Best Barbarian Build & Gear: Lightning Raekor Barb - Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls Guide

[@along44theride]

Solid Riker Solid, about the best summary i've seen on here

[@satakal]

High quality and information dense. Good video. Well done.

[@jbsilas12]

i just got my 4th piece for the raekor's set last night. really having fun with the build. i was able to from farming T1 rifts to solo farming T4 rifts just because of that one piece. i dont have the ring of royal grandeur so i still have some hunting to do. i use a fire build with frenzy. i use frenzy because i have a built that gives me all of the runes and it does great damage to a single target.

[@doubleshotofjd]

Very good video. Getting ready for season two

[@youngbo13]

great guide man. appreciate the time and effort

[@techdevil22]

Rhykker great info as always . been DH'n it FOREVER . the Barb is a great change of pace . thanks for all the info :)

[@kevinregan6566]

Awesome guide as always! I'm running the Fire Raekor's on Live right now and I'm really enjoying it. Using Bane of the Powerful + Lightning + Toxin legendary gem combo... may not be the "most competitive" but it's fun. However, if Bane of the Trapped is better may have to switch to that.

[@MrEvilGeth]

Are you going to be doing an updated version of this?

[@chenjoe89]

the 2 largest problems for barbs in HC are 1) no second life skill so 1 mistake can cost you the character , so many people i know have lost barbs including myself 2) no escape skills that fit into grift pushing builds (such as dashing strike as a monk or teleport for wizards etc)

[@Wolfkiller357]

I build my barb using your Lightning Thunder-god guide.. I have it pretty much like this one now , but the diff is i use the Immortal King set too... So i get the Ancient bonus from the IK set and the Raekor Furious charge..when i go to Higher levels i switch to the Lightning rune in the ancients to get more toughness .... i love your vids... ty :)

[@calleleinsdorff8014]

is this build still a build to consider choosing? if so can you make a written guide for what gear to farm for and stat prioritys for each items? that would be awesome #Rhykker

[@angelrider]

Great guide man. Thank you! DO you by any chance have any guides for consoles? Particularly for PS3 RoS Barbs?

[@DWCDR]

my barbs running lightning raekors but with frenzy smite as the main attack, and with rend using thunderfury and fulminator too whats the weapon transmog? new mighty weapon? looks boss!

[@Steroidviagra]

Nice build, i´m currently running lightning raekor also but with perma ancients aswell and shard of hate + thunderfury, works pretty well

[@jamesvella3826]

what is the name of that scythe looking transmog?

[@Skarne]

Hey Rhykker could you please let us know what wep you have for a tmog in this vid?

[@HELLCRYbg]

Hello Rhykker. I am a huge fan of your barbarian builds and "the thunder god" build was awesome for me. Im using this one now but i've tweaked it a little bit since i am missing some of the items you have. Just wanted to hear your oppinion on that. That build's only weakness is single target damage so i combined IK + Raekors with ring of royal grandeur so i get both set bonuses and im using Madawc's Sorrow for a weapon because i dont have a furnace. This way im not lacking any single target damage because the ancients last until they die.. and they dont die very often. Do you think its a good combination?

[@domnorix1]

With the weakness of this build being that you have little single target dps for rift guardians, now that season 3 is out would mixing in 2 piece immortal kings be beneficial? Right now I have 5 piece(with the ring) of Raekors, 2 piece immortal kings and the 100% uptime of the call of the ancients is a massive dps increase. I don't have Leorics crown, but without it I'm still over 35% cool down reduction. I have 30% increased fire damage and 29% furious charge damage as well. What are your thoughts?

[@MJ-cr2mn]

Anyone Know What Transmog That Weapon is? Pls Answer Back. :)

[@MrGoogle87]

***** Could you please do 60fps 1080p =)??

[@nbp2015]

A COUPLE NOTES AND TIPS FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO USE THIS BUILD: 1) DO NOT use the build at all until you have the full set (or 4/5 and a RRoG) The Raekor's Build works at lower torment levels, but until you get the full deal, you can't use charge as the main attack. 2) Don't use the charge quite as the video shows, you want to hit as many mobs as possible due to the Furious Charge rune: Merciless Assault which reduces the cooldown per enemy hit. SO: you want to charge THROUGH mob packs, NOT INTO them. Charging back and forth through the groups (across the screen) and leaving small numbers of stragglers behind is the best way to go. 3) Don't ever spam the charge button. It's often useful to spam an attack button to make it go off asap, but if you accidentally use the charge twice in the same direction, you'll likely be left without your charge for a few seconds, and with this build, that can be deadly without top end gear (other than the set) Best of luck to ya'll, and thanks for the good video, Rhykker!

