Best Diablo 4 Barbarian builds in Season 4: Leveling, endgame & PvP

Barbarian has been the strongest class in Diablo 4 for some time now and the best builds are famous for dominating hardcore world bosses. Here’s a look at the skills and specializations that you need to make the best Barbarian builds in Diablo 4 Season 4.

The Barbarian class in Diablo 4 has received a major overhaul in Season of Loot Reborn, and players will need to keep an eye out for everything new in the Codex of Power that can bring major buffs to their builds.

To help you make the most of the class, here’s a list of the best Barbarian builds in Diablo 4 Season 4, such as Double Swing and Bash. 

• Best Diablo 4 Barbarian build for leveling
• Best Barbarian build for endgame
• Best build for PvP
• Best attributes for Barbarian in Diablo 4
• Best gems for Barbarian in Diablo 4
• Best technique slots for Barbarian

Best Barbarian build for leveling up in Diablo 4 Season 4

The Double Swing Barbarian is the best Barbarian build for leveling up in Diablo 4 Season 4. You’ll need its fast attacks and ability to take some damage to face every Helltide in Season of Loot Reborn, especially when trying to get to Level 50 as quickly as you can.

Here’s a rundown of the skills necessary for the Double Swing Barbarian build:

Level	Barbarian Skill
1	Lunging Strike
2	Enhanced Lunging Strike
3	Battle Lunging Strike
4	Double Swing
5	Enhanced Double Swing
6	Violent Double Swing
7	Rallying Cry
8	Enhanced Rallying Cry
9	Tactical Rallying Cry
10	Double Swing
11	Double Swing
12	Leap
13	Enhanced Leap
14	Power Leap
15	War Cry
16	Enhanced War Cry
17	Mighty War Cry
18	Thick Skin
19	Counteroffensive
20	Counteroffensive
21	Counteroffensive
22	Double Swing
23	Double Swing
24	Call of the Ancients
25	Prime Call of the Ancients
26	Supreme Call of the Ancients
27	Swiftness
28	Swiftness
29	Swiftness
30	Pit Fighter
31	Pit Fighter
32	Pit Fighter
33	Outburst
34	Unconstrained
35	Tough as Nails
36	Aggressive Resistance
37	Battle Fervor
38	Battle Fervor
39	Battle Fervor
40	Prolific Fury
41	Prolific Fury
42	Prolific Fury
43	Aggressive Resistance
44	Aggressive Resistance
45	Wallop
46	ConcussionConcussion
47	Concussion
48	Wallop
49	Wallop
Renown skill point 1	Imposing Presence
Renown skill point 2	Imposing Presence
Renown skill point 3	Imposing Presence
Renown skill point 4	Booming Voice
Renown skill point 5	Booming Voice
Renown skill point 6	Booming Voice
Renown skill point 7	Martial Vigor
Renown skill point 8	Martial Vigor

Best weapon specialization 

The Double Swing Barbarian can only use One-Handed Weapons, so you’ll need to focus on a few powerful Passives to enhance your damage output as well as your ability to absorb damage. Here’s what you need to unlock:

• Thick Skin: Gives you a small boost for more Fortify.
• Counteroffensive: Boost your damage while you have more than half of your life as Fortified health.
• Pit Fighter: Increases both offense and defense against close enemies.

Best Legendary Aspects for Double Swing Barbarian build

The following Legendary Aspects will drastically improve your Double Swing Barbarian build in Diablo 4 Season 4, so here’s where you can find them:

• Aspect of Numbing Wrath: You can get it by completing the Heathen’s Keep Dungeon (Hawezar).
• Juggernaut’s Aspect: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.
• Accelerating Aspect: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.
• Aspect of Bul-Kathos: You can get it after completing the Light’s Refuge Dungeon (Hawezar).
• Relentless Berserker’s Aspect: You can get it after completing the Hakan’s Refuge Dungeon (Kehjistan).
• Windlasher Aspect: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.
• Bold Chieftain’s Aspect: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.
• Aspect of Giant Strides: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.

Best Diablo 4 Season 4 Barbarian build for endgame

The Bash Barbarian build is your best option to survive in Season 4’s endgame. Since the Season of Loot Reborn questline revolves around facing almost non-stop Helltides, the Bash Barbarian will grant you great mobility while dealing strong damage from AoE skills.

