Barbarian Guides

[Dynafrom]

Shame, neg rep for you because you claimed that you wrote it.

[Fuggle]

Sorry but I dont like your story.

[A|fzZz]

I dun care much who wrote it...
Im very interested in the guide...nice guide anyway...to whoever made this guide..

[Silver Ice]

moved to barb guides, stickied. interesting guide.



i also removed some mistakes in ur guide.

there is no ebotd colossus voulge, and i remember seeing the same guide from diabloii.net not very long ago.

[Spitfire]

Meteor_Knight’s guide on Frenzy Barbs

The Frenzy barb is a build which requires a high lvl and good gear, and quite unknown. It is strictly PvM. It is quite versatile, but needs skill to play.

Stats

Str: Enough strength to be able to pick up body straight away.

Dex: Once again, enough to be able to pick up body straight away.

Vit: Obviously, everything else.

Nrg: Anything here is a waste.

Skills

Combat skills:

Bash: 1. Pre-req.

Double Swing: 1-20. Pre-req, also, gives 8%extra dmg per lvl.

Double Throw: 1. Pre-req.

Frenzy: 15-20. Your main attack skill, each level will give IAS, dmg, AR, FRW.

Berserk: 1. Gives 1% extra magic dmg to frenzy, but mainly your PI killer.

Stun: 1. Pre-req.

Concentrate: 1. Pre-req.

War-cries:

Howl: 1. Pre-req

Shout: 1. Pre-req, also, use with BO and BC.

Battle Orders: 20. Every % counts!

Battle Command: 1. Any more is useless.

Taunt: 1-20. Pre-req. Also, synergy to frenzy.

Battle Cry: 1. For those super-uniques.

War Cry: 1. War cry to stun them, then frenzy away!

Combat Masteries:

Iron Skin: 1. One-Point Wonder.

Natural Resist: 1. One-Point Wonder.

Sword/Axe/Mace mastery: 20. Your choice, really.

Gear:

Helm:

Rich: Upped Arreats face with Cham

Average: Arreats with ED jewel

Poor: Any barb helm with +skills

Amulet:

Rich: Highlords Wrath.

Average: Highlords Wrath.

Poor: Eye of Elitch or Cats Eye.

Body Armour:

Rich: Chains of Honor Archon plate or Fortitude Archon plate.

Average: Shaftstop or ‘Duress” armor.

Poor: Griswold’s armor.

Belt:

Rich: Perfect string of ears or Perfect Verdungoes.

Average: String of ears.

Poor: Mav belt or Orphans call belt (Wilhemns pride).

Ring #1:

Rich: Rare ring with high life leech, AR, resists.

Medium: Carrion wind, rare ring with life leech and other mods.

Poor: Cathans Seal set ring.

Ring#2:

Rich: Rare ring with high life leech, AR, resists.

Medium: Raven frost.

Poor: Manald Heal.

Boots:

Rich: Gore riders.

Medium: Gore riders.

Poor: Goblin Toe.

Gloves:

Rich: Draculs Grasp.

Medium: Draculs Grasp.

Poor: Venom Grip or Hand of Broc.

Weapon Switch #1 and #2:

Rich: 3 to Warcry weapon.

Medium: 3 to Warcry weapon.

Poor: 3 to Warcry weapon.

Primary Weapon#1:

Rich: Shaeffers Hammer or Stormlash if mace, eBotD Berserker axe or eth Oath axe or eth Death berserker axe if axe, eBotD colossus blade or Fury Balrog Blade or Lightsaber if sword.

Medium: Shaeffers Hammer or Stormlash or Barnabars if mace, Razors edge if axe, Doombringer if sword.

Poor: Aldurs or Barnabars if mace, Butchers pupil if axe, Lightsaber or Bloodletter if sword.

Primary Weapon#2:

Rich: Shaeffers Hammer or Stormlash if mace, Beast Berserker axe if axe, eBotD colossus blade or Fury Balrog Blade or Lightsaber if sword.

Medium: Shaeffers Hammer or Stormlash or Barnabars if mace, Razors edge if axe, Doombringer if sword.

Poor: Aldurs or Barnabars if mace, Butchers pupil if axe, Lightsaber or Bloodletter if sword.

(This is only a guideline; feel free to use anything you feel is good at the time)

PvM Strategy for those that can be bothered:

Melee:

War cry them, battle cry them, and frenzy away.

Ranged:

Taunt ranged attackers, then (see melee).

Uniques and Super-Uniques:

Battle cry, then frenzy away.

PvM Strategy for those that can’t be bothered:

All monsters:

Frenzy the hell out of them!!!!!!!!!

[FrogMan]

Hey this is my first barb post but I think I can manage it.

THE SINGER BARB.

In my opinion the singer guide here is old and out of date.

A singer barb is a barb that uses war cry as a main attack. This attack is not that powerful but with the stun length you will be able to kill almost all other players and monsters. But to have a good singer barb you will need to be rich, it is a very expensive build, although it can be modified.

Skills

War Cry (20)
Howl (20)
Taunt (20)
Battle Cry (20)
Shout (1)
Battle Orders (20)
Battle Command (1)
Iron Skin (1)
Natural Res (rest)

Equipment


Right Weapon: HOTO – Good res, mana boost, 3skill and cast rate.
Left Weapon: HOTO – Good res, mana boost, 3skill and cast rate.
Armour: Enigma Mp – 2skill, Dr, Life boost, TELEPORT (Must have this)
Helm: shako ‘Cham’ or ‘Sur’ for the dr, Life and mana boost, oh yer and the 2skill.
Belt: Arach – 1skill cast rate and good def.
Boots: - sand for the vital + poison res.
Ammy: - Mara – all stats good.
Rings: 2 x SOJ but if you want you can use 2 x rare/crafted rings with Cast rate and other good mods.

Inventionary

9 x Wc Skiller (with life if possible)
Barb torch (20//20)
Anni (20//20)
10 x 20life + mana sc’s

Stats

Str – NONE, (enough for eni, then you will have enough for rest,)
Dext – NONE, (enough for HOTO)
Vital – Rest
Energy – NONE

If you wate till lvl 75 then you can wear evryting with no points in anything else. You will now have a massive Bo, with all the + mana items you should have around 800mana and 6.5k life. Your War Cry will do about 1.4k damage with a 10 second stun.

Tactics


Firstly Bo, then tele on top of your enemy and War Cry them, this will then stun them and means you can keep on killing them in safety, except these -

Vs Smiters – Now smite can still attack under stun so keep teleing and keep War Crying them,
Vs Javazons – Well these are hard coz 1 hit of charged strike will probably kill you so try to hit them first.
Vs Bowazons – if they hit you first it will be hard to move coz you sacrafice FHR for cast rate, so try to get in fast.
Bone Necro - Because War Cry is Physical it is hard to break there bone armour so try not to get in a fight with them.

Apart from that you will be able to kill every one!

Tips


Don’t run out of mana, Keep loads of potions.

If I have forgotten anything or you have any questions plz post them, thanks


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