Best AOE Class Diablo 3

AOE is important in Diablo 3 for many reasons; for starters mobs are very often found in large groups.  Diablo 3 isn’t the kind of game that you pick off one mob and fight it at a time and then pick out another mob of a group and pull it and fight it and so on.  It’s because of this reason that each class (Monk, Barbarian, Wizard, Demon Hunter, and Witch Doctor) all have decent or really good AOE skills.

A lot of the questions regarding which class is best at AOE relate to which class is better at farming.  A lot of people are interested in knowing what class to play simply so that they can maximize their farming capabilities and get more items, gold, and even possibly make real money on the RMAH (Real Money Auction House).

So what is the best AOE class?  As much as I hate to say it, while there are some obvious standouts, like the Wizard, there are downsides and pluses to each class that make a lot of the answer dependent upon what class you prefer to play.  Here’s a closer look the AOE capabilities of the Wizard and the Barbarian, one pure caster and one pure melee.

Wizard

The Wizard is a great AOEer.  It has a lot of AOE spells to choose from right from the get go.  Combined with the power of being able to teleport around, the Wizard is one of the strongest classes for AOE (aside from it’s obvious weakness of being a softy caster).  Take a look at this build which you can essentially use to jump into a bunch of mobs, Frost Nova them, Teleport out, and then Blizzard them down.

Take a look at this:  AOE Wizard Build

Barbarian

The Barbarian is an elite melee AOEer.  It has the huge advantage over the Wizard in that it can take a huge beat down from mobs and doesn’t have to use the types of avoidance tatics that a Wizard will in order to not die.  Take a look at this build which you can use to pull mobs to you, Cleave them, and then Whirlwind them.

Take a look at this:  AOE Barbarian Build