Fuathas: Barbarians of Fire

[Ryu_Khan]

Erilon, I just remembered that MongoJerry did something very similar to this awhile back - a barbarian that used 4 pieces of the Trang's set and used Fireball and Meteor to beat the game. He wrote three columns for it, the first one can be found here:

http://diabloii.net/columnists/a-gunter1.shtml

Good reading! And it should give you some great ideas for your own build as well.

BTW, I don't think the oskill from Trang's Fireball synergizes the oskill from Trang's Meteor.

 

[Erilon]

Hey Ryu_Khan nice research...most useful...I was disappointed though when he wasn't able to try the 4 items combo of trangs for the meteor skill...but it does show that firewall can be used by barbarians...now we need a link with a barb using the meteor skill...

Oh about the meteor synergy, I keep reading in the necro forums that they do synergize...I'll look again to check...thanks a million! I wish I could make as nice a story as that...hehehe ...anyway back to work... :thumbsup:

 

[Ryu_Khan]

I loaded my pally up with 3 trangs items and removed the Moonfall. Damage was 386-436 per fireball. I put on the Trang's Armor, giving me 4 pieces and +10 Meteor oskill, but fireball damage stayed the same at 386-436. Re-equipping Moonfall with 4 trangs had no effect on Fireball damage, since I now had the oskill lvl14 Meteor from Trangs negating the slvl11 Meteor charge bug. With Moonfall equipped, I removed the Trangs armour, and my fireball damage shot up to 737-831.

So I guess if you do go with 4 trangs items in order to use 3 different fire skills, you might as well leave Moonfall out and equip an extra Flamebellow. But remember to use one Firebolt charge ring - my slvl5 Firebolt ring increased my lvl14 Meteor from 475-521 to 593-651 and the fireball from 227-256 to 386-436. I have an extra one on USEast L if you want, though I think you said you played on Asia 1.

I wish I could make as nice a story as that

You're well on your way so far, keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

 

[Erilon]

Oh thank you for the testing... just asked somewhere else and they clarified that trang fireskills do not synergize each other as you said... oh and I've asked about the synergy from the charged items and they say it's a bug...hmmm... In the final version, I won't mention synergy from charged items I guess and just let it surprise those who get it... hehehe

I play on Asia...Ill try to look for one...maybe I'll get lucky... I found a tele amulet the other day and also the arachnid belt... now looking for extra flamebellow and trang belt and helmet, and silkweave boots... so I can test things myself... thanks again Ryu

 

[Uzziah]

You missed the leaf runeword in your weapons or runeword listing. Remember its cheap, it can be equiped at clvl 19 (IIRC the lowest) and it has +3 fire skills +2 mana per kill as well as there affixes.

I like the idea of an oskill using fire barb, have you ever thought to put the oskill arctic blast from which unique was it surefrost?? :scratch:

Firebolt charges on a ring are a must IIRC you can get upto slvl 10 charges of firebolt on a ring. warcries work well with the build, though putting any points in energy is a waste at 1 mana per energy no points should be placed in energy unlike the fireball barb build suggest. spend points in enough dex str for equipment and the rest in vit.

your story is coming along great. :thumbsup:

 

[Ryu_Khan]

you can get upto slvl 10 charges of firebolt on a ring

Unfortunately the maximum slvl available is 6.

 

[Erilon]

I think I more or less have the info I need guys... thanks to everyone... will have the first official version soon... don't stop posting related links that you think will be helpful... thanks again

Ryu I'm including the leaf runeword... thanks

 

[prion]

oh and I've asked about the synergy from the charged items and they say it's a bug...hmmm... In the final version, I won't mention synergy from charged items I guess

You should absolutely mention this, while i firmly beleive it's a bug (defined as an unintended consequence) it's just such an interesting and still minor bug that I don't think Blizzard will change it.

Don't forget also that you can put HOTO in a staff. Also, you can fight with a staff if you really wanted to, naj's staff has okay damage, there's ribcracker, and nice runewords like BoTD, HoJ, Silence i think will work (can u get 6 sockets?)...a few others..