Physical Throw Barb - A True Warmonger's Guide

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A TRUE WARMONGER'S GUIDE

A little introduction

2.7 Changes + corrections

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We're pretty much still alive and well. we lose a few % lifesteal and crit, but we can still shred everything in the game.Besides,

Titan's Blockade

Titan's Blockade
Barbarian Shields
'UmZolLew'
Runeword Level: 110
At least 1 Base Level in Runemaster: Maximum Poison Resist +4%
With 15 Base Levels in Runemaster: 10% Deadly Strike
40% Hit Recovery
Adds 15-25 Damage
Slows Attacker by 10%
+(130 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(1000 to 2000) Defense
(20 to 30)% to Strength
20% to Vitality
Maximum Mana +5%
Elemental Resists +35%

lost +2 Max Ele Res, instead it now gives +4 Max Poison, so it'll be harder to push higher labs without

Zann Esu's Stone

Zann Esu's Stone
Jewel
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 115
Can be Inserted into Socketed Items
5% Cast Speed
+3% to Spell Damage
Maximum [Random Elemental] Resist +1%

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Also, considered some feedback regarding the most glaring, Sigil of Absolution not working on Runeword bases. Other issues such as MOs and more involved breakdowns before End-Game are work in progress

One of the reworked classes for 2.6, the Phys Throw Barb became one of the strongest builds, pushing ladder and high tier labs, and being good enough that after ~200 hours with 4 other classes I could still play this build without being bored. Video format from this guide coming soonTM.

Pros

A beginner version is not only SSF viable, but reliably clears even Scosglen
Main DPS stance is Wolf Stance, so huge speed is guaranteed
Scales really well - with enough input it confidently clears T10 Lab
Phys Weapon DMG based - lifesteal will frequently full-heal in tougher situations
Brain-off playstyle - attack, move, attack, move and you're done!
Up to 1.5 MILLION Defense - low chance for enemies to hit you even in end-game zones
Easiest 90% All res for any character I've played

Cons

Recovery depending on Lifesteal means if you can't attack constantly you'll be dead
Not great single-target DMG
End-game setup uses 5 runewords and some rather rare items, so transitioning might be difficult

Breakpoints:

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Leveling - Normal and Nightmare

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From my experience you can level using Stampede right away, no need to use a respec at certain a level. Picking up both perfect gems, mainly Onyxes, Bloodstones and Ambers will help with survivability. So where the items themselves are lacking resistances, you can always fiill the sockets with those 3 Gems, or Ral/Ort/Thul/Amn runes

Items:

Weapon:
Shark

Shark
Weapons
Except Necromancer Daggers, Assassin Claws
'Eld'
Runeword Level: 8
5% Chance to cast level 9 Bloodlust on Kill
+(7 to 9)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
20% Attack Speed
+5 to Maximum Damage
+0.125 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
1.5% Bonus to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
+(24 to 35)% Enhanced Damage
-1 to Mana

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Rockshatter

Rockshatter
Balanced Axe (4)
Throw Damage: (14 - 16) to (27 - 39)
One-Hand Damage: (3 - 4) to (19 - 29)
Required Level: 6
Required Strength: 77
Item Level: 19
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 7 Blast Wave on Kill
+(11 to 20) to Maximum Damage
3% Life stolen per Hit
+(18 to 40)% Enhanced Damage
(2 to 3)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(19 to 30)%
+(16 to 25) to Strength
Socketed (2)
Throw Damage: (34 - 39) to (66 - 82)
One-Hand Damage: (11 - 13) to (47 - 59)
Required Level: 24
Required Strength: 115
Item Level: 36
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 19 Blast Wave on Kill
+(21 to 30) to Maximum Damage
6% Life stolen per Hit
+(64 to 86)% Enhanced Damage
(4 to 6)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(43 to 54)%
+(36 to 45) to Strength
Socketed (4)
Throw Damage: (100 - 111) to (156 - 179)
One-Hand Damage: (29 - 32) to (97 - 114)
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 225
Item Level: 59
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
2% Chance to cast level 31 Blast Wave on Kill
+(31 to 40) to Maximum Damage
9% Life stolen per Hit
+(109 to 132)% Enhanced Damage
(7 to 9)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(67 to 78)%
+(56 to 65) to Strength
Socketed (5)
Throw Damage: (150 - 165) to (208 - 232)
One-Hand Damage: (37 - 40) to (126 - 143)
Required Level: 53
Required Strength: 445
Item Level: 85
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
3% Chance to cast level 37 Blast Wave on Kill
+(41 to 50) to Maximum Damage
12% Life stolen per Hit
+(132 to 154)% Enhanced Damage
(10 to 12)% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(79 to 90)%
+(66 to 75) to Strength
Socketed (6)

Bloodlust from Shark is pretty nice, an always welcome edition to leveling gear. Balanced Axes have an iLvl of 19, so before that you probably wont find it in gamble windows. Weaponswap with
Pax Mystica

Pax Mystica
Staves
'Tir'
Runeword Level: 10
+1 to All Skills
+7% to Spell Damage
+(2 to 5) to Blink
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
(11 to 13)% Magic Find



Shield :
Invictus

Invictus
Gilded Shield (4)
Defense: (293 - 346) to (598 - 705)
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 14
Required Strength: 35
Item Level: 10
1% Chance to cast level 3 Gift of the Wild on Kill
Weapon Physical Damage +(15 to 30)%
+(24 to 46)% Enhanced Defense
+15 to all Attributes
Physical Resist 2%
Socketed (1)
Defense: (1029 - 1169) to (1897 - 2156)
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 31
Required Strength: 70
Item Level: 31
2% Chance to cast level 7 Gift of the Wild on Kill
Weapon Physical Damage +(60 to 80)%
+(69 to 92)% Enhanced Defense
+20 to all Attributes
Physical Resist 3%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (2644 - 2915) to (4760 - 5247)
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 49
Required Strength: 245
Item Level: 51
2% Chance to cast level 11 Gift of the Wild on Kill
Weapon Physical Damage +(90 to 110)%
+(115 to 137)% Enhanced Defense
+25 to all Attributes
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (3984 - 4352) to (7140 - 7800)
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 57
Required Strength: 490
Item Level: 77
3% Chance to cast level 15 Gift of the Wild on Kill
Weapon Physical Damage +(120 to 140)%
+(138 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
+30 to all Attributes
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (4)

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Wall of Fire

Wall of Fire
Shields
'ZodLo'
Runeword Level: 85
+1 to All Skills
40% Block Speed
+(144 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
40% to Strength
40% to Vitality
+15 Life after each Kill
(11 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Attacker Takes Fire Damage of 500

) Invictus is a crazy good option ,huge defense, Phys resistance, even weaponDMG and Mark of the Wild proc on kill, super solid. I mention Wall of Fire as well, if you really want to go for as much STR as possible before getting your end-game options

Armour :
Werecat

Werecat
Breast Plate (4)
Defense: (203 - 224) to (379 - 422)
Required Level: 5
Required Strength: 30
Item Level: 10
5% Chance to cast level 1 Claw Tornado on Melee Attack
15% Attack Speed
4% Life stolen per Hit
+(24 to 40)% Enhanced Defense
+(41 to 50) Defense
+(11 to 20) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (622 - 681) to (1100 - 1207)
Required Level: 23
Required Strength: 60
Item Level: 36
6% Chance to cast level 7 Claw Tornado on Melee Attack
30% Attack Speed
6% Life stolen per Hit
+(58 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(81 to 100) Defense
+(21 to 30) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1471 - 1589) to (2563 - 2777)
Required Level: 40
Required Strength: 210
Item Level: 51
7% Chance to cast level 13 Claw Tornado on Melee Attack
45% Attack Speed
8% Life stolen per Hit
+(92 to 109)% Enhanced Defense
+(131 to 150) Defense
+(31 to 40) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (2168 - 2330) to (3757 - 4046)
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 420
Item Level: 85
8% Chance to cast level 16 Claw Tornado on Melee Attack
60% Attack Speed
10% Life stolen per Hit
+(109 to 126)% Enhanced Defense
+(181 to 200) Defense
+(41 to 50) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 6%
Socketed (6)

