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Barbarian Upheaval Leveling Build (Season 10)

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This is a Barbarian Upheaval leveling and guide for Season 10 of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about the Barbarian Upheaval leveling build as well as tips for leveling the Barbarian class in the Infernal Chaos Update!

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Barbarian Upheaval Leveling Build

Upheaval Build Summary

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Summary				Skill Progression				Chaos Perks
Aspects and Affixes			Gems			Mercenary			Playstyle

Build Summary
Upheaval Leveling Build
Upheaval Leveling Build	Focus: Leveling, Farming
Reaches Torment II with minimal requirements Works well with other Legendary Affixes Permanent Berserk Damage can rely too much on Overpower Low mobility

This versatile Season 10 Barbarian build uses the acquirable Earthstriker's Aspect and the Upheaval skill as the foundation for massive bursts of damage. You can further cusomtize this build using numerous Legendary Aspect combinations, such as with more Overpower, Berserking, Shouts, Earthquakes, Summons, or Ultimate synergies that you find during while leveling for a truly smooth leveling experience.

Upheaval Build Skills and Passives

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Summary				Skill Progression				Chaos Perks
Aspects and Affixes			Gems			Mercenary			Playstyle

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Active Skills
Basic Skill Tree ┗ Frenzy (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Frenzy 　　┗ Battle Frenzy
Core Skill Tree ┗ Upheaval (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Upheaval 　　┗ Furious Upheaval 　┗ Warpath (3/3)
Defensive Skill Tree ┗ Rallying Cry (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced Rallying Cry 　　┗ Tactical Rallying Cry ┗ Imposing Presence (3/3) 　┗ Martial Vigor (3/3) ┗ Belligerence (3/3)
Brawling Skill Tree ┗ War Cry (1/5) 　┗ Enhanced War Cry ┗ Booming Voice (3/3) 　┗ Raid Leader (3/3) ┗ Swiftness (3/3) ┗ Aggressive Resistance (3/3) 　┗ Prolific Fury (3/3)
Weapon Mastery Skill Tree ┗ Mighty Throw (5/5) 　┗ Enhanced Mighty Throw 　　┗ Warrior's Mighty Throw ┗ Pit Fighter (3/3) ┗ Thick Skin (1/3) 　┗ Counteroffensive (3/3)
Ultimate Skill Tree ┗ Call of the Ancients (5/5) 　┗ Prime Call of the Ancients 　　┗ Supreme Call of the Ancients ┗ Wallop (3/3) ┗ Brute Force (3/3)
Key Passive ┗ Walking Arsenal

Upheaval Build Skill Progression

At the early stages of progression, focus on unlocking your Active Skills as soon as possible. If there are extra points you can spend waiting for the next Active Skill, use it to upgrade your current Active Skills or to further increase their ranks.

Make sure to set Mighty Throw to your Slashing weapon, Frenzy to Dual Wield, and Upheaval to the Bludgeoning Weapon to get the full benefits of the Walking Arsenal Key Passive.

While Call of the Ancients is our recommended Ultimate Skill to get, Iron Maelstrom is also a good choice as it makes activating the Walking Arsenal Key Passive. You can then get the rest of the Passive Skills after getting the Key Passive.

Upheaval Build Technique Slot

Weapon Expertise
Two-Handed Axe Expertise	When using any Weapon: 10% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.

The Two-Handed Axe Expertise is the best offensive expertise, giving another damage multiplier to our Overpowered Upheavals.

Arsenal System and Techniques Guide

Best Chaos Perks

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Summary				Skill Progression				Chaos Perks
Aspects and Affixes			Gems			Mercenary			Playstyle

Chaos Perks Setup
Invigorating Attacks		Power Siphon		Raging Chaos

The Chaos Perks for the Upheaval build focuses on boosting your Damage with Power Siphon and Raging Chaos, with Invigorating attacks to mitigate the negative effects of Power Siphon.

Do note that if you do not have the suggested Chaos Perks, we recommended focusing on leveling up and grinding Nightmare Dungeons and Helltides until you obtain the Chaos Perks you need for the build.

