Travincal questions/Gear and Sorb

[hackedagainanda]

Will Max fire and lightning res and 2x Dwarf Star and Thundergod's be enough for my frenzy barb?

Or would a Rising Sun amulet be more beneficial ?

 

[pharphis]

Not sure how much of any of those you need, but I'll point out that mdr + fire sorb on dwarf star will help with LE, FE AND hydras. Rising run would help even more but highlord's or something is probably more helpful in the amulet slot than some integer fire sorb... dunno

 

[thefranklin]

That would be overkill. Hydras get pvp reduction applied to player characters (1/6) so they do little damage and even a tiny amount of mdr will nullify them.

As you play SC (if i recall), just do more damage with some life leech. Berserk if PI.

 

[BobCox2]

I use concentration (Defence Attack+ and damage+ - good with high leach as well) and max resists mostly, I use a Up'ed and UM'ed Guardian Angel Hellforge Plate on my Realm Barb with a Concentration BeZerk (MAXED Concentration and Berserk) build cause +95 Resist all in Hell is so Cool when your Defense/Block vary with the attack type so much and Frenzy is no block so kind of the same except the defense drop.
You can get that in SP Easy





My Merc uses Prayer, (Replaced the might Merc as I like living better than killing faster and dieing but I do swap with him sometimes and he dies less (+15 Max Resist All=95% hell resists to all is UBER Runeword level and SP does not offer a lot of options like that)
Dwarf and Rising Sun or other sorb is good though higher the better, But if You use Nokozan Relic Ammy with the Guardian Angel Plate you will hit +25 resist all and if have the base bonused charms and equip to hit it = 100% resists in Hell.

Any source of Fade is nice no matter what the level is if you can find it.

 

[pharphis]

I would think prayer makes almost no difference for barbs since they already have tons of life and they leech constantly.. wouldn't defiance be a more defensive option?

 

[BobCox2]

Not with insight Rune Pole adding meditation, add FRH Charms and Dual Leach is not close to the the same.
Realms though. Lag kills.
Eth fort as well on merc thus the "I do swap" comment above.
I built him ladder first 3 seasons sometime and is just fun to play.
SP guardian angel would rule in SP if merc get the + pal Skills but they don't, then again My barb does not either.

 

[zaphodbrx]

Even a single dwarf star + string of ears makes you totally immune to hydra.
Worry more about physical damage and keeping your merc alive, that's the important part.
Your resistance can almost be whatever honestly. I did about 10k runs with zealot that had all deep red minus LCS. Cold is more important than the others and its worth keeping above 0 if you can. Raven frost sorb helps with that too.

 

[hackedagainanda]

Thanks for all the help guys!