View Full Version : Help with GF/MF Barb
SnickerSnack
27-12-2008, 02:36
I've made a gf/mf barb that uses war cry to stun. He's level 65 and I haven't gotten him to Hell Council yet. He runs NM Council okay, but the problem I'm having is that War Cry doesn't always stun the unique council members. It stuns them about 20% of the time, so there's no way to keep them stunned unless I keep the inventory completely full of mana pots and use insight. Do I need a higher level war cry to stun uniques?
Also, does leap work on all of the council members? How many levels of leap are needed?
My barb feels pretty much complete, and he is going to have 10 to 15 spare skill points. Since BO (which I have maxed) synergizes Concentrate, I was thinking that I could make a him a warcry/concentrate (or remake a leap/concentrate) hybrid that could run the council and have an easier time questing and leveling.
If I went that route, I would probably have to rebuild since his strength is so low, however.
EDIT:
Actually, if he wore IK's gloves/belt/boots, then he would only need 111 base strength to then be able to wield a decent weapon and stormshield. He would either use something with ITD or Angelic Combo. If he wore two +str rings, then he wouldn't need further stat points in strength.
Another edit:
I went and did the skill quests from norm and nm. He has 12 skill points saved.
I personally use war cry, even though it is much more expensive to build than leap. On the other hand it is waaaaay faster too :)
Skills:
1pt Increased Stamina/Speed, Iron Skin
1 Find Item, Howl, Shout, Battle Command, 20 BO, 20 WarCry, 20 BattleCry, rest on Taunt (War Cry synergy).
Natural resistance enough to get you to 50+ resists after +skills and Find Item enough to get you to 50+ percent after +skills
Keep in mind that war cry is mana intensive (35 mana at slvl 25 or so), so you need a lot of gf/mana charms to keep it going (target more than 600 man after BO). It is hard to get any damage out of it, but you can get it to 1Kish with good gear (at about clvl 90), which will somewhat help on the killing speed (even though the council regenerates fast). Battle Cry is a nice bonus, long duration and at slvl 25 iirc it provides -100% target defense and -50% damage - basically your merc will always hit.
In my experience these are the things to look out for when building a gf barb:
- maxed fire, cold and lightning resists (even though fire/lightning enchanted Geleb Frameringer is always a danger no matter what). <-- cover these with rare gf boots, rare gf belt, rare gf ammy, rare gf circlet; also gf/resist charms
- more than 600 mana after BO <-- mostly from mana/gf charms
- 4K+ life (can get up to 5K with good gear)
- a source of teleport. This can be teleport charges on ammy/circlet or Enigma (yes, it is definitely worth the armor slot over Wealth).
- AFTER you cover the first three points maximize your GF (perfecting charms, rare stuff, getting enough Lems etc)
Of course, the merc does most of the killing, so he should be well equipped; Fortitude, eBonehew (Shael Amn) and CoT (15IAS, 80+ gf) are a good combo.
You should be looking at 90-120 second runs averaging 500-600K gold / run. As far as I know this is as good as it gets, even though I havent tried the dual Runemaster (5xLem each) frenzier yet ;)
SnickerSnack
28-12-2008, 04:15
Thanks for the tips, but that really doesn't answer my questions.
Heh, you're somewhat right I guess.
War Cry wont stun uniques at any better rate at any slvl. However, I find that with a duration of 6 seconds and enough mana to spam it as long as the merc wastes the council, there is no difference. With high Battle Cry (-100% defense = autohit) and high merc damage per second this takes 40-60 seconds. Note that you need over 600 mana after BO and 2 belt rows of mana pots (max). You can even do the nastiest council packs this way, even with conviction, but you have to telebomb the merc on the aura enchanted council first.
For the desired slvl of Leap check Mal's guide. Slvl will increase the radius where the knockback effect takes place. Although it is a safe approach, it is slow and if the council is not stopped against a wall, well, you get the picture. Of course there is little reason to maximize concentrate and attack melee, as you will be leaping.
