Frenzy Barbarian Build BiS Gear and Runes for Diablo 2 Resurrected
Below, we detail which items and stats you should prioritise for your Frenzy Barbarian and Mercenary in Diablo 2.
Damage Build
This is the standard high damage build for the Frenzy Barbarian.
- Weapon: Grief
- Weapon Offhand: Breath of the Dying, Death, Grief, Doom
- Weapon Swap: 2x +3 Warcries Spears
- Body Armor: Fortitude
- Helm: Arreat's Face
- Gloves: Dracul's Grasp, Steelrend
- Boots: Gore Rider
- Belt: Verdungo's Hearty Cord
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: Raven Frost, Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band, Rare ring with % Life and Mana Stolen per Hit and additional Life/Stats/Resistances
- Amulet: Highlord's Wrath
- Charm 1: Barbarian Hellfire Torch
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Max Damage/Attack Rating/Life Charms. 3/20/20 Small Charms are the best you can get here
- Charm 4: Small Charms with Resistances, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
MrLlama's Speedy Build
This is a special build meant for insane Faster Run/Walk speeds.
- Weapon: Grief
- Weapon Offhand: Last Wish
- Weapon Swap: Harmony Bow
- Body Armor: Enigma
- Helm: Arreat's Face
- Gloves: Laying of Hands
- Boots: Gore Rider
- Belt: M'avina's Tenet
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: Raven Frost, Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band, Rare ring with % Life and Mana Stolen per Hit and additional Life/Stats/Resistances
- Amulet: The Cat's Eye
- Charm 1: Barbarian Hellfire Torch
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Faster Run/Walk Charms. 3 Faster Run/Walk/3 Max Damage/20 Attack Rating are best in slot.
- Charm 4: Small Charms with Resistances, Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs
Budget Build Items
This is a variety of cheap gear sets to get you started.
- Weapon: Oath, Black, Aldur's Rhythm, Nord's Tenderizer, Fleshrender, Sureshrill Frost, Zakarum's Hand
- Weapon Swap: 2x +3 Warcries Spears
- Body Armor: Lionheart, Duriel's Shell, Duress, Treachery, The Spirit Shroud, Shaftstop
- Helm: Arreat's Face, Rockstopper, Immortal King's Will, Guillaume's Face, Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
- Gloves: Laying of Hands, Bloodfist, Sander's Taboo
- Boots: Gore Rider, Waterwalk, Infernostride, Hsarus' Iron Heel
- Belt: String of Ears, Goldwrap, Nightsmoke
- Ring 1: Raven Frost
- Ring 2: Angelic Halo
- Amulet: Angelic Wings
- Charm 1: Any Hellfire Torch for Stats if cannot get Barbarian
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Any Max Damage/Life/Attack Rating Charms
- Charm 4: Any Barbarian Skiller Grand Charms
- Charm 5: Any Charms with Life/Resistances/Faster Hit Recovery/Strength
Mercenary
You can either choose a Defensive ( Holy Freeze) or Offensive ( Might) Act 2 Nightmare Mercenary here depending on if you prefer a slower pace and safety, or want your Mercenary to have added Damage to help take care of Cold Immune enemies.
Optimal Mercenary Gear
This is one of the best Mercenary gear setups across many characters, including the Frenzy Barb.
- Weapon: Ethereal Insight or The Reaper's Toll
- Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
- Helm: Ethereal Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ral Rune
Budget Mercenary Gear
This is a cheap gear set to get your Mercenary some easy damage and survivability.
- Weapon: Obedience
- Body Armor: Treachery
- Helm: Vampire Gaze
Changelog
- 20 Sep. 2021: Page added.
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