Andariel's or Arreat's?

[Kedali]

While Arreat's is usually the helm of choice for barbs, I found a nice 10% ll Andariel's and I think it may be better for mine. My barb is a throwing barb, so he has different requirements than most. For one, (I know some will disagree with this, but that is not the point of this thread) from the combat skills tree, I only have points invested in double swing and double throw, making the extra +2 combat skills on Arreat's not as important. Also, Andariel's has 20% ias which is great for a thrower. While I would miss the 30% resists/fhr on Arreat's, both of those can be made up with charms while ias cannot. The only downside I can see for Andariel's in this situation is that I may not need it to hit a break point (haven't decided on my final gear yet). However, if I used Andariel's to hit the break point it may free up another gear or gem slot. Anyone have a link handy to ias break points? This char is pvp only btw.

Thanks for any advice.

[Omikron8]

Keep in mind that for pvp the loss of bonuses by switching from arreat's to andy's will have to be made up somewhere, restricting your equipment anyways.

[Bigrob]

arreat, end of story.

andy is a crap helm.

[Halciet]

Andy is a GREAT helm....for mercs.

-Hal

[DiiNightGyr]

arreat, end of story.

andy is a crap helm.

agreed....sure andy's has 20ias, but arreat more than makes up for that with 20%ar, 30resall, and 30fhr

[Evrae Altana]

Andy's also looks incredibly ugly, which is why it's better suited for mercs, where it cannot be seen. Seriously though, Arreat's will serve you better.

[rikstaker]

Andy is great...for strafezons. :idea:

Rik