dark hunter./barb crit machine

[painkiller3]

have a barbarian STR-based THF medium armor gear-set? look at that dark hunter and think "man some of those past lives with that extra sneak damage would be nice"? look no further

15 dark hunter/5 barbarian

plays like a barb that traps. 32 in frenzied berserker for crit multiplier, 24 in dark hunter for melee power on kill, 24 in deepwood stalker for crit range and doublestrike on kill. 14-20x5 with a SOS/ESOS. i haven't played this all the way to cap...it won't stand up to the highest end melee builds, there is no trance, and no haste boost...but you can get some big crits and some dark hunter past lives. i have some racial past lives so i took half orc and got orc rage so i have some sort of action boost. i went with 15/5 for the extra favoured enemy....you could go 12/8 and get improved uncanny dodge that may be better.


Enhancements: 80 APs, Racial 8, Universal 1
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Deepwood Stalker - Points spent: 24
Core1 Far Shot
Tier1 Stealthy - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Increased Empathy - 2 Ranks
Core2 Sneak Attack
Tier2 Action Boost: Skill Boost - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Faster Sneaking - 3 Ranks
Core3 Called Shot: Exposing Strike
Tier3 Favored Hunter - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Thrill of the Hunt - 3 Ranks
Core4 Advanced Sneak Attack
Tier4 Killer - 3 Ranks
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Frenzied Berserker - Points spent: 32
Core1 Die Hard
Tier1 Cracking Attack - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Power Rage - 3 Ranks
Core2 Frenzied Toughness I
Tier2 Blood Tribute - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Angry Arms - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Body Blow - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Extra Action Boost - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Constitution I
Tier4 Crazy Strike - 3 Ranks
Tier4 Constitution II
Tier5 Focused Wrath - 2 Ranks
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Dark Hunter - Points spent: 24
Core1 Underdark Stalker
Tier1 Sneak Attack Training I
Tier1 Awareness - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Dark Wolf - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Wolf Hide - 2 Ranks
Core2 Smoke Trap
Tier2 Sneak Attack Training II
Core3 Underdark Defenses
Tier3 Sneak Attack Training III
Tier3 Use Magic Device - 3 Ranks
Core4 Opportune Moment
Tier4 Slayer in the Dark - 3 Ranks
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[kmoustakas]

have a barbarian STR-based THF medium armor gear-set? look at that dark hunter and think "man some of those past lives with that extra sneak damage would be nice"? look no further

15 dark hunter/5 barbarian

plays like a barb that traps. 32 in frenzied berserker for crit multiplier, 24 in dark hunter for melee power on kill, 24 in deepwood stalker for crit range and doublestrike on kill. 14-20x5 with a SOS/ESOS. i haven't played this all the way to cap...it won't stand up to the highest end melee builds, there is no trance, and no haste boost...but you can get some big crits and some dark hunter past lives. i have some racial past lives so i took half orc and got orc rage so i have some sort of action boost. i went with 15/5 for the extra favoured enemy....you could go 12/8 and get improved uncanny dodge that may be better.


Enhancements: 80 APs, Racial 8, Universal 1
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Deepwood Stalker - Points spent: 24
Core1 Far Shot
Tier1 Stealthy - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Increased Empathy - 2 Ranks
Core2 Sneak Attack
Tier2 Action Boost: Skill Boost - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Faster Sneaking - 3 Ranks
Core3 Called Shot: Exposing Strike
Tier3 Favored Hunter - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Thrill of the Hunt - 3 Ranks
Core4 Advanced Sneak Attack
Tier4 Killer - 3 Ranks
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Frenzied Berserker - Points spent: 32
Core1 Die Hard
Tier1 Cracking Attack - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Power Rage - 3 Ranks
Core2 Frenzied Toughness I
Tier2 Blood Tribute - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Angry Arms - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Body Blow - 3 Ranks
Tier2 Extra Action Boost - 3 Ranks
Tier3 Constitution I
Tier4 Crazy Strike - 3 Ranks
Tier4 Constitution II
Tier5 Focused Wrath - 2 Ranks
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Dark Hunter - Points spent: 24
Core1 Underdark Stalker
Tier1 Sneak Attack Training I
Tier1 Awareness - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Dark Wolf - 3 Ranks
Tier1 Wolf Hide - 2 Ranks
Core2 Smoke Trap
Tier2 Sneak Attack Training II
Core3 Underdark Defenses
Tier3 Sneak Attack Training III
Tier3 Use Magic Device - 3 Ranks
Core4 Opportune Moment
Tier4 Slayer in the Dark - 3 Ranks
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I always think about a barbarian that traps and never wanted to take rogue... but a dark hunter? That could be it!

[YTSEsoldier]

Trapping barbs are annoying af as you have to drop rage to search for traps. Can be mitigated in epics with watchful eye but it ****ed me off on a raging horcrobat i made a year or so back.