Diablo 4 Season 8 tier list: Best builds for Endgame/Pit

This Diablo 4 Season 8 tier list ranks all the classes based on their endgame potential with the specific intent of pushing The Pit. Necromancer players still hold their reign over this aspect of the endgame, even after the overall Blood Wave nerf from Season 7. In Season 8, we expected some switch-up, but the top builds for each class remains the same, at least for Pit-clearing. If you want to play Druid, Cataclysm is still the best build, if you're playing Rogue, anything other than Death Trap Rogue feels a bit mediocre, and so on.

Our Diablo 4 Season 8 endgame tier list reflects how powerful the specific builds are when all their power ramps come online and how well they play in Levels 50 to 100+ in endgame content. Some builds have slower levelling, but S-tier classes also have a leeway to expedite the process. Conversely, some lower-tier builds may have ways to power-level, only to fall off in DPS in the late game.

Disclaimer: This Diablo 4 Season 8 build tier list is largely dependent on the meta shift after the balance changes made in the latest updates. The ranking of these builds is based on their relative power level as seen in the Season 8 PTS version, and may change if some new busted builds get figured out. Your mileage may vary depending on personal preference and playstyle.

Best builds for PvE endgame: Diablo 4 Season 8 tier list

Based on how well the builds should perform in the Pit of Artificers and Nightmare Dungeons, we will divide this Diablo 4 Season 8 tier list into four tiers: S, A, B, and C.

Diablo 4's new Season is here, and there are some switches on the tier list (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

The following is our class tier list for Diablo 4 Season 8 endgame, Pit and Nightmare Dungeon push:

Tier	Classes
S	Necromancer
A	Barbarian, Druid, Rogue
B	Sorcerer, Spiritborn

The tier list proper will now provide a breakdown of what each tier represents, and which builds fall under which tier for Diablo 4 endgame in Season 8.

Also Check out: Best Barbarian builds || Best Necromancer builds || Best Druid builds

S-tier builds for Diablo 4 Season 8 endgame

S-tier builds in this tier list represent the pinnacle of power in Diablo 4, pun intended. Generally, these builds tend to have some sort of unintended interactions that push them above the threshold from 'good' to 'overpowered'. The following are our guess based on community tier lists and the test server (speaking of, here are all the best builds from Diablo 4 Season 8 PTS meta).

Note that some builds may go from S to A-tier depending on how the meta pans out, and once things get figured out more.

Below are the builds that are S class for PvE in the Diablo 4 Season 8 tier list:

Class	Builds
Sorcerer	Lightning Spear Sorcerer
Barbarian	Whirlwind Barbarian
Rogue	Death Trap Rogue
Druid	Cataclysm Druid
Necromancer	Bone Spear Necromancer, Bone Spirit Necromancer, Blood Wave Necromancer

Also Read: Diablo 4 Twisting Blades Rogue leveling guide

A-tier builds for Diablo 4 Season 8 endgame

A-tier builds on our tier list are not 'overpowered', but they are ahead of the curve. These are still highly performant builds that let you have an easy time with the end-game, and while some of them take time to come online, the effort is easily worth it. Ahead of Season 8 launch, Necromancer and Rogue are paraded as still paraded as the safe Diablo 4 class for endgame - and the ranking reflects that.

Below are the A-Tier builds for PvE in Diablo 4 Season 8 endgame:

Class	Builds
Spiritborn	Poison Quill Volley Spiritborn, Rocksplitter Thorns Spiritborn, Rushing Claw Spiritborn, Crushing Hand Spiritborn, Firestorm Spiritborn
Barbarian	Mighty Throw Barbarian, Earthquake Barbarian, HOTA Barbarian
Druid	Hurricane Druid, Companion Druid, Boulder Druid, Landslide Druid
Rogue	Heartseeker Rogue, Twisting Blades Rogue, Rain of Arrows Rogue, Flurry Rogue (Overpower)
Sorcerer	Fireball Sorc, Blizzard Sorc
Necromancer	Blood Lance Necromancer, Surge Necromancer, Blight Necromancer, Sever Necromancer

Read More: 5 best Spiritborn builds in Diablo 4

B-tier builds for Diablo 4 Season 8 endgame

In terms of being 'meta', the builds in B-tier are middle of the pack: they're not overpowered by any means, but they fare just fine in Season of the Infernal. Depending on how far you like to minmax your builds, all of these builds have some degree of endgame-viability in Diablo 4 Season 8:

Class	Builds
Spiriborn	Touch of Death Spiritborn, Payback Spiritborn, Stinger Spiritborn, Toxic Skin Spiritborn, Razor Wings Spiriborn
Barbarian	Upheavel Barbarian, Rend Barbarian, Rupture Barbarian, Bash Cleave Barbarian, Death Blow Barbarian, Walking Arsenal Barbarian
Druid	Pulverize Druid, Lightning Storm Druid, Were-nado Druid, Stone Burst Druid, Wolf Companion Druid
Rogue	Dance of Knives Rogue, Shadow Step Rogue, Flurry Rogue, Barrage Rogue
Sorcerer	Incinerate Sorc, Ball Lightning Sorc, Chain Lightning Sorc, Ice Shard Sorc, Meteor Sorc
Necromancer	Minion Necromancer, Shadow Summoner Necromancer

C-tier builds for Diablo 4 Season 8

We're here at the C-tier of this Diablo 4 build tier list, but it's not as bad as it seems. These builds are not 'bad' per se, they just happened to fall through the cracks during the process of balancing patch 2.2.0. However, if you're not keen on pushing endurance runs on The Pit or Dungeons, these builds will still serve you well—except for Andariel's Rogue; that build was gutted completely.

Class	Builds
Druid	Tornado Druid
Necromancer	Infinimist Necromancer
Spiritborn	Rake Spiriborn, Thrash Spiritborn, Evade Eagle Spiriborn
Barbarian	Thorns Barbarian
Rogue	Pen Shot Rogue, Dual Core Pen Shot Rogue, Victimize Rogue, Andariel's Rogue
Sorcerer	Arc Last Sorc, Frozen Orb Sorc, Fire Bolt Sorc, Charged Bolts Sorc

Ultimately, personal preference goes a long way. If you like the flavor or flexibility of a homebrew build, you should absolutely go for it - the game is easy enough to give you leeway till the aforementioned endgame pushes. Ultimately, like all tier lists, this Diablo 4 Season 8 endgame list too involves a degree of meta-chasing - and as such, will not fit everyone's palette.

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