The same goes for warcry. Why bother if you are going to go melee anyway. Also, you are about to waste many equipment slots to help your melee skills that could be used for gf. The reason that my reply was somewhat off topic, is because I generally disagreed with what you were about to do ;)
SnickerSnack
28-12-2008, 19:07
I've got Warcry at level 10 (12 with items), and it seems to work well. The stun per mana spent increases very slowly, so more points in Warcry don't really help that much. The stun length is at 3.4 now, I think, and that is a comfortable length for me.
The only merc weapon I have that does more damage than my eth thresher insight is an eth thresher obedience, so I may just stick with the insight even though it is a bit slower. Though I guess I should try The Reaper's Toll. I can get 650 mana after BO with some charms. With Insight, I can spam my warcries without any problem.
I only have one hard point in Battle Cry, so I will probably get the up to at least level 10. I have 20 points saved, so I could max it.
Several people on the forum seem to love leap on a goldfind barb. I was considering getting a helm with leap and stacking on +skill gear just to see how it worked. I went with Warcry originally because leap seemed to have obvious problems.
I was considering getting Concentration since it took so long to level. Relying on the merc alone makes leveling slow (SP). I got him to 75 by doing nm baal runs though. They're very easy with warcry and taunt. He would have had a set of leveling gear and a set of goldfind gear. I wouldn't do goldfind runs without goldfind gear. But that's a moot point now. He can do his own baal runs. I haven't gotten him to Act 5 Hell yet, but I expect he'll be able to do baal runs there too.
Edit:
And I've been gambling for a good belt. I was using a level 89 character, but it seems like I need to use a level 29 character to maximize the chance of getting fr/lr/gf.
I've got Warcry at level 10 (12 with items), and it seems to work well. The stun per mana spent increases very slowly, so more points in Warcry don't really help that much. The stun length is at 3.4 now, I think, and that is a comfortable length for me.
By all means stick to that. I've maxed it because I am trying to squeeze some damage out of it (nothing better to do with the skill points anyway)
The only merc weapon I have that does more damage than my eth thresher insight is an eth thresher obedience, so I may just stick with the insight even though it is a bit slower. Though I guess I should try The Reaper's Toll. I can get 650 mana after BO with some charms. With Insight, I can spam my warcries without any problem.
eObedience is nice. So is Reaper's. IMO eReaper's > eObedience > Reaper's. You will lose a couple of corpses per run with those, but they are nice alternatives to either eBonehew or upped eHone Sundan (ok, there's eBotD as well, but ZODs do not grow on trees).
I only have one hard point in Battle Cry, so I will probably get the up to at least level 10. I have 20 points saved, so I could max it.
Good choice.
Several people on the forum seem to love leap on a goldfind barb. I was considering getting a helm with leap and stacking on +skill gear just to see how it worked. I went with Warcry originally because leap seemed to have obvious problems.
There is a youtube video on MalVeaux's guide. Between you and me I do not think it was exactly an average run ;)
I was considering getting Concentration since it took so long to level. Relying on the merc alone makes leveling slow (SP). I got him to 75 by doing nm baal runs though. They're very easy with warcry and taunt. He would have had a set of leveling gear and a set of goldfind gear. I wouldn't do goldfind runs without goldfind gear. But that's a moot point now. He can do his own baal runs. I haven't gotten him to Act 5 Hell yet, but I expect he'll be able to do baal runs there too.
I am SP as well and I've built my GF barb two times now. It is a bit of a hassle, but definitely doable without killing a single thing. eObedience is available in the mid 50s and nightmare Baals will take you to 75 lvl easily. After that, you only need to do Hell councils anyway. Of course, at some point visit Act5 to get the resists scroll quest (can be hard, get teleport charges). I do not think that hell Baal runs are doable (haven't tried though).
And I've been gambling for a good belt. I was using a level 89 character, but it seems like I need to use a level 29 character to maximize the chance of getting fr/lr/gf.
