kmk-soldier
24-07-2006, 18:05
Kmk-soldier his bva build:
Intro:
Hiya, im a guy from belgium that has played d2 quite often.
My favorite chars were the blizzard sorc and the bva (barb vs all) build.
I would like to share my experience with you guys, maybe it can be usefull for some of you
(gosh, what an horrible intro :s)
what is a bva?
Firs of all, the char class is barbarian!
Bva stands for barb vs all, so it’s the intention that he can handle all kinds of situations and will be a good overall dueler.
bva looks like bvc (barb vs caster) but in contrast to bvc, bva will go for max block.
Skills:
Combat skills:
[img=http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/4586/barbskilltreewcof5.th.jpg] (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=barbskilltreewcof5.jpg)
The main attack skill of the bva will be whirlwind.
Bash: 1 skillpoint (prereq)
Double swing: 1 skillpoint
Stun: 1 skillpoint (prereq)
Concentrate: 1skillpoint (prereq)
Berserk: 1 skillpoint ( n to have this skill vs iron maiden or can be used vs pb necro)
Leap: 14 skillpoints (so you will have a quite nice stun effect when you leap)
Leapattack: 1 skillpoint
Whirlwind: 20 skillpoints (main skill)
No points in double throw, frenzy
Masteries:
[img=http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6996/bar2tu5.th.jpg] (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bar2tu5.jpg)
a bva can go for axe mastery or sword mastery, imo is axe mastery the way to go.
Axe mastery: 20 skillpoints
Increase stamina: 1 skillpoint (prereq)
Increase walk/run speed: 1 skillpoint
(faster run is always nice to have, nn to put more skills in it, your equip will get it at a decent lvl rate)
iron skin: 1 skill point
(if you have later some remaining points, you can put them here)
natural resistance: 1 skill point
(some extra resistance won’t hurt)
No points in the other masteries
Warcries:
[img=http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/644/bar3kx6.th.jpg] (http://img391.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bar3kx6.jpg)
Howl: 1 skill point (prereq)
Shout: 20 skillpoints
Lovely high defense!
Battle orders: 20 skillpoints
Lovely high life/mana!
Battle command: 1 skillpoint
No skillpoints in the remaining skills
Total skillpoints used: 106
Skill quests normal, nightmare and hell give you 12 skills to spend (den, radament, izual)
So you will be at lvl 94 when you are finished, if you will reach an higher lvl, spend the points in iron skin. The last skill that you need to max is shout.
Stats:
Strenght: just enough to wear your equipment, you can go with base str too, though that will depend on that armor you use
Dexterity: enough to reach max block, at lvl 95 this is 213, at lvl 90 is it 203.
I know, it looks a lot but don’t worry ;)
Vita: all remaining points
Energy: none
Equipment:
Well, bva isn’t a build for poor people so prepare :p
Gloves:
draculs (try to get a pair with 15str)
Belt:
verdungo (40-13-15 is always nice to have)
thundergodsbelt, str + vita + light abs, not such a bad second option
helm:
arreats sock with 40/9dex jewel (you can sock it also with 30/9, that will be a lot cheaper)
boots:
gore riders
rings:
2* raven 20dex 2xx ar
angelics if you need more ar
amulet:
highlords
angelic amu
weapons:
botd ba, we will use this weapon to reach max block, 30 stats are nice
when using two weapons: beast ba + botd ba or beast ba + grief ba
shield:
stormshield sock 40/9 dex
armor:
enigma is a must because of the str boost, teleport skill and frw!
You can get a low str one to go with base str, I prefer dusk though, don’t know why :p
Switch:
Bo weapons, like 3+ warcry spears or you can use hoto or so too.
I liked to use cta + 3wc knife, why cta?
I used cta 3 bo, cta gives one to all skills and the bo amount (this is capped at 3) so you will get 4 skill in bo (ofc only 1 in shout then).
