It is a handy skill which boosts the mana life and stamina of friendly characters but under no circumstances is a build like this meant to be support first and offense second.īattle Command - A one point wonder.
Feel free to break this rule by dropping points in this skill when convenient. It should be taken at least once, but higher is recommended.īattle Orders - There is an unwritten rule that barbarians MUST have twenty points invested in this skill for the sole purpose of boosting other characters. Shout -Gives Executioner defense boost on higher levels. It will be enough if Increased Stamina and Increased Speed have a single point and allow skill boosts to raise this as their effectiveness drops off after level 4. Increased Stamina and Increased Speed - These two skills are recommended for Executioner or any other Barbarian build, but they are not priority. Due to the diminishing returns, it would not be recommended to have more than six points, and potentially get away with fewer by having gear that boosts this skill It's passive and it will only help player to survive during Hell difficulty.
Natural Resistance - Same as Iron Skin skill. It is also a prerequisite for Natural Resistance. Iron Skin - It gives natural defense to Executioner.
Secondary skills can be chosen by players based on their preferences, but these are recommended: Leap attack allows the executioner to perform hit and run attacks quickly. Because an executioner carrying a shield can still block blows, Berserk will allow for maximum damage at the cost of defense. If player chooses to play with a one-handed weapon and a shield:Ĭoncentrate, Leap Attack, or Berserk - As with the two-handed weapon approach, Concentrate's large bonus to defense is helpful. This, however, can be combined with Whirlwind which can be used to create an escape route or to continue the attack. Leap Attack can be deadly, but players can find themselves in trouble if there is a large group of monster ahead due to the fact that Leap Attack attacks only one target at the time. If player chooses to play with two-hand weapons:Ĭoncentrate or Leap Attack - Concentrate gives the Executioner a large amount of Defense, Attack Rating and Damage bonus, so it's more than welcomed. ( Sword Mastery for Sword users, Mace Mastery for Mace users. Weapon Mastery - Depending on what weapons the player will use, the respective mastery should be maxed to level of 20. That way, the Executioner will deal a great amount of damage but can focus on other skills. Since level 20 Frenzy is hard to play with due to the Barbarian's insane speed, this is best when taken to level 10, with no need for more. Since the difference in build is little different between these two, player can choose both ways, with only the downside is to focus bit more on play.įrenzy - This is the primary attack for the Executioner. Executioner can either be dual weapon wielder, or two handed weapon master. The Leap can recovery the fury, what’s the most important is increasing the efficiency of Bloodshed.Dexterity: If using a shield, enough to obtain a block chance of 75%.Įnergy: It should not be necessary to add to this stat.Ī Player can choose his style. To depend on Sprint to increase the movement speed and farming efficient.
You should take the fury at the first consideration, the 5 Immortal’s set would great choice! The special recommendations are the crafting shoulders and bracers, which have the property of reducing all resource and the fire damage to increase the EHP and DPS.Īs you can see from the skill build, the Hammer of Ancients is used to output DPS. Last, you absolutely should choose Resource Cost Reduction to ensure the supply of fury. Next, the Resist All has the highest returns to EHP in Offense Property. Then, you should pay attention on the Critical Hit Chance to support the ancient hammer. In addition that Maximum Fury is beneficial for the Hammer of Ancients. You would better choose the Maximum Fury attribute! One Coin can add 1 fury, while the Monk,Wizard and DH can get 0.5. But it would be very practicalįirst, we would talk about the Paragon Coin.
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