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The best Barbarian build for Season 16 and Patch 2.6.4 in terms of solo GR pushing

During Diablo 3’s development, the design plan was for all types of elemental damage to make a big difference. The developers wanted numerous types of elemental damage and different effects from them, especially via their critical hit procs. Fire damage crits were going to set targets alight dealing additional DoT. With Diablo III set to commence with another new season in a couple of days, it is time to highlight some of the best Legendary gems available in the game. Legendary gems go into rings and amulets.

Diablo 3's Patch 2.6.4 brought significant changes to Raekor's Set bonus damage which now increases the damage of Fury spenders by up to an astounding 27500%! This is one of the highest damage bonuses out of all Diablo 3 sets, and on top of that, it's one that can be easily reached within a matter of seconds and selected Fury Spenders can be spammed with the set's full benefit.

This is currently the best Barbarian Build for Season 16 and Patch 2.6.4, which is apparently slightly better than Charge Barb based on the Immortal King's and Raekor sets combined. I guess we will have to see over the course of the Season how it ends up.

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Table of contents

  1. General information
  2. Recommended items
  3. Recommended skills
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General information

The entire build is based on The Legacy of Raekor set which provides the following bonuses:

  • Furious Charge refunds a charge if it only hits one enemy (2/6 pieces)
  • Furious Charge gains the effect of every rune and deals 1000% increased damage (4/6 pieces)
  • Every cast of Furious Charge grants a stacking effect that increases the damage of the next Fury-spending attack by 5500% per stack. Every cast of a Fury-spending attack consumes up to 5 stacks (6/6 pieces)

The Legacy of Raekor is a truly fitting set for a Barbarian. It's fully oriented on raw DPS, and unlike the majority of sets in Diablo 3, it grants no defensive bonuses. Luckily, Barbarian class offers various items and defensive skills that are more than enough when pushing High-level Greater Rifts.

The gameplay mechanics for HotA Raekor are rather simple, but spamming skills mindlessly will not bring you good results (yes, for some builds it does :) ). First of all, you need to accumulate stacks for the 6 piece bonus, by Charging into enemies with your Furious Charge. After you have 5 Stacks ready, you should use your Hammer of the Ancients for maximum damage. You can lower the stack count versus thrash, as you won't need the entire bonus ready for weaker enemies, but that heavily depends on your current gear, Paragon level, and the difficulty level you are playing currently (or the Tier of Greater Rift). You should adjust it for maximum clear speed.


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Recommended items

Equipment

Head - Raekor's Will
Stat priorities:
1) Critical Hit Chance
2) Strength
3) Increased HotA damage
4) Vitality (if you can't roll HotA damage)
5) Secondary res.
Socket:
Chest - Raekor's Heart
Stat priorities:
1) Strength
2) Vitality
3) All elemental resistances
4) Reduced damage from elites/Secondary res.
Sockets:
(replace with Rubys if you feel comfortable with having less all res.)
Pants - Raekor's Breeches
Stat priorities:
1) Strength
2) Vitality
3) All elemental resistances
Sockets:
(replace with Rubys if you feel comfortable with having less all res.)
Gloves- Raekor's Breeches
Stat priorities:
1) Strength
2) Critical Hit Chance
3) Critical Hit Damage
4) Area damage% / Vitality
5) Attack speed
6) Secondary res.
Boots - Raekor's Striders
Stat priorities:
1) Strength
2) Vitality
3) All elemental resistances
4) Increased HotA damage

Pauldrons - Raekor's Burden
Stat priorities:
1) Strength
2) Vitality
3) All elemental resistances
4) Area damage%
5) Life%

Bracers - Bracers of the First Men
Stat priorities:
1) Critical Hit Chance
2) Fire damage%
3) Strength
4) Life on Hit
5) Vitality
6) Secondary res.
Special power:
Hammer of the Ancients attacks 50% faster and deals 375-500% increased damage
Amulet - Traveller's Pledge
Stat priorities:
1) Socket
2) Critical Hit Damage
3) Critical Hit Chance
4) Fire damage%
5) Strength
(Part of the Endless Walk set)
Set bonuses:
  • While moving, all damage taken is reduced by up to 50%
  • While standing still, all damage dealt is increased by up to 100%
Ring - Compass Rose
Stat priorities:
1) Socket
2) Critical Hit Chance
3) Critical Hit Damage
4) Area damage%
5) Strength
6) Vitality
(Part of the Endless Walk set)

Ring - Convention of Elements
Stat priorities:
1) Socket
2) Critical Hit Chance
3) Critical Hit Damage
4) Area damage%
5) Strength
Special power:
Gain 150–200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison

