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<blockquote data-quote="Nibelung" data-source="post: 6712031" data-attributes="member: 74499"><p><strong>Originally posted by lordduskblade:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Tips & Tricks: Strategies for Destruction</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong>Combo 1: Chargespam</strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong>Piece 1:</strong> Long Step (Epic Tier Feat, PHB 3)</p><p><strong>Piece 2 (optional, replaces Piece 1):</strong> Great Cat Armor (Armor Property, AV 2)</p><p></p><p><strong>Sequence:</strong></p><p>Move Action - Shift 2 squares.</p><p>Standard Action - Charge.</p><p></p><p><strong>Description:</strong> A basic but powerful combo for a Barbarian, this allows you to get the space you need to charge someone on a round-by-round basis, which does wonders for your standing damage potential. Piece 2 is useful to get this combination going a bit earlier, as well as if you feel an armor property is less important that a feat for this purpose.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong>Combo 2: Permafrost</strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong>Piece 1:</strong> Wintertouched (Heroic Tier Feat, PHB)</p><p><strong>Piece 2:</strong> Lasting Frost (Paragon Tier Feat, PHB)</p><p><strong>Piece 3:</strong> Frost Weapon (Weapon Property, Any Weapon, PHB)</p><p><strong>Piece 4 (optional):</strong> Siberys Shard of Merciless Cold (Dragonshard Augment, EPG)</p><p><strong>Piece 5 (optional):</strong> Gloves of Ice (Hands Slot Item, AV 2)</p><p><strong>Piece 6 (optional):</strong> Silvery Glow (Heroic Tier Feat, D 386)</p><p></p><p><strong>Sequence:</strong></p><p>Free Action - Use the At-Will Power on the Frost Weapon (turns all damage dealt by the weapon into cold damage, adds the Cold keyword to the attack).</p><p></p><p><strong>Description:</strong> A nice and straightforward combo, Lasting Frost will combine with Frost Weapons to add cold vulnerability 5 to each hit, and Wintertouched gives you combat advantage as the cherry on top. This combo lasts so long as you keep hitting, and can be further enhanced by the optional pieces (which add more cold damage).</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><strong>Combo 3: Superstorm</strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong>Piece 1:</strong> Deadly Draw (Heroic Tier Feat, PHB 3)</p><p><strong>Piece 2: </strong>Mark of Storm (Heroic Tier Feat, EPG)</p><p><strong>Piece 3: </strong>Lightning Weapon (Weapon Property, Any Weapon, PHB)</p><p><strong>Piece 4 (optional):</strong> Eberron Shard of Lightning (Dragonshard Augment, EPG)</p><p></p><p><strong>Sequence:</strong></p><p>Free Action - Use the At-Will Power on the Lightning Weapon (turns all damage dealt by the weapon into lightning damage, adds the Lightning keyword to the attack).</p><p></p><p><strong>Description:</strong> A rather interesting Melee combination, this involves using Mark of Storm and a Lightning weapon to constantly slide an enemy adjacent to you, which will in turn trigger Deadly Draw and hand you a permanent source of combat advantage, provided you keep hitting. The optional piece offers you some nice extra damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nibelung, post: 6712031, member: 74499"] [b]Originally posted by lordduskblade:[/b] [b]Tips & Tricks: Strategies for Destruction[/b] [Size=4][b][b]Combo 1: Chargespam[/b][/b][/size] [b]Piece 1:[/b] Long Step (Epic Tier Feat, PHB 3) [b]Piece 2 (optional, replaces Piece 1):[/b] Great Cat Armor (Armor Property, AV 2) [b]Sequence:[/b] Move Action - Shift 2 squares. Standard Action - Charge. [b]Description:[/b] A basic but powerful combo for a Barbarian, this allows you to get the space you need to charge someone on a round-by-round basis, which does wonders for your standing damage potential. Piece 2 is useful to get this combination going a bit earlier, as well as if you feel an armor property is less important that a feat for this purpose. [Size=4][b][b]Combo 2: Permafrost[/b][/b][/size] [b]Piece 1:[/b] Wintertouched (Heroic Tier Feat, PHB) [b]Piece 2:[/b] Lasting Frost (Paragon Tier Feat, PHB) [b]Piece 3:[/b] Frost Weapon (Weapon Property, Any Weapon, PHB) [b]Piece 4 (optional):[/b] Siberys Shard of Merciless Cold (Dragonshard Augment, EPG) [b]Piece 5 (optional):[/b] Gloves of Ice (Hands Slot Item, AV 2) [b]Piece 6 (optional):[/b] Silvery Glow (Heroic Tier Feat, D 386) [b]Sequence:[/b] Free Action - Use the At-Will Power on the Frost Weapon (turns all damage dealt by the weapon into cold damage, adds the Cold keyword to the attack). [b]Description:[/b] A nice and straightforward combo, Lasting Frost will combine with Frost Weapons to add cold vulnerability 5 to each hit, and Wintertouched gives you combat advantage as the cherry on top. This combo lasts so long as you keep hitting, and can be further enhanced by the optional pieces (which add more cold damage). [Size=4][b][b]Combo 3: Superstorm[/b][/b][/size] [b]Piece 1:[/b] Deadly Draw (Heroic Tier Feat, PHB 3) [b]Piece 2: [/b]Mark of Storm (Heroic Tier Feat, EPG) [b]Piece 3: [/b]Lightning Weapon (Weapon Property, Any Weapon, PHB) [b]Piece 4 (optional):[/b] Eberron Shard of Lightning (Dragonshard Augment, EPG) [b]Sequence:[/b] Free Action - Use the At-Will Power on the Lightning Weapon (turns all damage dealt by the weapon into lightning damage, adds the Lightning keyword to the attack). [b]Description:[/b] A rather interesting Melee combination, this involves using Mark of Storm and a Lightning weapon to constantly slide an enemy adjacent to you, which will in turn trigger Deadly Draw and hand you a permanent source of combat advantage, provided you keep hitting. The optional piece offers you some nice extra damage. [/QUOTE]
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