Patriarch George, the (mostly) /players8 FrenzyBarb

Patriarch George, the (mostly) /players8 FrenzyBarb

LCS

Skills: (not including my +5 to all skills with BC active)
Frenzy: 20
Double Swing: 20
Mace Mastery: 20
Battle Orders: 20
Taunt: 3+
Leap Attack: 1
Berserk: 1
Battle Command: 1
Battle Cry: 1
Increased Speed: 1
Natural Resists: 1
Prerequisites: 1

Equipment:
W1: Stormlash (Shael)
W2: Schaeffer's (with 30/13 Realgar Jewel of Carnage)
Switch: 2x Baranar's Star
Helm: George's Crown of Ages
Armour: Gloom Archon Plate (1616 Defense)
Belt: Verdungo's (38/15)
Gloves: Drac's
Boots: Goreriders
Ring1: BKWB (5%)
Ring2: Ravenfrost (20/204)

Stone Emblem
Amulet
Required Level: 67
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 97
Fingerprint: 0x75266eeb
+1 to Maximum Damage
All Resistances +13
6% Mana stolen per hit
+2 to Barbarian Skill Levels
+1 to Light Radius

Merc:
lvl87, Might Merc
Kira's (IAS Jewel), Guardian Angel (IAS Jewel), Up'd ethereal Kelpie Snare (Amn)


Notables:
- I played on /players8 the entire game, until the Crystaline Passage in Hell. It didn't make anything significantly more dangerous, it just made everything a lot slower. I didn't do full clears, but I did kill every monster I encounted.
- 0 MF throughout: Bonehew (Baal, Hell), Fungal GC (Great Marsh, Hell), Io/Io from Hellforge
- 1 death, a LI/PI mana-burn, cursed Mauler pack in the Durance of Hate (+3 Mauler Champions in the group too). They put me in hit recovery and I couldn't escape. Quite a few NDE's though, but zero 'save & exit's.
- I think my mercs parents were related; he was painfully stupid this time
- Taunt is probably one of the most underrated skills in the game; with enough patience you can chip away at any dangerous pack of monsters. For example, I was able to escape this in the Chaos Sanctuary in Hell, using Leap Attack to get away and then drawing every minion away with Taunt (1-3 minions each time). The whole process for that group took 3 Full Rejuv's and about 45 minutes. I felt somewhat guilty pausing the game to take the screenie, but at least I didn't save and exit - or die.

As for what's next, I have no idea.

 

Congratulations on the Patriarch, sirp. That is one nasty group of monsters in the CS. Well done on escaping and killing them. :thumbsup:

Oh and gib helmet.:grin:

 

Nice Now Do It Untwinked And Hc Like I Will Do

 

Masterfully done, hero!

Congrats on what looks to be a neat char. Not enough Frenzy barbs these days.

 

Congrats on the Pat sirpoops! Very different gear selection from mine, but probably much more efficient!

You obviously don't read the forums enought these days LE...

 

/p8 Frenzy barb all the way?? My salute to you!

Congrats sirpoopsalot!

 

Nice Pat, its fun build to bash monsters brains with two blunt(ish) weapons. Nice gear, all your gear Poops?

 

Many Congrats Sirpoops.