Obedience

Obedience inside a 5os

Grim Scythe

once my mana sustain was a non issue, I was pleasantly surprised with this little runeword. "don't knock it till you try it" as they say

This runeword is mighty, and highly recommended to anyone, especially merc-dependant builds. A bright example of "give me two, please" items for surprisingly low price. To maximize its effectiveness, provide your merc with life leech and non-weapon ias in armor and

Helm (Treachery,

Vampire Gaze,

Andariel's Visage, smth).

Obedience is one of the mid game best in slot choices for a leveling Barbarian using the

Leap Attack skill. Some may not realize that with the newer patches,

Leap Attack is so strong that one can shop two open socket flails in act two making Steel runewords and have it carry them all the way until Act 4 nightmare with little difficulty. Once you reach Act 4 normal though, you're able to shop War Hammers with higher base damage.

Leap Attack doesn't benefit from attack speed, and two handers are slightly slower

Leap attacks than one handers. That said, since attack speed doesn't matter, the biggest damage stick you can make wins out, so Obedience having huge defense, resistances, stats, crushing blow, - target defense, attack rating from

Enchant, faster hit recovery, and of course the 370% enhanced damage, makes this almost best in slot for a flier barb. Other option for mobility benefits would be Insight given the

Meditation, attack rating, and

Critical Strike chance.

As of Patch 2.4, this runeword can be placed in Spears, making it a strong choice for SpearZons specializing in

Fend.

A slvl 21

Enchant has the following properties:

Duration (seconds): 624
Fire Damage: 74-96
Attack Rating: +200%

Due to the Druid's favorable IAS breakpoints while using hafted weapons, a

Werewolf specializing in

Fire Claws can make excellent use of this weapon's unique combination of potent melee affixes and -25% to Enemy Fire Resistance.

I just made an Obedience in an Ethereal

Cryptic Axe and I tested it replacing the Insight in an ethereal Tresher. My merc is everything. I couldn’t make a Fortitude for him yet. He is using a Duress. Obedience gives 20-30 all res so its possible to put

Andariel’s visage even without a

Ral rune.