Seems like any benefit you get from the deadly strike is overridden by limiting yourself to no more than 80% ias or so.
What builds do people do with it? Or is it a merc weapon?
Crash wrote:Most of those stormblast barb videos you keep seeing are using it with eagle or lion stance (eagle has -ias, and lion is pure damage) and keeping their ias around 80-83 I think.
Skeptic_Zero wrote:Crash wrote:Most of those stormblast barb videos you keep seeing are using it with eagle or lion stance (eagle has -ias, and lion is pure damage) and keeping their ias around 80-83 I think.
Wouldn'tThunder King of Sescheronbe vastly better?Thunder King of Sescheron
Kriegsmesser (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 53 to 57
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 642
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
Stormblast: +1 Projectile
Thundergod Nova Deals 5000 Lightning Damage
Lightning Shield: +(18 to 30) Lightning Damage to Weapon per Skill Level
20% Chance to cast level 10 Life Spark on Melee Attack
Adds (200 to 300)-(450 to 600) Lightning Damage
-(30 to 40)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+10 to Stormblast
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
100% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (6)
I've come to the conclusion that it's too niche. If the only spec that uses it is a cheese spec only for boss killing I think it could use some different stats.
CallMeCrazySam wrote:Skeptic_Zero wrote:Crash wrote:Most of those stormblast barb videos you keep seeing are using it with eagle or lion stance (eagle has -ias, and lion is pure damage) and keeping their ias around 80-83 I think.
Wouldn'tThunder King of Sescheronbe vastly better?Thunder King of Sescheron
Kriegsmesser (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: 53 to 57
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 642
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
Stormblast: +1 Projectile
Thundergod Nova Deals 5000 Lightning Damage
Lightning Shield: +(18 to 30) Lightning Damage to Weapon per Skill Level
20% Chance to cast level 10 Life Spark on Melee Attack
Adds (200 to 300)-(450 to 600) Lightning Damage
-(30 to 40)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
+10 to Stormblast
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
100% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (6)
I've come to the conclusion that it's too niche. If the only spec that uses it is a cheese spec only for boss killing I think it could use some different stats.
Barbs have two hands