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Patch 2.6.1 PTR Patch Notes

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We have a brand new PTR up for D3 and there's quite a few skill changes for Barbarians, Crusaders and especially Necromancers, not just to their stats but to how the actually work. There's also a LOT of legendary item and set number tweaks, the general gist of which is higher numbers! And finally we also get some bug fixes and some GR map tuning as well.

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CLASSES

  • Barbarian Skills
    • Battle Rage
      • Bloodshed
        • Has been redesigned:
        • Deal damage equal to 20% of your recent Critical Hits to enemies within 20 yards every 1 second.
        • Note: Bloodshed caused performance issues when encountering high enemy density, particularly when combined with Whirlwind, Pain Enhancer, and Gem of Efficacious Toxin.
  • Crusader Skills
    • Blessed Hammer
      • Limitless
        • Has been redesigned:
        • Increase the damage of Blessed Hammer to 640% weapon damage as Holy and increase its area of effect by 20 yards.
        • Note: The extra projectiles created by this rune were causing performance issues in cases with high enemy density.
  • Necromancer Skills
    • Command Skeletons
      • Commanding your Skeletal Warriors will break crowd control effects on them
      • Skeletal Warriors will no longer die after taking too many hits
      • Design Philosophy: When we were first designing Command Skeletons, we wanted to capture the feeling of being an undead commander by having skeletons regularly spawn around the Necromancer and charge into battle during combat. It created a cool visual, but as the class evolved through Set bonuses and Legendary powers, it became clear that this visual began to hinder gameplay for some builds. Skeletal Warriors now have the same defenses as all other pets in the game.
    • Devour
      • Voracious
        • Resource cost reduction stacks granted from this rune will now stack and are no longer overridden from multiple casts.
    • Simulacrum
      • Added a glow to the skill icon to indicate when Simulacrum is active.
    • Skeletal Mage
      • This skill will now display the duration of the oldest mage raised as a buff in addition to the total number of mages active
      • Design Philosophy: This change is largely to provide transparency to players on the duration of their mage armor. This will be especially useful to players using the Bones of Rathma set. It’s our goal that players will no longer feel compelled to refresh their Skeletal Mage counter when they’re already at max.
    • Bone Armor
      • Essence cost removed.
      • Can now be cast while moving.
    • Army of the Dead
      • Frozen Army
        • The pulsing damage from this rune has been spread out
        • Design Philosophy: This was done to ensure enemies within range are evenly hit and to better align with the visual. This will result in more targets being hit more consistently for the stated weapon damage amount.
  • Necromancer Passives
    • Fueled By Death
      • The movement speed bonus from this passive can now exceed the 25% cap
  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed an issue which prevented Army of the Dead from sometimes triggering when the player is immediately afflicted by a monster’s crowd control after casting it
    • Fixed an issue where enemy monsters could heal themselves when striking another monster afflicted by Leech
    • Fixed a bug which caused Skeletal Mages to sometimes spawn up in the air
    • Fixed an issue where the firewall left behind by Arcane Orb – Scorch was not dealing damage
    • Fixed an issue which caused Skeletal Mages to lose their target when players used Command Skeletons to attack the same target
    • Fixed an issue which caused connection issues when players used a channeling skill while attempting to force move at the same time

