By the way, Raekor Hota should be among the top three builds with new Remorseless. It’s at least 135+ considering Darkpatator’s 140 clear with Fjord:
Is there a mistake in the IK+HotA build or am I missing something?
You list the required sets as Immortal King’s Call + Istvan’s Paired Blades, and also mention using Remorseless. I thought that the best combo was now Remorseless + Echoing Fury with GoJ in the cube.
Typo. Will edit! Thanks for the catch!
Without a bugged Fjord, we lose 250% damage. That’s an 8-10 tier loss. Remorseless has yet to get it above 133. If it does, I’ll update accordingly.
Let me post the 150 clear video link/build here. Blood lust + ItF works. Based on my test, it increases the dmg by 40-50%. However, we can hardly use it in Non-season. (CC lack toughness. )
150 8:46
bbs.d.163.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=173805716
Blood Lust + In to the fray+ Zei
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av79564796
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I use this combo too. With 67 CHC and 610 CHD it gives 40% (33 monsters required) but probably it’s better to replace CHC on jewels with plain damage.
What do you think about using Esoteric Alteration instead of Taeguk?
But I don’t think there is much difference here. It depends on your ToF.
Taeguk is a must. We don’t need EA for extra toughness. We actually need more dmg. That’s my opanion.
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Hey Free…
Thread says Top 7 Solo + Group builds…but i don’t see any group builds?
then in OP you say…
I have clanmates with an S6 DH and Sader that I want to still run my rend barb …but I need help on what to adjust (like no HC of Rend which was causing lag with AD?)
Within the Rend build guide is a section on what you should change for group play.
Need to update guide, as zodiac rend (using ib, wearing lamentation, no capt crimson, stone gauntlets in cube) has cleared gr 150 solo several times this season, including at least 2 times that I’ve seen in hc.
You forgot to mention Zeus instead of Stricken 
I wouldn’t bother updating the guide to reflect season mechanics. There’s only a month left, and the build will be around after the pandemonium buff has come and gone.
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I’m agree. And I hope we’ll never get a similar bonus in the future. This season is all about fishing… for two map with proper monsters, conduit on the second floor and proper RG.
I did 142 on ‘bad’ conditions. The first map was good - Battlefields - but with bad monsters - Exarch. I cleared 2/3 of the map pretty fast and got Conduit. The second map was so-so - Moors - but again with bad monsters, so I ran it through. The third map was good - Battlefields - with good monsters. It took me almost 6 mins to kill the RG - Vesalius.
I tried 146. The first map was good but the second and the third were bad. I had 149 stacks and 3 mins for RG - enough for Hamelin, etc… but I got Chocker. I don’t feel I’m ready to spend plenty of time for fishing.
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We’ll, I actually like the season theme, but I agree that it changes the way you play GR entirely.
Yes Free has the guide built for someone playing without the OP seasonal buff and can be used in future seasons so any seasonal leaderboard clear linked builds really don’t reflect how this build will be played once this season is over.
This season is all about fishing.
Up to 142-143 you can play “normally”. Yes, you skip some maps but, as I showed above, you needn’t much luck to do 142. At least you start a run every 5-10 mins and it means you are playing and you are learning how to play). But when I tried 146 I got bored very fast. You spend most of time farming keys and restarting games. This means you are not learning how to play. And this doesn’t suit me because I’m new to this build. I’d prefer to play NS but I haven’t right equipment there. Unfortunately you can’t retire from a season to NS.
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Yeah I’ve got some primal mote shoulders that I can’t wait to try out on my NS slam. Only another month or so! Although I’m afraid that if we haven’t heard about a PTR by tomorrow, they might extend the season past the normal 3 months…
Not updating with S19 stuff because the Season theme is so OP.
Post S19, none of those clears will be possible, and none of the theme-specific strategies will matter.
Hoping they back away from such hyperbolic themes going forward.
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S20 = PandeLoNgrandeureum ftw.
LoD HOTA gear requirement should be “high” I think. It (accurately) gets the award for most demanding to gear.
Don’t want new players thinking they should start there because it’ll be easy 
UPDATE
Fully updated the OP for S20 and completely overhauled the final section. Check it out and let me know your thoughts.
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