Diablo 4 Barbarian

Diablo 4 Barbarian

The Barbarian is a melee damage dealer that can utilize up to 4 weapons at a time and able to benefit from the stats and legendary aspects, even when not being used actively. below we explain what each weapon expertise effect does, and what bonuses you will receive from each of the main stats Strength, Intelligence, Willpower, and Dexterity.

Barbarian Guides

You can navigate all of our Barbarian Class Guides using the links below. before you click/tap any of the links, scroll just a little further and view how the Barbarian Weapon Expertise work in D4

Barbarian Builds List

Barbarian Skills List

Barbarian Paragons List

Barbarian Aspects List

Barbarian Uniques List

Best Weapon Expertise

Due to the class feature called the Arsenal system, Barbarians have the ability to equip and interchange up to four weapons simultaneously. It is strongly advised to gather an assortment of melee weapons in order to fully benefit from this class's Arsenal system progression.

How To Unlock the Arsenal System?

Upon reaching level 5, Barbarians automatically gain access to the Arsenal system. This enables the expertise tab, which can be viewed by pressing shift + C. Each weapon type begins at level 1 and can be upgraded to level 10 through combat experience. The higher the level, the more powerful the weapon type becomes.

To level up the Arsenal system, players must actively use the specific weapon type they wish to level up. Weapon experience is earned per hit, and Weapons do not gain experience in PVP mode.

One-handed Axe Expertise

Increased Critical Chance (+5.0%) against injured enemies.

Double this amount when using two axes.

Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a 55% chance to grant +0.6% increased Attack Speed for 2 seconds. Double the Attack Speed bonus when using two Axes.

One-handed Mace Expertise

Increased damage to Stunned enemies. (x10%)

Double this amount when using two Maces.

Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance to gain Berserking for 1.5 seconds when you hit a Stunned enemy. Double this chance when using two Maces.

One-handed Sword Expertise

Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance to gain 5 Fury when hitting a Crowd Controlled enemy. Double this chance when using two Swords.

Killing a Crowd Controlled enemy grants +15% increased Attack Speed for 3 seconds. Double this amount for kills while using two Swords.

Two-handed Axe Expertise

Increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. (x15%)

Increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable enemies. (+10%)

Two-handed Mace Expertise

Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance to gain 2 Fury when hitting an enemy. Double the mount of Fury gained while Berserking.

You deal x15% increased Critical Strike Damage to Stunned and Vulnerable enemies while Berserking.

Two-handed Sword Expertise

20% of direct damage you deal is inflicted as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

You deal x30% increased Bleeding damage for 5 seconds after killing an enemy.

Polearm Expertise

Increased Lucky Hit Chance. (x10%)

You deal +10% damage while healthy.

Stats

Table of Primary Stats (Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Willpower) and how they effect the Barbarian Class.


Stat	Effect
Strength	1 Strength = 0.1% Skill Damage 1 Strength = 1 Armor
Dexterity	1 Dexterity = 0.02% Critical Strike Chance 1 Dexterity = 0.025% Chance to Dodge Attacks
Intelligence	1 Intelligence = 0.05% All Resistances
Willpower	1 Willpower = 0.1% Resource Generation 1 Willpower = 0.25% Overpower Damage 1 Willpower = 0.1% Healing Received

Table of Barbarian Class Stats found on Weapons and Armor. These stats are exclusive to the Barbarian Class in D4.

