Help with Higher Levels

[Gumdoc-1384]

Thanks for all the previous help, I finally got my first complete set for my Barb. Currently, I can manage T6 easily, T7 if I am careful and don’t do anything dumb, but that’s about. I’d like to eventually get to T12-T13 content. My question is, what do I need to work on to get there? Things that come to mind with questions:

1. I need a better weapon I think, how do I do that? Kadala?Upgrading rares in the Cube? Praying for a random drop in a Rift/Bounty?Are there weapon sets that exist and if so, how to acquire them?

2. I obviously need better/different Legendary gems. The ones recommended on Icyveins are what I am looking for. I know I need to upgrade the ones I have, don’t want to waste points if I should wait until I get more appropriate gems.

3. Speaking of gems, is it worth it to hope for the drops for recipes for flawless royal gems? I think I have a couple of royals, but not the recipes for the flawless ones.

What else am I forgetting to do?

Thanks for any guidance.

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@Gumdoc-1384

need a better weapon I think, how do I do that? Kadala?Upgrading rares in the Cube? Praying for a random drop in a Rift/Bounty?Are there weapon sets that exist and if so, how to acquire them?

Here is my guide to farming gear.

How to farm _________! (Fill in the blank)

From set pieces to weapons to jewellery, every build has its required pieces. And this guide will hopefully help you get your first version. There are tricks to upgrading your pieces into the very best it can be, but if you’re just starting to build, then any version will often do. This guide will require you to have the Reaper of Souls expansion pack, and you should already be levelled to 70 and working on Paragon. First, you will want to be in adventure mode. If you are playing a season, then…

Go get all the supporting pieces you need!

You can also upgrade current gear at the mystic. You are already using icyviens. There is a Gear Page that will list the priority for stat on every item in the build specifically for the build you are looking at. Following that is a great way to start.

If you have 2 of the same item, you can take the lesser of the 2, and reforge the legendary item in the cube with recipe 2 (I forget the name). This is expensive on mats, but it is the best way to target specific stats on a specific pieces. Like being ancient, for example.

@Gumdoc-1384

I obviously need better/different Legendary gems. The ones recommended on Icyveins are what I am looking for. I know I need to upgrade the ones I have, don’t want to waste points if I should wait until I get more appropriate gems.

The only way to get more L-gem is to do GR. One will drop every GR until you have them all. If you sell or leave them on the ground, the game thinks you don’t have it, so will give it to you again. So keep one of each in your stash.

Adding lvl to the BotP which is common to get really early/first is not going to be a waste. When you get the others you need, you can start on them. Getting your main gems to lvl 25 s/b a priority.

@Gumdoc-1384

Speaking of gems, is it worth it to hope for the drops for recipes for flawless royal gems? I think I have a couple of royals, but not the recipes for the flawless ones.

These recipes only drop from bounty cache. Yes, you do want flawless Royal everything if you can. Split bounties are the most efficient. If you don’t already know, this is entering a random bounties game, each person does an act of bounties on tier own. Everyone does the last act. Everyone gets all 5 cache for doing about 28% of the work. Might be hard to find a full group at T6 at this point in the game, but you can probably get lucky on a weekend.

@Gumdoc-1384

What else am I forgetting to do?

There’s lots, but you can only focus on so much at a time. These things, when finished, can catapult you to GR90.

[Gasnick-2400]

Check this guide if you plan to play with Raekor and Gavel of Judgment:

[Guide] Raekor HOTA (Season 18)