Need help with first barb since 1.09

Hey everyone. After a long hiatus from the game, I decided to make a barbarian. I am on US East non ladder. Here is my setup, and situation:

Trying out a berserker build. I have shout maxed, berserk maxed, sword mastery maxed, and am working on battle orders. Once I max that I will probably get find item, and put the rest in howl.

Not so sure about the build, it seems kind of weak, and doesn't kill fast enough. I also feel like I am just "regular attacking" as berserk looks and feels just like a normal attack. I also tend to run out of mana, and need to pot a good amount. Here's my gear:

I am using a Grief phase blade and a stormshield. Enigma Archon plate. Got raven frost + BK + highlords for jewlery, gore riders for boots, and dracul's for gloves. Arreat's face is 199% defence, but only 3% LL.

Should I get a 2h Eth BOTD instead of the sheild + sword? What type of weapon best works with BOTd?

Question about sockets though. What should I put in my stormshield + arreats?

40/15's? Or something else? I feel like I don't do enough damage/swing fast enough, so that would make sense, but my resists are not maxed in hell yet (51/75/75/51)



Also considering switching to WW build. If I did this, would I have to switch weapons, or could I Stick with 1 sword + shield? OR should I get 2 swords, or 1 2h zerker axe?

suggestions?|||Also, does berserk still leave you defenseless? Does defense not even matter, just block rate?|||Berserk drops your defense to zero for a duration. However, with block and War Cry, it doesn't matter as much.

Berserk isn't a terribly exciting skill and doesn't kill as fast as WW if you have high end gear. If you go WW, I believe something along the lines of dual Grief or Grief/Beast gives the highest damage. BotD works too. No need for a shield if you go WW.|||Quote:








Berserk drops your defense to zero for a duration. However, with block and War Cry, it doesn't matter as much.

Berserk isn't a terribly exciting skill and doesn't kill as fast as WW if you have high end gear. If you go WW, I believe something along the lines of dual Grief or Grief/Beast gives the highest damage. BotD works too. No need for a shield if you go WW.






Does WW use both weapons, or just 1? I have a grief phase blade, should I get another one? I don't think beast can go in swords, and I maxed sword mastery.|||Use your grief and a botd eth colossus blade. You'll need mana leech to keep going using ww, so botd is a good option (damage, double leech, last breakpoint, etc.)|||WW uses both weapons.|||Quote:








Does WW use both weapons, or just 1? I have a grief phase blade, should I get another one? I don't think beast can go in swords, and I maxed sword mastery.




For WW use griefz/beastz for best results. For berserk barb maybe you should stick with grief pb/ss or sanctuary troll nest.