I Tried A Throw Barbarian (Hardcore, SSF)

[@DungNguyen-vo5pg]

very best content ever .

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@myopiniondoesntmatter7068]

You actually never miss with game OST's. OSRS, Lufia, Secret of Mana.

[@davidrummeney7598]

And turtles in time ❤

[@AUTOPILOT4K]

Hades

[@Pejay691]

Finding a maras and a sur randomly but grinding 9 hours for um is crazy :D

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yeah this run went very different then what I expected

[@zarfen]

Great stuff including some great loot! Cool idea to blood craft throwing axes, that never crossed my mind before!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you! Yeah the loot was wild on this run. You can also craft javelins with the spear recipe. I just didn't get any interesting ones.

[@zarfen]

Also, if you were not using throwing weapons, would you have used that Sur to make ‘Wind’ just because? 😂

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yes

[@mrsquiggles1379]

This friendship is peak youtube ❤️

[@thenuclearrabbit]

❤️

[@jozen92]

This is the Run i was most exited about! Congrats to 3k subs btw! Keep up the good work 👍

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you!

[@greggen63]

Cool video! I'm playing HC now trying to get to 99 on all classes (don't expect to finish in 2025!) and I've gone with a Throw Barb. It's been tough but I definitely found Grim Ward a big help to crack the start of Hell difficulty. Now he's level 87 and has enough life to simply tank 😅

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you! 99 on all classes is a big one. Good luck! Yeah barbs are unkillable when they get going

[@davesafish]

Loved the intro! This is one of my favorite builds to play, I'm so glad you did it! Cheers!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you! Glad you liked it, it's such a fun build

[@noknownthrone2487]

Dude, your content is amazing. Not sure how you were able to throw with both hands considering his drinking problem.. but must be he really is a throw master with all those points into master. Love the humor!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

He is only throwing with one arm. Just very drunk seeing double. Thank you!

[@noknownthrone2487]

"I just walked away from my problems like a real man" LOLLLLL 🤣🤣😆🤣

[@Karlsruhaider]

I love the backround music... lufia theme gave me chills 🤘

[@guyhoggard1916]

Oh my god man the Lufia 2 music has just sent me into a time warp. Unreal.

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Glad you like it! :) enjoy the time warp.

[@AlienoidGamer]

Me too, hands down my favorite SNES RPG

[@Igwi]

Another great video! Cool idea with blood axes, I’ll definitely take it into service. In my humble opinion, the best option for a barbarian thrower is to invest points not in the grim ward itself, but in finding potions, as this increases the reduction of physical resistance.

[@thenuclearrabbit]

You can craft throwing spears as well with the spear recipe. Good call I didn't think of that

[@ChrisStapper]

Love that you used the Lufia soundtrack!

[@miguelwulfgangfilipe849]

You got me addicted to the 360 no scope swag, thanks a lot mate 😂😂😂

[@thenuclearrabbit]

No problem 👍

[@GZFenix-bj3xv]

Great video. I just lost 1 week ago a HC, SSF Barb. Normal and Nightmare was a cakewalk. I would say that throwing is one of the best builds to level up a barb from the start. Decent damage with almost any throwing weapon, low mana costs and very high survability for a "ranged"class. The problem was Inferno, of course. I could not find any weapon which other damage types than physical, plus a big missplay, ended my run. Hope I found before your video because there are some great tips😅.

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you! Condoleances on your barb. It's much better than people give it credit for in the early game. I had the same problem in my run. Which is why I went for the act 3 mercenary to get fire damage as well. It was far from perfect but it definitely got the job done. Glad you like the video :)

[@zlatanmorrison8182]

Good vid, I bought Diablo 2 all those years ago when it first came out....and have never managed to complete it on Hell difficulty to this day:) I think that is another reason why I like watching your videos, other than the terrible puns!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

You can always try again. But until then I'm just glad you watch my videos!

