Best Monoclass / Race combination for New Honour Mode Run

[Metallicus]

Looking to start a new Honour Mode run and I want to use a Monoclass this time. My first Honour mode game was done with a Level 11 Storm Sorcerer with a 1 level dip into Tempest Cleric for armor, weapons etc. I would like to do something different this time around. Cleric Monoclass selections are okay for this thread.

[RollerPig]

for Tav you usually want to be dps Im guessing?

Battelmaster fighter is probably the most simple yet S tier monoclass.

Moon druid is great early game and decent all game but never S tier. Tempest cleric i'd say is S tier and for me if I had to pick a pure caster it would be dragon sorc

Open hand/thrower monk

id rate those all as A+ to S tier mono classes except moon druid which is A+ tier act 1 and 2 but falls off a bit later. still A tier tho

[AokiYakumo]

Swords Bard. Simple as.

[FunkyMonkey]

Dex based Oath of Ancients paladin.

[Gob]

If your personal inclinations allow for it, you could consider monoclassing one class for so many levels then switching to a different monoclass later.

For instance, fighters get gud quickly compared to most caster classes, with lots of good melee items in Act 1 & 2.

At level 9 though I think one of the most powerful monoclasses is an Oath of Vengeance Paladin for getting the Haste spell and Blinding Smites, turning you into a killing machine.

I'd go Githyanki for a fighter/paladin for Misty Step and the ability to use the OP Githyanki swords (there's at least three named ones but even just the green ones are good).

If you want to really do tons of damage then its still possible to easily acquire Deva Maces early in Act 3. One of these combined with Smites will produce big damage numbers, especially when combined with Haste.

[DDkiki]

human fighter. thats all you need.

[Panzerbjorne39]

Half-orc Paladin is the best pure class. Higher alpha dmg than fighter plus utility and survivability.

[Thorak]

I'd rate monoclasses as follows with top being the strongest:
1) Fighter
2) Sorcerer
3) Cleric (more of a buffer though)
4) Paladin
5) Shapeshifter druid
6) Tavernbrawler monk
7) Sword bard archer

After that there is a step down to the next one
8) Tavernbrawler barbarian thrower
9) Gloomstalker ranger
10) Wizard
11) Warlock

Then there is a step down to the last one:
12) Rogue thief

The only really bad class in my opinion is the rogue, the other classes all have their possible strength in the right situation.

[BiggieJohn]

Druid is the strongest class early to mid game. Only outpaced as you get towards the end of act 2. Even then druid does well towards the end. I find druid makes a lot of fights a breeze that no other class can come close to in the first half of the game.

My honor mode clear was land druid until lvl 10 then I respeced to moon druid for the myramidon forms. I did it with only a friend. We only play 1 character each. So we duoed honor mode basically. I built high ac to protect my concencrations. At lvl 6 I was able to self haste/mirror image/owlbear and dive into combat.

By the end I was in water myrmidon form with a summoned water myrmidon. I had a fey summon that summoned tree bark. I would use the free growth spikes from the fey, the vines on the tree and just aoe blast for both myrmidons.

fire dragon sorc built for modifier multi hits is probably the strongest caster build in the game. Though sorc doesn't start to take off till they get their charisma capped.

I typically only play mono except for paladin combos. 7 pally 5 pact lock. 2 pally 10 swords bard.

Druid may not be S+ tier from start to finish, but it's hands down 1st until about halfway in. Then it starts to slide due to other classes scaling better. If you want a smooth act 1 you take a druid. The druid will see to it that the other classes live to see their scaling.

[Mander]

Spore Druid.
You can min max the heck out of this class, becoming the god of the verdant abyss.

Dual wielding swords, dps tank, AoE caster, area denial, chokepoint builder.
All around terrain manipulation.
Pick duergar for extra cheese.