Been a few years since I last played barb... um, weapon suggestions?

[Meteorblade-2266]

@Raharl-1665

is there anything I should be keeping an eye out for in terms of top tier weapons?

Absolutely, and it’s covered in the stickied guide for the build…

[Guide] Zodiac Rend (Season 20)

Introduction This build guide explains in painstaking detail the Zodiac Rend build, our strongest and most versatile Rend and Whirlwind build, for pushing solo Greater Rifts and speed-farming T16. If you’re familiar with the Barb class, skip down to Part 1. If you’re new to this build or the Barb class, or just trying it out for Season 20, please read the primer below.

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The Whirlwind build has changed massively if it’s years since you last played. They added Rend to the set bonuses and amended Ambo’s Pride to cause WW to auto-apply Rends and the damage to be done over 1 second rather than 15, and the Lamentation belt to increase Rend damage by 100-150%. This changed the build to be all about Rend, and WW is just used to apply it.

There’s also a choice of weaponry (covered in the guide) depending on what you’re doing, i.e. speed-farming / low level GRs, pushing, and high-end pushing.