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ITEMS

  • General
    • Many Legendary and Set items have had their drop chance increased
  • Legendary Items
    • Barbarian
      • Bracers of Destruction
        • Seismic Slam deals 300–400% 400-500% increased damage to the first 5 enemies it hits.
      • Bracers of the First Men
        • Hammer of the Ancients attacks 50% faster and deals 150–200% 300-400% increased damage.
      • Fury of the Vanished Peak
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Seismic Slam damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • Reduces the Fury cost of Seismic Slam by 40-50% and increases its damage by 400-500%.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • Gavel of Judgement
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Hammer of the Ancients damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • Hammer of the Ancients returns 20–25 Fury if it hits 3 or fewer enemies. The damage of Hammer of the Ancients is increased by 400-500% and it returns 25 Fury if it hits 3 or fewer enemies.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
          • Note: The Legendary power on this item is currently not functioning; this will be fixed in an upcoming patch
      • Girdle of Giants
        • Seismic Slam increases Earthquake damage by 80–100% 200-250% for 3 seconds.
      • Skull Grasp
        • Increase the damage of Whirlwind by 250–300% 400-500%
      • Standoff
        • Furious Charge deals increased damage equal to 200–250% 400-500% of your bonus movement speed.
    • Crusader
      • Blade of Prophecy
        • No longer rolls a bonus to Condemn damage as an inherent affix.
        • Two Condemned enemies also trigger Condemn's explosion and the damage of Condemn is increased by 350-450%.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • Bracer of Fury
        • Heaven's Fury deals 150–200% 300-400% increased damage to enemies that are Blinded, Immobilized, or Stunned.
      • Denial
        • Each enemy hit by your Sweep Attack increases the damage of your next Sweep Attack by 30–40% 100-125%, stacking up to 5 times.
      • Faithful Memory
        • Each enemy hit by Falling Sword increases the damage of Blessed Hammer by 50-60% 60-80% for 10 seconds. Max 10 stacks.
      • Fate of the Fell
        • Gain two additional rays of Heaven’s Fury.
        • Heaven's Fury gains two additional rays and has its damage increased by 150-200%.
      • Frydehr’s Wrath
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Condemn damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • Condemn has no cooldown and has its damage increased by 450-600%, but instead costs 40 Wrath.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • Gyrfalcon’s Foote
        • Removes the resource cost of Blessed Shield and increases Blessed Shield damage by 400-500%.
      • Jekangbord
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Blessed Shield damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • Blessed Shield ricochets to 6 additional enemies and has its damage increased by 300-400%.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
    • Demon Hunter
      • Dead Man’s Legacy
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Multishot damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • Legendary power now also increases Multishot damage, now reads Multishot hits enemies below 50-60% health twice and its damage is increased by 125-150%.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • Karlei’s Point
        • The damage of Impale is increased by 60-80% and Impale it returns 10–15 Hatred if it hits an enemy already Impaled.
      • Manticore
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Multishot damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • Reduces the Hatred cost of Cluster Arrow by 40-50% and increases its damage by 250-300%.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • Yang’s Recurve
        • Multishot attacks 50% faster and its damage is increased by 125-150%.
    • Monk
      • Binding of the Lost
        • Each hit with Seven-Sided Strike grants 3.0–3.5% 4-5% damage reduction for 7 seconds.
      • Balance
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Tempest Rush damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • The damage of Tempest Rush is increased by 450-600% and when your Tempest Rush hits 3 or fewer enemies, it gains 100% Critical Hit Chance..
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • The Fist of Az’Turrasq
        • Exploding Palm's on-death explosion damage is increased by 250–300% 400-500%. damage reduction for 7 seconds.
      • Incense Torch of the Grand Temple
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Wave of Light damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • Reduces the Spirit cost of Wave of Light by 40–50% and increases its damage by 450-500%.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • Scarbringer
        • The damage of Lashing Tail Kick is increased by 300% 450-600% to the first 7 enemies hit.
    • Necromancer
      • Bloodsong Mail
        • While in the Land of the Dead, Command Skeletons gains the effect of all runes and deals 100–125% additional damage and gains the effect of the Enforcer, Frenzy, Dark Mending and Freezing Grasp runes.
      • Bloodtide Blade
        • Death Nova deals 20–30% 80-100% increased damage for every enemy within 15 25 yards..
      • Dayntee’s Binding
        • You gain an additional 40–50% damage reduction when there is an enemy afflicted by your Decrepify any of your curses.
      • Defiler Cuisses
        • Your Bone Spirit's damage is increased by 75–100% 400-500% for every second it is active.
      • Fate’s Vow
        • Army of the Dead now deals an additional 200-250% damage and gains the effect of the Unconventional Warfare rune.
      • Golemskin Breeches
        • Your Golem's damage is increased by 100–125% and You take 30% less damage while it your Golem is alive and the cooldown on Command Golem is reduced by 20-25 seconds.
      • Leger’s Disdain
        • Grim Scythe deals an additional 7–10% 65-80% damage for each point of essence it restores.
      • Lost Time
        • Your cold skills reduce the movement speed of enemies by 30%. In addition, your movement speed is increased by 4–5% 8-10% for 5 seconds. Maximum 5 stacks.
      • Maltorius’ Petrified Spike
        • Bone Spear now costs 40 Essence and deals 375–450% 550-700% increased damage.
      • Mask of Scarlet Death
        • When paired with the Revive: Purgatory rune, the mega-revived monster will drop the same number of corpses were used to create it on death.
        • This item will now attempt to give preference to the strongest monster to become the mega-revive when selecting a group of corpses.
      • Nayr’s Black Death
        • Each different poison skill you use increases the damage of your poison skills by 50–65% 75-100% for 15 seconds.
      • Scythe of the Cycle
        • Your Secondary skills deal 250–300% 350-400% additional damage while Bone Armor is active but reduce the remaining duration of Bone Armor by 4 seconds.
      • Steuart’s Greaves
        • You gain 40–50% 75-100% increased movement speed for 2 10 seconds after using Blood Rush.
      • The Johnstone
        • Each corpse consumed in the Land of the Dead gGrants a 50 stacks of Macabre Knowledge when Land of the Dead expires. Macabre Knowledge increases the damage of Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion by 150–200% while outside Land of the Dead.
    • Witch Doctor
      • Bakuli Jungle Wraps
        • Firebats deals 150–200% 250-300% increased damage to enemies affected by Locust Swarm or Piranhas.
      • Mask of Jeram
        • Pets deal 75–100% 150-200% increased damage.
      • Staff of Chiroptera
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Firebats damage as an inherent affix. Can still roll 10-15% as a random affix.
        • Firebats attacks 100% faster, and costs 70-75% less Mana, and has its damage increased by 150-200%.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • The Short Man’s Finger
        • Gargantuan instead summons three smaller gargantuans each more powerful than before that have their damage increased by 500-650%.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
          • Note: There is currently a bug which causes the new and old versions of the ring to not work when both are equipped; this will be fixed in an upcoming PTR patch
    • Wizard
      • Orb of Infinite Depth
        • Each time you hit an enemy with Explosive Blast your damage is increased by 4% 8-10% and your damage reduction is increased by 15% 20% for 6 seconds. This effect can stack up to 4 times.
      • Ranslor’s Folly
        • Energy Twister does 225-300% more damage and periodically pulls in lesser enemies within 30 yards.
      • Triumvirate
        • Your Signature Spells increase the damage of Arcane Orb by 150–200% 300-400% for 6 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.
      • Unstable Scepter
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Arcane Orb damage as an inherent affix.
        • The damage of Arcane Orb’s is increased by 350-450% and its explosion triggers an additional time..
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
      • Wand of Woh
        • No longer rolls Legendary-strength bonus to Explosive Blast damage as an inherent affix.
        • The damage of Explosive Blast is increased by 300-400% and 3 additional blasts are triggered after casting Explosive Blast.
        • Note: Existing versions of this item will also be changed to include the damage roll in the orange text, but will always roll a damage roll equal to the previous maximum possible.
    • Set Items
      • Barbarian
        • Immortal King’s Call
          • (6) Set
            • While both Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients is active, you deal 400% 750% increased damage.
        • Might of the Earth
          • (6) Set
            • Increase the damage of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, Ground Stomp, Ancient Spear and Seismic Slam by 1200% 3000%.
        • The Legacy of Raekor
          • (4) Set
            • Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals 300% 500% increased damage.
          • (6) Set
            • Every use of Furious Charge increases the damage of your next Fury-spending attack by 750% 1500%. This effect stacks. Every use of a Fury-spending attack consumes up to 5 stacks.
      • Crusader
        • Armor of Akkhan
          • (6) Set
            • While Akarat's Champion is active, you deal 600% 900% increased damage and take 15% 20% less damage.
        • Thorns of the Invoker
          • (2) Set
            • Your Thorns damage now hits all enemies in a 15 yard radius around you. Each time you hit an enemy with Punish, Slash, or block an attack your Thorns is increased by 35% 115% for 2 seconds.
          • (6) Set
            • The attack speed of Punish and Slash are increased by 50% and deal 800% 1600% of your Thorns damage to the first enemy hit.
      • Demon Hunter
        • Embodiment of the Marauder
          • (6) Set
            • Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% 2100% increased damage for every active Sentry.
        • Natalya’s Vengeance
          • (6) Set
            • After casting Rain of Vengeance, deal 500% 750% increased damage and take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
        • Unhallowed Essence
          • (6) Set
            • Your generators, Multishot, and Vengeance deal 40% 70% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.
      • Monk
        • Monkey King’s Garb
          • (6) Set
            • Has been redesigned.
            • Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light have their damage increased by 600% for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.
        • Uliana’s Stratagem
          • (4) Set
            • Your Seven-Sided Strike deals double 777% its total damage with each hit.
          • (6) Set
            • Increase the damage of your Exploding Palm by 250% 1800% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm.
      • Necromancer
        • Pestilence Master’s Shroud
          • (6) Set
            • Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 3000%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 1500%.
        • Trag’Oul’s Avatar
          • (6) Set
            • Your Life-spending abilities deal 3300% increased damage but cost twice as much Life. Your healing from skills is increased by 100%.
      • Witch Doctor
        • Helltooth Harness
          • (2) Set
            • Enemies hit by your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, or Wall of Death are afflicted by Necrosis, becoming Slowed, taking 1500% weapon damage every second, and taking 20% increased damage from your attacks for 10 seconds.
          • (6) Set
            • After casting Wall of Death, gain 1400% 1700% increased damage for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death.
            • Note: This set bonus is being temporarily disabled to fix an issue with the set. It will be re-enabled in a later PTR patch.
          • Note: The damage bonus for you against enemies affected with Necrosis causes performance issues when encountering high density. This change is not intended to be a nerf and, when coupled with the six-piece change, should be a net buff for the complete set. This change should not change the gameplay style of this set.
        • Raiment of the Jade Harvester
          • (2) Set
            • When Haunt lands on an enemy already affected by Haunt, it instantly deals 120 480 seconds worth of Haunt damage.
          • (6) Set
            • Soul Harvest consumes your damage over time effects on enemies, instantly dealing 300 1200 seconds worth of remaining damage.
      • Wizard
        • Firebird’s Finery
          • (6) Set
            • Your damage is increased by 120% 200% and damage taken reduced by 3% for each enemy that is Ignited. This effect can stack up to 20 times. You always receive the maximum bonus whenever a nearby Elite monster is Ignited.
        • Vyr’s Amazing Arcana
          • (6) Set
            • Increased number of Archon stacks gained when hitting with an Archon ability from 1 to 2.
    • Other Items
      • Shields acquired by Necromancer players can now properly roll the +Max Essence affix
    • Bug Fixes
      • Fixed an issue where Mimics created from Rabid Strike were not correctly inheriting the player’s bonus damage from Lashing Tail Kick, Seven Sided Strike, Cyclone Strike, Exploding Palm and Wave of Light.
      • Fixed an issue where after dying, the pet damage bonus granted from Jesseth Arms could sometimes be lost if skeletons are re-commanded onto the same target.
      • Fixed an issue preventing the free Blood Nova granted by the Iron Rose from correctly granting the damage bonus from the Trag’Oul’s six-piece bonus.
      • Fixed an issue causing certain items to drop for the Necromancer which are not able to be equipped by the class.
      • Fixed an issue preventing Necromancer primary skills from taunting enemies when Boyarsky’s Chip is equipped.
      • Fixed an issue which prevented the +% Thorns damage bonus granted by Aberrant Animator from applying correctly to items such as the Spear of Jairo.

