Quote (logank @ Apr 20 2019 07:48pm)
Soooo I decided to make a 1.09 barb from what I remember. Back when D2 was the best game in the world before 1.10 rune'd everything (pun intended)
I'm running arreats, stormshield, grandfather, tgods, gores, highlords, raven frost arkaines valor, and two +3wc spears.
I'm currently using lava gout and manald ring, but I feel these have better options.
What were some 1.09 items? How did ww barbs get mana leach back then, I completely forget haha.
Thanks.
The specific build depends on what you're using the barb for. But the big differences from the current patch are that now you must strive for: 1) 75% DR which is the cap in 09 (good items are 15% from string, 25% from 08 Gaze, 35% from 08/09 storm); 2) as much LL as possible (can have 11% on crafted rings); 3) some FRW to let you catch bowazons and casters; 4) an eth rune in your primary weapon which lets you ignore AR/def. nn stack res except for cold.
BvC emphasizes frw and vita. Usually builds around a 2h weapon (e.g. cruel war pike) and lots of 5 frw sc's. For BvA you have the option of double throw on switch w/ 2x Cruel javelins (preferably w/ "of quickness" suffix).
... I just reread the thread and realized you aren't playing on a priv realm. Posting anyway to give you some context.
This post was edited by Recharge on Apr 22 2019 02:00pm