The best sorceress for hardcore comes with the ability to freeze mobs and dish out a great deal of damage. I recommend all three as they will increase your damage, keep you alive with a 2 hand weapon, and keep your mana pool high. Life leech, mana leech and crushing blow go a long way on this character. Stats: Enough strength for gear, 0 Dexterity (attack rating will be from Angelic's ring/amulet), all other points in VitalityĮnough Natural Resist to top off your resists 5-7 should be enough Whirlwind barbarians have high health, fast attack speed, can survive very well with life leech, and dish out great damage in 8 player mode with crushing blow. Remaining points in bone spirit or teeth (the final synergies you should max for Bone Spear) Stats: Enough Strength for gear, 0 Dexterity as you will have a physical damage shield in Bone Armor, all the rest in Vitality to primarily help with elemental attacks, 0 EnergyĢ0 Bone Wall (Bone Prison and Bone Wall also synergize with bone armor which is why these two synergies take priority, they will help a lot with survival)ġ Fire Golem (optional for early on, Clay Golem is a less expensive skill with a lower mana cost and comparable health on hell difficulty)ĥ-10 Corpse Explosion is enough for this build (very powerful spell with amplify curse) Synergy skills for Bone Spear also raise your Bone Armor's strength with every point spent.

Not to mention you will have a recastable physical shield from Bone Armor. It may surprise you to learn that Bone Spear damage with a White Runeword wand does comparable damage to Bone Spirit and can also hit multiple targets. Stats: Enough Strength for gear, enough Dexterity for 75% block with a shield like Whitstan's Guard (a common shield with the highest block in the game) all remaining points in Vitality, no EnergyĢ0 Fire Blast (Great for lightning immunes and it shares synergies with Lightning Sentry)Īll remaining points in Lightning Sentry's synergies This character is a great choice for anyone playing hardcore. Lightning Trap Assassin is a ranged attacker capable of shooting off screen with as many as 5 lightning traps.

The top pick goes to a Lightning Trap Assassin.

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