D2R Season 5 Tier List: Best Sorc, Paladin, Barb, Assassin, Amazon, Nerco, Druid Builds for 2.8 Ladder Reset

9/15/2023 10:37:17 AM

Welcome to the Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.8 Season 5 Tier List guide! With the Ladder Season 5 reset just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about which builds will be the most effective for your play style. In this guide, we'll be ranking the best builds for the ladder season 5 reset based on their efficiency in executing their best-case farming scenarios and their comparable versatility.

Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.8 Season 5 Builds Ranking for Each Class (Ladder Starter & Late Game)

Unlike the previous Ladder Reset, it seems we won't be getting a patch that affects game mechanics and build meta coming with the Season 5 update. So here we rank the best builds for each class based on their performance in Season 4 Ladder!

D2R 2.8 Season 5 Barbarian Builds Tier List

Ranking for Ladder Start:

1 - Support Barbarian (S Tier)

2 - Berserk Barbarian (B Tier)

3 - War Cry Barbarian (C Tier)

4 - Double Throw Barbarian (D Tier)

5 - Whirlwind Barbarian (D Tier)

6 - Leap Attack Barbarian (D Tier)

7 - Frenzy Barbarian (F Tier)

Ranking for Late Game:

1 - Goldfind Barbarian (S Tier)

2 - Berserk Barbarian (S Tier)

3 - Double Throw Barbarian (A Tier)

4 - War Cry Barbarian (B Tier)

5 - Frenzy Barbarian (B Tier)

6 - Leap Attack Barbarian (C Tier)

7 - Whirlwind Barbarian (C Tier)

8 - Werewolf Barbarian (F Tier)

D2R 2.8 Season 5 Sorc Builds Tier List

Ranking for Ladder Start:

1 - Blizzard Sorceress (S Tier)

2 - Hydra Sorceress (S Tier)

3 - Fire Ball/Meteor Sorceress (S Tier)

4 - Fire Wall Sorceress (A Tier)

5 - Frozen Orb Sorceress (A Tier)

6 - Meteor/Frozen Orb Sorceress (A Tier)

7 - Lightning Sorceress (B Tier)

8 - Enchant Sorceress (B Tier)

9 - Nova Sorceress (C Tier)

10 - Frost Nova Sorceress (C Tier)

Ranking for Late Game:

1 - Blizzard Sorceress (S Tier)

2 - Lightning Sorceress (S Tier)

3 - Fire Ball/Meteor Sorceress (S Tier)

4 - Nova Sorceress (S Tier)

5 - Blizzard/Fire Ball Sorceress (A Tier)

6 - Fire Ball/Nova Sorceress (A Tier)

7 - Enchant Sorceress (A Tier)

8 - Hydra Sorceress (B Tier)

9 - Fire Wall Sorceress (B Tier)

10 - Frost Nova Sorceress (B Tier)

11 - Frozen Orb Sorceress (B Tier)

12 - Meteor/Orb Sorceress (B Tier)

13 - Zeal Sorceress (C Tier)

14 - Werebear Sorceress (C Tier)

15 - Blaze Sorceress (F Tier)

D2R 2.8 Season 5 Paladin Builds Tier List

Ranking for Ladder Start

1 - Fist of the Heaven Paladin (S Tier)

2 - Blessed Hammer Paladin (A Tier)

3 - Smite Paladin (A Tier)

4 - Lightning Sentry Assassin (B Tier)

5 - Holy Fire Paladin (D Tier)

6 - Holy Freeze Paladin (D Tier)

7 - Zeal Paladin (F Tier)

Ranking for Late Game

1 - Blessed Hammer Paladin (S Tier)

2 - Fist of the Heaven Paladin (S Tier)

3 - Smite Paladin (S Tier)

4 - Dream Paladin (A Tier)

5 - Holy Fire Paladin (B Tier)

6 - Zeal Paladin (C Tier)

7 - Holy Freeze Paladin (D Tier)

D2R 2.8 Necromancer Builds Tier List

Ranking for Ladder Start:

1 - Summon Necromancer (B Tier)

2 - Bone Necromancer (C Tier)

3 - Poison Nova Necromancer (D Tier)

Ranking for Late Game:

1 - Poison Nova Necromancer (S Tier)

2 - Summon Necromancer (A Tier)

3 - Mercenary Corpse Explosion Necromancer (B Tier)

4 - Bone Necromancer (C Tier)

D2R 2.8 Season 5 Amazon Builds Tier List

Ranking for Ladder Start:

1 - Lightning Fury Amazon (A Tier)

2 - Lightning Strike Amazon (C Tier)

3 - Plague Javelin Amazon (C Tier)

4 - Freezing Arrow Amazon (C Tier)

5 - Strafe Amazon (D Tier)

6 - Jab/Fend/Imaple Amazon (F Tier)

7 - Multishot Amazon (F Tier)

Ranking for Late Game:

1 - Lightning Fury Amazon (S Tier)

2 - Lightning Strike Amazon (A Tier)

3 - Strafe Amazon (A Tier)

4 - Multishot Amazon (B Tier)

5 - Exploding Arrow Amazon (C Tier)

6 - Freezing Arrow Amazon (C Tier)

7 - Plague Javelin Amazon (C Tier)

8 - Jab/Fend/Impale Amazon (D Tier)

D2R 2.8 Season 5 Assassin Builds Tier List

Ranking for Ladder Start:

1 - Lightning Sentry Assassin (B Tier)

2 - Wake of Fire Assassin (C Tier)

3 - Dragon Tail Assassin (D Tier)

4 - Claws of Thunder Assassin (D Tier)

5 - Phoenix Strike Assassin (D Tier)

6 - Rift Assassin (F Tier)

Ranking for Late Game:

1 - Phoenix Strike Assassin (S Tier)

2 - Lightning Sentry Assassin (S Tier)

3 - Fire Blast Assassin (A Tier)

4 - Claws of Thunder Assassin (A Tier)

5 - Dragon Talon Assassin (A Tier)

6 - Wake of Fire Assassin (A Tier)

7 - Dragon Tail Assassin (B Tier)

8 - Whirlwind Assassin (D Tier)

9 - Blade Fury/Sentinel Assassin (D Tier)

10 - Rift Assassin (D Tier)

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