I know there may be some of you may know or disagree about this, but hey i am just trying to share and let other people who didn't know to try out !



Well, u can always switch to tank demon hunter which i think is ridiculously OVERPOWERED ! i know what will people say, "If you wanna play tank, play barb or monk better". i will explain why a demon hunter can be as tank-ish as barb later on. The following are the reasons why you (fellow demon hunter friends!! ) should give Tanker Demon Hunter Build a try :

- you will not die easily and at the same time, saving repair bills
- you can invest more in the equipment but to get the basic tank equipment, 1m to 1.5m is enough !
- I spent less than 1.5m and i can beat inferno mode (excluding Siegebreaker because i don't have enough DPS to kill him before enrage so i have to party with a dps friend to inflict damage while i tank in front)
- I can kill ghom without dropping a single hp (unless sometimes i am too lazy to move my fingers) and kill butcher AFK overnight (my follower do all the damage while i stand there)

MY CURRENT BUILD

3.8k armour
700 AR
60khp (not full set yet)
1.3k LoH
8k DPS - no SS
39.5% crit-chance
LIFE REGEN - 3k per second

MY SKILL
CLICK HERE TO SEE TANK DEMON HUNTER SKILL


YES LIFE REGEN IS THE KEY TO THIS THING. many people may think that life regen sucks and useless but i am sorry to tell you that you are wrong. Think about stacking LoH and Life regen at the same time. from my build, i am gaining 3k hp per sec + 1.3k hp per hit (I am using grenade which makes it massive aoe damage).. For one second, i gained about 6.9k hp (assuming my grenade hits 3 creeps)

Back to the first question of the post, why demon hunter can tank as good as barb/monk class? because demon hunter has skills to REDUCE MASSIVE INCOMING DAMAGE.

- caltrops with numbing traps (REDUCING 25% DAMAGE)
- sentry with guardian turret (REDUCING 15% DAMAGE)
- shadow power with gloom (REDUCING 65% DAMAGE)

-TOTAL REDUCE BY 105% INCOMING DAMAGE

NOT ENOUGH DISCIPLINE TO SPAM ALL THE SKILL?
- increase your max discipline (minimum 40 recommended 50) (currently 45 for me but will be upgrading to 50)
- get critical chance a minimum of 40% and use Night Stalker Passive Skill (gain one disc per critical hit inflicted)
- NOW U CAN HAVE UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF DISC TO USE FOR SHADOW POWER, CALTROPS, AND SENTRY

LOW DPS?
- YES this is a tank build so we are going to throw DPS out of window but u can still do massive damage and even kill elites.
- u will be using CALTROPS (normally i will stack 5 caltrops on the ground)
- and empty your hatred with either spike traps or chakaram with shuriken cloud


In all, i am not saying this is a perfect build but i am still looking to make it even better.. Just saying - this build can tank as good as barb/monk with less than 1.5m worth of equipment, so it is worth trying to be honest. I just wanna share my opinion to all of you fellow friends.

BTW anyone that wants to see this build in action before investing 1.5m gold, feel free to add me in the game. Alrighty, peace out !!

This post has been edited by rockroll5022: Jul 25 2012, 05:40 PM

yeah i met one tank wizard in the public game too.. good tanker but still i am a better tank.. we were in act 3 on quest to kill ghom (4 players - tank wiz, tank monk, glass cannon demon hunter and me).. in the end, i am the one left standing - solo-ing ghom while others stays in the corner to avoid ghom's fart gas..

haha tanker rocks... maybe if u throw in some life regen, u will be golden.. LOL.. how much dps 1 handed crossbow are u using??

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Added on July 25, 2012, 5:56 pmyeah it is due to my weapon actually.. hopefully i can get a decent one to increase it.. however i mainly use traps to inflict damage !!

This post has been edited by rockroll5022: Jul 25 2012, 05:56 PM

lol no wonder u have high dps... critical damage on your weapon.. for me, i am looking for +10 max disc , LoH minimum 700 and 150+ vit... don't really care about the dps..

yes this is what i thought so.. barb requires really good EQ to progress in inferno.. i am not sure about the lower cost to maintain monk though because as far as i know, dex equipment are the most expensive basic stat in the game..

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Added on July 26, 2012, 9:43 amactually i am kinda agree with wizards having the ability to kill diablo naked.. if u fight diablo long enough, u will know the movement of it.. like what skill is he going to use next.. with that in mind, it is kinda easy to predict and avoid these attacks with diamond skin, just like what demon hunter did with ss..

This post has been edited by rockroll5022: Jul 26 2012, 09:43 AM

thanks.. it is quite a nice build though with the total cost less than 1.5m only !!

yeap.. simple marketing system.. more demand more expensive.. the same goes to int but D3 is overloaded with more dex players compared to int players, thus making dex the most expensive stat in the game..

Those of you who doubt about my build, this is my master's video.. there is one video that he exposed his tank wizard and maybe u guys can learn from there.. i don't have a wizard so i can't try..

yes it has been a long time but there are still tons of people in this forum don't believe in this build.. said 'AFK kill butcher LMFAO'.. lol i am just trying to prove here..

THIS MAY BE THE GUIDE FOR YOU..

those hp regen stuff u can get it pretty cheap.. it has no value to the market.. haha.. ol i got 3k dps because i spent less gold in weapon.. i am using 300+ dps weapon 1 handed crossbow (who would use that for god's sake? ).. but i just wanna try the build so i budget myself to a certain limit.. right now i will glady upgrade my gear to make it at least 10k dps..

This post has been edited by rockroll5022: Jul 27 2012, 01:05 PM

o.O.. u using dual wielding? i never tired before.. btw the crossbow i am looking for is not cheap in the market.. i want LoH at least 800, +minimum 7 disc and +minimum 160 vit.. LOL.. i need to get my hp at least 70k..

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Added on July 27, 2012, 1:59 pmhaha not really man.. if investing more gold, barb and monk can beat demon hunter anytime... it is just the gear for tank build demon hunter too damn cheap... maybe barb + regen hp = god??? no one really try that before...

This post has been edited by rockroll5022: Jul 27 2012, 01:59 PM

so the KEY word... REGEN...

This post has been edited by rockroll5022: Jul 27 2012, 02:22 PM

haha i am using cloak +10 disc and regen 300+.. then i just bought 2 crossbow - 690+ dps, +7disc, +160vit, 800+ LoH another 350+dps +8disc +230vit +900+LoH... if i dual wielding, i will have disc 55 >.<.. but i don't think i will do that because i need critical hit chance from the shield which is 8.5.. i am using prep also but i need more disc to spam shadow power - gloom if tanking too many creep.. u got stack critical hit chance for night stalker??

well man we can experiment together some other times bro.. maybe we can build the most tankiest out there.. haha.. add me my battle tag is at the bottom... hey man u don't have to use steady aim.. add damage in range but not face to face..

This post has been edited by rockroll5022: Jul 27 2012, 04:50 PM

>.<

erm not sure about it.. but i do heard one of my friend said that hp regen items in HC are incredibly overpriced.. so i think it is not worth it...