2H melee specialist Options

[rbeverjr]

Great players of IA who can rule the game on insane with ease, please let me know which melee person you consider best to wield 2H weapons (particularly halberds) and why. My thinking is kensai or barbarian. The kensai should be able to Greater Whirlwind and hit just about anything but his defense will suck without potions or Spirit Armor. The barbarian has much better defense (rage, resistance, good armor), but he may be using Critical Strike rather than Greater Whirlwind - not sure which would be optimal. But these are the thoughts of a lesser player. What do you think?

[chaser]

Yes, I’ve played all the classes I mentioned on insane, although these classes are not using 2H weapon all the time. If you only consider the damage output, kensai may be superior to these classes. However, each of these classes has its own characteristics.

It's pretty fun to design different parties to challenge IA again and again. K21/T worth a try