Diablo 3 Hardcore with Force: Stealing The Khazra Staff P5

Playing barbarian tank in the middle of act one nightmare. Hasn`t really been too hard so far, but to be safe I have all purple gems except a red one in the weapon and almost exclusively defensive skills. Heroic Leap for mobility, Frenzy, Rend and Revenge for dps, all of them with the healing runes and Hardened Wrath and Ignorance is Bliss for defensive buffs. My passive talents are Bloodthirst, Inspiring Presence and Nerves of Steel. The only drawback is long boss fights, but I have not had any near death experiences so it`s worth it I think. The closest I`ve been to one was when I pulled a group of champion grotesques and a group of elite mothers at the same time. In the end though they couldnt kill me, and I got the achievement for blowing up about 75 skeletons with a grotesque. Primarily looking for high vitality low strength gear, and don`t really mind if it`s got a little dexterity or intelligence on either. I find that rare items are best for balance, so I can get a little mf, gf, life steal and other stuff along with it. Don`t know when this approach will become useless, but based on my experiences from SC hell with WD and Wizard this should occur sometime in act two of hell, if I`m not already dead by then.