End Game Equiping a a THF?

[Custard]

My guild and I just got back from a several year hiatus. Been back at it for a good month or so now and loving the new content, but there's been so much change.

So, what's the end-game optimal gear setup as of late? The Slaver's and Ravenloft gear has been what I've been eyeing. Where should a L27 raging horc thf go to get the best gear?

[Hjarki]

My guild and I just got back from a several year hiatus. Been back at it for a good month or so now and loving the new content, but there's been so much change.

So, what's the end-game optimal gear setup as of late? The Slaver's and Ravenloft gear has been what I've been eyeing. Where should a L27 raging horc thf go to get the best gear?

First of all, you might consider checking out SWF. Due to the increase in available Doublestrike and larger critical ranges (neither of which affect glancing blows), the THF feat line has become considerably weaker than the other alternatives.

Also, the Legendary Silent Avenger set (not available until 29) is considered nearly mandatory for endgame dps. That's going to consume your chest, belt and back slot.

[Nazanin]

For crypt raider i went like this:
Goggles: Precision lenses (from White Plume)
Helm: Age of rage str helm (Night falls on stormreach)
Necky: Crypt raider (Ruins of berez)
Trinket: Bloodrage chrism (Baba)
Cloak: Scarlet scale (+4 qual con and adherents) Not sure where this drops
Belt: Slavers (Sheltering/Intim/Deception/Qual Str) <Edit: Make this hide instead of intim if using ethereal scion, which is probably a better choice than arborea
Gloves: Molten silver (Baba)
Boots: Softsole slippers (Wrath of earth)
Bracers: Lore-fueled packbanner (A raven at the door? Or invitation to dinner)
Armor: Crypt raider (Amber temple)
Ring1: Prowess (Good intentions)
Ring2: Nightfall (Fresh baked dreams)
Weapon either falchion from Toxic treatment or Torn
Tremor for skellies
Affirmation LGS falchion


Silent avenger is better dps though, but havent figured out how to gear that. Maybe something like this?

Goggles: Precision lenses (from White Plume)
Helm: Age of rage str helm (Night falls on stormreach)
Necky: Reflective bloodstone (raven at the door) (for the mrr+adherent)
Trinket: Bloodrage chrism (Baba)
Cloak: Silent avenger (Amber temple)
Belt: Silent avenger (Wizard of wines)
Gloves: Molten silver (Baba)
Boots: Softsole slippers (Wrath of earth)
Bracers: Lore-fueled packbanner (A raven at the door? Or invitation to dinner)
Armor: Silent avenger (Fresh baked dreams)
Ring1: Slavers Con/Accuracy/Intim/Qual Str
Ring2: Nightfall (Fresh baked dreams)


Am currently running SWF barbie with Flow mainhand and the orb from Fresh baked dreams off hand. Really nice and lazy gear set up since you can get away with skipping a slavers item. The only annoying part is having to swap in Softsole slippers every time you put on spell absorb cloak (ghostly for reapers), and not having intim slotted means most stuff will ignore you. Can still swap in charisma skills helm from age of rage + intim goggles for those times you need to cheese r10s...

Goggles: Precision lenses (from White Plume)
Helm: Age of rage str helm (Night falls on stormreach)
Necky: Shroud of ardent from Mark of death raid (Mrr+heal amp)
Trinket: Echo of ravenkind (baba)
Cloak: Silent avenger (Amber temple)
Belt: Silent avenger (Wizard of wines)
Gloves: Molten silver (Baba)
Boots: Knife-toed boots (Qual STR+seeker)
Bracers: Lore-fueled packbanner (A raven at the door? Or invitation to dinner)
Armor: Silent avenger (Fresh baked dreams)
Ring1: Prowess
Ring2: Nightfall (Fresh baked dreams)

[Custard]

Thanks for the replies!

What are you using for Filigree's? I started with the first of a 2-piece from Sucker Punch for the +5 Melee set bonus. since I had the rare +5 melee power filigree already. But I think One Against Many might be a better way to go for that. I was also looking at the 3 pieces of Celerity for the double strike and perma-haste. Longshadow's 3-piece effect is pretty awesome.

Thoughts?

[Alled78]

My guild and I just got back from a several year hiatus. Been back at it for a good month or so now and loving the new content, but there's been so much change.

So, what's the end-game optimal gear setup as of late? The Slaver's and Ravenloft gear has been what I've been eyeing. Where should a L27 raging horc thf go to get the best gear?

I suggest you the falchion from jorasco new pack
From what i know blood crism from baba raid should work only with a 2hd weapon...

[Nazanin]

Thanks for the replies!

What are you using for Filigree's? I started with the first of a 2-piece from Sucker Punch for the +5 Melee set bonus. since I had the rare +5 melee power filigree already. But I think One Against Many might be a better way to go for that. I was also looking at the 3 pieces of Celerity for the double strike and perma-haste. Longshadow's 3-piece effect is pretty awesome.

Thoughts?

Yeah just go for whatever you have good filigrees for. Eventually once you get 5 slots go for prowess set bonus. I'd recommend starting to feed a 2nd gem once you reach 5 slots on your first. You'll want to put 5 piece Blood feast in the second gem which is 1000 temp hp every time you rage (at level 30). It's quite the game changer. Take all the extra rages in fb and you end up with like 12 uses. Basically you rage and get 1000 hp, then just drop rage and rage again when you take enough damage. If you never run with a healer this should perhaps come before 5 piece prowess.

[Soleran100]

We should rename the thread and make it endgame equiping barbs for dps, thf, swf and twf. I'd love to hear some feedback on twf options and examining the differences in the silent avenger set and ethereal feat or knight of shadows and arborea or perhaps a mix to get some perspective from people already at the top.