Barbarizard

[themeros]

Honestly, Barb is my least favorite class so I wanted a different build. I'm going to play all classes and a more magical aoe ranged Barb looks fun to me so I made this Barbarizard build for PVE.

The theme is a Magical Barbarian so it needs range, aoe, crowd control and kiting:

Barbarizard http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barbarian#eiaZWg!chW!cZbYZa

- Two big hits with Earthquake and Weapon Throw, one aoe and one single target.
- Two generators. Bash being the only melee skill, but with the intention of knocking enemies back to use the other skills. Ground stomp as the crowd control for when I'm calm (furyless).
- War cry for tough situations
- Hammer for constant crowd control

What you think? Too many attacks? Could this work? I'm new to Barb builds :S

[Illmattic]

I think its definitely possible and could work. But I think that it would not result in a solid endgame character. Who knows really as the games not out yet, but I always love to see builds that make certain classes play "out of the norm". I want an update once the game is released, let us know how this build works for you :wink:

[Scorch Hellfire]

Seems like a pretty standard build to me. I think you will be bashing more than you hope you will. I would consider using No Escape or Unforgiving to deal with that instead of Animosity. Also why would indigo runed Hammer of the Ancients be for crowd control?

[Elfik]

I would call this an earth power theme except that you chose hammer instead of seismic slam. I think weapon throw is a nice skill to have as a barb but it doesn't necessarily synergize that well with the other skills. It slows enemies and attacks at range, which is the opposite of what many barb skills do. With knockback and fury to spare, you can throw some weapons while enemies struggle to get to you. Seems like it could work. It might be nice to have unforgiving, that way you can start battles of with weapon throw, thinning out the crowd, then lay in with some bashing.