The below is provided by Excision from Riddim guild. You can find a reference to Excision’s guide here.
Early Game
Berserkers can carry you from Easy to Nightmare
Once you reach Torment modes and get level 100 hunters with 5 reincarnations, Paladins, Sorcerers, and Rangers will become vital to your growth.
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Mid Game
Early Torment modes and Torment 3 to Torment 3 x50. You’ll already want to start looking below.
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Late Game
This mode is particularly, Torment 3, x50 Boosted into Torment 3, x1 Super Boosted and above.
Tanks
Build: Hybrid PVE / PVP Tank
Characteristic: Man of Steel
Weapon Skill: Archangel / Barrier / Cast Evasion (SB21+)
Tank Classes: Barbarian / Dark Lord / Guardian
Recommended: 1-2 Guardians / 1-2 Dark Lords / 1 Barbarian. Would not use more than 4 tanks.
Goal Stats:
| Stat | Stat Lines | Percentages |
| DEF | 7 – 8 lines | 130 – 160% |
| HP | 4 – 6 lines | 80 – 120% |
| Evasion | 3 lines | 40% (Cap) |
| Dmg Reduction | 4 – 6 lines | 60 – 90% |
| ASPD (purple) | 3 lines | 0.45 ASPD |
Tank Notes:
- Tank weapons should have cast Archangel or Barrier only until SB21
- The builds above make it much much easier to tank early-mid SB until you gain access to the better items
From there you can swap back to a PVP tank build and they will survive easily enough
Barbarian
Build: PVE Dungeon / Field Tank
Characteristic: Man of Steel
Weapon Skill: Archangel / Barrier
Goal Stats:
| Stat | Stat Lines | Percentages |
| DEF | 7 – 8 lines | 130 – 160% |
| HP | 4- 6 lines | 80 – 120% |
| Evasion | 3 lines | 40% (Cap) |
| Dmg Reduction | 1 – 3 lines | 15 – 45% |
| Crit Hit | 2 lines | 20 – 24% |
| Life Steal | 1 line | 14 – 17% |
| Boss Damage | 1 – 2 lines | 30 – 60% |
| Crit Damage | 1 – 2 lines | 30 – 60% |
This was built specifically for dungeon boss fighting, but they still make for decent field tanks.
Strategy:
- Pair with a Dark Lord specifically for its debuffs – DPS should be ranged
- Get Barb and DL to boss alive, and Barb / DL fight the boss by themselves
- DPS is just there to speed up fighting trash mobs leading up to the boss – They will die 99% of the time during the boss fight.
- It takes a long time, but it does result in wins if built right
Barbarian Notes:
- Reach 0.25 ASPD with Fury: Orange/Purple ASPD + 5% rune
- Build a PVE Arch Tank as as suggested above with a few changes
- Where you would add 3 lines of ASPD, add 2 CH, 1 Lifesteal
- Use runes to beef up the damage a bit
- Sacrifice some damage reduction to fit Boss / Crit Damage line
- With Primal build: Add 1 Boss, 1 Crit Damage line. With OG: 2 Boss, 2 Crit Damage
Minstrel
Build: DPS Primate (PVP)
Characteristic:
- Charismatic / Heroic / Swift
Weapon: PVP Bow
Recommended: PVP Single DPS team – Phoenix, PVP AOE team – Rainfall
Goal Stats:
| Stat | Stat Lines | Percentages |
| Primate | 7 lines | 180 – 210% |
| Crit Damage | 5 – 6 lines | 140 – 160% |
| ASPD | 3 – 4 lines | 30 – 45% |
| Crit Hit | 4 lines | 40 – 50% |
| Evasion | 3 lines | 28 – 34% |
Minstrel Notes:
- Everybody should have one minstrel built for PVP
- Healing is doubled in PVP and if built for heavy DPS they can be an amazing asset to your DPS line up
Build the same way you’d build a PVP Scout
Inquisitor
Build: DPS Neutral (Crit Damage)
Characteristic: Heroic / Swift / Strong
Weapon: PVP Hammer or Primal Atk / CD / Cast Eva
Recommended: 4-5 Inquisitors (2-3 Dark Paladin, 2 Silver Hand)
Goal Stats:
| Stat | Stat Lines | Percentages |
| Crit Damage | 6 – 7 lines | 180 – 210% |
| ASPD | 3 – 4 lines | 32 – 42% |
| Crit Hit | 4 lines | 40 – 50% |
| Evasion | 3 lines | 28 – 34% |
| Attack | 4 – 5 lines | 80 – 100% |
Inquisitor Notes:
- Inquisitors need to have higher Evasion along with one of three weapons:
- PVP hammer for extra damage and healing from lightning procs
- Eva Cast hammer to reduce getting hit altogether
Demonlord hammer for extra spicy damage
Sword Saints
Build: DPS Racial (Boss / Demon / Primate (for PVP))
Characteristic: Strong / Heroic / Sharp
Weapon: Racial Damage / Crit Damage / Cast Demonlord or Cast Stun
Recommended: 2-4 Sword Saints (1-2 Boss, 1-2 Demon)
Goal Stats:
| Stat | Stat Lines | Percentages |
| Racial | 8 lines | 220 – 280% |
| Crit Damage | 8 lines | 220 – 280% |
| Attack | 1 line | 20% |
| Crit Hit | 4 lines | 40 – 50% |
| Evasion | 2 lines | 20 – 24% |
Sword Saint Notes:
- Efficient boss killers. If you find yourself not being able to kill Uriel, build a couple of these
You do not need ASPD stat lines for Sword Saints. Only purple ASPD, and an ASPD rune (5%+).
