The Diablo 4 Barbarian is a force to be reckoned with, capable of dealing massive damage to multiple enemies while shrugging off incoming attacks. As a player, you’ll use Fury as the resource to power your Barbarian’s devastating abilities. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll take a deep dive into the Barbarian’s skills, talents, and suggested builds to help you dominate the battlefield.
Diablo 4: Barbarian Skill Tree, Clusters, All attacks and Abilities
Barbarian Skill Tree in Diablo 4 are unique abilities that are specific to the Barbarian Class. There are 6 skill categories or ‘clusters’ available for the Barbarian: Basic, Core, Defensive, Brawling, Weapon Mastery, Ultimate, and Key Passives. To unlock each category, players need to accumulate a specific number of Skill Points. These Skills provide the Barbarian with a wide range of powerful options to enhance their gameplay and combat capabilities. Let’s delve deeper into each category of Barbarian Skills in Diablo 4 to understand their unique features and benefits.
Diablo 4 Barbarian Basic Skills
Diablo 4 Barbarian Basic Skills are essential abilities that form the foundation of a Barbarian’s combat repertoire. These Basic Skills provide Barbarians with a range of offensive and defensive options, allowing them to adapt to different combat scenarios and playstyles.
Here are the key Basic Skills for Barbarians:
- Bash (bludgeoning weapon): Unleash the force of your weapon upon a target with Bash. Each strike builds up power, culminating in a stunning blow on the fourth hit. If wielding a two-handed weapon, the stun duration is further increased, making Bash a formidable ability.
– Fury Generation: 10
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Bash the enemy with your weapon, dealing [30%] damage. After bashing enemies 4 times, your next Bash will Stun for 1.25 seconds, this increases to 2 seconds if using a Two-Handed weapon.
– Enhanced Bash: Damaging a Stunned enemy with Bash grants you 5% Base Life (21) as Fortify. Double this amount when using a Two- Handed weapon.
– Battle Bash: Damaging a Stunned enemy with Bash generates an additional 3 Fury, or 4 Fury if using a Two-Handed weapon.
– Combat Bash: After Critically Striking 4 times with Bash using a Two-Handed weapon, your next Core or Weapon Mastery Skill will Overpower. - Flay (slashing weapon): With the skill “Flay” and a slashing weapon in hand, you unleash a flurry of devastating strikes upon your enemies. Each hit not only deals substantial damage but also inflicts a relentless bleeding effect
– Fury Generation: 9
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Flay the enemy, dealing [5%] damage and inflicting [36%] Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
– Enhanced Flay: Flay has a 10% chance to make the enemy Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Double this chance when using a Two-Handed weapon.
– Battle Flay: When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, they take 10%[X] increased bleeding damage from you for the next 3 seconds.
– Combat Flay: When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, you gain 3% Damage Reduction and 24 Thorns for 3 seconds. This stacks up to 4 times. - Lunging Strike (any complete Arsenal weapon): With this skill, you propel yourself forward in a daring lunge, closing the distance between you and your target in an instant. As you connect with your strike, the impact delivers a potent blow, dealing significant damage.
– Fury Generation: 9
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Lunge forward and strike an enemy for 30% damage.
– Enhanced Lunging: Lunging Strike deals 30%[+] increased damage and Heals you for 2% Maximum Life (10) when it damages a Healthy enemy.
– Battle Lunging: Lunging Strike also inflicts [20%] Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
– Combat Lunging: Critical Strikes with Lunging Strike grant you Berserking for 1.5 seconds. - Frenzy (dual-wielded weapons): With this skill, you unleash a relentless onslaught of strikes, delivering multiple blows to your enemies. Embrace the chaos as each successful hit fuels your adrenaline, increasing your attack speed and intensifying the ferocity of your assault.
– Fury Generation: 4 or 8 (re-check)
– Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Unleash a rapid flurry of blows, dealing [20%] damage with each pair of hits. If Frenzy hits an enemy, its Attack Speed is increased by 20% [+] for 3 seconds, up to 60%[+].
– Enhanced Frenzy: While Frenzy is granting 60%[+] bonus Attack Speed, it also generates 2 additional Fury.
– Battle Frenzy: While Berserking, your other Skills gain 5%[+] Attack Speed for each stack of Frenzy you have.
– Combat Frenzy: You gain 8% Damage Reduction for each stack of Frenzy you currently have.
Diablo 4 Barbarian Core Skills
The Barbarian has six groups of abilities, each with five abilities that can be leveled up to five times or more with items.
These groups include:
- Whirlwind (any complete Arsenal weapon): This powerful skill allows you to unleash a flurry of rapid attacks, spinning and striking with unparalleled speed. Engulfed in the whirlwind, you become an unstoppable force, delivering devastating blows to surrounding enemies.
– Fury Cost: 20
– Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Rapidly attack surrounding enemies for 14% damage.
– Enhanced Whirlwind: Gain 1 Fury each time Whirlwind deals direct damage to an enemy, or 3 Fury against Elite enemies.
– Furious Whirlwind: While using a Slashing weapon, Whirlwind also inflicts 20% of its Base damage as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
– Violent Whirlwind: After using Whirlwind for 2 seconds, Whirlwind deals 30%[X] increased damage until it is cancelled. - Rend (slashing weapon): With this skill, you execute a sweeping frontal cleave, inflicting substantial damage upon your enemies. The impact of “Rend” goes beyond immediate harm, as it also inflicts a grievous bleeding effect, ensuring that your foes suffer long after the initial strike.
– Fury Cost: 35
– Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Cleave enemies in front of you, dealing X [12%] damage and inflicting X [96%] Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
– Enhanced Rend: Dealing direct damage with Rend extends the duration of Vulnerable on enemies by 2 seconds.
– Furious Rend: Direct damage with Rend grants 4 Fury per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 20 Fury.
– Violent Rend: Rend deals 12% [x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. - Hammer of the Ancients (two-handed bludgeoning weapon): With this skill, you bring down your hammer with immense power, creating a devastating area-of-effect impact. Enemies within the vicinity of the strike are subjected to substantial damage, feeling the weight of your unstoppable force.
– Fury Cost: 35
– Lucky Hit Chance: 40%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Slam your hammer down with the fury of the Ancients, dealing 56% damage to a concentrated area.
– Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients: Gain 3% [x] more Fury for 5 seconds for each enemy damaged by Hammer of the Ancients, stacking up to 10 times.
– Furious Hammer of the Ancients: Hammer of the Ancients deals 1% [x] additional damage for each point of Fury you had when using it.
– Violent Hammer of the Ancients: After Overpowering with Hammer of the Ancients, you deal 30% [x] more damage for 2.5 seconds. - Double Swing (dual-wielding): With this skill, you seamlessly sweep your weapons from opposite directions, creating a deadly arc of destruction. Enemies unfortunate enough to find themselves in the center of your onslaught are subjected to the combined impact of both weapons, taking damage from each strike.
– Fury Cost: 25
– Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Sweep your weapons from opposite directions, dealing 36% damage with each weapon. Enemies caught in the center are damaged by both.
– Enhanced Double Swing: If Double Swing damages a Stunned or Knocked Down enemy, gain 15 Fury.
– Furious Double Swing: Casting Double Swing while Berserking grants 2 additional seconds of Berserking
– Violent Double Swing: Hitting an enemy with both hits of Double Swing makes them Vulnerable for 1 second. - Upheaval (two-handed weapon): This skill allows you to channel your strength and strike the ground with your weapon, unleashing a seismic shockwave. The impact not only damages enemies in its path but also sends debris flying forward in a devastating arc.
– Fury Cost: 40
– Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Tear into the ground with your weapon and fling debris forward, dealing X [70%] damage.
– Enhanced Upheaval: Upheaval has a 20% chance to Stun all enemies it damages for 2.5 seconds.
– Furious Upheaval: Dealing direct damage to an enemy with a Skill that is not Upheaval causes your next cast of Upheaval to deal 8% [x] increased damage, stacking up to 10 times.
– Violent Upheaval: If Upheaval damages at least 2 enemies, you gain Berserking for 2 seconds, increased to 3 seconds if it damages at least 4 enemies.
Diablo 4 Barbarian Defensive Skills
In addition to the offensive capabilities, the Barbarian has several defensive skills that players have found effective in Tier 2 Hardcore.
These defensive skills include:
- Challenging Shout: A shout that taunts enemies, forcing them to focus their attacks on the Barbarian and it also provides a valuable damage reduction effect.
– Cooldown: 25 seconds.
– Description: Taunt Nearby enemies and gain 40% Damage Reduction for 8 seconds.
– Enhanced Challenging Shout: While Challenging Shout is active, gain 20%[x] bonus Maximum Life.
– Strategic Challenging Shout: While Challenging Shout is active, gain Thorns equal to 50% of your Maximum Life.
– Tactical Challenging Shout: While Challenging Shout is active, you gain 3 Fury each time you take damage. - Rallying Cry: This skill boosts movement speed and enhances resource generation, empowering you and your allies to maneuver swiftly and unleash devastating abilities.
– Cooldown: 25 seconds.
– Description: Bellow a rallying cry, increasing your Movement Speed by 30%[+] and Resource Generation by 50%[+] for 6.0 seconds, and Nearby allies for 3.0 seconds.
– Enhanced Rallying Cry: Rallying Cry grants you Unstoppable while active.
– Strategic Rallying Cry: Rallying Cry grants you 10% Base Life as Fortify. While Rallying Cry is active, you gain an additional 2% Base Life as Fortify each time you take or deal direct damage.
– Tactical Rallying Cry: Rallying Cry generates 25 Fury and grants you an additional 50%[x] Resource Generation. - Ground Stomp: With this skill, you deliver a mighty stomp that reverberates through the ground, causing area-of-effect damage to surrounding enemies, the impact is so intense that it also stuns affected enemies.
– Cooldown: 16 seconds.
– Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Smash the ground, dealing X [10%] damage and Stunning surrounding enemies for 3 seconds.
– Enhanced Ground Stomp: Increase Ground Stomp’s duration by 1 second.
– Strategic Ground Stomp: Reduce the Cooldown of your Ultimate Skill by 1 second for each enemy damaged by Ground Stomp.
– Tactical Ground Stomp: Ground Stomp generates 25 Fury. - Iron Skin: This skill bestows upon you a resilient barrier that absorbs a portion of your missing life, providing added protection in the heat of battle. As your health dwindles, the barrier becomes even stronger, shielding you from further harm.
– Cooldown: 14 seconds.
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Steel yourself, gaining a Barrier that absorbs 50% of your missing Life for 5 seconds.
– Enhanced Iron Skin: Iron Skin’s Barrier absorbs 5% more of your Maximum Life.
– Strategic Iron Skin: Iron Skin also grants 9% Base Life as Fortify. Double this amount if cast while below 50% Life.
– Tactical Iron Skin: While Iron Skin is active, Heal for 10% of the Barrier’s original amount as Life per second.
Diablo 4 Barbarian Brawling Skills
The Barbarian’s brawling skills focus on dealing damage and crowd control.
These skills include:
- War Cry: This skill surges through you and your allies, amplifying or increasing the damage dealt by you and your allies.
– Cooldown: 25 seconds.
– Description: Bellow a mighty war cry, increasing your damage dealt by 15.0% [x] for 8.0 seconds, and Nearby allies for 4.0 seconds.
– Enhanced War Cry: War Cry grants you Berserking for 4 seconds.
– Mighty War Cry: War Cry grants you 28% Base Life as Fortify.
– Power War Cry: If at least 6 enemies are Nearby when you cast War Cry, your damage bonus is increased by 30% [x] - Kick (no specific weapon required): This skill allows you to deliver a forceful kick, knocking back enemies directly in front of you. When struck against terrain features, enemies will be further stunned, leaving them vulnerable to follow-up attacks.
– Cooldown: 17 seconds.
– Charges: 2
– Lucky Hit Chance: 100%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Throw a powerful kick that deals X [18%] damage and Knocks Back enemies in front of you. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional [54%] damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
– Enhanced Kick: Damaging enemies with Kick makes them Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
– Mighty Kick: Kicked enemies deal X [54%] damage to enemies they collide with while being Knocked Back. Enemies damaged this way are Knocked Down for 2 seconds.
– Power Kick: If Kick damages an enemy, it consumes all of your Fury and Deals an additional X [20%] damage per 10 Fury spent. Kick no longer Knocks Back enemies. - Leap (any complete Arsenal weapon): With this skill, you propel yourself forward in a mighty leap, descending upon the ground with an impactful slam. The force of your landing creates a powerful shockwave that knocks back enemies upon impact, disrupting their positions and providing you with a tactical advantage.
