Diablo 3 Best Builds [Ranked Tier List] (Latest Patch)

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28 Sep 2021

Calling all Diablo 3 fans!

We’re going to have a look today at which solo build is currently cool, hip, and overall great at mashing those demons! There are several successful builds that solo players favor and they are graded into Tiers. Diablo 3’s developers are still releasing patches for this nine-year-old game, each potentially empowering some builds and nerfing others. With Season 24, Ethereal items were introduced, and these give the game a whole new dimension! Let’s start with a look at the S Tier list, in which the currently most powerful builds are to be found.

S Tier: The best of the best!

Twisting Wizard
Wave of Light Monk
Wrath of the Wastes Barbarian
Mundunugu Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor
Aegis of Valor with Heaven’s Fury Crusader
LoD Poison Skythe Necromancer
GoD Hungering Arrow Demon Hunter

From the S Tier list, my fave build is the Twisting Wizard! You see, I love playing wizard builds, due to their immense damage output and AoE coverage. Area damage builds FTW! The Energy Twister saw quite the revival in Season 22, and this build rocks due to:

The damage output is just obscene
It is quite the tank, thanks to the Legacy of Dreams gem

This is an item-based build, originally taking advantage of the Delsere’s Magnum Opus Set, but players now use tankier items, coupled with the powerful Legacy of Dreams gem. Note that this build isn’t ideal for beginners, for the following reasons:

You’ll have to pay a lot of attention to the sequence in which you cast your spells, depending on which items you are using.
You’ll be vulnerable to crowd-controlling enemies, so do dispatch those quickly!

Still, the energy twisters will proc area damage, making this build especially deadly to your foes. In terms of gear, energy-twister-boosting items, such as the mighty Twisted Sword and the Etched Sigil, are of course paramount to guarantee the success of this build.

Twisting Wizard Overall Power Rating: 90/100

Now let’s have a look at the other tiers: