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Every time you enter a new Diablo 4 season, you need to change your class and build selection according to their characteristics and other details while learning about the new content and gameplay as soon as possible.

This is because different classes can fully play their strengths for different seasonal gameplays, and the game will also strengthen or weaken each class to varying degrees due to seasonal changes to ensure game balance.

Although some players like to play their favorite/new classes first at all times, if you want to get enough Diablo 4 gold as soon as possible at the beginning of the season, the dominant class will be more suitable for you.

Based on this, we will list the class rankings suitable for Season 9 for you from low to high based on the performance of the 6 known Diablo 4 classes.

No.6 Druid

To be honest, this class has been silent in Diablo 4 for several seasons, and it seems that this classic class is being forgotten by the developers. On this basis, it was still weakened in Season 9, which has to be said to be another blow to all Druid fans.

Even Cataclysm Build that can make Druid fully play its role has become a bit mediocre in Season 9 due to the drastic weakening of overpower. But if you insist on playing this class, it is recommended that you utilize Epilepsy Petrified Druid Build or Poison Pool Druid Build.

No.5 Rogue

Perhaps the newly added unique item Deathmask of Nirmitruq helm will make you think that it can make Rogue shine again in Season 9, but just like Druid’s Rotting Lightbringer, although they bring more builds possibilities, the overall efficiency is not high.

Take Deathmask of Nirmitruq as an example. On the basis of the weakening of the comprehensive Rogue mechanism, the utilization of this item requires too many resources, which requires too much of your farming ability at the beginning of the season.

If you are already a skilled Rogue player or can get extra resources through other means, then you can try to experience Rogue through this unique item craft new build, otherwise Death Trap Build will be more reliable, or simply choose a better class.

No.4 Barbarian

From the overall performance of 2.3.0 PTR, Barbarian can clear more than 90% of the layers of The Pit through Berserking and Bleed abilities, which is undoubtedly a reliable boost for your resource farming after entering the endgame.

Although these abilities may be weakened in the official S9, in general, the basic skill strength of Barbarian has been improved. Therefore, for insurance, you can also continue to utilize the classic Earthquake/Whirlwind Build in S9.

Among all the enhanced basic skills, Lunging Strike is the one that deserves more attention. Its function is to cause more damage to the enemy by quickly closing the distance with the enemy, which is suitable for craft more interesting melee builds.

No.3 Necromancer

As the third in this ranking list, most of the classic builds of Necromancer can continue to play a role in the new season due to the overall enhancement of skills and mechanisms, such as Bone Spear or Blood Wave.

As you know, due to the ability to summon minions in battle, Necromancer itself and most of the available builds have strong group combat power, and the clearing speed is also ahead of other classes.

Since the core content of Season 9 includes two new dungeons, Horadric Strongroom and Escalating Nightmares, and they are also the source of many key items, Necromancer’s abilities will be useful for farming in them.

No.2 Sorcerer

Since the launch of 2.3.0 PTR, Sorcerer, has attracted more attention, even though it is not the best class of Season 9, and this is entirely because of Hydra Build. This build has appeared in the past, but its performance in Season 9 will obviously be better.

As a summoning skill, Hydra can summon a three-headed hydra in battle to cause fire damage to the enemy, and you can continue to combine other types of skills to output more different types of damage to the enemy and attack the enemy from multiple angles.

The reason why this class did not become the first place may be that the subsequent games will weaken it because of the excessive strength of Hydra Build. But to be honest, this is not necessary because Hydra Build has not yet reached the point of destroying the balance of the game.

No.1 Spiritborn

As a new class that has only been released since DLC, Spiritborn has caused heated discussions in Diablo 4 player community with its fresh abilities and outstanding strength from the beginning. Although it has been weakened since Season 7, its charm remains undiminished.

The main damage output types of this class are thorns and poison damage, and the unique item Balazan’s Maxtlatl added in Season 9 allows you to output more of these two types of damage through related skills.

Based on this, you can choose to craft new Spiritborn builds, or continue to utilize Quill Volley Build, both of which can be very good at clearing dungeon enemies and even solving bosses, making your Season 9 battle easier.

The above rankings are only based on existing information, and there may be more changes in Season 9. Perhaps the weaker classes at the beginning of the season will also have the hope of becoming reliable in the latter stages!

The developers of Diablo 4 have always been very fond of adding some additional socketing systems, from ordinary gems to Occult gems in Season 7. In Season 9, they have added new gems again, Horadric Jewels.