– Cooldown: 17 seconds.
– Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Leap forward and then slam down, dealing X [33%] damage and Knocking Back surrounding enemies on impact.
– Enhanced Leap: If Leap doesn’t damage any enemies, its Cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds.
– Mighty Leap: Enemies damaged by Leap are Slowed by 50% for 5 seconds.
– Power Leap: If Leap damages at least one enemy, gain 40 Fury. - Charge (any complete Arsenal weapon): This skill propels you forward with incredible speed, transforming you into an unstoppable force on the battlefield. As you charge towards your enemies, they are pushed back by the sheer impact of your onslaught, their defenses shattered.
– Cooldown: 17 seconds.
– Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Become Unstoppable and rush forward, pushing enemies with you then swinging through them for X [25%] damage and Knocking them Back.
– Enhanced Charge: Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain by Charge take X [15%] damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
– Mighty Charge: Damaging enemies with Charge makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
– Power Charge: Reduce Charge’s Cooldown by 3 seconds if it Knocks Back an enemy into terrain.
Diablo 4 Barbarian Weapon Mastery Skills
Weapon Mastery skills enable the Barbarian to specialize in specific weapon types, enhancing their overall combat prowess.
These skills include:
- Rupture (slashing weapon): This merciless skill allows you to impale your enemies, inflicting damage based on the total amount of bleeding they suffer. Once impaled, all bleeding effects are swiftly removed, ensuring that your foes face immediate consequences for their wounds.
– Cooldown: 10 seconds.
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Skewer enemies in front of you, dealing X [13%] damage, then rip your weapon out, damaging enemies for their total Bleeding amount and removing all Bleeding damage from them.
– Enhanced Rupture: Ripping your weapon out of enemies during Rupture causes an explosion that deals X [30%] Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
– Fighter’s Rupture: Hitting at least 1 enemy with Rupture heals you for 15% of your Maximum Life.
– Warrior’s Rupture: Hitting enemies with Rupture increases your Attack Speed by 20% [+] for 4 seconds. - Deathblow (any complete Arsenal weapon): This skill enables you to attempt a decisive killing strike on your enemies. Should you successfully eliminate an enemy with this ruthless move, the cooldown is instantly reset, allowing you to swiftly execute subsequent deadly strikes.
– Cooldown: 15 seconds.
– Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Attempt a killing strike, dealing X [120%] damage to enemies in front of you. If this kills an enemy, its Cooldown is reset.
– Enhanced Deathblow: Death Blow deals 100% [x] increased damage to Bosses.
– Fighter’s Deathblow: If Death Blow damages at least one enemy, gain 20 Fury.
– Warrior’s Deathblow: If Death Blow damages at least one enemy, gain Berserking for 3 seconds. - Steel Grasp (no specific weapon required): This skill empowers you to throw chains towards your enemies, forcefully pulling them towards you. By utilizing this skill you assert dominance and disrupt the positioning of your enemies, enabling strategic advantages for you and your allies.
– Cooldown: 11 seconds.
– Charges: 2
– Lucky Hit Chance: 25%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Throw out a trio of chains that deal X [23%] damage and Pull In enemies.
– Enhanced Steel Grasp: Steel Grasp also makes enemies Vulnerable for 2.5 seconds.
– Fighter’s Steel Grasp: If Steel Grasp damages an enemy, gain Berserking for 2 seconds.
– Warrior’s Steel Grasp: Steel Grasp Gains 1 additional Charge.
Diablo 4 Barbarian Ultimate Skills
Ultimate skills are powerful abilities that can change the tide of battle.
For the Barbarian, these skills include:
- Iron Maelstrom (must equip a Full Arsenal of weapons): This formidable skill can be activated three times, each unleashing a unique attack by attaching chains to your weapons. With two-handed bludgeoning weapons, you deliver a devastating area-of-effect (AoE) slam that stuns enemies caught within the impact. Two-handed slashing weapons unleash a frontal cleave, inflicting a bleeding effect upon struck enemies. Dual-wielded weapons allow you to swing them around you, striking all nearby enemies.
– Cooldown: 60 seconds.
