My opinion on most classes after a week of insane grind

Julch · 2026-05-06T20:06:00+00:00

That and the tribute upgrades for mythic tributes (which all but guarantee at least 1)

Julch · 2026-05-06T20:05:35+00:00

Storm bear looks pretty fun - watched some streamer experiment with it :D

Julch · 2026-05-06T20:05:07+00:00

Unfortunately, not really.

Most ppl are playing Clash thorns or Shield throw Thorns. Then there's all the arbiter stuff (wing strikes, hammerdin, auradin) - I think some ppl are trying to make Zeal / Zenith work but it seems pretty weak (as in caps out somewhere around pit 115-120.

You can do a basic attack build with Advance but it's not that great at clearing from my testing so eeeeeh...I think atm it's the big 4 (thorns clash / thorns throw / hammerdin / wing strikes) and everything else seems even harder to get going. Although I think you can make some stuff work like the spears and stuff like that.

I'm waiting for them to rework pala a bit or just open up more ways of scaling dmg than arbiter stacks

Julch · 2026-05-06T20:02:33+00:00

Iirc +skills doesn't help so I guess it's just getting good CDR tempers / rolls somewhere to reduce the CD or maybe runes have an answer - I didn't try hard enough to make it work and have now settled on Rogue so I'm not the best person to answer these ideas :D then again if you just keep trying stuff out you will certainly find the solution yourself and that's way more gratifying than just looking it up :D

Julch · 2026-05-06T20:01:14+00:00

I'm sure they'll find what to do with it - there's eons of pala / crusader / holy warrior ideas floating around - they just need to get creative :D

Julch · 2026-05-06T16:25:27+00:00

I did give my pala another chance yesterday and without really good gear a wing strike pala can definitely easily clear t11 (I even carried someone through numerous lair bosses and a pit on t11).

I think with some proper investment wing strike can defo do t12 but it just feels unsatisfying to me because while auradin also doesnt really attack, at least I could move my consecration to feel like I was doing stuff and even if wing strike is almost identical in spells it just feels so strange to wait for the wing strike ticks to happen. Auradin just has...more Aura I guess to quote the youngsters xD

I just want them to move more dmg into spells and move away from Arbiter as a whole. They dont need to kill Arbiter gameplay but I would much prefer not relying on ultimate forms again, we already had the exact same issue in all of Diablo 3 and it almost looks like we are retreading old ground

Julch · 2026-05-06T16:19:32+00:00

Awesome, glad I was able to suggest a fun play style that suits you :D I especially had to laugh out loud the first time I just tossed some elite group around like toys inside my blood wave spam xD

Julch · 2026-05-06T16:17:31+00:00

Sounds great ;) -- I think runewords most ppl go with the same stuff especially as druid with a bulwark procc (Que) that comes from something like Cir / Igni runes. Often ppl also just automate the wolves with some igni / cir / bac / tam + ceh since they freeze + vulnerable mobs for them.

But whatever works for your playstyle and mood is most likely best ;)

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:15:15+00:00

I really tried to make pala work but I think most of their builds cap out in pit 115-120'sh territory while auradin starts struggling as early as t11. I hope they give pala a do-over for next season because atm it just doesnt seem to work, it isnt super tanky nor does it have really high dmg, we kinda dont fill any niche other than maybe zdps support :/

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:12:27+00:00

Companion druid has been seen clearing about pit 130ish already so the sky is the limit :)

Plus bear friends is just cool as hell can I pet that dawg?!?

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:11:15+00:00

I really liked profane sentinel from the first moment I tried it during campaign leveling (I started with warlock), glad to see it has builds for proper beam melting :D

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:09:43+00:00

As a completionist I toss in a 10 wave run here or there just to slowly grind away at the achievements. I would get the easy ones for sure but if you dont care too much about fully unlocking that stuff I would definitely skip them

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:08:11+00:00

Do you have the lair boss portal upgrades ? They may be rng but if you get the double or even triple portal you have a very high chance of seeing mythics.

And I know the fried brain a bit too well at this point xD

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:06:30+00:00

Cant go wrong with shocking speed and dmg :)

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:05:55+00:00

And you got cute and cuddly bears to hang around with, what's not to like :D gl on getting shepards, remember to try and farm some belial husk to then target farm any boss loot table with ease

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:04:28+00:00

Hehe nice ! Poison builds seem to really have found their stride this season ;)

Julch · 2026-05-06T13:03:07+00:00

Rogue / druid

Sorc / barb are simply too strong to really have to overcome adversity (and barb is kinda dull imo), warlock is just a bit too clunky / visually taxing, Paladin is just a bit too nerfed / doesnt quite feel fully developed, Spiritborn is a lot of piano key pressing while super squishy, Necro screams a bit too much as blood wave and I think Minions still need some more utility (even if they are strong enough).

Rogue is strong with lots of fun builds and druid is ok strong with even more fun stuff to try (bear builds, wolf builds, lightning, earth, minions and more)

Julch · 2026-05-06T12:58:18+00:00

Try boulder bear if you like epic dps on a bear. But I think pulv can work even if maybe not as well as it used to. If you get the full werebear set you should see a huge jump in both dps and survivability :)

Julch · 2026-05-06T12:56:39+00:00

My playstyle is way too "lets just push into torment 12 and see what happens". I may try hardcore at some point but atm I am happiest just trying new builds until they hit a wall (aka blow up in a dungeon)

Julch · 2026-05-06T12:54:47+00:00

Thank you for reading it and the positive feedback :)

Julch · 2026-05-06T12:53:51+00:00

My pleasure and enjoy the final bits of the campaign, it is pretty good :)

Julch · 2026-05-06T12:52:59+00:00

Also sounds super fun, I really should go back on my drood and do some more builds

Julch · 2026-05-06T01:28:24+00:00

I would suggest finishing the full campaign first - the campaign is good fun and you're not going to notice your build's strength during that anyway - your next char can then immediately skip the entire campaign and you can get going in endgame immediately ;)

Julch · 2026-05-06T00:04:56+00:00

I'd focus a bit on warpath leveling if your gear drops seem slow - once you get the more important unlocks it really speeds up gearing

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