Any advice for a new player going through solo normal to hell on barbarian?

This is only my second time ever really dabbling with a community forum, but i fell in love with D2R and wanted to seek advice!


So im a new player to Diablo 2 with around 80 hours spread across a bunch of characters which didnt really make it much further than act 2. Though now with the barbarian i have finally found a class i enjoyed playing and have now reached the end of act 2 on NM with him.

Ive been reading a lot about all the different mechanics this game has to offer ( which has been a massive undertaking with how densely packed this game is ) but id like to ask some people that have proper know-how on where i should take my character and what i should look out for to make it through the rest of NM and then H.

For reference i am currently dual wielding swords with my primary skill being WW, with the

Gleamscythe

Tulwar unique and a Spirit

Crystal Sword.

Where should i take my barb from here and are the any runewords or base items i should be grinding for?