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Looking for suggestions for pure polearm build barbarian

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BotD probably BiS.
Which is way beyond my single player budget.

But I am especially interested in personal experience with such build-if anyone actually played such a build, successfully?

Trying it out, I intend it WW. Mostly.
With standard
Shout
and
Battle Orders
.

I’ve got Bone hew. And obviously Obedience. But not sure about base.
Bone hew needs 195str. Which I’m considering.

And I know it’s not the best strong build to mass kill, that’s why I’m asking if anyone attempted the not so best build in the game for fun.

Guessing fort could boost damage like nuts as well. But I’m waiting on that
Lo
.

Or I can pass it from my other chars. Same as with Obedience.

So, anyone played such build?
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rikus 157

Assassin Americas PC
BotD probably BiS.
Which is way beyond my single player budget.

But I am especially interested in personal experience with such build-if anyone actually played such a build, successfully?

Trying it out, I intend it WW. Mostly.
With standard
Shout
and
Battle Orders
.

I’ve got Bone hew. And obviously Obedience. But not sure about base.
Bone hew needs 195str. Which I’m considering.

And I know it’s not the best strong build to mass kill, that’s why I’m asking if anyone attempted the not so best build in the game for fun.

Guessing fort could boost damage like nuts as well. But I’m waiting on that
Lo
.

Or I can pass it from my other chars. Same as with Obedience.

So, anyone played such build?

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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fredkid 1877

Amazon Americas PC
Taking the Fury druid as an example (the build that actually use 2-hand weapons - Axe/Polearm/Staff - as BIS)
Your better options would be find a good ethereal elite one (better if it is a fast one 😉)
For polearms... the only Runeword with Indestructible/Repair I think is Breath of the Dying... 🤔 (with Axe/Swords you could use Death or Oath that are way cheaper)
But is possible to find a unique that dropped as ethereal (a ethereal The reaper's Tool would probably be your best choice)

Obedience is good as budget (and after getting a better weapon you could still keep it on stash/swap to pre-buff
Enchant
😉 - I do this with my Druid), but you can't put on a ethereal weapon...

About sockets
Lo
has more chance to increase your overall damage than
Ohm
. But use some calculator (like https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/ ) before deciding 😉
And test
Shael
or a Jewel of fervor (15 ias) too, if they make you reach the next breakpoint it can increase your overall damage a lot too.

Time Zone: GMT-3
Non-Ladder | Softcore | Expansion
----
Equivalence for trades:
Ist
= 1 =
Token of Absolution
= 20
Perfect Gems

Pul
=0.25 |
Um
=0.5|
Mal
=0.75
Gul
=1.5|
Vex
=2 |
Ohm
=3 |
Lo
=4 |
Sur
=5
Ber
=9 |
Jah
=12 |
Cham
=3 |
Zod
= 4
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ShadowHeart 4915Moderator

Paladin Europe PC Playstation
Back in Legacy LoD, I completed several full solo p8 playthroughs with various builds. And since I only played offline (as well as TCP/IP with friends) and didn’t feel like cheating, I was limited to what items I had actually found myself or been given by a friend. That meant almost no high runes at all so pretty much no high end rune words, but also that I had a lot of uniques/sets since I farmed a lot with high MF. I.e., most characters I played had only uniques/sets/rares and rune words using at most mid-runes (up to
Ist
/
Gul
or so).

I did in fact do such a playthrough as a WW barbarian, and IIRC, I used
Arioc's Needle
. I could check if I can find my save files from back then.

I'm in CET (Central European Time), so that's UTC+1 normally and UTC+2 during DST.
My profile says Ladder, but I play both Ladder and Non-Ladder.
My profile says Softcore, but I play both Softcore and Hardcore.
My Holy Grail Tracker is for Offline Hardcore.
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uuee 265

Europe PC
fredkid wrote: 10 months ago
But is possible to find a unique that dropped as ethereal (a ethereal The reaper's Tool would probably be your best choice)
Since WW doesn't proc on striking effects the best use of a
Zod
would be a BoTD GPA.
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fredkid 1877

Amazon Americas PC
Forgot abou that "little" detail...😓🤦‍♀️
uuee wrote: 10 months ago
fredkid wrote: 10 months ago
But is possible to find a unique that dropped as ethereal (a ethereal The reaper's Tool would probably be your best choice)
Since WW doesn't proc on striking effects the best use of a
Zod
would be a BoTD GPA

Time Zone: GMT-3
Non-Ladder | Softcore | Expansion
----
Equivalence for trades:
Ist
= 1 =
Token of Absolution
= 20
Perfect Gems

Pul
=0.25 |
Um
=0.5|
Mal
=0.75
Gul
=1.5|
Vex
=2 |
Ohm
=3 |
Lo
=4 |
Sur
=5
Ber
=9 |
Jah
=12 |
Cham
=3 |
Zod
= 4
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fredkid 1877

Amazon Americas PC
Considering that... Have to think/calculate a little to see if, for the WW, any ethereal elite unique polearm could be better than a Breath of the Dying 🤔🤔

Time Zone: GMT-3
Non-Ladder | Softcore | Expansion
----
Equivalence for trades:
Ist
= 1 =
Token of Absolution
= 20
Perfect Gems

Pul
=0.25 |
Um
=0.5|
Mal
=0.75
Gul
=1.5|
Vex
=2 |
Ohm
=3 |
Lo
=4 |
Sur
=5
Ber
=9 |
Jah
=12 |
Cham
=3 |
Zod
= 4
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uuee 265

Europe PC
If spears are also on the table, maybe an
Eth
upped
Hone Sundan
would be the best choice without spending a
Zod
.
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rikus 157

Assassin Americas PC
Wait. What doesn’t proc on WW?
Enchant
? Or the BOTD?

And GPA short for what base?

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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User avatar

fredkid 1877

Amazon Americas PC
From the
Whirlwind
page
Whirlwind
does not work with: "On Attack", "On Striking", or "When You Kill an Enemy" item properties.

GPA i think is
Great Poleaxe
🤔
rikus wrote: 10 months ago
Wait. What doesn’t proc on WW?
Enchant
? Or the BOTD?

And GPA short for what base?

Time Zone: GMT-3
Non-Ladder | Softcore | Expansion
----
Equivalence for trades:
Ist
= 1 =
Token of Absolution
= 20
Perfect Gems

Pul
=0.25 |
Um
=0.5|
Mal
=0.75
Gul
=1.5|
Vex
=2 |
Ohm
=3 |
Lo
=4 |
Sur
=5
Ber
=9 |
Jah
=12 |
Cham
=3 |
Zod
= 4
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playing this season WW Obedience Hustle/Treachery in a
Thresher


63 ias for best frames
GPA needs 89

Berserk
for PIs,

when starting your session
Berserk
a few trash till
Enchant
procs, lasts >10 minutes

also 2 angelics helps
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OP
User avatar

rikus 157

Assassin Americas PC
About WW attack speed- so is Bone hew with 2 jewels of increased attack speed, better than Obedience? As WW only counts weapons speed, and not items outside weapon?

Btw regarding the proc of Obedience with WW, since it’s a timed proc, you can get the proc first by hitting without WW, and then whirl away.

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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fredkid 1877

Amazon Americas PC
Since last patches off-weapon IAS affect
Whirlwind
(that's why most guides recommended
Laying of Hands
and
Highlord's Wrath
as BIS - like https://maxroll.gg/d2/guides/whirlwind-barbarian-guide )

Better to use a calculator to confirm, But my guess is that
Bonehew
with 60% ias (with 2 jewels) or even 70% ias (with 2
Shael
) will give you more DPS than Obedience (that has no ias)

But Obedience have Crushing Blow that can make difference vs Bosses or on high players count. Well.. you could always use Obedience on swap for those situations (and pre-buff)

Obs: on the guide above there is a variant that uses a ethereal
War Pike
Breath of the Dying. Seems similar to what you want 😉

rikus wrote: 10 months ago
About WW attack speed- so is Bone hew with 2 jewels of increased attack speed, better than Obedience? As WW only counts weapons speed, and not items outside weapon?

Time Zone: GMT-3
Non-Ladder | Softcore | Expansion
----
Equivalence for trades:
Ist
= 1 =
Token of Absolution
= 20
Perfect Gems

Pul
=0.25 |
Um
=0.5|
Mal
=0.75
Gul
=1.5|
Vex
=2 |
Ohm
=3 |
Lo
=4 |
Sur
=5
Ber
=9 |
Jah
=12 |
Cham
=3 |
Zod
= 4
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User avatar

ShadowHeart 4915Moderator

Paladin Europe PC Playstation
rikus wrote: 10 months ago
As WW only counts weapons speed, and not items outside weapon?
Patch 2.4.3 (from June 2023) changed this. The patch says: "
Whirlwind
now incorporates Increased Attack Speed (IAS) from all equipment."

When calculating IAS, make sure you use a calculator that understands this change for
Whirlwind
. Like Warren's.

I'm in CET (Central European Time), so that's UTC+1 normally and UTC+2 during DST.
My profile says Ladder, but I play both Ladder and Non-Ladder.
My profile says Softcore, but I play both Softcore and Hardcore.
My Holy Grail Tracker is for Offline Hardcore.
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OP
User avatar

rikus 157

Assassin Americas PC
Hmm so it seems I’m going for swapping of Obedience and Bone Hew with ias.
Using
Laying of Hands
as well or other ias items/Hustle etc.


And will use
Grim Scythe
/elite(?) as base for Obedience.

Although… will need some proc for breaking res. So not sure which I will
Choose.

I’m guessing there’s attack speed limit on
Whirlwind
?

goodluck, and may the RNG god be with you.
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The issue I found wasn't configuring the right combination of gear for this route, but that the skill
Whirlwind
sucks. I rocked a %400+ED
Giant Thresher
Breathe of the Dying with Highlords,
Laying of Hands
, fantastic rings etc. On Players1 it's just lame DPS. Really sad I love wielding a huge weapon with long range!
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ghostpos wrote: 10 months ago
The issue I found wasn't configuring the right combination of gear for this route, but that the skill
Whirlwind
sucks. I rocked a %400+ED
Giant Thresher
Breathe of the Dying with Highlords,
Laying of Hands
, fantastic rings etc. On Players1 it's just lame DPS. Really sad I love wielding a huge weapon with long range!
disagree about WW., it's the weapon choices

u must use a CB and wield 2-handed, a nice roll botd gives 400-800 damage average 600, and a 4 frame attack. 2-handed only swords can reach 4 frames.

i play online and everything melts (p1.)

of course Mosaic/javazon/hammerdin/cold sorc/
Nova
sork/
Nova
necro.........
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