Diablo – Do the Barbarian “Call of the Ancients” rune “Together as One” and “Unity” ring stack

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Unity: "All damage taken is split between wearers of this item"

Call of the Ancients – Together as One: "50% of all damage dealt to you is instead redirected to the ancients"

I'm looking to increase my toughness to hit high-end greater rifts. Damage output is definitely there, but survivability is still a major issue. I wonder if those two effects would stack for a 75% damage decrease (50% and then another 50% applied to the remainder, I would assume.)

After attempting a GR55 last night it seemed as if they canceled each other out somehow. (Either that, or I'm far more squishy than I thought at 15.3 million toughness and 663k recovery)

Does anyone know if this works?

Edit
I'm using the following build: Grift 75+ Hota Barb (Group Build)

Best Answer

What you're assuming is correct. The first 50% damage is split, and then the second 50% is split.

Positives:

  • You are taking less damage yourself.

Negatives:

  • Assuming it's your follower wearing the Unity ring, unless they themselves have an undying relic, any damage they take is coming your way and by that regard, your Ancients as well.
  • If you aren't using a follower and with a group, that damage you're splitting with your party is likely to kill your glass cannons (Wizards and DHs).
  • Depending on the rest of your setup, if your Ancients are dying well before the cooldown refreshes, you're spending a lot of time without that extra mitigation.

I'm not sure what build and gear you're using, so I can't give more feedback on that regard, but looking at the Barb ladders and seeing the gear people are in for upper grifts you might need to reevaluate.

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