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Steel Golem

Steel Golem
Gothic Plate (4)
Defense: (313 - 364) to (629 - 731)
Required Level: 9
Required Strength: 36 to 37
Item Level: 19
25% Hit Recovery
Stun Attack
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(35 to 57)% Enhanced Defense
(7 to 10)% to Strength
(7 to 10)% to Vitality
Requirements +(7 to 10)%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (1017 - 1140) to (1931 - 2166)
Required Level: 27
Required Strength: 78 to 80
Item Level: 40
45% Hit Recovery
Stun Attack
6% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(81 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
(15 to 18)% to Strength
(15 to 18)% to Vitality
Requirements +(15 to 18)%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (2542 - 2801) to (4732 - 5214)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 291 to 298
Item Level: 67
65% Hit Recovery
Stun Attack
7% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(126 to 149)% Enhanced Defense
(23 to 26)% to Strength
(23 to 26)% to Vitality
Requirements +(23 to 26)%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (3804 - 4140) to (7061 - 7685)
Required Level: 52
Required Strength: 600 to 614
Item Level: 85
75% Hit Recovery
Stun Attack
8% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(149 to 171)% Enhanced Defense
(27 to 30)% to Strength
(27 to 30)% to Vitality
Requirements +(27 to 30)%
Socketed (6)

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Sharkbaiter

Sharkbaiter
Ring Mail (4)
Defense: (111 - 127) to (226 - 259)
Required Level: 4
Required Strength: 28
Item Level: 10
1% Chance to cast level 6 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+6% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
5% Attack Speed
(2 to 3)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(31 to 50)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Strength
+(6 to 10) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (2)
Defense: (410 - 456) to (735 - 817)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
1% Chance to cast level 18 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+12% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
15% Attack Speed
(4 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(71 to 90)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Strength
+(16 to 20) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1021 - 1117) to (1744 - 1909)
Required Level: 39
Required Strength: 193
Item Level: 51
1% Chance to cast level 30 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+18% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
25% Attack Speed
(6 to 7)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(101 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Strength
+(26 to 30) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (5)
Defense: (1591 - 1722) to (2718 - 2942)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 385
Item Level: 77
1% Chance to cast level 36 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+24% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
30% Attack Speed
(7 to 8)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(131 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Strength
+(36 to 40) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (6)

There are many good armor choices around while leveling, but none of them give resistances, so you can have freedom in whichever you like more. I like
Werecat

Werecat
Breast Plate (4)
Defense: (203 - 224) to (379 - 422)
Required Level: 5
Required Strength: 30
Item Level: 10
5% Chance to cast level 1 Claw Tornado on Melee Attack
15% Attack Speed
4% Life stolen per Hit
+(24 to 40)% Enhanced Defense
+(41 to 50) Defense
+(11 to 20) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (622 - 681) to (1100 - 1207)
Required Level: 23
Required Strength: 60
Item Level: 36
6% Chance to cast level 7 Claw Tornado on Melee Attack
30% Attack Speed
6% Life stolen per Hit
+(58 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(81 to 100) Defense
+(21 to 30) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1471 - 1589) to (2563 - 2777)
Required Level: 40
Required Strength: 210
Item Level: 51
7% Chance to cast level 13 Claw Tornado on Melee Attack
45% Attack Speed
8% Life stolen per Hit
+(92 to 109)% Enhanced Defense
+(131 to 150) Defense
+(31 to 40) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (5)
Defense: (2168 - 2330) to (3757 - 4046)
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 420
Item Level: 85
8% Chance to cast level 16 Claw Tornado on Melee Attack
60% Attack Speed
10% Life stolen per Hit
+(109 to 126)% Enhanced Defense
+(181 to 200) Defense
+(41 to 50) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 6%
Socketed (6)

for the All Attributes and Phys Resistance,
Sharkbaiter

Sharkbaiter
Ring Mail (4)
Defense: (111 - 127) to (226 - 259)
Required Level: 4
Required Strength: 28
Item Level: 10
1% Chance to cast level 6 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+6% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
5% Attack Speed
(2 to 3)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(31 to 50)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Strength
+(6 to 10) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (2)
Defense: (410 - 456) to (735 - 817)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
1% Chance to cast level 18 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+12% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
15% Attack Speed
(4 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(71 to 90)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Strength
+(16 to 20) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1021 - 1117) to (1744 - 1909)
Required Level: 39
Required Strength: 193
Item Level: 51
1% Chance to cast level 30 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+18% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
25% Attack Speed
(6 to 7)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(101 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Strength
+(26 to 30) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (5)
Defense: (1591 - 1722) to (2718 - 2942)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 385
Item Level: 77
1% Chance to cast level 36 Bloodlust on Death Blow
+24% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
30% Attack Speed
(7 to 8)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(131 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Strength
+(36 to 40) Life on Melee Attack
Socketed (6)

for the Bloodlust proc to help out with the damage.

Helm :
Bonechewer

Bonechewer
Fanged Helm (4)
Defense: (55 - 63) to (83 - 95)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 4
Required Strength: 25
Item Level: 10
20% Attack Speed
(10 to 25)% Bonus to Attack Rating
2% Life stolen per Hit
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 30) to Strength
Physical Resist 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (231 - 256) to (300 - 334)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 22
Required Strength: 50
Item Level: 31
25% Attack Speed
(35 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
4% Life stolen per Hit
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 40) to Strength
Physical Resist 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (607 - 659) to (783 - 850)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 39
Required Strength: 175
Item Level: 51
30% Attack Speed
(60 to 75)% Bonus to Attack Rating
6% Life stolen per Hit
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
+(41 to 50) to Strength
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (913 - 985) to (1166 - 1258)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 350
Item Level: 77
40% Attack Speed
(85 to 100)% Bonus to Attack Rating
8% Life stolen per Hit
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
+(51 to 60) to Strength
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (4)

There isn't a lot going on when it comes to helms, but this one is a really nice DPS Barb Helm.