Conjurors
Build: PVE Ranged DPS
Characteristic:
- Best: Heroic / Swift
- Alternative: Strong / Sharp
Weapon: Primal – Demon Racial / Crit Damage / Attack, Cast Demonlord or Cast Stun
Recommended: 3 – 4 Blizzard / Meteor Conjurors (Meteor recommended, but Blizzard is nice for damage reducing debuffs)
Goal Stats:
| Stat | Stat Lines | Percentages |
| Demon | 8 lines | 210 – 230% |
| Crit Damage | 5 – 6 lines | 150 – 180% |
| ASPD | 3 -4 lines | 0.25 ASPD |
| Crit Hit | 4 lines | 40 – 50% |
| Evasion | 2 lines | 20 – 24% |
Conjuror Notes:
- ASPD stat lines requirements are based on characteristics / stat color
- Conjurors have Lighting skill with a quick cooldown, big meteor hits and a double cast to handle crowd control
Scout
Characteristic:
- Best: Heroic / Swift
- Alternative: Strong / Sharp
Weapon: PVP Bow
Recommended: 2 – 3 Scouts
Neutral Build Stats:
| Stat | Stat Lines | Percentages |
| ASPD | 3 – 4 lines | 30 – 45% |
| Crit Damage | 6 – 7 lines | 160 – 200% |
| Attack | 3 – 4 lines | 30 – 45% |
| Crit Hit | 4 lines | 40 – 50% |
| Evasion | 3 lines | 28 – 34% |
Demon Build Stats:
| Stat | Stat Lines | Percentages |
| ASPD | 3 – 4 lines | 30 – 45% |
| Demon Racial | 7 – 8 lines | 180 – 210% |
| Crit Damage | 5 – 6 lines | 140 – 160% |
| Crit Hit | 4 lines | 40 – 50% |
| Evasion | 3 lines | 28 – 34% |
Scout Notes:
- ASPD stat line requirements are based on characteristic / stat color
- Works well with the PVP x4 damage bow for big Rainfalls and Poison Cloud hits
- Take advantage of ranger dodge skill
For a front yard build cap stats are the same: Demon / Undead are split to roughly 100% each while keeping 160 – 200% Crit Damage (recommend no more than 1 of these builds if you want one)
Traits
Tanks for PVE:
- 5 Stone Skin
Tanks for / during PVP:
- 5 Sense
- 4 Sense, 2 Stone Skin, 1 Vitality, 1 Curse
PVE Sword Saints:
- 4 Multi, 2 Penetration, 1 Stone Skin, 1 Curse
PVE DPS (Inquis / Conjurors / Scouts):
- Quicken as needed for ASPD to be between 0.25 – 0.28 (0.25 with purple ASPD. If orange ASPD and built to 0.35 you will get under 0.28 with a rune and Quicken.)
- As a reminder this is for hunters you plan on keeping and will cap ASPD once upgraded to purple stat).
Other Traits:
- If Quicken is not needed:
- 4 Penetration, 2 Stone Skin, 1 Vitality, 1 Curse
- 3 Penetration, 3 Stone Skin, 2 Curse – Multi can be used if you have a PVP staff on Conjuror. Multi only affects auto-attack, so it’s only good for classes with Fury