Greensteel guard item

[Thorboar]

I'm planning on crafting a greensteel cloak with guards for my dwarf barbarian. I'm not sure what guards to go with.....what is everyones recomendation based on experience.....feedback will be appreciated.

[cm2_supernova]

I'm planning on crafting a greensteel cloak with guards for my dwarf barbarian. I'm not sure what guards to go with.....what is everyones recomendation based on experience.....feedback will be appreciated.

Lightning Strike or Disintigrate are pretty much the winning options for DPS.

Radiance will blind attackers and provide some damage mitigation and help out with sneak attack damage...be advised though it wont work on Red\Purple names.

This that about sums up the 3 gaurds that most people end up with.

[oberon131313]

earthgrab tends to be pretty nice for epics as well.

[cm2_supernova]

earthgrab tends to be pretty nice for epics as well.

true...good point, and its cheap to make.

[Thorboar]

Yea if I go with a dual-affinity upgrade, I would go with lightning II (works on most bosses), but I dont have all the lgr ingrediants yet. Also, not crazy about chain lightning clicky.

I like cheap...so the earth sounds appealing, but only works on mobs.

[sirgog]

Best for bosses: Lightning Strike, Disintegration
Best for mitigating damage: Concordant Opposition (yep, just for the HP procs - it's like DR 2/- that stacks with everything in the game)
Best for trash: Radiance, Earthgrab, Freezing Ice
Best for soloing: Smoke

[BlackSteel]

radiance does damage as well, even on bosses. Its not on par with Lit2; but it goes off far more reliably

[sirgog]

radiance does damage as well, even on bosses. Its not on par with Lit2; but it goes off far more reliably

Radiance does 2.1 damage per hit you suffer (15% chance to proc 14 average damage).
Lit 2 does about 12 (2% chance to proc 600 damage).

They aren't in the same ballpark.

[BlackSteel]

Radiance does 2.1 damage per hit you suffer (15% chance to proc 14 average damage).
Lit 2 does about 12 (2% chance to proc 600 damage).

They aren't in the same ballpark.

which is why i said 'not on par'

radiance does have the benefit of being better on trash AND having unresistable damage. altho few things are immune to lightning

[sirgog]

which is why i said 'not on par'

radiance does have the benefit of being better on trash AND having unresistable damage. altho few things are immune to lightning

I just wanted to point out that by 'not on par' you didn't mean, say, 30% behind, but that it's actually more than 80% behind.

I consider Radiance an excellent guard, but it's outclassed in the role of boss DPS, even by other effects like Crushing Wave Guard that virtually noone considers making.