Furious Charge Barbarian

[SangFroidy 3]

Thanks for expanding on 'fishing'.  I had been wondering how the top was achieved, as many youtubes I see have multiple deaths (the time penalties), but with the right PRNG mobs, I know a run can be much faster.

[Valks 2,377]

On 10/12/2016 at 10:38 AM, SangFroidy said:

Thanks for expanding on 'fishing'.  I had been wondering how the top was achieved, as many youtubes I see have multiple deaths (the time penalties), but with the right PRNG mobs, I know a run can be much faster.

Fishing for rifts is unfortunately the key to making sure you reach those high ranks, especially with a build like this. I remember when I watched Quin push for the first time a while ago and thinking, "Why is he exiting the game if he still has 4 minutes on the boss?". There are times where you have fished enough that you know exactly what you can or cannot do. 

[vampyren 0]

Great article.

I'm using this build and its very powerful. On the downside as previous writer says sometimes it sucks not having any other attack when you miss the mobs. I feel like running around like a chicken.

I will use this for now but when i get some better gear i will most likely use a whirlwind build or something more fun. I see this item with 300% whirlwind damage but it has never dropped for me "yet".

[Valks 2,377]

16 hours ago, vampyren said:

Great article.

I'm using this build and its very powerful. On the downside as previous writer says sometimes it sucks not having any other attack when you miss the mobs. I feel like running around like a chicken.

I will use this for now but when i get some better gear i will most likely use a whirlwind build or something more fun. I see this item with 300% whirlwind damage but it has never dropped for me "yet".

Yeah, if you mess things up, this build really does make you feel like you're basically waiting for a pack of mobs to just destroy you. Practice makes perfect, though!

As for the WW item, I know the feeling. It has taken me a few seasons now to get the Wand of Woh for Wizard, it finally dropped this season. It feels great when it does!

[ch1zra 0]

Thanx for great guide Deadset.

One question though, I see that at the moment highest GR is done with pure charge build, but I find that Boulder toss is doing way more damage.

I tried charge build (6 IK/4RK + Standoff + Vile ward) and I feel vastly underpowered in terms of damage. It is possible that I am doing something wrong, but charging through them and dumping fury seems like logical thing to do.

I have to say that I play mostly solo.

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On 16.11.2016 at 9:04 PM, ch1zra said:

I tried charge build (6 IK/4RK + Standoff + Vile ward) and I feel vastly underpowered in terms of damage. It is possible that I am doing something wrong, but charging through them and dumping fury seems like logical thing to do.

It is to do with fishing. This build has to continuously fish for the perfect rift, then it can absolutely destroy the mob density. Unfortunately, it can then be ruined by a bad boss. So more fishing.

It's super unreliable, but when it works, it's crazy good.

[Guest Mando]

Just tried this build and it is so much fun. Thanks for such an awesome, detailed guide!

 

One question: I am not able to keep Wrath of the Berserker up full time, despite dumping my fury into Ancient Spear what I feel is quite regularly. Any tips?

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10 hours ago, Guest Mando said:

One question: I am not able to keep Wrath of the Berserker up full time, despite dumping my fury into Ancient Spear what I feel is quite regularly. Any tips?

It might be that you can't - if so, simply kite until it is back up and stack mobs so that you are ready for your big damage! :)

[Guest JanusChr]

Im really struggling to do rift bosses with this, the whole rift is easy but the guardian screws me over...

Any tips?

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On 1/12/2017 at 7:31 PM, Guest JanusChr said:

Im really struggling to do rift bosses with this, the whole rift is easy but the guardian screws me over...

Any tips?

Unfortunately, every build has strengths and weaknesses - Raekor is incredibly strong vs. trash but is terrible against RGs.

You'll need to fish for good rifts that have AoE/Minion bosses.

[Guest piratt]

Hey guys! Can you advise me what I did wrong? :) http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/piratt-1347/hero/84196985 - I feel like I had no toughness at all.. Grifts 65 seem like a nightmare. I know my items are far from the end-game state but I would still expect it to be slightly stronger.

[Guest Zack]

Great guide! 

One noob question, if I am using boulder toss with weapon damage rune, but my weapon has a lightning damage affix, should I have +% lightning damage on my wrists? And not +% physical damage?

[Guest Guest]

Is there any way to get a Patch 2.5 update to this build and the IK6.R4 iteration of it. I'd like to see a comparison of Strongarm Bracers vs APD's and Area Damage (AD%) suggestions made as well. 

Thank you for all the great builds!!! :)

[Guest Hellfire Amulet]

Just wondering what rune you think I should use for the extra for the hellfire amulet

[BrolyBro 0]

Hello, 

Started this season (season 10) as a first time barb player and decided to go with this build as my play style.  I have a question about how the furious charge ability works.  So far I am able to manage around t10-11 difficulty but I notice that I am running out of my furious charges quite often.   I was using the stamina rune to help generate more fury to use my boulder more often but then tried to switch to merciless assault and I still am running out of my charges pretty quick.  I try to aim for large density mobs or single mob's to keep my charges up but I am having terrible luck while in my rifts.  Anyone have any pointers that could potentially help?  

