What base damage does a ww barb need to be viable?

[TheMightyGoat]

I'm fairly new to the game. I was just about to make a dual sword Frenzy barbarian when I acquired the IK maul in trade. I already have IK boots that I found myself. Now I'm wondering if I should make a WW mace barbarian instead - possibly with the rest of the set later on. Which would make a better PvM character? Or is there another direction I should look into?

Really what I'm stuck on is what mastery to pick. Which class of weapon is best for a ww barb? Which for frenzy? Or does it matter?

[goldmonkey]

You can make a WW IK barb(user full IK set).
Other choice are sword and axe.

Sword is for style. And axe is for good runeword if you can get them or plan to use them.

[brokensvt]

I'm hardly a barb expert, but will be glad to help where I can.

Most folks use berzerker axes AKA ba's for their good combination of decent speed and great range. This route can become quite expensive, however. If you are fairly new to the game and wish to have a great barb on a meager budget, I can highly recommend IK set. Great ele damage, skills, ar, etc can be had relatively cheaply with the full set. You will also have several sockets to play with(2 maul, 2 helm, 1 armor).

Greg

[CoyoteKid]

I too am interested in IK Barb builds which when I search for this I don't get any hits surprisingly enough.

If anyone can lead us in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.

[Thyiad]

This was in the. build guides sticky (http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=164067) if it helps.

[Uvatha]

If anyone can lead us in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.
Try the stick threads or try using the search engine.

Below is the link to one of the sticky threads, named Barbarian Build guides:

http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=231548

I am sure you will find a guide that fit your needs for the IK set.

Cheers,

//edit//one seecond later but... oh well//

[DEA]

i have a ebotdgpa ww barb, 388 ed
with might/conc i get 8~11k ww damage
with mf gear on this damage bites
when i switch back to coh, guil's face, 10cb gloves and gores, it kills very very quickly
i would say aim for 10k max damage