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by Zexion last updated May 10, 2016 ( Patch 2.4.1 )

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Skills

Bash Onslaught
- Bash
Generate: 6 Fury per attack

Brutally smash an enemy for 320% weapon damage.
Onslaught

The enemy has a 10% increased chance to be Critically Hit for 3 seconds.

Bash's damage turns into Lightning.
Furious Charge
- 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.
Ancient Spear Rage Flip
- Ancient Spear
Cost: 25 Fury

Throw a spear that pierces enemies and deals 500% weapon damage.
Rage Flip

Add a chain to the spear to throw all enemies hit behind you and Slow them by 60% for 1 second.
Ignore Pain Mob Rule
- Ignore Pain
Cooldown: 30 seconds

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

Allies within 50 yards also gain 25% damage reduction and Immunity to control-impairing effects for 5 seconds.
War Cry Veteran's Warning
- War Cry
Generate: 20 Fury
Cooldown: 20 seconds

Unleash a rallying cry to increase Armor for you and all allies within 100 yards by 20% for 120 seconds.
Veteran's Warning

Increase Dodge Chance by 30% while affected by War Cry.
Threatening Shout Falter
- Threatening Shout
Generate: 15 Fury
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Shout with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within 25 yards by 20% for 15 seconds.
Falter

Enemies instead take 25% increased damage for 6 seconds.

Nerves of Steel
- Nerves of Steel
Fatal damage instead reduces you to 15% Life. For 3 seconds afterward, you take 95% reduced damage and are immune to all control-impairing effects.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.
Inspiring Presence
- Inspiring Presence
The duration of your shouts is doubled. After using a shout you and all allies within 100 yards regenerate 3% of maximum Life per second for 120 seconds.

Your shouts are:
Battle Rage
Threatening Shout
War Cry
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.
Tough as Nails
- Tough as Nails
Increase Armor by 25%.
Increase Thorns by 100%.

Items

Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into this item by 75–100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–26 Dexterity

+18–26 Strength

+18–26 Intelligence
Raekor's Burden

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+91 - 100 Resistance to All Elements

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Star of Azkaranth

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Prevent all Fire 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
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

While above 90–95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+49–60 Dexterity

+49–60 Strength

+49–60 Intelligence
Ancient Parthan Defenders

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Each stunned enemy within 25 yards reduces your damage taken by 9–12%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Raekor's Wraps

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 7 - 10%

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Pride of Cassius

Legendary Mighty Belt

165 - 199 Armor

Primary Stats

+91 - 100 Resistance to All Elements
+416 - 500 Strength

Secondary Stats

Increases the duration of Ignore Pain by 4 - 6 seconds.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Raekor's Breeches

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Raekor's Striders

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+416–500 Vitality
+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.
Oculus Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Chance to create an area of focused power on killing a monster. Damage is increased by 70–85% while standing in the area.
Empty Socket
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4 - 7%.
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%
Reduces all resource costs by 5 - 7%.

Secondary Stats

Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 second when you hit with a resource-spending attack.

+ 1 Random Magic Properties
Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow

Set Mighty Weapon

277.55 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength

Secondary Stats

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

Bul-Kathos's Oath
Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow
Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood
(2) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 45% increased attack speed and movement speed.
Increases Fury Generation by 15

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood

Set Mighty Weapon

277.55 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength

Secondary Stats

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

Bul-Kathos's Oath
Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow
Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood
(2) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 45% increased attack speed and movement speed.
Increases Fury Generation by 15

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Leoric's Crown
- Stat Priority: Vit Str
Shoulders
- Raekor's Burden
- Stat Priority: CDR Vit Str Life
Amulet
- The Star of Azkaranth
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR Socket
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Stat Priority: Vit Str Reduced Elite Dmg
Wrists
- Ancient Parthan Defenders
- Stat Priority: Vit Str LOH
Hands
- Raekor's Wraps
- Stat Priority: CDR Vit Str
Waist
- Pride of Cassius
- Stat Priority: Vit Str Life AR
Legs
- Raekor's Breeches
- Stat Priority: Vit Str AR
Feet
- Raekor's Striders
- Stat Priority: Vit MS AR Str
Rings
- Oculus Ring
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Stat Priority: Vit CDR Socket
Weapon
- Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow
- Stat Priority: Vit Str CDR
Offhand
- Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood
- Stat Priority: Vit Str CDR

Legendary Gems
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.50% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
  Gain 1% Cooldown Reduction per stack of Swiftness. (Requires Rank 25)
- Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Poison all enemies hit for 2000% weapon damage over 10 seconds.
  All enemies you poison take 10% increased damage from all sources and deal 10% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction.
  While below 50% Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75%. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Solanium

Legendary Mace

Primary Stats

+(32–39)–(39–49) Holy Damage
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Critical Hits have a 3–4% chance to spawn a health globe.
Empty Socket
Solanium
Chilanik's Chain

Legendary Mighty Belt

Primary Stats

+85–108 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Using War Cry increases the movement speed for you and all allies affected by 30–40% for 10 seconds.
Chilanik's Chain
Band of Might

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

After casting Furious Charge, Ground Stomp, or Leap, take 50–60% reduced damage for 8 seconds.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+18–23 Dexterity

+18–23 Strength

+18–23 Intelligence
Band of Might

Possible item changes:

Ancient Parthan Defenders to Strongarm Bracers. Less Toughness in exchange for up to 30% additive dmg.

Chilanik's Chain (cube) to Illusory Boots. Shouldn't be necesary because you can move through units while Whirlwind.

Solanium (cube) to Vigilance and drop all the crit from gear. Not worth it in my oppinion, as you are the only providing some healing source on the group with the health globes unless running a monk, and in that case the vigilance sanctuary gets overwritten with the monk one.

Solanium (cube) to Thunderfury. Attack speed decrease on mobs is a little debuff to reduce their damage.

Possible Skill Changes:

Ancient Spear Rage Flip rune to Harpoon rune. Personal preference here.

War Cry - Veteran's Warning rune to Hardened Wrath rune. If running with monk using dodge mantra, swap this rune.

Diamonds on gear and weapon.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Vitality
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Resist All
Life
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find
Area Damage

CDR>CHC>AS

ALL RES > ARMOR because Strenght gives armor already.

IMPORTANT --> DO NOT TAKE AREA DMG TO REDUCE LAG <-- as the dmg on a zDPS means nothing.

Build Guide

Pull all the mobs to an open and dense area (A reverse corner, or an area where twisters get stuck if playing with a Tal Rasha's wiz) with Ancient Spear to create even more density. Work together with the other supports while pulling.

Use Furious Charge to stun the enemies pulled and activate the mitigation from Band of Might (cube).

Use Threatening Shout - Falter on the pull to increase the dmg received by the mobs.

Use Bash - Onslaugh on elites and rift guardians, and on normal mobs when you have time to grant 10% crit to the wizard.

Use Ignore Pain and War cry on CD always CHECKING THAT YOUR TEAMMATES ARE NEARBY to benefit from their effects.

Help the Demon Hunter(If any) pulling mobs that are far away with your Ancient Spear, but do not forget to apply Ignore Pain 100% uptime on the dps specially.

F . A . Q

Q: Why diamond in weapon? We're zDPS, we do Zero DPS.

A: Any gem on weapon for a support is nearly useless, but 20% more dmg on elites also works with conduit shrines, and with conduit also zDPS do dmg!

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