Yeap, I've gambled both the boots and belt with lvl 35ish characters iirc. Much cheaper and better chances to get the desired mods. Nowadays I only gamble circlets/ammys/rings with a lvl 95 char and rely on drops to improve my belt and boots.
Edit: You've probably done this already; check the weapon speed calculator to try and reach a reasonable fpa with tyour merc setup.
SnickerSnack
29-12-2008, 05:23
eObedience is nice. So is Reaper's. IMO eReaper's > eObedience > Reaper's. You will lose a couple of corpses per run with those, but they are nice alternatives to either eBonehew or upped eHone Sundan (ok, there's eBotD as well, but ZODs do not grow on trees).
None of my unique polearms are eth, so I'm using the eObedience. If my meph runner finds an upgrade, then I'll use it.
Yeap, I've gambled both the boots and belt with lvl 35ish characters iirc. Much cheaper and better chances to get the desired mods. Nowadays I only gamble circlets/ammys/rings with a lvl 95 char and rely on drops to improve my belt and boots.
I've been gambling with a level 25 character. Level 24 is ideal for gambling fr/lr/gf sashes and light belts, but I wanted to use an Edge bow. I've gotten a couple fr/gf, lr/gf and fr/lr belts, and the best has been a 30 lr/13 cr/60 gf belt, but nothing really good yet. I've gambled about 500 to 600 belts.
Edit: You've probably done this already; check the weapon speed calculator to try and reach a reasonable fpa with tyour merc setup.
Threshers reach a decent break-point to start with. Right now, I have an amethyst in the CoT so he could wield the thresher at level 55, but I may hel it out and put a jewel of fervor in it soon. I don't think I have an ias jewel with anything else though.
I've been running hell council on /players1, and it isn't much harder than nm council on /players8. I tried /p7, but it was too hard. Maybe once he gets to level 80+ the merc will be able to handle it.
Here's what I'm running with:
Name: Cortez
Class: Barbarian
Experience: 451236976
Level: 75
Naked/Gear
Strength: 77/77
Dexterity: 32/69
Vitality: 300/300
Energy: 10/10
HP: 1323/1510
Mana: 84/325
Stamina: 441/521
Defense: 8/797
AR: 145/145
Fire: 147/107/47
Cold: 72/32/-28
Lightning: 112/72/12
Poison: 61/21/-39
MF: 351 Block: 0
GF: 1214
FR/W: 23
FHR: 0
IAS: 10
FCR: 0
Bash: 0/0
Leap: 0/0
Double Swing: 0/0
Stun: 0/0
Double Throw: 0/0
Leap Attack: 0/0
Concentrate: 0/0
Frenzy: 0/0
Whirlwind: 0/0
Berserk: 0/0
Sword Mastery : 0/0
Axe Mastery : 0/0
Mace Mastery : 0/0
Pole Arm Mastery : 0/0
Throwing Mastery : 0/0
Spear Mastery : 0/0
Increased Stamina : 0/0
Iron Skin : 1/1
Increased Speed : 0/0
Natural Resistance : 6/6
Howl : 1/3
Find Potion : 1/3
Taunt : 1/3
Shout : 12/14
Find Item : 10/12
Battle Cry : 17/19
Battle Orders : 20/22
Grim Ward : 0/0
War Cry : 10/12
Battle Command : 1/3
Tome of Town Portal
Fingerprint: 0x2ac2e297
Item Level: 12
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Tome of Identify
Fingerprint: 0x372125f3
Item Level: 12
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Immortal King's Will
Avenger Guard
Defense: 169
Durability: 55 of 55
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 65
Fingerprint: 0x1db84d73
Item Level: 75
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+125 Defense
37% Extra Gold from Monsters
40% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+4 to Light Radius
+2 to Warcry Skills (Barbarian Only)
2 Sockets (0 used)
Dwarf Star
Ring
Required Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0x2ed51b8a
Item Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+40 to Life
+40 Maximum Stamina
15% Heal Stamina Plus
Magic Damage Reduced by 12
100% Extra Gold from Monsters
15% Fire Absorb
Goldwrap
Heavy Belt
Defense: 36
Durability: 17 of 18
Required Level: 27
Required Strength: 45
Fingerprint: 0xf7bedcbc
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
59% Enhanced Defense
+25 Defense
78% Extra Gold from Monsters
30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+2 to Light Radius
10% Increased Attack Speed
Chance Guards
Chain Gloves
Defense: 27
Durability: 16 of 16
Required Level: 15
Required Strength: 25
Fingerprint: 0x6c8c516a
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
29% Enhanced Defense
+25 to Attack Rating
+15 Defense
200% Extra Gold from Monsters
33% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+2 to Light Radius
