[Guide] Barbarian builds & tips

Sensazionale - Dreamweaver

wow wish i had this sooner this was really helpful thank you

Hazardus - Heavens Tear

jeebis wrote: »

I have a question about the tanker build

if the str follows the equipment

wouldn't the defense be a bit low? since it's also physical defense?

Not really. By the time you are 70+ you have so much physical defense (from equipment+cleric/BM buffs) that adding more strength for pdef is a mute point. Remember the pdef is irrelevant its the % damage reduction that matters and the higher your %DR is, the pdef required to increase it further gets ridiculous. Adding 1000 more pdef will not even increase %DR by 1% after a point.
Some may add more str for more dmg perhaps, but I don't think anyone adds it for more def.
Btw, adding vit doesn't just increase HP. It increases HP, HP regen, pdef (not as much as str does) and mdef.
Keep str to equipments and pump all else into vit, as guide says.

Xehanix - Lost City

thx for the great guide, i hav been usin this till lvl 21 and havent had any problems at all, thx dude :P

Pandakevin - Heavens Tear

ty for the guide much appreciated

Shaggs - Heavens Tear

Nice guide was helpful in figuring out my current strategy and reinforces my ideas about gear

Graograman - Dreamweaver

Thanks for the post! This kind of information turns easier the new players path. (How I wish to speak english better.... )

Reylenn - Sanctuary

This is excellent! Great help. I've got the tanker build from following weapon reqs, but I've mostly been neglecting my tiger skills. I've only recently figured out how to tank actually (First time I took on an FB without another tank [FB39]) and I'm glad of the extra tips b:laugh

Albino_Tiger - Dreamweaver

This is a very informative guide, but I did seem to notice that you missed the str, dex, and vit recommendation for Level 14. Hope that helps to have your guide a little more complete, even if it is a minor thing.

Senge - Dreamweaver

this guide is great. it explained why on my last character i continued getting weaker after lvl 29. but theres a hole here. that gear required stat guide isnt properly labeled. also, wen i made a tank following this guide, it screwed up. for some reason i cant keep my vitality up and still have enough strength to use the Trial Poleaxe wen i need it. someone plz tell me wut i should do. preferably, i need a more solid guide to wer to put my stats for tanking

auralsects69

Since dex at increments of exactly 20 give u 1% crit increase, why put in dex one point at a time? It might be easy way to prescribe a math formula for point distribution, but it might be better to dump the points into vit and str until you get to about level 27, then put all the points you need into dex to get that 1% increase. Do the same until level 66 and 91, to get your second and third increases in crit.
Also, if u can answer this question, evasion and accuracy give you numbers but no percentages. With no references or anything to compare it to, how would I know if having 500 evasion is good, bad or average?

Hazardus - Heavens Tear

Senge - Dreamweaver wrote: »

for some reason i cant keep my vitality up and still have enough strength to use the Trial Poleaxe wen i need it.

This guide was made with dual axes in mind. If you use any other weapon type or one which equips at a level different from the normal weapons (like the trial poleaxe) then you will need to deviate your stats slightly. I suggest checking the requirements for the weapon/armor on pwidatabase (or at the local NPC/forge) and then add your stats accordingly.

auralsects69 wrote: »

Since dex at increments of exactly 20 give u 1% crit increase, why put in dex one point at a time? It might be easy way to prescribe a math formula for point distribution, but it might be better to dump the points into vit and str until you get to about level 27, then put all the points you need into dex to get that 1% increase. Do the same until level 66 and 91, to get your second and third increases in crit.
Also, if u can answer this question, evasion and accuracy give you numbers but no percentages. With no references or anything to compare it to, how would I know if having 500 evasion is good, bad or average?

You will need to have minor dex increments to be able to equip the latest sets of weapons or amours available to you. So you may not want to dump everything at one go.

As for evasion and accuracy, the way I understand it is, they work together as a ratio. While I'm not aware exactly of any formulas, the way it works is:

A = 1000 evasion and 500 accuracy.
B = 500evasion and 1000 accuracy.
A and B will hit each other just as often.

C = 750 evasion and 750 accuracy.
When fighting A, C will miss more than B did.
When fighting B, C will miss less than A did.

So having a extra 500 evasion may be good against maybe a tanker barb and useless against a archer.

killerinsect

hey guys!
i wonder...
wich 1 is better to use...
this :

B. Gear Requirements for Axes/Hammers and Heavy Armor:
lvl str dex excess
1 5 5 0
2 6 5 4
3 8 5 7
4 9 5 11
5 12 6 12
7 16 6 18
8 16 7 22
9 20 7 23
10 20 7 28
11 24 8 28
12 28 9 28
13 33 9 28
15 40 10 30
16 44 11 30
17 48 12 30
18 52 13 30
19 56 14 30
20 60 15 30
21 65 15 30
22 66 16 33
23 70 16 34
24 74 17 34
26 79 17 39
27 83 18 39
29 90 18 42
30 92 19 44
31 95 20 45
33 100 21 49
34 104 22 49
36 107 24 54
37 110 26 54
39 120 26 54
40 120 26 59
41 125 26 59
43 129 26 65
44 134 26 65
46 137 31 67
47 143 32 67
49 151 32 67
50 151 32 72
51 155 32 73
52 160 32 73
53 160 32 78
54 164 32 79
56 169 32 84
57 173 33 84
59 181 33 86
60 182 34 89
61 185 35 90
62 185 38 92
63 189 38 93
64 194 38 93
66 198 38 99
67 203 38 99
69 212 39 99
70 212 39 104
71 215 41 104
73 220 46 104
74 224 47 104
76 232 49 104
77 236 50 104
79 246 50 104
80 246 50 109
81 246 50 114
83 252 53 115
84 256 54 115
85 261 54 115
86 263 55 117
87 267 56 117
88 272 56 117
89 277 56 117
90 277 56 122
91 277 58 125
93 281 59 130
94 285 60 130
95 290 60 130
96 294 61 130
97 298 62 130
98 303 62 130
99 308 62 130
100 308 62 135
101 308 62 140
103 309 62 149
104 314 62 149
105 314 62 154

or this one :
6 str , 3 vit , 1 dex every 2 lvl
im a bit confused caz this 2 bulids r different in some points.
just answer me the N1 or N2 .
tnx!
b:thanks

