> D2R Non-Ladder (PC) > Gear Packages > Anya's Build > [D2R Non-Ladder] Barbarian Full Gear - Fist Fighting Build - Doubles Damage using Strength Bug 
How to use the Strength Bug:
Please scroll down to the bottom of this page for instructions.
Main equipment:
Helm: Arreat's Face - 190+% ED
Armor: Fortitude Archon Plate
Weapon: Breath of the Dying Thunder Maul - Ethereal
Amulet: Highlord's Wrath
Ring 1: Ravenfrost - 20 Dex & 200 AR+
Ring 2: Ravenfrost - 20 Dex & 200 AR+
Belt: Nosferatu's Coil 7% Life Leech
Gloves: Laying of Hands
Boots: Gore Rider
Switch:
Weapon 1: Call to Arms - 3-5 BO
Weapon 2: Call to Arms - 3-5 BO
Inventory:
Hellfire Torch: Barbarian Hellfire 10-14 res 10-14 stats
Annihilus: Annihilus unidentified
Charms: 6 X Barbarian Combat Skills Grand Charm (plain)
Charms: 6 X 20 Life Small CharmCharm: random +2 Strength Small Charm
Please scroll down to the buttom of the page for instructions on how to make the build work with fist fighting.
Some gameplay tips:
Barbarian with Fist Fighting build uses fists to fight instead of a weapon (thunder maul in this case). The attack speed is very fast, yet it retains the very high damage of Breath of the Dying thundermaul. And it's magic damage, which few monsters are immune to.
Easy steps to start:
(1) Equip all charms including the +2 strength small charm and items except the thunder maul.
(2) Carefully spend stat points in Strength and make it 193 so the thunder maul can be equipped
(3) Move the +2 strength small charm from inventory to stash
(4) Press "W" to swap weapons to Call to Arms, then press "W" again to swap back to Thunder Maul.
Now the thunder maul appears red in the weapon slot and all the skills like Berserk and Concentration appears red as left or right attack skill. If you press "C" to open character panel, you will notice that Berserk or Concentration is listed as left attack skill but no damage nor attack rating is displayed. When you try to attack using left mouse button or right mouse button, the Barbarian attacks with fists instead of thunder maul, but the damage comes from Thunder Maul and the skill is still Berserk or Concentration. The only difference is it's a lot faster.
Steps 1 to 4 are needed only once unless the character dies. No need even leave/join games. If the character dies, simply move the +2 strength small charm from stash to inventory, equip the thunder maul, move the +2 strength small charm from inventory back to stash, and press "W" twice. And you are ready to go again. If the character happens to lose fist fighting ability becuase of equipping the character with other + Strength charms or changing gears with + Strength attribute, you may need to repeat steps 1 to 4. The key is the strength of the character.
Skills:
If you want ultimate damage, go with Berserk. If you want very high damage and good defense, go with concentration. Howl or War Cry is recommended for crowd control. One of the tactics is to howl away all normal monsters and Berserk down unique monsters in a second and move on. Battle Cry is recommended when facing Diablo, Baal, Uber Izual, Uber Duriel, Lilith etc.
Berserk Build:
Berserk Max, Concentration 1, Stun 1, Bash 1
Leap (Optional)
Mace Mastery Max
Ion Skin 1
Natural Resistance 1
Increased Speed 1, Increased Stamina 1
Battle Command 1
Battle Orders Max
Shout As high as possible
Howl As high as possible
Battle Cry (Optional)
War Cry (Optional)
Concentration Build:
Concentration Max, Stun 1
Berserk Max
Bash As High As Possible
Leap (Optional)
Mace Mastery Max
Ion Skin 1
Natural Resistance 1
Increased Speed 1, Increased Stamina 1
Battle Command 1
Battle Orders Max
Shout As high as possible
Howl 1
Battle Cry (Optional)
War Cry (Optional)
Gears:
To reach the fastest attack speed (6 frames per attack, which is about 4 attacks per second), socket the helm Arreat's Face with 15% IAS (Increased Attack Speed) jewel so the total IAS from non-weapon gear is over 60%. Then hire Act 1 mercenary and equip her with Faith bow with 13+ level Fanaticism aura.
Other helm choices:
Guillaume's Face is a good choice if maximum damage output is desired. 35% Chance of Crushing Blow, 15% Deadly Strike, 15 Strength boost the actual output damage a lot.
Andariel's Visage is useful because it increases the attack speed by 20%. Socket it with 15% Increased Attack Speed jewel, and you can swap either amulet, gloves or belt for other items. The ultimate breakpoint is 60% total non-weapon Increased Attack Speed.
Mercenary:
Act 1 Cold Arrow mercenary with Faith bow is recommended.
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