Infernostride
Demonhide Boots
Defense: 97
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Level: 29
Required Strength: 20
Fingerprint: 0xdb92714d
Item Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
130% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
Fire Resist +30%
10% to Maximum Fire Resist
+12 - 33 Fire Damage
63% Extra Gold from Monsters
+2 to Light Radius
20% Faster Run/Walk
5% Chance to cast level 8 Blaze when struck
Chromatic Amulet
Amulet
Required Level: 41
Fingerprint: 0xc59bb90
Item Level: 81
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Fire Resist +29%
Lightning Resist +29%
Cold Resist +29%
Poison Resist +29%
Sapphire Small Charm of Life
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0xa0169bac
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+6 to Life
Cold Resist +11%
Mephisto's Soulstone
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Garnet Small Charm of Sustenance
Small Charm
Required Level: 20
Fingerprint: 0x21f609e4
Item Level: 45
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+13 to Life
Fire Resist +8%
Ocher Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 10
Fingerprint: 0x1a7cc24
Item Level: 7
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Lightning Resist +6%
Mephisto's Soulstone
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Horadric Cube
Fingerprint: 0xee6d648a
Item Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Dwarf Star
Ring
Required Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0xeeaf3bb3
Item Level: 59
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+40 to Life
+40 Maximum Stamina
15% Heal Stamina Plus
Magic Damage Reduced by 13
100% Extra Gold from Monsters
15% Fire Absorb
Serpent's Grand Charm of Dexterity
Grand Charm
Required Level: 41
Fingerprint: 0xea0c9d2f
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+5 to Dexterity
+54 to Mana
Wealth
Dusk Shroud
Defense: 451
Durability: 20 of 20
Required Level: 49
Required Strength: 77
Fingerprint: 0x50db2d6
Item Level: 1
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
300% Extra Gold from Monsters
100% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+10 to Dexterity
+2 to Mana after each Kill
3 Sockets (3 used)
Socketed: Lem Rune
Socketed: Ko Rune
Socketed: Tir Rune
Lem Rune
Required Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
75% Extra Gold from Monsters
Armor:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Shields:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Ko Rune
Required Level: 39
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+10 to Dexterity
Armor:
+10 to Dexterity
Shields:
+10 to Dexterity
Tir Rune
Required Level: 13
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+2 to Mana after each Kill
Armor:
+2 to Mana after each Kill
Shields:
+2 to Mana after each Kill
Amber Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0x249049b6
Item Level: 71
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Lightning Resist +11%
Shimmering Small Charm of Inertia
Small Charm
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0xeeb9a05a
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Fire Resist +3%
Lightning Resist +3%
Cold Resist +3%
Poison Resist +3%
3% Faster Run/Walk
Serpent's Large Charm
Large Charm
Required Level: 41
Fingerprint: 0x81732264
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+31 to Mana
Shimmering Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0xff625a4d
Item Level: 69
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Fire Resist +3%
Lightning Resist +3%
Cold Resist +3%
Poison Resist +3%
Ruby Large Charm of Vita
Large Charm
Required Level: 50
Fingerprint: 0xd96a5743
Item Level: 66
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+27 to Life
Fire Resist +13%
Shimmering Large Charm
Large Charm
Required Level: 26
Fingerprint: 0x251e8472
Item Level: 68
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Fire Resist +6%
Lightning Resist +6%
Cold Resist +6%
Poison Resist +6%
Serpent's Large Charm of Vita
Large Charm
Required Level: 50
Fingerprint: 0x8f7b9f7
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+28 to Life
+33 to Mana
Ocher Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 10
Fingerprint: 0xcc0fa240
Item Level: 22
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Lightning Resist +7%
Garnet Small Charm of Life
