Socketing IK set

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toutim

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Socketing IK set

Yeah I know I could have posted this in the barb forum, but people around here seem smarter, and anyway everyone seem to have half a dozen BOTD on the barb forum so I'm not sure they would know what to do with IK :scratch:

I'm trying to get the complete set (don't ask me why, I lke barbs and I like mauls), and I wondered what would be the best options for socketing this set, especially the maul. Would'nt shaeling it be a waste of sockets (pure zerker barb here)?
Also I don't have any hope of finding the elusive 40/15 jewel, so I'd welcome suggestions for the not-so-rich player.

thanks all
 
WingBlade

WingBlade

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AMN - if your don't have enuf LL, just wondering can your leech if your zerk?

IST - you know y.....

10-15 MF Jewel if you don't have an IST.

ZOD - b/c your just crazy.....

FACET JEWEL.... your choosing...

ne1 else?
 
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Stimm

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shael / ed jewel for maul

topaz x 2 for helm or 2 rubies or 2 IOs, im a little rusty on barbs i think IO would give more life

armor ed jewel
 
WingBlade

WingBlade

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Stimm said:
shael / ed jewel for maul

topaz x 2 for helm or 2 rubies or 2 IOs, im a little rusty on barbs i think IO would give more life

armor ed jewel
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Actually I think IO gives Str.... I have 2 double chk...

IO gives +10 to VIT...
 
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abbithedog

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WingBlade said:
Actually I think IO gives Str.... I have 2 double chk...

IO gives +10 to VIT...
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+10 to vit for a barb gives what, 40 life? Compared to 38 for a pruby? Close enough for me!

I'm trying to scrounge up the armor, don't ask me why either. Like to be black and shiny, I guess. I used 2 shaels in the hammer, because some peeps on this board said it would hit the breakpoints needed for WW. I think. Who knows.

Since I MF with other chars, prubies go in my IK set. Since my BO is around 30 on switch, each puby will add close to 90-100 life to my barb, so three of those is pretty nice.
 
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Prez

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The correct answer is that you need a total of 69% ias on the weapon (ogre maul) to get the fastest ww breakpoint of 4 fps. Comes with 40% ias, so you need 30% more.

Ideally two ed/ias or max/ias jewels. Two shael if you are poor.

If you are going concentration or zerk then:

Character Barbarian
Weapon Ogre Maul / Ogerhammer
IAS Frames per attack Attacks per second
0% 21 1.1
2% 20 1.2
7% 19 1.3
11% 18 1.3
19% 17 1.4
29% 16 1.5
39% 15 1.6
54% 14 1.7
75% 13 1.9
109% 12 2
163% 11 2.2
280% 10 2.5
In this case the best you can do is shael and ed/ias to get 75%.

You will be dissapointed with a zerker. Low defense and slow attck will hurt..allot! Recommend that you max ww also and get a defiance merc. Max shout, Bo, and then pump zerk and mace mastery.

My ik barb had almost 25K def with the defiance merc and max shout with the ik set. He was pretty much invulnerable to most monsters. He also had a 5k ww. Which at a 4fps attack, 40% cb from the maul and 22% critical strike from max mace mastery pretty much owned anything that wasn't PI.

gl


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STINGER

STINGER

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Ok, this is what I understand things to be......so please dcorrect if wrong

30 IAS is need for the Maul, so if you dont have good jewels, or dont want to spedn them on the maul as frankly they effect things somewhat minorly for PvM

(2) plain IAS jewel Remember IK Mauls drop alot so dont worry about it, and you can always unsocket wiht a Hell.

(2) Shaels, or IAS/something

I suggest NOT doing one really good jewel and then somehting just "ok", save that really good jewel or trade it off.....that is jsut my opinion.

ED or Max is really not going to make a major difference in PvM, the Mauls base damage is nice, but what makes it really do what it does is the crushing and the elements and then ofcourse the Enchant from the Armor. The ED is really just a base that is actually much weaker than many items.

As for the Helm......well, I personally had 3 of them and funny enuff I carried all 3, one had Topz as i MFed with him in Pits and other nonIM places. This helm had max MF on it.

Also used some not so tradeable ED jewels in Helm, I beleive ED soo works but if you do those ED/max one of them gets basically cancelled and the barb forum or duelers would know this by heart. This one had low MF

Then I have a Rubied one......it had low MF

Hell, the helms drop like flies in winter after you find the first one, or can be traded for cheaply so dont worry about being to "picky" on socketing.

IO's, these are a pretty expensive socketing in reality, and only 6 more life base. Also, I was told, but never looked it up that "vita" mods are not boosted by BO......... (3) IOs are the next rune uppped....which I forget, dont care to memorize I jus look it up.

As for the Armor.....well I never socked mine, dont know why but I think it was that i just didnt see anything I felt like putting in it. You might try a Strength item here as it is the highest req item if that is how you wish to go, or go Ruby, top, something.

i suggest making sure on your BPs, and try and get you a 40% Crushing Maul as that does vary, and I would find out about those IO/Vita/BO things before socketing
 
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Prez

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STINGER said:
Ok, this is what I understand things to be......so please dcorrect if wrong

30 IAS is need for the Maul, so if you dont have good jewels, or dont want to spedn them on the maul as frankly they effect things somewhat minorly for PvM

(2) plain IAS jewel Remember IK Mauls drop alot so dont worry about it, and you can always unsocket wiht a Hell.

(2) Shaels, or IAS/something

I suggest NOT doing one really good jewel and then somehting just "ok", save that really good jewel or trade it off.....that is jsut my opinion.

ED or Max is really not going to make a major difference in PvM, the Mauls base damage is nice, but what makes it really do what it does is the crushing and the elements and then ofcourse the Enchant from the Armor. The ED is really just a base that is actually much weaker than many items.

ed/max jewels in armours/helms are bugged. You will only get the ed bonus so don't bother. ed/max will work correctly in weapons iirc.

As for the Helm......well, I personally had 3 of them and funny enuff I carried all 3, one had Topz as i MFed with him in Pits and other nonIM places. This helm had max MF on it.

Also used some not so tradeable ED jewels in Helm, I beleive ED soo works but if you do those ED/max one of them gets basically cancelled and the barb forum or duelers would know this by heart. This one had low MF

Then I have a Rubied one......it had low MF

Hell, the helms drop like flies in winter after you find the first one, or can be traded for cheaply so dont worry about being to "picky" on socketing.

IO's, these are a pretty expensive socketing in reality, and only 6 more life base. Also, I was told, but never looked it up that "vita" mods are not boosted by BO......... (3) IOs is the ned rune up....which I forget, dont care to memorize I jus look it up.

As for the Armor.....well I never socked mine, dont know why but I think it was tht i jsut didnt see anythign I felt like putting in it. You might try a Strenth item here as it is the highest req item if that is how you wish to go, or go Ruby, top, something.

i suggest making sure on your BPs, and try and get you a 40% Crushing Maul as that does vary, and I would find out about those IO/Vita/BO things before socketing
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stinger is right. The extra dmg from the ed/max jewels is nice, but unless you are trying to make a super-uber ik barb, they aren't necessary. I think I socketed my last guy with a couple of low ed/ias jewels...ones that didn't have a lot of trade value (i.e. mid teens ed iirc).

A high cb maul is more important, and if you can get your hands on a highlords, you will "pwn"

As far a prubies...your barb should have lots of life with max bo so I don't know if those are really necessary.

Ptopaz might be more useful or you can just get two hats and change them out since they are cheap.


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