06-24-2003, 02:44 AM
I did a 2x sword barb waaaay back when in classic, im not sure that he was any better than my sword/shield barb but he sure looked cooler. :D As far as equip, well all I can suggest, this being classic would be good rares wich are random (dupes are bad, do not trade for rare things that are called by name <_< ) , best thing you could do for weapons would be to imbue 2 executioner swords.
Weapons: 2 good rare exec swords
Armor: High defense Ornate
Gloves: bloodfists are nice, as are hands of broc
Boots: cant beat good rares with fhr / frw
Belt: Again, rare
Rings: rare / cathans
ammy: eye of etlich, rare +2 barb /w leech
Since its classic, dont worry about ias if you're whirling, just go for high dmg and be sure to include some cold dmg, it helps a lot.
Skills:
Sword mastery - max (obviously)
WW- max
BO- max
Shout- 5 (if you dont have high base defense, dont bother here)
natural resist- 5 shield (as others pointed out) is your best source of resist, w/o it you need more here
thats basically what my barb's build was, if memory serves me, after all it was.. a few years ago.
Weapons: 2 good rare exec swords
Armor: High defense Ornate
Gloves: bloodfists are nice, as are hands of broc
Boots: cant beat good rares with fhr / frw
Belt: Again, rare
Rings: rare / cathans
ammy: eye of etlich, rare +2 barb /w leech
Since its classic, dont worry about ias if you're whirling, just go for high dmg and be sure to include some cold dmg, it helps a lot.
Skills:
Sword mastery - max (obviously)
WW- max
BO- max
Shout- 5 (if you dont have high base defense, dont bother here)
natural resist- 5 shield (as others pointed out) is your best source of resist, w/o it you need more here
thats basically what my barb's build was, if memory serves me, after all it was.. a few years ago.