Gloves :
Enlightenment

Enlightenment
Gloves
'El'
Runeword Level: 6
10% Combat Speeds
2% Life stolen per Hit
2% Mana stolen per Hit
+5 to all Attributes
+(3 to 5) Life Regenerated per Second
Lightning Resist +15%
+(4 to 6) to Light Radius

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Visegrip

Visegrip
Light Gauntlets (4)
Defense: 29 to 56
Required Level: 6
Required Strength: 30
Item Level: 10
5% Chance to cast level 5 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(3 to 4) to Maximum Damage
(21 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(4 to 5)% to Strength
2% to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: 120 to 176
Required Level: 24
Required Strength: 60
Item Level: 31
6% Chance to cast level 10 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(6 to 7) to Maximum Damage
(75 to 100)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(8 to 9)% to Strength
(3 to 4)% to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: 273 to 381
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 210
Item Level: 51
7% Chance to cast level 19 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(8 to 9) to Maximum Damage
(105 to 125)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(12 to 13)% to Strength
(5 to 7)% to Dexterity
Socketed (3)
Defense: 375 to 522
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 420
Item Level: 77
8% Chance to cast level 30 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(9 to 10) to Maximum Damage
(130 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(14 to 15)% to Strength
(8 to 10)% to Dexterity
Socketed (4)

Huge DPS gloves, nothing else to say really

Belt :
Rainbow

Rainbow
Belts
'Eth'
Runeword Level: 15
+5% to Spell Damage
+(6 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 10)%
Elemental Resists +(10 to 15)%
(6 to 8)% Magic Find
+2 to Light Radius

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Wormtongue

Wormtongue
Light Belt (4)
Defense: (53 - 58) to (71 - 78)
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 26
Item Level: 1
(31 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 5-13 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(2 to 4)% Life stolen per Hit
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: (214 - 231) to (259 - 279)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
(71 to 90)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 19-50 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(8 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (544 - 581) to (649 - 693)
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 192
Item Level: 51
(111 to 130)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 75-150 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(14 to 16)% Life stolen per Hit
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (801 - 851) to (946 - 1006)
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 384
Item Level: 77
(131 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 100-250 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(17 to 19)% Life stolen per Hit
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)

Pretty nice belt with Dex, Lifesteal and some Attak Rating

Boots :
Epicenter

Epicenter
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%

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Death Spur

Death Spur
Heavy Boots (4)
Defense: 27 to 39
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 27
Item Level: 1
1% Chance to cast level 6 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.09375 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(11 to 15) to Strength
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: 109 to 141
Required Level: 20
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
1% Chance to cast level 10 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.15625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(21 to 25) to Strength
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: 248 to 310
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 193
Item Level: 51
1% Chance to cast level 14 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.21875 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(31 to 35) to Strength
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (3)
Defense: 346 to 427
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 386
Item Level: 77
1% Chance to cast level 16 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.25 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(36 to 40) to Strength
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (4)

/Honorific with as close to 40% movement speed as possible. Farming these is pretty easy, kill Shenk the Overseer for the Mark of Infusion, combine with magic boots. These act as a nice tool to get some resistances fixed if you need it, even 1% Physical Resist just from the base item itself. This becomes more of an option once you have some extra gold to spare.

Rings (Optional) :
Ring of Disengagement

Ring of Disengagement
Ring
Required Level: 1
Item Level: 1
1% Chance to cast level 8 Celerity on Kill
+(6 to 10) to Strength
+(6 to 10) to Dexterity
+5 Maximum Stamina

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Ring of Regha

Ring of Regha
Ring
Item Level: 1
Adds 3-5 Damage
+5% to Spell Damage
+(5 to 15) to Strength
+(5 to 15) to Dexterity
Elemental Resists +10%

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Ripstar

Ripstar
Ring
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+20 Life on Melee Attack

Since these are pretty rare to come by while leveling, and mostly need Arcane Crystals to make, I'll leave them as optional. Ripstar being a pretty solid ring even on Lv130+ characters I'd try to get one at least.

Amulets (Optional) :
Scarab of Death

Scarab of Death
Amulet
Required Level: 40
Item Level: 70
50% Attack Speed
50% Cast Speed
50% Hit Recovery
Elemental Resists +25%
Physical Resist -5%
5% Reanimate as: Random Monster

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Athulua's Oracle

Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen

Same situation, you most likely won't find these while leveling, but can be really helpful, Scarab helping in fixing your resistances at the cost of Phys resistance, Athulua's giving you some nice Attack Rating and Cannot be Frozen, really useful stuff.

Mystic Orbs:
Weapons: %Enhanced Damage until 200% -> Mana steal, enough to sustain Stampede -> Maximum Damage
Armor: Maximum Damage -> All Resistance (if necessary)
Rings/Amulet: Life -> Physical Damage Reduction -> Missing resistances/Poison Length reduction/Magic Find


Sockets:
Weapon: Perfect Skulls / Jah runes for Enhanced DMG%

Armor : Perfect Onyxes/Bloodstones/Ambers or Ral/Ort/Thul/Amn runes for resistances, Perfect Diamonds if you need more strength


Stat points:

Strength : Everything
Dexterity : None
Vitality : None
Energy : None


Skills:

Nomad Tree:

Lion/Snake/Eagle/Bear Stance : 1 point
Wolf Stance: MAX
Wolf Companion: 1 point
Hunter's Mark: 1 point
Wolven Guide: 1 point
Ancient Blood: 1 Point
Mountain King: MAX - depending on how you're doing with stats, might be your last to MAX

Warmonger Tree:

Stampede: MAX - as with every skill while leveling, be careful of mana costs, use points elsewhere if you're struggling to keep it up
Overkill: 10 points - We don't really use it, its not bad single-target but need 30 points in Warmonger tree to unlock Bloodthirst
Bloodthirst: 1 point - Gives you bonuses based on what stance you're using. With Wolf Stance, you'll gain Critical Strike Chance equal to 1/3 of your lifesteal. Critical strike rolls separately from Deadly Strike, but is pretty much the same, double weapon DMG. With and End-game setup, 63% Deadly Strike and 44% Critical Strike gives roughly ~80% chance to deal double DMG
Mighty Vigor: MAX
Unyielding: 1-MAX, depending on how good your Phy Resist is, not really useful for lategame, as we have stronger options but can help while leveling.

Mastery Tree
Meditation: 1 point Can give some help if you're having mana issues

Reward Tree:
Runemaster: MAX

HELL - FROM 105 TO AS HIGH AS WE WANT

Getting to Hell, and farming some of the early ubers should be no problem. As long as you've upgraded your Tiered Uniques to Tier 4, have at least 75% all resistances, Hell should be a breeze. If not, don't worry about going back to Nightmare to get some more stuff, you lose nothing by a little backtracking.

Starter / More SSF Friendly setup

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Didn't feel like putting a lot of SU items here, just for the sake of keeping it really basic for a pure fresh start. Basic principles stay the same, such as skill priority, stat distribution, socket fillers. As said in the beginning, this setup alone can carry you a long way.

Items:

Weapon: Intimidating Crafted Balanced Axe /
Hunter's Claw Fist

Hunter's Claw Fist
Balanced Axe (Sacred)
Throw Damage: (227 - 250) to (256 - 282)
One-Hand Damage: (128 - 139) to (162 - 176)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 1
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.14 per Strength)%
Innate Lightning Damage: (33.0% of Strength)
1% Chance to cast level 25 Screaming Eagle on Striking
Adds 40-50 Damage
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
-30% to Enemy Poison Resistance
+(51 to 75) to Strength
Socketed (6)


Big Game Hunter
(Barbarian Warmonger Set)


Shield:
Invictus

Invictus
Gilded Shield (4)
Defense: (293 - 346) to (598 - 705)
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 14
Required Strength: 35
Item Level: 10
1% Chance to cast level 3 Gift of the Wild on Kill
Weapon Physical Damage +(15 to 30)%
+(24 to 46)% Enhanced Defense
+15 to all Attributes
Physical Resist 2%
Socketed (1)
Defense: (1029 - 1169) to (1897 - 2156)
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 31
Required Strength: 70
Item Level: 31
2% Chance to cast level 7 Gift of the Wild on Kill
Weapon Physical Damage +(60 to 80)%
+(69 to 92)% Enhanced Defense
+20 to all Attributes
Physical Resist 3%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (2644 - 2915) to (4760 - 5247)
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 49
Required Strength: 245
Item Level: 51
2% Chance to cast level 11 Gift of the Wild on Kill
Weapon Physical Damage +(90 to 110)%
+(115 to 137)% Enhanced Defense
+25 to all Attributes
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (4)
Defense: (3984 - 4352) to (7140 - 7800)
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 57
Required Strength: 490
Item Level: 77
3% Chance to cast level 15 Gift of the Wild on Kill
Weapon Physical Damage +(120 to 140)%
+(138 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
+30 to all Attributes
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (4)

