This Barbarian has Over 9000 Life! | Diablo 2 BvC Build for D2R

This Barb Build is meant to take out those cookie-cutter casters we see on battle.net! The BvC is a STRONG character that utilizes Whirlwind for dueling and PK (player killing). We've also got some SECRET SAUCE for the HIDDEN BREAKPOINT in this guide!
Intro - 0:00
D.H.A. & SYNCHED Duels - 0:45
Key Points - 1:19
Gear - 2:00
Inventory & Cube BO - 6:32
Stash (Sick BoTD) - 7:38
SECRET BREAKPOINT - 8:23
Skills & Stats - 9:46
Strategy (WW) - 11:16
Throw Locking & C/T Casting - 13:08
Duels - 14:35
SYNCHED Channel (Maty) - / maty514
D.H.A. Channel - / dhapvp
SECRET VIDEO - • SECRET VIDEO - BvC Duels
Music - "Tin Spirit" by the Freedom Trail Studio
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Twitter @Coooley
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And of course, you'll catch me on D2R (Diablo II: Resurrected) when it drops!

[@hitmedude7006]

Oh man thats almost exactly as i geared my BvC back then ... I had such a good time playin BvC.. Great Video !

[@galagaming3316]

"A barbarian that is NOT ONLY viable in PVP... but has 9,000 life." -Coooley, 2021

[@DHAPvP]

Awesome video mate. Finaly got time to watch it all ! Thanks for mentionning me. Keep it up bro 👍

[@harper2181]

Hey DHA, it was mentioned in the video you had made some guides but I looked around on the channel and couldn't find them. Enjoyed the duel videos and dropped a sub. Would love if you could point me to the guides.

[@R0GU351GN4L]

Can't wait to see more of your videos and PvP competitions when D2R is released.

[@NevvDad]

Great video, man. I've played off and on for 20 years and had little interest in pvp, let alone making a pvp character, but this now makes me want to make a barb eventually. After I achieve my main PvM build goals, I think I'm going to put some energy into this build in D2R. Thanks!

[@cr4zym3x1c4n]

I was waiting for a vegeta over 9000 clip tbh

[@Coooley]

I almost put one in... But I already make too many dad jokes :P

[@user-jp8mx1sp5v]

@@Coooley no such thing bro

[@doncualexandru3931]

amazing video! Maybe I'll finally build a barbarian, since he's the class I've played with the least. Please keep up the good work, your content is always great!

[@Coooley]

I appreciate that, man! Barb is very fun! Hard to get it going early game, though

[@justfinley3425]

Hey just wanted to say thanks for helping me get back into D2. You’re great for guidance

[@anthonyg6083]

11:14 "Hold Shift and Click on Vitality" lmfao!!! Incredible. Also, the shirt looks good.

[@Mantschgo]

nice video! you are suddenly often in my recommendations now, never really seen you before keep doing your thing!

[@exodus3461]

Awesome content man! Excellent work.

[@MrSoul94]

Awesome man, keep doing this amazing videos bro.

[@Lukeoni]

The thing I love about your vids is that you explain things so well and have such a good knowledge of the game and the mechanics 👍👍👍

[@PeaTearGriffon]

Let's gooooo. So hyped for release. I don't even care if launch goes badly, I'll just play singleplayer.

[@Coooley]

We playin' this game no matter what!

[@PeaTearGriffon]

Fuckin eh! Great video as always man.

[@larrylaguerre3908]

Facts

[@DailyTechShot]

Yeahhh let's gooooooooooooooo

[@brosephbroheim6428]

How you feeling now?

[@leejordan001]

It's insane! I just searched trough youtube for a video in this topic. You literally read my mind!

[@JohnLundSweden]

Subbed for your passion friend, keep it up!

[@abrasivepartyc5416]

Imagine my surprise to see my Amazon getting wrecked in the intro of this video! Lol! Great video my man!

[@Enigma793]

Love these build videos man! We ever gonna see any DFC season 3 content on this channel? I watched some of it on stream, but there was a lot that I missed out on and was hoping to catch on the YT uploads. :)

[@Coooley]

A lot of the players uploaded it. But... You're right. Stay tuned for more Secret Videos ;)

[@highhow]

Been waiting for a new video damnit!!!!

[@7.3DSL]

Great video. Coooley you look good man, always nice to see and hear your voice.

[@dannytr909]

I remember back when soj was used as currency to trade. Ah, memories.

[@eldarm434]

Now it's in ists

[@lechtaczka1272]

I had similar one in the past, all perfect, but never used 2 20 helmer, I had permed 08 Valk instead, and I must admit he looked so badass, and killed alot in PVP but was not invincible obviously. Fun character to play it will however be impossible to recreate in D2R, as we no longer have those ultra rare 08 Valks around. I played on US WEST for 6-7 years back in the 2000s.

