3-Player Push META
Last Updated:June 7, 2025|Changelog
Introduction
In this article we will talk about the 3-Player Push most effective tactic available (META) to place high on the leaderboards. It’s possible to clear the current Greater Rift cap of 150 in just a few minutes when fully optimized, even with only 3 players. However, such fast clear times require extreme dedication to fishing and team coordination to be achieved. Check our Greater Rift Post for more in-depth mechanics and the current top clears with all the individual character compositions for every Season on our rankings page.
General Strategy
In an effective 3-Player group META, every party member has a defined role with different tasks. Here is an overview of the 4 roles usually played and tasks each role is best at:
Trash Killer
Nova Necro, Natalya DH, Meteor Wiz, Scythe Necro
This position usually requires a build with good Area of Effect (AoE) damage like Death Nova or Meteor and huge temporary buffs like Arcane Attunement, Spellsteal, Assimilation etc. The main task is executing the damage rotation properly in order to progress through the Rift. With a double-support setup, the build must also be powerful enough to finish off the Rift Guardian by equipping Bane of the Stricken.
Main Support
zBarb, zDH, zMonk
The main Support role requires good pull abilities, good overall damage & toughness boost. The main task here is to pull monsters together (for Area Damage value) for the Trash Killer, drag Elite packs along, scout the map and keep up damage & toughness buffs.
Secondary Support
zDH, zMonk, zNec
The second Support usually provides even more toughness and damage buffs to the group. The main task here is often very simple: Keep up all buffs while sticking close to the damage dealer. Sometimes the second Support also helps to scout the map and engage enemies.
or Rift Guardian Killer
Rathma Necro, Spider WD, Impale DH, Invoker Sader
The RGK requires a build that revolves around high single-target damage, often combined with fast attack speed skills to stack Bane of the Stricken.
In double support setups, the most played choices are zBarb and zDH for a strong combination of pulling ability & damage, toughness and utility buffs. With a single support, it's usually the zBarb but a zDH can be used to bring stronger damage buffs and pull enemies with Natalya's Vengeance (4) Bonus.
One DPS + Double Support Setup
Concept
With two supports, this plays very similar to a 4-player group with the exception that there's no boss killer so you are 100% dependent on killstreak effects. The best one to kill the Rift Guarding are Angels at 500 kills and Geisers at 150 kills. With the former you just need to summon them as you finish the Rift and then CC the boss to keep them alive. Geisers are a bit tricker because you have to trigger them after the boss spawns so you need to kill something else: either adds from the boss or extra minions spawned by Nemesis Bracers.
Death Nova Necromancer exels at decimating large packs of monsters thanks to density scaling of Bloodtide Blade. Simply wait for all the buffs and CC to be set up and spam some Death Nova into it. This uncomplicated strategy is nearly guaranteed to blow any enemy to smithereens.
LoD Meteor Wizard is an alternative DPS who can kill mobs just fine but they don't have Frailty and don't really do anything better than necro. The main selling point of the build is its ability to oneshot Elites in big enough pulls, but in Season 35 killstreaks do the same thing better and faster.
The Trash Killers are supported by a zBarb pulling Elites and grouping monsters together with Sanctified Whirlwind. On top of that, the Barb provides massive toughness buffs with Ignore Pain Mob Rule and War Cry. Additional offensive and defensive buffs are provided by the zDH. Same as in 4-players, the zDH can be replaced by an extra zBarb because you don't really need that much damage to start the killstreak chain.
More Alternatives
Check out our for Rift Trash Killer Tier List or our Rift Guardian Killer Tier List for even more choices!
Conclusion
In Season 35 Pandemonium killstreak effects don't really change our builds. However, they offer an alternative strategy of clearing the Rift relying on these effects' power instead of our own damage. This strategy is less consistent but ultimately faster than anything we can do with our own strength.
Enjoy Season 35 and good luck on your Leaderboard rank. May RNGesus be with you!
Credits
Updated by Northwar.