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Hunter's Camouflage

Hunter's Camouflage
Bronze Shield (Sacred)
Defense: 7013 to 7814
Chance to Block: 1%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 1
+(1 to 2) to Barbarian Skill Levels
(8 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+200% Enhanced Defense
+500 Defense
+(31 to 50) to Strength
+(31 to 150) to Vitality
5% Chance to Avoid Damage
Socketed (4)


Big Game Hunter
(Barbarian Warmonger Set)


Armor:
Hunter's Skin

Hunter's Skin
Leather Armor (Sacred)
Defense: (4612 - 5765) to (4838 - 6047)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 525
Item Level: 1
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
10% Movement Speed
5% Life stolen per Hit
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 50) to Strength
+(31 to 150) to Vitality
Elemental/Magic Damage Reduced by (31 to 50)
Socketed (6)


Big Game Hunter
(Barbarian Warmonger Set)


Helm:
Bonechewer

Bonechewer
Fanged Helm (4)
Defense: (55 - 63) to (83 - 95)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 4
Required Strength: 25
Item Level: 10
20% Attack Speed
(10 to 25)% Bonus to Attack Rating
2% Life stolen per Hit
+(18 to 35)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 30) to Strength
Physical Resist 2%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (231 - 256) to (300 - 334)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 22
Required Strength: 50
Item Level: 31
25% Attack Speed
(35 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
4% Life stolen per Hit
+(52 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 40) to Strength
Physical Resist 3%
Socketed (2)
Defense: (607 - 659) to (783 - 850)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 39
Required Strength: 175
Item Level: 51
30% Attack Speed
(60 to 75)% Bonus to Attack Rating
6% Life stolen per Hit
+(87 to 103)% Enhanced Defense
+(41 to 50) to Strength
Physical Resist 4%
Socketed (3)
Defense: (913 - 985) to (1166 - 1258)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 48
Required Strength: 350
Item Level: 77
40% Attack Speed
(85 to 100)% Bonus to Attack Rating
8% Life stolen per Hit
+(104 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
+(51 to 60) to Strength
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (4)

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Witchhunter's Hood

Witchhunter's Hood
Cap (Sacred)
Defense: (2136 - 2611) to (2161 - 2642)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 250
Item Level: 1
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Physical Resist 5%
(16 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)


Witchhunter's Attire
(Assassin Claw Set)

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Royal Circlet

Royal Circlet
Tiara (Sacred)
Defense: (1740 - 1957) to (1968 - 2214)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 392
Item Level: 105
+2 to All Skills
+50% Damage to Demons
+50% Damage to Undead
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to All Attributes
Elemental Resists +(25 to 30)%
Physical Resist 5%
(21 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)


Gloves:
Visegrip

Visegrip
Light Gauntlets (4)
Defense: 29 to 56
Required Level: 6
Required Strength: 30
Item Level: 10
5% Chance to cast level 5 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(3 to 4) to Maximum Damage
(21 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(4 to 5)% to Strength
2% to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: 120 to 176
Required Level: 24
Required Strength: 60
Item Level: 31
6% Chance to cast level 10 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(6 to 7) to Maximum Damage
(75 to 100)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(8 to 9)% to Strength
(3 to 4)% to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: 273 to 381
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 210
Item Level: 51
7% Chance to cast level 19 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(8 to 9) to Maximum Damage
(105 to 125)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(12 to 13)% to Strength
(5 to 7)% to Dexterity
Socketed (3)
Defense: 375 to 522
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 420
Item Level: 77
8% Chance to cast level 30 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(9 to 10) to Maximum Damage
(130 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
(14 to 15)% to Strength
(8 to 10)% to Dexterity
Socketed (4)

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Hammerfist

Hammerfist
Gauntlets (Sacred)
Defense: (1227 - 1450) to (1436 - 1697)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 105
Adds (1 to 15)-(20 to 30) Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
+(15 to 25) to Spiral Dance
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Elemental Resists +15%
Socketed (4)


Belt:
Wormtongue

Wormtongue
Light Belt (4)
Defense: (53 - 58) to (71 - 78)
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 26
Item Level: 1
(31 to 50)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 5-13 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(2 to 4)% Life stolen per Hit
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: (214 - 231) to (259 - 279)
Required Level: 21
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
(71 to 90)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 19-50 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(8 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (544 - 581) to (649 - 693)
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 192
Item Level: 51
(111 to 130)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 75-150 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(14 to 16)% Life stolen per Hit
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: (801 - 851) to (946 - 1006)
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 384
Item Level: 77
(131 to 150)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Adds 100-250 Poison Damage over 2 seconds
(17 to 19)% Life stolen per Hit
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)

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The Endless Loop

The Endless Loop
Light Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 1101 to 1143
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 105
40% Combat Speeds
+(10 to 19) to Charged Strike
Slow Target 10%
+50 to all Attributes
+75 Life Regenerated per Second
+(0 to 1) Mana on Striking
Socketed (2)

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Celestia's Ribbon

Celestia's Ribbon
Plated Belt (Sacred)
Defense: (3271 - 3680) to (3583 - 4031)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 1
+1 to Amazon Skill Levels
15% Attack Speed
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(11 to 15)% to Strength
+(31 to 50) to Dexterity
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (2)


Celestia's Myth
(Amazon Spear Set)

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Cinadide's Anvil

Cinadide's Anvil
Plated Belt (Sacred)
Defense: (3271 - 3680) to (3583 - 4031)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 337
Item Level: 1
+1 to Paladin Skill Levels
Adds 13-25 Damage
Adds 50-100 Fire Damage
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to Strength
Requirements -50%
Socketed (2)


Cinadide's Craft
(Paladin Honor Set)


Boots:
Hunter's Trackless Step

Hunter's Trackless Step
Heavy Boots (Sacred)
Defense: (1392 - 1740) to (1474 - 1842)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 1
+(0 to 1) to Barbarian Skill Levels
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
10% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(100 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 50) to Vitality
+15 Maximum Stamina
Physical Resist 5%
50% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)


Big Game Hunter
(Barbarian Warmonger Set)


Rings:
Ripstar

Ripstar
Ring
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+20 Life on Melee Attack


Amulet:
Athulua's Oracle

Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen

Mid-game / No-set

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This was mostly my setup since I had no set, but a higher level character to get me some other items. There will be more rare, SSU items on the list as well, but if you're having a difficulty getting some of those feel free to use the ones I mentioned before, they're really not that far behind.

Items:

Weapon: REALLY GODD Intimidating Crafted Balanced Axe ->
Dragon Seed



Dragon Seed
Throwing Axes
'SilSilQor'
Runeword Level: 100
1% Chance to cast level 23 Screaming Eagle on Striking
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
Adds 68-123 Damage
+200% Enhanced Damage
(7 to 10)% Deadly Strike
Physical Resist 15%
+1 Life on Striking

Important things to keep in mind while making the runeword. Use a superior (preferable ETH as well) base with 6 sockets, make 3 crafted Jewels with Damage, Life and %STR on them, and use 5 ED% Mystic Orbs on the base BEFORE putting in the Jewels/Runes, as it'll override the 200% ED cap the game has, allowing you to have a higher DMG weapon. It really makes a difference.