[@vonp6422]

I would really love to see some new d2r duel videos from you! You could do a whole series covering all classes to help promote the pvp scene in d2r. Some balance changes has been implemented and it would be really helpful to get a full update before building different characters.

[@neilrbell]

I come for the intro music, stay for the awesome content!

[@SaithMasu12]

Cannot be frozen Cooley: We dont do that here

[@Sh4d0wZ0n3]

Should have covered left click chain locking tele-zerks, the most fun part about a BvC. Catching sorcs and necros then being accused of Gmod is one of the most satisfying things in pub duels.

[@Geeza-rc9kz]

Good content man

[@jackgreenstalk777]

i loved playing BVC, used to run a frenzy barb called too-fast with a pair of perfect ebotdz with a few other zerkers to swap for some matchups like beastz, griefz

[@vb6427]

Yea barb video! You nailed it!

[@Coooley]

Thank you!!! Took a lot of help. Wanted to get it right

[@alexandreoka9478]

Nice content! Are you willing to show us someday the GM Melee duels?

[@imdeathdude]

WHAT A THUMBNAIL! Is that from D2 Resurrected? man alive it looks slick

[@gapplebees9295]

Everytime you say 'BvC' a little too quickly, I chuckle just a little bit

[@TheSirAzzur]

It's OVER 9000!!!

[@BigSqueeGG]

YAWwwllalwlwalla you thought the terminator was scared of the T1000!? NO! This is the T9000! BILLY!!! GET TO THE FUCKING CHOPPAAAHHHHH!!

[@vaeell6532]

I think I still have my "BvA" on USEast. I say that cuz I built him to BvC, but liked wearing a shield instead. Near perf grief Zweihander for style points (same range as Z but cooler looking imo), and an Eld'd SS. People would get so triggered because I wore a shield and wasn't BvB 🤣.Was gonna suggest alt triangle, but you got it covered. Nice vid.

[@xpurplenerplex5949]

Barbs are my least favorite and least played character in all of my diablo 2 time, but i gotta admit, they often kicked my butt in duels across the 20+ years i have been playing this is a redeemable video and makes them seem almost fun to play GG Coooley!

[@Coooley]

We are on the same page... Needed a LOT of guidance with this 'cause I rarely play barb. Now... He's one of my mains! Love this char. And thank you so much!

[@phantommenace5407]

just saying when i was dueling, some of that gear was considered BM.. inferno strides, and wisp ring. all in all good coverage. #thumbsup

[@TheKyleman999]

Completely agree with the bit about being frozen. Can’t tell you how many duels I’ve won just by being frozen because I’ve been able to land way more hits

[@followxiaofei]

Back in 2006 HC ladder I had unlimited resources (clan had a mad botter) and so I built a max life barb. The life got so high that it caused a bug which reset life to half instead of max when healing, so had to reduce life. Max was around 35,000 but I think max allowed without the bug was only around 24,000. I used dedicated enchanter and BO Barb. (around lvl 60bo, lvl 60 enchant (~6500 fire damage). It had two Hand Of Justice scourges, and the rest was resist and fire damage items. Despite being all life and having zero stat points outside vitality, it mowed down anything. It was really funny when people tried to PK it....

[@qytezaqyteza6498]

back in 2006 my barb use ith sword 160-60 100 life armor and full 3/20/20s scs hahaha

[@brandonprice119]

So max bo period is 57 but cool story

[@followxiaofei]

@@brandonprice119 57 is around 60. But it doesn't matter. Due to the max life bug we have to reduce life to get more life. Otherwise you can't go about like half or 30%.

[@albadriali]

Cool tips on the alt ww

[@ryanthomas2374]

Its over 9000!!!!

[@Hahahahe]

for ur bo boost you should get 3+ wc daggers… saves a lot of space for more items in stash vs different characters

[@johanroger5287]

63 setup with good res setup. Swap one hoto to cta 333 (+1 skill) gives you the extra skill and you get the battle command from the cta (1 more for orders or 1 more for any skill instead)

[@cagelexi8954]

Great video! But a suggestion would be to replace wisp and highlord with Angelics, and gloves with cleglaws. The reason you use cleglaws is because most casters build "up to" their breakpoint. Cleglaws generally counters this and drops their BP so they cast slower. 9k AR with grief is fine against sorceress and druid but when dueling with hammerdins or TV's (Foh with smite), the extra AR is extremely useful given they have holy shield and high defence. 👍 If you ever decide to build Auradins, pvp or pvm! Let me know! Been building them for 13 years straight 😉 Great videos

[@lorenzozinna4700]

IT'S OVER 9000!!!

