Inexperienced player - HC Barb build questions

Hello,

This is my first character ever in d2(r), to be precise, the first one to have progressed after act 1 normal (the previous one was over 20 years ago). So I am definitely inexperienced.

Moving on, I chose to try a HC character. I play on PS5, so I thought I'd give myself a serious challenge, of reaching, someday, level 99 HC for the relevant trophies. I play online because we also play together with my gf, so I play sometimes solo, sometimes duo. Gf plays a bowazon.

I am currently in nightmare and I am really taking my time (lvl 70) , in order to farm the equipment I think I need in order to move on to hell difficulty.

I play a

Concentrate sword and shield barbarian. I have maxed out

Concentrate,

Battle Orders, and have spread some one pointers around, before working to max out

Blade Mastery (currently at 15 pts) , and eventually

Shout (currently at 7 pts)

So, about the plan:

The plan is to enter hell and dwell in the pit until I drop good enough gear (or drop good enough gear to trade for gear I want) to move on to the other acts, finish the game once, and then farm terrorized no further than act 2. Until level 99. I plan on entering hell at least level 75 (I have traded for a torch, which I aim to use).

The question:

Is the following gear good enough for a pit dweller in HC?

Headstriker (as soon as I find a

Pul rune I aim to upgrade it) socketed with a

Shael.

Shaftstop, socketed with a

Sol

Moser's Blessed Circle with

Sol or

Perfect Diamond - depending on the rest of the charms (I only play with 75% all res, aiming for as much overcap as I can). Always max block as well.

Vampire Gaze socketed with a

Sol

String of Ears

Raven Frost ring

Dwarf Star ring

The Cat's Eye amulet

Laying of Hands

Goblin Toe/

Gore Rider/

War Traveler depending on availability and comfort, when in the pit.

And then plugging holes as needed with charms.

I believe the above is farmable in Nightmare (I am not in any hurry to enter hell in any case)

So, what do you think?

-the gear is NM doable, even hell - able
-a fervor jewel in you armour /

Helm to reach 75 ias
-1 point in

Berserk
-double spirits on switch for BO?

krathkor wrote: 1 hour ago

-the gear is NM doable, even hell - able
-a fervor jewel in you armour /

Helm to reach 75 ias
-1 point in

Berserk
-double spirits on switch for BO?

Thanks for answering.

I already have put a point in

Berserk. Am I expecting many phys immunes in the pit?

Are fervor jewels dropable in nm?

At the moment I have two Ali babas on switch, for better odds at finding things, and since I always keep a full inventory (of charms) I have no idea where to place double spirits. (Also I 'll have to make them, because I didn't count on using them untill now).

But it definitely sounds solid. Do two spirits stack?

you're right, no PIs in the pit. the spirits are only if you want +4 to your warcries instead of MF.

fervor jewels are affix lvl 39 so thy can drop in NM, but plain ones are cheap...

also

The Reaper's Toll for your merc, low roll also cheap