Diablo 4 Season 5 Barbarian Leveling Build and Endgame Guide
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Updated Aug 22, 2024
Diablo 4 Season 5 Barbarian Leveling Build
When playing a Flay Barbarian in Diablo 4 Season 5, it's a good idea to start with a leveling build, which is common for all characters. For this setup, we suggest using a Whirlwind build to level up quickly. This build is simple, powerful, and doesn't need any special gear. It also gives you a chance to get used to the Flay ability as you level up.
Best Barbarian Leveling Skills:
- Battle Flay (5/5)
- Furious Whirlwind (5/5)
- Tactical Rallying Cry (1/5)
- Imposing Presence (3/3)
- Power Charge (5/5)
- Swiftness (3/3)
- Fighter's Death Blow (5/5)
- Pit Fighter (3/3)
- Hamstring (1/3)
- Cut to the Bone (3/3)
- Thick Skin (1/3)
- Counteroffensive (3/3)
- Defensive Stance (2/3)
- Supreme Wrath of the Berserker
- Heavy Handed (1/3)
- Brute Force (3/3)
- Walking Arsenal
These skill choices will give you the damage, utility, and defense needed to defeat enemies and complete quests in Diablo 4. While this build works well without special gear, certain weapons and armor can help you progress faster if you find them.
Best Barbarian Build Season 5 Diablo 4
Leveling and endgame
The best Barbarian build in Diablo 4 Season 5 is ideal for both new and returning players who want to focus on this class. The Flay Barbarian build, popular since Season 4 due to the Tempering system, stands out as the top choice. This build is powerful, safe, and efficient for both leveling up and endgame content.
The Flay ability is key to this build, allowing you to stack Bleed effects on enemies, causing them to take heavy damage over time. You can also use the Rupture ability to deliver massive instant damage. The Tempering mechanic boosts your damage by extending the Bleed effects you apply.
Best Items for Leveling in Diablo 4 Season 5
Here are some of the best items for leveling in Diablo 4 Season 5:
Runic Skullcap of Tempering Blows
Aspect Unlock: Complete Defiled Catacomb in Fractured Peaks
Effect: Gain Fortify after swapping weapons 5 times.
Earthstriker's Necklace
Aspect Unlock: Complete Maugan's Works in Hawezar
Effect: Your next non-Basic Skill will Overpower and deal more damage after swapping weapons 8 times.
Circle of the Relentless Armsmaster
Aspect Unlock: Complete Calibel's Mine in Scosglen
Effect: Gain increased Fury Generation and reduced Fury cost while all Walking Arsenal damage bonuses are active.
Slaking Loop
Aspect Unlock: Complete Maulwood in Fractured Peaks
Effect: Chance to gain Fury when a Core Skill deals direct damage to a Bleeding enemy, and it increases your maximum Fury.
Diablo 4 Season 5 Barbarian Endgame
Once your leveling build has helped you get to a high level, you can start changing your skills to prepare for the endgame. The Flay-centered build is great for focusing on one target, but with the Rupture skill, you'll also handle multiple enemies easily. This mix of skills makes it perfect for the Diablo 4 Infernal Hordes mode, where you'll face both single targets and groups of enemies.
Best Barbarian Endgame Skills
- Battle Flay (20/5) (15 Item Contribution)
- Furious Double Swing (1/5)
- Endless Fury (3/3)
- Strategic Ground Stomp (1/5)
- Imposing Presence (3/3)
- Outburst (1/3)
- Power Leap (5/5)
- Aggressive Resistance (1/3)
- Prolific Fury (3/3)
- Battle Fervor (3/3)
- Warrior's Rupture (1/5)
- Pit Figther (3/3)
- Hamstring (1/3)
- Cut to the Bone (3/3)
- Thick Skin (1/3)
- Counteroffensive (3/3)
- Defensive Stance (3/3)
- Supreme Wrath of the Berserker
- Tempered Fury (1/3)
- Invigorating Fury (2/3)
- Walking Arsenal
With the right skills, this build will be strong, defensive, and versatile enough to handle tough content. It's especially good for quickly farming materials. To make it even better, you’ll need top-quality gear, listed below:
Name |
Gems |
Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Crown of Lucion | 1x Ruby | Increases damage and Resource Cost for 4 seconds, stacking 5 times, when using a Resource Cost skill. |
| Rage of Harrogath | 2x Ruby | 60% chance to reduce Cooldowns by 1 second when applying bleed. |
| Weapon Master's Runic Gloves | None | Weapon Mastery Skills get an extra Charge. Chance to Stun enemies for 2 seconds with Weapon Mastery Skills. |
| Runic Leggings of Might | 2x Ruby | Increases Damage Reduction for 2-7 seconds when using Basic Skills. |
| Runic Cleats of Metamorphosis | None | Become unstoppable for 2.5 seconds when you Evade. Enemies along your path take physical damage and Vampiric Curse. Evade Cooldown increased by 5-10 seconds. |
| Chain of Adaptability | 1x Amethyst | Basic Skills generate 3 primary resource when below 50% max resource and deal 30-120% more damage when above 50% max resource. |
| Loop of Giant Strides | 1x Amethyst | Hitting an enemy reduces Leap Cooldown by 2.5-5 seconds, max reduction when hitting a boss. |
| Loop of the Relentless Armsmaster | 1x Emerald | Gain 35-65% increased Fury Generation and 15% reduced Fury Cost while all Walking Arsenal bonuses are active. |
| Bonebreaker of the Moonrise | 2x Topaz | Gain 4% Attack Speed for 10 seconds, stacking 5 times, when using Basic Skills. |
| Fields of Crimson | 2x Topaz | Damaging an enemy with Rupture creates a blood pool that deals bleed damage over 6 seconds. Enemies in the pool take increased damage. |
| Edgemaster's Bearded Axe | 1x Topaz | Skills deal 5-20% more damage based on available primary resource. |
| Shard of Verathiel | 1x Topaz | Basic Skills deal 50-200% more damage but cost +25 primary resource. |
Diablo 4
Diablo IV is a 2023 online-only action RPG game made by Blizzard Entertainment. It’s the fourth main game in the Diablo series. Announced at BlizzCon 2019, it was released on June 5, 2023, for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Microsoft Windows. In the game, players create a character from one of six classes—Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue, Sorcerer, or Spiritborn—and use their skills to complete quests and fight enemies.
