Double Swing Barbarian Abattoir of Zir Build (Season 2)

This is a Season 2 Double Swing endgame build for Barbarian in Diablo 4 (D4) that centers around the deadly synergy between Double Swing and Dust Devils to have a reliably swift build that can excel in both single target and AoE. Read on for the complete list of Vampiric Powers, Skills, and Aspects you need and how to play the build for Season 2 and Abattoir of Zir.

Double Swing Build Strengths and Weaknesses

Build Strengths

Excellent for Dungeon Clearing

This build particularly excels when fighting huge hordes of enemies, which is perfect for the new pinnacle content, the Abattoir of Zir. You'll find yourself hacking and slicing through groups of enemies with the build's fast attack speed and Fury generation.

High Sustainability

The synergy between the build's high attack speed and the Undying Vampiric Power makes the build have remarkably high sustainability. You can generate enormous amounts of Health while dealing damage, allowing you to continuously be on the offensive.

Fun and Swift Build

This is an extremely fun build, as you can swiftly decimate enemies due to the damage that it can dish out in a short period of time. If you want a build with fast and high clearing potential, then this is something you definitely must try out!

Build Weaknesses

Notably Weaker at Boss Fights

One of the downsides of this build is the Fury generation issue when fighting against bosses. Whenever you have a hard time clearing out enemies, your Fury generation lessens due to the Seething Glyph not activating.

This is noticeable during boss fights, and the only way to combat it is to use Lunging Strike.

Dust Devil has Unreliable Pathing

The Dust Devil mechanic has pretty good automatic pathing, but it can be unpredictable in certain terrains and when fighting Elites with the Suppressor affix. You have no option to specifically control these Dust Devils, which makes it a bit unrealiable overall.

Double Swing Build Overview

Build Summary

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Summary		Skill Progression		Vampiric Powers
Aspects & Affixes		Gems		Paragon

Skills

Aspects & Uniques

Stats & Gems

Build Overview and Summary
Double Swing		Tier: Focus: PVE Playstyle: Solo and Party
Active Skills
Passive Skills

Build Overview and Summary
Double Swing		Tier: Focus: PVE Playstyle: Solo and Party
Aspects and Uniques
Doombringer (One-Handed Sword) Harlequin Crest (Helm) The Grandfather (Two-Handed Sword) Tibault's Will (Pants) Banished Lord's Talisman (Amulet) Ramaladni's Magnum Opus (One-Handed Sword) Aspect of Disobedience (Chest) Ghostwalker Aspect (Boots) Devilish Aspect (Gloves) Windlasher Aspect (Two-Handed Mace) Aspect of Echoing Fury (Ring) Bold Chieftain's Aspect (Ring)

Build Overview and Summary
Double Swing		Tier: Focus: PVE Playstyle: Solo and Party
Stat Priorities			Recommended Gems
・Critical Strike Damage ・Strength ・Lucky Hit Chance ・Fury Regeneration ・Maximum Life ・Damage while Berserking ・Attack Speed Bonus ・Maximum Resource			Royal Emerald (Weapon) Royal Ruby (Armor) Royal Diamond (Jewelry)

This build capitalizes on Double Swing and its interaction with Dust Devils to have a swift, close-range build that can excel in both single target and AoE. This build boasts an extremely high Attack Speed that can unleash multiple casts of Double Swing in a short period of time.

All other Skills, Aspects, Uniques, Paragon Nodes, and Vampiric powers focus on improving the build's damage and survivability. This build can undoubtedly clear the toughest Nightmare Dungeons and take on Uber Bosses.

Double Swing Build Breakdown

Skill Progression

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Summary		Skill Progression		Vampiric Powers
Aspects & Affixes		Gems		Paragon

Active Skills

Skill		Upgrade Path
Lunging Strike (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Lunging Strike
Double Swing (5 Points)	→	Enhanced Double Swing	Furious Double Swing
Rallying Cry (1 Point)	→	Enhanced Rallying Cry	Tactical Rallying Cry
Challenging Shout (1 Point)	→	-
War Cry (1 Point)	→	Enhanced War Cry
Wrath of the Berserker (1 Point)	→	Prime Wrath of the Berserker	Supreme Wrath of the Berserker