The 1skill thing of cta only works once, so don’t bother to use 2* cta
So when using cta + 3wc weapon => 7 bo 4 shout
When using 2* 3wc weapons => 6bo 6shout
Charms:
Anni: as high as possible stats
Torch: same as anni
The remaining inventory will be filled up with max ar lifers small charms (like those 3/20/20’s for example) around +/- 20
A cheaper solution are grand charms with max ar life
Use some res/life sc’s too, some stacked res will never hurt
use around 8 sc’s, at this point you will reach max res if you have good torch/anni
if you won’t/can’t buy those res/life charms and can’t get max res, sock arreat with um, helps a little ;)
And as last we will use life/light res sc’s so we will get nice stacked resistance vs foh, javazon
Would use around 8
Stash:
Demon limb: enchant if you need more ar
Wisp rings: light abs vs trap, java,...
Hotspurs for max fire res or nokozan amu if you don’t have that much room left
Arach belt: fcr needed vs sorcs
Widowmaker: lovely bow, also a must!
Crown of ages socked ber ber, this will allow you to reach 50 dmg red.
Maybe a treachery if you want some more stacked res
The bva is a pvp build, well mine was...
Duel!
Amazone:
Vs bowzon: use botd + stormshield => tele near them and ww, they won’t harm you much because you will have quite some life and max block and they need to run from you.
Vs javazon: use grief + beast and start to ww you will stand a good chance because of your huge stacked resistance, though if you can’t handle it, put on a wisp ;)
They won’t run from you because lightning fury hardly hurts you, they need to use cs so they will come ;)
Assasin:
Vs trapper: use grief + beast, on switch widowmaker, if they just keep standing in their traps, just wait and spam arrows with your widowmaker, they will come, when they are in your reach, tele near them and ww, if they use lidless or spirit they won’t have max block so quite easy to kill then, you could use double swing then too, it will kill them faster then ww imo.
If they have max block, just ww then.
Never keep standing in their traps, just ww them, if they place again some traps, flee and start spamming arrows again or kill her if you are fast enough
Ww sin: use stormshield + botd vs those, just a ww duel, you should win, though open wounds can hurt
Ww/trapsin: get the assasin away from the traps by using widowmaker (do not stand in her range or she will ww you) then just ww her if she comes closer
Necro:
Vs pb nec: get arach for some fcr, beast + grief, use leap skill if they come closer to get them stunned, then you use namelock and ww
Other tactic is leap and go berserk so you don’t need to bother about their bone armor, though I prefer ww.
when they use 464684686 bonewalls and cast iron maiden on you, don’t duel :p
vs summoner nec: quite hard duel, when they use iron maiden, don’t duel
you can try to leap, then his minions will bounce in several directions and you have a chance to namelock the nec, try to berserk him, because if you are planning to ww him you will hit several monsters but not him
barbarian:
vs bvb: you are as good as dead they are just build to fight vs barbs, use storm + botd so youll get max block and say a prayer, though there is a chance you win ;)
anglic ring amu + raven
vs bva: well, who has the best equip/most luck,....
vs bvc: use stormshield + botd, you should win because they don’t have block, though watch out because they can deal massive dmg and they probably will use coa, so they won’t die in one hit
sorc:
vs fireball sorc: arach , beast + grief
try to avoid when she is spamming fireballs 31351 screens away
use widow to get her closer, when she comes closer, use leap, then namelock ww
use hotspurs if she deals massive dmg
blizzard sorc: arach ,2* raven + highlords, grief + beast
they will come closer then fireball sorcs because they need to cast closer to you,
leap => namelock => ww here also
if she stays far => widowmaker
lightsorc: arach, ravens + highlord, maybe wisp if they are hard, grief + beast
they need to come close to you, leap + namelock + ww
vs orb sorc: arach, ravens, highlords, grief + beast, leap => nl => ww
when very close to you => leap => double swing
if they keep playing defensive, use bow
druid:
vs ele druid: put on crown of ages, beast + grief, verdungo, so you will get max damage reduce. Wait ‘till they come closer to you, leap + ww, never namelock these guys, when they tele on top of you, just do short ww’s from the left to the right and right to left.
if you want to attack them, try to tele behind/beside them and ww them, never run in their tornados (and there will be many, they love to spam those tornados)
vs wolfdruid: they won’t be a match for you if they use a two hand weapon, just ww them
if they use storm and have max reduce, max block etc they can be strong, though, use your shield so youll get max block/dr too and ww them, normally you will hit them faster/more so you will win.