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    ADVENTURE MODE

    • Rifts
      • Reduced the number of deadends when Rifts choose the Temple of the Firstborn tileset.
      • Increased the amount of experience and Rift progress granted by the Hematic Disciple.
      • Reduced the fog effect in the Shrouded Moors tilesets in Rifts and Greater Rifts.
      • Shield Pylons no longer reflects damage back to attackers.
        • Note: Reflecting damage back to attackers caused performance issues when encountering high density.

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    PTR ONLY

    • D’jank Miem
      • Players can exchange Blood Shards with this vendor for bags containing Legendary items

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I wish we had Dank Meme instead of Kadala in live.

 

Edit: It seems Yang's Recurve will be one of the very few remaining that still have a legendary modifier as a "normal" modifier on the weapon (-50-60% resource costs)

 

That may be an oversight. We'll see.

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"there's quite a few skill changes for Barbarians, Crusaders and especially Necromancers, not just to their stats but to how the actually work."

 

it is alot, for a mere .1

 

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Holy buffs Batman!

Some of these changes will be great for meta changes but some of them are not warrented at all... 

Why buff Leapquake from 1200% to 3000% when there are already players in top 10 with it in current season?

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2 hours ago, Arkpit said:

Holy buffs Batman!

Some of these changes will be great for meta changes but some of them are not warrented at all... 

Why buff Leapquake from 1200% to 3000% when there are already players in top 10 with it in current season?

Leapquake is currently the weakest Barbarian build. Not that is bad, but the others are stronger. And this comes from someone mainly who plays Leapquake.

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3 hours ago, Arkpit said:

Holy buffs Batman!

Some of these changes will be great for meta changes but some of them are not warrented at all... 

Why buff Leapquake from 1200% to 3000% when there are already players in top 10 with it in current season?