Passive Skills

Double Swing Passives
Imposing Presence (3 Points)	Martial Vigor (3 Points)	Booming Voice (3 Points)
Raid Leader (3 Points)	Guttural Yell (3 Points)	Swiftness (3 Points)
Aggressive Resistance (3 Points)	Prolific Fury (3 Points)	Pit Fighter (3 Points)
Thick Skin (1 Point)	Counter offensive (3 Points)	Defensive Stance (2 Points)
Duelist (3 Points)	Tempered Fury (3 Points)	Unconstrained (1 Point)

Skill Progression Breakdown

Recommended Skill Progression
Lv.2	Lv.3	Lv.4	Lv.5
Lunging Strike	Enhanced Lunging Strike	Double Swing	Enhanced Double Swing
Lv.6	Lv.7	Lv.8	Lv.9
Furious Double Swing	Double Swing	Rallying Cry	Challenging Shout
Lv.10	Lv.11	Lv.12	Lv.13
Enhanced Rallying Cry	Tactical Rallying Cry	Double Swing	War Cry
Lv.14	Lv.15	Lv.16	Lv.17
Enhanced War Cry	Double Swing	Double Swing	Booming Voice
Lv.18	Lv.19	Lv.20	Lv.21
Raid Leader	Raid Leader	Raid Leader	Swiftness
Lv.22	Lv.23	Lv.24	Lv.25
Swiftness	Swiftness	Aggressive Resistance	Wrath of the Berserker
Lv.26	Lv.27	Lv.28	Lv.29
Prime Wrath of the Berserker	Supreme Wrath of the Berserker	Aggressive Resistance	Aggressive Resistance
Lv.30	Lv.31	Lv.32	Lv.33
Prolific Fury	Prolific Fury	Prolific Fury	Duelist
Lv.34	Lv.35	Lv.36	Lv.37
Duelist	Unbridled Rage	Duelist	Tempered Fury
Lv.38	Lv.39	Lv.40	Lv.41
Tempered Fury	Tempered Fury	Imposing Presence	Imposing Presence
Lv.42	Lv.43	Lv.44	Lv.45
Imposing Presence	Martial Vigor	Martial Vigor	Martial Vigor
Lv.46	Lv.47	Lv.48	Lv.49
Pit Fighter	Pit Fighter	Pit Fighter	Booming Voice
Renown Skill Points (Lv50 Onwards)
R1	R2	R3	R4
Booming Voice	Guttural Yell	Guttural Yell	Guttural Yell
R5	R6	R7	R8
Thick Skin	Counter offensive	Counter offensive	Counter offensive
R9		R10
Defensive Stance		Defensive Stance

Technique Slot

The Two-Handed Axe Expertise is the best damage-boosting expertise for this build since you can constantly apply Vulnerable to enemies through the Exploit Glyph and Prey on the Weak Vampiric Power.

Arsenal System and Techniques Guide

Best Vampiric Powers

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Summary		Skill Progression		Vampiric Powers
Aspects & Affixes		Gems		Paragon

Vampiric Power Cost	Effect Explanation
Metamorphosis 2 2 2	When you Evade you turn into a cloud of bats, becoming Unstoppable for 4 seconds. Enemies along your path take 160% Physical damage and are inflicted with Vampiric Curse. This power will make you Unstoppable whenever you dash, which is great for escaping enemy Crowd Control and activate Tibault's Will for additional damage and Fury. In addition, this also goes well with Prey on the Weak to make enemies Vulnerable by applying Vampiric Curse.
Undying 0 0 1	Casting Skills heals you for 3% Life. Double this bonus while below 50% Life. This power is great when paired with builds with high attack speed, as you can continuously recover HP at a fast rate. This will make your sustainability extremely high and encourage you to be on the offensive.
Prey on the Weak 2 0 0	You deal 16% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Enemies are Vulnerable while affected by a Vampiric Curse from your other Vampiric Powers. This will make enemies Vulnerable whenever you apply Vampiric Curse to them through Metamorphosis, which is a good source of Vulnerable aside from your Exploit Glyph. Not to mention, this will allow you to deal significantly more damage to Vulnerable enemies.
Ravenous 3 0 0	Lucky Hit: Up to a 20% chance to increase your Attack Speed by 40% of your Total Movement Speed for 6 seconds. This will allow you to spam Double Swing at an extremely fast rate, increasing your overall damage per second.
Sanguine Brace 0 1 1	When you kill an enemy, Fortify for 6% of your Base Life. While you have more Fortify than half of your Maximum Life, you gain 8% Critical Strike Chance. This will give you added survivability through Fortify and a consistent additional Critical Strike chance.
Total Pacts Required 8 | 4 | 4