Paladin:
Vs hammerdins: when they keep spamming hammers around them, just use widow to tease them, they will quit and try to hunt you down but np, if they tele on top of you, just ww and run when they start spamming hammers again
Also try to use leap vs them and try fast tele => ww, when they are still stunned of leap.
When the hammerdin hardly tele’s but charge it can become harder, but he will charge quite close to you, try to hit him before he can start launching his hammers
Vs smiters: use coa, verdungo, beast + grief, again for max dr
They will stand still and wait for you to tele on them, never tele on them, NEVER
Ww beside them, just nxt to them, so you will have a chance to hit them, but they will a hard time to hit you, or when they just stand still use widow, when they charge to you => ww
When they are walking to you, tele beside and ww (though that won’t work a second time)
When those smiters using enigma tele on top of you, try to leap first so they can’t hit you and ww them (only once because otherwise they can hit you several times and the suprise effect of leap is gone)
Vs Auradin: tele + ww, some max res items are welcome but not needed
Vs foh: beast + grief, highlords, lovely stacked light res, you can use wisp rings, tg belt whatever if you can’t handle them w/o absorb. Just namelock ww, though those foh that use charge cast charge cast... can be hard to catch so maybe some luck is always welcome ;)
Think those were the main chars.
Ill show you my barb now ;)
Only lvl 92 because I hated to lvl :p
[img=http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2218/screenshot001ja0.th.jpg] (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot001ja0.jpg)
[img=http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6996/screenshot002qu0.th.jpg] (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot002qu0.jpg)
Well, that’s it, hope it will help someone in the future.
Sry for grammar/spelling faults, my english isn’t that great
Well, enjoyed my time at diablo, but now it’s time to go, don’t know if someone knew me, most of you hardly I guess, maybe someone saw my barb in game, gosh oh well!
Good luck have fun all ;)
Intro:
Hiya, im a guy from belgium that has played d2 quite often.
My favorite chars were the blizzard sorc and the bva (barb vs all) build.
I would like to share my experience with you guys, maybe it can be usefull for some of you
(gosh, what an horrible intro :s)
what is a bva?
Firs of all, the char class is barbarian!
Bva stands for barb vs all, so it’s the intention that he can handle all kinds of situations and will be a good overall dueler.
bva looks like bvc (barb vs caster) but in contrast to bvc, bva will go for max block.
Skills:
Combat skills:
[img=http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/4586/barbskilltreewcof5.th.jpg] (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=barbskilltreewcof5.jpg)
The main attack skill of the bva will be whirlwind.
Bash: 1 skillpoint (prereq)
Double swing: 1 skillpoint
Stun: 1 skillpoint (prereq)
Concentrate: 1skillpoint (prereq)
Berserk: 1 skillpoint ( n to have this skill vs iron maiden or can be used vs pb necro)
Leap: 14 skillpoints (so you will have a quite nice stun effect when you leap)
Leapattack: 1 skillpoint
Whirlwind: 20 skillpoints (main skill)
No points in double throw, frenzy
Masteries:
[img=http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6996/bar2tu5.th.jpg] (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bar2tu5.jpg)
a bva can go for axe mastery or sword mastery, imo is axe mastery the way to go.
Axe mastery: 20 skillpoints
Increase stamina: 1 skillpoint (prereq)
Increase walk/run speed: 1 skillpoint
(faster run is always nice to have, nn to put more skills in it, your equip will get it at a decent lvl rate)
iron skin: 1 skill point
(if you have later some remaining points, you can put them here)
natural resistance: 1 skill point
(some extra resistance won’t hurt)
No points in the other masteries
Warcries:
[img=http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/644/bar3kx6.th.jpg] (http://img391.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bar3kx6.jpg)
Howl: 1 skill point (prereq)
Shout: 20 skillpoints
Lovely high defense!
