High DPS TWF Barb build

[Consumer]

Split - 18 Barbarian / 2 Fighter
Race - Warforged
Alignment - True Neutral


Stats - 32pt

Strength - 18
Dexterity - 15
Constitution - 17
Intelligence - 8
Wisdom - 6
Charisma - 6


Progression

1 - Barbarian
2-3 - Fighter
4-20 - Barbarian


Feats

1 - TWF
2 - Power Attack
3 - Toughness, Khopesh
6 - Cleave
9 - Improved Critical: Slashing
12 - ITWF
15 - GTWF
18 – Quick draw


Enhancements

Fighter Haste Boost I - 1 AP
Fighter Strength I - 2 AP

Barbarian Damage Boost IV - 10 AP
Barbarian Power Rage IV - 10 AP
Barbarian Extend Rage II - 3 AP
Barbarian Extra Rage II - 3 AP
Barbarian Hardy Rage III - 6 AP
Barbarian Sprint Boost I - 1 AP
Barbarian Constitution II - 6 AP
Barbarian Toughness III - 6 AP
Barbarian Power Attack III - 6 AP
Frenzied Berserker III - 8 AP

Warforged Constitution II - 6 AP
Warforged Power Attack III - 6 AP
Warforged Healers Friend II - 6 AP

= 80 AP


Total Stats (maxed)

Strength

18 Base
5 Level up
7 Item
4 Tome
3 Exceptional
1 Fighter
= 38
6 Rage
4 Power Rage
2 Frenzy
4 Death Frenzy
= 54
2 Rage
2 Madstone
2 Yugoloth Potion
= 60
2 Double Madstone
6 Titans Grip
= 68 Str


Constitution

17 Base
6 Item
4 Tome
3 Exceptional
2 Barb
2 Warforged
= 34
6 Rage
3 Hardy Rage
= 42
2 Rage
4 Madstone
2 Yugoloth
= 50
4 Double Madstone
= 54 Con

HP

240 Barb
20 Heroic Durability
10 Draconic Vitality
20 Toughness
30 Greater False Life
45 Greensteel
400 Constitution (50)
22 Toughness Feat
30 Toughness AP
20 Yugoloth
= 837 HP


Equipment

Head – Epic helm of the red dragon
Goggles – Tharne’s goggles
Necklace – Shintao cord
Cloak – Min II greensteel
Docent - Epic redscale docent
Belt – Colethenis’s belt
Bracers – Levik’s
Gloves – Titans grip/epic spectral
Ring 1 – Kyosho’s ring
Ring 2 – Ring of the Ravager
Boots – Madstone


DPS

New calculator to play with thanks to A-O and others.

5 minute calculation, a shorter length test (2:30) would favor this build due to the low amount of haste boosts.

Scenario 1 = 0 fort, 0 DR, 0 elemental resistance
Scenario 2 = 50 fort, 15 DR, 20 elemental resistance
Scenario 3 = 100 fort, 30 DR, 30 elemental resistance

Lit II

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4606/barblitii.jpg

Min II

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/5420/barbminii.jpg

[stormarcher]

Nice build but this build will loose alot of Dps due to U5.

Your main hand will proc 100% of them time while your offhand will proc 80%

[Consumer]

Nice build but this build will loose alot of Dps due to U5.

Your main hand will proc 100% of them time while your offhand will proc 80%

Theres a reason I posted the DPS screenshots for you, its using the U5 calc.

[stormarcher]

Well then seems like a solid build.

Do you have one yourself?

[Consumer]

I'm starting the build tomorrow, thought it was best to get some feedback first.

I'll put the new build in my sig so everyone can see the progress.

[stormarcher]

I'm starting the build tomorrow, thought it was best to get some feedback first.

I'll put the new build in my sig so everyone can see the progress.

Off topic but I notice your from Orien?

What are your toons names? I'm from there :p

[Consumer]

Off topic but I notice your from Orien?

What are your toons names? I'm from there :p

Gone back to Kyber now but my main toon was Affliction.

[stormarcher]

I remember running with you a few times.

Tr'd pally right?

WF ofc?

[Nezichiend]

Stunning Blow or gimp!

[Consumer]

Stunning Blow or gimp!

As with all good Barb builds you level up with toughness and have the option to swap it out once your gear is good enough.

[BlackSteel]

As with all good Barb builds you level up with toughness and have the option to swap it out once your gear is good enough.

I actually prefer to spend AP elsewhere, and with all the twink low lvl gear out now, that was unavailable say two years ago, it's very feasible for most people to run with power attack on starting at lvl 1.

of course, unlike a pure barb build, you have a few more feats to play with. altho there are several past life feats that can contribute strongly to DPS versus a few more HP on a high HP character. (barb past life until its fixed, pally past life for +3 to hit/damage, rogue SA)

but I'd have to agree with toughness > stunning blow, atleast for the first ten levels of game play. Theres almost no reason to stun any monster before you hit 10ish, as the monsters just die too fast. the thing I'm leveling now is lvl 13, and i still find myself wasting my stuns quite often, simply b/c I end up one shotting the monster with the attack that was the stun action. the lower the level the more likely this is to happen

[Consumer]

of course, unlike a pure barb build, you have a few more feats to play with. altho there are several past life feats that can contribute strongly to DPS versus a few more HP on a high HP character. (barb past life until its fixed, pally past life for +3 to hit/damage, rogue SA)

Divine favor has such a short duration at low levels and cannot be used while raged.

SA on a low level Barb, when do you not have agro.

Again later on when they are more useful they could be switched with toughness.

[BlackSteel]

Divine favor has such a short duration at low levels and cannot be used while raged.

SA on a low level Barb, when do you not have agro.

Again later on when they are more useful they could be switched with toughness.

ah, no mention of the bugged out barb one tho ;) which is immensely useful on a low level barbarian.

six minutes at cap of +3 hit/damage is very nice tho, even if you have to time it between rages. granted its not one you would pick up at lvl 3.

if you like toughness at low levels on a barb thats cool, so do alot of people. I personally dont. *shrug*

[Consumer]

ah, no mention of the bugged out barb one tho ;) which is immensely useful on a low level barbarian.

six minutes at cap of +3 hit/damage is very nice tho, even if you have to time it between rages. granted its not one you would pick up at lvl 3.

if you like toughness at low levels on a barb thats cool, so do alot of people. I personally dont. *shrug*

I don't mention it because not only have Turbine said they will fix the bugged past life feats, they may well decide to stealth nerf it like madstone or the capstone. While its there its good to go for but after the fix it will have to be switched out.