Small Charm
Required Level: 20
Fingerprint: 0x68c39a0c
Item Level: 49
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+8 to Life
Fire Resist +8%
Key
Fingerprint: 0x41032220
Item Level: 12
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Ruby Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 22
Fingerprint: 0xbc860752
Item Level: 48
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Fire Resist +27%
Grand Charm of Greed
Grand Charm
Required Level: 14
Fingerprint: 0xc76e381b
Item Level: 65
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
39% Extra Gold from Monsters
Grand Charm of Greed
Grand Charm
Required Level: 14
Fingerprint: 0xbfd200ff
Item Level: 70
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
38% Extra Gold from Monsters
Full Rejuvenation Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
No Display for property: 6
No Display for property: 8
Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Replenish Life 320
Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Replenish Life 320
Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Replenish Life 320
Spirit
Long Sword
One Hand Damage: 3 - 19
Durability: 44 of 44
Required Level: 25
Required Strength: 55
Required Dexterity: 39
Fingerprint: 0x5e124083
Item Level: 38
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+22 to Vitality
+94 to Mana
+250 Defense vs. Missile
55% Faster Hit Recovery
28% Faster Cast Rate
+2 to All Skills
+4 Magic Absorb
+75 poison damage over 5 seconds
+3 - 14 cold damage with 3 sec Duration
+1 - 50 Lightning Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Ort Rune
Socketed: Amn Rune
Tal Rune
Required Level: 17
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+75 poison damage over 5 seconds
Armor:
Poison Resist +30%
Shields:
Poison Resist +35%
Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+3 - 14 cold damage with 3 sec Duration
Armor:
Cold Resist +30%
Shields:
Cold Resist +35%
Ort Rune
Required Level: 21
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+1 - 50 Lightning Damage
Armor:
Lightning Resist +30%
Shields:
Lightning Resist +35%
Amn Rune
Required Level: 25
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
7% Life stolen per hit
Armor:
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Shields:
Attacker Takes Damage of 14
Shadow Fang
Sabre
One Hand Damage: 4 - 12
Durability: 32 of 32
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 25
Required Dexterity: 25
Fingerprint: 0xbe44dbbd
Item Level: 76
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
57% Enhanced Damage
+28 to Attack Rating
+7 poison damage over 3 seconds
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
250 Replenish Mana
Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Replenish Life 320
Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Replenish Life 320
Super Healing Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Replenish Life 320
Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
250 Replenish Mana
Super Mana Potion
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
250 Replenish Mana
Flawless Sapphire
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+6 - 10 cold damage with 2 sec Duration
Armor:
+31 to Mana
Shields:
Cold Resist +28%
Flawless Topaz
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+1 - 30 Lightning Damage
Armor:
20% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Shields:
Lightning Resist +28%
Small Charm of Burning
Small Charm
Required Level: 24
Fingerprint: 0x5a134581
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+3 - 7 Fire Damage
The Reaper's Toll
Thresher
Two Hand Damage: 36 - 423
Durability: 42 of 65
Required Level: 75
Required Strength: 114
Required Dexterity: 89
Fingerprint: 0x36a0ddb0
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
200% Enhanced Damage
+4 - 44 cold damage with 1 sec Duration
14% Life stolen per hit
Requirements -25%
Ignore Target's Defense
33% Deadly Strike
33% Chance to cast level 1 Decrepify on striking
Lizard's Grand Charm of Greed
Grand Charm
Required Level: 14
Fingerprint: 0xeeee041b
Item Level: 30
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+18 to Mana
36% Extra Gold from Monsters
Serpent's Grand Charm of Fire
Grand Charm
Required Level: 29
Fingerprint: 0x8104267a
Item Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+44 to Mana
+1 - 3 Fire Damage
