Season XIII · Lord of Hatred

Build Encyclopedia

All 8 Classes · Every Viable Build · Level 1 → Torment IV

Cross-referenced from Maxroll, Icy Veins, Mobalytics, D4Builds, Game8, Wowhead, SkyCoach.
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I · Season 13 · Consensus Tier List

Meta Snapshot

Rankings aggregated from 6+ sources. Builds listed by cross-source consensus.

S+
Ball Lightning (Ballkuna)
Sorcerer
Shock AoE / Screen clear
S+
Death Trap
Rogue
Trap burst / AoE nuke
S
Whirlwind
Barbarian
Spin-to-win / Dust Devils
S
Static Field Blizzard (Shockuna)
Sorcerer
Lightning DoT / Unstable Currents
S
Dance of Knives
Rogue
Channel spin / Fan of Knives
S
Apocalypse Warlock
Warlock
Hellfire nuke / 100-stack ramp
S
Dread Claws
Warlock
Shadow AoE / Stealth positioning
S
Ancient Leap / HotA
Barbarian
Fire melee / Summoner hybrid
S
Auradin (Holy Light Aura)
Paladin
Aura walk-through / Zero button
S
Blessed Hammer (Hammerdin)
Paladin
Orbiting hammers / Arbiter form
S
Blazing Abyss
Warlock
Permanent stealth / Abyss pulses
S
Pulverize
Druid
Werebear slam / Overpower
S
Rabies Lacerate
Druid
Poison DoT / Werewolf spread
A
Wing Strike · Thorns · Fist of Heavens · Zeal · Blessed Shield
Paladin
Multiple viable archetypes
A
Rapid Fire · Penetrating Shot · Barrage · Flurry
Rogue
Ranged bow / Freeze-Shatter
A
Abaddon Summoner · Blazing Scream · Tyrant's Grasp
Warlock
Demon army / Hellfire / Demonform
A
Hydra · Crackling Energy · Blizzard
Sorcerer
Summon caster / Shock / Frost
A
Shadowblight · Blood Wave · Summoner Zerg
Necromancer
Shadow DoT / Blood AoE / Minion army
A
Wolf Companion · Cataclysm · Stormslide · Tornado
Druid
Pet / Storm / Hybrid
A
Evade Eagle · Quill Volley · Payback
Spiritborn
Evade spam / Feather barrage / Counter
B
Tornado, Shred, Boulder, Lightning Storm, Hurricane, Werenado, Bone Spirit, Blood Lance, Army of Dead, Fireball, Frozen Orb, Twisting Blades, Heartseeker, Lunging Strike, Cleave, Spear of Heavens, Heaven's Fury, Sever
I
Start on Hard difficulty. XP bonus is worth it with Helltide's 50% XP. Move up when elites die fast.
II
Complete the LoH campaign first. Unlocks War Plans, campaign skip for alts, Mercenaries, Horadric Cube, Talisman.
III
Save Obols until 70. Vendors give 850 item power at max level. Huge head start.
IV
Horadric Cube. Upgrade common → legendary. Best for target-farming uniques (e.g., gloves → Gohr's or Dawnfire).
V
Talisman system. Equip Seal + 5 matching Charms (set bonus) + 1 Unique Charm. Endgame sets are build-defining.
VI
Mercenaries. Hire 1 + 1 reinforcement. Raheir (tank/DR) and Varyana (attack speed) most common. Aldkin (Field of Languish) for DR option.
VII
Runewords. Ritual + Invocation in weapons/armor. Key combos: Moni+Ceh (Vulnerable), Cem+Gar (Crit), Igni+Prid (auto Dark Prison), Cir+Ceh (Freeze+Vulnerable).
VIII
Level cap 70. Pit Tier 10 → Torment 1. 14 extra skill points from Renown/Season Ranks (83 total). Paragon opens at 70.
I · The Barbarian

Barbarian

Arsenal System · Shouts · Fury · Berserking · Dust Devils

Whirlwind — hold one button, fire conversion via Bursting (lvl 15), Dust Devils spawn automatically, Gohr's auto-fires Mighty Throw. HotA/Ancient Leap — fire melee summoner, Ancestral modifier spawns ...

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II · The Warlock

Warlock

Soul Shards · Wrath + Dominance · Shadowform · Demonform · Sigils

Six distinct endgame builds. Blazing Abyss — permanent stealth, Abyss pulses. Apocalypse — 100-stack ramp → screen nuke, Hands of Worldbreaker makes it a Sigil skill. Dread Claws — best leveler, circu...

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III · The Paladin

Paladin

Oaths · Arbiter Form · Auras · Faith · Resolve

Widest competitive spread of any class. Mobalytics has 10 S-tier Paladin builds. Auradin — kill by running near enemies, Holy Light Aura scales with Attack Speed + Armor (Castle paragon node), Dawnfir...

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IV · The Rogue

Rogue

Combo Points · Energy · Imbuements · Specializations

Death Trap (S+) — highest burst in game, trap + nuke. Dance of Knives (S) — channel indefinitely, snapshot Combo Points, Fan of Knives shotgun. Rapid Fire (A) — 10 arrows + Ruckus ricochet, cleanest l...

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V · The Sorcerer

Sorcerer

Enchantments · Mana · Elemental Conversion · Unstable Currents · Crackling Energy

Ball Lightning / Ballkuna (S+) — consensus #1 overall build across all sources. Orbs travel slowly hitting everything repeatedly. Unstable Currents for screen-wide Crackling explosions. Static Field B...

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VI · The Druid

Druid

Spirit Boons · Shapeshifting · Companions · Storm · Form Selector

Pulverize (S — Mobalytics) — Werebear slam, Overpower ground pound, simple and tanky. Rabies Lacerate (S — Icy Veins) — poison DoT werewolf, infect and spread plague. Wolf Companion (A) — pack leader ...

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VII · The Necromancer

Necromancer

Book of the Dead · Essence · Minions · Corpse Skills · Direct Command

Shadowblight (A) — no-minion Shadow DoT. Stack Blight, Corpse Explosion, Ebonpiercer, Soulrift. Trigger Shadowblight passive ASAP. Attack Speed is king. Blood Wave (A) — Kessime's Legacy pants, massiv...

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VIII · The Spiritborn

Spiritborn

Spirit Hall · Vigor · Guardian Spirits · Evade Mechanics

Under-the-radar this expansion. Evade Eagle (A) — evade spam with constant resets, Poison variant pushes high Pit. Quill Volley (A) — Rod of Kepeleke makes it Basic+Core. Gorilla primary + Jaguar seco...

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III · The Long Road Ahead

Endgame Progression

  1. Hit 70 → Pit Tier 10 → Torment 1
  2. Respec skill tree for endgame variant
  3. Paragon — Legendary nodes → Glyphs to 15 (radius) → Glyphs to 46 (secondary)
  4. Talisman — Legendary Seal (+1 Charm Slot) → class BiS charm set (5pc) + 1 Unique Charm
  5. Horadric Cube — upgrade commons → legendary for target-farming
  6. Runewords — Ritual + Invocation in weapons/armor
  7. Masterworking — weapon damage → key offensive affix → capstone
  8. Torment push — T1→T2→T3→T4. Ancestral gear = guaranteed Greater Affix
  9. War Plans — Helltides, Pit, Undercity, Infernal Hordes, Echoing Hatred
  10. Boss Ladder — Lair → Greater Lair → Tormented (Mythic Unique target farm)

Source Links

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