Shield:
The Ancients' Legacy

The Ancients' Legacy
Gilded Shield (Sacred)
Defense: (15050 - 16085) to (17457 - 18740)
Chance to Block: 3%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 2450
Item Level: 120
+4 to Barbarian Skill Levels
2% Base Block Chance
40% Block Speed
Weapon Physical Damage +90%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+5000 Defense
30% Bonus to Defense
Requirements +250%
Socketed (4)

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Pawnstorm

Pawnstorm
Bull Shield (Sacred)
Defense: 7708 to 7993
Chance to Block: 3%
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 500
Required Dexterity: 374
Item Level: 120
2% Base Block Chance
25% Block Speed
25% Hit Recovery
10% Deadly Strike
+200% Enhanced Defense
+4000 Defense
(10 to 25)% to Strength
(10 to 25)% to Dexterity
Socketed (4)

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Titan's Blockade


Titan's Blockade
Barbarian Shields
'UmZolLew'
Runeword Level: 110
At least 1 Base Level in Runemaster: Maximum Poison Resist +4%
With 15 Base Levels in Runemaster: 10% Deadly Strike
40% Hit Recovery
Adds 15-25 Damage
Slows Attacker by 10%
+(130 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(1000 to 2000) Defense
(20 to 30)% to Strength
20% to Vitality
Maximum Mana +5%
Elemental Resists +35%

I felt like mentioning the 2 unique shields as they're definitely strong items, but both of them being class specific SSU, they're going to be really rare. And Titans Blockade (whilst also being rare) really tops all of them with the +2 Max Elemental Res AND 10% Deadly Strike.

Armor:
Rebel


Rebel
Body Armors
'ZolSilSilLo'
Runeword Level: 100
15% Combat Speeds
Adds 6-10 Damage
Weapon Physical Damage +(80 to 100)%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(151 to 200) to Strength
+(151 to 200) to Dexterity
-75 to Vitality
-75 to Energy
+60 to Mana
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(40 to 50)%

Super Solid Phys DMG armor. And whilst there are definitely other options, such as
Candlewake

Candlewake
Splint Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (8032 - 9339) to (11077 - 12593)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 105
-2% Base Block Chance
Additional Strength Damage Bonus: 0.0390625%
-(11 to 15)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(150 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(1500 to 3500) Defense
(10 to 25)% to Strength
(50 to 100)% Bonus to Defense
Cannot Be Frozen (1/2 chance to appear)
Socketed (6)

,
Wolverine Skin

Wolverine Skin
Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6374 - 7171) to (7485 - 8421)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 312
Item Level: 120
15% Chance to cast level 20 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
50% Hit Recovery
+40 to Maximum Damage
(10 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+(50 to 100) to Strength
+(50 to 100) to Dexterity
+50 Life Regenerated per Second
50% Magic Find
Requirements -50%
Socketed (6)

etc., this feels like a good midleground between beginner and end-game setups.

Helm:
Witchhunter's Hood

Witchhunter's Hood
Cap (Sacred)
Defense: (2136 - 2611) to (2161 - 2642)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 250
Item Level: 1
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Physical Resist 5%
(16 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)


Witchhunter's Attire
(Assassin Claw Set)

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Royal Circlet

Royal Circlet
Tiara (Sacred)
Defense: (1740 - 1957) to (1968 - 2214)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 392
Item Level: 105
+2 to All Skills
+50% Damage to Demons
+50% Damage to Undead
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to All Attributes
Elemental Resists +(25 to 30)%
Physical Resist 5%
(21 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)

As surprising as it may seem, these helms are both super solid options, and it's not easy to find something as good as either of these 2. Witchhunter's being a more defensive option with +2 Max res, Royal Circlet the more offensive with the higher Attribute% and the Damage to Undead/Demons, which can synergies very well with a WeaponDMG% Bone Chimes from the Legion of the Damned.

Gloves:
Hammerfist

Hammerfist
Gauntlets (Sacred)
Defense: (1227 - 1450) to (1436 - 1697)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 105
Adds (1 to 15)-(20 to 30) Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
+(15 to 25) to Spiral Dance
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Elemental Resists +15%
Socketed (4)

Another slot where the "basic" SU really keeps up with your character's progression, only getting changed once we get into more end-game territory

Belt:
Black Void

Black Void
Heavy Belt (Sacred)
Defense: (3060 - 3442) to (3304 - 3717)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 120
20% Attack Speed
Adds 10-15 Damage
(10 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
Slow Target 10%
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Target Takes Additional Damage of (25 to 50)
30% Magic Find
Socketed (2)

Insane PhysDPS Belt, giving pretty much every offensive stat besides Deadly Strike, which you kinda still get through lifesteal from Bloodthirst.

Boots:
Wind Runner


Wind Runner
Boots
'SilElqSilGul'
Runeword Level: 100
+(0 to 1) to All Skills
50% Attack Speed
10% Movement Speed
Adds 25-68 Damage
250% Bonus to Attack Rating
(12 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense

Another super strong runeword, and since you need Lv120 to farm Teganze and before we rely more on the set, I didn't want to leave it in the Beginner tier. Make sure the runeword base has at least 35% movement speed with 1% physical resist.

Rings: 2x
Ripstar

Ripstar
Ring
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+20 Life on Melee Attack

These rings are still really good, getting better the more you level up, and having a lot of space for MOs to fix defenses.

Amulet:
Athulua's Oracle

Athulua's Oracle
Amulet
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
40% Attack Speed
(150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
Cannot Be Frozen

End-Game

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Since I had 2 tiers of reasonably achievable gear, I don't really feel ashamed to put some of the most rare/expensive but at the same time most powerful items. Putting together this gearset will make you unstoppable, getting to T10 Labs and melting anything in Scosglen.

Items:

Weapon: ETH
Dragon Seed



Dragon Seed
Throwing Axes
'SilSilQor'
Runeword Level: 100
1% Chance to cast level 23 Screaming Eagle on Striking
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
Adds 68-123 Damage
+200% Enhanced Damage
(7 to 10)% Deadly Strike
Physical Resist 15%
+1 Life on Striking

Using 5x ED% MOs, and 2x
Larzuk's Round Shot

Larzuk's Round Shot
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
+10% Enhanced Damage
2% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +30%
+20 to Strength
+10 Required Level

before putting in the Runeword, then 2x
Sigil of Absolution

Sigil of Absolution
Occult Effigy

Cube Reagent
Cube with Any Weapon/Armor to Add Bonus
-5 Required Level
Requirements +25%
(Max 2 Uses per Item)
Cannot be Used with Runewords

to reduce the maxLevel, then 2x
Ten Pin Striker

Ten Pin Striker
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
100% Bonus to Attack Rating
5% to Strength
Target Takes Additional Damage of 100
+10 Required Level

for maximum DMG. This part never worked, my fault

Weaponswap:
Berserrker

Berserrker
Backsword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (130 - 144) to (138 - 153)
(Barbarian Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 526
Item Level: 120
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
1% Chance to cast level 2 Gift of Inner Fire on Striking
+(2 to 3) to All Skills
+(18 to 24)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
+(18 to 24)% Bonus Damage to Mark of the Wild
60% Attack Speed
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced Damage
+1 to Bloodlust
+1 to Gift of the Wild
Socketed (3)

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Qarak's Will

Qarak's Will
Giant Sword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (150 - 163) to (233 - 246)
Two-Hand Damage: (206 - 225) to (285 - 305)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 480
Item Level: 105
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
15% Chance to cast level 34 Spike Nova on Melee Attack
6% Chance to cast level 40 Pentagram on Melee Attack
10% Chance to cast level 36 Bloodlust on Kill
+(30 to 60)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
Adds 50-125 Damage
Adds 84-167 Fire Damage
+(26 to 38)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
+(100 to 250) Life after each Kill
5% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (4)

Bloodlust and Gift of the Wild, Qarak giving up to 60% bonus DMG to Bloodlust, nice little addition for bosses.

