D2R Ladder Season 2 Starter Build - Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.4 Whirlwind Barb for Ladder Reset

D2R Ladder Season 2 Starter Build - Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.4 Whirlwind Barb for Ladder Reset

8/1/2022 2:25:09 PM

It’s rumored that Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 2 will launch at the end of August, what character are you planning to play? Before the next D2R Ladder reset, here we bring a D2R Whirlwind Barb build, which is going to be meta in Ladder 2 (Patch 2.5).

Best D2R Ladder Season 2 Starter Build - Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.5 Whirlwind Barb for Ladder Reset

On the Twitter, Adam Fletcher (@PezRadar) answered the question about next D2R ladder reset time, as the being said, it is most likely that Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder Season 2 or PTR would come out in mid to late August. If you are looking for a D2R Ladder Season 2 starter build, let’s go over the Diablo 2 Resurrected Whirlwind Barb build from Poolnoodlex, with early and mid-to-late version gear options, as well as a breakdown of stats, skills and mercenary. This build can help clear pretty much anything in D2R Ladder Season 2 at a moderate pace, even though lacking a little bit of density compared to others.

Stats

As usual, we have enough strength and dexterity to wear all of the gear, then the rest into vitality.

- Strength 225

- Dexterity 180

- Vitality 415

- Energy 80

Skills

Moving on to the skill part, put 20 points into Spear Mastery and a point into the rest of the passives, 20 into Whirlwind, 20 into Berserk to deal with any of the physical immunes, and 20 into Battle Orders for the big bonus to life and mana, then for the rest, you can do whatever you want to do.

- Combat Masteries: Spear Mastery 20, Increased Stamina 1, Increased Speed 1, Iron Skin 1, Natural Resistance 1

- Combat Skills: Whirlwind 20, Berserk 20, Leap 1, Leap Attack 1, Bash 1, Stun 1, Concentrate 1

- Warcries: Battle Orders 20, Find Potion 7, Howl 1, Shout 1, Find Item 1, Grim Ward 1, Battle Command 1

Early-Game Gear

Starting with the early weapon, you can use Obedience or Unbending Will. For other Diablo 2 Resurrected Ladder items, we have some little magic finders for gloves, a couple of random rings, and a four-slot belt, as well as some boots with magic find, run speed, or resistance on them. Then either a Lore helm or a crafted blood helm, this setup should be enough to get you started in some level 85 areas.

- Weapon: Obedience (Thresher) or Unbending Will (Colossus Blade)

Obedience

30% Chance To Cast Level 21 Enchant When You Kill An Enemy
40% Faster Hit Recovery
+370% Enhanced Damage
-25% Target Defense
Adds 3-14 Cold Damage 3 Second Duration (Normal)
-25% To Enemy Fire Resistance
40% Chance of Crushing Blow
+200-300 Defense (varies)
+10 To Strength
+10 To Dexterity
All Resistances +20-30 (varies)
Requirements -20%

- Helm: Lore or Wraith Casque

- Armor: Lionheart (Ring Mail)

- Amulet: The Eye of Etlich

- Gloves: Gauntlets of Dexterity

- Rings: Viper Knot, Manald Heal

- Belt: Sigon’s Wrap (Plated Belt)

- Boots: Sigon’s Sabot (Greaves)

Mid-to-Late Game Gear

For the mid-to-late weapon, you can go with the two-hand version and use a Breath of the Dying in a War Pike, but there is the option of using two one-handers like Grief. Now that they have changed the way that works, the gloves we have Laying of Hands for the increased attack speed, fire resistance, and damage to demons. A dual leech ring and a Raven Frost for the Cannot Be Frozen, String of Ears for the life leech and the damage reduction, Gore Rider is for all the physical enhancements, and Fortitude for the huge enhanced damage and the high resistances, Highlord’s for the attack speed, deadly strike, and lightning resistance. Then Arreat’s Face due to how overpowered it is for all physical barbs. Finally, for the charms, this build only uses a few variants of max damager and lifers, some of these can be upgraded with sockets.

- Weapon: Breath of the Dying (War Pike)

Breath of the Dying

50% Chance To Cast Level 20 Poison Nova When You Kill An Enemy
Indestructible
+60% Increased Attack Speed
+350-400% Enhanced Damage (varies)
+200% Damage To Undead
-25% Target Defense
+50 To Attack Rating
+50 To Attack Rating Against Undead
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
12-15% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
Prevent Monster Heal
+30 To All Attributes
+1 To Light Radius
Requirements -20%

- Helm: Arreat’s Face (Slayer Guard)

Arreat's Face

Defense: 302-363 (varies)(Base Defense: 121)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 118
Durability: 55
(Barbarian Only)
+150-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
30% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
+2 To Barbarian Skill Levels
3-6% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
All Resistances +30
+20 To Strength
+20 To Dexterity
+2 To Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

- Armor: Fortitude (Archon Plate)

- Amulet: Highlord’s Wrath

- Gloves: Laying of Hands (Bramble Mitts)

- Rings: Beast Circle, Raven Frost

- Belt: String of Ears (Demonhide Sash)

- Boots: Gore Rider (War Boots)

- Charms: Fine Small Charm of Vita

Mercenary

The last part is mercenary, at the start you can use an Act 5 Barbarian with Lawbringer, as they will be able to proc to crepify for you, but in the late game, an Act 2 Might aura with The Reaper's Toll or Pride will benefit this build.