Pocket_Tank - Heavens Tear

14, 25, 28, 32, 35, 38, 42, 45, 48, 55, 58, 65, 68, 72, 75, 78, 82, 92, + 102 are all missing for those who stick to this "strict" build. (anyone see a pattern?) For the trial axe problem, get 16 dex at level 19. (take the points out of vit)

For the crit: when i got 18 dex, the next level where i had 2 spare points that were supposed to go into vit, i put them into dex. but its all personal preference really. this is a loose guideline that shows most stat requirements for weps/armor.

Desolater - Dreamweaver

and lvl 6 too!
i dont belive in this guide!
i think the 6 STR , 3 VIT ,1 DEX every 2 lvl is the best one!
any sugestions?

TheGoliath - Heavens Tear

Desolater - Dreamweaver wrote: »

and lvl 6 too!
i dont belive in this guide!
i think the 6 STR , 3 VIT ,1 DEX every 2 lvl is the best one!
any sugestions?

correct o.o

Desolater - Dreamweaver

is there anything like that in perfect world :
every x lvl barbarian will get 1 bonus vit (or anything)
pls answer me quick!
need that really!
b:victory

Broken_Wolf - Sanctuary

Ok I need some help with this barbarian.
I'm lv 19 with:
39 vit, 35 str, 31 dex

I've been varying my spread but I've been usually adding 2 or 3 to vit.
anything I should change or is he basically a goner?

TheGoliath - Heavens Tear

Desolater - Dreamweaver wrote: »

is there anything like that in perfect world :
every x lvl barbarian will get 1 bonus vit (or anything)
pls answer me quick!
need that really!
b:victory

no 10charrr

god926

love the guide i am going to start over my barb. with your guide in mind. questointhough: you said that barbs dont use magic but all of my skills use mana and i run out pretty quick. any thoughts?

thx again.

Hazardus - Heavens Tear

You will use mana for spamming skills, and your mp regeneration in combat = 0.

Thats a fact of life as a bar. SO you are gonna have to either use a MP pots or get a MP charm. Until this ridiculous gold inflation, charms used to be cheaper than pots. Not anymore I'm afraid.

When they say barbs don't use magic, they mean don't add any points into mag or int or whatever its called on the character stats.
The mdef and mp regen you get by adding that is too little and is a waste of stat points that could have gone to Vit.

RainbowVidel - Sanctuary

A special tip to all barbs out there. If you have charms and don't want them to tick, here's how. Don't equip them, problem solved.

Oh wait... you already have 1 or 2 on? Well, why bother having it equipped in the first place if you don't want to use it? Makes absolutely no sense.

toolazytowriteanickname

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god926

i think for a tank you want to have more hp than str. the tank doesnt dish out a lot of damage. they use their high hp and def. to keep a mob busy while other party members stay back and do the damage.

col500

Hi.What shards shud i equip to my armour for my barb and what sort of protection jewellery shud i use tyb:laugh

Rakthor - Lost City

col500 wrote: »

Hi.What shards shud i equip to my armour for my barb and what sort of protection jewellery shud i use tyb:laugh

I'd say HP shards since they work for both arcane AND melee, whereas DEF is only better for melee (??and some archer moves??). Also HP would be better for tanking.

Sulvane - Dreamweaver

Fantastic. Started playing last night(First time on Perfect World) on Dream Weaver. Started a Barb for tanking. Seems to me thats what the server needs the most and this tanking guide will help me there. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this.

avenger47

Very nice.Very nice.b:victory

Hazardus - Heavens Tear

toolazytowriteanickname wrote: »

plz can someone help me.. my barb is lv 12 and has 33 str, 28 vit, and 9 dex.. is this right for a tank??? if not can anyone tell me the proper build?? thx in advance

I think you are alright. Adjust stats as per weapon requirements.
The level 17 dual axes (http://www.pwdatabase.com/pwi/items/4577) require 43 str and 11 dex. So over the next 5 levels you need to add 10 str and 2 dex and that leaves a whole 13 points to be added into vit. Those figures will differ if you are using a different type of weapon.

god926 wrote: »

i think for a tank you want to have more hp than str. the tank doesnt dish out a lot of damage. they use their high hp and def. to keep a mob busy while other party members stay back and do the damage.

Nope, tanks need to wear dual axes and those need a lot of str. As a tank you will always have more str than vit.

col500 wrote: »

Hi.What shards shud i equip to my armour for my barb and what sort of protection jewellery shud i use tyb:laugh

Dont bother socketing or sharding anything (except maybe your weapons with some accuracy) until you are 40+. Upto level 50, you can use garnets. After 50s you're better off with citrines. Dont bother refining gear until you are in your 70s.
Use pdef jewelry until about 50s. After 50s switch to magdef. Never bothered with evasion jewelry.

Bardolph - Harshlands

Are those requirements mentioned in the guide still valid? I havent seen any problems so far but if there are some differences and I can squeeze some extra points into vit then I will.

BIoodLine - Heavens Tear

Very nice guide