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Project Diablo 2 Season 8 Tier List for All Classes - Best Starters for Season 8 in PD2

9/22/2023 3:55:47 PM

What class/build should you start with in Project Diablo 2? Here's the best guide and the strategies for how to best utilize these builds!

Project Diablo 2 Season 8 Sorceress Tier List

Sorceress Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Sorceress Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Lightning Tree
Nova	S	❌	❌	✔
Charged Bolt	A+	❌	❌	✔
Chain Lightning/Lightning	S-	✔	✔	✔
Zeal Sorc (Passion + 2x Dreams)	B	✔✔	❌	❌
Zeal Sorc (Ferocity + Last Wish)	C-	✔✔	❌	❌
Bear Sorc (Beast Swap + 2x Dreams)	B	✔✔	❌	❌
Vengeance Sorc (Kingslayer)	B	✔✔	❌	❌
Cold Tree
Frost Nova	S-	❌	❌	✔
Frozen Orb	S	✔	✔	✔
Ice Barrage	S+	✔	✔	✔
Blizzard	A+	✔✔	✔	✔
Glacial Spike	A-	❌	✔	✔
Cold Enchant - Multiple Shot (Widowmaker)	A+	❌	❌	❌
Shiver Armor - Passive Sorc (Dangoon's + Innocence)	A-	❌	❌	✔✔
Fire Tree
Combustion/Fire Ball	A	❌	✔	✔
Meteor	A-	✔✔	✔	✔
Hydra/Fire Ball	B	❌	❌	✔
Inferno/Blaze/Fire Wall	F+	❌	❌	❌
Fire Enchant - Multiple Shot (Widowmaker)	B	❌	❌	❌

Project Diablo 2 Season 8 Druid Tier List

Druid Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Druid Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Elemental Tree
Wind (Twister/Tornado)	S+	✔	✔✔	✔✔
Arctic Blast/Hurricane	A	✔	❌	✔
Fire (Physical - Volcano/Molten Boulder/Armageddon)	S	✔	✔	✔
Fire (Pure Fire - Fissure/Firestorm)	A+	❌	✔	✔
Shape Shifting Tree
Bear - Shockwave	A-	❌	✔	✔✔
Wolf - Rabies	S+	❌	✔✔	✔✔
Wolf/Bear - Fire Claws	S-	✔	✔	✔
Wolf - Fury (Standard)	S-	✔✔	✔	✔
Wolf - Fury (Twister Proc - Windhammer + 2x Carrions)	S-	✔	✔	✔
Bear - Maul	A-	✔✔	✔	✔
Summon Tree
Summon	B+	✔	✔✔✔	✔
Poison Creeper	D+	❌	❌	✔
Other
Zeal Druid (Destruction/Phoenix/Hellmouth/Inno Proc)	A-	❌	❌	❌

Project Diablo 2 Season 8 Assassin Tier List

Assassin Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Assassin Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Traps Tree
Chain Lightning/Lightning Sentry	A+	✔	✔	✔
Shock Web/Death Sentry	A-	✔	❌	✔
Wake of Fire/Wake of Inferno	S+	❌	✔✔	✔✔
Fire Blast	B+	✔	❌	✔
Blade Fury	A	✔	✔	✔
Blade Sentinel	A+	✔	✔	✔
Martial Arts Tree
Phoenix Strike	S	✔	✔✔	✔✔
Cobra Strike	S-	✔	✔	✔
Fists of Fire	A+	✔	✔	✔
Claws of Thunder	S-	✔	✔	✔
Blades of Ice	A-	✔✔	✔	✔✔
Tiger Strike	B	✔✔	❌	✔
Dragon Tail/Talon	S-	✔✔	❌	✔
Shadow Disciplines Tree
Mind Blast/Psychic Hammer	A+	❌	✔✔	✔✔
Other
Blade Dance (Chaos)	S+	✔	❌	✔✔
Poison Strike (Venom)	B+	✔✔	❌	✔
Bear Sin	B	✔✔	❌	✔
Zeal Sin	A-	✔✔	❌	✔

