con con con , oh and str !

[Axelza]

hey guys Im making a 2hf WF barb , and im realy enjoying it.

At the moment i have 22 con and 18 str , putting all lev up stats into STR ofc

My question is , is there anything rong with haveing such high con?

I have almost no dex , but i hear u have to have high AC to have any chance of it being usefull later on in the game. witch made me decide to drop it for con.

I get hit a LOT , but I can kinda last thanks to my con

[maha0201]

hey guys Im making a 2hf WF barb , and im realy enjoying it.

At the moment i have 22 con and 18 str , putting all lev up stats into STR ofc

My question is , is there anything rong with haveing such high con?

I have almost no dex , but i hear u have to have high AC to have any chance of it being usefull later on in the game. witch made me decide to drop it for con.

I get hit a LOT , but I can kinda last thanks to my con

yup dex is wery important if you are going to be a tank.
If you are in game to do some hack and slash with some rages that decrease youre ac then dex is irrelevante.
If you need dex use dex items / tomes on barb

[MrLarone]

i ran a similar build up to lvl 9.

great fun as long as you don't rely on the healer as they can get quite upset. especially as one of the sources of fun was running 9 lvls in starter rags.

lots of pots and l/m/h fortification item asap and you'll be fine.

oh! and don't forget your uncanny dodges and damage reduction clickies.

and blur.

always ask for blur.

[synkos]

For 99% of barbs AC is not something you're aiming for and you can't really get it high enough to matter, so in that regard low dex is a non issue. Dex however has it's relevance with regards to your reflex save. A barb with moderate to good dex with an active uncanny dodge can make a lot of the reflex saves for half damage, and if you are going for evasion (2 rogue levels) even better.

Judging by what you mentioned about your stats and weapon choice I would say you don't have to worry about dex. If it's at 8 base then a +2 tome and a +6 item + uncanny dodge can get your ref save high enough to be useful.

[Shade]

I have almost no dex , but i hear u have to have high AC to have any chance of it being usefull later on in the game. witch made me decide to drop it for con.

Not true.

AC is 100% useless in the endgame. They infact completely disabled the system for epic being it really is just too easy to stand there and not need to be healed, and epic is meant to be challenging.

Reducing damage in the endgame is much more about smart tactics, fast movement, correct buffs and occasonal shield blocking.

You can also tank every endgame quest and raid on a max con barbarian who dumped dex just fine.

That said, that doesn't nessasarily make the best tank, just a workable one. The best barb tank for endgame raids has tons of con and hp, but he also would max his DR, while keeping a relatively good reflex saves to reduce spell damage (especially common is DBF and Meteor swarm from pit fiends)

[Ambulance]

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At the moment i have 22 con and 18 str , putting all lev up stats into STR ofc

What level are you? What were your starting stats? What are you aiming for?

[Axelza]

some very usefull replys , seems im doing something right for once , yippie !