Serpent's Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 35
Fingerprint: 0xd038e9b7
Item Level: 58
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+47 to Mana
Coral Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 23
Fingerprint: 0x1c15d7a0
Item Level: 56
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+25 to Life
Lightning Resist +21%
Ocher Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 10
Fingerprint: 0xd575e87a
Item Level: 57
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Lightning Resist +6%
Serpent's Small Charm of Dexterity
Small Charm
Required Level: 40
Fingerprint: 0x5ba8a20e
Item Level: 79
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+2 to Dexterity
+15 to Mana
Blade of Ali Baba
Tulwar
One Hand Damage: 29 - 64
Durability: 32 of 32
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 70
Required Dexterity: 42
Fingerprint: 0xfa6e9705
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+13 to Dexterity
+15 to Mana
84% Enhanced Damage
188% Extra Gold from Monsters (Based on Char Lvl)
74% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
150% Extra Gold from Monsters
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Lem Rune
Socketed: Lem Rune
Lem Rune
Required Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
150% Extra Gold from Monsters
Armor:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Shields:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Lem Rune
Required Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
75% Extra Gold from Monsters
Armor:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Shields:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Blade of Ali Baba
Tulwar
One Hand Damage: 30 - 65
Durability: 32 of 32
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 70
Required Dexterity: 42
Fingerprint: 0x72236903
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+7 to Dexterity
+15 to Mana
88% Enhanced Damage
188% Extra Gold from Monsters (Based on Char Lvl)
74% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
150% Extra Gold from Monsters
2 Sockets (2 used)
Socketed: Lem Rune
Socketed: Lem Rune
Lem Rune
Required Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
150% Extra Gold from Monsters
Armor:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Shields:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Lem Rune
Required Level: 43
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
75% Extra Gold from Monsters
Armor:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Shields:
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
Mercenary:
Stone
Archon Plate
Defense: 3961
Durability: 31 of 31
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 93
Fingerprint: 0xb00d914e
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+16 to Strength
+16 to Vitality
273% Enhanced Defense
+300 Defense vs. Missile
60% Faster Hit Recovery
Level 16 Clay Golem (16/16 Charges)
Level 16 Molten Boulder (80/80 Charges)
Ethereal
All Resistances +15
+10 to Energy
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune
Socketed: Um Rune
Socketed: Pul Rune
Socketed: Lum Rune
Shael Rune
Required Level: 29
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
20% Increased Attack Speed
Armor:
20% Faster Hit Recovery
Shields:
20% Faster Block Rate
Um Rune
Required Level: 47
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
25% Chance of Open Wounds
Armor:
All Resistances +15
Shields:
All Resistances +22
Pul Rune
Required Level: 45
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+100 to Attack Rating against Demons
75% Damage to Demons
Armor:
30% Enhanced Defense
Shields:
30% Enhanced Defense
Lum Rune
Required Level: 37
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+10 to Energy
Armor:
+10 to Energy
Shields:
+10 to Energy
Crown of Thieves
Grand Crown
Defense: 315
Durability: 50 of 50
Required Level: 49
Required Strength: 103
Fingerprint: 0x17458496
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+25 to Dexterity
+50 to Life
+35 to Mana
177% Enhanced Defense
Fire Resist +33%
9% Life stolen per hit
91% Extra Gold from Monsters
+10 to Strength
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Perfect Amethyst
Perfect Amethyst
Required Level: 18
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+150 to Attack Rating
Armor:
+10 to Strength
Shields:
+30 Defense
Obedience
Thresher
