Questions about IK Barb

[HiroProtagonist]

I am going to make a IK barb and im not sure which build to use. Would WW be my best bet or would i be better of going zerk or conc? Any input would be greatly appreciaetd

[xpumafangx]

In my opinion I would say ww, or leaper.

[-Primal-]

WW Ik dont have the dmg reduction or anychance of block to b a zercer and leap barbs suck (i think) i made a concentration one and a WW one and i had much more fun with my WWer. but b warned IK barbs usualy suck in PvP i made mine in hope for a good pvp fighter and i cant remember winning another barb. but now i got better and made a pritty good one.

[LeTHaL_BaNaNa]

IK barbs arent that bad... they are decent duelers. not as good as botd/enigma/etc barbs, but they do quite ok against casters, any other melee will own IK barbs badly, due to the lack of a shield. and ww is the best option for an IK barb, make sure you socket the weapon with 2 shaels though :)

[squigipapa]

IK barbs arent that bad... they are decent duelers. not as good as botd/enigma/etc barbs, but they do quite ok against casters, any other melee will own IK barbs badly, due to the lack of a shield. and ww is the best option for an IK barb, make sure you socket the weapon with 2 shaels though :)


Socketing the weapon with 2 shaels is a little overkill. Use 2 15%ias jewels, if they have a second mod on them great, if not don't worry about it. 2 shaels will definitly work, giving you 10%IAS more than you actually need to hit the last ww breakpoint. Conc should be your left mouse button click and basically it's the skill you use whenever you have a couple of monsters left or you're taking on a boss or something like that. With BO maxed 1 point in conc will do more damage than whirlwind maxed, so you see for a whirler, conc is the ultimate 1 point wonder. zerk as well, for the physical immunes etc, etc.

I would point you to the IK barb overview/example (it's not a guide) that one of the guys posted here a while back but I don't have the link maybe someone else can post it .. :)

[spuddogg]

IK barbs arent that bad... they are decent duelers. not as good as botd/enigma/etc barbs, but they do quite ok against casters, any other melee will own IK barbs badly, due to the lack of a shield. and ww is the best option for an IK barb, make sure you socket the weapon with 2 shaels though :)
FWIW, just to let ya know ... WW IAS comes from the weapon only; i.e. don't pop shaels/15%ias jewel in your helm and armor (ED jewels are good for that).

[squigipapa]

FWIW, just to let ya know ... WW IAS comes from the weapon only; i.e. don't pop shaels/15%ias jewel in your helm and armor (ED jewels are good for that).

Unless you end up investing in conc/zerk, as the extra IAS will help with that.
My main left mouse button attack is conc, and I find myself using it a lot, I've straied a little from the cookie cutter ww/IK build and invested quite a bit in conc, so the IAS in the other slots is really nice.

[rikstaker]

Make a pure ww, max the big four and alternate rest between wrcry and ironskin or warcry and zerk if u want a zerk variant. There is no point in making a con/ww, both are physical damage skills, u will lack killing power against PIs and with no wArcry some fast melee monsters will give a scare.

I have a lvl 90 barb ik barb with the setup, trust me it is very effective. :thumbsup: