Show me your highest dd axe-only build.

Sakubatou - Sanctuary
Sakubatou - Sanctuary Posts: 4,001 Arc User
edited May 2012 in Barbarian
Highest damage (with realistic gear) axe-only barbs.

I know alot of people still want to avoid aps, play the 'old way', or just don't feel they can afford -int gear. Some just feel more comfortable living in tiger form, others admit to being just too lazy to do human-tiger switches and axe-claw switches. A few barbs I've met have said "I don't want aggro because of repair cost, so I stayed axe only"...

Anyways, whatever the reason I thought I'd challenge the dead barb forums to pwcalc their best high dd build for pve. This isn't an aps vs. axe debate, please. We all have our opinions, but I'm challenging you to do axe only for a mental exercise. I know some of the 3 x -int R8 gear would blow anything else out of the water, even with axes, but try to keep it realistic.

Here is mine but you have to imagine the axes are the Morai G15 Hellfire Hatchets: Sky. They're not included in pwcalc yet, so I'd aim for 2 x dd adds on them, and they come with 60 slaying levels. The build itself has 75 attack levels, and so that would multiply the slaying levels into about 266% more damage, more than the GoF and 50 attack levels of R9 (30 on weapon, 20 for set bonus) since going from 75 to 125 attack levels is really only a 29% increase and GoF is a 20% increase on top of that.
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  • OontzOontz - Dreamweaver
    OontzOontz - Dreamweaver Posts: 782 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    http://www.pwcalc.com/014539f12a9dfa0c

    Aps or gtfo. High damage doesn't do you any good if you miss half of them anyway.
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  • Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,864 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    OontzOontz - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    High damage doesn't do you any good if you miss half of them anyway.

    Yet your build has even less accuracy than his?
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  • Deago - Lost City
    Deago - Lost City Posts: 318 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    http://pwcalc.com/858911f7938da71d

    Sage barb my build if i were to build a sage barb this way
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  • thumbs
    thumbs Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Yet your build has even less accuracy than his?

    Is there a pdef reducer that doesn't cause 100% acc? Only problem I can see is trying to do Tree of Protection and Tangling Mire together for Armageddon.

    Also:

    Bestial Onslaught: "reducing their evasion by 50% for
    8 seconds." -sage vers never miss

    Blood Bath: "increase accuracy by 225% for 10 minutes."

    Is ACC really an issue?
  • Traz - Dreamweaver
    Traz - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,843 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    Sakubatou - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Highest damage (with realistic gear) axe-only barbs.

    I know alot of people still want to avoid aps, play the 'old way', or just don't feel they can afford -int gear. Some just feel more comfortable living in tiger form, others admit to being just too lazy to do human-tiger switches and axe-claw switches. A few barbs I've met have said "I don't want aggro because of repair cost, so I stayed axe only"...

    Anyways, whatever the reason I thought I'd challenge the dead barb forums to pwcalc their best high dd build for pve. This isn't an aps vs. axe debate, please. We all have our opinions, but I'm challenging you to do axe only for a mental exercise. I know some of the 3 x -int R8 gear would blow anything else out of the water, even with axes, but try to keep it realistic.

    Here is mine but you have to imagine the axes are the Morai G15 Hellfire Hatchets: Sky. They're not included in pwcalc yet, so I'd aim for 2 x dd adds on them, and they come with 60 slaying levels. The build itself has 75 attack levels, and so that would multiply the slaying levels into about 266% more damage, more than the GoF and 50 attack levels of R9 (30 on weapon, 20 for set bonus) since going from 75 to 125 attack levels is really only a 29% increase and GoF is a 20% increase on top of that.

    I'm afraid what is "realistic" to some is not even remotely "realistic" to others. I could give you a "realistic" full r9r barb build. With my resources, it's completely "realistic" to me, but for the other 99% they wouldn't even be able to dream of it. I'd just be careful with how you use that term.

    I'm thinking on going the G15 60 slaying levels for my BM, but the problem with those for many top players is TW and PK. I can get 250 raptures 10x faster then spending a month and a half and 17m getting the other axes anyway.