[@MrKarlSync]

Im fully geared in Raekors but would happily trade it for a good WW set.

[@kilikx1x]

So I am playing a Barb in Season 2. I have not played barb since before Reaper of Souls and since I am starting fresh in the season I will not have any items. What would be the best way of going about gearing up from scratch for a build like the one in this video?

[@FantaTheRogue]

do u need to choose an item with + lighting dmg over an item with lets say 10% dmg an 15 recovery ( weapons

[@popemalone8845]

do you just hope that these drop or is there a location that you have to go to/

[@leohohoricky156]

can i ask how you farm thsoe set its random drop? or got any specific location farming spot? thanks

[@RavenReforged]

Hey Rhykker, Do you have a link to your character for this? So it could be easier to use?

[@rigpig466]

What rift and torment level for someone using a starter build do you recommend so that i can get the gear for a real build?

[@EuphoriumSP]

Hello Rhykker! I have tried so hard to find your battlnet armory link but couldnt found, can you send me?

[@anthonycannon8069]

I got a shard of hate and Thunderfury on the same day, could they be as effective as the schaefer's hammer?

[@scottelder114]

How do you get all of the gear you are talking about?

[@Ahlizz]

i got a wizard mainly frost damage and im doing t1 fairly easy, im wondering when it's time to go higher? i'm using all frost damage with black hole/frozen orb and arcane missiles with mirror ball or what it's called, also what should i spend my blood shards on? what do i mainly want to get? and i just level my barb to lvl 70, what's the recomended starting build? thanks alot, keep up the good guides

[@llVIU]

thank you youtube for showing me a guide from 6 years ago

[@OnionRingsGaming]

Did you do this on the PTR? You got tons of legs.

[@ill-hl5gd]

I use the wrath of the wastes set, though kinda want to change.

[@THINCOVER]

What primary attack would you recommend for me as i don;t have raekor yet? I use everything in the video but the charge just isn't enough right now with only one rune.

[@mastermindje1]

hey rhykker i am trying this build it works great on packs only problem is killing the rift guardian fast it goes to slow and tips?

[@richardadams4402]

so i started playing this game on my xbox because im a fan of the game, the only drawl back is there is no internet. so how do i get this raekor set playing solo.

[@Bozzel1987]

Rhykker , is the schaeffer's hammer that much better than a combination of the odyn son and thunderfury? Or is this last option also very strong?

[@chenco_e4094]

i've looking for that weapon or the furnance for weeks and never saw them, is it viable to go with a windfury+Odyn son ? or should i keep playing fire build with the maximus until i get the lightning 2H weapon ? Ty for ur videos, i love them, u speak really clear, im from spain and still can understand everything so easy

[@aceTL87]

Wait a second, in his inventroy I see a Remorseless mace. I thought that was only a seasonal item? His character doesn't have the leaf symbol next to it. So is he playing non-seasonal character with a seasonal item in his inventory? how is that possible?

[@ahmedazuz6665]

Thanks. Learned a lot. Though still dont have this set. Got the one that gives ancients untill they die

[@jbsilas12]

thats the set i want! i have two immortal pieces, still need another piece and the ring of royal grandeur to make it all work

[@ahmedazuz6665]

jbsilas12 do you think we can trade it?

[@kaishibruv]

What do u do when u reach lvl 70 ? Do u have PvP or some kind of arenas in D3 ?

[@chenjoe89]

I only play hardcore and in season 2 I will be playing Barb as main, so I am wondering what changes would you make if you are playing on HC and would fire or lightning be better? I plan on pushing rifts to at least top 50 for solo, and from what I learnt with my monk this season, it gets really tough after grift 34 solo melee - that easily gets you to top 100. (Although I think grift damage may be nerfed)

[@khiem500]

i'm not finding vile ward, does it still drop? i farmed for it in rift n kaedela for like 2 weeks, it doesn't seem to drop

[@iBDux]

What weapon transmog are you using?

[@offshoreosmo1]

nice build, gonna try and match it

[@iamSephirothGaming]

is this PTR? leg drops freaking insane

[@topstephbo]

does it work on ps3 because when i use furious charge dreadnaught it doesn't have any lightning attribute

[@Fl4kTheTerminator]

i'm working on the Raekor set is that any good for the barbrain?

[@svenschneider9187]

Nice guide, thanks

[@nircc100]

whats weapon transmog your using? gr8 vid/build :) thx

[@xJaGG3d]

Can anyone tell me how you get cross-class transmogs? (IE Sunwuko transmog on a barbarian)

[@BAMBUZEL]

Are those add-ons or mods that You have turned on?

