- Helm: high-crit Mempo, IK helm (my recommendation), Andariel's Visage -- Good crit Mempos are way out of most people's price ranges and other Mempos aren't worth it imho. We don't usually need all that much attack speed and it's usually not worth optimizing for it until you are close to perfect on other stats.
- Chest: IK or Tyreal's Might -- Usually IK. Tyreal's Might frees up a slot from needing movement speed, but it's a more expensive build overall. Crafted chests might deserve to be on the list as well, but I haven't put in the research to know for sure.
- Shoulders: Crafted of Vit, Crafted of Strength (my recommendation) -- Of Vit has a higher max roll, but until the rest of your crafted slots are near perfect, you're better off with Strength.
- Gloves: IK -- generally with crit damage, possibly with attack speed if you are exactly 8-9 IAS short of a certain (high) tornado breakpoint and can't get it elsewhere for some reason.
- Bracers: Crafted of Strength, Lacuni's -- Usually crafted with crit chance and all resist. Lacuni's are available if you need the run speed but are not the recommended way to get it.
- Belt: Witching hour, IK -- Usually WH, IK generally only if you can't get enough lifesteal or the 2-set IK bonus somewhere else for some reason, or if your build needs one of the barb skill bonuses.
- Pants: Inna's, rare / Depth Diggers with very high strength and vit, all resist and 2 sockets -- Almost always Inna's, usually with vit, possibly with strength. The exception is if you are running Tyreal's Might, but that's a much more expensive setup.
- Boots: Natalya's (with ring), Zunimassa's, Ice Climbers -- Almost never Ice Climbers, but you could go that way if you are getting 24% movement speed elsewhere or want to pay through the nose for a good pair with movement speed.
- Rings: Natalya's (with boots), other rare / unique, cold damage SoJ -- Stat priority is roughly crit chance > crit damage / min-max damage > attack speed > all resist > strength / vit. Life on hit is useful if your DPS is below 100k and you aren't using WW, but otherwise it's generally best to rely on lifesteal from other sources.If you already have extremely high crit chance and crit damage from other sources or need the slow from the cold damage (and possibly the fury / stat bonus though not necessarily), SoJ is incredibly strong against elites though less strong against trash.
- Amulet: Crafted of Strength -- Stat priority is roughly crit damage > crit chance > min-max damage > attack speed > all resist > vit. LoH is useful if your DPS is below 100k and you aren't using WW, but otherwise it's generally best to rely on lifesteal from other sources.
- Weapons: varies by build -- Skorn, echoing fury, rare maces and three-hundredth spear top the list. Generally you want lifesteal, a socket and/or crit damage with other things being bonuses.
- 400+ all resist
- 40k+ health
- 5000+ armor
- 10%+ melee damage reduction
- 5%+ lifesteal (you can get by on 3% most of the time, but sometimes that extra 2% helps a lot at higher MP)
- 24% movement speed (no more since it caps at 25%, possibly less though I think it's worthwhile to get 24%)
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