Shield:
Titan's Blockade


Titan's Blockade
Barbarian Shields
'UmZolLew'
Runeword Level: 110
At least 1 Base Level in Runemaster: Maximum Poison Resist +4%
With 15 Base Levels in Runemaster: 10% Deadly Strike
40% Hit Recovery
Adds 15-25 Damage
Slows Attacker by 10%
+(130 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(1000 to 2000) Defense
(20 to 30)% to Strength
20% to Vitality
Maximum Mana +5%
Elemental Resists +35%



Armor:
Strength Beyond Strength

Strength Beyond Strength
Gothic Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8339 - 9198) to (10115 - 11157)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 120
Adds 25-40 Damage
150% Bonus to Attack Rating
+50% Damage to Demons
25% Life stolen per Hit
10% Deadly Strike
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
1% Reanimate as: Random Monster
-5 to Light Radius
Socketed (6)

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Arrogance

Arrogance
Gothic Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8308 - 9198) to (10078 - 11157)
Required Level: 120
Required Strength: 1350
Item Level: 130
Restitution
(Based on Restore Percentage)
+50% Combat Speeds
Physical Resist +15%
Maximum Life +7%
Cube with Heavenly Soul: Restore +4%
25% Movement Speed
Adds 15-25 Damage
+(18 to 32) to Stormlord
5% Deadly Strike
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 50) to all Attributes
Requirements +100%
Socketed (6)

I personally prefer SBS(mainly because I dont have an Arrogance), but both life-steal and deadly strike. Arrogance dips into Defensive options as well, so ultimately you'll want that.

Helm:
Witchhunter's Hood

Witchhunter's Hood
Cap (Sacred)
Defense: (2136 - 2611) to (2161 - 2642)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 250
Item Level: 1
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Physical Resist 5%
(16 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)


Witchhunter's Attire
(Assassin Claw Set)

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Royal Circlet

Royal Circlet
Tiara (Sacred)
Defense: (1740 - 1957) to (1968 - 2214)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 392
Item Level: 105
+2 to All Skills
+50% Damage to Demons
+50% Damage to Undead
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to All Attributes
Elemental Resists +(25 to 30)%
Physical Resist 5%
(21 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)

Fairly common items compared to how good these are, so it's not difficult to get a good corruption on them, like 10% all Attributes, or 1% Max Resist. Since I do a lot of Lab, I prefer Witchhunters. Use
Solitude

Solitude
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
(helm only)
Adds your current mana percentage as Weapon Physical Damage
(Max +100% at full mana)
-25% Attack Speed
+20 Required Level

for 100% EWD based on current Mana%.

Gloves:
Savage


Savage
Gloves
'YstFelKa'
Runeword Level: 110
+1% Weapon Physical Damage per 50 Strength or Dexterity
(Whichever is Higher)
75% Attack Speed
+10 Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+(10 to 40) to all Attributes
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Maximum Cold Resist +1%
Cold Resist +25%
10% Magic Find

Since we're stacking STR the orange-text becomes very powerful, I'm currently around 7k Strenght so thats 140% WPD. Max Cold res helps with Phoboss encounters in T6+ Labs.

Belt:
Angelic Touch

Angelic Touch
Belts
'YhamIah'
Runeword Level: 120
+1000 Life Regenerated per Second While Under 7000 Life
(3 to 5)% Life stolen per Hit
(3 to 5)% Deadly Strike
+(200 to 220)% Enhanced Defense
+5000 Defense
(25 to 30)% to Strength
Maximum Life and Mana +(7 to 9)%

Insane Belt. Lifesteal, Deadly strike, up to 30% STR and 9% MaxHP, Orange-text giving 1k HP regen under 7k hp really helps where you can't life-steal. Early on probably the most expensive item, but it's worth every penny (or TG, you figure).

Boots:
Wind Runner


Wind Runner
Boots
'SilElqSilGul'
Runeword Level: 100
+(0 to 1) to All Skills
50% Attack Speed
10% Movement Speed
Adds 25-68 Damage
250% Bonus to Attack Rating
(12 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced Defense

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Knight's Grace

Knight's Grace
Greaves (Sacred)
Defense: (2232 - 2481) to (2519 - 2799)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 780
Item Level: 120
2% Chance to cast level 35 Knife Throw on Striking
+1 to All Skills
25% Attack Speed
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
Adds 10-25 Damage
+(170 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(15 to 25) to all Attributes
Physical Resist 5%
Requirements +20%
Socketed (4)

. Knight's Grace giving Phys Resist, and an on-strike proc, but Wind Runner giving more flat-damage, easier to get a good base for corruption.

Rings: 2x
Giant's Knuckle

Giant's Knuckle
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
20% Attack Speed
Adds 10-15 Damage
(5 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
5% Deadly Strike
+25 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 5%

Another crazy good item for Phys Attack based builds. What is here to not love, really. Even 5% Phys resistance per slot, pretty much irreplaceable items late-game. Higher life-steal also mean higher critical strike, so every stat is put to work here.

Amulet:
Dyers Eve

Dyers Eve
Amulet
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
5% Chance to cast level 5 Time Strike on Striking
+2 to All Skills
Adds 15-20 Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
Elemental Resists +10%
Physical Resist (1 to 10)%

Primary option for, again, Physical Attack Based builds. Up to 10% Physical resist is a nice addition, can't really exist later on without it. If you manage to land an Oil of Greater Luck on it for +3 skills, use a
Path of Brutality

Path of Brutality
Occult Effigy

Cube Reagent
Cube with Unique Ring/Amulet to Add Bonus
Transforms every +1 to All Skills to +3% Deadly Strike
Item Becomes (Your Class Only)
+10 Required Level

to turn all those skills into 9% deadly strike for even more damage.

Socketables:

Since some of our gear uses runewords, you can use
Zann Esu's Stone

Zann Esu's Stone
Jewel
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 115
Can be Inserted into Socketed Items
5% Cast Speed
+3% to Spell Damage
Maximum [Random Elemental] Resist +1%

for fixing Max Resist in case you're missing any, or
Inarius' Rock

Inarius' Rock
Jewel
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 115
Can be Inserted into Socketed Items
1% Chance to cast level 13 Time Strike on Striking
10% Attack Speed
Adds 2-3 Damage
1% Life stolen per Hit

for even more DPS.
In Unique items Ka runes for 7% Strenght.

Stats:

Strength: ALL
Dexterity: None
Vitality: None
Energy: None

Skills:

My Skillpoint distribution at Lv145:

Nomad Tree:

Lion/Snake/Eagle/Bear Stance: 1 Point
Wolf Stance: 30 Points
Wolf Companion/Hunters Mark/Wolven Guide: 1 point
Ancients Blood: 25 points
Mountain King: 25 points


Warmonger Tree:

Stampede: 25 points
Overkill: 5 Points
Bloodthirst: 1 point
Mighty Vigor: 5 points
Aptitude: 5 points


Mastery:

Specialization: 10 points


Reward Tree:

Runemaster: 15 points
Immmortal: Rest of the points

Ubers

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I'll try to do a quick breakdown of most Ubers. I won't really go into details where I don't find it necessary.

Infernal Machine: When the Machine starts pulsing with cold, hide under the bottom-right torch for safety, other than that, have high res.

Horror Under Tristram: You shoud be able to tank-and-spank this.
UBER Horror Under Tristram: I recommend at least +85% Max Fire Res, and some Physical resistance. Other than that, your lifesteal should take care of this one as well.

