So i've kind of become bored of the HotA and Hurricane Barbarians, so i decided to do something i little different. I remember seeing a video on Youtube a few weeks ago of a guy that had a Barbarian build that used only a Primary attack and using buffs for the rest of his skills. So i'm trying to do that.
Currently, this is what i have:
Primary: Frenzy - Maniac
War Cry - Impunity
Battle Rage - Into the Fray
Revenge - Best served cold
Overpower - Killing Spree
Wrath of the Berserker - Insanity
Passives: Weapons Master (I'm using a Mace)
Berserker Rage
Ruthless
So my thinking is this: Buff myself with Battle Rage and War Cry and mash away with Frenzy. Since im using the Maniac rune i'll end up with a 20% damage increase (i think?) and a 75% Attack Speed increase. Fully buffed and with the Frenzy affect, Crit Chance boosts from Revenge and Battle Rage, i sit at 78% Crit Chance and 2.26 ApS (when using Berserker which will most likely be used on Elite packs). So with Crits lowering Overpower's cooldown i can pretty much use it like ever 2 seconds. I feel like Revenge procs a bit more often too (i'm sure that's just my imagination).
I've been switching between Frenzy and Bash (with the Punish rune) but i can't figure out which really works better. My sheet DPS with Bash is about 130k higher (when fully buffed), but does that really matter when my AS with Frenzy is higher, meaning more Crits and more Overpower uses?
I'm having some trouble deciding between the two, and which is actually better in the long run.
I also can't decide if i should be using a 2H weapon or not. With my Skywarden my sheet DPS goes up by around 200k, and if i'm using Frenzy it should have quite a nice synergy. But the Skywarden lacks any sort of Lifesteal. Currently i'm using a Butcher's Sickle with 3% Lifesteal (212% Crit Damage) and it's doing a great job at keeping me alive. Assuming i manage to find a 2H Mace with Lifesteal, would it be better than using DW?
Alternatively I have a belt with 2.80% Lifesteal, so I can use that, switch to my Skywarden and surviving shouldn't be much of an issue but I'll have a slight lowered ApS but a slight increase in DPS. But I'm still not sure if it's better just sticking to DW.
Also, so,I can't decide on my last passive slot. Right now I'm stuck between using Brawler and Ruthless ( which on Console is still +5% CC and 50% CD).
Any other suggestions on how i can improve the build a bit to maximize DPS?
Please not that I do play on the console version so some of the numbers will differ from PC. The main ones being the % increase from Bash and Fenzy. Frenzy - Maniac gives 4% increase and stacks 5 times and 15% AS that stacks 5 times, Bash - Punish gives an over all 8% increase.
That frenzy build could be fun but obviously not as effecient as ww/hota. In this version of the game the ww/hota build is just totally overpowered and nothing even comes close to it in terms of effeciency.
Stay with dual wield especially since you want to maximize dps. Use ruthless, the 5-50 is op. Use the butcher's sickle and some other 1h weapon (also needs a socket and LS). Hope this helps.
I initially had a HotA/WotB build, and it used to be pretty much my favorite way to play the Barbarian. Problem is that i couldn't keep WotB up the whole time. There would be a period of maybe 30 seconds where i'd have to be without it. Perhaps it's my lack of Fury generating gear, or it could just be because of lower Mob density. So i ended up sacrificing a lot of DPS in the 30 seconds without WotB, and in the end i felt like my current build was actually more consistent than the Berserker build.
Hurricane is obviously also good, perhaps even better than what i currently have, but it hurts my eyes and gives me motion sickness...
I might have been unclear, by ww/hota i mean a hybrid build based on WW and since you don't need generators you just use hota but that does not always work (depends on your gear) so you can just put bash instigation instead.
The ww rune should be the one that gives you higher movement speed. The sprint rune should be the one that casts tornadoes behind you. Obviously into the fray is a must and wotb with thrive on chaos. You can basically keep wotb up all the time if there are enough mobs,
Currently, this is what i have:
Primary: Frenzy - Maniac
War Cry - Impunity
Battle Rage - Into the Fray
Revenge - Best served cold
Overpower - Killing Spree
Wrath of the Berserker - Insanity
Passives: Weapons Master (I'm using a Mace)
Berserker Rage
Ruthless
So my thinking is this: Buff myself with Battle Rage and War Cry and mash away with Frenzy. Since im using the Maniac rune i'll end up with a 20% damage increase (i think?) and a 75% Attack Speed increase. Fully buffed and with the Frenzy affect, Crit Chance boosts from Revenge and Battle Rage, i sit at 78% Crit Chance and 2.26 ApS (when using Berserker which will most likely be used on Elite packs). So with Crits lowering Overpower's cooldown i can pretty much use it like ever 2 seconds. I feel like Revenge procs a bit more often too (i'm sure that's just my imagination).
I've been switching between Frenzy and Bash (with the Punish rune) but i can't figure out which really works better. My sheet DPS with Bash is about 130k higher (when fully buffed), but does that really matter when my AS with Frenzy is higher, meaning more Crits and more Overpower uses?
I'm having some trouble deciding between the two, and which is actually better in the long run.
I also can't decide if i should be using a 2H weapon or not. With my Skywarden my sheet DPS goes up by around 200k, and if i'm using Frenzy it should have quite a nice synergy. But the Skywarden lacks any sort of Lifesteal. Currently i'm using a Butcher's Sickle with 3% Lifesteal (212% Crit Damage) and it's doing a great job at keeping me alive. Assuming i manage to find a 2H Mace with Lifesteal, would it be better than using DW?
Alternatively I have a belt with 2.80% Lifesteal, so I can use that, switch to my Skywarden and surviving shouldn't be much of an issue but I'll have a slight lowered ApS but a slight increase in DPS. But I'm still not sure if it's better just sticking to DW.
Also, so,I can't decide on my last passive slot. Right now I'm stuck between using Brawler and Ruthless ( which on Console is still +5% CC and 50% CD).
Any other suggestions on how i can improve the build a bit to maximize DPS?
Please not that I do play on the console version so some of the numbers will differ from PC. The main ones being the % increase from Bash and Fenzy. Frenzy - Maniac gives 4% increase and stacks 5 times and 15% AS that stacks 5 times, Bash - Punish gives an over all 8% increase.
Stay with dual wield especially since you want to maximize dps. Use ruthless, the 5-50 is op. Use the butcher's sickle and some other 1h weapon (also needs a socket and LS). Hope this helps.
Hurricane is obviously also good, perhaps even better than what i currently have, but it hurts my eyes and gives me motion sickness...
The ww rune should be the one that gives you higher movement speed. The sprint rune should be the one that casts tornadoes behind you. Obviously into the fray is a must and wotb with thrive on chaos. You can basically keep wotb up all the time if there are enough mobs,