After spending a good chunk of time in the 2.5.0 PTR, players have a clearer idea of what Season 11’s endgame is going to look like, especially with The Tower stepping in as the new grind spot instead of The Pits, and it really changes how you think about pushing and gearing, especially when you start planning which Diablo 4 Items you want to chase. The big difference now is the leaderboard: you can actually see which classes are getting to the top floors and which ones are stuck way lower, so every run feels like a race rather than just a loot lap. It is still PTR data, so anything could get hit by balance changes, but the current picture already says a lot about who is ahead and who is hanging on by a thread.
Rogues And Sorcerers Falling Behind
Rogues are in a strange slump right now. Early on, the Dance of Knives build was completely out of control because of how it worked with Death’s Pavane, and people were flying up floors. Once that interaction got fixed, the class just dropped off. The best any Rogue managed in the PTR was Floor 94 with a Death Trap setup, which feels a bit old-fashioned when the season is trying to push new mechanics. A lot of players hoped the fresh Heartseeker ideas would carry the class, but so far it has not really clicked, and you can feel people still experimenting rather than locking in a go-to build. Sorcerers do not look that much stronger. They did reach Floor 103 with a Lightning Spear build, but you can tell the edge is gone: losing the infinite Teleport Enchantment slowed things right down, and without last season’s Chaos perks, damage feels normal again instead of explosive. Orsivane’s helmet, which hands out free defensive enchantments, is clever on paper, but it does not quite replace the raw power they lost, so most Sorcs are just zapping the screen with sparks and hoping for clean pulls.
Necromancers And Druids Finding Their Niche
Necromancers also capped out at Floor 103, but they cleared that tier a bit quicker than Sorcs, which nudges them slightly higher in practice. The old Blood Wave trick is done, so a lot of players drifted back to Shadowblight as a reliable all-rounder. The real surprise is the Golem route though. With the new Gravebloom unique, you trade your single chunky Golem for three smaller versions that swing much faster, and that shift alone makes the class feel more active and less clunky to play. Once you get used to managing three little tanks bouncing around, the build starts to shine. Druids sit above both of them, reaching Floor 105 with Cataclysm-focused builds that lean heavily on snapshotting. The reworked Melted Heart of Selig is the star for them: because it boosts your resource based on stats, and Druids get damage whenever they spend Spirit, you can stack buffs, hit your timing, and watch the numbers spike. It takes some practice to line everything up, but when it works you instantly see why Druids ended up in the top half of the ladder.
Spiritborn Speed And Barbarian Raw Power
Spiritborn land in second place, pushing up to Floor 109 with the Evade Eagle style of build that basically lives on movement. It feels more like a farming setup than a classic push build, but the new armor rules let it punch way above what you would expect. Aspect of Unyielding Hits turns all that stacked armor straight into weapon damage, and Spiritborn can ramp armor extremely high without giving up too much else, so you end up dashing around, dodging hits, and still chunking bosses. Then you look at Barbarians and it is a different story entirely. They reached Floor 124 and it does not really look close. Having four weapon slots means their stats are off the charts, and that feeds perfectly into Melted Heart of Selig, giving them a huge resource pool. Hammer of the Ancients scales its damage with how much resource you are holding, so when you stack everything together, you get hits that can delete enemies in one swing. It feels fun now, but it is the kind of interaction that usually gets toned down quickly, so if you are thinking about pushing Barb in Season 11, you might want to do it early while this level of diablo 4 gear synergy is still around.
Rogues And Sorcerers Falling Behind
Rogues are in a strange slump right now. Early on, the Dance of Knives build was completely out of control because of how it worked with Death’s Pavane, and people were flying up floors. Once that interaction got fixed, the class just dropped off. The best any Rogue managed in the PTR was Floor 94 with a Death Trap setup, which feels a bit old-fashioned when the season is trying to push new mechanics. A lot of players hoped the fresh Heartseeker ideas would carry the class, but so far it has not really clicked, and you can feel people still experimenting rather than locking in a go-to build. Sorcerers do not look that much stronger. They did reach Floor 103 with a Lightning Spear build, but you can tell the edge is gone: losing the infinite Teleport Enchantment slowed things right down, and without last season’s Chaos perks, damage feels normal again instead of explosive. Orsivane’s helmet, which hands out free defensive enchantments, is clever on paper, but it does not quite replace the raw power they lost, so most Sorcs are just zapping the screen with sparks and hoping for clean pulls.
Necromancers And Druids Finding Their Niche
Necromancers also capped out at Floor 103, but they cleared that tier a bit quicker than Sorcs, which nudges them slightly higher in practice. The old Blood Wave trick is done, so a lot of players drifted back to Shadowblight as a reliable all-rounder. The real surprise is the Golem route though. With the new Gravebloom unique, you trade your single chunky Golem for three smaller versions that swing much faster, and that shift alone makes the class feel more active and less clunky to play. Once you get used to managing three little tanks bouncing around, the build starts to shine. Druids sit above both of them, reaching Floor 105 with Cataclysm-focused builds that lean heavily on snapshotting. The reworked Melted Heart of Selig is the star for them: because it boosts your resource based on stats, and Druids get damage whenever they spend Spirit, you can stack buffs, hit your timing, and watch the numbers spike. It takes some practice to line everything up, but when it works you instantly see why Druids ended up in the top half of the ladder.
Spiritborn Speed And Barbarian Raw Power
Spiritborn land in second place, pushing up to Floor 109 with the Evade Eagle style of build that basically lives on movement. It feels more like a farming setup than a classic push build, but the new armor rules let it punch way above what you would expect. Aspect of Unyielding Hits turns all that stacked armor straight into weapon damage, and Spiritborn can ramp armor extremely high without giving up too much else, so you end up dashing around, dodging hits, and still chunking bosses. Then you look at Barbarians and it is a different story entirely. They reached Floor 124 and it does not really look close. Having four weapon slots means their stats are off the charts, and that feeds perfectly into Melted Heart of Selig, giving them a huge resource pool. Hammer of the Ancients scales its damage with how much resource you are holding, so when you stack everything together, you get hits that can delete enemies in one swing. It feels fun now, but it is the kind of interaction that usually gets toned down quickly, so if you are thinking about pushing Barb in Season 11, you might want to do it early while this level of diablo 4 gear synergy is still around.