Best Builds for Barbarian in Diablo 4: Which Skills, Aspects and Gear to Choose

The Barbarian in Diablo 4 is a melee warrior known for a large health pool, weapon versatility, and lack of mana. This is not the easiest character to master, but that doesn't mean the class is unplayable. In this guide, we will talk about Barbarian builds, skills, and leveling that will help you complete the game.

This class excels at destroying large groups of enemies in close combat. Barbarians deal physical damage, inflict bleeding effects, and use their skills to control enemies. Thanks to their large health pool, they are an integral part of a team, distracting and holding back the endless onslaught of demons. Instead of mana, this character uses rage, meaning the longer you are in battle, the stronger you become. This class is suitable for players who prefer large two-handed swords, axes, and always being in the thick of the fight.

Attributes to improve:

Each character has their unique skills. The Barbarian has 2:

The recommended world level for progression is 1 (Adventurer). This will ensure the smoothest and fastest leveling process. If you want to challenge yourself, you are free to play on world level 2 (Veteran), but the 20% additional experience from monsters does not compensate for the time required to kill them. To unlock most dungeons and the 3rd world level, you will need to complete the storyline.

Additionally, don't forget to get a mount.

Also, note the precious gems you will socket into your gear:

One of the simplest and most popular skills is Whirlwind. It provides a massive attack, allows you to apply multiple stacks of bleeding, move faster than usual, and simply looks spectacular. In the Weapon Mastery skill, it is best to choose a two-handed sword to apply more bleeding per second. Additionally, you will get an extra boost — +x% (20% at level 10 mastery) of the damage you deal is applied as bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Bonus at level 10 mastery: you deal 30% increased bleeding damage for 5 seconds after killing an enemy.

In addition to Whirlwind, you will use other abilities:

With this build, you won't be killing enemies in one hit, but you will start winning battles of attrition. The game pace will slow down slightly, but it will become easier for you to deal with elite enemies and bosses. In the Weapon Mastery skill, choose a two-handed axe to deal increased damage to weakened enemies.

Aspects in Diablo 4 are passive abilities that can be inserted into equipment to gain unique properties and increase the character's power. There are a huge number of them in the game, so we have selected the most useful ones for the builds described above: