list me all the builds that rode to hell and back

besides the cheesy ones, but you can include them too.
I meant the ones you have played from zero level to end of hell.
and it could be the end of NM or start of NM, incase you had a really rough terrible build(like i always do).

will update this for my builds...

EDIT:
added questions-
1) which is your strongest build, and how strong?
2) which is most fun to play for you (can be more than one)

Well, it's been 2 decades so...<insert pretty much any build you can think of here>.

Except for shapeshifter druids..could never bring myself to bother actually playing through with one of those, they're just too.."not for me". :p

Bone necro with summons + curses as 1 point wonders

Trapsin (lightning) in full

Natalya's + Chaos.

Bowazon/Javazon hybrid (but both work better individually, just wanted to try both).

Avenger Pally.
Cold (Orb) sorc.

Here’s the builds I went all the way with (roughly in the order i did them in):

Summoner necro
Orb sorc
Hammerdin
Throw barb
Javazon
Bone necro
Bowazon
Fury Druid
Frostmaiden
Fire Druid

Energy Shield

Nova sorc
Tesladin

Fireball sorc
Trapsin
Mosaic sin
Bow necro
Infinity spearazon
Nekked necro (completed nightmare, but i count it!)

I have other characters, but switched to them in the end-game (gold find barb, smiter, a few others). The ones above are the ones i took from lvl 1 to the end-game in their current configurations (maybe a couple respecs when new gear was found). Usually I’d go until level 87, maybe 89 to make sure the merc’s could wear their end-game stuff. If i wanted to gamble on any of them I’d get them to 93. Otherwise only got a couple higher (

Nova sorc is lvl 96, got a few others at 95)

I don't think I finished any single one solo/offline on D2R now that you are mentioning it. Like some thing I like to do for low levels is go inside people's games (usually "free stuff" or act 3+ rushes/walks) and then farm fast levels on players many in Act 1 alone. And so on... I have a single SSF character that I just started Nightmare I think, but haven't played that in a whiiiiile.

Anyway, for the list of all characters/builds that "finished the game" (if not killing Ubers count for that) this is my list:

Javazon (

Lightning Fury/

Charged Strike)
Tesladin Avenger (that was huge pain in the backside, finished him with friends and pretty trash gear in the end)
Cold Druid (

Arctic Blast +

Hurricane and a bit of summons -- still need 2 put him into maxroll)
Blizzard/Orb Sorc

Fury: Skill Wolf (that is now Bear xd)
Cold/Fire Bowazon
Auradin (https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/bi6x079t)

Fireball Sorc (that was on ladder but played 90% solo)
Physical Bowazon to Physical Spearzon for Hell (deleted character)
Fire Bear (https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/ei1t0l2j)
Cold Ranger Paladin (https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/dkvw0v5v) had Act 5 Merc tho

Frenzy Barb (finished Act 1 of Hell doesn't have proper gear)

Builds still waiting to be finished (that I plan to finish in near-ish future):

Bone Necro (

Bone Spear +

Bone Armor + Skeletons + Mages) could very much end up using Brand
Summoner Necro
Summoner Druid
Throw Barb
Smitter
Physical Bowazon (new character so I can finish her properly)

Nova Sorc (that is currently on ladder but won't play it before season end, still on Normal)
Demon Enchantress (https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/7b71q03y#3)
Toxic Skelbow (https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/z32kl00g probably won't work for the same reasons as Plague Barb)
Feral Barbie (https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/ful80keq)
Poison Bowsin (same as other non-skill poison builds)

Dagger Necro
Poison Javazon
FoH Paladin
Orb Bowess (Orb + Ice bow Sorc)
Plague Savage (this https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/04c80coq but ppl said that wouldn't work well which I kinda knew because of how poison mechanics/ticks are broken and all that)

Something I definitely want to try, see how hard would it be to complete everything is Tesla Barb (probably

Berserk or

Concentrate or even WW[?] but with Crescent Moon + double Dream or Infinity + Dream or something, would have to think really hard on that one) and some

Thorns based but didn't decide how and what on that.

That is pretty much it, I think. I might edit if I remember what else is "to be played/finished". Having multiple accounts surely help with planning and starting a lot of off-meta builds, so I didn't have to delete that many characters/mules along the way... That being said, somehow when I had quite limited slots I played more than lately so can't tell how soon will I finish those ones already started.

I have a tendency to keep every build that I have ever completed gearwise and hell mode. That's why I have too many:

• Full
  Tal's set Blizz Sorceress

• Self-wield Infinity
  Nova Sorceress

• Demon Machine
  Enchant Sorceress

• Summon-Bone Hybrid Necromancer

• Bone Spear Necromancer

• Poison Nova Necromancer

• Blessed Hammer Paladin

• Dragon
  Holy Fire-
  Fist of the Heavens Hybrid Paladin

• Zeal Paladn

• Summon Druid

• Fury Druid

• Wind Druid

• Trap Assassin

• Mosaic Assassin

• Strafe Bow Amazon

• Infinity
  Spear Amazon

• WW Item Find Barbarian

All of them fully geared with BiS items and rune words.

I need for now at least 5 more slots to make some other builds and am in hope Blizzard to give more in next ladder season.

OP here:
hammerdin
javazon
orb sorc

Frenzy barb

Maul barb/zerker
assassin kick/magic
fire druid
poison necro
summon necro
cold bow zone
physical/multi bowzon

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next in line, if you're upto it:
1) who is the strongest to you?
2) who did you enjoy the most?

For me the self-wielding Infinity

Energy Shield

Nova sorc is the strongest. Farms everywhere* in the game on p7, never drinks a potion, only held back by how fast i can read the drops. She doesn’t have much MF, but for MFing i use my hammerdin when Andy is terrorized.

Technically i think we can all agree the Mosaic sin is the strongest… like damn. I play her every few weeks for a couple hours and it’s like when you get a cheat code in Doom-fun at first, but it leaves you hollow inside.

*not anywhere with gloams, at least until i can get myself a

Wisp Projector, maybe i could get a bit more lightning res

Builds i enjoy the most are the bowazons, throwing barbs, or any of my crazy experimental builds. The tinkering is super fun

thanks @Nate2.0

I will look into that Mosaic sin!
my sin is in NM right on the money for that...

fuinny that no necro golems builds...

There’s my renegade Arbalist build that has an

Iron Golem as one of it’s cornerstones, but i didn’t go through the game with him, i just respect’d to him, but he can clear everything in the game

If I would not count the meta builds then I'll have to go with --
The strongest: Fire Bear (

Fire Claws +

Maul: Skill)
The most enjoyable: my Auradin Avenger (just because I had a vision and an idea how to make him since day 1 of D2R)

Nate2.0 wrote: 4 months ago

There’s my renegade Arbalist build that has an

Iron Golem as one of it’s cornerstones, but i didn’t go through the game with him, i just respect’d to him, but he can clear everything in the game

More info please.

Schnorki wrote: 4 months ago

could never bring myself to bother actually playing through with one of those, they're just too.."not for me"

me too. I feel like i'm playing a large teddy bear, like a kid but in a "serious" game..never understood how you can play those..

basicnecromancy wrote: 4 months ago

More info please.

Boom!: forums/presenting-the-renegade-arbalist ... 36716.html

I played him for a bit last night and made some upgrades, I’ll post them there!