All the clutch skills are str based... and i'm pretty sure even eyejab is skill based and not dex based cuz I have had decent mileage w/it even at 80% w/a fire giant. It's DAMNED hard to raise... like harder then flurry hard.

What are we really looking at in terms of str gear for a gates build svirf... +18 let's say... let me find you +18 right now with a good gates set.

Eog-lined gauntlets or gauntlets of ogre power +3 str
Bloodstone Ring/Fire Opal Ring/Arkham Signet Ring +2-+6 str
White Stoles - +6 str
Cloak of the Bear Kin +3 str
Belt of Strength + 3 str
Steel wristguards + 2 str

So... yeah... dude... lots of that gear isn't even that hard to find or get. I can guarantee +18 if I want to on any gates villager. I literally would rather take the 7 extra dam on a zerker, its why I always dropped thirst so fast... enemies think i'm a pussy, I just don't let it get to the point where i'm scrambling, That and its a tool in a set, im gonna use it as much as I can. Bloodthirst is an art, newbs just end up dying using it... took me many RBW's to get to the point of knowing how and when to use thirst and that's vital. Anyways... defender patches stop bloodloss so really... who needs riddle when you can keep a optimized gates suit and still cover the +18 str in lieu of a better option like cry for even more healing + haste + dam or just raw dam in chilling.

Trust me dude, riddle is decent on ragers, but it's better on non-ragers fighting ragers who rely on the maledicts to turn a fight.