Invasion I: Avoid the Lightning circles, pay attention to his swirling Lightning skill, and have high Lightning Resist
Invasion II: Same as before, just stay inside the Frost circle while his Forst Golem is alive.
Invasion III: Same as before, just with even more life. Once you notice him being Invulnerable - it's written under his name - teleport/move directly on top of him to avoid the oneshot.

Island of the Sunless Sea: Spam Stampede in front of you to kill the invisible enemies, and have 75% Cold Resist ready.

Death Projector: Bring 2 "Engineers" from the sides of the arena, try to lure them near the Death Projector to deactivate the invulnerability. As long as you don't stand in the spinning lightning, it should be free.
UBER Death Projector: You need to bring all 4 Engineers, but the fight is pretty much the same.

Cow Level: Sometimes use Stampede preemptively to hit invisible/teleporting cows.

Binding of Baal: You'll have slower attack-animations here regardless of your actual attack speed. Kill all the other mages before you can damage Tal Rasha.

Horazon's Sanctum: Have 75+ Fire Resist, and don't stand still in the ground effects.

Lord Aldric Jitan: You can de-spawn the towers spawned by the guards/Jitan by teleporting back to town. 75% All Resist and some Physical Resist is mandatory.

Inquisitor of Triune: Have 75+ Poison Resist, teleport out of the large expanding circle with either Jitan's Gate if you have it, or a Pax Mystica weapon swap.

Akarat: Pretty easy DPS check, should be no problem

Assault on Mount Arreat: Just don't stand still too long. Have fun with the fastest attack frames you'll have!

Bull Prince Rodeo: Try not to stay too close to walls or the cows might get you. Also, no teleporting in this arena.

Black Road: Lure him in the ring of fire to deal damage.

Tran Athulua: Beware of the Amazon Defenders - the ones with golden armor - they spawn an arrow-storm once dead, but high Phys Resist/Armor will help a lot here.

K3K: Pretty simple, just get lucky to get the Hammer first try

Rathma Square: If you get hit by the spiraling sword you'll take a pretty large damage-over-time, but nothing else. The small mobs respawn after a short time.

Heart of Sin: Have 75 Cold and Fire Resist, so you wont have problems getting to Azmodan. After just make sure you don't stand in his ground effects. Going out of screen can help a lot.

The Veiled Prophet: You should be able to damage the Spire in the middle, then just keep Stampede-ing. You can also diable the lightning by quickly exiting then re-entering

High Heavens: After killing a Zakarum's Avatar, make sure you don't stick around in the meter shower.

Duncraig: Here's the map: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/media ... on/latest/ Collect all 5 Signets and a Righ of the Five, which is a random drop, combine them into Assur's Bane. The boss has really strong fire spells, but if you just run in circles around him it should be no problem, as long as you can land 2 Purifys.

Mirror Temple: The mobs here have nasty on-death procs, high Armor/Phys Resist definitely helps. The boss doesn't have a 100% spawn rate, so you might need to do this dungeon more than once.

Athulua: As long as you can namelock her you can get around her teleporting around. Right-Click her, and as long as you keep right-click pressed your attacks should follow her, making this fight trivial.

Kindgdom of Shadow: Another one where the map is needed: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/media ... on/latest/ Make sure you're packed with potions, 80+ Poison Resistance, and you can use Eagle stance to get some extra regeneration, but you lose the Wolf Stance movement speed. Needs some tries to get used to it.

Judgement Day: Make sure you have 100% free space in your Cube. Namelocking helps here as well, because both bosses tend to teleport around. Once you kill both bosses within 60 seconds of each other, just Cube the Charm alone to add the bonuses to it.

Quov Tsin: 80+ All Resitances and Reduced Physical Damage Taken Mystic Orbs on all Rings/Amulet can make this fight a joke.

Toraja: If you're tanky enough, run ahead to Lilith, and keep spamming Edyrems on top of her until one attacks Lilith, then you melt her and try to pick up the charm.

Teganze: Lifesteal and being ranged carries this place. Attack the Boss once he isn't in bat form.

Banisher of Light: Get as high Poison Resist as you can, setup a portal at the beginning of the zone, fill up with potions. Running in circles will be probably the most effective way to deal with this guy. Almost all attacks are manageable, the only one you seriously need to pay attention is the one which starts with a Poison cloud on the ground, shortly followed by a Poison Explosion which quickly drains your HP even on 90% Resist.

Xazax: Since you have piercing projectiles the invincible dudes shouldn't be a problem. I'd say the Cold and Fire attacks are the most problematic, but you can easily dodge the meteorshower.

Astrogha: You can from the start focus on Astrogha, don't need to kill the 4 pillars. Once Astrogha dies, he splits into 3 clones, and only one of them drops the charm, so it depends a bit on luck, but you can hit all 3 with the same Stampede with good positioning. Also you can't use ranged skills while you're standing on the white piles that spawn.

The Triune: The Krakens have a strong slow and deal a lot of damage, high Cold Resist is recommended. The Temple Spires will cast meteors where you are standing, so keep moving and it wont't be an issue. Kill the miniboss in the Top Corner to get a book which is necessary for the main bosskill. You'll get to an invulnerable boss called Malic. Pay attention to him, as his Fireball skill puts heavy DoT on you. Clear out the general area around him. Once you go down into the building, you'll see Lucion, who also curses you with a DoT. Use the Mindcontroll from the book and make Lucion fight Malic. The Mindcontroll has random duration, and if you recast it, it won't reset the duration, so you've wasted a cooldown. Repeat the mindcontrolling until Lucion is dead. Since you'll gain a lot of STR%, I'd recommend collecting every STR Small Cycle for the best results.

Yshari Sanctum: First, you'll need to navigate the maze: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... image0.jpg From every boss at the end of a section you'll gain a few set pieces, making 2 complete sets using every itemslot. This means no matter how good your gear is, you'll have to use the one you get here. Then it's a balance between using your "Clear" skill to kill the minions around Valtek, and keeping some alive, because in order to damage him, you need at least one minion in range to use your Purify-like ability. using Eagle stance can give you some HP regen, which is pretty useful.

Spirit World: Surprisingly easy compared to other 125's. Just make sure you kill all the nests before engaging Giyua, she is in the middle of the arena. Don't stand around too long or you'll get swarmed by spirits, and don't stand on the tornadoes she spawns.

Nymyr's Light: A bit RNG dependent, its really bad when you get a lot of witches, which are random spawns. But as long as you can keep Atanna in the screen, meaning you don't try to run away from her she most likely won't use her teleport attack which is one of the hardest hitting skills. Dodge the green projectiles and the expanding fog-like things and you'll be good.

Lord of Lies: Once you figure out the gimmick of the fight it'll be a ton easier. There is one main boss here, the rest are just clones. After you start dealing heavy damage to the true boss, it turns into a rat, which if you're quick, you can also namelock, making this fight so much easier.

Eve of Destruction: Focus on Baal's minions first, its significantly easier to deal with him if he's alone. If he spawns one of the bigger Evils, he becomes invulnerable, and you can't really continue the fight until you either kill the other boss or somehow separate them. This can be done by luring them to one side of the map, and using any teleport skills you move to the middle 'island', hoping only Baal will follow you. Also his mana-leeching Fire Breath can be dangerous, watch out for that.

Bremmtown: If you use a pattern of "Stampede-move-Stampede-move" you can set traps for the teleporting ghosts, and you won't have a problem with this zone either. And again, your high armor with high hit-recovery from Wolf Stance really help here.

