Frenzy Barbarian Build

[AgamemnonIR]

What do you think of my proposed Frenzy Barbarian build below?

Am I missing out on the Magic Damage synergy by not putting any points in Bezerk?

Frenzy Barbarian

Stats:

Strength – A lot
Dexterity – Some
Vitality – A lot
Energy – Base

110 Skill points:

1 - Howl
20 – Shout
20 – Battle Orders
1 – Battle Command
1 – Find Potion
1 – Find Item
20 – Sword Mastery
1 – Increased Stamina
1 – Increased Speed
1 – Iron Skin
1 – Natural Resistance
1 – Bash
20 – Double Swing
1 – Double Throw
20 – Frenzy

[NewForumBloke]

You should only invest enough str and dex to weild your swords, then add the rest into vita. Since your frenzy you wont ever have to worry about block so the dex shouldnt be more than w/e your sword's dex req is (which could be alot depending on what you choose).

-Bloke :smug:

[Majaii]

You should only invest enough str and dex to weild your swords, then add the rest into vita. Since your frenzy you wont ever have to worry about block so the dex shouldnt be more than w/e your sword's dex req is (which could be alot depending on what you choose).

-Bloke :smug:

Agreed, you may also want to mix up putting points into taunt/double swing, instead of just maxing double swing, because taunt can be very useful. other then that looks good stat/skill wise.

-Majaii

[NewForumBloke]

Second on what Majaii said, those warcry's can really help out with crowd control and what not.

[AgamemnonIR]

You should only invest enough str and dex to weild your swords, then add the rest into vita. Since your frenzy you wont ever have to worry about block so the dex shouldnt be more than w/e your sword's dex req is (which could be alot depending on what you choose).

-Bloke :smug:

Strength is good for increasing damage and dexterity for accuracy and a little defence?

I've revised the build because I forgot that Taunt was a synergy for Frenzy:

Frenzy Barbarian

Stats:

Strength – Some
Dexterity – Some
Vitality – A lot
Energy – Base

110 Skill points:

1 – Howl
20 – Taunt
10 – Shout
10 – Battle Orders
1 – Battle Command
1 – Find Potion
1 – Find Item
20 – Sword Mastery
1 – Increased Stamina
1 – Increased Speed
1 – Iron Skin
1 – Natural Resistance
1 – Bash
20 – Double Swing
1 – Double Throw
20 – Frenzy

[NewForumBloke]

Str investment for dmg is hardly worth it. The ed you take from is doesnt even come close taking priority of those stat points that could be invested into vita.

Dex is the same. You should only ever pump dex to be able to wear your wep and/or obtain max block.

If you have ar problems, ar sc/lc/gc's will give you more than dex ever could. If you need extra dmg, max/min dmg charms will give you far more dmg than a pure str investment could give.

[kykle]

BO/shout>taunt for sure - a few + skills and taunt is effective with very little investment

[AgamemnonIR]

Am I missing out on the Magic Damage synergy by not putting any points in Bezerk?

[NewForumBloke]

Nope.

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[Aldeth the Foppish Idiot]

The magic damage synergy from berserk is 1% - so it's practically meaningless.

You shouldn't have any ar problems from having a lower dexterity. In fact, depending on which swords you select to use, it may not even be that low! I have made ww-barbs using mauls, and often times I leave dexterity at base. You attack rating with your mastery and skills usually are sufficient if you are strictly PvM.