Diablo II Lord of Destruction has been my all time favorite game for 18 years. I’ve only ever played legit hardcore single player and hardcore ladder on bnet. I pretty much only play the Barbarian. I make seriously mean PvM Whirlwind, Frenzy and Throw barbs. All the old guides on the web and the various recently made YouTube guides are out dated and weak af.
My guides for these three builds will not include gear recommendations, my builds and techniques can be easily used with just magic (blues) items from Normal Blood Moor to Hell Baal if one so chooses. I will demonstrate the skills and the best way to use each and every one, as well as which scenarios each one is best used for, including Grim Ward.
I’ll show how I hotkey 18 skills and use them. I’ll provide in depth information on all the gear Affixes that enhance my builds, which will help you master one or all of these builds faster, and provide you with important information on choosing gear as you come across it in Sanctuary or in a trade engagement.
If you’re interested, hit the heart button and comment which build you’re interested in most. If there is enough interest over the weekend I’ll start producing the guides. This of course is directed at new and novice players, but I’m positive even the elites will enjoy them. After all, you will all see me solo kill hell Diablo in 1 second in an 8 player game. That’s the fastest legit Diablo kill in the game’s history.
By the way, I’m the hardcore barbarian player that beat the game with throwing potions that Mr Brevik mentioned when interviewed by Rhykker. I’m not trying to come across as egotistical, I just wish to pass along my experience and wisdom for the next generation, the D2:R players who will most definitely fall in love with the game and the barbarian like I have.
There are some great guides, especially Llama’s Guided Playthrough videos where he takes a character from level 1 all the way to killing Hell Baal, while explaining all the things and tricks he does to get over tricky situations.
Futureal has VODs of taking a Barbarian from level 1 all the way to farming Ubers before level 80 and to then completing a Holy Grail.
I would not say, I am an elite D2 gamer, but I at least have beating the game with the sorc and paladin a few times. I tried it with a frenzy barb, but I got stuck in Hell act1… at least it feels stuck, because I can’t farm the tower and I never tried to get to Andi directly. (Maybe that’s my mistake right there)
But this in mind, I would enjoy some more “in depth tips and tricks” for frenzy barbs and especially, what experienced barb players do, if they are stuck. E.g. if you are stuck at the end of nightmare, afaik, you just have to get some levels and farm mephisto to get some decent gear. Or for Hell, you desperately need “cannot be frozen” as melee barb.
i’m all for barb content, i’ve played barb since the game released in 2000 and mained barb in d3 as well. Personally planned on going some sort of frenzy build to start in D2r and maybe respec into a WW build in nightmare, i’m not sure. I heard WW isn’t as good anymore compared to when i played D2, last d2 patch i played for any significant length of time was around 1.09 i believe.
Hey dude, this sounds completely down my alley. I also play primarily Hardcore and love the Barb, but my knowledge of him is definitely limited. From a conceptual standpoint, Barb is my favourite class, but from a class power perspective I need to learn more for sure.
I find myself playing Sorc and Paladin more than I would like, because it just feels relatively effortless to grind through to Hell Bhaal, compared to the Barb. I’m sure there are a lot of tips and tricks about itemization and skill usage that I’m missing, so what you describe sounds very appealing and you’d definitely have an audience.
I recently learned about the War Cry Barb leveling strategy, which made me feel totally ignorant about the class. The depth of this game really is incredible. Anyhow, full support from me if you decide to make Barb guides and content!
Awesome, if we get more people interested you can expect it.
Mr LlamaStarcraft has built an amazing following speedrunning and using the various hacked versions of the game in the last 6 years, but lets be real, his whirlwind guide is a complete joke and has to be a troll.
I checked him out. I didn’t see any build guides, I just saw him using a hacked version of the game. His ww technique that I saw once is good, but his gear I could see was week. As for ubering below 80 with a barb, it’s relatively easy and cheap, it can be done with all gear bellow ilvl 43.
Warcry and Berserk were made for each other. Howl, Berserk and Enigma is a great mf setup.
If I get enough interest my guides will be very in depth. You’ll be surprised when you see me clearing hell no problem with Frenzy and just using whatever items dropped in the game.
You’ll see, and be surprised to find, that this isn’t true.
You might be surprised to find that the current top whirlwind build can be the most powerful damage skill in the game.
Whirlwind is most certainly labor intensive and the most likely skill to cause wrist pain and carpel.