I'm theory-tinkering with the idea of optimizing on-kill effects and stacking as many of them as I can. To that end, I've been trying to catalogue them. I haven't gone over spells yet, and I wouldn't be surprised if I'm missing an item or two. So please, do chip in. 

 

Class effects

 

Barbarian:

• Bloodlust
• Blood Thirst 

Paladin: 

• Inspiring Triumph 
• The Black Path
• Strange Mercy

Items:

• Mourning Gloves: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
• Tempered Helm: Bloodthirst (different from Barb ability)

Anything I missed?

 

 

 

I guess the most obvious synergy here would be a Barbarian with the two items. Extra speed, power, defense, healing on kill with the ability to kill lots and lots of mobs. Anyone done a build with extensive on-kill effect use?

Sacred Immolation works quite well with those, too

I think you forgot the executioner Hood, it has fear aura and heal on kill effect if i remember correcly

A barb tank with Executioner's Hood, Threatening Presence and the things above is nice.

 

A paladin will be even better with Sacred Immolation. A Kind Wayfarer will not stop healing and boosting deflection while it's on. The Black Path is quite meh compared to Strange Mercy.

Anyway the +3 str granted from tempered helm on kill gets suppressed by other +3 str items, so in the end i feel that garodh chorus or later the skull are superior, since you don't even have to kill anyone for the bonus. Of course the helm come also with useful protection boost and dr reduction on kill, so is just a matter of choice.

 

My favorite char at the moment is a Majestic solo tidefall barb with max str and dex, i'm deciding between sanguine plate + tempered helm or wayfinder hide + garodh chorus, both are good anyway. He barely require shood in faith since his massive healing from tidefall.

Anyway the +3 str granted from tempered helm on kill gets suppressed by other +3 str items ...

 

 

 

I read that was corrected ... but I have not tested myself yet.

I tested it, i wanted to go ubermax str with my barb, but noticed that the helm's +3 get's suppressed

I tested it, i wanted to go ubermax str with my barb, but noticed that the helm's +3 get's suppressed

 

bummer!

I did some preliminary testing, and it seems as though Mourning Gloves don't activate properly on a Barbarian with Bloodlust and Blood Thirst. Mourning Gloves just didn't go off, yet the other two abilities did. I'm going to try to verify. 

Mourning Gloves' speed bonus doesn't stack with Frenzy.

Mourning Gloves' speed bonus doesn't stack with Frenzy.

 

I know, but none of its abilities activate. I think Frenzy or Bloodthirst Overrides Mourning Gloves' ability to activate at all, and I want to confirm what's going on. 

It may also be that you have to unequip and reequip the item. Sometimes that also happens with spell chances: won't proc at all until you reequip or even reload.