Istvan's Paired Blades - HoTA GR71+ Group - Barbarian - Diablo III Builds

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Istvan's Paired Blades - HoTA GR71+ Group

by Bareknuckle last updated Oct 3, 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.
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.
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.
Overpower Momentum
- 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.
Momentum

Generate 5 Fury for each enemy hit by Overpower.
Furious Charge Merciless Assault
- 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.
Merciless Assault

Recharge time is reduced by 2 seconds for every enemy hit. This effect can reduce the recharge time by up to 10 seconds.
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.

Ruthless
- Ruthless
You deal 40% additional damage to enemies below 30% health.
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.
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.

Items

Immortal King's Triumph

Set Helm

Primary Stats

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

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

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.
Fury of the Ancients

Legendary Shoulders

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Call of the Ancients gains the effect of the Ancients' Fury rune.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

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

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Immortal King's Eternal Reign

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

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

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

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.
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
Immortal King's Irons

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

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.
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.
Immortal King's Stature

Set Pants

Primary Stats

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

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

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.
Immortal King's Stride

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

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.
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.
Little Rogue

Set Sword

4.2 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

Istvan's Paired Blades
The Slanderer
Little Rogue
(2) Set: Every time you spend primary resource, gain 6% increased Attack Speed, Damage, and Armor for 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to 5 times.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Immortal King's Triumph
- Stat Priority: Str Skill: HotA CHC Vit
Shoulders
- Fury of the Ancients
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Life
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: Fire % CHC CHD
Torso
- Immortal King's Eternal Reign
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Life
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: Fire % CHC Str Vit
Hands
- Immortal King's Irons
- Stat Priority: Str Vit CHD CHC
Waist
- Immortal King's Tribal Binding
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Life
Legs
- Immortal King's Stature
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR
Feet
- Immortal King's Stride
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AR Skill: HotA
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC Min Dmg
Weapon
- Little Rogue
- The Slanderer
- Stat Priority: Str Dmg % AS
Offhand
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15.00%.
  Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Bane of the Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.8%.
- Pain Enhancer
  Pain Enhancer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Critical hits cause the enemy to bleed for 2500.0% weapon damage as Physical over 3 seconds.
  Gain Blood Frenzy, granting you 3% increased Attack Speed for each bleeding enemy within 20 yards. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

The Gavel of Judgment

Legendary Two-Handed Mighty Weapon

Primary Stats

+(180–220)–(216–274) Holy Damage
+360–404 Strength
Increases Hammer of the Ancients Damage by 75–100% (Barbarian Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Hammer of the Ancients returns 20–25 Fury if it hits 3 or fewer enemies.
The Gavel of Judgment
Bracers of the First Men

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1.5–2.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Hammer of the Ancients attacks 50% faster and deals 150–200% increased damage.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Bracers of the First Men
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gain 150–200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Convention of Elements

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Maximum Resource
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Resist All
Life
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

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Istvan's Paired Blades - HoTA GR71+ Group

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Items

Head

Shoulders

Amulet

Torso

Wrists

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Rings

Weapon

Offhand

Legendary Gems

Kanai's Cube

Paragon Priorities

Core

Offense

Defense

Utility

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