Belt - Pride of Cassius
Stat priorities:
1) Strength
2) Vitality
3) All elemental resistances
4) Life gained per Fury spent
5) Life%
Special power:
Increases the duration of Ignore Pain by 4–6 seconds
Weapon 1/2 - Little Rogue
Stat priorities:
1) Socket
2) High average damage
3) Damage%
4) Strength
5) Attack speed%
Sockets:
(Part of the Istvan's Paired blades set)
Set bonuses:
  • Every cast of a skill that spends primary resource grants 6% increased damage, Armor and attack speed for 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to 5 times
Weapon 1/2 - The Slanderer
Stat priorities:
1) Socket
2) High average damage
3) Damage%
4) Strength
5) Attack speed%
Sockets:
(Part of the Istvan's Paired blades set)
Bonus Items for Season 16
(thanks to built-in Ring of Royal Grandeur power)
Chest - Aquila Cuirass
Stat priorities:
1) Strength
2) Vitality
3) All Elemental Resistances
4) Reduced damage from elites
Sockets:
(replace with Rubys if you feel comfortable with having less all res.)
Special power:
While above 90–95% of primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%
Kanai Cube powers
The Gavel of Judgement
Hammer of the Ancients deals 600–800% increased damage and returns 25 Fury if it hits 3 or fewer enemies
Magefist
Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.
Band of Might
After casting Furious Charge, Ground Stomp, or Leap, take 60–80% reduced damage for 8 seconds
Legendary Gems
Bane of the Trapped
  • Increases damage done to enemies under the control-impairing effects by 15%
    Upgrade: +0.3% additional damage per Rank
  • Gain an aura that slows the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30% (Requires Rank 25)
Bane of the Stricken
  • Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.8%
    Upgrade: +0.01% damage per Rank
  • Gain 25% increased damage against Rift Guardians and bosses (Requires Rank 25)
Esoteric's Alteration
  • Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction. Upgrade: +0.5% damage reduction per Rank
  • While below half Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75% (Requires Rank 25)

Recommended skills

Active Skills

Hammer of the Ancients
A massive hammer smashes enemies in front of the Barbarian for 535% damage as Physical. Hammer of the Ancients has a 1% increased Critical Hit Chance for every 5 Fury the Barbarian currently has
Smash
Increases damage dealt to 640% and damage type changes to Fire
Your main DPS skill. Simply spam it to kill enemies

Furious Charge
Rush forward, knocking back and dealing 600% damage as Physical
Battering Ram
Damage type changes to Fire and the damage is increased to 1050%
Core ability in every Raekor build. It used to transition fast between groups of monsters, as well as generate charges for the 6 piece Set bonus
Wrath of the Berserker
Enter a berserker rage which raises the following attributes for 20 seconds: Critical Hit Chance, Attack Speed, Dodge Chance, and Movement Speed
Insanity
Increases damage dealt by an additional 50%
Your core utility ability. It grants terrific bonus damage and damage reduction. Should be used against Bosses and tougher packs of monsters.
Threatening Shout
Shout, reducing damage done by nearby enemies by 20% for 15 seconds
Demoralize
Affected enemies become taunted by the Barbarian
Good defensive utility skill. It reduces monster's damage and makes it easier to group them up for your big hit with Hammer of the Ancients
Battle Rage
Enter a rage which increases Player's damage by 10% and Critical Hit Chance by 3%. The buff lasts 120 seconds
Bloodshed
Deal 20% damage of your recent critical hits to enemies within 20 yards radius every second
Battle Rage provides very high bonus damage and should be up all the time
Ignore Pain
Reduce all damage taken by 50% and gain Immunity to all control-impairing effects for 5 seconds
Ignorance is Bliss

While under the effect of Ignore Pain, you will be healed for every point of Fury spent


Mandatory defensive skill for this build. It grants a very high defensive bonus which is critical when playing Raekor's set
Passive Skills
Ruthless
You deal 40% extra damage to enemies below 30% Life
Brawler
Increases your damage by 20% if there are at least three enemies within 12 yards

Boon of Bul-Kathos
Reduces the cooldown of the following skills:

  • Earthquake: by 15 seconds
  • Call of the Ancients: by 30 seconds
  • Wrath of the Berserker: by 30 seconds
Berserker Rage
You deal 25% extra damage while near maximum Fury (approximately 95% and up)


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We hope you will enjoy this build as much as we did. And see you soon in the world of Sanctuary.

