 | ...::: Budget Barb Shopping List by TK :::...(1) | Category: BarbarianFebruary-17-2013 1:05 PM PST (10 years ago)  |
| Hello my fellow Barbs. Since I love to stick on forums and answering lot of questions I keep finding myself in writing same responses again and again. That's why I decided to sum most important things up in one informative post, keeping things as short as possible (because you're barbs, bunch of lazy illiterate drunken savages, that's why ; ) So this is budget barb shopping list guide, I concentrated mostly on noobs or newer players, you will find tips in using AH here, what to search for, what legendaries you could use, slot by slot and other things. TIPS AND TRICKS SECTION____________________________________________ ABBREVIATIONS STR, VIT - strength, vitality - your primary stats AR - all resist IAS cc CD - attack speed, critical hit chance, critical hit damage LoH, LS - Life on hit, Life Steal PR, MS - Pickup radius, movement speed IK's - Immortal King's legendary set EHP - effective health pool - in short you health value combined with your other defenses as Armor and AR TIP - when searching AH don't use round numbers (STR 100, VIT 50) because most ppl do exactly the same. Breaking up round numbers could do wonders on item price and availability (like: AR 48, STR 142, VIT 66) TIP - if you want to check AH item ingame, just sent item off in chat msg (via shift +click) to some friend or in general chat adding "test" or "ignore"after. Then enter in game and check up what it does to your stats. RARES - stick to rares as long as it's physically possible. They are incredibly cheap and abundant. Your first upgrade from good rare will cost 5 x more, and will bring you 10% of upgrade, if you're lucky. Amu's, Rings - + average damage here is very good to have (search for +18 at least), cc is fuel for all barb builds so combine it with either good primary stats, CD or IAS, don't look for all stats in one item because price of those skyrockets above "best buy" line. Minimum cc I accept on amu is 8.5, on ring more the better. SET ITEMS - getting 2 of some set may be very good idea because some sets like IK (immortal king's) or Blackthorne offer good bonuses even with only 2 items - IK's gets you +60% AR and BT gets you +100 VIT. Getting full set is often more trouble then it's worth. GEMS - don't overdo in quality of armor gems - basic star is most you'll ever need. However in helm or weapons get as best gem you can find or make - it matters much more there. Making gems yourself is (usually) cheaper then buying them on AH. COMPROMISES (PR and MS) Pickup radius and Movement speed will force you to do some compromises with your barb. In short - you could be stronger and would cost less if not for these two. In general you need one item with PR (I prefer 7 but 5 will do as well) because it's pain playing without one and it hurts your farming speed. Plan that purchase ahead and remember then PR items cost 3 -5 x more then comparable non PR items. Minimum MS bonus to have is 12%, easiest to get this is naturally on boots. Some people consider that enough, others (like me) don't. If you want another MS item you will need to get it either on Lacuni bracers, Inna pants or Tyriel's chest. First two are best and to find quality versions you'll need 20M gold at least, just to know. For starters 12% is enough. DEFENSE FIRST - Defense is key to your success as any barb class. Do not chase high DPS without building solid foundation. I would say that 35K health is minimum for safe low MP farming as a rule of thumb. On high MP or ubers close to 50K health is very nice to have. AR is recommended at 500+ and Armor at least 5K. You can cut down on these numbers if you know what you're doing, if not, stick to them. GEAR SECTION______________________________________________ HELM I would say that good old Andy (Andariel's) is best buy legen for young barb. You must choose between socket and AR, since AR you can get elsewhere and exp. bonus you cannot, take socket. IAS 9 if possible, Fire dmg taken less/equall then 12% if possible. 