Raekor Speed Build for 2.3 Death's Breath farming

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by Gnada last updated Sep 9, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Hammer of the Ancients Smash
- Hammer of the Ancients
Cost: 20 Fury

Call forth a massive hammer to smash enemies directly in front of you for 535% weapon damage. Hammer of the Ancients has a 1% increased Critical Hit Chance for every 5 Fury that you have.
Smash

Smash for 640% weapon damage as Fire.
Furious Charge Battering Ram
- Furious Charge
Cost: 1 Charge
Generate: 15 Fury

Rush forward knocking back and dealing 600% weapon damage to enemies along your path.

You gain a charge every 10 seconds and can have up to 1 charge stored at a time.
Battering Ram

Increase the damage to 1050% weapon damage as Fire.
Battle Rage Bloodshed
- Battle Rage
Cost: 20 Fury

Enter a rage which increases your damage by 10% and Critical Hit Chance by 3%. Lasts 120 seconds.
Bloodshed

Critical Hits cause an explosion of blood dealing 20% of the damage done to all other nearby enemies.
Call of the Ancients Together as One
- Call of the Ancients
Cooldown: 120 seconds

Summon the ancient Barbarians Talic, Korlic, and Madawc to fight alongside you for 20 seconds. Each deals 270% weapon damage per swing in addition to bonus abilities.

Talic wields a sword and shield and uses Whirlwind and Leap.
Korlic wields a massive polearm and uses Cleave and Furious Charge.
Madawc dual-wields axes and uses Weapon Throw and Seismic Slam.
Together as One

50% of all damage dealt to you is instead divided evenly between the Ancients.

The Ancients' damage turns into Lightning.
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.
Sprint Marathon
- Sprint
Cost: 20 Fury

Increase movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
Marathon

Increase the movement speed bonus to 40% for 4 seconds.

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.
Rampage
- Rampage
Increase Strength by 1% for 8 seconds after killing or assisting in killing an enemy. This effect stacks up to 25 times.
Ruthless
- Ruthless
You deal 40% additional damage to enemies below 30% health.
Weapons Master
- Weapons Master
Gain a bonus based on the weapon type of your main hand weapon:
Swords/Daggers: 8% increased damage
Maces/Axes: 5% Critical Hit Chance
Polearms/Spears: 8% attack speed
Mighty Weapons: 2 Fury per hit

Items

Sage's Apogee

Set Helm

660 - 759 Armor

Sage's Journey
Sage's Purchase
Sage's Passage
Sage's Apogee
(2) Set: +250 Intelligence
+250 Strength
+250 Dexterity
+250 Vitality
(3) Set: Increases Death's Breath drops by 1.
Raekor's Burden

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+91–100 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties

The Legacy of Raekor
Raekor's Will
Raekor's Burden
Raekor's Heart
Raekor's Breeches
Raekor's Striders
Raekor's Wraps
(2) Set: Furious Charge refunds a charge if it hits only 1 enemy.
(4) Set: Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals 300% increased damage.
(6) Set: Every use of Furious Charge increases the damage of your next Fury-spending attack by 750%. This effect stacks. Every use of a Fury-spending attack consumes up to 5 stacks.
Eye of Etlich

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 27.7–32.9%.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Cold skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Fire skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Poison skills deal 5–10% more damage.

Holy skills deal 5–10% more damage.
Raekor's Heart

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

The Legacy of Raekor
Raekor's Will
Raekor's Burden
Raekor's Heart
Raekor's Breeches
Raekor's Striders
Raekor's Wraps
(2) Set: Furious Charge refunds a charge if it hits only 1 enemy.
(4) Set: Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals 300% increased damage.
(6) Set: Every use of Furious Charge increases the damage of your next Fury-spending attack by 750%. This effect stacks. Every use of a Fury-spending attack consumes up to 5 stacks.
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
Raekor's Wraps

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+626–750 Strength
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties

The Legacy of Raekor
Raekor's Will
Raekor's Burden
Raekor's Heart
Raekor's Breeches
Raekor's Striders
Raekor's Wraps
(2) Set: Furious Charge refunds a charge if it hits only 1 enemy.
(4) Set: Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals 300% increased damage.
(6) Set: Every use of Furious Charge increases the damage of your next Fury-spending attack by 750%. This effect stacks. Every use of a Fury-spending attack consumes up to 5 stacks.
Immortal King's Tribal Binding

