I feel like going 1 handed with shield is really nerfing the Barbarian even more damage-wise than just going bear-heart. If the enemy can ignore you as a damage threat on the battlefield then you are failing as a tank. Why engage you at all?
Meanwhile a properly geared Berserker can do up to 120 damage per round with 4 attacks (not hasted) and with the Susser Greatsword can silence opponents and be resistant to physical damage. The best kind of tanking is killing your enemy quickly before they can do damage.
And you are right, with BearHeart - the extra elemental damage resistances have not panned out as being particularly useful on the battlefield. However, even long term your casters are the ones responsible for stopping AOE elemental attacks and any high damage directed Elemental attacks against you with Counterspell. So it doesn't have to be all you especially if you are soaking all the physical damage and rushing shit on the battlefield.
Last edited by Blackheifer; 26/02/23 03:26 PM.
