Best Diablo 4 Barbarian builds for leveling, endgame & PvP in Season 4
Activision BlizzardThe Barbarian class returns in Diablo 4, but just how effective is this melee class when you’re using the best Barbarian build in Season 4? Our handy guide has everything you need to know.
The Barbarian is physically the strongest class in the Diablo series and has been for a long time. They use 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 Season 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 during Season 4.
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BlizzardBest Barbarian build in Diablo 4 for leveling
The Upheaval Barbarian build is the best Barbarian build for leveling in Season 4 of Diablo 4. Remember this is only the best build for leveling through the game’s story, as opposed to the best in PvP or endgame activities.
To summarize the best Barbarian leveling build in Diablo 4, here it is in table form:
| Level | Skill |
| 2 | Bash |
| 3 | Enhanced Bash |
| 4 | Upheaval |
| 5 | Upheaval |
| 6 | Upheaval |
| 7 | Upheaval |
| 8 | Endless Fury |
| 9 | Enhanced Upheaval |
| 10 | Violent Upheaval |
| 11 | Rallying Cry |
| 12 | Enhanced Rallying Cry |
| 13 | Tactical Rallying Cry |
| 14 | Endless Fury |
| 15 | Upheaval (Technique Slot) |
| 16 | Endless Fury |
| 17 | Imposing Presence |
| 18 | Imposing Presence |
| 19 | Imposing Presence |
| 20 | Martial Vigor |
| 21 | Martial Vigor |
| 22 | Charge |
| 23 | Charge |
| 24 | Charge |
| 25 | Charge |
| 26 | Charge |
| 27 | Enhanced Charge |
| 28 | Power Charge |
| 29 | Leap |
| 30 | Leap |
| 31 | Leap |
| 32 | Leap |
| 33 | Leap |
| 34 | Enhanced Leap |
| 35 | Power Leap |
| 36 | Swiftness |
| 37 | Swiftness |
| 38 | Swiftness |
| 39 | Aggressive Resistance |
| 40 | Aggressive Resistance |
| 41 | Aggressive Resistance |
| 42 | Prolific Fury |
| 43 | Prolific Fury |
| 44 | Prolific Fury |
| 45 | Pit Fighter |
| 46 | Pit Fighter |
| 47 | Pit Fighter |
| 48 | Thick Skin |
| 49 | Counteroffensive |
| Renown 1 | Counteroffensive |
| Renown 2 | Counteroffensive |
| Renown 3 | Iron Maelstrom |
| Renown 4 | Prime Iron Maelstrom |
| Renown 5 | Supreme Iron Maelstrom |
| Renown 6 | Tempered Fury |
| Renown 7 | Furious Impusle |
| Renown 8 | Furious Impulse |
| Renown 9 | Furious Impulse |
| Renown 10 | Walking Arsenal (Key Passive) |
When choosing weapons and techniques from the Barbarian’s unique skills, the Upheaval build favors two-handed swords. Therefore, we’d recommend equipping one of those in your main hand and two smaller swords for your off-hand weapons.
Legendary Aspects
While there are lots of useful Legendary Aspects in the Codex of Power that will help this build, there are three in particular that you need to prioritize for this build:
- Relentless Armsmaster
- Devilish
- Brawler
- Ancestral Charge
- Veteran Brawler
- Bear Clan Berserker
Each one will essentially buff your damage in various ways and make your Barbarian build even more powerful.
We’d recommend not imprinting these Aspects on your weapons, as you’re likely to replace these many times on your Leveling journey. Instead, add offensive Aspects to your jewelry, this way, it can continue to serve you well into endgame.
Best Barbarian endgame build
Blizzard EntertainmentOnce you get past level 50 and have seen the ending of Diablo 4, you’ll then enter the endgame. This means the build you used up to this point may no longer be viable. The above build is designed for leveling, but after this, there are other builds that will help you survive the difficulty spike.