If you have any ideas how we could improve this build, or if you believe the Immortal King's Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian is not suitable for this title please let us know in the comments below.

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Hello Diablo 3 players, today I am going to share with you all the tips and tricks I have learned playing D3 hardcore seasonal. For the record, I have killed 6 wizards and 1 demon hunter before I made it to farm Torment 10 Nephalem Rift and Greater Rifts 50+ solo. This article will guide you through some stuff you should know for hardcore.

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Tip 1: Know Your Internet Connection Well

I know this isn’t really a tip per say, but this is a big factor in how you play. If you have a solid internet provider that barely gives you any down time, then you are safe to play hardcore without any problems. However, if you are prone to disconnects at least a few times every week or month, then the odds of your character dying from lag increases.

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There are ways around this though. In hardcore, you want to prioritize toughness over damage. The key is to do it such that you don’t sacrifice too much offense and still have strong toughness. That brings us to the next tip.

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Tip 2: Get Your Classes Fatal Damage Passive Skill ASAP

Each class will have a passive skill that prevents you from getting 1 shot by any monster to give you a chance to chug a potion or run away. You must get it as soon as you can. This will give you the cushion you need in case you make any mistakes. Here are the following “oh sh1t” skills for each class:

  • Barbarian – Nerves of Steel: Fatal damage instead reduces you to 15% Life. For 3 seconds afterward, you take 95% reduced damage and are immune to all control-impairing effects. (Level 13)
  • Crusader – Indestructible: When you receive fatal damage, you instead become immune to damage, gain 35% increased damage and gain 107284 Life per Kill for 5 seconds. (Level 25)
  • Monk – Near Death Experience: When receiving fatal damage, you instead restore 35% Life and 35% Spirit and are immune to damage and control impairing effects for 2 seconds. (Level 58)
  • Wizard – Unstable Anomaly: When you receive fatal damage, you instead gain a shield equal to 400% of your maximum Life for 5 seconds and release a shockwave that knocks enemies back and Stuns them for 3 seconds. (Level 60)
  • Demon Hunter – Awareness: When you receive fatal damage, you instead vanish for 2 seconds and regenerate 50% of maximum Life. (Level 66)
  • Witch Doctor – Spirit Realm: When you receive fatal damage, you automatically enter the spirit realm for 2 seconds and heal to 50% of your maximum Life. (Level 30)

As you can see, Monks, Wizards and Demon Hunters get their fatal damage passives pretty late, so you want to play carefully when you don’t have them yet.

Tip 3: Increase Toughness To Give Room for Error

This is important as more toughness means you survive sticky situations that would kill you in soft core. Things like running into a group of melee elite teleporting monsters, lightning orbs, poison fields, molten blasts and homing ice orbs can kill you fast(often in 1-3 seconds) if you lack either physical or elemental resistance.

Monks, Crusaders and Barbarians are less prone to dying fast as they get 30% damage reduction, but if you are Demon Hunter, Wizard or Witch Doctor, you need to make sure you get damage reduction gear at higher levels.

Now let’s talk about what you need for toughness to increase. You need both physical and elemental resistance. Having pure damage reduction will help in both areas. However, you also need enough elemental resistance to make your pure damage reduction effective. I suggest you roll +X to all elemental resistances on your armor, and socket diamonds to improve that further. I have died quickly to lightning orbs due to lack of elemental resistance. Here are the things you can do to improve all round toughness.

  • Pure Damage Reduction – This is the best form of defense since it improves both physical and elemental resistance. An item that gives that option is the Aquila Cuirass. You can also use unique items like Gold Wrap which improves your armor based on the gold picked up. At lower levels, this is not as useful, but once you hit torment 6 and higher, elite and big bosses can 1 shot you if you lack damage reduction.
  • Elemental Resistance – I made the mistake of not socketing any diamonds to my armor. That resulted to the death of 3 of my wizards. You need sufficient elemental resistance so you do not get killed by any of the pesky skills like the lightning orbs, huge frozen fields, molten blasts, poison fields and homing ice orbs. Having high resistance will give you a 2-3 second leeway to chug a potion or dodge more of these skills. If any of these skills can chunk out more than 1/2 of your health in a second, then you need more resistance.

Vitality also is a huge factor. Here are the recommended health pools for the various difficulties at level 70:

  • Normal to Hard – 300,000 Health
  • Torment 1-4 – 500,000 Health
  • Torment 5-7 – 800,000 Health
  • Torment 8-10 – 1, 100, 000 Health

If you have good damage reduction, then these health pools will be okay. Otherwise, add an additional 200,000 health. The general rule of thumb is that if you find yourself struggling and having to run away when fighting elites, then you need more damage reduction.