The other barb sets also got buffed quite substantially, so they're making all these sets more appealing. I'm sure all barbs are happy with seeing all their sets buffed. ;)

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27 minutes ago, Valhalen said:

Leapquake is currently the weakest Barbarian build. Not that is bad, but the others are stronger. And this comes from someone mainly who plays Leapquake.

I don't play it myself so I can only relate to how the leaderboards are looking and right now 5 out of the top 10 in HC solo Barbarian in the season are all Leapquake, seems like the most popular build in the current HC ladder.

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12 minutes ago, Yridaa said:

The other barb sets also got buffed quite substantially, so they're making all these sets more appealing. I'm sure all barbs are happy with seeing all their sets buffed. ;)

Oh I'm sure everyone will enjoy some buffs I'm just not sure Leapquake was needed though given how the leaderboards are looking compared to the other sets. If you buff the top build on the ladder right now you kinda have to increase the less popular builds even more but they didn't, they buffed things equally which really doesn't change the meta which I'm assuming they want to do.

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A friend also pointed out a good question, what happened to Necro cheat death bugs? I see no mention of the immune to damage being fixed or the icon being changed :/

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45 minutes ago, Yridaa said:

The other barb sets also got buffed quite substantially, so they're making all these sets more appealing. I'm sure all barbs are happy with seeing all their sets buffed. ;)

 

32 minutes ago, Arkpit said:

Oh I'm sure everyone will enjoy some buffs I'm just not sure Leapquake was needed though given how the leaderboards are looking compared to the other sets. If you buff the top build on the ladder right now you kinda have to increase the less popular builds even more but they didn't, they buffed things equally which really doesn't change the meta which I'm assuming they want to do.

When you compare Barbarians with the other classes, they are at a really bad spot. Those buffs are very much needed.

Rhykker released a video with a more or so Tier List for the best builds for this Season, regarding all classes, where Leapquake, Charge and Thorns Barbarians sit at the lowest rank. Whirlwind still is the best Barbarian Build, sadly (because it is the most boring build, not as much as Lightining Archon Sorceress).

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4 minutes ago, Valhalen said:

Rhykker released a video with a more or so Tier List for the best builds for this Season, regarding all classes, where Leapquake, Charge and Thorns Barbarians sit at the lowest rank.

Yeah, it's low compared to other classes I agree but it's incorrect to say that the most popular build on Barbarian ladder, and again, 5 out of the top 10, is the weakest one which was your original comment on the matter. Leapquake is very much right now one of the stronger Barbarian options given what people are achieving regardless of what videos are telling you.

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45 minutes ago, Arkpit said:

Yeah, it's low compared to other classes I agree but it's incorrect to say that the most popular build on Barbarian ladder, and again, 5 out of the top 10, is the weakest one which was your original comment on the matter. Leapquake is very much right now one of the stronger Barbarian options given what people are achieving regardless of what videos are telling you.

I don't play HC myself. Perhaps LQ is a more safe build compared to the others that are more volatile? I also haven't checked the SC leaderboards in a while but I though raekor was highest there.. 98 or so? But again, it's been 4-5 days since I checked.

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18 minutes ago, Yridaa said:

I don't play HC myself. Perhaps LQ is a more safe build compared to the others that are more volatile? I also haven't checked the SC leaderboards in a while but I though raekor was highest there.. 98 or so? But again, it's been 4-5 days since I checked.

I play Leapquake simply because it is the most fun build, to me.

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6 hours ago, SangFroidy said:

"there's quite a few skill changes for Barbarians, Crusaders and especially Necromancers, not just to their stats but to how the actually work."

 

it is alot, for a mere .1

 

I meant a lot of changes in total, not a lot for each class :D English is tricky!

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10 hours ago, Valhalen said:

The buffs to Might of the Earth and Ulliana makes me wanna play D3 again.

Agreed, Ulianna is prolly my favorite set overall and Monk my fav class. It's a bit weird they're PTRing these things though, it's just simple math changes, not sure why the need to test them for (presumably) a longer time.

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12 minutes ago, Starym said:

Agreed, Ulianna is prolly my favorite set overall and Monk my fav class. It's a bit weird they're PTRing these things though, it's just simple math changes, not sure why the need to test them for (presumably) a longer time.

They're probably PTR'ing so players can test before hand in case those builds need to be either further buffed or nerfed before going live. Regardless. Uliana has been deemed as the worst Monk build (which is sad, because it is the coolest Monk set to use). These huge buffs will probably give it a spotlight again.

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I love SSS but I personally don't like the EP mechanic. Its just one of those sets that favor big packs, and with EP the bigger the packs the better it is.

 

While that seems awesome, it is a simple "If it's anything less than X mobs, don't bother casting SSS." and that's just not my cuppa, because the higher the GRifts get, the higher X gets. I mean, it's true for pretty much anything when pushing GRifts, but I feel EP becomes exceptionally painful when you just get that one rift with low density.

 

I guess its the same for the Condemn build for the Crusader, although that hasn't been a viable build for over a year now. Seems like they want to buff that up a bit but I think it won't compete in the top tier yet. Damage *~2.0 (Over the old value)and then another ~*6.0 is definitely a huge boost over the old value. If you can combine that with the new akarat buff, you're probably looking at a T90 build (Which is still subpar of course, but much higher than 75-80 it could do before). The real issue with akarat - I feel - is survivability.

 

Speaking of survivability, do you realize that the Orb of Infinite Depth buff to toughness is doubled at max stacks? You go from 60% to 80% which is absolutely incredible. When you see "15% changed to 20%" it doesn't look like it at first glance, but it is by far the strongest single-item in the game in this PTR for defense. I'm expecting it'll get nerfed.

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On 8/16/2017 at 1:51 PM, Starym said:

Agreed, Ulianna is prolly my favorite set overall and Monk my fav class. It's a bit weird they're PTRing these things though, it's just simple math changes, not sure why the need to test them for (presumably) a longer time.