– Lucky Hit Chance: 40%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Activate three times to attach chains to each of your weapons and perform an attack. First your Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon slams into the ground, dealing X [60%] damage and Stunning enemies for 2 seconds. Second your Two-Handed Slashing weapon swipes in front of you, dealing X [20%] damage and inflicting X [120%] Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Third your Dual Wield weapons swing around you, dealing X [33%] damage per hit.
– Prime Iron Maelstrom: Iron Maelstrom gains 10% [+] increased Critical Strike Chance and deals 20% [x] increased Critical Strike damage.
– Superior Iron Maelstrom: Dealing direct damage to an enemy after swapping weapons reduces Iron Maelstrom’s Cooldown by 1 second. - Call of the Ancients (no specific weapon requirement): This powerful skill summons a trio of Barbarian Ancients to fight by your side, bolstering your forces temporarily. Korlic unleashes devastating Leaps and fierce Frenzy attacks, Talic whirls into a whirlwind of destruction with his relentless Whirlwind, and Madawc shakes the ground with his mighty Upheaval. Together, they form an unstoppable force, aiding you in the heat of battle.
– Cooldown: 50 seconds.
– Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
– Damage Type: Physical
– Description: Call upon 3 Ancients to aid you in battle for 6 seconds. Korlic leaps at enemies, dealing X [104%] damage and swings his weapons in a frenzy, dealing X [39%] damage per hit. Talic spins in a whirlwind rapidly attacking enemies for X [65%] damage. Madawc upheaves the ground, dealing X [195%] damage.
– Prime Call of the Ancients: While Call of the Ancients is active, gain 10% [+] bonus Attack Speed and 10% [x] increased damage.
– Superior Call of the Ancients: Each of the Ancients gains additional power:
Korlic: You gain 10 Fury each time Korlic damages an enemy with his Frenzy.
Talic: Enemies are Slowed by 50% for 1 second when damaged by his Whirlwind.
Madawc: 30% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds when using his Upheaval. - Wrath of the Berserker (no specific weapon required): This potent skill bestows upon you the state of berserking, unleashing untamed power and making you unstoppable in battle. Engaging in basic skills while under the effects of “Wrath of the Berserker” further fuels your berserking state, intensifying your ferocity.
– Cooldown: 60 seconds.
– Lucky Hit Chance: 40%
– Description: Gain Berserking and Unstoppable for 5 seconds. For the next 10 seconds, dealing direct damage with Basic Skills grants Berserking for 5 seconds.
– Prime Wrath of the Berserker: While Wrath of the Berserker is active, gain 20% [+] increased Movement Speed and increase Fury Generation by 30% [x].
– Superior Wrath of the Berserker: While Wrath of the Berserker is active, every 50 Fury you spend increases Berserker’s damage bonus by 25% [x].
Diablo 4 Barbarian Key Passives
The Barbarian’s key passive abilities unlock new dimensions of power for your Barbarian, enabling you to optimize your playstyle and dominate enemies in the world of Diablo 4. By incorporating these passives into your build, you’ll be well-equipped to conquer the challenges that lie ahead.
- Gushing Wounds: Harness the power of Gushing Wounds as a Barbarian in Diablo 4. When your enemies bleed, there is a chance for their bleed damage to be intensified by your Critical Strike Damage bonus. Additionally, your Overpower ability creates a powerful explosion, dealing additional bleed damage to already bleeding enemies.
– With Gushing Wounds, your Barbarian has a chance, equivalent to your Critical Strike Chance, to amplify Bleed damage by 100% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus.
– Additionally, triggering an Overpower on a Bleeding enemy causes an explosive effect, dealing continuous Bleeding damage over a duration of 5 seconds. - Unbridled Rage: Tap into the power of Unbridled Rage in Diablo 4 as a Barbarian. Your core skills unleash devastating damage, but at the cost of increased Fury. Channel your fury into destructive force and dominate your enemies on the battlefield.
– Unbridled Rage empowers your Core Skills, granting them a significant 135% damage increase.
– However, be prepared for the trade-off, as these skills will now cost 100% more Fury to activate. - Unconstrained: With Unconstrained, the duration of your Berserk is extended, allowing you to channel its raw power for longer periods. Not only that, but the damage bonus provided by Berserk is also significantly increased, empowering your attacks with even greater destructive force.
