setup vs sorcs:
fire: fcr + dwarf ring, 2h weaponry + arreats + mara's + arach + trires boots
- fcr ring + arach so you can switch to dual hoto's and chase with 105 fcr bp
light: raven + fcr ring + tgv, 2h weaponry + arreats and mara's, if the light dmg is low you can switch tgv with arach and use wisp instead of raven (use TO gloves if you use TGV, draculs if arach) + trires boots
- again keep fcr to 30% with normal weapons for 105 fcr bp switch with dual hoto's
cold: 2 x raven (allowed in all legit duels) + mara's + 2h weaponry + arach + TO gloves + trires boots
- 105 fcr bp with switch chasing, good absorb (legit absorb too) + stackres in gloves + dual hoto's and mara's when chasing.
setup vs other barbs:
shield, grief, angelic rings + amu, dungo, draculs, arreats, gores.
alternative with 2h weapons is to use coa instead of arreats for max dr.
setup vs smiters:
2h weaponry, coa, angelic rings+amu, dungo, draculs, gores. practise counterclockwise triangle ww'ing and the all so annoying ww'ing away from opponent so they keep running into hits here
setup vs elementaldruids:
shield, grief, angelic rings + amu, dungo, draculs, arreats and gores.
- reason is that with this setup you keep max attack rating, which will make you hit each and every time and thereby killing your opponent faster. I also discovered (and I have been unable to prove this) that while wearing a shield I took less damage with 50% dr setup than I did with coa 50% dr setup, while still being able to hit and kill without the fana add from beast.