Dead or Alive Barbarian

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by Kenmasters last updated Jun 26, 2018 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Rend Mutilate
- Rend
Cost: 20 Fury

A sweeping strike causes all enemies within 12 yards to Bleed for 1100% weapon damage as Physical over 5 seconds.
Mutilate

Affected enemies are Chilled and take 10% increased damage from all sources.

Rend's damage turns into Cold.
Whirlwind Wind Shear
- Whirlwind
Cost: 10 Fury

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

While whirlwinding, you move at 100% movement speed.
Wind Shear

Gain 1 Fury for every enemy struck.

Whirlwind's damage turns into Lightning.
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.
Sprint
- Sprint
Cost: 20 Fury

Increase movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.

Pound of Flesh
- Pound of Flesh
When you are healed by a health globe, gain 2% Life regeneration per second and 4% increased movement speed for 15 seconds. This bonus stacks up to 5 times.
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.
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

Items

Leoric's Crown

Legendary Helm

72 - 89 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Increase the effect of any gem socketed into your helm by 100%. This effect does not apply to Legendary Gems.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Mantle of Channeling

Legendary Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+201 - 230 Vitality

Secondary Stats

While channeling Whirlwind, Rapid Fire, Strafe, Tempest Rush, Firebats, Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate, or Ray of Frost, you deal 20 - 25% increased damage and take 25% reduced damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Rondal's Locket

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 4 - 6 Yards.
Health Globes and Potions Grant +2355 - 3732 Life.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

While above 90 - 95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Gauntlet of the Wastes

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

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 and for 3 seconds after, 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 3000%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Chilanik's Chain

Legendary Mighty Belt

27 - 31 Armor

Secondary Stats

Using War Cry increases the movement speed for you and all allies affected by 30 - 40% for 10 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Tasset of the Wastes

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

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 and for 3 seconds after, 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 3000%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Sabaton of the Wastes

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

+78 - 83 Vitality

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 and for 3 seconds after, 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 3000%.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Oculus Ring

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.5%

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

Secondary Stats

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(132 - 308) Physical Damage

+(132 - 308) Fire Damage

+(132 - 308) Lightning Damage

+(132 - 308) Cold Damage

+(132 - 308) Poison Damage

+(132 - 308) Arcane Damage

+(132 - 308) 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

Secondary Stats

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(132 - 308) Physical Damage

+(132 - 308) Fire Damage

+(132 - 308) Lightning Damage

+(132 - 308) Cold Damage

+(132 - 308) Poison Damage

+(132 - 308) Arcane Damage

+(132 - 308) 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: Pickup Radius Int Vit
Shoulders
- Mantle of Channeling
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius Int Vit CDR
Amulet
- Rondal's Locket
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius Int Vit CDR
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius Int Vit Life
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Strongarm Bracers
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius Int Vit Armor +
Hands
- Gauntlet of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius Str Vit CDR
Waist
- Chilanik's Chain
- Pride of Cassius
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius Str Vit Armor +
Legs
- Tasset of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius Str Vit Armor +
Feet
- Sabaton of the Wastes
- Stat Priority: Pickup Radius Str Vit MS
Rings
- Oculus Ring
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stat Priority: Int Vit AS CDR
Weapon
- Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AS CDR
Offhand
- Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood
- Stat Priority: Str Vit AS CDR

Legendary Gems
- 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)
- Gogok of Swiftness
  Gogok of Swiftness
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain Swiftness with every attack, increasing your Attack Speed by 1% and Dodge by 0.5% for 4 seconds. This effect stacks up to 15 times.
- 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)

Kanai's Cube

In-geom

Legendary Sword

4.2 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Your skill cooldowns are reduced by 8 - 10 seconds for 15 seconds after killing an elite pack.
One of 8 Magic Properties (varies)
+10 - 15% Damage

+(132 - 308) Physical Damage

+(132 - 308) Fire Damage

+(132 - 308) Lightning Damage

+(132 - 308) Cold Damage

+(132 - 308) Poison Damage

+(132 - 308) Arcane Damage

+(132 - 308) Holy Damage

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
In-geom
Pride of Cassius

Legendary Mighty Belt

165 - 199 Armor

Primary Stats

+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements

Secondary Stats

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

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Pride of Cassius
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+152 - 224 Life per Hit

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Ring of Royal Grandeur

In-geom must stay in the cube but Pride of Cassius and Ring of Royal Grandeur may be swapped out for other rings if needed. I find it best to use Pride and RoRG in the cube though.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Vitality
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Resist All
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find

If you are putting this together prior to Paragon lvl 800 then follow the priorities above. If you are over or at 800, congrats on the start of your season and start slapping every stat into Vitality for the rest of the season.

Build Guide

If you are checking this build out I just wanted to say that you spin me right round! If you are STILL reading then thank you. This build is meant for Rat runs in the GR 80-110 range depending on where you are with paragon, gear and season progression. Main goal of the build is to stick with your DPS Necromancers and soak up all the globes that your ZDPS necromancer has made. To ensure this is not left up to player skill, the build includes all pieces that must have maxed out globe pickup radius. Neck should be 6 and the rest of the gear listed should be at 2 minimum to reach the target of 22 pickup radius. This is what the public channels mean when they say "LF 22barb for Rats GRX" so keep an eye out for that if you are in any public channels.

"BUT KEN!!! Why are you using Int gear instead of Str?" I can hear you already typing that out in the comment sections so don't worry. I have you covered. Being a Strength build and also a ZDPS your options are open for slapping gear on. Int gear brings extra Resistance to All to the board and allows you to stand in things that otherwise would melt you. Being close enough to your support and DPS are important when you are applying your Warcry and Ignore pain so they don't end up dead. I personally have a long history of mixing Int gear into Str based support classes and it always works out much better than just slapping all Str gear on.

If you guys every have any questions about this build or the Rats runs in general, please feel free to stop by https://www.twitch.tv/kenmastersgaming and ask away. If it's a Sunday, I will be playing something different but will still be open to questions. If it's a Monday, I'll be offline from the stream but I will be paying extra attention to this website to allow myself to answer questions quickly. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for checking this build out and I wish you all the breast of luck during your seasons. Make sure to stick around people you have fun with as the end game becomes a wicked grind and can bring the worst out in people.

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