Wrath of the Wastes & Bul Kathos Oath

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by MDP888 last updated Sep 2, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Whirlwind Blood Funnel
- Whirlwind
Cost: 10 Fury

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

While whirlwinding, you move at 100% movement speed.
Blood Funnel

Critical Hits restore 1% of your maximum Life.
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.
War Cry Impunity
- 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.
Impunity

Increase resistance to all elements by 20% while affected by War Cry.
Battle Rage Into the Fray
- Battle Rage
Cost: 20 Fury

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

Gain 1% Critical Hit Chance for each enemy within 10 yards while under the effects of Battle Rage.
Overpower Crushing Advance
- Overpower
Cooldown: 12 seconds per charge

Deal 380% weapon damage to all enemies within 9 yards. Max 3 charges.

Critical Hits have a chance to reduce the recharge time of Overpower by 1 second.
Crushing Advance

Redirect 35% of incoming melee damage back to the attacker for 5 seconds after Overpower is activated.
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.

Rampage
- Rampage
Increase Strength by 1% for 8 seconds after killing or assisting in killing an enemy. This effect stacks up to 25 times.
Berserker Rage
- Berserker Rage
You deal 25% additional damage while near maximum Fury.
Brawler
- Brawler
As long as there are 3 enemies within 12 yards, all of your damage is increased by 20%.
Ruthless
- Ruthless
You deal 40% additional damage to enemies below 30% health.

Items

Helm of the Wastes

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+626–750 Strength
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Wrath of the Wastes
Helm of the Wastes
Pauldrons of the Wastes
Cuirass of the Wastes
Tasset of the Wastes
Sabaton of the Wastes
Gauntlet of the Wastes
(2) Set: Increase the damage per second of Rend by 500% and its duration to 15 seconds.
(4) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 50% damage reduction and your applied Rends deal triple damage.
(6) Set: Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and all Whirlwind damage is increased by 800%.
Pauldrons of the Wastes

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

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

Wrath of the Wastes
Helm of the Wastes
Pauldrons of the Wastes
Cuirass of the Wastes
Tasset of the Wastes
Sabaton of the Wastes
Gauntlet of the Wastes
(2) Set: Increase the damage per second of Rend by 500% and its duration to 15 seconds.
(4) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 50% damage reduction and your applied Rends deal triple damage.
(6) Set: Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and all Whirlwind damage is increased by 800%.
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Secondary Stats
Cuirass of the Wastes

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

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

Wrath of the Wastes
Helm of the Wastes
Pauldrons of the Wastes
Cuirass of the Wastes
Tasset of the Wastes
Sabaton of the Wastes
Gauntlet of the Wastes
(2) Set: Increase the damage per second of Rend by 500% and its duration to 15 seconds.
(4) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 50% damage reduction and your applied Rends deal triple damage.
(6) Set: Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and all Whirlwind damage is increased by 800%.
Lacuni Prowlers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+10–12% Movement Speed
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+316–1160 Thorns Damage
Gauntlet of the Wastes

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

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

Wrath of the Wastes
Helm of the Wastes
Pauldrons of the Wastes
Cuirass of the Wastes
Tasset of the Wastes
Sabaton of the Wastes
Gauntlet of the Wastes
(2) Set: Increase the damage per second of Rend by 500% and its duration to 15 seconds.
(4) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 50% damage reduction and your applied Rends deal triple damage.
(6) Set: Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and all Whirlwind damage is increased by 800%.
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.
Tasset of the Wastes

Set Pants

Primary Stats

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

Wrath of the Wastes
Helm of the Wastes
Pauldrons of the Wastes
Cuirass of the Wastes
Tasset of the Wastes
Sabaton of the Wastes
Gauntlet of the Wastes
(2) Set: Increase the damage per second of Rend by 500% and its duration to 15 seconds.
(4) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 50% damage reduction and your applied Rends deal triple damage.
(6) Set: Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and all Whirlwind damage is increased by 800%.
Sabaton of the Wastes

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Strength
+416–500 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties

Wrath of the Wastes
Helm of the Wastes
Pauldrons of the Wastes
Cuirass of the Wastes
Tasset of the Wastes
Sabaton of the Wastes
Gauntlet of the Wastes
(2) Set: Increase the damage per second of Rend by 500% and its duration to 15 seconds.
(4) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 50% damage reduction and your applied Rends deal triple damage.
(6) Set: Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and all Whirlwind damage is increased by 800%.
Stone of Jordan

