Suggest my gear round 2!

[Varashad]

Some of you may remember my previous post a month or so ago. Having obtained some of the gear, I return to ask for further improvements. I recently obtained a cash card and have access to 1500-1800 points, I forget exactly how many but it's enough for some packs.

Unlike my original thread, I have no gear restrictions. Post whatever gear you think would be best! This will assume a third life half-orc barbarian.

Packs I currently own are: Vale, Shavarath, Reaver's, Gianthold, Deleras, Devil Assault, Necropolis 4 and Sands.

Current gear plans:
Weapon: Lit II Falchion(Eventually replaced with eSoS)
Head: Minos Legens(Replaced with Epic Red Dragon Helmet probably slotted with poison immunity)
Armor: Epic Cavalry Plate(Slotted with either Toughness or Heavy Fort) and switched with healing amp or incite DT depending on situation.
Goggles: Thrane's Goggles for dps, green steel hp goggles for tanking.
Cloak: +5 Resistance Cloak(Maybe Epic Envenomed Cloak slotted with Toughness or Heavy Fort?)
Bracers: Green steel Salt II(Maybe Epic Claw set?)
Gloves: Epic Charged Gauntlets(Maybe Epic Claw set?)
Boots: No idea really what to stick here. I was thinking something of Striding and Balance?
Rings: Encrusted Ring + Kyosho's Ring
Necklace: Shintao Cord
Belt: Knost's Belt
Trinket: Litany of the Dead/Bloodstone depending on enemy.

Please list the pack, preferably the quest in particular, that any suggested items come from. Naturally as a barbarian this a pure dps build who spits on survivability outside of healing amp.

[DragonMageT]

Epic Claw set take cares of several of your needs, +2 ex con, heavy fort, and heal amp.

Boots: Madstone GH

Slot 20% heal amp on 1 of your tod rings for even more HA.

Everything else looks good.

Edit: I wouldn't slot poison immunity on helm, guild poison pots take care that.

[Feylina]

Weapon: Lit II Falchion(Eventually replaced with eSoS)

Head: Pirate Hat - Sneak Attack +5, Balance 15 - Crystal Cove
Trinket: Bloodstone - Desert
Armor: DT - Resist 5, 20% healing amp, Destruction - Reavers Refuge
Goggles: Blindness Immunity, +4 attack (competance bonus) - Crafting
Cloak: Envenomed (slotted Heavy Fort)
Bracers: Scorched Bracers - EClaw for tanking
Gloves: Charged Gauntlets - EClaw for tanking
Boots: Madstone - Gianthold
Rings: Kyoshos + Frenzied
Necklace: Kyoshos
Belt: Frenzied

Don't know what your hp are like. i added tanking for you as my barb is an 18/2 and doesn't do tanking :P. i'm comfortable with around 700 raged. may need a hp swap for you when tanking. mebe goggles as a 2hf has +2 hit better than a 2wf iirc. (i use oversized fighting)

[Varashad]

Weapon: Lit II Falchion(Eventually replaced with eSoS)

Head: Pirate Hat - Sneak Attack +5, Balance 15 - Crystal Cove
Trinket: Bloodstone - Desert
Armor: DT - Resist 5, 20% healing amp, Destruction - Reavers Refuge
Goggles: Blindness Immunity, +4 attack (competance bonus) - Crafting
Cloak: Envenomed (slotted Heavy Fort)
Bracers: Scorched Bracers - EClaw for tanking
Gloves: Charged Gauntlets - EClaw for tanking
Boots: Madstone - Gianthold
Rings: Kyoshos + Frenzied
Necklace: Kyoshos
Belt: Frenzied

Don't know what your hp are like. i added tanking for you as my barb is an 18/2 and doesn't do tanking :P. i'm comfortable with around 700 raged. may need a hp swap for you when tanking. mebe goggles as a 2hf has +2 hit better than a 2wf iirc. (i use oversized fighting)

Question regarding the DT; why am I using resist 5 on that and the envenomed cloak? Seems like a waste of a rune. I'd probably put heavy fort on the DT and slot Toughness on Envenomed.

