Group Tier List
Project Diablo 2 builds for P8 group mapping: generalists, physical teams and elemental teams.
Updated
Public Map Focused P8 Mapping
Early season public map games tend to lean Elemental. Late season giga-physical builds show up.
The following builds can play well with and/or buff both Physical or Elemental teams.
Summon builds perform well in public games because of the safety wall they provide.
Note: This list is not tiered or ordered, and some builds can shine in physical more than elemental and vice versa.
| Build | Role | Planners, videos & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon builds 3 | ||
| Decoy & Valks | DPSSummon Wall | |
| Multi Shot | DPS | |
| Strafe | DPS | |
| Assassin builds 2 | ||
| Phoenix Strike | DPS | |
| Dragon Tail (Fire Kick) Astreons | DPS | |
| Barbarian builds 2 | ||
| Static Leap Attack + Big Shouts | CC | Stormlash or Schaefers + Twilight + Titans Grip + Cyclopean + Gorefoot |
| Whirlwind + Shouts | DPS | Static Proc |
| Druid builds 2 | ||
| Summons | DPSSummon WallHOW | Raven - EaglehornBear - Den MotherWolf - Fenris |
| Spirits + Vines | HOWOAKWorms | Z-DPSSpirit Keeper2 x Oak for Elemental GroupsHuge Party Sustain |
| Necromancer builds 2 | ||
| Hybrid Curse + Summons | DPSSummon WallCurse | |
| Giga Curse | Curse | Z-DPS |
| Paladin builds 2 | ||
| Vengeance | DPSAura | Conviction |
| Holy Fire - Charge (HOJ + 2x Dragon) | DPSAura | Conviction |
| Sorceress builds 1 | ||
| Dual Enchant Multishot | DPSEnchant | |
Physical Focused P8 Mapping
Recommended to have a Buff Barbarian. Recommended to get all Physical auras via Paladin or Mercenary. Recommended all necros to be Curse hybrid. All spare mercs should be A1 Physical Demonmachine.
Scaling deadly strike and critical strike is crucial. Only review tooltip damage with all party buffs active!
Note: Must have summons for T4. Necro summons are not advised, low Psn res and die fast.
Note: T4 - Very high level Amp + Battle Cry can break all except stone-skin Blood bringer in T4.
| Build | Tier | Role | Planners, videos & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon builds 6 | |||
| Strafe Demon Machine Summon Hybrid | Top | T4DPS | |
| Pure Summon (Max Valk/Decoy Synergies) | Top | T4DPS | Starter Build Planner |
| Multiple Shot (Demon Machine) | Good | DPS | |
| Multiple Shot | Decent | DPS | |
| Magic Arrow | Mid | DPS | Damage scales from physical auras |
| Fend | Bad | DPS | |
| Assassin builds 9 | |||
| Blade Fury | Top | T4DPS | Stone crusher & Twilight |
| Dragon Tail (Fire Kick) Astreons | Top | DPS | |
| Dragon Tail (Fire Kick) Demon Machine | Good | DPS | 20 hard pts into Blade shield for more procs |
| Physical Blade Dance (Chaos - Phys Dmg Focus) | Good | DPS | |
| Summon Sin (Mindblast) | Decent | T4DPS | |
| Blade Fury (Demon Machine) | Decent | DPS | |
| Summon Sin (Blade Sentinel) | Decent | DPS | Summon casting isn't that good |
| Blade Sentinel | Mid | DPS | Stalkers cull(s) for speed |
| Poison Blade Dance (Chaos - Venom Dmg Focus) | Mid | DPS | Must Item Swap pre-Buff |
| Barbarian builds 7 | |||
| Whirlwind (2-H) | Top | DPS | Must use 4 range adder weapon |
| Double Throw (Physical) | Top | T4DPS | Deep wounds does not scale in party play |
| Grimward + Big Shouts | Top | T4Shouts | Build Planner |
| Static Leap Attack 1H + Twilight + Big Shouts | Top | ShoutsCC | Build Planner |
| Leap Attack (No shouts) | Good | DPS | Eth Obedience starter weapon |
| Static Leap Attack 1H + Big Shouts | Good | T4Shouts | Build Planner |
| Whirlwind (Dual Wield) | Decent | DPS | Deep wounds does not scale in party play |
| Druid builds 8 | |||
| Summon (Dual Spirit) | Top | T4Summon WallDPSHOWOAKBARBS | Spirit Keeper |
| Spirits + Vines | Top | T4OAKWorms | Build Planner2 x Oak |
| Summon | Good | Summon WallDPSHOW | Quetzalcoatl for speed |
| Summon (Spirit Wolf) | Good | T4Summon WallDPSHOW | Build Planner |
| Summon (Bear) | Decent | Summon WallHOW | Den Mother |
| Bear - Shockwave | Mid | DPSCC | |
| Wolf - Fury | Bad | DPS | |
| Bear - Multiple Shot Maul (Demon Machine) | Bad | DPS | |
| Necromancer builds 7 | |||
| Green Goblin (Demon Machine Merc + Skeles) | Top | DPSSummon Wall | Aggressive bloodwarps = more DPS |
| Green Goblin + Skele snapshot + Curses | Top | DPSSummon WallCurse | High APM buildRequires big worms for regen |
| Only Phys Curses | Top | T4 only buildCurse | Build PlannerNec summons won't live in T4, low Psn res |
| Skeleton Summons & Amp Hybrid | Top | DPSSummon WallCurse | |
| Skele Summon + No Innocence on merc | Good | DPSSummon Wall | Aggressive bloodwarps = more DPS |
| Dark Pact | Mid | DPSCurse | |
| Summoner - Pure Revive (Eternity & Sacred totem) | Bad | Summon Wall | |
| Paladin builds 4 | |||
| Holy Nova + Aura holder | Good | T4 only buildHealingAura | Build Planner |
| Physical Charge (2-H) | Good | DPSAura | Build Planner |
| Physical Zeal | Mid | DPSAura | |
| Physical Sacrifice | Mid | DPSAura | Avoid mobs you can't leech from |
| Sorceress builds 1 | |||
| Dual Enchant & A1 Innocence Demonmachine | Good | T4EnchantMerc DPS | In T4 must spam enchants for re-spawned minions |
Elemental Focused P8 Mapping
Recommended to have a Druid Oak & Regen worm build. Recommended to have a Paladin with a res aura that matches the team element. Recommended to have a Static leap Barb for buffs and static.
