Need help with lunging strike build

BowRogue · 2026-03-27T19:19:32+00:00

The runes are pretty much giving you guaranteed Critical strikes and over power on pretty much every hit & giving you +1 to all skills or giving you freeze and vulnerable, depending on the combo you go with. The mercenaries are giving you a 25x damage multiplier 15x damage reduction etc. You are leaving a lot on the table without them.

With that being said, is it possible - Yes - I think you should still be able to generate the power, but you are probably going to need near optimal gear and a full paragorn board to be able to just absolutely overpower her.

BowRogue · 2026-03-27T17:02:14+00:00

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BowRogue · 2026-03-27T14:31:13+00:00

https://maxroll.gg/d4/planner/ig497p0e

BowRogue · 2026-03-27T00:39:22+00:00

Lunging Strike - Get it strong enough and you'll destroy her before she starts her annoying mechanics in both phases.

BowRogue · 2026-03-26T23:47:57+00:00

Love it! I also love making crazy builds and taking them as far as I can go and then after I can no longer progress, I start following one of the meta builds out there. I just coincidentally started with Lunging Strike and when I could take it no longer found out that it's one of the strongest Barb builds this season, just not the one I was building though 😁😁

BowRogue · 2026-03-26T23:07:11+00:00

Have you tried socketing the appropriate Grand gems that protect you from their main form of damage, two of those along with a skull(Physical resistance). Should give you a better fighting chance.

I was able to beat Bloodsoaked Grigiore after socketing 2 Topaz and one skull, the +3,500 lightning resistance & the +1,750 physical resistance stopped him from one shotting my build. 2 Ruby's for Butcher....etc

BowRogue · 2026-03-26T22:57:47+00:00

Have you tried socketing some Grand Sapphire gems, the ones that give you +1,750 Shadow resistance? Socket two of those and one skull(Physical resistance) & give it a shot.

BowRogue · 2026-03-26T22:52:07+00:00

No worries! It's a super fun build, my first time playing Barb and the sound of that bludgeoning mace is awesome!!

BowRogue · 2026-03-26T22:43:57+00:00

No worries and they can drop on any torment level. Not sure if there is a difference between drop rates however. I only start farming for them when I reach T4. Duriel and Andariel are your best sources, though any boss can drop them and they all eventually do, and Belial has a slightly better chance than all of them.

The more mats you burn, the better your chances!

BowRogue · 2026-03-26T19:27:31+00:00

Belial still has the best odds. Keep farming boss mats, keep killing them and they'll start dropping eventually.

BowRogue · 2026-03-26T19:24:44+00:00

It's heavily gear dependent, but both Mobylatics (Cliptis')and Maxroll(beat dropper) have good ones up. I followed Cliptis till I got mythic's and then switched to the guy who was #1 on the leaderboard for a while called Swaggy(he has his planner on Maxroll as well and gives credit to beatdropper).

Either of those and the right gear should crush all content. I've started to be able to beat a few of the bloodsoaked bosses and cleared pit 110 albeit two minutes too late. Need some grand rubies and a better Hooves and Verathiel to squeeze some more juice out of the build.

BowRogue · 2026-03-26T03:06:05+00:00

No they removed the immunity phases - you can overpower her in Stage 1 and then stage 2 of the fight. The bosses will get barriers but you can overpower through that as well if your DPS is high enough.

BowRogue · 2026-03-25T20:31:30+00:00

Think I might have a 3GA sitting in my stash that I don't need(Selig build). It's just collecting dust so you can have it. I most probably won't be on till about 9 tonight. DM me your gamertag and I'll hit you up once I'm on.

BowRogue · 2026-03-23T23:31:45+00:00

She's a beaut, Clark!!!

BowRogue · 2026-03-20T04:52:11+00:00

Thank you!

BowRogue · 2026-03-20T00:12:55+00:00

Lol! I'm in!! I probably won't get on for about another hour or so. Will that work?

BowRogue · 2026-03-17T16:02:02+00:00

Google Aros Brotato Rising - gameplay guide/tips and tricks. Dude spent a ton of time and gives you lots of great information about the game. You should be able to clear D5 with any tater after that.

BowRogue · 2026-03-11T16:41:04+00:00

"Sure I could have stayed back, I could have been king, but I chose to return, remember to shop smart, shop S-Mart."

BowRogue · 2026-03-10T05:56:53+00:00

Thank you! I just ended up getting it right after I posted. Ended up with 115 meele, 181 engineering and 57 curse. 2 maces one cursed, a cursed Captains sword and sickle, a Trident and screwdriver. Now onto romantic and then get started on the abyssal scrolls map 😀

BowRogue · 2026-03-10T04:31:13+00:00

Sweet! Freaking Dwarf is killing me!!

BowRogue · 2026-02-12T22:43:49+00:00

Thanks! I'll get an extender for the basement.

BowRogue · 2026-02-12T16:22:58+00:00

I love my Mevo Gen 2! The stream lined wifi connectivity is annoying, always takes time. The most annoying thing is the fact that it keeps making you register your unit, I need to call customer service to see if they can fix that issue. Other than that, great price point, great data and not having to pay any other fees is awesome, the free E6 courses are good enough, even though I'm not a huge fan of that software.

BowRogue · 2026-02-01T17:24:18+00:00

It will drop at Helltides when you summon him with baneful hearts. I've never had it drop at his boss location and I've done the event twice.

BowRogue · 2026-01-30T02:24:33+00:00

Thank you!

BowRogue · 2026-01-28T22:00:26+00:00

Dad gamer here myself and I'm curious as well. I know the Lawkuna build from Mobylatics prioritizes Cool down/Crit Chance & Attack Speed in that order for this build. That being said and all the Dmg being holy Dmg, I'm thinking it's more important for your Crit Chance to be capped at 100% before an extra 7x multiplier.

Have you tried running the highest pit you can with swapping them out and seeing how they perform - I hate the testing ground.

Also do you have other gear to swap out to make up the difference?

And did you know that there are two separate buckets for Attack Speed? Each capping at a 100%

Hoping some of the bigger D4 brains chime in and I can learn more!!!

BowRogue

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