Battle orders: 20 skillpoints
Lovely high life/mana!
Battle command: 1 skillpoint
No skillpoints in the remaining skills
Total skillpoints used: 106
Skill quests normal, nightmare and hell give you 12 skills to spend (den, radament, izual)
So you will be at lvl 94 when you are finished, if you will reach an higher lvl, spend the points in iron skin. The last skill that you need to max is shout.
Stats:
Strenght: just enough to wear your equipment, you can go with base str too, though that will depend on that armor you use
Dexterity: enough to reach max block, at lvl 95 this is 213, at lvl 90 is it 203.
I know, it looks a lot but don’t worry ;)
Vita: all remaining points
Energy: none
Equipment:
Well, bva isn’t a build for poor people so prepare :p
Gloves:
draculs (try to get a pair with 15str)
Belt:
verdungo (40-13-15 is always nice to have)
thundergodsbelt, str + vita + light abs, not such a bad second option
helm:
arreats sock with 40/9dex jewel (you can sock it also with 30/9, that will be a lot cheaper)
boots:
gore riders
rings:
2* raven 20dex 2xx ar
angelics if you need more ar
amulet:
highlords
angelic amu
weapons:
botd ba, we will use this weapon to reach max block, 30 stats are nice
when using two weapons: beast ba + botd ba or beast ba + grief ba
shield:
stormshield sock 40/9 dex
armor:
enigma is a must because of the str boost, teleport skill and frw!
You can get a low str one to go with base str, I prefer dusk though, don’t know why :p
Switch:
Bo weapons, like 3+ warcry spears or you can use hoto or so too.
I liked to use cta + 3wc knife, why cta?
I used cta 3 bo, cta gives one to all skills and the bo amount (this is capped at 3) so you will get 4 skill in bo (ofc only 1 in shout then).
The 1skill thing of cta only works once, so don’t bother to use 2* cta
So when using cta + 3wc weapon => 7 bo 4 shout
When using 2* 3wc weapons => 6bo 6shout
Charms:
Anni: as high as possible stats
Torch: same as anni
The remaining inventory will be filled up with max ar lifers small charms (like those 3/20/20’s for example) around +/- 20
A cheaper solution are grand charms with max ar life
Use some res/life sc’s too, some stacked res will never hurt
use around 8 sc’s, at this point you will reach max res if you have good torch/anni
if you won’t/can’t buy those res/life charms and can’t get max res, sock arreat with um, helps a little ;)
And as last we will use life/light res sc’s so we will get nice stacked resistance vs foh, javazon
Would use around 8
Stash:
Demon limb: enchant if you need more ar
Wisp rings: light abs vs trap, java,...
Hotspurs for max fire res or nokozan amu if you don’t have that much room left
Arach belt: fcr needed vs sorcs
Widowmaker: lovely bow, also a must!
Crown of ages socked ber ber, this will allow you to reach 50 dmg red.
Maybe a treachery if you want some more stacked res
The bva is a pvp build, well mine was...
Duel!
Amazone:
Vs bowzon: use botd + stormshield => tele near them and ww, they won’t harm you much because you will have quite some life and max block and they need to run from you.
Vs javazon: use grief + beast and start to ww you will stand a good chance because of your huge stacked resistance, though if you can’t handle it, put on a wisp ;)
They won’t run from you because lightning fury hardly hurts you, they need to use cs so they will come ;)
Assasin:
Vs trapper: use grief + beast, on switch widowmaker, if they just keep standing in their traps, just wait and spam arrows with your widowmaker, they will come, when they are in your reach, tele near them and ww, if they use lidless or spirit they won’t have max block so quite easy to kill then, you could use double swing then too, it will kill them faster then ww imo.
If they have max block, just ww then.
