-- Whirlwind/Rend - Barbarian --
Gear
Head Helm of the Wastes
(Wrath of the Wastes Set Piece)
(2) Increase the damage per second of Rend by 500% and its duration to 15 seconds.
(4) During Whirlwind and for 3 seconds after, you gain 50% damage reduction and your applied Rends deal triple damage.
(6) Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and all Whirlwind and Rend damage is increased by 10,000%.
Shoulders Pauldrons of the Wastes
(Wrath of the Wastes Set Piece)
Torso Cuirass of the Wastes
(Wrath of the Wastes Set Piece)
Feet Sabaton of the Wastes
(Wrath of the Wastes Set Piece)
Hands Gauntlet of the Wastes
(Wrath of the Wastes Set Piece)
Legs Immortal King's Stature
(Immortal King's Call)
(2) Call of the Ancients last until they die.
(4) Reduce the cooldown of Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients by 3 seconds for every 10 Fury you spend with an attack.
(6) While both Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients is active, you deal 4000% increased damage.
Waist Immortal King's Tribal Binding
(Immortal King's Call)
Wrists Mortick's Brace Wrath of the Berserker gains the effect of every rune.
Weapons
Weapon The Slanderer
(Istvan's Paired Blades Set Piece) [1h Sword]
(2) Every time you spend primary resource, gain 6% increased Attack Speed, Damage, and Armor for 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
Off-hand Little Rogue
(Istvan's Paired Blades Set Piece) [1h Sword]
Jewelry
Amulet Hellfinre Amulet of Strength Random Class Passive. [look for Nerves of Steel, Animosity or Brawler.]
Ring #1 Focus
(Bastions of Will Set Piece)
(2) When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
(2) When you hit with a resource-spending attack, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Ring #2 Restraint
(Bastions of Will Set Piece)
Kanai's Cube
Weapon Ambo's Pride [1h Mighty Weapon] Attacking with Whirlwind also applies Rend, and the total damage of Rend is dealt over 1 second.
Armor Lamentation [Mighty Belt] Rend can now stack up to 2 times on an enemy, and the damage of Rend is increased by 107%.
Jewelry Ring of Royal Grandeur [Ring] Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
Gems
Amulet Gem Taeguk Primary: Gain (2.00+Rank*0.04)% increased damage for 1.5 seconds when you spend resource on a channeled skill. This effect stacks up to 10 times.
Secondary: Gain 2.0% increased Armor for every stack. (Requires Rank 25)
Ring #1 Gem Bane of the Trapped Primary: Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by (15.00+Rank*0.3)%.
Secondary: Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. (Requires Rank 25)
Ring #2 Gem Enforcer Primary: Increase the damage of your pets by (15.00+Rank*0.3)%.
Secondary: Your pets take 90% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
Helm Gem Flawless Royal Diamond Reduces cooldown of all skills by 12.5%.
Weapon Gem Flawless Royal Emerald Critical Hit Damage Increased by 130.0%
Other Offense Flawless Royal Ruby +280 Strength
Other Defense Flawless Royal Diamond +78 Resistance to All Elements
Active Skills - Runes
A Skill: Cleave
Rune: Reaping Swing
Cleave: [Primary]
Generate: 6 Fury per attack
Swing your weapon in a wide arc to deal 200% weapon damage to all enemies caught in the swing.
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Reaping Swing: Damage type changes to Fire, and generates 1 Fury for each enemy hit.
RT Skill: Whirlwind
Rune: Wind Shear
Whirlwind: [Secondary]
Cost: 10 Fury
Deliver multiple attacks to everything in your path for 340% weapon damage.
While whirlwinding, you move at 100% movement speed.
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Wind Shear: damage type changes to Lightning, and regains 1 Fury per tick for every enemy hit.
X Skill: Ignore Pain
Rune: Contempt for Weakness
Ignore Pain: [Defensive]
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Reduce all damage taken by 50% and gain Immunity to all control-impairing effects for 5 seconds.
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Contempt for Weakness: The Barbarian heals 35% of their maximum Life upon activating Ignore Pain.
Y Skill: Call of the Ancients
Rune: Ancients' Fury
Call of the Ancients: [Rage]
Cooldown: 120 seconds
Summon the ancient Barbarians Talic, Korlic, and Madawc to fight alongside you for 20 seconds. Each deals 270% weapon damage per swing in addition to bonus abilities.
Talic wields a sword and shield and uses Whirlwind and Leap.
Korlic wields a massive polearm and uses Cleave and Furious Charge.
Madawc dual-wields axes and uses Weapon Throw and Seismic Slam.
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Ancients' Fury: every time one of the Ancients deals damage, 4 Fury is granted to the Barbarian.
B Skill: Battle Rage
Rune: Swords to Ploughshares
Battle Rage: [Tactics]
Cost: 20 Fury
Enter a rage which increases your damage by 10% and Critical Hit Chance by 3%. Lasts 120 seconds.
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Swords to Ploughshares: While affected by Battle Rage, all Critical Hits will heal the Barbarian and their pets, amount decreased by Proc Coefficient. Amount healed scales with level, up to 21457 at level 70.
RB Skill: Wrath of the Berserker
Rune: Insanity
Wrath of the Berserker: [Rage]
Cooldown: 120 seconds
Enter a berserker rage which raises several attributes for 20 seconds.
Critical Hit Chance: 10%
Attack Speed: 25%
Dodge Chance: 20%
Movement Speed: 20%
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Insanity: also increases all damage done by 50% for the duration, not multiplicative to other similar effects.
Passive Skills
I Berserker Rage You deal 25% additional damage while near maximum Fury.
II Brawler As long as there are 3 enemies within 12 yards, all of your damage is increased by 20%.
III Ruthless You deal 40% additional damage to enemies below 30% health.
IV Boon of Bul-Kathos Reduce the cooldowns of your:
Earthquake by 15 seconds.
Call of the Ancients by 30 seconds.
Wrath of the Berserker by 30 seconds.
Options
Weapon Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow
(Bul-Kathos's Oath Set Piece) [1h Mighty Weapon]
(2) Increases Fury Generation by 15 (Barbarian Only)
During Whirlwind you gain 45% increased attack speed and movement speed.
Off-hand Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood
(Bul-Kathos's Oath Set Piece) [1h Sword]
Amulet The Flavor of Time Pylon Effects last twice as long.
Amulet The Ess of Johan Chance on hit to pull in enemies toward your target and Slow them by 60–80%.
Ring Skull Grasp Increase the damage of Whirlwind by 328%
Ring Convention Of Elements Gain 150–200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.