Also, I cannot think of any situation where the GMOA is better than Claw Set. +4 to dmg > +3 to str and AC and 30% heal amp > Greater Shocking Blow due to the GSB doing about 60 damage average when activated, or 3 damage per hit, which is slightly less than the +4 dmg from claw set. This admittedly rounds up to both doing +4 dmg due to GMOA's +3 str giving +1 to damage, but then the healing amp beats out the GMOA set.

My hp should be fine. I'm expecting to hit easily 450-550 without rage, and 600+ raged. I need to do the exact calculations to be sure.

Thanks for your reply!

[DragonMageT]

Question regarding the DT; why am I using resist 5 on that and the envenomed cloak? Seems like a waste of a rune. I'd probably put heavy fort on the DT and slot Toughness on Envenomed.

Also, I cannot think of any situation where the GMOA is better than Claw Set. +4 to dmg > +3 to str and AC and 30% heal amp > Greater Shocking Blow due to the GSB doing about 60 damage average when activated, or 3 damage per hit, which is slightly less than the +4 dmg from claw set. This admittedly rounds up to both doing +4 dmg due to GMOA's +3 str giving +1 to damage, but then the healing amp beats out the GMOA set.

My hp should be fine. I'm expecting to hit easily 450-550 without rage, and 600+ raged. I need to do the exact calculations to be sure.

Thanks for your reply!

First, putting anything on a THF 3rd Life Max Str Horc Barb that increases to attack bonus is a complete waste of a slot. You will not have any problems hitting anything including Epics.

I agree with you on the Claw Set > GMOA.

If you happen to craft a pirate hat with +6 seeker, you can go +6 seeker in Helm with +2 ex. seeker in Trinket slot or get the Mari Chain with +6 seeker and Greater Bold Trinket.

I would go Mari Chain, Red Dragon Helm, Greater Bold Trinket and get ready for Epic Mari Chain.
U12 may just give us that easy button for the M. Chain scroll.

Your HP seems a little low raged. You should easily be over 600 base on a 3rd life Barb.
With buffs near or over 800 raged, maybe your calculations are off or maybe your not a pure Barb.

Seems like the only pack you are missing is the Red Fens, I'm VIP so maybe it's included in one that you currently own.

Not sure how I missed the whole M. Chain, Trinket when reading your first post :)

[Varashad]

If you happen to craft a pirate hat with +6 seeker, you can go +6 seeker in Helm with +2 ex. seeker in Trinket slot or get the Mari Chain with +6 seeker and Greater Bold Trinket.

I would go Mari Chain, Red Dragon Helm, Greater Bold Trinket and get ready for Epic Mari Chain.
U12 may just give us that easy button for the M. Chain scroll.

Your HP seems a little low raged. You should easily be over 600 base on a 3rd life Barb.
With buffs near or over 800 raged, maybe your calculations are off or maybe your not a pure Barb.

Seems like the only pack you are missing is the Red Fens, I'm VIP so maybe it's included in one that you currently own.

Not sure how I missed the whole M. Chain, Trinket when reading your first post :)

I kinda messed up listing my gear and forgot to mention the trinket. It'll be Litany or Bloodstone.

I'm hesitant to bother getting E. M. Chain since it's a nightmare to get the stuff for it, but it'll go on my ultimate gear list. What with the crit nerfs from U11 it seems having heal amp would be better for bosses, although E. M. Chain will be my trash smasher. The hat and trinket idea sound ideal. I'll do that when the Cove comes back next year.


For hp I hit, with a +45 hp gs item and Draconic Vitality, 617 hp with my gear. Raged with the spell I boost up to 717 which still seems kind of low. 737 with ship buffs, and 777 with Yugoloth potion. Although it's still a bit low, I cannot think of any situation where the 60 hp difference between 717 and 777 will be a major issue.

Anyways, looks like fens is my next pack. Now if they'll just put it on sale I can go buy it...

[countfitz]

According to a thread on Lammania, the EMarilith Chain might be a bit easier to trade for, at least the scroll...

Just FYI.