[@schwann145]

I didn't finish Hell on my own (rushes don't count, right? lol) until D2R, but now I've done it on every char! Get back in the game and get it done; it feels so good after all these years to actually beat the game. ;D

[@thenuclearrabbit]

It still feels good to complete a harcore run. Even when you do 1 once a week :)

[@entarork1]

My most fav build! Since buffs happened. Made lvl 99 throwbarb on ladder with BiS gear. Slaps!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Oh that is sick! Gratz

[@blazedehart2748]

8:15 your rng is straight up GOLD

[@thenuclearrabbit]

The rng was crazy on this one for sure

[@da5cook]

Loves how you threw TMNT turtles in time audio there ❤❤

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Such an amazing game

[@Deatpunch]

The fact that throw barn is now viable, what we are missing is sockets in throwable

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yes, fully agreed

[@kristopherleslie8343]

@@Deatpunch been viable for a few years my friend :)

[@kristopherleslie8343]

@@Deatpunch technically all items should be socketable not just throwing weapons. But blizzard never added those features even though most of the industry did

[@Deatpunch]

@@kristopherleslie8343 yeah, but playing moded d2r that is vanilla and not over modded is hard to find 😝

[@kristopherleslie8343]

@@Deatpunch I’m referring to vanilla kiddo

[@xingjian79]

and I've just started a barb with intention to respec into throwing once i get some good items. love your videos as usual

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Good luck on your run!

[@leeloodallasmultibox6172]

Incredible drops!

[@noripasta]

tmnt turtles in time music helllllll yeah I know those orchestra hits when I hear them

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Turtles in time is amazing!

[@nioi]

Nice run. I’m doing this now as my first ever SSF. I found a lucky Lem in A3 nm. Do you think I should make a Treachery or stick with Peace

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Spawn the valk then switch to the treachery, that way you get the best of both

[@SnMcCall]

Your commentary is elite lmao also- insane drops btw. Nice run ❤

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you!

[@MrOdsgaard]

Love these 15-20ish challenge videos! 🙂

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you!

[@BurbachHC]

That run past Sszark the burning! Sketchy

[@thenuclearrabbit]

If I died, I died haha

[@MotorbikeMike028]

This was one of my favourite builds to play through the game with ssf. Cleglaws gloves and twitchthroe carried me through nightmare

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Those are amazing! Would have loved to find either

[@AdventurestGaming]

I've played this character a few times and I'll say that he definitely has his own special vibe. Personally, I really liked him! Maybe I'll even make a video about him someday

[@thenuclearrabbit]

I loved playing him :) go for it haha

[@kristopherleslie8343]

Excellent and funny video as always ❤️😂☝️☺️

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Why the sad smiley? Thank you though

[@kristopherleslie8343]

@@thenuclearrabbit just a typo while driving broski.

[@mikurusagawa6897]

Barb was pretty good before Lord of Destruction came out, and even in LoD he was decent pre-1.10. In 1.10 they made it possible to buy mana potions from traders, as well as made all monsters way more tanky. And while they scaled the magic with the extra monster health, the weapon damage was not changed, so melee builds fell off in general

[@jennerbaldwin929]

lol! The turtles in time music!! Rad

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Turtles in time is such an amazing game :D

[@jennerbaldwin929]

@@thenuclearrabbit fuck yea it was!!

[@IamVuldr]

thinking about doing my barb in SP as throw from lv1... seems like it can be challenging though. doing shouts is probably better if you're not SSF right? love the videos man! keep it up

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Throwbarb takes patience. But it is very doable. Shout barb is much stronger until you get to the very very endgame gear

[@d2rlowlvlpvpchannelandmore684]

My computer is defect and I can’t play D2r atm... you’re content is great ! Very entertaining!,,,,

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you!

[@ch-arts-us]

was looking forward to this one. throw is hard sometimes in boss fight

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Hardest part is getting the weapons for sure. Once you have those it can be very powerful.

[@ch-arts-us]

@@thenuclearrabbit i have never found a power throwing weapon besides the amazon titans on HC shared stash. on battle net i made a thrower with the maximum gear and it was crazy.

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yeah my main barb that I use when casually playing is a throw barb as well. Lvl 90 ish something. He kicks ass for sure.