[@DarkWarriorsPwnage]

what moment?

[@mattlewis7107]

How are you finding so many leg / sets?

[@TheJohnney07]

Been liking this build but I use the ss hammer. Pretty much spam ss on single targets and RGs. So far, as solo, I can make it up to 36 grift with this build. And this is with only 1 legendary gem in, trapped gem. Been wanting a furnace.

[@GeauxBig007]

What should be cubed?

[@ttplayhard6580]

Do this build work for present patch

[@DerekJojenCummings]

Dual weld thunder god might be back in next patch since they buffed soh and others proc rates

[@nightcorexxl348]

That help me alot.Thx man

[@lm4363]

How can you use two rage skills at once it wont let me use call of the ancients and wrath of the bezerker at the same time

[@Delita-FFT]

there is an option u need to enable under your settings.... i havent played in a while so i forget the name, but it is one of the lower right options on your screen when you pull up game settings

[@sgthartman3031]

How is there anyone left still asking this noob question? After all this time? shit you can find the option easy enough pressing escape and looking at...well, options.

[@AClown7]

Physical build is actually much stronger than fire because of the bloodshed passive ability is physical; your damage is multipled

[@B4lbus]

I use this build. It's so much fun. Even if the whilrwinding Barbs are the majority right now. If there are always mobs i am even faster as they are with their 25% speed buff. I mixed 5 set Raekor with 4 Set Immortal. This works pretty fine. So my question is would Enforcer as gem make sense? Because I think those Ancients count as pets, dont they? So long. Charging my way :-P

[@marcuswalker9648]

Rhykker hope you don't mind if I ask an off topic question, here goes. Im playing on the PTR. IM lvl par 276 and I can't believe it but I have found no ring of royal grandeur. Did Bnet do away with it? Can it be farmed?

[@grottenolm86]

Did you farm rifts or bounties? This ring drops from Act1 bounty caches.

[@marcuswalker9648]

thanks for the reply; act 1 bounties. did a lot of them to get to lvl im currently at. I have heard others having the same situation. I must have found at least 10 soj's rorg is usually easy.

[@Fluffykaiis2291]

how were you getting so many legendaries so fast?

[@ShaneLang]

I cant seem to find call of the ancient. Am i blind?

[@Sup3riorr]

First of all, good job with the videos on tips ect :D thumbs up ! But seriously can i ask you, do u got infinite magic find ? all your videos shits out greens and legendary wtf man ?!

[@TrainerCrow]

Nice build, still trying to grind up my fire crusader though, right now I'm only para 170 so I'm still pretty fresh to it. This build looks interesting too. Btw, is it normal getting that many legendaries on t6? I can only do t4 right now, and I'm getting about 4-5 legendaries an hour.

[@Cedor13]

he is in the ptr(public test realm)

[@Cedor13]

us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/15353845269

[@C0SM3]

ger bro hi

[@BruceBlackout]

just got the low lvl furnace last night just started the game

[@Zeraphor]

Dude, what mod are you running? Your leg-drop-rate is INSANE! Keep up your luck and your vids =)

[@lastpoetry8350]

He plays on the PTR test server which has a higher drop chance ( current 2000 % increased legendary drop chance)

[@Oxim-fz3so]

blood shed is better aoe than 5% extra on first rune of battle rage. fire immune amu is better than xepharian. fire chains/molten vs electrified (thunderstorm and orbiter are not so bad). haringtons belt is better for t6 rifts then whiching hour.

[@sharonsegal1255]

how are you getting so many legendary drops that is insane

[@lastpoetry8350]

He plays on the PTR test server which has a higher drop chance ( current 2000 % increased legendary drop chance)

[@chrisms1518]

he is at torment level six and that is like you have a 30 % chance of getting legendary items

[@protreo]

WTF Really, so much legs, i just stopped on 1:52 to say this.. I love your channel.

[@ArseniySokolov]

i think it's PTR 2000% bonus us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/15353845269

[@protreo]

***** oh, thanks, it explains everything

[@grumpyhemi]

is reaper of souls a add on for diablo 3?

[@ownageDan]

grumpyhemi yes, its the official expansion.

[@babui123qwe]

hows that possible? you got 2 tactics and 2 rage please help

[@pakachakawaka]

bro ive been playing D3 for how long now and didnt know you can have 2 cry skills at once?! or can you?