List of Barbarian Affixes
Slot	Stat
Helm Stats	Maximum Fury Ranks of Death Blow Ranks of Rupture Ranks of Steel Grasp
Chest Armor Stats	Fortify Generation Physical Damage Brawling Skill Damage Weapon Mastery Skill Damage Ranks of Challenging Shout Ranks of Ground Stomp Ranks of Iron Skin Ranks of Rallying Cry Damage Reduction while Fortified
Gloves Stats	Physical Damage Over Time Ranks of Double Swing Ranks of Hammer of the Ancients Ranks of Rend Ranks of Upheaval Ranks of Whilrwind
Pants Stats	Ranks of War Cry Damage Reduction from Enemies That Are Bleeding Damage Reduction while Fortified Berserking Duration
Boots Stats	Fury Cost Reduction Fortify Generation Berserking Duration
Amulet Stats	Fury Cost Reduction Overpower Damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons Brawling Skill Damage Weapon Mastery Skill Damage Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons Damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons Damage with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons Damage with Skills that Swap to New Weapons Damage Reduction while Fortified Ranks of All Defensive Skills Ranks of All Weapon Mastery Skills Ranks of the Brute Force Passive Ranks of the Counteroffensive Passive Ranks of the Cut to the Bone Passive Ranks of the Heavy Handed Passive Ranks of the No Mercy Passive Ranks of the Outburst Passive Ranks of the Slaying Strike Passive Ranks of the Tough as Nails Passive Ranks of the Wallop Passive
Ring Stats	Maximum Fury Fortify Generation Physical Damage Damage to Bleeding Enemies Damage while Berserking
Weapon Stats	Strength Damage while Berserking Damage to Bleeding Enemies
Offhand Stats
Shield Stats

Popular Aspects Used

The TOP 5 popular Aspects used in Barbarian Builds are

1.

Aspect of Disobedience (

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2.

Edgemaster's Aspect (

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3.

Aspect of Might (

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4.

Exploiter's Aspect (

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5.

Accelerating Aspect (

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Aspect of Disobedience

All • Defensive

You gain [0.25-0.50%] increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to [25.00-50.00%] .

Edgemaster's Aspect

All • Offensive

Skills deal up to [10-20%] increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource.

Aspect of Might

All • Defensive

Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for [2.0-6.0] seconds.

Exploiter's Aspect

All • Utility

You have 20% increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable, you deal [20-50%] increased damage to them.

Accelerating Aspect

All • Offensive

Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by [15-25%] for 3 seconds.

Best Barbarian Aspects

Popular Unique Items Used

The TOP 5 popular Unique Items used in Barbarian Builds are

1.

Raiment of the Infinite (Unique Chest Armor)

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2.

Penitent Greaves (Unique Boots)

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3.

Harlequin Crest (Unique Helm)

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Raiment of the Infinite

Sorceress • Unique Chest Armor

Intelligence
Damage to Close Enemies
Damage to Stunned Enemies
Ranks to Glass Cannon

After using Teleport, Close Enemies are Pulled to you and Stunned for [2 - 3] seconds, but Teleport's Cooldown is increased by 20%.

Penitent Greaves

All • Unique Boots

Dodge Chance While Evading

Movement Speed
Crowd Control Duration
Reduced Duration of Enemy Slow
Cold Resistance

You leave behind a trail of frost that Chills enemies. You deal [7 - 10%] more damage to Chilled enemies.

Harlequin Crest

All • Unique Helm

Maximum Life
Cooldown Reduction
Crafting Material Find

Gain [X%] Damage Reduction. In addition, gain +2 Ranks to all Skills.

Best Barbarian Unique Items

Popular Paragons Used

The TOP 3 popular Legendary Paragon Boards used in Barbarian Builds are

1.

Burning Instinct (

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2.

Enchantment Master (

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3.

Exploit Weakness (

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. The TOP 3 popular Rare Paragon Glyphs for the Barbarian are

1.

Combat (

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2.

Marshal (

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3.

Enchanter (

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Burning Instinct

Sorceress • Legendary Board

Your Burning damage is increased by 40% of your Critical Strike Damage, further increased by 5% for every 20 Intelligence you have.

Enchantment Master

Sorceress • Legendary Board

Your Enchantments are 20% stronger.

Exploit Weakness

Rogue • Legendary Board

Whenever you deal damage to a Vulnerable enemy, they take 1% increased damage from you for 6 seconds, up to 15%.

Rogue • Rare Glyph

Description:
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, all damage you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage.
Radius Bonus:
Skills that Critically Strike restore 12% of their Energy cost.
Radius Requirement:

25 Intelligence

Barbarian • Rare Glyph

Description:
Grants +25 - 125% (5% Per Level) bonus to all Magic nodes within range.
Radius Bonus:
After casting a Shout Skill, the active Cooldown of every other Shout Skill is reduced by 1.2 seconds.
Radius Requirement:

40 Strength

Sorceress • Rare Glyph

Description:
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Non-Physical damage.
Radius Bonus:
For each Skill equipped in your Enchantment Slots, gain 13.3% Resistance to that Skill's element.
Radius Requirement:

40 Intelligence

Best Barbarian Paragons

Popular Skills Used

The TOP 5 popular Skills used in Barbarian Builds are

1.

