Best Diablo 4 Barbarian builds for leveling, endgame & PvP

The Barbarian class is returning in Diablo 4, but just how effective is this melee class when you’re using the best Barbarian build in the game? Our handy guide has everything you need to know.

The Barbarian is the physically strong class in Diablo, and it uses its pure strength and melee weapon mastery to defeat hordes of enemies. If a one-person army sounds like the playstyle for you, then the Barbarian is a great option. The question is, what’s the best Barbarian build in Diablo 4?

Having made their original debut in the Hellfire Expansion of the original Diablo, Barbarians have been featured in every Diablo game since, and there are multiple ways to build them. So, if you want to survive the legions of Hell, then using the best Diablo 4 Barbarian build is essential. Here are the best Barbarian builds in Diablo 4, for PvE leveling, endgame, and PvP.

Contents

• Best Barbarian leveling build
  • Best Barbarian leveling build summary
• Best Barbarian endgame build
  • Endgame item build
• Best Barbarian PvP build

Best Barbarian build in Diablo 4 for leveling

The Rend Barbarian build is gaining some traction as one of the best Barbarian builds in Diablo 4. Remember this is the best build for leveling through the game’s story, not PvP or endgame activities.

The Rend skill is one you can learn at level 4 and does constant Bleed damage to enemies. We’d also advise upgrading it as soon as you can with the following enhancements, once they become available:

• Level 5: ‍Enhanced Rend
• Level 6: ‍Furious Rend
• Level 7: ‍Battle Lunging Strike

This will ensure your primary skill is as powerful as possible, laying the foundation for the rest of the build.

At level 8 you’ll want to learn Rallying Cry to give your Fury a boost when needed, then upgrade that skill all the way to Tactical Rallying Cry. We’d also recommend learning War Cry at level 13, but save this for powerful or elite enemies.

Now it’s time to learn your first passive skill; Hamstring. This will slow enemies down once they are effecting by Bleed, making them more vulnerable to your attacks. As you’re using an upgraded Rend as your primary attack, you’ll be making a lot of demons bleed.

Next, learn Death Blow to deliver a final devastating hit to enemies you’ve already weakened. This will kill many outright, allowing you to slice through mobs quickly. Enemies slowed down by Hamstring will be especially at risk of this attack. Upgrade Death Blow all the way to Fighter’s Death Blow.

Once you reach level 25, learn Call of the Ancients for a damage boost and to temporarily summon 3 powerful allies based on an iconic Diablo 2 boss – then upgrade the skill to Supreme Call of the Ancients for maximum damage.

We’d then recommend learning the Booming Voice and Pit Fighter passives to make your shouts and close-quarter attacks more potent, followed by Unbridled Rage at level 35 as your Key Passive. Then activate Raid Leader, Guttural Yell, Tempered Fury, and Invigorating Fury for more passive buffs.

We’d also recommend learning these four passives to make your Barbarian extra tough once you’ve mastered all your core skills:

• Cut to the Bone
• Aggressive Resistance
• Prolific Fury
• Pressure Point

As your core skills have already been allocated, you can spend any other level-up points on any other skills you find useful, but we’d recommend investing in the above first to take advantage of the best Barbarian build in Diablo 4.

Best Barbarian leveling build summary

To summarize the best Barbarian leveling build in Diablo 4, here it is in table form:

Level	Skill
2	Lunging Strike
3	Enhanced Lunging Strike
4	Rend
5	Enhanced Rend
6	Furious Rend
7	Battle Lunging Strike
8	Rallying Cry
9	Enhanced Rallying Cry
10	Tactical Rallying Cry
11	Rend
12	Rend
13	War Cry
14	Enhanced War Cry
15	Power War Cry (Place two-handed swords in your Technique Slot)
16	Rend
17	Rend
18	Hamstring
19	Death Blow
20	Enhanced Death Blow
21	Fighters Death Blow
22	Death Blow
23	Death Blow
24	Death Blow
25	Call of the Ancients
26	Prime Call of the Ancients
27	Supreme Call of the Ancients
28	Death Blow
29	Booming Voice
30	Booming Voice
31	Booming Voice
32	Pit Fighter
33	Pit Fighter
34	Pit Fighter
35	Unbridled Rage
36	Rallying Cry
37	Rallying Cry
38	Rallying Cry
39	Rallying Cry
40	Raid Leader
41	Raid Leader
42	Raid Leader
43	Guttural Yell
44	Guttural Yell
45	Guttural Yell
46	Tempered Fury
47	Invigorating Fury
48	Invigorating Fury
49	Invigorating Fury
Renown 1	Cut to the Bone
Renown 2	Cut to the Bone
Renown 3	Cut to the Bone
Renown 4	Aggressive Resistance
Renown 5	Prolific Fury
Renown 6	Prolific Fury
Renown 7	Prolific Fury
Renown 8	Pressure Point
Renown 9	Pressure Point
Renown 10	Pressure Point