[@Rhykker]

Enable Elective Mode in options

[@esatakan3076]

Great guide as always thanks..Hey rhykker and guys can you help me please? My character in story mode doesn't make those little small comments.(I don't mean the story dialogues,they are all in there) I mean, you know,the little one-liners they say when you for example get a huge massacre bonus..For example the barbs say " Bul-Kathos guides my hand!" My barb said those things but my whole playthrough with my WD and my DH that i recently started playing, they do not make these little comments..Might seem like a minor issue to you but I really enjoyed those little comments and their absence is really noticeable to me.. Makes me feel like Im not experiencing the game completely :( Also when I start the story mode, the class specific intros are not shown,I just start the game directly.My first playthrough with my barb had the intro and the comments..Don't know whats wrong.. Would REALLY appreciate the help..

[@Rhykker]

Cheers! Hmmm... I believe those taunts are played when you crit... are you sure you're not hearing them at all? Also, are you on console? It looks like some console players got this when the 2.1 patch hit.

[@esatakan3076]

***** Yup yup im on console(ps4) and im definitely sure that I haven't heard even one little comment from my female demon hunter..Im halfway through act 2 right now.Not even one.. So other people are experiencing this too? I thought I was the only one..Can't think of any solution though can you? Except for hoping for a patch from blizz of course..

[@dudeman289]

RAY-KOR holy mother of god dude

[@Nick-nz4lb]

Is PS3 ever gonna get 2.1

[@Penzig]

Is it just me, or are you extremely lucky with legendary drops in this video? :S Especially at first when you are still going on about abilities, and you have gameplay in bottom left corner. Like 5 legendarys in less than a minute! Did they change some drop rates recently, or do you just have crap loads of magic find?

[@Dropathou]

I want to see your demon hunter at the top of the greater rift broads. I enjoy your vidoes

[@DonSchlabberoni]

still works like a charm...

[@GeraltBosMang]

I don't use bane of the trapped, it's not good for all classes.

[@Flamish]

is this on ptr ?

[@WisLaRapJo]

yes it is

[@food5179]

I miss ww bar

[@ctbram0627]

WTF like every other kill dropped a leg in your walkthrough while I go torment 6 and can go a dozen full runs to get one leg to drop? What are you hacking to get so many legs to drop? For the love of god what did you get 40 legs in a single run? Now I can see how you get all the best in slot gear while I have play more then 2000 hours and have not even found a single witching hour or FD for my monk yet!!!!! You know what I would rather see then this class video is how you are getting so many leg drops a run!

[@harmen4750]

Its on the PTR..

[@KelsonArwhi]

Been farming T6 for the last 100+ Paragon levels, and I have yet to see a single Witching Hour or Ice Climbers (even on the PTR with the recent drop buff...haha).

[@jbsilas12]

thats RNG for ya

[@Herp21187]

Jesus I never get this many legendary items...

[@apanrune4632]

1:40 mins and you got 5 legs?!

[@themartinmol]

Okay im noob so don't hate :P How do i get this?

[@nekrosis8555]

get a barb to 70, gear with lvl 70 gear find a god budget build or build one yourself, go to t1 and start playing a lot of rifts...and pray Kadala

[@themartinmol]

Thanks :D

[@RuneChaosMarine]

i would like to maximize my cooldown R, Stomp barbarian.

[@vinzenz551]

The dmg on that build is soo ridiculous that T6 gets a joke.

[@rennyren1653]

we all want to see a hardcore barb with no p level clears grift level100 naked.

[@TheMathMog93]

Raekor, not reakor! ^^ Sorry!

[@VeForVendeta]

What the hell is with the Leg Drop in that little side video ?? At every single Elite is a legendary drop. I don't get it.

[@VeForVendeta]

Aw, PTR, k, nevermind. :)

[@blacksunshine1974]

I got to say your guides are amazing. That being said, I play a leap/quake barb that has endless seismic slam and call of the ancients. Pretty fun though not end game. Feel free to inspect. Dashnine1974

[@gkatmdgh74]

so this is what im using for my build us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/SK74-1611/hero/36847919 its pretty much focus on using Rimeheart since charge can freeze enemy idk i think its a pretty good build what do u guys think (obv the items i have on isnt perf build items still working on what to use lols)

[@charntsabre3463]

so basically.. raekors set is 1,000 times better than the Call of the Ancients last until they die/leapquake/lightning build.. -.-

[@TaeSleazy]

Can somebody duplicate this for me I'm on xbox360 GT SLINKILLER4EVER

[@BissoZ]

wtf, a leg every set every 20 sec. LOL. I stopped playing because I was getting a leg every 2 hours in T4, and unable to get better gear to go higher.

[@lastpoetry8350]

He plays on the PTR test server which has a higher drop chance ( current 2000 % increased legendary drop chance)

[@goodvacation]

Can I add you and you help me out from there? :DDD