Two Hand Damage: 84 - 991
Durability: 33 of 33
Required Level: 53
Required Strength: 114
Required Dexterity: 87
Fingerprint: 0x3d6a5dfb
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
All Resistances +29
370% Enhanced Damage
+219 Defense
40% Faster Hit Recovery
40% Chance of Crushing Blow
30% Chance to cast level 21 Enchant when you Kill an Enemy
-25% to Enemy Fire Resistance
Ethereal
Requirements -20%
+10 to Dexterity
+3 - 14 cold damage with 3 sec Duration
25% Target Defense
+10 to Strength
5 Sockets (5 used)
Socketed: Hel Rune
Socketed: Ko Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Eth Rune
Socketed: Fal Rune
Hel Rune
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
Requirements -20%
Armor:
Requirements -15%
Shields:
Requirements -15%
Ko Rune
Required Level: 39
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+10 to Dexterity
Armor:
+10 to Dexterity
Shields:
+10 to Dexterity
Thul Rune
Required Level: 23
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+3 - 14 cold damage with 3 sec Duration
Armor:
Cold Resist +30%
Shields:
Cold Resist +35%
Eth Rune
Required Level: 15
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
25% Target Defense
Armor:
15% Regenerate Mana
Shields:
15% Regenerate Mana
Fal Rune
Required Level: 41
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
Weapons:
+10 to Strength
Armor:
+10 to Strength
Shields:
+10 to Strength
Name: Durga
Race: Desert Mercenary
Type: Off-Nightmare
Experience: 51323570
Level: 75
Dead?: false
Naked/Gear
Strength: 169/205
Dexterity: 135/170
HP: 1367/1417
Defense: 985/5261
AR: 1153/1153
Fire: 216/176/116
Cold: 183/143/83
Lightning: 183/143/83
Poison: 183/143/83
I'll use this when I can take off the res ammy:
Chaos Scarab
Amulet
Required Level: 27
Fingerprint: 0xc964e529
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Properties:
+60 to Life
+24 to Mana
Poison Resist +28%
79% Extra Gold from Monsters
16% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+1 to Barbarian Skill Levels
I've been gambling with a level 25 character. Level 24 is ideal for gambling fr/lr/gf sashes and light belts, but I wanted to use an Edge bow. I've gotten a couple fr/gf, lr/gf and fr/lr belts, and the best has been a 30 lr/13 cr/60 gf belt, but nothing really good yet. I've gambled about 500 to 600 belts.
Yes, the idea is to be able to get high enough minimum ilvl so that the alvl (iirc alvl = ilvlv - mvlv) of the first two or three types of belts and boots (so that you do not have to reload the gamble screen endlessly searching for the Boots boot type for instance) allows the desired affixes/suffixes :thumbup:. You probably know this already, but the item generation tutorial is a great forum resource
Threshers reach a decent break-point to start with. Right now, I have an amethyst in the CoT so he could wield the thresher at level 55, but I may hel it out and put a jewel of fervor in it soon. I don't think I have an ias jewel with anything else though.
Use what you have by all means, but know what to target for. eBonehew, eHone Sunndan and eTombie are all high damage polearms, with free sockets to increase speed/life leech/ed with no cold damage.
I've been running hell council on /players1, and it isn't much harder than nm council on /players8. I tried /p7, but it was too hard. Maybe once he gets to level 80+ the merc will be able to handle it.
I've tried /p3 but gold/minute just goes down a fair bit. Maybe with an upped eSundan it will be faster, but I have yet to find one. Anyway, unless your barb can dish out high DPS (i.e. decked out frenzier) stick with /p1. You shouldnt need more than 150-180 seconds with starting gear and you should be able to do it in 90-120 seconds with good gear (for instance Forti on merc).
What's fun about the gf barb is that there is always something marginally better to use that you will find/gamble on the way. Have fun :nod:
SnickerSnack
30-12-2008, 04:11
I'm enjoying it, but I've spent several hours gambling belts. It takes long time to gamble 13mil when you do it 4k at a time. I think I've gone through about 3mil now.
I think I'll use the decent belt I gambled, do some runs, and then gamble ammies and rings. I'll get back to belts later.
Edit:
Looky: http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2417&size=big&cat=502
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