List of All Chaos Perks

Upheaval Build Best Aspects and Affixes

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Summary				Skill Progression				Chaos Perks
Aspects and Affixes			Gems			Mercenary			Playstyle

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Gear	Aspect and Affixes
Head	Aspect of Might ・ Armor ・ Strength ・ Cooldown Reduction Temper: ・ Defensive - Worldly Endurance 　┗ Total Armor ・ Utility - Brute Innovation 　┗ Upheaval Size
Chest	Aspect of Numbing Wrath ・ Maximum Life ・ Any Elemental Resistance ・ Strength Temper: ・ Defensive - Worldly Endurance 　┗ Maximum Life ・ Utility - Brute Innovation 　┗ Upheaval Size
Gloves	Aspect of Anger Management ・ Ranks to Upheaval ・ Overpower Damage ・ Critical Strike Chance Temper: ・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse 　┗ Damage While Berserking ・ Utility - Brute Innovation 　┗ Upheaval Size
Pants	Weapon Master's Aspect ・ Maximum Life ・ Any Elemental Resistance ・ Strength Temper: ・ Defensive - Worldly Endurance 　┗ Maximum Life ・ Utility - Brute Innovation 　┗ Upheaval Size
Boots	Hectic Aspect ・ Movement Speed ・ Fury Per Second ・ Strength Temper: ・ Mobility - Barbarian Motion 　┗ Movement Speed ・ Utility - Barbarian Breach 　┗ Ranks to Pressure Point
Amulet	Blood Boiling Aspect ・ Cooldown Reduction ・ Critical Strike Chance ・ Ranks to Brute Force Temper: ・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse 　┗ Damage While Berserking ・ Resource - Ultimate Efficiency - Barbarian 　┗ Call of the Ancients Cooldown Reduction
Ring	Bold Chieftain's Aspect ・ Critical Strike Chance ・ Attack Speed ・ Strength Temper: ・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse 　┗ Damage While Berserking ・ Resource - Ultimate Efficiency - Barbarian 　┗ Call of the Ancients Cooldown Reduction
Ring	Aspect of Fierce Winds ・ Critical Strike Chance ・ Attack Speed ・ Strength Temper: ・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse 　┗ Damage While Berserking ・ Resource - Ultimate Efficiency - Barbarian 　┗ Call of the Ancients Cooldown Reduction
One-Handed Mace	Earthstriker's Aspect ・ Overpower Damage ・ Strength ・ Vulnerable Damage Temper: ・Weapons - Core Augments - Barbarian 　┗ Chance for Upheaval to Deal Double Damage ・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse 　┗ Damage While Berserking
One-Handed Mace	Aspect of Herculean Spectacle ・ Overpower Damage ・ Strength ・ Vulnerable Damage Temper: ・Weapons - Weapon Augments 　┗ Chance for Mighty Throw to Hit Twice ・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse 　┗ Damage While Berserking
Two-Handed Mace	Aspect of Sundered Ground ・ Critical Strike Damage ・ Strength ・ Maximum Life Temper: ・Weapons - Weapon Augments 　┗ Chance for Mighty Throw to Hit Twice ・Offensive - Worldly Finesse 　┗ Overpower Damage
Two-Handed Sword	Aspect of Encroaching Wrath ・ Critical Strike Damage ・ Strength ・ Overpower Damage Temper: ・Weapons - Weapon Augments 　┗ Chance for Mighty Throw to Hit Twice ・Offensive - Worldly Finesse 　┗ Overpower Damage

Upheaval Build Best Gems and Runewords

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Summary				Skill Progression				Chaos Perks
Aspects and Affixes			Gems			Mercenary			Playstyle

Upheaval Build Best Gems

Armor	Weapons	Jewelry
Ruby	Sapphire	Diamond

For gems socketed into your armor, Rubies are the best choice, as they provide Strength which will grant more damage and Armor.

When it comes to weapon sockets, Sapphires are more beneficial. They increase Vulnerable Damage, which is especially useful for skills that don’t scale with Overpower, such as our Horadric Spell, or during moments when you’re unable to trigger Overpower effects.

For your jewelry slots, use Diamonds or other elemental resistance gems to help cap out your Resistances. Alternatively, you can socket Skulls to reach the 1,000 Armor threshold, which is important for avoiding one-shot deaths in higher-tier content.

List of All Gems

Upheaval Build Best Runewords

Runeword 1	Runeword 2
Cem Gar	Zan Tec

The best early-game runeword combination you can equip is Cem + Gar. This runeword grants a Critical Chance buff when you use evades, which helps reduce the cooldown of the Aspect of Sundered Ground, allowing you to trigger more Overpower hits more frequently.

While the next runeword combination is slightly less important, it's still an easy-to-get and effective option for burst damage against tough monster packs and bosses. The Zan + Tec runeword causes your Ultimate Skill to cast a powerful Earthquake, dealing additional damage to enemies.