Probably needs to be tested in case they broke anything or didn't check the multiplies of other items and their interactions etc. They probably don't want a repeat of the 4-monk meta of Static Charge.

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You guys know a lot more about D3 than I do - I'm curious if most of these changes with just show-up on our 2.60 Gear when the Patch is applied by Blizz, or do we have to find the Gear all over again?

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It looks that Monk Sunwuko set has been downgraded :-( 
news in patch for this set :
Monkey King’s Garb
(6) Set
Has been redesigned.
Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light have their damage increased by 600% for each stack of Sweeping Wind you have.

but before patch looks stronger:
(6) Set:
Lashing Tail Kick, Tempest Rush, and Wave of Light consume a stack of Sweeping Wind to deal 3000% increased damage.
What does it means? Why they pull Monk down?

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11 hours ago, albabe said:

You guys know a lot more about D3 than I do - I'm curious if most of these changes with just show-up on our 2.60 Gear when the Patch is applied by Blizz, or do we have to find the Gear all over again?

I really hope it is retroactive. I spent a LONG time to find all my Ancient Gear.

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3 hours ago, Valhalen said:

I really hope it is retroactive. I spent a LONG time to find all my Ancient Gear.

I would be VERY surprised if it was not. Especially given how rare the "right" primal is, it would be hugely unfair to those that got lucky enough with primals.

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3 hours ago, StandaKTHOR said:

What does it means? Why they pull Monk down?

This is 100% a buff. You can have 10 stacks of SW and you will get a 600% increase for each stack. They are also not consumed anymore when used. Scarbringer is getting buffed too. This is a huge buff to the build.

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2 hours ago, Blainie said:

I would be VERY surprised if it was not. Especially given how rare the "right" primal is, it would be hugely unfair to those that got lucky enough with primals.

Blainie, since you have the expertise (and I'd love for these changes to be retroactive), do you really think it'll be the case, even though in D3's history changes to legendaries are not retroactives, except for set bonuses ? Don't wanna get my hopes up ! ?

However, this thread on Blizz forums seems to indicate that all modified legendaries will have to be looted again in order to enjoy the new benefits.

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      Raiment of a Thousand Storms Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60,000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 14,000%, instead of 6,000%, for 6 seconds. Uliana's Stratagem Increased the damage of your Exploding Palm from 9,000% to 12,500% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm. Kyoshiro's Blade When the initial impact of your Wave of Light hits 5 or fewer enemies, previously 3, the damage is increased by 200-250%. Necromancer
      Pestilence Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 6,000% from 3,300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 6,000% from 3,300%. Inarius Bone Armor also activates a swirling tornado of bone, damaging nearby enemies for 1000% weapon damage and increasing the damage they take from the Necromancer to 19,000% from 10,000%. Trag'Oul's Avatar Your Life-spending abilities deal 6,250% increased damage, previously 10,000%, and your healing from skills is increased by 100%. Masquerade of the Burning Carnival Bone Spear cast by you and your Simulacrums deals 5,500% increased damage, previously 9,000%. Simulacrums gain triple this bonus. Bloodtide Blade Death Nova deals 300-400% increased damage for every enemy within 25 yards, up to 10 enemies, previously 25 enemies. Grasps of Essence When an exploded corpse damages at least one enemy, your Corpse Explosion deals 150-200% increased damage for 6 seconds, stacking up to 4 times, previously 5 stacks. Corpsewhisper Pauldrons Corpse Lance damage is increased to 50-75% from 20-30% for 3 seconds when you consume a corpse. Max 20 stacks. Witch Doctor
      Raiment of the Jade Harvester Soul Harvest reduces damage taken by 50% for 12 seconds and consumes your damage over time effects on enemies, instantly dealing 26,000 seconds worth of remaining damage, previously 10,000. Helltooth Harness After casting Wall of Death, gain 37,500% increased damage, previously 17,500%, for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death. Mundunugu's Regalia Spirit Barrage deals 15,000% increased damage, previously 20,000% plus an additional % equal to 5 times your Mana Regeneration/Second. Spirit of Arachyr The damage of your creature skills is increased by 11,500%, previously 25,000%. Creature skills are Corpse Spiders, Plague of Toads, Firebats, Locust Swarm, Hex, and Piranhas. Zunimassa's Haunt Enemies hit by your Mana spenders take 13,000% increased damage, previously 15,000%, from your pets for 8 seconds. Wizard
      Delsere's Magnum Opus Enemies affected by your Slow Time and for 5 seconds after exiting take 20,000% increased damage, previously 12,500%, from your Arcane Orb, Energy Twister, Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, Electrocute, and Arcane Torrent abilities. Tal Rasha's Elements Attacks increase your damage by 1,000%, previously 2,000%, for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds. The Smoldering Core Lesser enemies are now lured to your Meteor impact areas. Meteors deal 40-50% increased damage on consecutive hits to the same target. This stacks up to 3 times, previously 10. The Twisted Sword Energy Twister damage is increased by 125-150% for each Energy Twister you have out up to a maximum of 3, previously 5. The Raging Storm rune is automatically applied to Energy Twister and allows the tornado to merge with 3 additional Energy Twisters. Back to Top

