Quote (Tiltedaxis @ Jun 11 2022 12:09pm)
This whole guide feels outdated now -- particularly the weapon section.
Ethereal Death Cleaver (EDC) is definitely the standard against which other weapons are measured now.
Most builds will now use EDC with Angelics, a Cham in helm or shield, Gore Riders, Fortitude, Verdungo's, and then some options like Steelrends vs Bloodfists vs Craft gloves, and Cerebus vs a rare pelt (needs 2 Druid/3Fury/2 sockets and 10 fhr to be competitive). FHR comes down to preference and your opponent. For example, if a zealer is using edc againt me, I will stick with 10% FHR. If they're using botdz, I usually go up to 45%.
270%+ enhanced damage on the edc with gores and gelics gets you to 81% ds and 40k+ attack rating. Shape lifer charms are standard here, as you want level 38 Werewolf to hit your breakpoint.
So really you need to beat edc OR just use edc now in D2R.
To compare what can beat EDC in terms of ias/damage per sec, you can use my spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dJNjAE4PI6-Fzaguv9R7ErXNI572LLA9znDPSYRoqsU/edit#gid=1417766750 (weapon comparison tab. there is also a battle simulator tab for other purposes).
Botdz is also still amazing, and can even hit 3 frame now. 4 frame with Fort is still generally better though. But it's more niche to just fury vs fury. You'll want edc and angelics vs zeal.
This post was edited by inkanddagger on Aug 25 2022 12:28am