Barb's only saving grace is to act as buffer and item finder in groups. They won't be able to run anything in hell for a while and will not be fast in NM runs like zons. Beign physical AND melee class, Barbarians rely too heavilly on gear to act as starter. However you do NM extremely well and can gear up from there. Zons also lacks mobility, crowd control and struggle against lightning immunes. This treshold takes a while to reach in hell and untwiked Javazon usually stay a while in NM, like paladins. Has excellent clear speed but only after a damage treshold. You will have to focus on NM for a while. The lack of range and crowd control makes hell unsafe for paladins with poor gear, however. Tesladin is by far the best untwinked melee character. Blessed Hammer is very strong and magic damage. Paladins has the second best mobility behind sorc, and redemption aura to manage mana. Downside includes low mobility and over dependency on Corpse Explosion to compete in damage with other casters. Both builds also have a easy time against immunes. Between summons, bone prison and curses, Necro is safest class to play by far, giving him a edge on HC. Also, does not scale as well as other casters in the high end. Downside is lack of mobility and boss killing spells. Can respec into wolfSS, according to some, the best uber killer. Physical/Cold damage gives you a edge against immunes. Kill speed is very good against trash mobs. Safe play style due Oak Sage life buff and summons. Can respec into kicksin for ubers but requires a lot of gear for that. Main downside is the weird play style (traps do not feel that good to use) and having a hard time against lightning immunes. Like sorc, low gear dependency gives you a good start, while still beign a top tier farmer in the high end. Combines good mobility, crowd control and kill speed. Other downsides includes beign the worst uber killer and beign poorly equipped to fight immunes. Main downside is her squishness and risky play style, making her a high-risk-high-reward choice in HC. Beign a caster means you can start farming hell with cheap gear. Innate Teleport gives sorc a huge advantage over other classes in early and even mid ladder.

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