      How to Participate in the PTR
      To participate in the public test, you must have a Diablo III game license attached to a Battle.net account in good standing (i.e. one that hasn't been suspended or banned). In addition, you will also need to download and install the Blizzard Battle.net desktop app if you have not already done so.
      Step 1: Restart the Battle.net desktop app.
      Step 2: Navigate to the Diablo III tab on the left-hand menu.
      Step 3: On the Diablo III screen, there is a drop-down menu right above the "Play" button (note that this may say "Install" if you do not have Diablo III currently installed). Select "PTR: Diablo III" from this drop-down menu before proceeding.
      Step 4: Click Install to begin the installation process.
      Your PTR account will be created automatically if you do not already have one. The PTR is available in all supported languages, and accounts from all regions are eligible to participate. For additional assistance with installing and launching the PTR, click here.
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      PTR Character Copy
      The option to copy your existing Diablo III characters from your live account to the PTR will be available and can be done directly through the PTR client. However, only one region per account can be copied at a time. So, if you choose to copy characters from your account in a different region, any previously copied PTR characters will be lost.
      Step 1: Log into the live game and then log out.
      Step 2: Log into PTR client and create a level 1 character. After you're done, return to the main character screen.
      Step 3: Click on the "PTR Copy" button located in the upper right-hand corner. (The PTR Copy button will not appear in-game until you have created a new level 1 character.)
      Step 4: Select your region.
      Step 5: Click "Copy." This will copy all characters on your account from the selected region.
      Step 6: You will be disconnected from the PTR client.
      Step 7: Log back in. Your copied characters will be available for play.
      Please note that you can only copy characters from one gameplay region at a time. If you choose to copy characters from a different region, any previously copied PTR characters will be lost. In addition, you can only copy characters over to your PTR account once every 24 hours. Attempting to copy characters before this cooldown is up will result in an error.
      We hope you enjoy the PTR!
      -The Diablo III Development Team
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    • By Staff
      Patch 2.7.7 is hitting the PTR starting December 5 and Blizzard needs your help to test balance changes for all classes and 2 returning Season themes that are being permanently added to the game for all modes: Rites of Sanctuary and Visions of Enmity.
      (Source)
      Hail, Nephalem!
      We welcome you to the Diablo III Patch 2.7.7 PTR. From December 5–12, we’ll need your help in testing balance changes for all Classes and 2 returning Season themes that are being permanently added to the game for all modes—Rites of Sanctuary and Visions of Enmity.
      Seasonal Journey
      PTR Focus and Details
      PTR Testing Tips
      New Permanent Features: Rites of Sanctuary and Visions of Enmity
      Class Balance Changes
      How to Participate in the PTR
      PTR Character Copy
      Please note that this is a preview for PTR content, which is subject to change. As this is a test server, please anticipate uneven game performance, and note that restarts and downtime may occur without warning. Thank you, and we look forward to your feedback!

      PTR Focus and Details
      The Patch 2.7.7 PTR will soon be under way. During this time, there may be periodic maintenances, outages, hotfixes, or minor patches. We urge you to focus your playthrough on the following:
      Rites of Sanctuary and Visions of Enmity: Based on positive community feedback, we saw these Season themes were such a hit that we’ve decided to make them permanent. Players can harness the might from the Altar of Rites and Diabolical Fissures to dream up unique Class builds and achieve new levels of power. Class Balance: To ensure that the most significant class changes receive an ample amount of attention, we'd love for you to focus testing and providing feedback on the balance changes for all Classes. PTR-unique buffs will be active to help you on your journey: increased experience gains, and double Blood Shard drops. You can also buy new gear for testing from the special PTR vendor, Djank Mi'em, who will exchange Blood Shards for class-specific bags full of Legendary Items that we'd love for you to test! So that we can efficiently review your posts, please provide feedback in the PTR Feedback forum and bug reports in the PTR Bug Report forum.
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      PTR Testing Tips
      As with our previous PTRs, this testing period is short, so it's best to hit the ground running. Whether you’re a PTR veteran or newcomer, we thought we’d pass along a few tips to get you started.
      Because of the limited duration of this PTR, we ask that participants pick a particular portion of this update to focus on testing. For example, if you’re primarily a Witch Doctor player, consider what changes impact the Witch Doctor specifically. What you like best, what you think may still need adjustment, and what you’d want to see in the future (even if that may be beyond the scope of this patch) are all good questions to ask yourself before submitting feedback. Try to break things! Just tell us when you do so we can make sure that the patch’s launch is as smooth as possible. When providing feedback, focus less on a solution and more on your experience. How did the changes make you feel? Did something seem incorrect or insufficient? Suggestions are always welcome but identifying the issues themselves is most important. Back to Top

      New Permanent Features: Rites of Sanctuary and Visions of Enmity
      Back by popular demand, the Rites of Sanctuary and Visions of Enmity Season themes have become a permanent fixture of Diablo III. While we are extremely excited to make these features always available, to ensure your time slaying demons remains balanced, we had to make some adjustments to the bonuses provided by the Altar of Rites. When existent alongside Visions of Enmity, continual Season themes, and adjustments to Class balance, we felt the game’s balance would benefit from adjustments to Rites of Sanctuary. Here’s what has changed:
      Force Decreased damage to +100 from +200. Shadow Decreased Missile Damage Reduction to 5% from 25%. Exodus Decreased Movement Speed (Uncapped) to +10% from +25%. Command Increased damage against Elites reduced to 5% from 15%. Tenacity Increased damage reduced to 5% from 20%. Reverence Reduces damage taken from Elites by 5%, previously 25%. Numb 25% Decreased Melee Damage Reduction to 5% from 25%. Nature Highest elemental skill damage bonus increased by 5%, previously 10%. Prowess Increased damage against Elites reduced to 5% from 20%. Roar Damage done to Bosses increased to 5% from 50%. Elegance Chance to Dodge increased by 5%, previously 15%. Malice Decreased to +5% Damage from +30% Damage. Father Power pylon has been removed from random Shrine effect. Mother Triune of Love Circle now increases damage by 50%, previously 100%. Back to Top