– Unlock the full potential of Berserk with Unconstrained. It extends the maximum duration of Berserk by 5 seconds and elevates its damage bonus by an additional 25%.
-This allows your Barbarian to unleash devastating attacks and wreak havoc on the battlefield. - Walking Arsenal: As a Barbarian, your direct attacks with specific weapons deal devastating damage, and Walking Arsenal enhances this power even further. When using the specified weapons, your attacks gain a substantial damage boost. But that’s not all—when all three bonuses are active simultaneously, you unlock an additional increase in damage, taking your destructive potential to new heights.
– Harness the strength of a Walking Arsenal by inflicting direct damage with specific weapon types.
– Whether it’s Two-Handed Bludgeoning, Two-Handed Slashing, or Duel Wielded weapons, each successful hit grants a formidable 10% increased damage for a duration of 6 seconds. When you have all three damage bonuses active simultaneously, your power escalates even further, granting an additional 15% increased damage.
Diablo 4 Barbarian Passives All
- Core Skills
- Pressure point: With the Pressure Point ability, Barbarians can enhance their core skills to potentially inflict the Vulnerable status on enemies.
– Lucky Hit: Your Core skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
– Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage. - Endless Furry: Unleash an Endless Fury with your two-handed weapons as they generate additional Fury when used with Basic Skills.
– Basic Skills generate 5% [x] more Fury when using Two-Handed weapons.
- Defensive Skills
- Imposing presence: Harness the power of Imposing Presence to bolster your Barbarian’s Maximum Life, granting you increased durability and resilience.
– Gain 5% additional Maximum Life. - Martial Vigor: Empower your Barbarian with Martial Vigor, granting them heightened Damage Reduction specifically against Elite enemies. Strengthen your defenses and face elite challenges with increased resilience.
– Damage Reduction against Elites is increased by 4%. - Outburst: Unleash the power of Outburst as Barbarians acquire Thorns, augmented by bonus Maximum Life, bolstering their offensive capabilities. Embrace the synergy between Thorns and Maximum Life to unleash devastating counterattacks against your enemies.
– Gain 2 Thorns. Also gain 2 Thorns for each 2 bonus Maximum Life you have. - Tough as nail: Fortify your Barbarian with Tough as Nails, boosting Thorns damage and inflicting Bleeding damage upon enemies when struck. Strengthen your defensive prowess while punishing enemies who dare to assail you.
– Increase your Thorns by 20%. When enemies hit you, they take an additional 1% of your Thorns as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
- Brawling Skills
- Booming Voice: Unleash the commanding presence of Booming Voice as it extends the duration of your Barbarian’s shout Skills, amplifying their effects and ensuring a longer-lasting impact on the battlefield. Dominate your enemies with prolonged shout effects, asserting your authority as a formidable force in Diablo 4.
– Your Shout Skill effect durations are increased by 10%. - Raid Leader: Command the battlefield as a Raid Leader, utilizing powerful shouts that not only inspire your allies but also bestow healing based on their Maximum Life. Lead your comrades to victory while bolstering their vitality with strategic shouts of support.
– Your Shouts also Heal allies for 1% of their Maximum Life per second. - Guttural Yell: Unleash the primal power of Guttural Yell as your Barbarian’s shout Skills diminish the damage output of enemies for a duration. Dominate the battlefield by weakening your foes, reducing their ability to harm you and your enemies.
– Your Shout Skills cause enemies to deal 8% less damage for 5 seconds. - Aggresive Resistance: Embrace the relentless fortitude of Aggressive Resistance, a Passive Skill that automatically enhances your character’s stats or skills without the need for manual activation. Passive Skills bestow ongoing benefits, fortifying your Barbarian with heightened capabilities to face the challenges that lie ahead.
– Gain 4% Damage Reduction while Berserking.
– Berserking grants 25% increased damage and 15% increased Movement Speed. This effect lasts up to 5 seconds. - Battle Fervor: Ignite the Battle Fervor within your Barbarian as Brawling Skills strike enemies, granting them a temporary surge of Berserking. Experience the thrill of intensified combat prowess as your Barbarian unleashes a relentless onslaught upon enemies, fueled by the power of Battle Fervor.
– When a Brawling Skill damages at least one enemy, gain Berserking for 1 second.
