Best Barb build for end game level up - Solo offline

Hello,

I play Solo offline, and I have all the gear/runewords. I have tested a few builds, but would like your opinions on what's the best end-game level-up build.
I want to farm exp asap, currently level 85, I chose

Whirlwind and running Chaos in TZ3 or normal 5x players count.
Build:
- 2x Grief
- Enigma
- Arreat with Ancient physical jewel
-LoH gloves
- Gore

Boots
- Highlords amu
- 1x dual leech rings + 1x ravens
-

String of Ears
- Torch + Anni and Max dmg AR GC + 3 max dmg AR SC

Merc: I chose Act 2 with might aura
- Andy's
- Reaper's tolls
- Fortitude

Any recommendation?

If you want to run

Chaos Sanctuary or any other high density map, WW is best.

looks solid, perhaps prebuff with

Demon Limb, if using axes perhaps u want to experiment with a Death in offhand for more cb on higher player counts or bosses, be sure u hit nice attack speed frames, and gl & hf.

antistygian wrote: 1 day ago

looks solid, perhaps prebuff with

Demon Limb, if using axes perhaps u want to experiment with a Death in offhand for more cb on higher player counts or bosses, be sure u hit nice attack speed frames, and gl & hf.

You mean Grief + Death in PB?
Will try with

Demon Limb yes.
Indeed, I did not check the IAS BP, I thought with the gear, I should be hitting the right one, need to double check.

Death is best in ethereal

Berserker Axe not in

Phase Blade.

Tornado_OLO wrote: 1 day ago

Death is best in ethereal

Berserker Axe not in

Phase Blade.

I only have maxed out Sword mastery, for Death, I need to allocate points to

Axe Mastery too no? Still worth it?

Lyrix wrote: 1 day ago

I only have maxed out Sword mastery, for Death, I need to allocate points to

Axe Mastery too no? Still worth it?

Better have to make it in an ethereal

Colossus Blade or

Colossus Sword.
Take care, it's a slow runeword.

Death is effective against high hp ennemies.
For

Chaos Sanctuary, Grief may be better unless playing in high /player.

I am trying the throw barb build running Chaos, it's kind of fun, not sure it's faster than WW

I am running a

Double Swing barb and just doing TZ . Same

Helm setup, with Duress/Prudence, Verdungos, Grief/Destruction and off = Lawbringer/

Dreadfang,

Venom Grip/

Blood Gloves, same

Boots, same rings. Only ever had 1

Herald I couldn't kill, but that one had the worsts mods for a melee build.

Rygar wrote: 19 hours ago

I am running a

Double Swing barb and just doing TZ . Same

Helm setup, with Duress/Prudence, Verdungos, Grief/Destruction and off = Lawbringer/

Dreadfang,

Venom Grip/

Blood Gloves, same

Boots, same rings. Only ever had 1

Herald I couldn't kill, but that one had the worsts mods for a melee build.

You do TZ one player count or more?

I tried with

Dreadfang, but it's a bit clunky with WW, since I have to use a different attack to proc Amp, then start WW.
Have

Dreadfang on Act 5 merc is kind of bad as the

Shout overrides Amp. With the downtime, I don't think it's better than Act 2 with Might + Reaper's toll

I need to test out more weapon combinations vs just 2x Griefs

I would, realy think hard before commiting to spend runes for a Death in a pb, the damage is going to suffer! , Tornaldo said the most important, I would look at attack speed before commiting to roll the runewords, i would select the collosus sword it has the most damage,

Colossus Blade has a bit more attack speed, they both have the same range so should not cause any issue having one of each equiped. likely the pb dual Grief setup is going to be the most effective for most scenarios, the optimized p8 solo tz, boss killer xp farmer will require

Sacrifice and work. be sure to use a

Eth sword if making the Death, massive extra damage, good luck with your barb

Rygar,

Shout should not be able to overwrite amp.

Shout is a buff for you and your party, amp is a curse aplied to enemies, perhaps you ment

Taunt?

btw I would also make sure to have a pair of

Blood Gloves for crushing blow laying around for a quick switch if you want to do maps without many demons, ex tz cows, canyon of magi and

Tal rashas tombs

antistygian wrote: 8 hours ago

I would, realy think hard before commiting to spend runes for a Death in a pb, the damage is going to suffer! , Tornaldo said the most important, I would look at attack speed before commiting to roll the runewords, i would select the collosus sword it has the most damage,

Colossus Blade has a bit more attack speed, they both have the same range so should not cause any issue having one of each equiped. likely the pb dual Grief setup is going to be the most effective for most scenarios, the optimized p8 solo tz, boss killer xp farmer will require

Sacrifice and work. be sure to use a

Eth sword if making the Death, massive extra damage, good luck with your barb

Even with the current 2x Grief, I think P8 TZ Chaos would be too slow. I run P3 or P5 TZ Chaos, the speed is acceptable. The problem with Chaos is all the undead that won't give me a corpse to put the totem (I forgot the name) to add extra damage, only those pitlords' would allow me to do so, increasing the damage significantly (+

Decrepify from Reapers).

antistygian wrote: 8 hours ago

Rygar,

Shout should not be able to overwrite amp.

Shout is a buff for you and your party, amp is a curse aplied to enemies, perhaps you ment

Taunt?

Yes, I said

Shout for everything that comes out of the mouth

Taunt is the only skill from that Merc ^^

antistygian wrote: 8 hours ago

btw I would also make sure to have a pair of

Blood Gloves for crushing blow laying around for a quick switch if you want to do maps without many demons, ex tz cows, canyon of magi and

Tal rashas tombs

Yes I have a pair of 20/10. But for Chaos, I keep LoH of course.