      Class Balance Changes
      Striking a middle ground between fun and balanced is our top priority when it comes to Classes. As we mentioned in our Season 29 article, going forward, a series of iconic themes from Seasons past will be reintroduced roughly every 3 months. The below Class balances changes were made to ensure each Class remains both fun and balanced as powerful Season themes return to Diablo III.
      Barbarian
      Might of the Earth Increased the damage of Earthquake, Avalanche, Leap, Ground Stomp, Ancient Spear and Seismic Slam to 37,500% from 20,000%. The Legacy of Raekor Hitting enemies with Furious Charge or Weapon Throw increases the damage of your next Ancient Spear by 2,500% from 5,500% and causes it to release multiple spears from its target. This effect stacks and each spear throw consumes a maximum of 5 stacks. Crusader
      Roland's Legacy Increased the damage of Shield Bash and Sweep Attack to 40,000% from 17,500%. Aegis of Valor Increased the damage of Fist of the Heavens and Heaven's Fury to 15,000% from 20,000%. Akkhan's Manacles Blessed Shield damage is increased by 400-500% for the first enemy it hits. Additionally, this bonus continues and is reduced by 50% for each subsequent non Shattering Throw target. Blade of Prophecy Condemned enemies also trigger Condemn's explosion and the damage of Condemn is increased by 600-800%. Faithful Memory Each enemy hit by Falling Sword increases the damage of Blessed Hammer by 60-80% for 10 seconds. Max 10 stacks. Each stack of this buff can now stack between uses instead of resetting. Demon Hunter
      The Shadow's Mantle Impale’s additional damage increased to 120,000% weapon damage from 75,000% to the first enemy hit, and to 40,000% from 25,000% to subsequent enemies. Embodiment of the Marauder Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, Vengeance, and Sentries now deal 6,500% increased damage, previously 12,000%, for every active Sentry. Monk
      Raiment of a Thousand Storms Your Spirit Generators increase the weapon damage of Dashing Strike to 60,000% for 6 seconds and Dashing Strike increases the damage of your Spirit Generators by 14,000%, instead of 6,000%, for 6 seconds. Uliana's Stratagem Increased the damage of your Exploding Palm from 9,000% to 12,500% and your Seven-Sided Strike detonates your Exploding Palm. Kyoshiro's Blade When the initial impact of your Wave of Light hits 5 or fewer enemies, previously 3, the damage is increased by 200-250%. Necromancer
      Pestilence Each corpse you consume grants you an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of your next Bone Spear by 6,000% from 3,300%. In addition, Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion damage is increased by 6,000% from 3,300%. Inarius Bone Armor also activates a swirling tornado of bone, damaging nearby enemies for 1000% weapon damage and increasing the damage they take from the Necromancer to 19,000% from 10,000%. Trag'Oul's Avatar Your Life-spending abilities deal 6,250% increased damage, previously 10,000%, and your healing from skills is increased by 100%. Masquerade of the Burning Carnival Bone Spear cast by you and your Simulacrums deals 5,500% increased damage, previously 9,000%. Simulacrums gain triple this bonus. Bloodtide Blade Death Nova deals 300-400% increased damage for every enemy within 25 yards, up to 10 enemies, previously 25 enemies. Grasps of Essence When an exploded corpse damages at least one enemy, your Corpse Explosion deals 150-200% increased damage for 6 seconds, stacking up to 4 times, previously 5 stacks. Corpsewhisper Pauldrons Corpse Lance damage is increased to 50-75% from 20-30% for 3 seconds when you consume a corpse. Max 20 stacks. Witch Doctor
      Raiment of the Jade Harvester Soul Harvest reduces damage taken by 50% for 12 seconds and consumes your damage over time effects on enemies, instantly dealing 26,000 seconds worth of remaining damage, previously 10,000. Helltooth Harness After casting Wall of Death, gain 37,500% increased damage, previously 17,500%, for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death. Mundunugu's Regalia Spirit Barrage deals 15,000% increased damage, previously 20,000% plus an additional % equal to 5 times your Mana Regeneration/Second. Spirit of Arachyr The damage of your creature skills is increased by 11,500%, previously 25,000%. Creature skills are Corpse Spiders, Plague of Toads, Firebats, Locust Swarm, Hex, and Piranhas. Zunimassa's Haunt Enemies hit by your Mana spenders take 13,000% increased damage, previously 15,000%, from your pets for 8 seconds. Wizard
      Delsere's Magnum Opus Enemies affected by your Slow Time and for 5 seconds after exiting take 20,000% increased damage, previously 12,500%, from your Arcane Orb, Energy Twister, Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, Electrocute, and Arcane Torrent abilities. Tal Rasha's Elements Attacks increase your damage by 1,000%, previously 2,000%, for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds. The Smoldering Core Lesser enemies are now lured to your Meteor impact areas. Meteors deal 40-50% increased damage on consecutive hits to the same target. This stacks up to 3 times, previously 10. The Twisted Sword Energy Twister damage is increased by 125-150% for each Energy Twister you have out up to a maximum of 3, previously 5. The Raging Storm rune is automatically applied to Energy Twister and allows the tornado to merge with 3 additional Energy Twisters. Back to Top

      How to Participate in the PTR
      To participate in the public test, you must have a Diablo III game license attached to a Battle.net account in good standing (i.e. one that hasn't been suspended or banned). In addition, you will also need to download and install the Blizzard Battle.net desktop app if you have not already done so.
      Step 1: Restart the Battle.net desktop app.
      Step 2: Navigate to the Diablo III tab on the left-hand menu.
      Step 3: On the Diablo III screen, there is a drop-down menu right above the "Play" button (note that this may say "Install" if you do not have Diablo III currently installed). Select "PTR: Diablo III" from this drop-down menu before proceeding.
      Step 4: Click Install to begin the installation process.
      Your PTR account will be created automatically if you do not already have one. The PTR is available in all supported languages, and accounts from all regions are eligible to participate. For additional assistance with installing and launching the PTR, click here.
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      PTR Character Copy
      The option to copy your existing Diablo III characters from your live account to the PTR will be available and can be done directly through the PTR client. However, only one region per account can be copied at a time. So, if you choose to copy characters from your account in a different region, any previously copied PTR characters will be lost.
      Step 1: Log into the live game and then log out.
      Step 2: Log into PTR client and create a level 1 character. After you're done, return to the main character screen.
      Step 3: Click on the "PTR Copy" button located in the upper right-hand corner. (The PTR Copy button will not appear in-game until you have created a new level 1 character.)
      Step 4: Select your region.
      Step 5: Click "Copy." This will copy all characters on your account from the selected region.
      Step 6: You will be disconnected from the PTR client.
      Step 7: Log back in. Your copied characters will be available for play.
      Please note that you can only copy characters from one gameplay region at a time. If you choose to copy characters from a different region, any previously copied PTR characters will be lost. In addition, you can only copy characters over to your PTR account once every 24 hours. Attempting to copy characters before this cooldown is up will result in an error.
      We hope you enjoy the PTR!
      -The Diablo III Development Team
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    • By Staff
      The final new season of Diablo 3 has started and we have all our class guides for you to check out! The solo self found, Fissure dungeon Season of Enmity is bringing a lot to the table and there's been plenty of class changes as well. You can check out the full season preview with the notes here. 

