Hi guys i need some advice about my ik whirlwind barb. I want to maximize his damage and to do this, i am thinking to use 2 Lo rune for helmet, and 1 ohm for chest. I’m not a rich player but somehow i can get those runes. I read that higher deadly strike is better than enhanced damage. I have highlords amulet and with 2 Lo i will have 70+ deadly strike. And for chest, im thinking to use an ohm for 50% ed. Right now i have 38% ed in my chest. Do you think is it worth for 12% more ed? And i know i can get very good runewords (like grief or fortitude) but i really like IK set very much For magic find i have a sorceres. In my weapon i have 2 shaels right now but in the future i’ll try to get 15ias/20ed jewels (i think i cant afford more than 15/20). And for my merc i’ll try to get an infinity to maximize my elemental dmg in the far future (if i can :p)
Do you think is it worth (2 Lo and an ohm) or will this plan be a waste of high runes?
Just googled it and Lo in a helmet gives +5 max lightning resist and Ohm gives +5 max cold resist in chest. It appears at a glance that they only get the qualities you want in weapons.
Perhaps your IAS/ED jewels are better off in helm and armour then?
Also, if you have 2x Lo you could make a freenzy barb with Grief and Fortitude - with just a fast offhand weapon you would be a boss! Im not great with WW builds, but perhaps a Grief and a shield would be better for whirlwind than IK maul?
I dont know, food for thought i suppose.
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Omg you are totally right, Lo and ohm in armors give totally different effects from my calculations 
Anyway i think i’ll go with 15/30+ in weapon slots because i heard that ias in helmet or chest doesnt effect the ik maul. it must be only in weapon (but for other weapons ias in armors works).
Yes, it will probably a better option using runewords but i just like the set. Thanks for the reply
dont know if troll but what about fogetting ik set and make grief, forty and cta instead of waste this runes on ik set?
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Mate, that’s not the case, that ias from helmet does not affect IK Maul. When you use whirlwind skill the only IAS calculated in your number of hits per second (or frame) is the one from the weapon you carry. I like IK WW Barb a lot, it looks cool in my opinion and he is strong enough to make it on hell so if you like him too, have fun playing.
According to what I mentioned before wearing Highlord amu with it’s 20% ias does not make any difference. Deadly strike gives you a chance to double the damage, but it’s still not something worthy as for me. I’d recommend you to focus either on higher crushing blow or increase the IAS of IK Ogre’s Maul. You can reach higher IAS if you put 2 shael runes in it (the cheapest option), or 2 x 15% IAS jewels with some extras if you have any like XX% ED or min/max DMG or elemental DMG, simply anything (or nothing). You can also place 2x Ber if you prefer to get higher crushing blow rate, but I think it’s not worth it. Better if you reach higher IAS. You will see the difference. I would also consider changing amu. You can use angelic combo with ring or two (or Raven for CBF). It will profit with some +to life and a huge boost to AR. It’s the best from cheap options, especially when it seems, that your AR is not high enough to hit frequently. If you want to use something different try some rare amulets and rings with boost to mana and life leech. It’s not the most important thing to be honest as IK set match all the basic melee char needs. Hope I gave you a hand
Yes, thank you for the reply. I think i will get ias/ed jewels for the maul. My attact rate is very low, i’ll consider angelic combo. If i give up IK set, it is hard to choose which runeword weapon to use. All of them looks useful (grief/botd/death). But IK is very easy to use, so i like to play with this set. With my runes in my hand, i can also make my merc better than me. Thanks for the useful advices.
Well breath of dying eth supperior berserker axe, forti and beast suprior berserker axe would maximize damage with high Lords, gore riders and Crafted crushing blow 10% gloves. Steelrend not better than Crafted gloves IMHO. If you want a shield then phoenix will be a good choice
When you might merc aura kicks in you should do some nice damage.
Don’t bother with crown of ages unless you got 2 40/15. The belt you could use would be verdungos, bk rings and you regular charms.
All very expensive but you have 2 Lo and a Ohm so botd you could make easily with the trade amd exchange.
dont do that. the ias/ed jewels are much expensive and are really a waste on ik hammer. a grief is MUCH better than ik hammer.
d2 maxroll is a good page for character guides.