long post incoming.
May want to sticky this on the first or second post, as a guideline for new barbs. Found it helpful when restarting ww barb
This is, IMO, the optimal setup you should have for pieces, by slot.
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**Helm:**
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* Mempo of Twilight (1 random prop. you want Crit. if no Crit mempo in Budget, dont get one... unless you are 45%+ crit without helm)
* [Immortal King's Triumph] (1 random prop. you will want AR, Vit or Str/Vit. use 170 str as your search pram if its in your budget. if not search for at least 100)
(You COULD roll with an andy's. i wouldn't personally. if you choose to, you want one with a socket, you want less than 7% extra fire damage taken, and you are going to want to make sure you have extra Fire resist on your other pieces to offset.)
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**Amulet:**
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* [Crafted Amulet of Strength] (5 random props, plus a native 201-230 str roll. An optimal Quadfecta would be Average Damage, Crit chance, Attack Speed, Crit Damage. What you want depends on your setup. if you are dual wielding AS is nice but not as important as when using a 2 hander. Amulet is a good spot to go for pure offense stats.)
* [Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross] (2 random props. you would want Str (or Str/Vit) and Crit chance.
* [Mara's Kaleidoscope] (3 random props. Will want Crit chance, then 2 of the following: str (or Str/Vit), AS, CD, Vit or average damage. mara also rolls a class stat. you'll want Rend, Hota or WW.)
* **Rare Amulet** (up to 6 Props. Strength. and try for as much of the quadfecta as possible. other good stats are AR, Str/Vit, Vit, Life on Hit, Life% and a Socket.)
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**Shoulders**
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* [Crafted Archon Spaulders of Strength] (5 random props, plus a native 201-230 str roll. Good stats to get on this are Str/vit, Vit, AR, Life% and Pickup Radius)
* [Vile Ward](2 random props. Good Props to get here are Str/vit, Vit, Pickup radius and Life%)
(Shoulders are a good place to get pickup radius. while not directly increasing EHP or DPS, it will make life easier for you. try to get it here.)
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**Chest:**
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* [Immortal King's Eternal Reign] (1 random prop. try to get Str/vit or Life%)
* [Blackthorne's Surcoat] (2 random props. you want Str. other good stats are Str/Vit and Life%)
* [Tyrael's Might* (1 random stat. You either want to choose from Str/vit, Vit, Life% OR look for 3 sockets.)
(Tyrael's has the POTENTIAL to be better than IK for chest slot due to its +elite and +demon damage stats, but it also relies on getting REALLY good pants. the other benefit of Tyrael's is that you are getting your 2nd IMS piece here, and then can get non IMS Boots, or not need to get a Lacuuni or Inna pants.)
- Note why I do not recommend tyrael might, i hunt non demons as well.
(Another good choice for a Chest is a [Crafted Archon Armor of Strength](http://us.battle.net/d3/en/artisan/blacksmith/recipe/archon-armor-of-strength). you'd want AR Str Str/Vit 3 Sockets and either Vit or Life% for it)
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**Gloves:**
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* [Immortal King's Irons](2 random props. Optimally you want Crit Damage and Attack Speed. other good stats (if you cant afford both) are AR, Str/Vit, Vit)
* [Archon Gauntlets of Strength](5 random props, plus a 201-230 Str roll. you want Crit Chance. other good stats are Crit Damage, Attack Speed, All resist, Str/Vit, Vit. Try for as many of the "Trifecta" (AS, CC, CD) as you can.
(i personally put IK gloves over Crafted gloves because the 2 and 3 set bonuses for the IK set are good to have. if you get the Helm, chest and Gloves, you now have the 3 set. Also, the IK gloves come with -damage from Melee, another great stat to have. combined with the 3 set bonus, and the IK helm bonus, you get -13% to -16% melee damage reduction. that adds 65,693 to 80,853 EHP by its self (on my character)
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**Bracers:**
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* [Razorspikes of Strength] (5 random props, plus 201-230 str. you want Crit chance. other good stats Str/Vit. Vit, AR, Pickup Radius, Armor and Reduced damage from Melee or ranged. just make sure your bracers have Crit chance and All resist. rest are above and beyond.
* [Lacuni Prowlers] (3 random props. get Crit chance and Strength. other good stats Str/Vit. Vit, AR, Pickup Radius, Armor and Reduced damage from Melee or ranged.)
