Leap/Earthquake Barbarian

[Valks 2,375]

On 2/20/2017 at 4:50 PM, Guest _lf said:

Great guide! Got me up to GR77 without much hassle (using Skular's instead of APD, just need more dodging from time to time). One thing bothers me, though. Does this build make good use of area damage? I see %damage on Blade of the Tribes isn't listed as preffered stat, but neither is AD. My survivability is fine (life per fury on belt and regen on boots) and I wonder which would be better to have on weapon: +10% damage, or +24% Area Damage?

Late, but for future people asking: AD.

[Valks 2,375]

On 3/30/2017 at 1:19 AM, albabe said:

I was curious about Dread Iron, which is still listed as Best in Slot.  Shouldn't the Girdle of Giants be Best in Slot?

And are the Bracers of Destruction, if not BIS, still viable too?

Yes, to both.

[Valks 2,375]

On 4/17/2017 at 2:48 PM, Guest guest said:

can someone answer this pls i also have the same question

Just answered this above, sorry for how late it is! :)

[Valks 2,375]

On 4/20/2017 at 4:44 PM, Guest Feuershark said:

Hey guys

this is the build I'm trying to get (or something as close as possible) I want to know how far I can reach according to you guys : https://www.d3planner.com/968293104

Most likely similar to this build, slightly lower. Around 80-85.

[Valks 2,375]

On 4/25/2017 at 7:16 PM, albabe said:

Thanx!  I'm a little ADHD and some of the minutia here confuses the crap outta me.

Trying to get all of this fixed - sorry!

[albabe 33]

On May 8, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Blainie said:

Trying to get all of this fixed - sorry!

I appreciate your diligence!  Thanx!

[Guest Xaero]

I have a question about this build.  Wouldn't  War Cry Veteran's Warning be better than using Wrath of the Berserker Insanity?  War cry drops an earthquake and an avalanche every 7 seconds or so, and you get a permanent 30% dodge chance.  Wouldn't the damage from this far overcome a 20 second +50% damage boost every 75 seconds or so?

[Guest Displayed Name]

Would you recommend Chilling Earth over Molten Fury for hardcore builds?

[Guest Sean]

On 2017-05-12 at 3:36 PM, Guest Xaero said:

I have a question about this build.  Wouldn't  War Cry Veteran's Warning be better than using Wrath of the Berserker Insanity?  War cry drops an earthquake and an avalanche every 7 seconds or so, and you get a permanent 30% dodge chance.  Wouldn't the damage from this far overcome a 20 second +50% damage boost every 75 seconds or so?

I'd like to know this as well!

[Stabilos 0]

Hi Deadset, thanks for all these builds, i am currently studying them and it is improving my D3 game and experience!!  
 

Just a quick one, you describe the Girdle of Giants as the Best in Slot, but on the gear you have Dead Iron as best, i take it that this is typo?  should be the Giants?

Thanks for helping us all

[Judojedi 1]

On 6/5/2017 at 4:45 AM, Stabilos said:

Hi Deadset, thanks for all these builds, i am currently studying them and it is improving my D3 game and experience!!  
 

Just a quick one, you describe the Girdle of Giants as the Best in Slot, but on the gear you have Dead Iron as best, i take it that this is typo?  should be the Giants?

Thanks for helping us all

This was answered a few posts above on this page. Girdle of Giants.

Edited June 29, 2017 by Judojedi

[Judojedi 1]

Huh, just noticed that Molten Fury replaced Cave In for Earthquake. 

Edited July 6, 2017 by Judojedi

[Guest Ford]

Love the guide and thanks for posting all of these Deadset. Leapquake is one of my favorite builds and I've been trying to optimize my build.

With regard to gear, most builds prioritize Area Damage on items that will roll it. But according to a post by Nubtro, "hard-cast Quake can trigger Area Damage on every tick, but Quakes caused by Leap, Shout, and Warcry still cannot" (as of Patch 2.4.1). I'm wondering if this info is correct or if more recent changes have been made. Or conversely is it still worth running Area Damage even though the majority of your Quakes are not hard cast?

Any advice would be welcome. Should I really be prioritizing Area Damage?

[Deadset 108]

On 7/24/2017 at 6:02 AM, Guest Ford said:

Love the guide and thanks for posting all of these Deadset. Leapquake is one of my favorite builds and I've been trying to optimize my build. (...)

There was an update during the 2.4 lifecycle that fixed it, AD should work correctly with all Earthquakes now! I double-checked with Nijinx's clear of GR99 with Leapquake (probably the highest current clear with this build, certainly the highest I've seen) and it also stacked heavily into AD.

