Why is Double Swing better than Frenzy?
I try to understand the difference between the Barbarian skills Double Swing and Frenzy with the Diablo 2 Character Planner.
The items in my example are:
Death Colossus Sword(Equipped)385% ed eth
Fortitude Archon Plate(Equipped)1572 def 1.5 life/lvl 30@
Grief Phase Blade(Equipped)40 ias 400 dmg -25% psn pierce 15 laek
Arreat's Face(Equipped)6 ll 200% def + um
Dracul's Grasp(Equipped)10 ll 120% def 15 str 10 laek
Gore Rider(Equipped)200% def
Highlord's Wrath(Equipped)
Nature's Peace(Equipped)30 pr 11 dr
Raven Frost(Equipped)250 ar 20 dex
Thundergod's Vigor(Equipped)200% def
These are the skills: I maxed out Double Swing and Frenzy with all bonus skills except Berserk.
And these are the calculations:
The calculation says that Double Swing makes 32k damage per second while Frenzy does only 31K damage per second. I think the reason is that Double Swing does 5 hits per second while Frenzy does only 3.5 hits per second. And this is what I do not understand. Although Frenzy adds attack speed and Double Swing does not, the number of hits is lower. Even if I increase the Frenzy stacks to 25 the number of hits is below 4.
The reason may be hidden in the tables, I do not know how to read them.
Can anybody explain how to read the attack rate tables and why Double Swing makes more hits per second than Frenzy?
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Do Frenzy barbs use double swing?
Yes the Frenzy builds up, so if you have 10 in Frenzy, you actually have to hit 10 times before the max is build up. Then you can use another attack, double swing or concentration or Berzerk, and the game adds the Frenzy bonus as long as you are hasted.Does frenzy stack Diablo 2?
For each stack of Frenzy, the Barbarian moves and attacks more quickly. The attack speed bonus applies to all skills while it lasts, not just to Frenzy itself. While the bonus per stack is fixed, and does not grow with the skill level, maximum bonus does increase, therefore allowing more stacks to be accumulated.How do you use frenzy barbarians?
Make it so that frenzy accumulates stacks per hit, each increasing the damage by 100% and range by 0.5 yards, stacking up to 100 times.Max Damage Death/Grief Frenzy Barbarian Build - Weapon Bug Swing Explained - Diablo 2 Guide
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