[@Asgardians3t]

ITS OVER 9000!!!

[@yzwme586]

this barb is an absolute unit

[@Coooley]

I'm actually really impressed with the character as a whole

[@jameshaulenbeek5931]

The complete opposite of my favorite - concentrate titan barb 😂 But yes, a very VERY great build!

[@peterjensen2065]

Cool video! Can you make a video about the Amazon. In pvp? Where you have Java and now on swicth? 👌🤩. Cant wait for d2r 👌

[@ipxperfect]

I would love to see a Auradin build that is OP from Coooley!

[@cagelexi8954]

I've been building only auradins both pvp and pvm for 13 years straight. 🙏

[@Canadian_Psycho]

You deserve far more subs

[@amyn227]

11:18 is the greatest accidentally thing ever created, the str bug lol

[@jarredlkling]

Qick question. As player who started a pluggy around 2019 and it's played all three ladders of project Diablo a lot. I plan on doing barbarian in resurrected as the pit/pindle zerker. I play with two other people as a team and we are very familiar with the game. The question is as somebody who's has been playing project D2 will barb feel to clunky and be unplayable for me to start out or will my skills and team mates make it ok as a starter. Thanks

[@aiura_djg]

Just a quick question: Is EBotDz going to be your main (botd + beast) or off-hand (grief + botd) vs a wind druid? Thanks and more power to your channel and discord man!

[@jamesparry8144]

El Diablo Aqui. See you in the blood moor

[@mrpotato4441]

Time for my daily dose of Coooley! The BBC baba

[@dailydoseofpayo7070]

goodjob

[@Xtimus]

🔥!!!!!!!!

[@TheEvilgoo]

What are your thoughts on FHR on BVC? I see augments for hitting 48% but some people go 0. I know ww is uninterruptable and barb has high health so is less likely to be fhr proc'd but wanted to get your take on this.

[@marcocatenacci9227]

great video.. do these trick about being frozen and the small triangle work for ww sins aswell?

[@Coooley]

Yes! For WW. But being frozen on a sin is a bit different because you need that trap laying speed always.

[@dino6080]

Love ya cooley lol ✌️😂

[@Unko-Q]

heart of the wolverine is what ill usually use on the wisp ring when used on bvc. More dam and attack rate. Such an under used summon.

[@AndyGamezoldschool]

Open battle net pvp is fun too there's a whole art to what godly items to use etc.

[@joejojo5966]

so to summarize the video, its over 9000!

[@zsookah3]

"It's over 9000!!!!"

[@osvaldokim9768]

His power is over 9000

[@nickbrnnum3073]

So hyped for release My hope for Change/re-balance: - basic loot filter - see ilvl - remove basics keys - only one Low Quality item - not "Low Quality, Cracked, Crude and Damaged" - Last Wish Rune Word - remove "Hit Blinds Target" it overwrite Life Tap - Make so "Paladin Smite" does work with Life Steal and Mana Steal - Make so "Paladin Resist Fire, Cold and Lightning" display the hidden bonus to maximum resist - Make so "Assassin Venom" does not cap poisoning duration at 0.4 from other items - Make so "Assassin Fade" does not affects Shrines + display the hidden bonus to Physical Resistance - Make so "Druid Raven" gains 1 additional Raven for each 5 lvl after lvl 5 - Make so "Necromancer Poison Dagger" is Poison Attack - all weapons not only dagger

[@nateholt429]

I was about to mention unsummon lock but throw will accomplish the same thing. B)

[@YoToddYo]

Coooley what is the 451 poison damage sc used for?

[@jesseray180]

Over 9000!!!!!!!!!!

[@Drakengard-cb5ot]

Coooley, just a suggestion. As much as Trang ol's gear may be, I would highly suggest switching out those gloves for Dracul's Grasp; +90-120% Enhanced Defense +10-15 To Strength +5-10 Life After Each Kill 25% Chance of Open Wounds 7-10% Life Stolen Per Hit 5% Chance To Cast Level 10 Life Tap On Striking Need I say more. My legit level 96 Elder-lich Necromancer build, oddly enough, has one for special cases in reserve. And another for whenever I want to use on my other characters more melee oriented.

[@Sistik123]

Think the most important tip is the holding alt so you don't click them.