[Guest Ford]

Thanks for the info Deadset. I was able to confirm that Area Damage was fixed in Patch 2.4.2, just as you said. It can be triggered from Earthquakes and Avalanches caused by Shout, Warcry, and Leap! This is awesome. Last season my damage was plateauing around GR80, and I think more AD will allow me to push into the 90s.

[Guest Huubzor]

Thanks for all the tips in the build!

I used to be addicted to the whirlwind build, but it has only brought me so far. The Leap-build has got so more destructive potention! I have to say I use a few other items atm:
- Bracers of destruction. I have got an ancient version which makes seismic slam quite good,
- Band of might. I don't understand why this isn't in the build, it is so good!
- Unity. Is this considered cheating if you use this? If not, it sure is good for survivability!

I prefer these two rings instead of the focus-restraint combo. I think those are better to be used in a whirlwind build. Will test them out though when I reach the GR ceiling.

For the cube I now use this trio to maximize my cooldown on leap:
- The furnace 
- Leoric's Crown
- Ring of Royal Grandeur

In this case I use Lutsocks as feet on my character. Currently the best since I have an ancient pair. 

I have got my cooldown on 42,24% which makes it possible to almost leap continuesly.

The other cube setup I was thinking of:
- The furnace
- Lut socks
- Convention of elements

In this case I switch to the full earth-set, but loose 12,5% cooldown. Haven't tested this version yet. 

Let me know what you guys think!

[Valks 2,375]

On 01/01/2018 at 10:58 PM, Guest Huubzor said:

Let me know what you guys think!

Your replacements are very focused on survivability which, normally, isn't an issue for Barbs. You're going to run into a massive damage wall at some point, where you simply won't push through because of your lack of damage. What GR are you currently pushing?

[Guest Huubzor]

On 4-1-2018 at 8:22 PM, Blainie said:

Your replacements are very focused on survivability which, normally, isn't an issue for Barbs. You're going to run into a massive damage wall at some point, where you simply won't push through because of your lack of damage. What GR are you currently pushing?

Currently going through GR75 without much effort. Using the focus-restraint ring combo currently since indeed it gives more some more DPS. With the focus-restraint combo I use Lutsocks and Band of Might in the cube. Besides that I use Avalanche - Lahar instead of Wrath of the Beserker. Since the cooldown of Avalanche is minimalized due to Lahar I think I can do more steady damage with it then with WotB. Currently I have only 3 ancient legendaries and no caldesann's despair buff's. The DPS on my weapon is kinda low with 3160. Still grinding for a ramaladni's gift, or hope to be lucky on a ancient legendary version of the weapon. With my passives I also have a slight different setup since I use Brawler instead of Nerves of Steel. Not yet sure what is better. 

[Guest Gadien]

Very fun build. Currently maxed at solo GR 100 with band of might in cube and war cry instead of battle rage.

[Guest SRA]

Great guide. Just wondering if you could drop Threatening Shout and replace it with Avalanche (Volcano), keep Band of Might, and maintain the needed damage output for higher GRs? In this instance, I would also use War Cry instead of Battle Rage as well.

[Guest Silk]

Hi - I wondered why "Fury of the Vanquished Peak" isn't used? Either as a weapon or cubed.

 

https://us.diablo3.com/en/item/fury-of-the-vanished-peak-P61_Unique_Mighty_2H_006

 

[GMcDowellJr 0]

Seismic Slam isn't a major damage dealer in this build. It's there primarily as a rest for the triple Leap.

[GMcDowellJr 0]

I'm an idiot. I had an Ancient Tribes drop early and rerolled a prime stat. Now I have a Gift (2 actually from the same GRift) and can't use it! Should I wait for another Ancient Tribes or use the Gift on a standard Tribes? Without knowing the stats I'm sure it's hard to say, but generally, what do you think?

 

NM - I rerolled it twice and got another Ancient!

Edited March 26, 2018 by GMcDowellJr

[Guest DHJB]

I had seen this build do massive damage in public GR runs, but I was kinda dedicated to building a WW barb, already had 3 barbs and 3 necros... so I was saving space a scrapping all the Earth set pieces I came across.  Then Kadala decided to give me a primal pair of Earth pants...and now I have a LeapQuake barb.  Plays well, and where as it seems slow it is no slower than an IK HotA build.  It's kinda growing on me...  Thanks for all the good builds on here, by the way

[Innervoid 16]

Hey!

I'm still using a very old build from icy-veins, prob posted by deadset too but tbh been tryin different updates they make to this build and I still think they got nothin on this old one: https://eu.diablo3.com/en/profile/Innervoid-2995/hero/72288270

Today I made a GR71 just to remember how to play with barb and the timer didnt even reached 50%... The stunlock on this build is ridiculous. Either a boss can 1 shot me (unlikely with all the dmg red this build has) or it will be impossible to kill me. Gonna try really high GR but I think I'll prob fall behind over dmg rather than surv.