One build is considered super strong and has taken over the top in Diablo 4. This seems to annoy even the richest man in the world so much that he makes angry comments on his platform X (Twitter) posts.
What does Elon Musk have to do with Diablo 4? Elon Musk not only plays Diablo 4, he even streamed it on The biggest challenge, however, was the technology. And his character’s name is just as arrogant as you would imagine.
On December 5, 2023, “Abbatoir of Zir” (in German: Zirs Schlachthaus), the new challenge in Season 2 of Diablo 4, started. The Diablo account drew attention to this in a post on X. And on December 8th, Elon Musk took this as an opportunity to express his displeasure in a comment.
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The game could also be called Barbarian – says Musk
What is Elon Musk’s problem? In his comment, Elon Musk writes on X: “Character balance sucks. You might as well rename the game from Diablo to Barbarian…” He included a photo of his monitor in the attachment.
In the photo you can see a leaderboard on which numerous players can be seen playing a HoTA build (“Hammer of the Ancients”) of the barbarian. According to maxroll.gg, the unofficial top list shows those who have mastered the “Abbatoir of Zir” dungeon.
The more levels of the dungeon you complete, the higher up you appear on the list. After that, the time it took to complete the passage is crucial.
We don’t know which class Elon Musk is currently playing in Diablo 4. In his livestream on X in October, he played a druid. In any case, he seems very unhappy with the HoTA Barbarian being so strong.
What does the community say about this? In a post on Reddit on December 21st, Elon Musk’s comment was revisited by the user “Tangojacks0n”. There he writes: “Damn, even he’s mad.”
User “GalaXyPickl3” comments: “The problem isn’t just that. This build is the most boring of all possible Barb builds.” “Brandonspikes” comments there: “I remember before the season everyone said that Barb sucked “And “N0X1mus” is of the opinion, “HoTA builds are so much fun!”
A popular choice for Zir’s slaughterhouse with extremely high damage numbers
How strong is the HoTA build? The Barbarian’s HoTA build is currently at the top of the top tier, although it wasn’t that strong at the beginning of Season 2 in Diablo 4. In principle, Hammer of the Ancestors only hits a few enemies, but the aspect of ancestral power gives it a much larger area of effect. This means you can hit large groups of enemies and end up with several million damage for the hammer on the screen.
So it’s not surprising that many players choose exactly this build to face Zir’s slaughterhouse.
If you’re interested in taking a closer look at the “Hammer of the Ancestors” and maybe even trying it out yourself, then we have the detailed build for you here: A new build dominates Diablo 4 and is now the best in the leaderboard – power Millions of damage with one skill