Never keep standing in their traps, just ww them, if they place again some traps, flee and start spamming arrows again or kill her if you are fast enough
Ww sin: use stormshield + botd vs those, just a ww duel, you should win, though open wounds can hurt
Ww/trapsin: get the assasin away from the traps by using widowmaker (do not stand in her range or she will ww you) then just ww her if she comes closer
Necro:
Vs pb nec: get arach for some fcr, beast + grief, use leap skill if they come closer to get them stunned, then you use namelock and ww
Other tactic is leap and go berserk so you don’t need to bother about their bone armor, though I prefer ww.
when they use 464684686 bonewalls and cast iron maiden on you, don’t duel :p
vs summoner nec: quite hard duel, when they use iron maiden, don’t duel
you can try to leap, then his minions will bounce in several directions and you have a chance to namelock the nec, try to berserk him, because if you are planning to ww him you will hit several monsters but not him
barbarian:
vs bvb: you are as good as dead they are just build to fight vs barbs, use storm + botd so youll get max block and say a prayer, though there is a chance you win ;)
anglic ring amu + raven
vs bva: well, who has the best equip/most luck,....
vs bvc: use stormshield + botd, you should win because they don’t have block, though watch out because they can deal massive dmg and they probably will use coa, so they won’t die in one hit
sorc:
vs fireball sorc: arach , beast + grief
try to avoid when she is spamming fireballs 31351 screens away
use widow to get her closer, when she comes closer, use leap, then namelock ww
use hotspurs if she deals massive dmg
blizzard sorc: arach ,2* raven + highlords, grief + beast
they will come closer then fireball sorcs because they need to cast closer to you,
leap => namelock => ww here also
if she stays far => widowmaker
lightsorc: arach, ravens + highlord, maybe wisp if they are hard, grief + beast
they need to come close to you, leap + namelock + ww
vs orb sorc: arach, ravens, highlords, grief + beast, leap => nl => ww
when very close to you => leap => double swing
if they keep playing defensive, use bow
druid:
vs ele druid: put on crown of ages, beast + grief, verdungo, so you will get max damage reduce. Wait ‘till they come closer to you, leap + ww, never namelock these guys, when they tele on top of you, just do short ww’s from the left to the right and right to left.
if you want to attack them, try to tele behind/beside them and ww them, never run in their tornados (and there will be many, they love to spam those tornados)
vs wolfdruid: they won’t be a match for you if they use a two hand weapon, just ww them
if they use storm and have max reduce, max block etc they can be strong, though, use your shield so youll get max block/dr too and ww them, normally you will hit them faster/more so you will win.
Paladin:
Vs hammerdins: when they keep spamming hammers around them, just use widow to tease them, they will quit and try to hunt you down but np, if they tele on top of you, just ww and run when they start spamming hammers again
Also try to use leap vs them and try fast tele => ww, when they are still stunned of leap.
When the hammerdin hardly tele’s but charge it can become harder, but he will charge quite close to you, try to hit him before he can start launching his hammers
Vs smiters: use coa, verdungo, beast + grief, again for max dr
They will stand still and wait for you to tele on them, never tele on them, NEVER
Ww beside them, just nxt to them, so you will have a chance to hit them, but they will a hard time to hit you, or when they just stand still use widow, when they charge to you => ww
When they are walking to you, tele beside and ww (though that won’t work a second time)
When those smiters using enigma tele on top of you, try to leap first so they can’t hit you and ww them (only once because otherwise they can hit you several times and the suprise effect of leap is gone)
Vs Auradin: tele + ww, some max res items are welcome but not needed
Vs foh: beast + grief, highlords, lovely stacked light res, you can use wisp rings, tg belt whatever if you can’t handle them w/o absorb. Just namelock ww, though those foh that use charge cast charge cast... can be hard to catch so maybe some luck is always welcome ;)
Think those were the main chars.
Ill show you my barb now ;)
Only lvl 92 because I hated to lvl :p
[img=http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2218/screenshot001ja0.th.jpg] (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot001ja0.jpg)
[img=http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6996/screenshot002qu0.th.jpg] (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot002qu0.jpg)
Well, that’s it, hope it will help someone in the future.
Sry for grammar/spelling faults, my english isn’t that great
Well, enjoyed my time at diablo, but now it’s time to go, don’t know if someone knew me, most of you hardly I guess, maybe someone saw my barb in game, gosh oh well!
Good luck have fun all ;)