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**Belt:**
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* [The Witching Hour] (3 Random Properties. get Strength. Other good stats are Str/vit, Vit, AR, Life% and Pickup Radius)
* [Immortal King's Tribal Binding] (1 random prop. Vit, Str/Vit, Life%, Pickup Radius. Comes with class stat. Rend is a good choice if you don't use a fury generator. otherwise get something matching your chosen fury generator.)
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**Rings**
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* [Unity](1 random property. Attack Speed or Crit Damage. other good stats are Str/vit, Vit, Life% and a Socket)
* [Stone of Jordan] (Zero Random props. SoJ is a weird ring. If you are only farming Non Elite mobs, skip this. Stats you will want on your SOJ are At least 25% elite damage (30 is better), 15 max fury, HoTA or Rend cost reduction OR whirlwind Crit chance. Cold damage is best for its slowing effect, but not absolutely necessary. if using SoJ, Make sure your Weapon(s) are Black Damage.)
* [Skull Grasp] (1 random property. get Crit chance. also comes with a class stat. get HoTA or Rend cost reduction OR whirlwind Crit chance.)
* **Rare Rings** (up to 6 Props. Strength. and try for as much of the "quadfecta" (Average damage, Attack speed, Crit Chance, Crit Damage) as possible. other good stats are AR, Str/Vit, Vit, Life on Hit, Life% and a Socket.
* [Hellfire Ring] (Str plus 4 random props. Same as Rare Rings.)
([Litany of the Undaunted] and [The Wailing Host](http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/the-wailing-host) are also good rings.)
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**Pants:**
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* [Inna's Temperance] * (1 Random property. get Strength.)
* [Blackthorne's Jousting Mail] (2 random properties. get All Resist and Str/Vit. Another good alternate is Pickup Radius.)
* **Rare Pants** (up to 6 Random stats. Best choices are Str, Vit, Str/Vit, AR, 2 Sockets, Pickup Radius)
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**Boots:**
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* [Ice Climbers] (3 random properties. get 12% Movement speed. other good stats are Vit, Str/vit and Pickup Radius.)
* [Zunimassa's Trail] (2 random properties. Get Strength. other good stats are Str/Vit, AR, Pickup radius. if using Zuni boots, Make sure your weapon(s) are Black damage.)
* [Immortal King's Stride] (1 random property. Str/Vit or Pickup Radius.)
* **Rare Boots** (up to 6 Random properties. Str, Vit, Str/Vit, AR, 12% Movement speed and Pickup Radius)
(Boots are another great spot to pick up Pickup radius.)
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**1 handed weapons:**
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* **Rare One handed Axe or Mace** (up to 6 random properties. get Crit Damage, Life steal, Socket, and as much DPS as possible. Black weapon damage (Non elemental. if there is colors behind the weapon damage, its Elemental. if it says "+X-Y (element) damage", its elemental. Black weapons will say "+X Minimum Damage" and "+X Maximum damage") other good stats are Str, Vit, Str/vit, Attack Speed, Life on Hit and +Elite damage.)
* [Echoing Fury](2 random properties. get a Socket and Either Crit Damage or Life steal. Less chance to Fear better, and higher -APS is better.)
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**Two handed Weapons**
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* [Skorn](1 random Prop. get Life Steal)
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**Notes**
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* You will need one of the following: Lacuuni Prowlers, Inna's Temperance or Tyrael's Might, in addition to your Movement speed boots.
* You want to have AT LEAST 450 All resist and at LEAST 40k HP after gear.
* You want to have at least 5.5% Life steal after gear. you can get this from Weapons, Mighty belts and the Bloodthirst talent.
* Other good stats not included in most lists above are Armor, -Melee, Ranged or Elite damage, +elite damage, and Bonus Globe health.
* Try to get at least the IK 2 set. the 3 set is also good. if you get Blackthornes pieces, the 2 set is good, but not necessary.
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**Gems:**
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* Emerald in weapons
* Ruby in rings, Pants, boots, Chest.
* Amethyst in Helm (if you are low on life) or Ruby (for extra leveling speed for Paragon leveling)
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That's it. Enjoy! feel free to comment or Correct me if I've made a mistake!
Sep 24 2013, 05:04 PM
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