Most barbs already know this but I will keep poking the bear.
Look at 5:15 mark
Maxroll actually LOD hota as #1 barb build
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MOTE needs love. It’s obviously trying to facilitate leapquake but partially enables SS and Ava.
SS and Ava need way more attention, with Ava needing the most.
Either make MOTE super narrow like Raekor and Wastes or give us some new legendaries to make the other earth skills better.
I’ll settle for Avalanche getting a few big fat multipliers via new cube items. Imo furnace being BIS for a class set is a missed design oppty.
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They got
- Rend A
- lod hota A
- Reakor boulder toss A
- MOTE LQ B
- MOTE SS B
- Ik hota B
No s tier but a nice variety of a,b.
Make MOTE S tier, it’s time
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but we got s class tier z type 
Zdps shouldn’t exist in diablo franchise
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if they gave MOTE something like reakors’ weapon throw to stack stricken it would be pretty crazy. Up to fighting the boss, it’s my favorite set in the game.
What would be a good rate of “stricken stacks per second”?
Maybe they could revise EQ’s DOT mechanic or incorporate a stricken like feature into the set like “monsters damaged by EQ take more damage from EQ” to obviate / emulate stricken.
Fwiw, i really like LQ. I just wish the other pieces of the assault (ss and ava) did more damage.
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It’s like ya living in my mind fella. SS and Ava playstyle need loving.
Well, keep a couple things in mind.
First, LoD HOTA and Rend are really, really close. They were certainly close in season 25. There’s no telling which will come out ahead, and if either does, it will be by a hair.
Second, one of the “S-tier” builds listed here, AoV Crusader, is most likely no stronger than Rend, LoD HOTA, or new Raekor. More likely, it is a little weaker than all three, especially in the coming patch.
Third, another of these builds, Zuni darts WD, is almost certainly weaker than all three of those Barb builds. The only reason it is on the list is the belief by the Maxroll gang that it has high dps potential. But, it has completely failed to ever show that potential, underperforming vs both Rend and LoD HOTA in both season and non season.
Bottom line, there is literally zero evidence that this “S-tier” build is better than two or (more likely) three different Barb builds.
Same goes for the current iteration of Firebird Wiz, btw. It too is most likely stronger than either AoV or Zuni darts.
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Hey man this pot I found likes to be stirred.
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Nothing stopping you from putting Tribes in the cube and dual wielding Sun Keeper (or Sankis) and 300th Spear! Then just swap War Cry / Battle Rage for Weapon Throw.
I thought you were poking the bear. Now you’re stirring the pot?
What’s next, stirring the bear!?
The pot full of honey
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Now you’re running a honey trap. What is this forum coming to?
honestly kinda bummed I have never saved gear for LOD hota. Not even sure what I have ready.
Full incorporation would be ideal.
What’s it been coming to?
Stir that pot, Chris. Poke that bear. Massage that manatee. Whatever it takes:
B U F F
A L L
B A R B S
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on the manatee one
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Valor is still stronger than anything we got. Wario cleared a 150 last season without using Norvalds. This is the less powerful of the two valor builds (the lazy no hard casting version). His 150 clear is a few spots under mine.