 

Thanks

[Guest JMB]

4 hours ago, BrolyBro said:

Hello, 

Started this season (season 10) as a first time barb player and decided to go with this build as my play style.  I have a question about how the furious charge ability works.  So far I am able to manage around t10-11 difficulty but I notice that I am running out of my furious charges quite often.   I was using the stamina rune to help generate more fury to use my boulder more often but then tried to switch to merciless assault and I still am running out of my charges pretty quick.  I try to aim for large density mobs or single mob's to keep my charges up but I am having terrible luck while in my rifts.  Anyone have any pointers that could potentially help?  

 

Thanks

I just came back from a long break, having grown bored of ww, I figured I'd give this build a try, and from what I've gathered that's just one of the problems the build unfortunately has. It's strange the way charge works, sometimes I hit one mob and my charges refill, others I hit 3 and still have a 2 sec cd. 

[Guest Mcshame]

Hi, I am playing this build for the first time in the 6R/4IK configuration as I found the 6IK/4R not as strong. I am stuck at just under at 60GR and try to figure out what I need to do to get to 70GR. 

I was confused by this statement in the guide and was hoping for clarification.

"You will be taking 5 pieces from one set and 3 pieces of the other depending on the build variation you choose — 5 Immortal King / 3 Raekor for a  Furious Charge-dominant spec, or 5 Raekor / 3 Immortal King for a spender-dominant spec. "

Wouldn't the 5R/3IK be the furious charge dominant spec? Understanding this will likely help me as I'm set up as a furious charge build with the 5R/3IK set. Thx!

[Guest Walls]

On 4/17/2017 at 8:41 AM, Guest Mcshame said:

Wouldn't the 5R/3IK be the furious charge dominant spec? 

No, that wouldn't make any sense. Look at the 6 piece bonuses. IK's 6 piece is just do 400% more damage. Raekor's 6 piece is all about building up stacks of Charges so your spenders hit harder, which means all the damage comes from spenders, not charge.

[Guest Walls]

On 4/8/2017 at 0:59 PM, BrolyBro said:

Hello, 

Started this season (season 10) as a first time barb player and decided to go with this build as my play style.  I have a question about how the furious charge ability works.  So far I am able to manage around t10-11 difficulty but I notice that I am running out of my furious charges quite often.   I was using the stamina rune to help generate more fury to use my boulder more often but then tried to switch to merciless assault and I still am running out of my charges pretty quick.  I try to aim for large density mobs or single mob's to keep my charges up but I am having terrible luck while in my rifts.  Anyone have any pointers that could potentially help?  

 

Thanks

You just have to learn the radius of charge's effect, which just takes practice. It's much bigger than it looks. Also, since the Raekor's 4 piece bonus grants you every rune, changing what rune you have equipped ONLY changes the damage type, nothing else.

 

On 4/8/2017 at 5:21 PM, Guest JMB said:

 It's strange the way charge works, sometimes I hit one mob and my charges refill, others I hit 3 and still have a 2 sec cd. 

It's not strange at all. The 2 piece bonus of Raekor's clearly says hitting 1 mob refunds the charge, and the 4 peice gives you all the runes, including Merciless Assault. Depending on your CDR, you shouldn't charge groups of 2-3 when you're low on charges.

 

[Guest Naturerevenger]

I have 1 problem with the build so far, i have the full set mentioned in the guide except the Focus & Restraint anything at torment 10 or above just needs to look at me and i get 1 shot so far i have not been able to complete GRift 50, what do u do to survive so far i havent been able to find a solution as the build has 0 survivability i feel like 8my oppinion), i cannot even feel the effect from the Ancient Parthan Defenders at all, are u sure it works because it defenetly does not feel like it has any effect at all

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On 4/17/2017 at 3:41 PM, Guest Mcshame said:

Wouldn't the 5R/3IK be the furious charge dominant spec? Understanding this will likely help me as I'm set up as a furious charge build with the 5R/3IK set. Thx!

The key thing to note here is that Furious Charge is not a spender, so it is not buffed by the Raekor 6-piece. IK 6-piece does buff the damage of Charge.

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On 4/30/2017 at 5:07 PM, Guest Naturerevenger said:

I have 1 problem with the build so far, i have the full set mentioned in the guide except the Focus & Restraint anything at torment 10 or above just needs to look at me and i get 1 shot so far i have not been able to complete GRift 50, what do u do to survive so far i havent been able to find a solution as the build has 0 survivability i feel like 8my oppinion), i cannot even feel the effect from the Ancient Parthan Defenders at all, are u sure it works because it defenetly does not feel like it has any effect at all

This is most likely a problem with your actual gear. You likely have the correct slots, but they are poorly itemised. Can you show me a link to your character?

[Guest Noat]

Would the Raekor dominant Seismic Slam variant cube Fury of the Vanished Peak in the weapon slot? Or is it still Standoff? 

Also, is Warzechian Armguards viable for the Furious Charge IK dominant spec (since it scales with Standoff)?

[Judojedi 1]

I would say Standoff as FC is still the main damage dealer. 

[Guest Dragus]

No helm?