I could not detect a dps difference between using 1x vs 2x of the same sword. might just need 1

pretty bugged then lol...lets hope it will be fixed

This post was edited by Spartacus160 on Mar 5 2022 10:25am

I mean just try Headstriker MH Last Wish OH idk?

This post was edited by Exokek on Mar 5 2022 10:51am

Yea good idea headstriker pure dmg and lw then might aura pushing dmg on top...any ideas for barb weapon swap ?

This post was edited by Spartacus160 on Mar 5 2022 10:54am

Gavel should be fine. Doubt Merc Taunts everything. Otherwise Spellsteel for the Decrep idk

This post was edited by Exokek on Mar 5 2022 11:16am

gonna try to put up a video, but they uh..taunt A LOT. he doesn't even seem to have fcr frames, it's like insta cast.

Really? That's wild.
I know A5 merc had no FHR animation, which is what always gave him an inherent "pseudo-IAS", but no FCR is just hilarious.

Trav could get a little mental.

here it is, did it on eldritch so easier to see without hydra bolts flying around. he doesn't cast every time but it is still quite often.

Wait he's casting Battle Cry AND Taunt now?
I saw you cast War Cry, didn't spot if you also used Battle Cry.

Yeah, never mind. Gavel can't work
At that point maybe the move is to use a main setup that's basically Lem Sword/Baba + Beast offhand, and a swap setup that's dual Lem/dual Baba or whatever we want.
Most of the value from normal council members is from Find Item, so losing a part of the value on kills isn't a big deal, as long as we swap into the value, idk.

EDIT: can't come up with anything aside from Spellsteel/Gavel to break Phys Immunity. Maybe we just run a Zerk swap with A5 Merc? It synergizes with BO now, so it can't be THAT bad.

This post was edited by Exokek on Mar 5 2022 12:12pm

no, i casted both wary cry/battle cry. the tricolor thing is the taunt he's casting.

The one thing that SORTA works is grim ward, depending on if council spawns in the room or is hemmed in on 3 sides. they flee to the corners and just sorta get stuck there. It constantly re-applies the fear effect/dps boost, and Frenzy barb move super fast like a hunter seeker missle. Unfortunately this doesn't solve the phys immune problem as it doesn't affect superuniques, and of courses uses up a corpse.

Still gotta get my hands on a headstriker on ptr to see if it out dps grief, but my feeling is that this isn't going to be faster/more efficient than A2 merc + gavel. But it could be a less micro-intensive, lazier version of A2 that still gets the job done

This post was edited by daanno2 on Mar 5 2022 12:24pm