Might of the Earth is the set that Barbarian players will find in Haedrig Gifts during Season 13. It's also very powerful set, with GR100 and above solo capability. In case you choose to play this set in S13 we are presenting the best Earth set build for solo play.
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General information
The entire build is based on the Might of the Earth set:
Earthquake "Leapquake" Barbarian build is based on very high Earthquake's damage and amazing frequency at which it can be recast. By utilizing Lut Socks boots and Blade of the Tribes you can trigger Earthquake six times at once (one original cast, three from leaps with Lut Socks power, and one each from Threatening Shout and War Cry with Blades of the Tribes powers)
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Recommended items
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Head - Eyes of the Earth Stat priorities: 1) Critical Hit Chance 2) Socket 3) Strength 4) Vitality 5) Secondary res. Socket: |
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Chest - Spirit of the Earth Stat priorities: 1) Strength 2) Vitality 3) Increased Earthquake damage 4) Secondary res. Sockets: |
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Pants - Weight of the Earth |
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Gloves - Pull of the Earth Stat priorities: 1) Strength 2) Critical Hit Chance 3) Critical Hit Damage 4) Cooldown Reduction 5) Secondary res. |
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Boots - Foundation of the Earth Stat priorities: 1) Strength 2) Vitality 3) All Elemental Resistances 4) Armor |
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Pauldrons - Spires of the Earth |
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Bracers - Ancient Parthan Defenders Stat priorities: 1) Critical Hit Chance 2) Fire damage% 3) Strength 4) Vitality 5) Secondary res. Special power: Each stunned enemy within 25 yards reduces your damage taken by 9–12% |
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Amulet - Hellfire Amulet Stat priorities: 1) Socket 2) Critical Hit Damage 3) Critical Hit Chance 4) Fire damage% 5) Strength Special power: One of the suggested Passives from the last section of this guide |
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Ring - Focus Stat priorities: 1) Socket 2) Critical Hit Chance 3) Critical Hit Damage 4) Strength 5) Cooldown Reduction (Part of the Bastions Will set) Set bonuses:
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Ring - Restraint |
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Belt - Girdle of Giants Stat priorities: 1) Strength 2) Vitality 3) All Elemental Resistances 4) Life per Fury spent Special power: Seismic Slam increases Earthquake damage by 200–250% for 3 seconds |
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Weapon - Blade of the Tribes Stat priorities: 1) Socket 2) High Average Damage 3) Damage% 4) Strength 5) Cooldown Reduction Sockets: Unique affix:
War Cry and Threatening Shout cause an Avalanche and Earthquake |
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Kanai Cube powers | |
The Furnace Increases damage against elites by 40–50% |
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Lut Socks Leap can be cast again within 2 seconds before the cooldown begins |
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Band of Might After casting Furious Charge, Ground Stomp, or Leap, take 60–80% reduced damage for 8 seconds |
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Legendary Gems | |
Bane of the Trapped
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Esoteric Alteration
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Bane of the Stricken
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Recommended skills
Active Skills | |
Seismic Slam Slam the ground and cause a wave of destruction that deals 620% damage as Physical to enemies up to 50 yards in front of the Barbarian Rumble Consumes all remaining Fury for increased damage Your primary attack. It procs the Earthquake damage bonus on your belt. It is also used to spend all Fury, which reduces your main cooldowns |
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Leap Leap into the air, dealing 180% damage as Physical to all enemies within 8 yards of the destination and slowing their movement speed by 60% for 3 seconds Death from Above Also stuns enemies hit for 3 seconds Your mobility skill. It also triggers additional Earthquakes and stuns enemies, which provide extra damage reduction with Ancient Parthan Defenders equipped |
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Earthquake Shake the ground violently, dealing 4800% damage as Fire over 8 seconds to all enemies within 18 yards of the Barbarian Molten Fury Increases damage dealt to 6000% over 8 seconds duration Your main DPS. It is triggered by nearly all of your abilities, as well as you can cast it directly. It deals massive damage if you have all the items listed and use it in succession after Seismic Slam |
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War Cry Unleashes a rallying cry to increase Armor for the Barbarian and all allies within 100 yards by 20% for 120 seconds Impunity War Cry also grants 20% increased all elemental resistances This ability provides an amazing defensive buff, as well as is used to trigger additional Earthquake and generates a little bit of extra Fury |
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Battle Rage Enter a rage which increases damage by 10% and Critical Hit Chance by 3% for 120 seconds Bloodshed Under the effect of Battle Rage, you also deal area damage equal to 20% of your recent Critical Hits' damage This ability provides irreplaceable damage buff. It is hard to exactly define it because there is no accurate data to what timeframe the "recent" applies to, but it is easy to notice the difference on high paragon levels |
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Threatening Shout Shout with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within 25 yards by 20% for 15 seconds Falter Makes affected enemies receive 25% increased damage instead Triggers additional Earthquake generates Fury and increases damage taken by affected enemies. Great addition to this build |
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Passive Skills | |
Nerves of Steel When you receive fatal damage it instead reduces you to 15% of your maximum Life. For 3 seconds afterward, you take 95% reduced damage and gain immunity to all control impairing effects. This effect may only occur once every 60 seconds |
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Rampage Increases your Strength by 1% for 8 seconds after killing or assisting in killing an enemy. This effect stacks up to 25 times, and each stack renews the total duration |
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Ruthless
You deal 40% increased damage to enemies below 30% Life |
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Earthen Might You gain 30 Fury after each activation of Avalanche and Earthquake |
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Optional Passive Skills (Hellfire Amulet) | |
Animosity Increases all Fury generation by 10% and maximum Fury by 20 |
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Bloodthirst Grants Life per Fury spent. 966 at level 70 increased by 1% of your healing from Health Globes bonus |
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We hope you will enjoy this build as much as we did. And see you soon in the world of Sanctuary.
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