    My current build: http://pwcalc.com/474f4390afbcdf02
    Currently re-rolling for: http://pwcalc.com/538339a9935ed6a8

    Other Gear
    +10 ele cube neck
    +10 ele warsong belt
    +7 forest wisdom (second build)

    I just need -int re-rolls on boots / plate and nirvy wrists. Throw some finishing refines and vit stones and my build will be done pve wise. Next will come G15 claws that have revenge w/ 2 -ints. I may wait till G16 is out and go for 2 -int with those.... I currently have G15 with revenge -int 130 max patk.

    PS http://pwcalc.com/8f4bb588c8cf759a b:cute
    BladedZero - Sanctuary
    "Also I don't think actually playing through the game helps your skill either."

    -And we wonder why this game has gone to hell b:cute
  • _Ghoul_ - Lost City
    _Ghoul_ - Lost City Posts: 973 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    http://pwcalc.com/7a24c57aa8e771ee


    b:pleased
  • XTrigger - Archosaur
    XTrigger - Archosaur Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    My barb, just needing next stage necky and better engravings x.x
  • Wild_Garruk - Harshlands
    Wild_Garruk - Harshlands Posts: 48 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    This is my gear right now:

    http://pwcalc.com/78239031c1816fdf

    When Im done with barb:

    http://pwcalc.com/8b77034dc19cd604

    Im sage btw...
  • _Ghoul_ - Lost City
    _Ghoul_ - Lost City Posts: 973 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    Wild_Garruk - Harshlands wrote: »
    This is my gear right now:

    http://pwcalc.com/78239031c1816fdf

    When Im done with barb:

    http://pwcalc.com/8b77034dc19cd604

    Im sage btw...


    wow me like ur hammer i am getting those dual hammer friday when i get payed.

    i did not think ppl used nv dual hammer i wana see how smexy they look like.


    yay for another dual hammer barbb:pleased
  • _Mg_Zr - Heavens Tear
    _Mg_Zr - Heavens Tear Posts: 562 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    Id say the best axe dd for a barb atm would be r9r and when its released no doubt it will be r9rx2
    http://pwcalc.com/af928c76072bbc0c something like that i guess.
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    _Mg_Zr - level 100 sage Barb / level 101 demon r9 aps barb on Harshlands
    Mg_Zr - level 100 demon Psychic
    _mg_zr_ - level 100 demon Blademaster
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  • _Ghoul_ - Lost City
    _Ghoul_ - Lost City Posts: 973 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    waiting for 3rd cast nv dual hammer with 40 attack lv

    b:laugh
  • Sarrafeline - Sanctuary
    Sarrafeline - Sanctuary Posts: 4,661 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    Doing an APS axes build. It's not perfect, but... Going for GoF Nirvana axes.
    101 Sage Sin*/Archer
    100 Demon BM*/Barb
    96 Demon Cleric/Sage Seeker
    95 Demon Wiz/
    94 Sage Veno
    85 Psy/80 Mystic
    And a handful of other alts, all 79 and under.
    *Pre RB level
  • Lolgasmic - Raging Tide
    Lolgasmic - Raging Tide Posts: 1,315 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    Trials with buff + arma + HF
    had a lolgasm that spewed all over the place when i saw it

    my gear is 13k human buffed, r8+4 weapon
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    Barbarian 103 - 101 - 101
    Started playing on March 2010
  • Blaxton - Raging Tide
    Blaxton - Raging Tide Posts: 82 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    I also went with Hellfire Hatchets with two Str +18 adds (shown on rings) and Attack Level +2 (shown on belt).

    http://pwcalc.com/a9ddcbb4985b5d69

    Lol +12 PvE axes. xD But the damage on mobs would be insane.
  • _Ghoul_ - Lost City
    _Ghoul_ - Lost City Posts: 973 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    try the 3rd cast nv weapons wish have superior base damage

    r9 look puny compared

    r9 30 vs 3rd cast nv hammer 40 attack lv



    3rd cast nv weapon look godly haha

    b:bye bye bye sucer who still think r9 is op

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