Dear fellow barbs,
Is there any viable dual wield build out there? most of the guide that i have seen is using 2-hand weapon, the legacy skorn. Any successful barbs currently farming well can share your build / weapons? thanks in advanced.
A Lost Barb....
I currently dual wield, although I have swapped back and forth between the two.
Legacy Skorn is good right now because 1) it can roll high weapon damage 2) it has automatic crit damage 3) it has a socket. This doesn't make it the best weapon, but it makes pretty much every legacy Skorn very powerful.
In contrast, Legacy Echoing Fury is very good for dual wield builds when held in the off-hand.
2-handers work well with Earthquake, Rend, Revenge, Leap, Furious Charge, etc. This is because these skills don't benefit from increased attack speed. It also works slightly better with Whirlwind when using runes other than Wind Shear or Blood Funnel.
Dual wield works well with Whirlwind - Wind Shear and Blood Funnel because it triggers the runes' effects more rapidly. It's also better for any rune that has an on-hit ability, like Frenzy - Smite, Hammer of the Ancients - Birthright, or Bash - Clobber.
As a quick rule, pretty much every other skill is a toss-up between the two. Even Overpower is reasonably balanced between 2-handers and dual wield. 2-handers hit harder with Overpower, but dual wield gives more crits to lower the cooldown more quickly.
So:
Any build that doesn't rely on Rend or Furious Charge for damage should be fine with dual wield. Using Hammer of the Ancients or Whirlwind (or both) is perfectly acceptable with two weapons. A lot of people really like Rend, though, so they use a Skorn.
My current (2.0.3 dual wield) build, for example - No legacy gear, lightning damage theme
Frenzy - Smite (not really necessary, but it feels better to have a builder sometimes- can be replaced with Leap, Charge, Rend, etc)
Whirlwind - Wind Shear (dual wield works well to generate extra fury on hit)
Overpower - Killing Spree (lightning damage, resets reasonably quickly due to dual wield)
Battle Rage - Marauder's Rage (rune doesn't really matter)
Threatening Shout - Grim Harvest (currently bugged, it seems, but this skill slot can be replaced with anything)
Earthquake - Mountain's Call (lightning damage, not optimal with dual wield but still melts elite packs)
For weapons, I use an Odyn Son and Solanium, but any high-damage one handers would work. It's helpful to use two of the same weapon speed though for whirlwind.
Is there any viable dual wield build out there? most of the guide that i have seen is using 2-hand weapon, the legacy skorn. Any successful barbs currently farming well can share your build / weapons? thanks in advanced.
A Lost Barb....
Legacy Skorn is good right now because 1) it can roll high weapon damage 2) it has automatic crit damage 3) it has a socket. This doesn't make it the best weapon, but it makes pretty much every legacy Skorn very powerful.
In contrast, Legacy Echoing Fury is very good for dual wield builds when held in the off-hand.
2-handers work well with Earthquake, Rend, Revenge, Leap, Furious Charge, etc. This is because these skills don't benefit from increased attack speed. It also works slightly better with Whirlwind when using runes other than Wind Shear or Blood Funnel.
Dual wield works well with Whirlwind - Wind Shear and Blood Funnel because it triggers the runes' effects more rapidly. It's also better for any rune that has an on-hit ability, like Frenzy - Smite, Hammer of the Ancients - Birthright, or Bash - Clobber.
As a quick rule, pretty much every other skill is a toss-up between the two. Even Overpower is reasonably balanced between 2-handers and dual wield. 2-handers hit harder with Overpower, but dual wield gives more crits to lower the cooldown more quickly.
So:
Any build that doesn't rely on Rend or Furious Charge for damage should be fine with dual wield. Using Hammer of the Ancients or Whirlwind (or both) is perfectly acceptable with two weapons. A lot of people really like Rend, though, so they use a Skorn.
My current (2.0.3 dual wield) build, for example - No legacy gear, lightning damage theme
Frenzy - Smite (not really necessary, but it feels better to have a builder sometimes- can be replaced with Leap, Charge, Rend, etc)
Whirlwind - Wind Shear (dual wield works well to generate extra fury on hit)
Overpower - Killing Spree (lightning damage, resets reasonably quickly due to dual wield)
Battle Rage - Marauder's Rage (rune doesn't really matter)
Threatening Shout - Grim Harvest (currently bugged, it seems, but this skill slot can be replaced with anything)
Earthquake - Mountain's Call (lightning damage, not optimal with dual wield but still melts elite packs)
For weapons, I use an Odyn Son and Solanium, but any high-damage one handers would work. It's helpful to use two of the same weapon speed though for whirlwind.