      Barbarian:
      Leveling and Fresh 70 Guide
      Boulder Toss Build with the Raekor Set (Top) Support GR Build with Raekor and HotNS Sets (Top) Rend Build with Wrath of the Wastes Set (High) Frenzy Build with the Horde of the Ninety Savages Set (High) Hammer of the Ancients GR Build With LoD (High) Seismic Slam Build with Might of the Earth Set (Mid) Leap/Earthquake Build with Might of the Earth Set(Mid) Furious Charge Build with Immortal King and Raekor Sets Hammer of the Ancients Build with the Immortal King Set
       
      Crusader:
      Leveling and Fresh 70 Guide
      Fist of the Heavens Build with Aegis of Valor Set (Top) Condemn Build with Akkhan Set (Top) Heaven's Fury Build with Aegis of Valor Set (High) Thorns Build with Invoker Set (High) Bombardment Build with Legacy of Dreams Set (High) Blessed Hammer (Hammerdin) Build with Seeker of the Light Set (Mid) Sweep Attack Build with Roland's Set (Mid) Blessed Shield Build with Legacy of Dreams (Mid) Thorns Bombardment Build with Akkhan, Crimson and Aughild Sets (Mid) Shield Bash Build with Roland's Set Condemn Build with Legacy of Dreams
       
      Demon Hunter:
      Leveling and Fresh 70 Guide
      Support Build with Gears of Dreadlands/Marauder (Top) Spike Traps Build with Natalya (Top) Multishot Build with Marauder Set (High) Cluster Arrow Build with Marauder Set (High) Multishot Build with Unhallowed Essence Set (High) Hungering Arrow Build with Gears of Dreadlands (Mid) Impale Build with Shadow's Mantle (Mid) Rapid Fire Build with Legacy of Dreams (Mid) Chakram Build with Unhallowed Essence Set Grenade Build with Unhallowed Essence Sets
       
      Monk:
      Leveling and Fresh 70 Guide
      Mystic Ally Build with Inna's Mantra Set (Top) Wave of Light Build with Legacy of Dreams (Top) Support Build with Inna's Mantra Set (Top) Wave of Light Build with Sunwuko Set (High) Tempest Rush Build with Sunwuko Set (High) Tempest Rush Build with the Patterns of Justice Set (High) Lashing Tail Kick Build with Sunwuko Set (Mid) Crippling Wave Build with Raiment and Shenlong Sets (Mid) Crippling Wave Build with Raiment and Shenlong Sets Lashing Tail Kick Build with Legacy of Dreams Seven-Sided Strike Build with Uliana's Stratagem Set
       
      Necromancer:
      Leveling and Fresh 70 Guide
      Blood Nova Build with Legacy of Dreams (Top) Death Nova Build with Trag'Oul  (Top) Necromancer Support Build With Pestilence Set (Top) Army of the Dead Build with Rathma Set (High) Corpse Explosion Build with Legacy of Dreams (High) Bone Spear Build with the Masquerade set (High) Generator Build with Grace of Inarius Set (Mid) Corpse Explosion Build with Inarius Set (Mid) Poison Scythe Build with Legacy of Dreams (Mid) Corpse Lance Build with Legacy of Dreams Set (Mid) Thorns Skeletons Build with Legacy of Dreams Corpse Explosion Build With Trag'Oul and Jesseth Sets Corpse Lance Build with Pestilence or Trag'Oul Set Skeletal Mage Singularity "Rat" Build with Legacy of Dreams
       
      Witch Doctor:
      Leveling and Fresh 70 Guide
      Carnevil Poison Dart Build with Zunimassa Set (Top) Angry Chicken Build with Spirit of Arachyr Set (Top) Carnevil Dagger of Darts Build with Legacy of Dreams (High) Corpse Spiders Build with Spirit of Arachyr Set (High) Spirit Barrage Build with the Mundunugu's Regalia Set (High) Firebats Build with Spirit of Arachyr Set (Mid) Soul Harvest Build with Jade Harvester Set (Mid) Zombie Bears Build with Helltooth Set (Mid) Spirit Barrage Build with Legacy of Dreams (Mid) Gargantuan Build with Helltooth Set Gargantuan Build with Zunimassa Set Grasp of the Dead Build with Helltooth Set (Low)
       
      Wizard:
      Leveling and Fresh 70 Guide
      Meteor Build with Tal Rasha (Top) Meteor Build with Legacy of Dreams (Top) Mammoth Hydra Build with Legacy of Dreams (High) Energy Twister Build with Legacy of Dreams (High) Explosive Blast Build with Firebird Set (High) Flame Blades Build with Firebird Set (High) Frost Hydra Build with Typhon's Veil (Mid) Archon Build with Vyr and Chantodo Sets (Mid) Energy Twister Build with DMO Set (Mid) Frozen Orb Build with Legacy of Dreams (Mid) Frozen Orb Build with DMO Set (Mid) Frozen Orb Build with Tal Rasha Arcane Orbit Build with DMO Set Explosive Blast Farming Build with Tal Rasha Set
        You can get a great overview of the new season with the Season 29 compendium here! You can also check out our build rankings for:
      Solo Push Solo Speed GR Solo Speed T16 Rankings Group Meta Group RGK Rankings Group TK Rankings Group XP Farming
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