[@sedatedbobcat7833]

I FUCKING LOVE THE THROW BAR

[@thenuclearrabbit]

So do I

[@Shuumai-qq8ob]

made my own madawc before the throwing mastery buff, time to start a throw barb again

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Good luck! It's so fun now

[@ragnar3434]

Is it a drinking problem if it only ever solves problems? Is what i explain to my doctor and the cops, but they always try to change the subject

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yeah those tend to be mean like that

[@connorwhite2964]

Love the vids! I’d love to see an enchant sorc with no shared stash. The danger!!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

It's on the requested runs list

[@yokitosama]

I'm really lucky to see your video, I'm curious about your general opinion about the barbarian. I like to get levels without using the "war cry" ability, just with the "doube swing" or "frenzy" abilities, but it's very difficult. "project diablo 2" solved this by giving area damage, but I want the barbarian to have his rightful place in the original version. Am I missing something? Does the barbarian really have an advantage or does he need to be buffed? Last year the dev team made an update. But isn't it still unnecessarily difficult for the barbarian to level up? I don't like the "war cry" ability. A barbarian who deals damage by shouting is funny to me. Please tell me this is not the only fast way

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Kind of yes and kind of no. The barbarian needs to very consistently upgrade his damage. Making sure that you have a very high chance to hit also helps a ton. But it will still be slower than the other classes. It's kind of a if you know how to do it, it's not as bad kind of thing. Make sure you hit level 25 in the Flayer Jungle on as high a players count as you can do. That will make act 4 a lot easier. Which grants you acces to eldritch in act 5. Whom you can farm all the way to lvl 35 if you want. Terror zones can be done up to lvl 45-50 ish. But it will take longer than on the other classes. I don't think the barb needs a buff, however I do think melee weapons in general need a buff. The speedrun strat is leap attacking. So I'm gonna say that is the fastest way to do your barb. If your ever stuck on why things are taking long, just look at how speedrunners do it, they know their stuff.

[@s4098429]

Greta video, does crushing blow work with throwing weapons?

[@schwann145]

It does, but it gets the same penalty that all ranged attacks do. So while CB in melee does 25% to normal enemies and 12.5% to champions/uniques/bosses, thrown weapons will do half that (12.5% and 6.25% respectively).

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yes, but it is nerfed to deal less damage

[@Dadlevel99]

Great vid. Could you not use berserk on the physical immunes?

[@thenuclearrabbit]

I could have. But I think the damage would be worse than what I did with the merc. Also thank you!

[@cl8804]

he could, and he would do more damage, but (as this video demonstrates at several points) he's pretty bad at the game

[@Millnoc]

Are drops artificially increased in the console version? I feel like when I play ssf on computer i never get drops like this

[@thenuclearrabbit]

No it's just cause playing D2 is my job so I play an absolute fuckton. Which means I also find a ton of stuff

[@TheGeniesis]

How long it took you to finish the game? Great determination :o

[@thenuclearrabbit]

This took me 19 hours to record.

[@bartoszkubik7134]

When are you planing to play phsysical zealot ?

[@thenuclearrabbit]

I was recording one yesterday. I'm currently at the character creation screen again

[@rodiktotinasdc9569]

can you explain how do i upgrade the throwing weps with the cube

[@thenuclearrabbit]

You can upgrade rare/set/unique items. I recommend just googling the recipes :)

[@Asmonix]

what's the play time on that character?

[@thenuclearrabbit]

I believe this took like 16-18 hours. Pretty long run

[@alexandreperreault8676]

Very nice. Thank for content

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you!

[@spig3547]

So either a higher drop mod, console naturally has higher rates or you're the luckiest man alive.

[@johyen13]

wouldn't imbueing some eth throwing weapons be more effective?

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yes, that could work. I just didn't get any good rolls

[@crithappened]

Fuck gotta lvl up a barb 2 lol kek

[@AEGISAOE]

cool game, u made it?

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yes

[@Folsomdsf2]

Lufia music, enjoy that thumbs up.

[@florin-gv5wu]

Maras in SSF HC gambling, so this game continues to amaze me...😀,I also did a ton of gambling in HolyGrail and I didn't find Maras

[@thenuclearrabbit]

This was my first gambled mara's after 20+ years of playing

[@blazedehart2748]

5:48 dude. Getting a CBF in any gear slot on a run is like, straight up gg. How do you keep doing it over and over?!!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

I farm way more than people seem to think :) also just luck haha

[@MakutaBrainhax]

actually a3 mercs are the worst option imo. for physical builds like this i can't think of a better options than a2 merc with might aura and a reaper's toll, or, if you aren't lucky to get the RT, pick the a5 merc and make him a "lawbringer" rw. the a5 merc is overall tankier and has no hit recovery animation, and the lawbringer isn't that hard to farm for. feel free to try this in your next phys build run.