Frost Nova (

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2.

Teleport (

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3.

Fire Bolt (

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4.

Ice Armor (

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5.

Puncture (

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Defensive Active

Cooldown: {24.0 / 22.8 / 21.6 / 20.6 / 19.7}

Unleash a torrent of frost, Freezing enemies around you for 3 seconds.

Killing enemies Frozen by Frost Nova reduces its Cooldown by 1 seconds, up to 4 seconds per cast.

Frost Nova makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds, increased to 6 seconds against Bosses.

Frost Nova generates Mana per enemy hit.

Enchantment Effect:

Lucky Hit: Your Conjuration Skills have up to a 30% chance to unleash a Frost Nova when hitting enemies.

Defensive Active

Lucky Hit Chance: 65%

Cooldown: {11.0 / 10.5 / 9.9 / 9.4 / 8.8}

Transform into lightning, becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location, dealing {25% / 28% / 30% / 32% / 35%} damage around you upon arrival.

Teleport's Cooldown is decreased by 0.5 seconds per enemy hit, up to 3 seconds.

For 4 seconds after Teleporting, Crackling Energy hits 2 additional enemies.

After Teleporting, you gain 30% Damage Reduction for 3 seconds.

Enchantment Effect:

Evade is replaced with a short range Teleport on a {17.0 / 16.1 / 15.3 / 14.4 / 13.6} second Cooldown.

Lucky Hit Chance: 35%

Hurl a flaming bolt, dealing {18% / 19% / 20% / 21% / 22%} damage and Burning for {44% / 48% / 52% / 56% / 60%} damage over 8 seconds.

Fire Bolt pierces through Burning enemies.

Fire Bolt generates 2 Mana when hitting a Burning enemy.

Critical Strikes with Fire Bolt increase the Burning damage you deal to the enemy by 20% for 4 seconds.

Enchantment Effect:

Direct damage from Skills applies additional {23% / 26% / 28% / 30% / 33%} Burning damage over 8 seconds.

Defensive Active

A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing {30% / 33% / 36% / 39% / 42%} of your Base Life in damage. While Ice Armor is active, 5% of your damage dealt is added to its Barrier.

While Ice Armor is active, your Mana Regeneration is increased by 25%.

Damage against Vulnerable enemies contributes 50% more to Ice Armor's Barrier.

Enemies that hit you while Ice Armor is active have a 15% chance to become Frozen for 3 seconds.

Enchantment Effect:

Upon getting hit, you have a 5% chance apply Ice Armor.

Lucky Hit Chance: 35%

Requires Dual Wielded Weapons.

Throw blades a short distance, dealing {21% / 23% / 25% / 27% / 29%} damage. Every 3rd cast Slows enemies by 20% for 2 seconds. Critical Strikes will always Slow.

Gain 2 Energy when Puncture damages a Crowd Controlled enemy.

Punture now throws 3 blades in a spread, each dealing 35% of its Base damage. Hitting an enemy with at least 2 blades at once makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.

Every 3rd cast of Puncture will also ricochet up to 2 times. Critical Strikes will always ricochet.

Best Barbarian Skills

Popular Passives Used

The TOP 5 popular Passives used in Barbarian Builds are

1.

Align the Elements (

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2.

Protection (

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3.

Exploit (

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4.

Malice (

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5.

Glass Cannon (

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Align the Elements

Conjuration Passive

You gain {3% / 6% / 9%} Damage Reduction against Elites for each second you haven't taken damage from one, up to 40%.

Conjuration Passive

Using a Cooldown grants {10% / 20% / 30%} of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds.

Subterfuge Passive

You deal x {6% / 12% / 18%} increased damage to Healthy and injured enemies.

Subterfuge Passive

You deal x {3% / 6% / 9%} increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.

Defensive Passive

You deal x {6% / 12% / 18%} increased damage, but take x {3% / 6% / 9%} more damage.

Best Barbarian Passives

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