I wonder if it's possible to give up the IK set (and CotA) to use Frostburn+Rimeheart+Azurewrath. I have all those items (but not the EQ helmet yet), so I really want to give it a try, because everything that's not fire is interesting. Plus, the cold CC as well as the Rimeheart shatter are insanely powerful on higher greater rifts, where it's not just about DPSDPSDPSDPS anymore, especially for melee classes.
Wouldn't see why not. Could swap out CotA with WotB, or anything else that fancies you. One downside is hexing pants would not be an option (with your proposed setup). The OP's build, in particular, interests me since I've got some well-rolled IK pieces (gloves, chest, belt), but don't use them all in my fire setup since cindercoat (among other items) reign supreme. Also, with a cold setup, I dare wonder if I could abandon war cry since mobs will be locked down so much. Will be interesting to try!
Ah, cold EQ + IK was exactly the concept I had in mind once I saw the PTR notes the other day. I've got an entire cold set stowed away in stash, save for a cold SoJ.
Still think I'll stick with fire primarily because I figure I will ditch EQ from my bars and pick up battle rage with bloodshed rune.
Nice to see the viability of something that isn't fire-based boosted for a change, though. I'm also curious to test out my lightning raekor barb (seeing that FC now has a lightning dmg rune).
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Still think I'll stick with fire primarily because I figure I will ditch EQ from my bars and pick up battle rage with bloodshed rune.
Nice to see the viability of something that isn't fire-based boosted for a change, though. I'm also curious to test out my lightning raekor barb (seeing that FC now has a lightning dmg rune).