Uldyssian: You'll need to get through several zones, killing the right boss to open a portal to the next zone. It's usually pretty straight forward, just make sure you make a portal at the beginning of every zone, it really hurts if you miss it and die. The Edyrems in each zone are random spawns, and have a high chance to cast a meteor like ability on death, which is pretty much a oneshot, so pay attention to the ground if you're killing a lot of them. The main fight has a few moving elements to it. If you see screenshake, 2 more will come and Uldyssian will create a huge meteor, expanding from where he was at the time of the first screenshake. Uldy also constantly summons Edyrems, these don't create the on-death meteors. He can also send out multiple stunning Novas, so keep a distance as it can line-up with the Meteor - although its a rare combo but it's a death if you don't hold your distance.

Void: You'll have to get through 7 zones, killing a miniboss every zone each with it's own gimmick. A short breakdown of them: Sloth - kill the boss over and over until you get the scroll. Gluttony - DPS check, the blue orb in the middle reduces his regen. Greed - He can cast a curse which removes you mana - TP and back can get rid of it, also you can dodge it with a bit of luck. Lust - just kill her, mostly just a bunch of projectiles. Wrath - you'll mostly just have to tank him, no direct way of dealing DMG to him. Pride - just let the small minions hit you until the boss dies, get high Lightning Resist so you dont die to lightnings. For the Main fight, combine all scrolls and the Ring you got from Pride, use it to destroy the spire in the middle. You can only damage Inarius once he stands in the red circle Lilith spawn. Importan note, make sure Lilith stays alive because without her you can't kill Inarius. You can move over the Frozen Orbs Inarius creates in order to prevent Lilith from taking damage from them.

Archbishop Lazarus: This one haunts me till this day, because I've never done him. Maybe with specific Vitality gear and really good play. you can do it, but I'm just not there yet.

Scosglen: There is a lot to say about Scosglen, but the main gist is to keep moving, have 83-85+ Resistances, and keep an eye out if you kill an Ominous Guardian. The most dangerous Druids are the Corrupted Seer, Corrupted Naturist, with high enough (90) resistances both can be tanked but before that you'll need to move around a lot. The rest are easier because they rely on hits, and since you've huge armor it should be a cakewalk. For the Eleventh Eye, try to clear the area around because his Aura will transform enemies, make them stronger and faster. His most dangerous attack is a 6-way Bone Spear Nova, it starts after the lightning orb he spawns disappears. Other than that your Lifesteal should keep you alive, even if the boss is alone.

Herald of the End: I haven't killed him on this build, and there is so much to explain I'll just link a guide with all the details about him. viewtopic.php?f=40&t=82634

Dimensional Labyrinth(T1-T5, T6-T8, T9-T10): The second you step in try to throw Stampede's around, because the higher tier you go, the faster your HP will melt, and since Stampede deals damage a bit delayed, you need to be quick. After T6 you need to stack Maximum Cold Resist over 90%, not regular Resist, Maximum Resist! Phoboss tears through it, but as long as you don't move around too much, you can tank him even on T8. T9 introduces 100% elemental Pen on all enemies, so you need 260% All Resistances -shown on the 3rd page on your character sheet. Unstable Anomaly has the "nuke" like ability, similar to Kabraxis but even stronger. Other than that it should be simple, move out of the fire it spawns. Deimoss still needs to be tested, hopefully I can add it too.

Secheron's Destroyer: Once you see cold-looking effects in the middle, teleport to the middle to avoid the damage from the snowstorm. He also uses a teleport attack, spawning large radius fire circle, as well as a small fire on the point he teleports to, this deal rather large damage. Another deadly attack he does is a delayed lightning-nova, explodes into several projectiles, dealing heavy damage.

Heart of Darkness: Samael and Deimoss in the same arena. Then a separate fight with nasty AoE attacks and insane HP pool. I can't imagine myself doing it, maybe with REALLY good gear and knowledge.

Thank you so much for reading this guide, hopefully you'll manage to overcome the challenges you're facing with this build. In case you have any questions you can find in the MedianXL Discord, on here, on YT etc.

Good luck with your build - and until my next guide

SEE YOU IN SANCTUARY

[Based]

At what point is it actually worth starting to use other pieces except the set? I have a Dragon Seed and can make Wind Runner if i farm the Stone runes real quick but the damage on Stampede shows lower just using Dragon Seed. Does the deadly strike make up for the loss of a few hundred damage?

[Jacma]

Damage shown on character page adds also another source of damage to show (total amount of phys+magic+elemental). You propably write about Hunter's Claw Fist? It adds Innate Lightning Damage: (33.0% of Strength) so your damage on character page shows more damage, but you deal less phys damage comparing it to Dragon Seed. You can test it using Training Dummy arena in act1.
Using set instead of Wild runners is worth with going Gladiator dominance and different skillpoint tree, thing is you need to fill the -4 max res gap, so t6+ labs will be harder and less def will be a trouble.
To the creator of guide
Thanks for writting such thing. This is propably 1st throwing barb guide. But imo you should try to read another guides (inspire yourself with making list of everything you want to involve in your guide), you forgot to write about umos for every item for example
I would not agree with not strong single target damage, it still outdamages 2h barb a lot
Spend time comparing your finished build vs different playstyles (gladiator dominance fe.)
Make test with different skillpoints, the one you wrote are medicore, specialization and wolf stance is 15 hard points for 10%ms, 70%ewd and little phys damage on stampede (it still does %wpn damage with little flat phys increase)
Build without arrogance barely reach 50%PR (with good roll on dyers eye), think about another alternatives.
Instead of making another guide, maybe focus on this one to correct things, add something because if next guide looks like this one, it won't bring any attention.
Good luck

[crashuh]

New player here to median have been playing diablos since Diablo 1 lol. Trying out a couple builds, and this seems like a fun build. The skills you put down for leveling in normal and nightmare, does it matter in what order you go, or is there a specific order of skills which would benefit the most?

[Based]

Damage shown on character page adds also another source of damage to show (total amount of phys+magic+elemental). You propably write about Hunter's Claw Fist? It adds Innate Lightning Damage: (33.0% of Strength) so your damage on character page shows more damage, but you deal less phys damage comparing it to Dragon Seed. You can test it using Training Dummy arena in act1.
Using set instead of Wild runners is worth with going Gladiator dominance and different skillpoint tree, thing is you need to fill the -4 max res gap, so t6+ labs will be harder and less def will be a trouble.

You know i completely forgot the training dummy existed lol. Thanks tho, makes sense.

New player here to median have been playing diablos since Diablo 1 lol. Trying out a couple builds, and this seems like a fun build. The skills you put down for leveling in normal and nightmare, does it matter in what order you go, or is there a specific order of skills which would benefit the most?

Just try to balance Stampede and Mountain King/Wolf Stance levels since mana can be an issue while leveling, try to find jewlery with mana leech or mana after every kill. The build destroys acts in its current state, especially once you get TUs. I almost always go 1 point into meditation as well til 50 (free respecs til then) or ~100.

[stratosthegreek]

Could you give a breakdown of priority MOs we should use?

[sm0cker]

It seems that sigil of absolution does not work with runewords/bases at all, even after you apply Mos/Umos on it.

[masochista]

It seems that sigil of absolution does not work with runewords/bases at all, even after you apply Mos/Umos on it.

It never worked with items that are regular or superior, and runewords are considered that item

[sm0cker]

If so, then how does weapon RW process mentioned in the guide works ? I failed to repeat it.

[quocbaost]

If so, then how does weapon RW process mentioned in the guide works ? I failed to repeat it.

hmmm, I think there's a bit of a mistake here, because that's impossible.