Here’s how all your skill and Renown points should be allocated at the end of your build:

• Basic Skills:
  • Bash (5/5)
    • Enhanced Bash
    • Combat Bash
• Defensive Skills:
  • Imposing Presence (3/3)
    • Martial Vigor (3/3)
  • Rallying Cry (1/5)
    • Enhanced Rallying Cry
    • Strategic Rallying Cry
  • Challenging Shout (1/5)
    • Enhanced Challenging Shout
  • Outburst (1/3)
    • Tough as Nails (1/3)
• Brawling Skills:
  • Kick (1/5)
    • Enhanced Kick
    • Power Kick
  • War Cry (1/5)
    • Enhanced War Cry
    • Power War Cry
  • Booming Voice (3/3)
    • Guttural Yell (3/3)
  • Aggressive Resistance (3/3)
    • Battle Fervor (3/3)
• Weapon Mastery:
  • Pit Fighter (3/3)
  • Thick Skin (1/3)
    • Counteroffensive (3/3)
• Ultimate Skills:
  • Wallop (3/3)
    • Concussion (3/3)
  • Wrath of the Berserker (1/1)
    • Prime Wrath of the Berserker
    • Supreme Wrath of the Berserker
• Heavy Handed (3/3)
• Key Passives:
  • Unconstrained (1/1)

How to play Bash Barbarian in Diablo 4

The Bash Barbarian build in Diablo 4 focuses on dealing AoE damage with Bash, which should be combined with Kick to apply the Vulnerable state.

To maximize Bash damage, you’ll need to build Fury to the max and use Wrath of the Berserker. After getting max Fury, you can alternate between Kick and Bash to drop massive amounts of damage.

While the Bash Barbarian build is quite straightforward to use, you’ll need to use Rallying Cry and War Cry for additional Movement Speed, Fortify, and Resource Generation. Using Challenging Shout will also help you boost your Damage Reduction and your Maximum Life, making your Barbarian even more tankier.

Best Bash Barbarian Paragon Board in Diablo 4

You can use your Paragon Points on the following nodes and Glyphs to make the strongest end-game Barbarian in Diablo 4:

Paragon Board for the Barbarian	Nodes (including Legendary) to pick	Glyph
Starting	Brawn, Raw Power, Iron Strength, Tenacity	Territorial
Carnage	Fierce, Brash, Berseker, Enraged	Ire
Decimator	Arrogance, Demolish	Crusher
Flawless Technique	Brash, Havoc	Exploit
Warbringer	Raw Power	Wrath
Blood Rage	Enraged

Best Legendary Aspects for Bash Barbarian build

• Juggernaut’s Aspect: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.
• Aspect of Accursed Touch: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.
• Aspect of Might: Obtained after completing the Dark Ravine Dungeon (Dry Steppes).
• Hectic Aspect: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.
• Aspect of Adaptability: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.
• Edgemaster’s Aspect: Obtained after completing the Oldstones Dungeon (Scosglen).
• Bold Chieftain’s Aspect: Appears randomly on Legendary Gear.

Best Uber Uniques for Bash Barbarian build 

Getting the following Uber Uniques should be your goal when farming items for your Bash Barbarian build in Diablo 4 Season 4:

Item	Placement
Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty	Helm
Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus	Hand
Harlequin Crest	Helm

Best Barbarian build for Diablo 4 Season 4 PvP

In the absence of a loadout system or a system that allows you to change your skills on the fly, having a specific build just for PvP activities is slightly challenging. Thankfully, the Double Swing Barbarian build can double up as a PvP build as well, thanks to its mobility and high damage attacks.

Best Barbarian class attributes in Diablo 4

While building the best Barbarian class in Diablo 4, we recommend focusing on the following attributes:

• Strength
• Willpower
• Fury

Apart from this, you can use Rubies to increase Fury generation through your gear and Topaz to boost damage reduction.

Best Gems for Barbarian class in Diablo 4

The Royal Topaz and the Royal Ruby are great for increasing Basic Skill damage and increasing maximum life. They work great for both builds mentioned above that work best in Diablo 4 Season of Loot Reborn.

However, for Jewelry, you might want to go for Skulls as they boost survivability and Royal Diamonds for increased resistance for every state.

Best technique slot & expertise for Barbarian class in Diablo 4

Arsenal system

Barbarians in Diablo 4 have a unique arsenal system that allows them to not only wield four weapons at once but also build expertise for each of them. To make the most of this system, you need to use weapons that align well with your skills, and here’s what we recommend for the builds mentioned above:

• Two-Handed Axe Expertise for Bash Barbarian build.
• One-Handed Sword Expertise and One-Handed Mace Expertise for your Double Swing Barbarian build.
  • In the Technique Slot, having the Two-Handed Axe will also increase your damage to Vulnerable enemies.

That was everything to know about building the best Barbarian build in Diablo 4. For similar content on the game, you can check out:

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