Build: I'm pretty much all strength so far to level 25. That said, I got my first rainbow drop the other day (aggro pick) and am now thinking I might need more agility as the misses seem a ton more obvious with a slower 2 hander versus super fast dual wielding. Thoughts on the most efficient build for leveling?

AE. I tried to farm the snow chief a few times as I was finishing that dungeon. I could only do it on normal and it wasn't the bosses that were the problem, but the mass of yard trash. Cleave simply doesn't a) hit enough mobs or b) do enough damage. At my level should I be considering other AE tactics when faced with a lot of lower HP mobs?

General progression question. I'm a self-admitted power leveler. I truly enjoy gaining levels in a fast, efficient manner. Its not that I don't take breaks to farm bosses or do something else, but I really want to be efficient when I log in to grind hard for an hour or two. Any general tips in this regard for the newb fighter?

Thanks in advance for your input!

Mad Melee Mastery or some such:) get it as soon as you can. I've maxed it and it gives +160%(?) melee attack rating... but a minus to hp

other than that as for as power lvling a mage is the way to go...or at least it was...

i'm on world 4 mostly if you ever wanna see what I'm running of if you wanna run some stuff...

Gary

I suggest a couple of levels of Gaseous Blast for crowds of "yard trash". Good luck.

Thanks Discord. Yard trash is completely annoying. The Snow Chieftan lair taught me that.

Is that a good idea? I thought that without INT, Gaseous Blast isn't going to be very effective... you could always team with a mage or something to take care of the fodder mobs.

Yeah, it's not doing the damage that a mage would, but if I pop it a few times while chopping away, it makes a difference. At least to me. Right now at Lev 35 I use GB, Ring of Fire and Shadow Lightning on groups of "trash". It helps a lot.

Even on Bogey with a default int of 1 gas blast and even ring o fire have there uses.

Gary

I maxxed it for my level (30) and its making a big difference. Noticable for sure. I have a rainbow with a 1% mana steal and another purple that has 18% mana regen and I'm rarely running low on mana so I use a ton of cleave and acidic blast for trash.