Horadric Jewels are obviously used to complement Horadric Spells. Some of them can enhance Horadric Spells, some can enhance your summons, or elemental damage, but some of them have negative effects. So in terms of practicality, which Horadric Jewels are better?

How To Get Horadric Jewels?

Horadric Jewels in Diablo 4 Season 9 can be made at Wayfinders after learning the recipe of Horadric Tomes. You can find Horadric Tomes in Horadric Strongrooms by exploring the nightmare dungeons on Torment 1 and higher. Making these Jewels requires Gem Fragments and Horadric Phials. Horadric Phials differ from Diablo 4 gold, it is a currency that can only be used in Season 9.

In summary, the process is as follows:

• 1. Find and complete Horadric Strongrooms in a Torment 1 or higher Nightmare dungeon, and get Horadric Tomes and Horadric Phials.
• 2. Learn the crafting recipe of Horadric Jewels in Horadric Tomes.
• 3 Use the learned recipe and collected materials to craft Horadric Jewels at Wayfinders.

After you make these jewels, you can embed them in your amulets and rings.

Horadric Jewels Ranking

You know that not these Horadric Jewels are useful. Some of them will be very popular and almost every build can use them, while some may not be used for an entire Season.

Here is a simple ranking of these 15 Horadric Jewels. Tier S Horadric Jewels are more versatile and powerful in most builds. Tier A Jewels are powerful in some specific builds, while Tier B Jewels are not recommended.

Tier S

Seal of Power

When you equip two or more School of Power Arcanas, you gain movement speed and critical strike chance.

Scornful Light

You deal 1/5 more elemental damage and receive 1/10 more elemental damage.

Idol From Below

You gain 6% primary attribute, 8% maximum health, and are always unhindered. However, you will be hunted by the buried gem guardians in the darkest places of Sanctuary, who are buried to protect this relic.

Reverie Horn

After you damage or kill an enemy, your summons will be strengthened, and become larger and dealing 30% more damage over 4 seconds.

In Tier S, Idol From Below provides stat bonuses, and most importantly, makes you unstoppable, which is very important, as it allows you to keep your flow in a dungeon or The Pit uninterrupted. Its negative effect can be considered a positive effect for players, as more monsters mean more Diablo 4 gold and items.

Reverie Horn should be placed in Tier A, but Season 9 not only buffs Necromancer, but also, importantly, brings Hydra Sorcerer build. If this build is not nerfed, it will definitely be the most popular build in Season 9, and Reverie Horn can bring buffs to Hydra.

Tier A

Seal of Control

• When you equip two or more control Arcanas, gain at least 45% longer control duration and 30% increased lucky hits.

Seal of Denial

• When you equip two or more Arcanas from School of Denial, gain 30% more Barrier, Reinforcement, and Thorns.

Horadric Crest

• For each Arcana of a different School you equip, gain 5% damage reduction and 1% maximum all elemental resistances

Tyrant Bane

• After you deal sustained damage to an enemy, they are permanently affected by 0.33% of your sustained damage.

Myriad Stone

• After casting a Catalyst skill, if it is an Ultimate skill, gain 30% attack speed for 10 seconds.

Luminate Eye

• Your Catalyst skills gain an additional quarter cooldown reduction.

Elemental Brand

• Your Catalyst skills deal damage equal to one-third of your Infusions’ element over 3 seconds.
• Lucky Hit: Dealing damage equal to your Infusions’ element has up to a one-third chance to trigger its secondary effect.

Some players believe that Tyrant Bane should be in Tier S, and it indeed has great potential. If it can really stack infinitely, then it is undoubtedly a Horadric Jewel that most builds should carry. But the developers will probably make some restrictions on it, so it may not be as good as we think.

Tier B

Liminal Echo (Hardcore Tier S, Normal Tier B)

• If you would take fatal damage, avoid it instead, activate the boost, and gain 3 seconds of invincibility. This effect can only happen once every 75 seconds.

Spark of Creation

• After casting a Catalyst skill, gain 10 Primary Resources.

Brilliant Sigil

• Your Infusions are 150% more effective.

The Starflux

• Your Catalyst deals 100% more damage. However, you lose control of Horadric Spells, causing your Catalyst Infusions to become random.

B Tier is Horadric Jewels, which you can ignore. The Starflux can greatly increase the damage of Catalyst skills, but it will randomize Infusions, which is not a good thing for players, because players’ builds are basically dependent on a specific element, and such randomness may cause your DPS to drop.

Horadric Jewels are Diablo 4 items that you can only get in the endgame, and for most players, they only care about which Jewels are the best. So if you just want to increase your damage, then you can just farm Tier S Horadric Jewels as your goal.