List of All Runewords

Upheaval Build Best Mercenaries

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Summary				Skill Progression				Chaos Perks
Aspects and Affixes			Gems			Mercenary			Playstyle

Mercenary	Reinforcement
Varyana	Raheir

Add Varyana as Main Mercenary

Recruit Varyana as the Main Mercenary with the Dismembering upgrade. This guarantees an Overpower to our first hit against enemies hit by Varyana's Earthbreak. Having her as your Main Mercenary also helps with clearing packs due to the Movement Speed we gain as we defeat hordes of enemies.

Varyana Mercenary Guide

Choose Raheir as Your Reinforcement

With Raheir as our Reinforcement Mercenary, he can save use from dicey situations with the Bastion skill set to trigger when we are hit with a Control Impairing Effect. This skill gives us Unstoppable and allows Raheir to instead take most of the damage dealt to us.

Raheir Mercenary Guide

Upheaval Build Playstyle and Tips

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Summary				Skill Progression				Chaos Perks
Aspects and Affixes			Gems			Mercenary			Playstyle

The playstyle of the Upheaval Barbarian revolves around weapon swapping and guaranteed Overpower damage coming from certain skills and aspects. The usual rotation is as follows:

Start with a Mighty Throw to hit densely packed mobs or elites, then alternate between Frenzy and Upheaval. With the Attack Speed bonus from both Mighty Throw and Frenzy, you'll easily reach the 8 weapon swaps to trigger Earthstriker's Aspect for a guaranteed Overpowered Upheaval.
Use Rallying Cry to escape dangerous situations and use War Cry to quickly finish off tanky elites. Both of these Shout Skills will trigger the life heal from the Raid Leader Passive Skill for bonus Life sustain.
While you cycle between Frenzy and Upheaval, occasionally use Mighty Throw to trigger the third buff for the Walking Arsenal Key Passive.
Save the Call of the Ancients Ultimate Skill for Bosses or tough Elites.

Barbarian Leveling Tips for Season 10

Season 9 Leveling Tips
Obtain the Earthstriker's Aspect Get More Synergistic Aspects Clear Horadric Strongrooms for Upgrades Choose the Right Weapon Expertise Don't Forget to Increase Your Resistances

Obtain the Earthstriker's Aspect

The Earthstriker's Aspect allows the build to gain a reliable way to Overpower the Upheaval skill. This is an essential Aspect for the build and you can obtain it by clearing Maugan's Works in Hawezar.

Get More Synergistic Aspects

While you want to get as much Overpower synergies on your Legendary Aspects, you can't expect to get them all early. In the meantime, you can rely on other offensive aspects that synergize with mechanics like Berserking, Earthquakes, Summons, or Ultimates.

Clear Horadric Strongrooms for Spellcraft Upgrades

Strongrooms are a good way to earn spells and materials to upgrade your Horadric Spell as soon as possible. Make sure to spen the Horadric Phials you get here to upgrade your Catalyst and Infusion in your Horadric Spellcraft.

Horadric Strongrooms Guide

Choose the Right Weapon Expertise

The Barbarian's Arsenal System, which unlocks at level 5, allows the class to get bonus effects when assigning specific Weapon Types to their skills. We recommend equipping Two-handed Mace, Two-handed axe, and One-handed axe weapons immediately and raise their expertise to level 10 as these would greatly benefit the build.

At level 15, you'll also unlock the Technique Slot which allows you to apply a bonus weapon effect to all weapons. It's best to choose the Two-Handed Sword Expertise in the early game for bonus Bleed damage, then switch to the Two-Handed Axe Expertise once you get a consistent way to inflict Vulnerable.

Arsenal System and Best Technique Slot

Don't Forget to Reach the Armor and Resistance Caps

Players are often complacent with the bonus armor coming from strength-scaling characters like the Barbarian, making them overlook resistances in the beginning. We recommend having affixes and gems that increase your resistances and Armor on your gear and to get them as high as possible to have a balanced defense across the board.

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Barbarian Upheaval Leveling Build (Season 10)

Barbarian Upheaval Leveling Build

Upheaval Build Summary

Upheaval Build Skills and Passives

Upheaval Build Skill Progression

Upheaval Build Technique Slot

Best Chaos Perks

Upheaval Build Best Aspects and Affixes

Upheaval Build Best Gems and Runewords

Upheaval Build Best Gems

Upheaval Build Best Runewords

Upheaval Build Best Mercenaries

Add Varyana as Main Mercenary

Choose Raheir as Your Reinforcement

Upheaval Build Playstyle and Tips

Barbarian Leveling Tips for Season 10

Obtain the Earthstriker's Aspect

Get More Synergistic Aspects

Clear Horadric Strongrooms for Spellcraft Upgrades

Choose the Right Weapon Expertise

Don't Forget to Reach the Armor and Resistance Caps

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