after years im playing pnly pvp on lod non-ladder sc ofc, i decided to do somthing diffrent
so i made a hardcore classic ladder barb, lvl 79 allready
its my first classic char since lod came out, and my first HC char ever
i got 1600 clean life, 3200 with bo, 800-1600 dmg, not bad life\mana leech and max all res
atm i got martle 185ed with some life on it, but with KB also
anyway, i feel that my dmg is not that good, cleaning cs takes too much time imo
all the guilds in the sticky for barbs are about bvb or mf or bo, but i just want a sick warior that kills fast

so if anyone got some tips for me it would be nice ^^
looking for gear suggestions, and maby skills or idk, things that a sc lod player need to know about HCCL

tnx, tsuri.

kb suxx

i would go for full angelics amu armor 2 rings for lot ar, thats all

why armor? its not giving ar, and ill get the res add only if ill use also the weapon, which is shitty
with amu and 2 rings i get all the ar aint that right?

with armor u got +1 skill life and lot of fireres (3 pieces of set) so u nn weapon

This post was edited by KaterMikesch on Sep 24 2019 04:58am

life you mean the +1 sk with bo right?

Nope, +1 skill overall, check here

https://diablo.gamepedia.com/Angelic_Raiment_(Diablo_II)

i use sigon helm+gloves for ar and life leech, but with angelics ill be missing alot of res, and without the sigons ill loose 10%life leech
what other gear sould i use if i wear angelic set?

For pvm baba I think you want to curtail vitality investment to 200-250 and invest the rest into strength for damage.

Knockback will probably reduce your overall dps a little, but I dont think itll be a deal breaker

Simple and cheap gear build out would be
Angelic armor, rings, amulet

Then you can start out sigons in helmet, belt, gloves, and boots, and upgrade slots as you find better

Hope your weapon has good natural mana leech or you might need to use a leech ring or leech gloves

The risk of this build on hc is low defense and you will probably die eventually if you aren't careful

Eventually you should be able to change out all the set items with gg rares with a bit of luck. If you aren't worried about mf that makes it easier

HC without shield? Although getting a good 1h weapon will be very difficult

so far at lvl 80 i find shield unnessesery for my barb, for running flayer jungel and cs, for other placed it might be danger