So, I want to plan something for 1.3.1.0 and so far from Berserk combos I’ve done the Oathkeeper doggy build (lovely Gryphon Eye skill skin) , Mystic that has become my only functional expansion character, some Nightblade and Arcanist cold variants but they did not feel particularly good.
Previously my favorite char was Retal Warlord because I am really lazy (managed to kill Callaganda so that counts).
Now, how functional Leap / Forcewave focused on cold conversion can be in terms of damage? The itemization has become so complex that there are multiple ways how to achieve conversions, but since there is no Thane cold conversion builds in the compendiums, it is probably bad idea to attempt one?
Chain of thoughts:
- onlaught boosts skills with cooldowns - both Leap and Forcewave have cooldowns.
- Soldier can be lazy because block investment
- Berserk has some health regen support so probably going block + regen as primary passive recovery should work with very fast flask regens.
- Bulwark + Untamed rage could be decent absorption uptime
Now some other thoughts
- as far as I know, Forcewave is a spell so cast speed affected, and not attack speed, so probably bad Onslaught synergy
- Leap should be attack speed as well as Onslaught, but itemization might be lacking
- Onslaught getting nerfed because of those pretty oneshot compilations
- Onslaught cannot be used in Wereraven so that’s a bust. Maybe ditch Onslaught and go Cold Snap + Forcewave? But that kinda lost the original idea
- Bleed cannot be converted so that’s a waste, unless going bleed + frostburn hybrid
- Bonechilling affects cold + bleed so might not be a waste, but there does not seem to be much support to go RR on cold + bleed elsewhere (Terrify seems ok, but devotions nope )
tl;dr;
Just tell me I am wasting my time, and that I should go fix my Conjurer (fluffy squishy from years back) and go back to being lazy pet master 