Remember, if you want to switch from the above leveling build to the below endgame build, you’ll need to respec your skill points. We’ve included our recommendations for that build alongside the levels as a guide to which ones you should choose first, but you’ll still have all your points ready to allocate so could do them in any order you wish.
Here’s the best endgame Barbarian build in Diablo 4 which is currently the Double Swing Twister Barbarian:
| Active Skills | Passive Skills |
| Bash (Enhanced) | Imposing Presence (3 points) |
| Furious Double Swing (5 points, Enhanced, Furious) | Martial Vigor (3 points) |
| Strategic Rallying Cry (Enhanced, Strategic) | Booming Voice (3 points) |
| Charge (Enhanced, Power) | Prolific Fury (3 points) |
| Leap (5 points, Enhanced, Power) | Guttural Yell (3 points) |
| Wrath of the Berserker (Prime, Supreme) | Pit Fighter (3 points) |
| – | Wallop (3 points) |
| – | Aggressive Resistance (3 points) |
| – | Counteroffensive (3 points) |
| – | Concussion (3 points) |
| – | Unconstrained |
The Double Swing Twister Barbarian build makes use of dual weapons. Of course, the Barbarian class can swing two-handed weapons in one single hand as part of their unique character skills.
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
- Warbringer board
- Flawless Technique board
Glyphs
Here are the Glyphs we’d recommend activating as you work through the Paragon board:
- Seething
Level 15
- Twister
- Exploit
- Ire
- Ambidextrous
- Undaunted
- Territorial
Level 21
- Twister
- Ire
- Ambidextrous
- Territorial
- Undaunted
- Exploit
Legendy Aspects
As this is an endgame build, it pays to unlock as many Legendary Aspects for the class as possible. Try to unlock the following Aspects as soon as possible to take advantage of their buffs, as each will have its own use within an endgame build:
- Vocalized Empowerment – Sirocco Caverns
- Voracious Rage – Hallowed Ossuary
- Disobedience – Halls of the Damned
- Berserk Ripping – Mournfield
- Anemia – Kor Dragan Barracks
- Numbing Wrath – Heathen’s Keep
- Shared Misery – Oblivion
- Inner Calm – Raethwind Wilds
- Brawler’s – Haunted Refuge
- Bul-Kathos – Light’s Refuge
- Wind Striker – Shivta Ruins
You can also find Aspects by gambling with Obols or farming through Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons:
- Fierce Winds
- Windlasher
- Devilish
- Accelerating
- Concussive Strikes
- Undying: Gamble Boots
- Earthquake
- Giant Strides
You can farm the following Aspects by killing the bosses in Season 4:
- Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus
- Tibault’s Will
- Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty
- Yen’s Blessing
Endgame Item build
Here are the items you should aim to equip for your endgame Barbarian build in Diablo 4:
| Item name | Item type |
| Runic Skullcap of Numbing Wrath | Helm |
| Runic Mail of Disobedience | Chest Armor |
| Runic Gloves of Beserk Ripping | Gloves |
| Runic Leggings of Shared Misery | Pants |
| Runic Cleats of Anemia | Boots |
| Bonebreaker of Fierce Winds | Main Hand |
| Windslasher Demonblade | Offhand |
| Obsidian Blade of Inner Calm | Dual Blade 1 |
| Brawler’s Skullsplitter | Dual Blade 2 |
| Amulet of Disobedience | Amulet |
| Bold Chieftan’s Band | Ring 1 |
| Band of Echoing Fury | Ring 2 |
Best Barbarian PvP build
Interestingly, the best PvP Barbarian build in Diablo 4 in the current meta is also the Double Swing Twister Barbarian. To make the best possible Barbarian for PvP battles in Diablo 4, craft the Endgame build above, complete with items and Paragon information.
Don’t forget, Diablo 4 currently has five classes, including the Barbarian, Necromancer, Druid, Rogue, Sorcerer as well as our Diablo 4 tier list ranking all the builds this season.