Project Diablo 2 · Season 14
Build Guides
Step-by-step guides for 18 builds: skill order, gear for every budget, a leveling route from level 1 and the right mercenary. Pick your class and what you want to do.
Bossing tier list HCHardcore
18 guides · ranked for bossing (Hardcore)
S S tier HC2
Druid Summon Druid (Wolves / Grizzly / Spirits)Mapping ABossing SLeague start SMinions take the hits while you stay back, making it one of the safest HC boss builds.
Assassin Venom Blade Sentinel AssassinMapping SBossing SLeague start ABlade Sentinels keep hitting while you dodge, making it the safest top boss killer for HC at T0 and T2.
A A tier HC3
Amazon Summon Amazon (Valkyrie / Decoy)Mapping ABossing ALeague start SDecoys pull aggro away from you, making T0 Diablo Clone a safe HC kill.
Sorceress Blizzard Sorceress (Cold Mastery)Mapping ABossing ALeague start BRanged cold damage and control let it take on every pinnacle fight safely in HC.- Sorceress Meteor Sorceress (Fire)Mapping BBossing ALeague start AStrong on Diablo Clone from range, but low sorceress life demands careful positioning in HC.
B B tier HC3
- Assassin Wake of Fire TrapsinMapping SBossing BLeague start ATraps do the damage from a distance, making Diablo Clone a safe HC kill.
Necromancer Poison Nova NecromancerMapping SBossing BLeague start BRanged poison handles Diablo Clone safely, but T2 Rathma is a real struggle.
Paladin Holy Bolt / Fist of the Heavens PaladinMapping CBossing BLeague start SA cheap, safe way into first pinnacle kills, with paladin defenses backing it up in HC.
C C tier HC5
- Necromancer Bone Necromancer (Teeth / Bone Spear)Mapping SBossing CLeague start ABone Armor and range keep it safe, but single-target speed limits it to T0 Diablo Clone.
- Druid Fire Elemental Druid (Boulder / Fissure / Volcano)Mapping SBossing CLeague start AManageable on Diablo Clone but struggles on T2 Rathma: a mapper first.
- Paladin Hammerdin (Blessed Hammer Paladin)Mapping ABossing CLeague start AUnproven on pinnacle bosses, but Holy Shield and magic damage make it a safe if slow HC option.
Barbarian Whirlwind Barbarian (Two-Handed)Mapping ABossing CLeague start CSpinning through fire and novas in melee is risky in HC, and it struggles on Diablo Clone.- Paladin Physical Zealot Paladin (Zeal / Fanaticism)Mapping BBossing CLeague start CUnproven on pinnacle bosses; Smiter and Physical Charger are the stronger paladin melee boss builds.
D D tier HC5
- Barbarian War Cry Barbarian (Singer)Mapping SBossing DLeague start SA pack-clearing mapper whose shouts fall off on single high-life bosses.
- Druid Cold Elemental Druid (Arctic Blast / Hurricane)Mapping SBossing DLeague start BA mapper first; unproven on pinnacle bosses, where the Wind druid does better.
- Amazon Lightning Fury JavazonMapping SBossing DLeague start BLightning Fury's chain damage needs packs, so single pinnacle bosses take a long time.
- Sorceress Frozen Orb Sorceress (Cold Mastery)Mapping ABossing DLeague start CA mapper first; Blizzard is the stronger cold sorceress for pinnacle bosses.
- Sorceress Lightning Nova SorceressMapping ABossing DLeague start CLost much of its boss damage with the S14 Static Field nerf, and point-blank casting is risky in HC.
Tier ranks are our provisional Season 14 read, based on cited community tier lists and patch notes -- each guide explains its rank and links its sources. Only builds with a full guide are listed. Player-written guides · Write your own