Best Barbarian endgame build

Once you get past level 50 and have seen the ending of Diablo 4, things will change as you’re into the endgame. This means the build you used to reach this point may no longer be sufficient, and to really make the most of the endgame content, you’ll need an endgame build.

Remember, if you want to switch from the above leveling build to the below endgame build, you’ll need to respec your skill points. Or you can simply start a new character and begin the game with the endgame build, skipping the campaign when you do. The choice is yours.

Here’s the best endgame Barbarian build in Diablo 4 which is currently the Whirlwind Barbarian:

Level	Skill
2	Lunging Strike
3	Enhanced Lunging Strike
4	Whirlwind
5	Enhanced Whirlwind
6	Furious Whirlwind
7	Combat Lunging Strike
8	Rallying Cry
9	Enhanced Rallying Cry
10	Tactical Rallying Cry
11	Whirlwind
12	Whirlwind
13	Whirlwind
14	Whirlwind
15	War Cry (Place 2H Swords in your Technique Slot)
16	Enhanced War Cry
17	Power War Cry
18	Leap
19	Enhanced Leap
20	Power Leap
21	Hamstring
22	Booming Voice
23	Booming Voice
24	Raid Leader
25	Call of the Ancients
26	Prime Call of the Ancients
27	Supreme Call of the Ancients
28	Aggressive Resistance
29	Prolific Fury
30	Prolific Fury
31	Prolific Fury
32	Pit Fighter
33	Pit Fighter
34	Pit Fighter
35	Unbridled Rage
36	Rallying Cry
37	Rallying Cry
38	Rallying Cry
39	Rallying Cry
40	Raid Leader
41	Raid Leader
42	Booming Voice
43	No Mercy
44	No Mercy
45	No Mercy
46	Heavy Handed
47	Heavy Handed
48	Heavy Handed
49	Pressure Point
50	Your choice
1 – Renown	Pressure Point
2 – Renown	Pressure Point
3 – Renown	Guttural Yell
4 – Renown	Guttural Yell
5 – Renown	Guttural Yell
6 – Renown	Thick Skin
7 – Renown	Thick Skin
8 – Renown	Counteroffensive
9 – Renown	Counteroffensive
10 – Renown	Counteroffensive

Paragon Board

At level 50 you’ll gain access to the Paragon Board to continue building your character to level 100. Here are the boards you need to focus on to maximize the potential of the best endgame Barbarian build:

• Starting board
• Blood Rage board
• Decimator board
• Warbinger board
• Flawless Technique board

Glyphs

Here are the Glyphs we’d recommend activating as your work through the Paragon board:

• Exploit
• Wrath
• Marshal
• Territorial
• Disembowel
• Imbiber

Endgame item build

Here are the items you should aim to equip for your endgame Barbarian build in Diablo 4:

Item name	Item type
‍Spirit Blitz	Helm
Cruel Reaper	Chest Armor
Hand Stranglers	Gloves
War Mail	Pants
Dire Brand	Boots
Odd Ruin	Main Hand
Foe Reaver	Offhand
Highborn Necklace	Amulet
Eternity Seal	Ring 1
Oath Vow	Ring 2

Best Barbarian PvP build

Interestingly, the best PvP Barbarian build in Diablo 4 in the current meta is also the Whirlwind Barbarian. To make the best possible Barbarian for PvP battles in Diablo 4, craft the Endgame build above, complete with items and Paragon information.

This is likely to change during Season 1 of Diablo 4, but for now, the Whirlwind Barbarian is the best build to use in PvP.

So there you have it, the best Barbarian build to use in Diablo 4. Check out some more of our Diablo 4 guides below:

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