Help with a Barbarian Build: HW + Dual Blades

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  flowcyto Posts: 12,742 Arc User

  March 14

  Here's how I'd prob edit the build, trying to keep most of the powers intact:
  
  Barbarian - Freeform (Melee Damage)
  v3.45:38
  
  Super Stats
  Level 6: Strength (Primary)
  Level 10: Dexterity (Secondary)
  Level 15: Constitution (Secondary)
  
  Talents
  Level 1: The Savage (Str: 10, Dex: 8, Con: 10, Rec: 10)
  Level 6: Impresario (Dex: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 9: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 12: Relentless (Str: 5, Rec: 5)
  Level 15: Martial Focus (Str: 5, Dex: 5)
  Level 18: Acrobat (Dex: 5, Con: 5)
  Level 21: Physical Conditioning (Str: 5, Con: 5)
  
  Powers
  Level 1: Rain of Steel
  Level 1: Blade Tempest (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 6: Steadfast
  Level 8: Whirling Dragon Strike (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 11: Guard (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 14: Unstoppable (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 17: Form of the Tempest
  Level 20: Vicious Descent (Work Up)
  Level 23: Skewer (Rank 2, Rank 3, Follow Through)
  Level 26: Sword Cyclone (Rank 2, Blender)
  Level 29: Endorphin Rush (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 32: Resurgence (Rank 2)
  Level 35: Aurora
  Level 38: Magician's Dust
  Adv. Points: 36/36
  
  Travel Powers
  Level 6: Athletics (Rank 2, Rank 3)
  Level 35: Teleportation (Rank 2)
  
  Specializations
  Strength: Swole (2/3)
  Strength: Physical Peak (3/3)
  Strength: Brutality (2/2)
  Strength: Juggernaut (1/3)
  Strength: Overpower (2/3)
  Warden: Slaughter (3/3)
  Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
  Warden: Upper Hand (2/3)
  Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
  Brawler: The Glory of Battle (1/3)
  Brawler: Penetrating Strikes (2/2)
  Brawler: Ruthless (2/2)
  Brawler: Setup (2/2)
  Brawler: Flanking (3/3)
  Mastery: Warden Mastery (1/1)
  
  Can use Sword Cyclone to rope enemies in and as wider pbAoE, while Blade Tempest is good for cleaving mobs in front of you. I assume your single-target rotation is alternating between Blade Tempest and charged Skewer, which can prob work fine, as long as energy is good. Finishing Blow in Brawler won't work w/ either power, though, since both are AoE. Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con.

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  paxetorder

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  Posts: 8 Arc User

  March 14

  Thank you, Flowcyto!
  

  flowcyto wrote: »

  Can use Sword Cyclone to rope enemies in and as wider pbAoE, while Blade Tempest is good for cleaving mobs in front of you. I assume your single-target rotation is alternating between Blade Tempest and charged Skewer, which can prob work fine, as long as energy is good. Finishing Blow in Brawler won't work w/ either power, though, since both are AoE. Gears mostly for Dex, w/ some Con.

  
  Oh, I was counting on "Skewer" being a single attack, but I didn't pay attention to it's description, that's the reason of "Finishing Blow".
  
  Does Steadfast works with Single/Dual Blades powers?
  

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  flowcyto Posts: 12,742 Arc User

  March 15 edited March 15

  Yeah, Steadfast works w/ all MA attacks. It won't proc on Skewer itself here, but as long as you're also using Blade Tempest and other MA attacks then that shouldn't be too big of a deal (FotTempest will work on crits from any attack as well).

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  paxetorder

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  Posts: 8 Arc User

  March 15

  flowcyto wrote: »

  Yeah, Steadfast works w/ all MA attacks. It won't proc on Skewer itself here, but as long as you're also using Blade Tempest and other MA attacks then that shouldn't be too big of a deal (FotTempest will work on crits from any attack as well).

  
  Awesome, thank you!

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