Well this build revolves around Blade of the Warlord. Due to that fury consuming mechanic Aquilas Cuirass is really out of the question. I run Fury of the Ancients for the big fury boost that gives as well as running with the S&B passive for reduced fury cost. I also run with Zodiac so ensure near 100% Wrath and CotA uptime. The damage difference with CotA down is huge...not to mention the toughness of the rune I'm running.
UPDATE: I made some changes and managed to clear GR60 with relative ease. I truly think with a bit of luck in the way of gear I can definitely make GR70+ a reality!
Well I'm sure my follower stuns some of them but yeah you're probably right. I need to switch out bracers (strongarms aren't proccing either) and then change my cube to something more useful. I have an ancient pair of Sescheron's in my stash.
I've been working on this. Seems like converting the standard frenzy/thorns LON build into a S&B build could work but I haven't actually given it a spin yet.
Yeah I guess when it comes down to it S&B will always be limited compared to other builds when it comes to pushing GRs. I miss the vanilla days when the only measuring stick you had to compare against was A3 Depths clear times LOL
I wonder though...perhaps making a "challenge" (of sorts) during this season of creating a S&B build that reaches the highest GR. The Sword & Board challenge? Entries include build, gear, and video proving their best GR run? Might might things interesting this season and break the monotony.
So I play all the melee classes primarily and I love how Crusaders get to use shields in all of their builds but I miss S&B being a viable option for Barbs. I was starting to wonder though, couldn't a S&B build for barbs using the namesake passive, and then items that work with block chance such as Blood Brother, Justice Lantern, and maybe even Coven's Criterion be a possible build option? S&B reduces damage taken and fury costs so you could maybe do a variant of Frenzy/Thorns using a shield? Any ideas?
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Well this build revolves around Blade of the Warlord. Due to that fury consuming mechanic Aquilas Cuirass is really out of the question. I run Fury of the Ancients for the big fury boost that gives as well as running with the S&B passive for reduced fury cost. I also run with Zodiac so ensure near 100% Wrath and CotA uptime. The damage difference with CotA down is huge...not to mention the toughness of the rune I'm running.
As soon as I have fury...it's gone!
I'll try to get some video captured soonish.
UPDATE: I made some changes and managed to clear GR60 with relative ease. I truly think with a bit of luck in the way of gear I can definitely make GR70+ a reality!
Well I'm sure my follower stuns some of them but yeah you're probably right. I need to switch out bracers (strongarms aren't proccing either) and then change my cube to something more useful. I have an ancient pair of Sescheron's in my stash.
Thanks for the feedback!
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Zaknaril-1820/hero/78836687
I put together a LON bash setup that's working pretty well. I cleared GR55 so far and my gear is lacking in some areas.
Has anyone else given this a try yet?
I've been working on this. Seems like converting the standard frenzy/thorns LON build into a S&B build could work but I haven't actually given it a spin yet.
Yeah I guess when it comes down to it S&B will always be limited compared to other builds when it comes to pushing GRs. I miss the vanilla days when the only measuring stick you had to compare against was A3 Depths clear times LOL
I wonder though...perhaps making a "challenge" (of sorts) during this season of creating a S&B build that reaches the highest GR. The Sword & Board challenge? Entries include build, gear, and video proving their best GR run? Might might things interesting this season and break the monotony.
Any takers!?
So I play all the melee classes primarily and I love how Crusaders get to use shields in all of their builds but I miss S&B being a viable option for Barbs. I was starting to wonder though, couldn't a S&B build for barbs using the namesake passive, and then items that work with block chance such as Blood Brother, Justice Lantern, and maybe even Coven's Criterion be a possible build option? S&B reduces damage taken and fury costs so you could maybe do a variant of Frenzy/Thorns using a shield? Any ideas?