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Oct 27 2022 09:55am
Quote (ncbob @ Oct 27 2022 09:51am)
thanks for the awesome information guys. I was using grief and spirit sword at trav last night and a few other places and I think I just suck at aiming the whirlwind because i was barely killing at all.
I already respecd into pure berserk lol I might go back to whirlwind in the future (I was basically tired from work and got lowkey mad at myself for missing my whirlwinds lol)
Im using grief and an anni and torch and shako and highlords basically all the usual but I'm thinking of putting my chains of honor on and swapping shako for maybe an isted arreats face and possibly a stormshield and trang belt. basically just gonna throw shit at the wall until it feels like I'm clearing trav relatively easy without taking too much damage. a few times the cold damage from spirit sword shattered a body that's why I was thinking of using a shield.

any other offhand yall can think of that doesnt cost a ton that would be better than stormshield? also using a dwarf star and bk ring.
maybe tips on merc as well? using a might one right now.

sorry if that was all jumbled up I'm on my phone at work. thanks yall!


Berzerk is the strongest single target attack for sure. But it does not work with life/mana leech and life tap because it is not physical damage. It does work with crushing blow, deadly strike, and open wounds. Might, Fanaticism, and Concentrate auras will increase the damage done. Neither Amplify Damage or Decrepify will increase your damage. With berzerk you can use a shield, a two handed weapon, or an off-hand weapon that adds mods but does not do damage since only the main hand attacks.
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Oct 27 2022 10:20am
grief + phoenix shield zerker yo
more dmg + dont need leech cuz redemption
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Oct 27 2022 10:24am
Quote (ncbob @ Oct 27 2022 07:51am)
thanks for the awesome information guys. I was using grief and spirit sword at trav last night and a few other places and I think I just suck at aiming the whirlwind because i was barely killing at all.
I already respecd into pure berserk lol I might go back to whirlwind in the future (I was basically tired from work and got lowkey mad at myself for missing my whirlwinds lol)
Im using grief and an anni and torch and shako and highlords basically all the usual but I'm thinking of putting my chains of honor on and swapping shako for maybe an isted arreats face and possibly a stormshield and trang belt. basically just gonna throw shit at the wall until it feels like I'm clearing trav relatively easy without taking too much damage. a few times the cold damage from spirit sword shattered a body that's why I was thinking of using a shield.

any other offhand yall can think of that doesnt cost a ton that would be better than stormshield? also using a dwarf star and bk ring.
maybe tips on merc as well? using a might one right now.

sorry if that was all jumbled up I'm on my phone at work. thanks yall!


well, the spirit sword was probably hurting more than helping. azurewrath is the best budget off hand but it does 500 cold damage. flesh ripper might be worth a try. and death only costs gul vex.

This post was edited by L8knightResurrected on Oct 27 2022 10:38am
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Oct 27 2022 01:04pm
Awesome thanks yall. I didnt know about berserk not life leeching. I'm having a hard time deciding between a nice runeword or just using stormshield cause I'm lazy.
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Oct 27 2022 01:37pm
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well, the spirit sword was probably hurting more than helping. azurewrath is the best budget off hand but it does 500 cold damage. flesh ripper might be worth a try. and death only costs gul vex.


Death seems more affordable to me but wouldnt the glacial spike proc leave no body to hork?
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Oct 27 2022 05:26pm
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Death seems more affordable to me but wouldnt the glacial spike proc leave no body to hork?


ww don't proc stuff, but if you use death on the main hand it will proc with berzerk.
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Oct 27 2022 05:39pm
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ww don't proc stuff, but if you use death on the main hand it will proc with berzerk.


if im just using berserk and have death in the offhand will it still proc glacial spike?
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Oct 27 2022 09:45pm
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if im just using berserk and have death in the offhand will it still proc glacial spike?


i don't think so but it procs on attack so I'm not 100%.
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Oct 27 2022 10:01pm
If I equidistant beast with my main grief do i still get the fanat aura? Man I'm doing tons if searches and this barbarian shit goes mad deep lmao. Tons of articles stretching 20 years of people arguing over stats and what gets counted and stuff.

Grief main hand, beast 2nd hand and using berserk- do you get the fanat aura? Does extra enhanced damage count?
I'm getting conflicting search results lol.
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Oct 27 2022 10:21pm
i don't have a bvc to test this. i would guess yes. you will get the ias and ar. im not 100% on the damage because it is magic.

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