Diablo 4: High Damage Barbarian Build Guide
Welcome to our Diablo 4 Barbarian Rend Build. This build is focused primarily on high cleave and single target DPS. We will guide you through all steps in the creation of the build, including how to spend your skill points if you want to gradually make the build as you level up.
Skills
Lunging Strike (Basic)
Lunging Strike is a great basic skill for mobility, and it also generates Fury with each use, allowing you to sustain regular use of your other skills.
Rend (Core)
Rend makes the centerpiece of this build, allowing for high direct damage and bleed output. When fighting large groups of enemies, until they stack up in a group, then turn around and use Rend to dish out Cleave and bleed damage to the enemies.
Death Blow (Weapon Mastery)
While Rend on its own offers great potential for Cleave damage, the single target damage for Elites and Bosses isn’t amazing. This is where Death Blow comes in. A good way to use this skill against Elites is to first reduce their health with other skills like Rend, and then execute them with Death Blow.
Rallying Cry (Defensive)
This is another great skill for mobility, giving you lots of extra movement speed and also some Crowd Control immunity with the Enhanced upgrade. It also regenerates much needed Fury, which is important to keep our Rend spam going.
War Cry (Brawling)
This simply gives us an extra damage boost, which can make all of the difference in tougher combat situations. With the Power War Cry upgrade, the effect is even better when we’re fighting against large groups of enemies, and the damage buff will help you to quickly cleave through them with Rend.
Call of the Ancients (Ultimate)
Call of the Ancients is a very strong Ultimate, giving you lots of extra damage while it is active. The upgrades from Supreme Call of the Ancients can really mess with enemies while giving you respite and Fury regeneration too. If you’re in a really bad spot, you can kite enemies around and then use this on cooldown.
Paragon Board
Starting Board
Progress to the Glyph Socket, and choose Territorial.
Take all Dexterity Nodes within range of the Socket, along with the Iron Strength and Raw Power Nodes.
Progress along the upper left part of the board until you reach the exit node.
Attach the Weapons Master Board.
Weapons Master Board
Rotate the board until the Glyph is in the bottom right corner.
Progress to the Glyph, picking up the Raw Power node along the way. When you reach the glyph, socket Marshal.
Unlock Strength Nodes within range of the Glyph, along with the Iron Strength node and the Magic Nodes.
Progress to the right to exit the board. Attach the Warbringer Board.
Warbringer Board
Rotate the board until the Glyph is in the upper left corner.
Progress to the Glyph, then socket Wrath.
Unlock all the Dexterity Nodes in range of the Glyph, along with Raw Power.
Progress to the right and unlock Hungering Fury.
Progress downwards and leftwards to the Warbringer Node.
Progress downwards to the Guarded Advance node, along with the nearby Magic Nodes.
Exit the board at the top, and attach the Decimator Board.
Decimator Board
Rotate the board until the Glyph is in the middle, slightly towards the bottom.
Progress to the Glyph, then choose the Disembowel Glyph.
Unlock the nearby Willpower Nodes, along with Demolish and Arrogance.
Progress leftwards and upwards until you can unlock Pillage.
Exit the board to the left. Attach the Bone Breaker Board next.
Bone Breaker Board
Rotate the board until the Glyph is in the upper right corner.
Progress to the Glyph and socket Exploit.
Unlock all Dexterity Nodes in range of the Glyph, along with the Vigour Node.
Progress upwards and leftwards to the exit of the board. Attach the Flawless Technique Board.
Flawless Technique Board Rotate the board until the Glyph is just right of centre.
Progress to the Havoc Node.
Progress to the Glyph and socket Imbiber.
Spend your remaining Paragon Points to unlock the Willpower Nodes within range of the Glyph.
Arsenal Mechanic
Your first Arsenal slot will unlock automatically when you reach level 5. If possible, aim to use a two-handed sword in this slot, as it will cause enemies to bleed for 20% of all Direct Damage you deal to them. This synergises nicely with the Hamstring passive, applying a 10% Slow to all enemies, also allowing you to make use of effects that give a damage boost against Slowed enemies.
The second slot can be unlocked at level 15, by completing the Priority Quest called Barbarian: Masters of Battle. This will be automatically added to your quest log when you reach the required level. In the second slot, we ideally want the two-handed axe, which gives a 15% damage boost against Vulnerable enemies.
Legendary Aspects
Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapon: Offensive Aspect of Retribution – Distant enemies have an 8% chance to be Stunned when they hit you. You deal 40% increased damage to Stunned enemies. Unlocked by completing Abandoned Mineworks in Kehjistan.
Two-Handed Slashing Weapon: The Grandfather (Unique Weapon) – Grants +17.5% Critical Strike Damage, +28% Damage, +2700 Maximum Life, +36 All Stats, Increases your Critical Strike Damage by 100% (these stats are with the best possible roll). Obtained randomly via loot.
Dual Wield Weapon 1: Edgemaster’s Offensive Aspect – Skills deal up to 20% increased damage based on your available Primary Resource, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource. Unlocked by completing Oldstones in Scosglen.
Dual Wield Weapon 2: Conceited Offensive Aspect – Deal 25% increased damage when you have a Barrier active. Must be sourced from looted gear.
Helm: Defensive Aspect of Numbing Wrath – Each point of Fury generated while at maximum Fury grants 54 Fortify. Unlocked by completing Heathen’s Keep in Hawezar.
Chest Armour: Defensive Aspect of Disobedience – You gain 0.5% increased Armour for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to 50%.
Gloves: Offensive Aspect of Inner Calm – Deal 10% increased damage for each second you stand still, up to 30%. Unlocked by completing Raethwind Wilds in Scosglen.
Pants: Defensive Aspect of the Protector – Damaging an Elite enemy grants you a Barrier absorbing up to X damage for 10 seconds. This effect can occur once per 30 seconds. Unlocked by completing Lost Archives in Fractured Peaks.
Boots: Ghostwalker Mobility Aspect – When Unstoppable and for 4 seconds after, you gain 25% increased Movement Speed and can move freely through enemies. Unlocked by completing Broken Bulwark in Scosglen.
Amulet: Offensive Aspect of Limitless Rage – Each point of Fury you generate while at Maximum Fury grants your next Core skill 2% increased damage, up to 30%.
Ring 1: Bold Chieftain’s Resource Aspect – Whenever you cast a Shout skill, its cooldown is reduced by 1.9 seconds for each enemy nearby, up to a maximum of 6 seconds.
Ring 2: Resource Aspect of Berserk Fury – You gain 6 Fury per second while Berserking. Must be sourced from looted gear.
Best Stats and Socket Upgrades for the Barbarian
All weapons – Look for Vulnerable Damage, Critical Strike Damage, Core Damage and Slowed Enemies Damage.
Helm – Look for Cooldown Reduction, Maximum Fury, Increased Armour, Maximum Life and Strength.
Chest – Look for various forms of Damage Reduction, and Maximum Life.
Gloves – Look for increased Rend rank, Crit chance, Attack Speed, and Strength.
Pants – Look for Maximum Life, Damage Reduction and Increased Armour.
Boots – Look for Movement Speed and Fury Cost Reduction.
Amulet – Look for Fury Cost Reduction, Cooldown Reduction, Vulnerable Damage and Fury Generation.
Rings – Look for Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Vulnerable Damage and Fury Generation.
And finally, the Sockets:
Weapons: Use the Royal Emerald stone for increased Critical Strike Damage against Vulnerable enemies.
Armour: Use the Royal Sapphire for Damage Reduction while Fortified.
Jewelery: Use the Royal Skull for increased armour.
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