Berserker axe vs phase blade. If you can't afford to roll a bad grief, then I'd stick to the phase blade. For Diablo II: Lord of Destruction on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Zerker axe or phase blade for crescent moon?". If you’re soft core, phase blade is probably better. plus it's indestructable, whereas BA can have huge repair costs. Indestructible, fast and almost as much damage as Berserker Axe. And with a really fast weapon its going to break a lot, so you want an indestructible weapon, which only leaves you with phase blade. Berserker Axe: 58 extra attack speed to hit 4fpa Since Berserker Axe deals around 1. 5x more damage, and you already get a bunch of attack speed from Fanaticism I think this is always the way to go. plus it looks way cooler. Zweihander is also an example that you can use as a grief base, since it's a 2hander it has a bigger durability pool but is also faster than berserker axe while it has a longer range than phase Jul 25, 2008 · Re: Grief, Phase Blade or Berserker Axe? PB has higher base speed, making it much more likely that you won't need anymore IAS to reach your max speed. Berserker Axe is best for WW Barbs because of the extra range. For Diablo II: Lord of Destruction on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Should I make grief in a berzerker axe or phase blade?". The only real downside to Berserker Axe is that it's not indestructible and smiters/zealers tend to repair a lot (and it cost a fortune to repair). If you’re playing hardcore, use bezerker axe as the points saved in dex equals ~500 hp with BO. what's the difference? which is better and why ? the axe definitely has more damage, but what about the attack radius? which one should I use for the Zialot. Berserker axe is really good but has a bit low durability which makes some go phase blade for things like grief were base damage does not matter much. Dec 27, 2022 · naturally an ethereal axe. Phase blade is way better because it’s flat damage so the faster the weapon the better the bonus. Berserker axe has better range but needs higher on weapon ias for things like whirlwind. Aug 4, 2009 · phase blade has a shorter range, cannot be used with beast without using a second weapon mastery, and is faster for some skills and has no ias difference for others (whirlwind) Mar 8, 2007 · Phase Blade is a good choice for Zealot. Huge difference in base speed. You need a IAS roll of 34% or better to reach the last breakpoint for WW speed though. Phase blades are indestructible and I don't think there's anything on a grief runeword that adds that so you'd have to do a regular zerker axe and even then you'd have to repair it. Where as the Berserker Axe has base speed of [0] and can get annoying to repair. . Also, grief adds a flat bonus to damage not a percentage so the base damage doesn't matter; it's better to just go PB. Nov 20, 2021 · Yes "ebotd" is Ethereal Breath of the Dying. Because what makes it so OP is that you can use an Eth base for way more dmg. Oct 20, 2021 · Phase blade: much faster, indestructible (no need to run to Charsi every 5 min to repair) Berserker axe: a bit more damage and range, no need to get to 136 dex (doesn't matter for the pallys but sucks for the barb and druid). Phase Blade is typically the best base for Grief because it has a speed indicator of [-30] and is indestructible. You might be unlucky and roll too low speed on the Berserker Axe to have max WW speed. otrf pgth mamn cmfni vjriq hpdh ntnoo hgeaws jnfjq uhbyn