In Diablo 3, four classes have now successfully completed the highest Nephalem Rift of level 150. Who are the three stragglers and why are they struggling?
What is new? After only two classes were able to complete a Greater Nephalem Rift at level 150 on time two weeks ago, more players have now stepped up. What’s surprising is that even the Necromancer has been able to clear level 150, even though this class wasn’t really on anyone’s radar in Season 19 of Diablo 3.
This is the current status about a month after the season started:
- Barbarian – GR 150 with a time of ~ 9 minutes and 6 seconds (Diablo profile on eu.diablo3.com)
- Crusader – GR 150 with a time of ~ 10 minutes and 51 seconds (Diablo profile on eu.diablo3.com)
- Necromancer – GR 150 with a time of ~ 14 minutes and 1 second (Diablo profile on eu.diablo3.com)
- Sorceress – GR 150 with a time of ~ 14 minutes and 31 seconds (Diablo profile on eu.diablo3.com)
- Monk – GR 146 with a time of 14 minutes and 35 seconds (Diablo profile on eu.diablo3.com)
- Demon Hunter – GR 145 with a time of ~ 13 minutes and 9 seconds (Diablo profile on eu.diablo3.com)
- Witch Doctor – GR 145 with a time of ~ 13 minutes and 16 seconds (Diablo profile on eu.diablo3.com)
Where are Monk, Demon Hunter, and Witch Doctor?
Will the classes still achieve GR 150? It can be assumed that Monk, Demon Hunter, and Witch Doctor will achieve the successful completion of a Greater Nephalem Rift at level 150 in this season.
Even if the builds of these classes are currently not as strong as those of the other four, enough damage boost is available due to a high Paragon level to successfully complete this difficulty. Ultimately, it is just a matter of time.
Season 19 started on November 22 and is expected to be active for about 3 months based on experience. So there is still plenty of time for players to reach the goal.
Necromancer and Sorceress Surprise
What is surprising? When we checked the leaderboard of Season 19 in Diablo 3 on December 18, 2019, only Crusaders and Barbarians had cracked level 150 in the G-Rift. The Sorceress was in 4th place at that time and the Necromancer was in the second to last, sixth place.
At that point, it was not apparent that the Sorceress would suddenly jump from 141 and the Necromancer from 133 to 150 in the Nephalem Rift so quickly, although a good ranking was already predicted for the Sorceress in the Tier List of Season 19 in Diablo 3.
The season buff of S19 plays a significant role in the ranking here. The skillful use of the buff can also be seen in the leading Necromancer. We will include the 150 run of Kuzohito here, who is currently (December 30, 2019) the strongest Necromancer of Season 19 in Softcore.
!150Necro 14:01 NECRO SOLO – KUZOHITO from Kuzohito on www.twitch.tvWith a lot of grinding, this player managed to make the leap from level 1 to 70 in the blink of an eye:
