Season 11 is getting close, and a lot of players are camping the PTR to figure out what actually works in the new Tower setup while they stack up Diablo 4 gold for fresh gear. The Tower is not just “another dungeon” you blitz for a glyph and forget about. It hits hard, ramps up way faster than most people expect, and punishes any build that relies on one big nuke and then hides. You start to feel real pressure when elite packs chain their affixes, and some classes clearly handle that grind better than others.
Barbarian: The Safe Climb
The Barbarian looks like the go-to pick if you just want to push high floors without overthinking every pull. Once the shout changes and Fury tweaks kick in, you barely ever run dry, so you are not stuck kiting in circles waiting for resources. Dual-wield Rend setups keep bleeds rolling while you stay mobile, and Hammer of the Ancients still slams hard enough to delete chunky elites. The real kicker is how easy it is to keep Fortify, Iron Skin, and other layers of mitigation going at the same time. You walk into packs that would one-shot other classes, shrug off the hits, and keep swinging. If you want a build that forgives mistakes and still climbs, Barb is the steady option.
Rogue: Speed Or Die
The Rogue plays on the other end of the spectrum. It is fast, twitchy, and kind of brutal if your hands are not used to high APM. In the Tower, Rogues live by never being where the damage lands. You dash in, dump your skills, and blink out before the next attack connects. Shadow Imbuement builds, in particular, can just erase screens of trash when everything lines up, and traps give you a lot more control over how a room unfolds than people expect. The downside is simple: if you stop moving or mess up your cooldown rhythm, you pop. For players who love weaving through projectiles and threading the needle, though, Rogue feels great.
Sorcerer And Druid: Power With Conditions
Sorcerers sit in a strange place right now. Fireball and Chain Lightning hybrids can absolutely melt lower and mid Tower floors, and when your barrier uptime is good, it feels amazing. Past floor 50 or so, the margin for error gets tiny. Miss one defensive, get clipped by a bad combo, and you are done. It is that classic glass cannon feel, where you know you are strong but you are always one mistake away from the respawn screen. Druids are the opposite vibe. The early game feels slow and kind of awkward, and you really need gear before the class wakes up. Once Pulverize is fully online, though, the build turns into a tanky brawler that just walks through packs and keeps healing. Stormclaw leans harder into movement and hit-and-run play, so it feels smoother in the Tower once you have the right stats and aspects. Both classes can climb, but they ask for patience and investment.
Necromancer: Methodical Control
The Necromancer ends up in a more niche but still interesting spot. Minions are definitely better than before, but their AI still feels a bit too sluggish when the Tower demands fast clears and constant repositioning. That is why most strong PTR runs lean into Bone Spear or Blood Surge instead. Those builds let you control where your damage lands, lock down rooms with curses, and lean on self-healing and defenses rather than hoping your skeletons pick the right target. You are not zipping around like a Rogue or face-tanking like a Barb, but you can plan each pull, set up your angles, and grind your way up. For players who like a slower, more tactical style and are willing to farm the right Diablo 4 Items for sale, Necro still has plenty of room to shine in the Tower.