What is the best HC barb build now?

[weedkilz]

I am looking for some sort of melee char. What sorts of builds still work in 1.10 where I can get up close and personal? Thanks, I am just getting back into diablo, and only have one char left that has not expired, so pretty much starting again.

[Superhal]

right now all melee builds are pretty much screwed because of iron maiden and the fact that oblivion knights can appear in more areas.

[Radu]

The Berserker rules! My favorite PvM Berserker build:

20 Berserk
20 Whirlwind
20 Weapon Mastery
20 Battle Orders
1 Battle Command
1 Battle Cry
1 War Cry
1 Increase Speed
1 Natural Resistances
1 in all prereq.
All the rest skill points go to Shout.

Attributes:

Strengh: Enough to wear the heaviest item
Dexterity: Enough to have 75% chance to block every time (if using a shield) or enough to wear the weapon (if using 2 handed weapon)
Vitality: All the rest
Energy: Nothing

[masakerr]

The Berserker rules! My favorite PvM Berserker build:

20 Berserk
20 Whirlwind
20 Weapon Mastery
20 Battle Orders
1 Battle Command
1 Battle Cry
1 War Cry
1 Increase Speed
1 Natural Resistances
1 in all prereq.
All the rest skill points go to Shout.

Attributes:

Strengh: Enough to wear the heaviest item
Dexterity: Enough to have 75% chance to block every time (if using a shield) or enough to wear the weapon (if using 2 handed weapon)
Vitality: All the rest
Energy: Nothing

Sounds good. The only thing I would do diffferent is scratch the whirlwind and use those points elsewhere. Unfortunately I got wacked in hardcore using whirlwind when I "thought" I was safe. While whirlwinding thorugh a safe crowd I ddin't see the blood lord lurking around the corner, out of sight and he iron maiden'd me in the middle of my whirlwind. Thus ended the career of the level 90 Barb. So back to the drawing board and scratch the whirlwind ... as cool as it is, I';m gonna try it without this time.

Masa

[Radu]

Too bad, indeed, for level 90. I also have a lvl 91 zerker, my first one, with only 1 point in ww. He does about 850% total magic damage with berserk, but I felt the need for a wider killing skill, it gets sometimes annoying war cry-berserk-berserk-berserk-war cry (3 seconds stunning duration); with ww maxed, at lvl 87 I do about 650% magic damage with berserk but I have more damage with WW and I am more mobile; all I need is to controll my hand itch :))

[CookiesnCream]

A concentration barb is also a good option. :)

[Radu]

Yeah, but the Berserker is so powerfull... he blows everything in his path! Target is banished! And besides, no Iron Maiden nightmares, only annoying Decrepify and mana burning. No leech also, but that can be quickly fixed by switching for few moments to concentrate or ww.

[Ash Housewares]

zerker with a little more nat resist and alot more warcry would be interesting to see

frenzy I would recommend but it is hard to break off of the oblivion knights and stop attacking when you get IMed

[Radu]

Yeah, that can be done, for one with a two-handed weapon. Esp. more war-cry levels.

[Zero'th]

My wolfbarb (level 86) has done fine in most areas of the game. Chaos sanc is a huge pain though. the easiest way to get past this is a rouge merc.. yea yea.. kinda slow but it gets the job done. And yes.. this is HC.