Set Mighty Belt

Primary Stats

+220–349 Strength
+220–349 Vitality
+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+3 Random Magic Properties

Immortal King's Call
Immortal King's Triumph
Immortal King's Boulder Breaker
Immortal King's Eternal Reign
Immortal King's Tribal Binding
Immortal King's Irons
Immortal King's Stride
Immortal King's Stature
(2) Set: Call of the Ancients last until they die.
(4) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients by 3 seconds for every 10 Fury you spend with an attack.
(6) Set: While both Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients is active, you deal 400% increased damage.
Raekor's Breeches

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

The Legacy of Raekor
Raekor's Will
Raekor's Burden
Raekor's Heart
Raekor's Breeches
Raekor's Striders
Raekor's Wraps
(2) Set: Furious Charge refunds a charge if it hits only 1 enemy.
(4) Set: Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals 300% increased damage.
(6) Set: Every use of Furious Charge increases the damage of your next Fury-spending attack by 750%. This effect stacks. Every use of a Fury-spending attack consumes up to 5 stacks.
Sage's Passage

Set Boots

513 - 590 Armor

Sage's Journey
Sage's Purchase
Sage's Passage
Sage's Apogee
(2) Set: +250 Intelligence
+250 Strength
+250 Dexterity
+250 Vitality
(3) Set: Increases Death's Breath drops by 1.

+ 6 Random Magic Properties
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Immortal King's Boulder Breaker

Set Two-Handed Mighty Weapon

Primary Stats

+495–787 Strength
Increases Call of the Ancients Damage by 45–60% (Barbarian Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Arcane Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Poison Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Lightning Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Holy Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Cold Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Fire Damage

+(732–894)–(877–1111) Damage

Immortal King's Call
Immortal King's Triumph
Immortal King's Boulder Breaker
Immortal King's Eternal Reign
Immortal King's Tribal Binding
Immortal King's Irons
Immortal King's Stride
Immortal King's Stature
(2) Set: Call of the Ancients last until they die.
(4) Set: Reduce the cooldown of Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients by 3 seconds for every 10 Fury you spend with an attack.
(6) Set: While both Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients is active, you deal 400% increased damage.

More Details

Head
- Sage's Apogee
- Raekor's Will
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CHC
Shoulders
- Raekor's Burden
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CDR Skill: FC
Amulet
- Eye of Etlich
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Fire % Socket
Torso
- Raekor's Heart
- Stat Priority: Str Vit Socket Skill: FC
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Nemesis Bracers
- Bracers of the First Men
- Stat Priority: Fire % Str Vit CHC
Hands
- Raekor's Wraps
- Sage's Purchase
- Stat Priority: Str CHD CHC CDR
Waist
- Immortal King's Tribal Binding
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Life per Fury
Legs
- Raekor's Breeches
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Socket
Feet
- Sage's Passage
- Raekor's Striders
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC CDR
Weapon
- Immortal King's Boulder Breaker
- Stat Priority: Str Socket Dmg %
Offhand
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Wreath of Lightning
  Wreath of Lightning
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  15% chance on hit to gain a Wreath of Lightning, dealing 1250.0% weapon damage as Lightning every second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
  While under the effect of the Wreath of Lightning, gain 25% increased movement speed. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

In-geom

Legendary Sword
In-geom
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Nemesis Bracers
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
Ring of Royal Grandeur

This is not a new build, but I didn't find it well documented here for patch 2.3.

Basic idea is to utilize In-geom with Raekors set Furious Charge mechanics plus the new HotA Bracers to quickly take out Torment 8+ elite packs with the Sage's 3pc bonus equipped. This net's me between 450 and 600 Death's Breaths per hour if I'm efficient and have good density.

And, because you're able to move very quickly with instant-refresh charge, bracers, and sprint you can skip through trash mobs and focus on killing elites. Nemesis Bracers greatly aid in this.

Some items, gems, etc are optional (amulet especially), but in general this works best in my testing. If you're low on cooldown gear, you may find it faster to cube Leoric's Crown for example. If you're very skilled or well geared, I'm certain its possible to forego the damage reduction from Together As One as well.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Standard paragon spread here. Fill gear gaps as needed.

Build Guide

A simple speed build for ultra fast and efficient farming of Death's Breath in patch 2.3. Once you're geared up and moving efficiently you should be able to break 500 Death's Breaths per hour.

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