BIG Conviction Paladin required.
Lower res from mercs is enough Necromancers are not needed. Sorceress is bad in party play because they already have high mastery from skills and do not benefit from party buffing as much.
Having all res auras from Paladins or/and Mercs for the aura's elemental mastery is crucial. Only review tooltip damage with all party buffs active!
Note: Must be tri-elemental damage across the team and have summons for T4.
| Build | Tier | Role | Planners, videos & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon builds 8 | |||
| Lightning Fury | Top | T4DPS | Res auras scale damage a lot |
| Cold Arrow | Good | T4DPS | Res auras scale damage a lot |
| Fire Arrow | Good | T4DPS | Res auras scale damage a lot |
| Explosive Arrow | Good | T4DPS | Res auras scale damage a lot |
| Lightning Strike | Decent | DPS | Res auras scale damage a lot |
| Power Strike | Decent | DPS | Res auras scale damage a lot |
| Freezing Arrow | Decent | CC | |
| Plague Javelin | Bad | DPS | Psn scaling bad in groups |
| Assassin builds 6 | |||
| Summon Sin (Elemental trap) | Top | T4DPSSummon Wall | Whispering Mirage + Nats set for budget |
| Phoenix Strike | Top | DPS | Full nats for budget |
| Dragon Tail (Fire Kick) Astreons | Top | T4DPS | |
| Chain Lightning Sentry | Good | T4DPS | Traps can't keep group pace |
| Wake of Fire | Good | T4DPS | Traps can't keep group pace |
| Summon Sin (MA Skills) | Good | T4DPSSummon Wall | Whispering Mirage + Nats set for budget |
| Barbarian builds 5 | |||
| Static Leap Attack 2H + Big Shouts | Top | Shouts | Build PlannerT4 Build Planner |
| Static Leap Attack 1H + Big Shouts | Top | T4Shouts | Build Planner |
| Static Leap Attack 1H + Twilight + Big Shouts | Top | ShoutsCC | Build Planner |
| Fire Whirlwind (2x Flamebellow) | Mid | DPS | |
| Ele Proc Leap Attack | Mid | T4DPS | Destruction / Stormspire / Rapture + Innocence + % Large Charms |
| Druid builds 6 | |||
| 2 x Oak + Vines (Oak regen doubles if 2 are spawned) | Top | T4OAKWorms | Build PlannerRequired in all T4 groupsHuge Team sustain |
| Summon (Raven) | Good | T4DPSOAK | Eaglehorn |
| Fire Elemental | Decent | DPSCC | |
| Wolf - Fire Claws | Decent | DPS | |
| Cold Elemental (Arctic Blast/Hurricane) | Mid | DPS | Damage is strong but channel skills can't keep pace |
| Poison Creeper (Worm Re-Summoning) | Bad | DPSWorms | Psn scaling bad in groupsSustain worms |
| Necromancer builds 6 | |||
| Fire Golems | Good | T4DPS | |
| Curse Nec | Good | T4Curse | |
| Poison Strike | Mid | DPS | Psn scaling bad in groups |
| Corpse Explosion | Mid | DPS | Damage is based off base mob hp not actual |
| Poison Nova / Desecrate | Bad | DPSCurse | Psn scaling bad in groups |
| Elemental Summoner (Mage Skeles + Ele Revives) | Bad | DPS | Ele Skeleton scaling bad in groups |
| Paladin builds 8 | |||
| Holy Nova + Aura (Big Res aura/Conviction) | Top | T4 OnlyHealingAura | Use Skillers & Gear for Party Aura |
| Vengeance | Top | T4AuraDPS | ConvictionUse Skillers for Party Aura |
| Vengeance 2H Zenith | Good | T4AuraDPS | ConvictionUse Skillers for Party Aura |
| Holy Shock Sac | Good | DPS | |
| Holy Freeze - Charge (Doom + Shattered Wall) | Good | DPSAuraCC | Use Skillers for Party Aura |
| Holy Fire - Charge (HOJ + 2x Dragon) | Good | DPSAura | Use Skillers for Party Aura |
| Holy Nova + Aura (Big Res aura/Conviction) | Decent | HealingAura | Use Skillers & Gear for Party Aura |
| Holy Elemental Auras - Charge (Native Aura) | Bad | DPS | Starter till Auradin gear is acquired |
| Sorceress builds 11 | |||
| Hydra | Good | T4DPS | Hydras double dip Res auras |
| Charged Bolt | Decent | DPS | |
| Frozen Orb | Decent | DPS | |
| Ice Barrage | Decent | DPSCC | |
| Dual Enchant | Decent | T4EnchantMerc DPS | Pairs well with Fire & Cold arrow Zons |
| Chain Lightning | Mid | DPS | |
| Blizzard | Mid | DPS | Damage area is unreliable |
| Meteor | Mid | DPS | Meteor delay holds this build back |
| Nova | Bad | DPS | Hard to position in P8 |
| Frost Nova | Bad | DPS | Hard to position in P8 |
| Combustion | Bad | DPS | Hard to position in P8 |