[@-Keith-]

You probably already know Coooley, but the 451 poison charm is useless as soon as venom procs from your grief. Venom shortens all poison attack duration from items to 0.4 seconds; it doesn't frontload all the damage into the 0.4 second window, it only allows that source to inflict its normal damage for 0.4 seconds. So your 451 poison over 12 seconds becomes 15 poison damage over 0.4 seconds when venom is active. If you're just using it to eliminate player regen before your grief has procced, then that's fine. Otherwise you'd get more benefit out of another max/AR/life charm in its place.

[@Coooley]

Venom will not proc from WW!

[@-Keith-]

@@Coooley Huh, I did not know that. Learn something new every day.

[@phillipfessenden7705]

its been years since ive played and was serious about dueling in d2. i swair i rememeber my barb was bva and i had about 11 to 12k back in day. i could just be getting old and not remember correctly but i swair i had about 11 to 12k hp with sword and shield ww barb

[@phillipfessenden7705]

this being said i stop playing before the synergy patch so d2r is a whole new ball game

[@TheKyleman999]

When dueling smiter pallys when they stand in place you can actually we just outside of their range and you will be able To hit them but they can’t hit you. And if or when they chase you to hit you just ww away making them chase you that kills them very quickly.

[@Killah107]

I miss my godly account back in 1.09 when it was the wild wild west, 1.14 is so much more fun with the epic ww barb/sin

[@hell_inc5853]

Are we all going to keep playing classic d2 after d2r is out?

[@KR1DERSH0T]

Another advantage of the wisp projector ring: It helps you find Zod runes in the blood moor 😂😂😂

[@gettr5565]

Magic find doesn’t increase chances of finding a rune 😭

[@KR1DERSH0T]

@@gettr5565 hahaha, yeah it’s more of an inside joke; Coooley thought he found a Zod rune in the blood moor but someone in his party dropped it to troll him 😂

[@ItsTheJits_]

Looks like the fuel scene is a lot healthy than it was when I was a kid. I was told grief was BM unless they were just mad and I was 12 lol

[@Coooley]

Some consider it BM in melee duels, but not in general HLD/pub games

[@Teamgym]

Yo :) decent guide but quite a few flaws if you ask me! Might be something changed since i played some years back, but hoto + cta with atleast 3 bo is better on swap and gives you +1 more bo then Dual hoto :) Also str. bugging your barb should be a good idea :)

[@giri3224]

yes doublehoto is fail. important point.

[@whiskeySe7en]

U can put on 2 perfect CTAs and get even more battle orders lvls too

[@MrBeastTyson]

anyone know what the intro song is? stuck in my head for weeks now

[@LiquidToolExperiment]

Can you do a more in-depth video on the stats please?

[@Element-tu8jw]

Are people going to be able to use hero editor again like Zonfire?

[@styraxxthegeniusstyraxxthe6709]

man i laugh so hard on the part " hold shift click on vitality :D "

[@mattferrigno9750]

The days when stash size was 6 wide... these kids don't know the struggle today. There was no cheap rune words either.

[@francisgaliegue6645]

Why not dual CtA as an alternate? Or does the +3 cap to skills also apply for non oskills? (I don't have a good enough CtA to test, meh)

[@Coooley]

A lot of people like dual hotos on the swap just in case they have the DR setup on. That way, in the rare event you need it, you can still achieve a very high cast breakpoint. Although CTAs are capped at +3 bo for barbs, it still would net you higher life due to the additional +1 to skills :) Not a bad option, honestly.

[@sadiceninlordoz4378]

11:42 Using inch and cm at the same sentence; you must be a prophet.

[@HarryToeface]

It's over 9000!!!! *Dies inside*

[@kleomenis456]

Cool

[@Skizzy29]

Getting me too excited for d2r

[@mathieugosselin5090]

PVP javazon video could be nice! I feel like the character is a little bit underrated. Rarely see one on a pub game.

[@bjrneirikstrkersen1021]

His power level must be OVER 9000.

[@scottdunfee8117]

Hey Vegeeta! What's the scouter say about his power level?! It's over NINE THOUSAAANNND!!!

[@aurelionsolph]

Nappa :"Vegeta what is his WHIRLWIND Attack Rating says?!?)" Vegeta : "Is over 9000!!!" ❤️

[@xlxd2]

Ok coooley. Imma make this in d2r. If it sucks.... I guess I'll just die to you in the moor lol

[@Steph1]

Why Cham Zod a helm that’s only for prebuffing?

[@d00s0n]

So is the classic d2 going to run and play like classic d2 or d2r?

[@lordkrythic6246]

It's over Nine-thousand! What, Nine-thousand?!

[@jaydooley5077]

Try using 6 bo ctas on swap, and angelic rings and ammy. If done right with 3 20 20s I'm pretty sure my barb had over 10k life prebuffed with 22k attack rating. And I didn't have to use a cheesy oak sage to get there