Build #1 - Frenzy Barb Part I

Frenzy Barb Hellforge Build

Why a Frenzy Barbarian?
The barbarian is the safest build in the game. For each attribute point spent on Vitality the Barbarian receives a whopping 4 life. To cut to the chase, what this all adds up is a build that is far less likely to die and thus save time. All important time.

Note: You might want to hold off this build until you have an items with teleport charges.

Skills
The Frenzy Barbarian also gets some skills which can be very time saving:
*Frenzy (only the paladins charge can compete with the incredible speed boost from frenzy)
*Increase Speed(a skill that allow the barb to walk and run faster)
*Leap (can prevent a lot of unnecessary back tracking if Teleport isn't available)
*Howl (gets rid of pesky enemies with little experience point rewards)

These are some of the new skills for the Disposable Hero version of the Frenzy Barb. The adjustments to the normal skills of a frenzy barb looks as follows
20 Frenzy
5 Double Swing
20 Taunt
15 Weapon Mastery (necessary for the attack rating)
1 Battle Command and all its prerequisites
1 Iron Skin
5 Natural Resistances
5 Increase Speed
1 Leap (Optional)
Total 73 skill points

How skills are accumulated
2xLair = 2 skill points
2xIzual = 4 skill points
Total 6 skill points from quests (normal and nightmare only)
Total 67 skill points from leveling (kill hell hephisto at level 67)

Tips on selecting mods in items
Ignore Targets Defence (ITD) - allows you to reduce the number of skill points you need in weapon mastery
Hit causes monster to flee - handy in hell acts III and IV, especially with stagnant dolls.
Teleport Charges - almost essential in hell - arcane sanctuary. (e.g. Spellsteel)
+str +dex -allows you to put more of your valuable points into Vitality (e.g. IK Forge)
Damage Reduce by % - Allows you to get away with having a lower level character in hell.
+skills - Any +skills will increase resistances, speed, leap range, warcries, attack and damage.

Tips
Avoid quests that are too time consuming (Radament, Caine, Rescue Soldiers, Blood Raven and at course Blood Baron)

Tactics and Strategies
The High Council in Travincal provide easy levelling earlier in the game (Normal).
Fund your characters, don't have them running back to town to sell stuff in order to res their merc. Have plenty of spare gold in your stashes.
Use teleport charges where necessary for players without enigma
Scrape and run in hell. You should be finished levelling by Helltime and ready to take on Haphisto. Keep the frenzy alive and rely more on a poison fx for any final blows.
Fill your character up with items to minimise switch time using atma.