IK Whirlwind Barb - need suggestion how to improve

Hello,

here is my IK

Whirlwind barb:

https://d2.maxroll.gg/d2planner/nr010699

looking for some advice what to socket to armor and helmet (no extra expensive stuff), also looking for a way to boost my AR. Thanks

Attack speed doesnt do anything for WW barb. I think people usually put

Sol runes into the helmet and armor for less damage taken or p

Topaz for mf. You can also put some max damage jewels in. A merc with bless aim should help you with ar but your only level 80 so you need to level up a few more times to hit 85.

Battle Cry can greatly help you too with the bosses.

For atack speed i put 2x shaels to the

Maul to get the fastest 4 frame on WW.

I've found doing trav and LK runes with WW on my IK Barb very smooth and my barb was actually designed for

Frenzy

2 ED/15 IAS jewels on the weapon (you need 69 IAS for final WW breakpoint)

ED/minmax damage everywhere else (helmet & armor)

You don't need anything else from sockets, the IK set has everything you need except damage.

For AR use

Demon Limb as a swap.

+1 to what @xtremerotary said

An alternative for weapon swap is to equip 2x Echoing

Throwing Knife shopped in Hell

Malah or

Anya for a +6 to the

Battle Command /

Battle Orders /

Shout prebuff

this whole post discourages me from wanting to main barb early ladder

GeorgeCarlin wrote: 1 year ago

this whole post discourages me from wanting to main barb early ladder

My main ladder is barb. Getting started was brutally slow for a barb currently lvl 84 and its finally decent due to getting a few rune drops to gear him out.

Starting with a fohdin or sorc is definitely faster, but I enjoy smashing face with my barb. He kinda looks like a caveman with

Dusk Shroud Wealth,

Troll Nest Rhyme.

Until they fix WW, I would go

Frenzy...