– Berserking grants 25% increased damage and 15% increased Movement Speed. This effect lasts up to 5 seconds. - Prolific Fury: Unleash the boundless energy of Prolific Fury, a skill that augments your Fury Generation specifically during Berserking. Tap into the wellspring of raw power within your Barbarian, fueling their relentless attacks with an intensified Fury buildup.
– While Berserking, Fury Generation is increased by 6%.
– Berserking grants 25% increased damage and 15% increased Movement Speed. This effect lasts up to 5 seconds. - Swiftness: Embrace the essence of Swiftness as it empowers Barbarians to achieve heightened Movement Speed. Unleash your agility and hasten across the battlefield, swiftly closing the distance to engage enemies or evading their attacks with unmatched dexterity.
– Movement Speed is increased by 4%. - Quick Impulses: Harness the Quick Impulses within your Barbarian to diminish the duration of Control Impairing Effects. Bolster your resilience against debilitating conditions and maintain swift and decisive action in the face of adversity.
– Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by 6%.
- Weapon Mastery Skills
- Pit Fighter: Unleash the prowess of a Pit Fighter as your Barbarian inflicts amplified damage upon nearby enemies and acquires enhanced damage reduction against distant foes. Dominate the close-quarters combat with devastating strikes while maintaining resilience against long-range threats.
– You deal 3% increased damage to Close enemies and gain 2% Distant Damage Reduction. - No Mercy: Embrace the unyielding ferocity of No Mercy as your Barbarian’s Critical Strike chance soars against enemies who are immobilized, stunned, or slowed. Seize the advantage over incapacitated foes, capitalizing on their vulnerability with devastating precision strikes.
– You have 3% increased Critical Strike chance against Immobilized, Stunned, or Slowed enemies. - Slaying Strike: Unleash the devastating power of Slaying Strike as your Barbarian deals amplified damage to enemies who are already injured. Exploit their weakened state with merciless precision, delivering crushing blows that leave your foes reeling.
– You deal 8% increased damage against Injured enemies.
– Injured characters have less than 35% of their Life. - Expose Vulnerability: Harness the strategic advantage of Expose Vulnerability as your Barbarian’s Weapon Mastery skill sets the stage for the next Core Skill to exploit the vulnerabilities of enemies, rendering them susceptible to increased damage. Seize the opportunity to strike with precision and capitalize on their weakened state, paving the way for devastating assaults.
– Dealing direct damage with a Weapon Mastery skill causes your next Core Skill to make enemies Vulnerable for 1 second.
– Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage. - Thick Skin: Unleash the resilience of Thick Skin as your Barbarian gains the fortifying effect of Fortify, granting healing based on a percentage of your Base Life each time you endure direct damage. Embrace the power of unyielding durability and withstand the onslaught of your foes, rejuvenating your body with each strike taken.
– Each time you take direct damage gain 0.4% Base Life (1) as Fortify.
– Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life. - Defensive Stance:
Embrace the stalwart protection of Defensive Stance as your Barbarian’s Damage Reduction is bolstered by an additional amount while fortified. Enhance your defensive capabilities and fortify your resilience against incoming attacks, ensuring your steadfastness in the face of adversity.
– Increase the Damage Reduction gained while you are Fortified by an additional 3%.
– Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life. - Counteroffensive: Unleash the devastating force of Counteroffensive as your Barbarian inflicts amplified damage when fortified and possesses over 50% of their Maximum Life. Exploit your fortified state and strike with unparalleled strength, delivering punishing blows that leave your enemies reeling in agony.
– While you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life, you deal 5% increased damage.
– Fortified characters take 10% reduced damage. You become Fortified when you have more Fortify than current Life - Hamstring: Harness the power of Hamstring as your Barbarian’s Bleeding effects not only inflict damage but also slow down enemies, impeding their movements and giving you a tactical advantage. With each strike, hamstring your foes and watch as they struggle to keep up, providing you with an opportunity to dominate the battlefield.
– Your Bleeding effects Slow enemies by 10%. - Cut to the Bone: Unleash the devastating potential of Cut to the Bone as your Barbarian’s bleeding effects inflict heightened damage upon Vulnerable enemies. Exploit their weakened state and unleash a torrent of merciless strikes that rend through their defenses, leaving them vulnerable to the relentless onslaught.
