's Battlegear
Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
Blackthorne's Spurs
Blackthorne's Surcoat
Blackthorne's Notched Belt
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
(2) Set: +250 VitalityIncreases damage against elites by 10%
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 10%+25% Extra Gold from Monsters
(4) Set: You are immune to Desecrator, Molten, and Plagued monster ground effects.
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20–30% increased damage for 6 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Pull of the Earth

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength

+626–750 Intelligence

Might of the Earth
Pull of the Earth
Eyes of the Earth
Weight of the Earth
Spires of the Earth
Spirit of the Earth
Foundation of the Earth
(2) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, and Ground Stomp by 1 second for every 30 Fury you spend with an attack.
(4) Set: Leap causes an Earthquake when you land. Additionally, Leap gains the effect of the Iron Impact rune and the rune's effect and duration are increased by 150%.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, Ground Stomp, Ancient Spear and Seismic Slam by 1200%.
Pride of Cassius

Legendary Mighty Belt

Primary Stats

+85–108 Strength
+11–20 Resistance to All Elements
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increases the duration of Ignore Pain by 4–6 seconds.
Weight of the Earth

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Might of the Earth
Pull of the Earth
Eyes of the Earth
Weight of the Earth
Spires of the Earth
Spirit of the Earth
Foundation of the Earth
(2) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, and Ground Stomp by 1 second for every 30 Fury you spend with an attack.
(4) Set: Leap causes an Earthquake when you land. Additionally, Leap gains the effect of the Iron Impact rune and the rune's effect and duration are increased by 150%.
(6) Set: Increase the damage of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, Ground Stomp, Ancient Spear and Seismic Slam by 1200%.
Lut Socks

Legendary Boots

44 - 57 Armor

Secondary Stats

Leap can be cast up to three times within 2 seconds before the cooldown begins.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Unity

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Increases damage against elites by 12.0–15.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

All damage taken is split between wearers of this item.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
The Furnace

Legendary Two-Handed Mace

Primary Stats

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+192–245 Strength

+192–245 Intelligence

+192–245 Dexterity

More Details

Head
- Leoric's Crown
- Eyes of the Earth
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Spires of the Earth
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Xephirian Amulet
- Countess Julia's Cameo
- Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Blackthorne's Surcoat
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Pull of the Earth
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Pride of Cassius
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Weight of the Earth
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Lut Socks
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Unity
- Stone of Jordan
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- The Furnace
- Stalgard's Decimator
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Moratorium
  Moratorium
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  35% of all damage taken is instead staggered and dealt to you over 3.00 seconds.
  20% chance on kill to clear all staggered damage.
  (Requires Rank 25)
- Pain Enhancer
  Pain Enhancer
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Critical hits cause the enemy to bleed for +2500% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds.
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Life
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Movement speed to 25% is crucial since WW moves at full speed now and then str or vit depending on your hp pool. CDR makes the build a lot smoother, CHD/CC are a toss up after that depending on your other gear.

Build Guide

Full MotE along with Lut Socks allow you to fill the screen with earthquakes while whirlwind is simply a tool to keep you mobile with constant heals coming in from Bloodthirst. Health from Globes is a huge stat for this build since you'll constantly be spinning, my life per fury spent is 2,664 and along with ~70% uptime on Ignore Pain I can stand in a whole lot of shit for a long, long time without going down. I think you can reasonably get Ignore Pain uptime upwards of 80%, my Leoric's Crown is only 87% increased effectiveness and my Pride of Cassius only adds 5 seconds and I have room for improvement on one or two more rolls. My Furnace rolled LPH unfortunately but grabbing 6-10% from a weapon would be a nice boost. I run Blackthorne's for the set bonuses but I'd switch out my amulet without a second thought if I found a nice Xephirian or Cameo (unfortunately the ones I always find are crap).

Pain Enhancer is a nice choice for a physical build since you can boost the damage to ~1000% per second without too much trouble just from your neck and wrist slots. Bane of the Trapped is a no brainer due to the way the damage is calculated and Moratorium just gives you that much more survivability.

The EQ/Cave-in and Leap/DFA combo keeps things nice and clumped together and stunned for a large portion of the time. I used to run WW/Blood Funnel but had to run Earthen Might to keep my fury up and I've found that 25% more EQ damage from Berserker Rage far outweighs the damage boost from using a physical-based WW. I don't find it difficult at all to maintain >95% fury, even keeping Battle Rage up. Battle Rage is interchangeable and can be swapped out for something like War Cry if more survivability is desired. WotB and Boon can be swapped out for that matter but if there is one thing the build lacks it is single-target damage and I find those help with that.

I've run several different iterations of this build (IK helm/belt/chest for perma-CotA, cold, fire) and I think this one definitely works the best, at least for how I like to play. I'm not pushing into level 40+ grifts by any means but I can run into the 30's comfortably and don't feel super squishy if I drop my Unity for group play.

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