Tip 4: Kick Your Softcore Habits

Source: D3 Meme

Haha, I am guilty of this. Here are a list of bad habits that will get you killed in Hardcore.

  • AFK in the battle fields when you have “cleared” that area
  • Picking up items when the area still isn’t cleared yet
  • Standing by poison fields, traps, flame spitters and bombs while switching songs on your music playlist
  • Running a difficulty that is too hard for your current gear
  • Building damage and not enough vitality to survive hits
  • Running into a bunch of elite monsters like Rambo
  • Playing hardcore when your internet connection is weak

Tip 5: Losing Your Character Isn’t All That Bad

While it sucks that you can lose your character, gear and levels, there are ways you can keep yourself from losing it all. Keep in mind that you still retain your gold, paragon levels and items in your stash when a character dies. Here are a list of things you can do to soften the blow if your character dies:

  • Put all your belongings in your stash and avoid leaving them in your character inventory. Leaving them with your character inventory means they disappear along with it when they drop dead.
  • Keep spare sets/items for your character
  • Get a level 25 Gem of Ease and store it in your stash in case you need them(I sure did)
  • You can join clans and ask your guild mates to power level you back to 70 by running rifts.

Tip 6: Get the Kanai’s Cube in Ruins of Sescheron

You can actually get this in Adventure Map early in the game. It allows you to extract legendary item power for you to use. This is very useful as you can run all kinds of different combos to help you in increasing your damage or health. However, you need to be 70 to extract the power if the item though.

You need to do a lot of bounties and rifts to get enough ancient items to extract them. Here are the things you need to extract legendary power:

  • 1 Legendary item with a legendary affix.
  • 1 Khanduran Rune
  • 1 Caldeum Nightshade
  • 1 Arreat War Tapestry
  • 1 Corrupted Angel Flesh
  • 1 Westmarch Holy Water
  • 5 Death’s Breath

Tip 7: Look For Ways To Improve Your Damage Without Sacrificing Health

Once you feel like you have enough health to survive attacks without having to run away when encountering elites, you will want to mix and match items to see what works best for you. Certain set items and legendary items will give your character super power spikes that allows you to jump a few levels of difficulty.

To get set items, I suggest you collect blood shards and gamble the various parts you need for your set items with Kadala. Alternatively, you can go leech Torment 1 and 6 rift runs for loot. If you have high level friends that can do Torment 10 easily, you can ask them politely if you can tag along. 🙂

Tip 8: Recovery Is Your Friend

Now this is often overlooked as a newbie. You can have tonnes of health but with poor recovery, you are left with nothing after chugging a potion. There are 3 types of life recovery available.

  • Life Regen/Second – This is more suitable for characters that don’t like to use primary skills for leeching. A high regen means you are back to full health in no time after taking a fatal blow.
  • Life on Hit – This works best on characters that like to use primary skills for dealing damage. Characters like Barbarian, Monk, Crusader and Demon Hunter will benefit the most from this.
  • Life per Kill – This recovers life after you kill an enemy. Works best in if your character can kill mobs very fast.
  • Health Globes – This will drop when killing enemies. There are items that will increase the drops of these.

Having tried all forms of recovery, I think Life Regen and Life on Hit is one of the better options. Focus on the one you like the most. I like life regen more, but it is all down to your preference.

Tip 9: Look for Suitable Legendary Gems To Improve Gear

Once you have your desired set items, it is time to do some Greater Rifts and find the legendary gems that will further improve your survival and damage. Most of them are for jewelry. Below are the more common gems that hardcore players like to use:

  • Bane of the Powerful – Gain 20% increased damage for X seconds after killing an elite pack.
  • Bane of the Stricken – Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by by X%
  • Esoteric Alteration – Gain X% non-Physical damage reduction
  • Simplicity’s Strength – Increase the damage of primary skills by X%
  • Taeguk – Gain 0.5% increased damage for 3 seconds after spending primary resource. This effect stacks up to X times.
  • Mutilation Guard – Gain X melee damage reduction.

When the gem hits level 25, you gain a bonus effect that can help you in battle. I suggest you mix and match based on what you need the most.

Tip 10: Practice In Softcore

This is probably the more boring tip. Make all the mistakes you can in softcore before jumping into hardcore. Run into the poison fields, take some lasers in the face from Diablo or eat that molten blast to your hearts content. By doing that, you know the limits of how much a character can take before dying. Once you gain knowledge on the bosses and how to avoid their attacks, then hardcore will be a bit easier.

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