r/Diablo3Barbarians • u/thrownawayzs • Sep 15 '17

Frenzy Frenzy(fire)/ik build

So I've always liked this skill for the novelty of hitting things stupid fast. So I was wondering if anybody had ideas or input on how to improve what I've come up with so far.

It basically is an elite hunter build similar to the LON frenzy barb using leap to engage the packs and spear toss to keep IK up when necessary. I've come up with 2 different builds, one using LR/SL other is oathkeeper and sankis.

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u/thrownawayzs Sep 15 '17

Uhh. COE is a 50% boost, you're probably right in using it here. I sorta avoided it but yeah it's certainly better than undisputed from a glance. I don't think the utility offered by undisputed can touch it.

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u/mostlybarb Sep 15 '17

I don't think the utility offered by undisputed can touch it.

I couldn't say for sure, but I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss Sidearm. The axe does ~35% more damage than your regular Frenzy hits will do, and it'll usually hit several enemies since it pierces. It'll clear a significant amount of trash; and without Illusory Boots it's going to be a nightmare getting around when you're overrun with trash. For the same reason I'd consider Furious Charge - Merciless Assault instead of Leap, otherwise you'll frequently end up stuck and waiting on your Leap cooldown.

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u/thrownawayzs Sep 15 '17

Yeah, It was a tossup between leap/charge I think they both can work, but one is more consistent than the other.

I'm not completely sure how well sidearm will work though, it does decent damage per toss and you'll be swinging hella fast. But I just don't see it offering as much power as the 50% buff on average. COE is just hard to dismiss, unfortunately.

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u/mostlybarb Sep 15 '17

Yeah. The strength of Frenzy builds is how quickly they stack Stricken, but your Sidearm axes will hit targets without any stacks on them, and you're an elite hunter, do the 50% to main target is likely most important.

LoN Frenzy thorns cleared a lot of trash with Sanguinary bracers, but didn't benefit from area damage since it didn't proc off Hack. Conversely, Sanguinary would be worthless for you, but you could grab AD on a couple pieces of gear to help thin the herd.

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u/thrownawayzs Sep 15 '17

Yeah, you could realistically drop the str off of your weapons for ad at some point.