I wanted to share what I consider to be the top melee build currently. I don't have full racial AP, and only 75 Reaper Points.

Race: Wood Elf
Alignment: True Neutral
Class: 20 Barbarian


Stats:

Raged with Primal Scream and Self Martial Hymn in Marketplace

Melee power 244
Strikethrough 230
Doublestrike 97.02
Fortification Bypass 68
PRR 214
MRR 124
Hit Points 3164


Strength: 18 + level ups
Dexterity: 10
Constitution: 18
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Charisma: 8


Feat Progression

Level 1: Two Handed Fighting
Level 3: Power Attack
Level 6: Improved Two Handed Fighting
Level 9: Improved Critical: Slashing
Level 12 : Greater Two Handed Fighting
Level 15 : Completionist
Level 18 : Stunning Blow
Level 21 : Overwhelming Critical
Level 24 : Toughness
Level 26 : Perfect Two Handed Fighting
Level 27 : Epic Toughness
Level 28 : Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
Level 29 : Dire Charge
Level 30 : Epic Damage Reduction
Level 30 : Arborea

Enhancements:

https://imgur.com/a/Co210QC

Epic Destiny

https://imgur.com/a/4PMFyNu

Reaper

https://imgur.com/a/2B1l4p5

Gear

Goggles: Collective Sight Wisdom +21 Insightful Strength +10
Helm: Legendary Greensteel Negative Opposition Material
Necklace: The Family's Blessing
Trinket: Bloodrage Chrism
Cloak: Charune, Grand Burden of Fury
Belt: Legendary Belt of Sure Strikes
Ring 1: Legendary Ring of Prowess
Gloves: Legendary Hammerfist
Boots: Legendary Greensteel Weave Boots Positive Opposition Material
Ring 2: Legendary Celestial Sapphire Ring Con +21
Bracers: Legendary Sunken Chains
Armor: Legendary Enforcer's Coat

Dire Charge was 120s iirc. I personally got rid of stunning blow/dire charge for my play style/groups but most people its probably BiS. you forget the extra 9% damage reduction in your comparision.

Head-Meat wrote on Sep 14^th, 2020 at 7:57pm:

Sergod wrote on Sep 14^th, 2020 at 7:09pm:



Do a Bruntsmash test too, and let us know your time. Best I got was about 17 seconds on R5. (But his hitpoints vary some, so I had a spreadsheet).

That 17 seconds was self-buffed, I hit Bruntsmash with Bound/Grim (12% extra vulnerability), and I hit him once with Suffer (10% debuff). Then I hit Turn the tide, MP boost, and Reaper boost and spammed special attacks. I count from when I hit turn the tide.

Sergod wrote on Sep 14^th, 2020 at 8:03pm:


True on this AND the 9% reduction.

Sergod wrote on Sep 14^th, 2020 at 8:25pm:



Word. Why is this better/worse than a bear split?

Head-Meat wrote on Sep 14^th, 2020 at 8:09pm:

Just did it R5 on my Horc Barb, 14 sec from when I choose the fight option to death. 

Is that a collective you, the OP or Meathead?

Gunga wrote on Sep 15^th, 2020 at 11:23am:


all of the above? all of the above.

pure barb isnt even the best barb dps, much less melee across the board

the_biggest_dog wrote on Sep 15^th, 2020 at 12:06am:


no you

5 Foot Step wrote on Sep 17^th, 2020 at 2:00am:


Do you even raid, or do you just do r3 quests all day?

SpaceGoat wrote on Sep 17^th, 2020 at 10:10am:


The big 3 things that this build offers are
1) Sylvanus crit profile
2) Enhanced critical profile for
3) Cleric levels to give a better critical profile for Mauls.

NOTpopejubal wrote on Sep 17^th, 2020 at 11:48am:





Agreed.

Sergod wrote on Sep 17^th, 2020 at 8:46am:


I do. So I know that most tanks are shit. And if I'm pulling aggro off of them with 25% threat gen (150 sacred - 50 treachery - 75 coffee) when they should have 2kish threat gen BEFORE using intimidate at all, then they need to GTFO and reroll.