3-5M. Alternatively get STR mempo if you need more defense (but no cc) for same price. CHEST (craft) It's hard to beat good rare chest in cost efficiency ratio. You can get chest like 80 STR, 215 VIT, 65 AR, 200 Armor and three sockets for 2-5M. Later you can snipe good Blackthorne or IK's chest but prepare 10-30M before that. BELT IK's belt with 190 STR, VIT if you can afford is good choice because of IK's set bonus I've mentioned. Cheaper version is Lamentation, non VIT versions are incredibly cheap. Don't forget - LS on belt is a must for a Barb. If you need EHP/Health get some Rare belt with AR, LS and good primary stats. PANTS Similar stats as chest. Medium STR, high VIT, Armor, all resist and 2 sockets. 1M and up. Alternative would be very decent Blackthorne pants. You can get those for 2M + - All resist 90 STR, 90 VIT +% to life, LoH. If you go without AR (not recommended unless you know what you're doing) you can snipe VIT as high as 300. BOOTS Rare with MS, AR, STR, VIT if possible and PR if you need it. 2-5M. IK's set is good choice here too if you need second IK's item for set bonus. Good overall stas, MS and not that expensive. Blackthorne boots are quite weak mostly. SHOULDERS (craft) Rare - 215 STR, 70 VIT, AR, Armor, +% to life if you can afford it - 1M and up. Alternatively Vile wards of similar stats. If tight on budget, Vile wards without VIT are dirt cheap. GLOVES (craft) Rare with as high cc as you can get. IAS or CD, your choice, if both then are usually either expensive or very low in stats. AR if possible, Armor too. I would say decent ones begin at 5M but you can get basic version much cheaper. Alternative would be IK's set, if you need another IK item for set bonus. BRACERS Strongarm bracers are very good and very cheap legendary bracers for your barb. Get STR and VIT combination, AR if you can afford it. Only STR version is dirt cheap - for ultrabudget Barbs. Alternative are lacunis, extra MS and IAS, good indeed but costly. Some ppl take primary stat versions (STR, VIT or both) and no cc - I wouldn't recommend it. Take ones with at least 4 cc and no primary stats. 9 IAS if you can find /afford it and some other useful thingie like reduced dmg from melee. They will cost you up to 5M, if you're lucky. AMULETS, RINGS (Craft) As I've previously mentioned, search for added damage (18, 23, 25 and up) and for cc, then apply CD or IAS filters. Get primary stats if possible too. Don't bother with AR unless absolutely necessary. Good legen ring you should get is Unity. 2M and up are usable ones but could be found even cheaper. Jewelry is thing you should search /snipe /check via chat in ingame mostly. Many of your DPS stats will depend on those. WEAPONS Now weapons will depend on your selected build. Most of guys play WW, so you will need two weapons, high damage mainhand and fast LS or LoH offhand. Sockets are definitely preferable. EF (echoing furry) is very popular for reason although it has nasty habit of sending mobs away from you in fear. I won't get too deep in weapons because they depend on your build and stats you search will depend on your DPS too (lower DPS WW barbs will prefer LoH more then LS) I will just mention that you can find axe or mace mainhand(because of our passives) with 900-950 damage, 60 CD and socket for 300K gold approximately. Remember - CD stat is worth like 4 mainstat value (ie. 60 CD equals 240 STR!) and STR value just add up to weapon DMG to get DMG without STR (ie. mace with 850 DPS and 150 STR does roughly same damage as 1000 DPS mace) CRAFT - Items that are mention for crafting can be crafted with STR versions from latest 1.07 Patch. You can get very nice items there for reasonably low gold and effort. As result AH versions will probably be cheaper in next few days so take it into account. END________________________________________________________ That's all folks, I hope I've been helpful, I will possibly add more material if needed. If you want me to help you directly ingame try to add me: ThorienKELL#2134 And if I'm not busy killing ubers or playing with my crew I'll try to help you out best I can. If you're hopeless (and desperate : ) I can even do your shopping for you, I've done it many times already for my friends. It would be nice to receive some tip for my troubles on the end but it will never be required, especially if you're poor sod with 2-3M on account, I'll help you for free. GL HF | ||
 | ...::: Budget Barb Shopping List by TK :::...(12) | February-19-2013 8:28 AM PST (10 years ago) |
| Very helpful and informative, I think this deserves a sticky :) | ||