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 25.0–30.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties
One of 6 Magic Properties (varies)

+8–10 Maximum Discipline (Demon Hunter Only)

+7–8 Maximum Fury (Barbarian Only)

+7–9 Maximum Arcane Power (Wizard Only)

+105–119 Maximum Mana (Witch Doctor Only)

+13–14 Maximum Spirit (Monk Only)

+7–8 Maximum Wrath

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Gain 150 - 200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This non-static effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow

Set Mighty Weapon

Bul-Kathos's Oath
Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow
Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood
(2) Set: During Whirlwind you gain 30% increased attack speed and movement speed.Increases Fury Generation by 10

More Details

Head
- Helm of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Pauldrons of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Cuirass of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Lacuni Prowlers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Gauntlet of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Pride of Cassius
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Tasset of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Sabaton of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Stone of Jordan
- Convention of Elements
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow
- Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Taeguk
  Taeguk
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 2.00% increased damage for 1.5 seconds when you spend resource on a channeled skill. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
  Gain 2.0% increased Armor for every stack. (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.
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
  After not taking damage for 4 seconds, gain an absorb shield for 200% of your total Life per Second. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

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
The Furnace
Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan

Legendary Pants

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Your resource generation and damage is increased by 25% while moving and decreased by 20–25% while standing still.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan
Countess Julia's Cameo

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 3.0–4.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Prevent all Arcane damage taken and heal yourself for 20–25% of the amount prevented.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Countess Julia's Cameo

Although there are better in slot items available to the game, I just have not acquired them yet. (I.e. Bracers could be Bracers of the first men, in which case rend would switch out for hammer of the ancients.) But in Diablo sometimes you just gotta work with what the RNG gods give ya.

Gear:

There are two active set bonuses. Wrath of the Wastes and Bul Kathos Oath. The synergy between the two works perfectly.

Rings - Stone of Jordan for extra damage to elite. CoE goes well with flame walker in kanai's cube and Rend with Lacerate.

Amulet - Hellfire amulet for extra passive (Weapon Master)

Bracers - Laucuni prowlers for attack speed

Waist - Sash of knives gives a nice little extra attack as I whirlwind through mobs.

Gems:

Taeguk - With whirlwind constantly active you will be spending fury all the time.

Pain Enhancer - Crits are not an issue with this build

Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard - I find it helps in high greater rifts especially with the rank 25 shield bonus.

Kanai's Cube:

As this is a new feature to the game (as of patch 2.3) the powers i have selected are again not the greatest but workable.

Furnace for elite damage. Does very well in rifts and GRs

I decided to go with flame walkers as this build is extremely mobile. Most of the mobs being killed are behind you.

Counltess Julia's Cameo (or any immune amulet) seems to do me wonders when fighting elites

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Attack Speed
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration
Armor

Utility

Area Damage
Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Core:

Movement speed until 25% cap

Primary stat to increase damage bonus

Offense:

Attack speed to increase dust devil spawn rate

Crit Dmg to off set the use of 1hs

Crit Chance to make sure you are getting those crits

Defense:

Resist all helps reduce all incoming damage

Life to keep you alive

Utility:

Area Damage helps your over all dmg

Life on hit to help keep you alive

Build Guide

This build heavily revolves around the use of whirlwind.

Active:

Keep whrilwind active at all times. Use rend as soon as you enter the pull. The bleed effect will start immediately and as you pass the mobs with your dust devils behind you they will finish them off. Hit overpower every time its up to keep your crit chance nice and high. Keep Battle shout and War Cry up as well. Battle shout being active with Into the Fray will keep you at tremendously high crit chance especially in rifts or GR'S where pulls are massive.

Passives:

Having a Hellfire amulet provides me with Weapon master hence why it is not selected as a passive.

Rampage is easy to keep up, almost a free 25% damage increase

Brawler comes in handy when in rifts and GR's where pulls are especially large

Ruthlessness helps finish off the mobs as you pass by them

Beserker Rage set bonus from Bul Kathos Oath keeps your fury generation high enough if skills are used efficiently and is a nice bonus to have

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