Project Diablo 2 Season 8 Barbarian Tier List

Barbarian Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Barbarian Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Combat Tree
Double Swing/Frenzy (Standard)	A-	✔✔	✔	✔
Double Swing/Frenzy (Elemental - 2x Flamebellow)	A-	✔	❌	✔
Whirlwind (Standard)	S	✔	✔	✔✔
Whirlwind (Deep Wounds)	A+	❌	✔✔	✔✔
Whirlwind (Elemental - 2x Flamebellow)	S+	✔	✔	✔✔
Whirlwind (Sanctuary - 2x Asylum)	A	✔	❌	✔✔
Leap Attack (Standard)	S-	✔	✔	✔
Leap Attack (Deep Wounds)	A	❌	✔✔	✔
Double Throw (Standard)	S-	❌	✔✔	✔
Double Throw (Deep Wounds)	A	❌	✔✔	✔
Bash/Stun/Concentrate	C	✔✔	❌	❌
Berserk	A-	✔✔	✔	✔
Warcries Tree
War Cry	S	✔	✔✔	✔✔
Masteries Tree
Deep Wounds	A	❌	✔✔	✔
Other
Bow Barb (Widowmaker or Endless Hail)	B	❌	✔	✔
Wolf Barb	B-	✔✔	❌	✔
Zeal Barb	B+	✔✔	❌	✔✔

Project Diablo 2 Season 8 Amazon Tier List

Project Diablo 2 Season 8 Necromancer Tier List

Necromancer Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Necromancer Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Poison and Bone Tree
Poison Nova	S-	❌	❌	✔
Desecrate	A	✔	✔	✔
Poison Strike	A-	✔	❌	❌
Teeth + Bone Spear + Bone Spirit	S-	✔	✔✔	✔✔
Corpse Explosion	S+	❌	✔✔✔	✔
Summoning Tree
Summoner - Physical Skeles (Warriors + Archers)	A-	✔	✔✔✔	✔✔
Summoner - Physical Skeles + Revives	B+	✔	✔✔✔	✔✔
Summoner - Revive + CE (Eternity)	A+	✔	❌	✔✔
Summoner - Mage Skeles + All Elemental Summons	A-	✔	✔✔	✔✔
Summoner - Fire Golems (Pure)	A	❌	✔	✔
Summoner - Clay Golems (Pure)	C	✔✔	✔✔	✔
Curses Tree
Dark Pact	S	❌	✔	✔
Mosh Pit - Iron Maiden/Confuse/Amp	D+	❌	✔	✔✔
Other
Passive Boner (Brand/Innocence Bone Spear Proc)	A	❌	❌	❌
Zeal Necro (BOTD/Innocence P Nova Proc)	B+	❌	❌	✔✔

Project Diablo 2 Season 8 Paladin Tier List

Paladin Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Paladin Builds	Tier	Fortify?	Budget?	HC?
Combat Tree
Fist of the Heavens/Holy Bolt	A-	❌	✔✔	✔✔
FOH Proc (Asylum + Innocence)	A	❌	❌	✔
Blessed Hammer (Hdin)	S-	✔	✔	✔✔
Physical Zeal (1-H)	A	✔✔	✔	✔✔
Physical Zeal (2-H - Holy Sword)	A+	✔✔	✔	✔
Physical Charge (2-H - Holy Sword) FIX NOT TESTED	A-S?	❌	✔	✔
Vengeance	A-	✔	✔	✔
Smite (Standard)	C+	✔✔	❌	✔
Smite (Akarat's/Innocence Hammer Proc)	B+	✔	❌	✔
Sacrifice (1-H)	A	❌	✔	✔
Sacrifice (2-H - Holy Sword)	B-	❌	❌	❌
Offensive Tree
Holy Shock - Charge (Native Aura)	S	✔	✔	✔
Holy Freeze - Charge (Native Aura)	S	✔	✔	✔✔
Holy Fire - Charge (Native Aura)	S	✔	✔	✔
Holy Shock - Charge (Dual Dreams)	S-	✔	❌	✔
Holy Freeze - Charge (Doom + Shattered Wall)	S	✔	❌	✔✔
Holy Fire - Charge (Flamebellow + Dragon)	S+	✔	✔	✔
Holy Shock - Multiple Shot (Widowmaker)	A	❌	✔	❌
Sanctuary - Zeal	A	✔✔	✔	✔✔
Sanctuary - Strafe - Principle (Endless Hail)	B	❌	✔✔	❌
Sanctuary - Multiple Shot (Widowmaker)	A-	❌	✔✔	❌
Thorns - Zeal/Sacrifice	D+	❌	❌	❌