[@NightmareOni]

Bash barb bash barb bash barb

[@rejuvelaton5187]

One warcry could have made your run 300% easier, can you guess which one?

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yes

[@xFamer]

What a legendary run

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you

[@mihata-gaming]

All the drops!

[@blazedehart2748]

0:12 best class in the game once you get over the fact that youre the slowest. ❤

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Yeah I love me a barb but I get why people wouldn't :)

[@blazedehart2748]

@@thenuclearrabbit it was my first class in D2. I grinded through hell and beat the game before starting another character. Did wonders for my perception of difficulty in the game!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

I can imagine that would do it

[@vantuanbds]

I've waited so long

[@thenuclearrabbit]

It is here!

[@mbag012]

Epic run. Kinda short but makes it sweet ig

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you! I'm still just learning how to format video's and trying to find what people like, so thanks for letting me know :)

[@Zombgetsu]

My absolute fav pvp build... not my best... but def my fav 😂❤

[@Zombgetsu]

Throw barb. If anyone is confused...😂

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Is it good in pvp? I haven't pvp'd in decades

[@Zombgetsu]

@thenuclearrabbit it used to be good vrs certain builds. Vrs the metas it was a meme 🤣 now... after buffs... it might be busted again idk haven't tried.

[@mathewbollington9569]

My luck in game is totally borked. I'm so jealous.

[@thenuclearrabbit]

I farm way more than people think. I just edit it all out

[@whitekony1006]

God man whenever i see you get a plethora of good drops it makes me cringe with fear that this will be one of the runs that kill you

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Eh, if it happens it happens. Best way to win the game is just accepting it happens every once in a while. If you don't die every once in a while your not pushing it hard enough

[@JeremyLu-h2k]

as usual, amazing luck

[@zaszz]

goated gambles

[@jonathanarie2813]

360 no scope mlg diablo 1 sorc

[@mariwpol]

Awesome

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you

[@renosstefanidis1090]

The guy can gamble a Mara's, but still can't beat the game with a spearazon. PS did they increase the rate of gambling set/unique items?

[@thenuclearrabbit]

I don't know I never looked into it

[@M4RIO_1301]

Nice video,as always! (Also second lol)

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Thank you!

[@kristopherleslie8343]

Hardest class? LoL it’s the best

[@kristopherleslie8343]

Getting resistance is easy.

[@thenuclearrabbit]

It's amazing! Doesn't mean it's not hard though

[@thenuclearrabbit]

If you get the right gear. I can see people struggling for it on a run like this

[@kristopherleslie8343]

@@thenuclearrabbit i think when we say it’s hard, show us what’s exactly hard. Because often times I think it’s a lack of understanding some mechanics which causes people to think something is hard. Sometimes it’s not really the character fault either it’s the game design. D2/D2R are both basically unfinished games with often a bit of ignorance lol. In short, players over time have learned to make lemonade with the lemons Blizzard forced us to have.

[@kristopherleslie8343]

@@thenuclearrabbit hmm what would you consider right gear? Like in the case of a throw Barbarian, in general, I think it’s better off changing some of your thoughts of how to play it. The “popular” build to level is telling you to double swing and mace your way through the game. It works but to me, that’s probably best used as a boss or champ killer and should be on swap for you, not your main skill. That works nicely in the throw package anyways since you have to get it. Double throw allows a form of minor AoE early on. I’ve considered it more of a caster even though it’s physical. If you compare it to say a fireball sorc or hammerdin, you have a window of time where it’s actually better in some cases than those builds. Of course both of them have way better scaling potential. Eventually you are right your going to need war-shrike and lacerator as best in slot gear. But I think most people just don’t realize the options you have until you find or trade for those, which causes the it’s hard spill. I think more or less it’s not luck, it’s timing. You need to know when and where to look for certain weapons.

[@freemux2297]

Pro, U make video players8-Hardcore-Solo Self Found, 1~Uber not share item all character!

[@thenuclearrabbit]

Sure I'll put it on the list

[@freemux2297]

@@thenuclearrabbit P8/HC/SSF although it is very difficult, but new content will attract viewers

[@danielearley8826]

15 min nr

[@goatunnheim]

First!