– Your Bleeding effects deal 6% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
– Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.
- Ultimate Skills
- Heavy Handed: Harness the might of Heavy Handed as your Barbarian wields two-handed weapons with unrivaled precision, dealing amplified Critical Strike Damage. Channel the raw power of your massive weapons and unleash devastating blows that strike fear into the hearts of your enemies.
– While using Two-Handed weapons you deal 5% increased Critical Strike Damage. - Wallop: Unleash the forceful impact of Wallop as your Barbarian’s skills, wielded with bludgeoning weapons, deliver intensified damage to enemies who are either Stunned or Vulnerable. Seize the opportunity to strike with overwhelming power, crushing your foes under the weight of your blows.
– Your Skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal 5% increased damage if the enemy is Stunned or Vulnerable.
– Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage. - Brute Force: Harness the sheer force of Brute Force as your Barbarian unleashes devastating Overpower attacks with unparalleled potency when wielding two-handed weapons. Unleash a torrent of raw strength, overwhelming your adversaries with the sheer force of your blows.
– Your Overpowers deal 15% increased damage when using a Two-Handed weapon.
– Overpowering deals bonus damage based on the sum of your current Life and Fortified Life. - Concussion: Unleash the stunning impact of Concussion as your Barbarian’s skills, enhanced by bludgeoning weapons, have a chance to incapacitate enemies with powerful Stun effects. Strike with precision and force, leaving your foes momentarily defenseless and vulnerable to your onslaught.
– Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a 10% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds, or up to a 15% chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon. - Tempered Fury: Embrace the empowering essence of Tempered Fury as your Barbarian’s Maximum Fury is heightened to new heights. Tap into an enhanced reservoir of raw energy, granting you the strength and endurance needed to unleash devastating attacks upon your enemies.
– Increase your Maximum Fury by 3. - Furious Impulse: Ignite your inner rage with Furious Impulse, a powerful Barbarian trait that grants you Fury each time you deftly swap between weapons. Harness the kinetic energy of each weapon transition, fueling your relentless assault and empowering you to unleash a torrent of devastating attacks.
– Each time you swap weapons, gain 2 Fury. - Invigorating Fury: Harness the revitalizing power of Invigorating Fury as a Barbarian in Diablo 4. Each time you expend Fury in the heat of battle, you are rewarded with a rejuvenating surge of healing energy. Let the flow of your unleashed Fury become the source of your vitality, mending your wounds and bolstering your resilience as you stand strong against your adversaries.
– Heal for 3% of your Maximum Life (1) for each 100 Fury spent. - Duelist: Unleash your inner duelist with the Barbarian’s Duelist skill in Diablo 4. When wielding one-handed weapons, your lightning-fast strikes gain a remarkable boost in attack speed. Embrace the agility and precision of a true duelist as you effortlessly unleash a flurry of devastating blows upon your enemies.
– Attack Speed is increased by 3% while using One-Handed weapons.
Diablo 4 Barbarian Weapon Arsenal System
The Barbarian class features a unique mechanic called the Weapon Arsenal System, which allows the Barbarian to equip four weapons at once:
- Couple of One-handed weapons for dual-wielding: Choose from one-handed axes (slicing), swords (slicing), and maces (bludgeoning).
- One Two-handed bludgeoning weapon: Wield the immense strength of two-handed maces and hammers.
- One Two-handed slicing weapon: Harness the speed and precision of two-handed axes, swords, and polearms.
In Diablo 4, the Barbarian class has active skills that are designed to work with specific weapon types. For example, the skill Flay requires a slicing weapon, which can be either one-handed or two-handed. On the other hand, the skill Whirlwind can be used with any weapon from the Arsenal system, including dual-wielding, two-handed bludgeoning, or two-handed slicing. However, it’s worth noting that skills like Frenzy are exclusively designed for dual-wielding, which means they cannot be used with two-handed weapons.
Conclusion
Mastering the Diablo 4 Barbarian requires an understanding of the unique skill set, resource management, and effective build strategies. By honing your Barbarian’s skills, optimizing your build, and utilizing the Weapon Arsenal System, you’ll be ready to dominate the battlefield and stand as a true Wasteland Warrior. Keep an eye on patch notes and updates, as new content and balance changes may impact the best strategies for your Barbarian.