List of Vampiric Powers and Pacts Explained

Aspects and Affixes

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Summary		Skill Progression		Vampiric Powers
Aspects & Affixes		Gems		Paragon

Best Weapons

Weapon	Aspects and Affixes
Two-Handed Mace	Windlasher Aspect Casting Double Swing twice within 1.5 seconds creates a Dust Devil that deals XX damage to enemies behind the target. ・+X% Overpower Damage (Inherent) ・+X% Damage While Berserking ・+X% Critical Strike Damage ・+X All Stats ・+X Strength
Two-Handed Sword	The Grandfather Increases your Critical Strike Damage by (60-100%). The other properties of this weapon can roll higher than normal. ・+X% Critical Strike Damage (Inherent) ・+X% Damage ・+X Maximum Life ・+X All Stats ・Ignores Durability Loss
One-Handed Sword	Ramaladni's Magnum Opus Skills using this weapon deal (0.2-0.4)% increased damage per point of Fury you have, but you lose 2 Fury every second. ・+X% Critical Strike Damage (Inherent) ・+X% Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons ・+X% Damage to Close Enemies ・+X Maximum Fury ・+X Lucky Hit: Up to a 5% Chance to Restore Primary Resource
One-Handed Sword	Doombringer Lucky Hit: Up to a (15-25)% chance to deal Shadow damage to surrounding enemies and reduce their damage done by 20% for 5 seconds. ・+X% Critical Strike Damage (Inherent) ・+X% Core Skill Damage ・+X% Damage ・+X Lucky Hit: Chance to Heal ・+X% Maximum Life

Best Armor

Equipment	Aspects and Affixes
Helmet	Harlequin Crest Gain (10.0-20.0)% Damage Reduction. In addition, gain +4 Ranks to all Skills. ・+X Maximum Life ・+X% Cooldown Reduction ・+X% Resource Generation ・+X All Stats
Chest	Aspect of Disobedience You gain (0.25-0.50)% increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to (66)%. ・+X Maximum Life ・+X% Damage Reduction ・+X% Total Armor ・+X% Damage Reduction While Fortified
Gloves	Devilish Aspect After generating 100 Fury your next Core Skill creates a Dust Devil that deals (XX) damage to enemies behind the target. ・+X Ranks of Double Swing ・+X% Lucky Hit Chance ・+X% Attack Speed ・+X% Critical Strike Chance
Pants	Tibault's Will You deal 20-40% increased damage while Unstoppable and for 4 seconds after. When you become Unstoppable, gain 50 of your Primary Resource. ・While Injured, Your Potion Also Restores 20% Resource (Inherent) ・+X% Damage Reduction from Close Enemies ・+X Potion Capacity ・+X% Damage ・+X% Maximum Resource
Boots	Ghostwalker Aspect While Unstoppable, and for 4 seconds after, you gain (10=25)% increased Movement Speed and can move freely through enemies. ・+X Max Evade Charge (Inherent) ・+X% Movement Speed ・+X% Fury Cost Reduction ・+X% Damage Reduction While Injured ・+X All Stats

Best Jewelry

Jewelry	Aspects and Affixes
Amulet	Banished Lord's Talisman After you spend 300 of your Primary Resource, your next Core Skill is guaranteed to Overpower. Your Critical Strikes that Overpower deal 80-120% increased damage. ・+X% Resist All (Inherent) ・+X% Critical Strike Chance ・+X% Overpower Damage ・+X% Resource Generation ・+X Ranks of All Core Skills
Ring	Aspect of Echoing Fury Your Shout Skills generate (XX) Fury per second while active. ・+X% Resist All (Inherent) ・+X% Element Resistance (Inherent) ・+X% Resource Generation ・+X% Damage While Berserking ・+X Critical Strike Chance ・+X Maximum Life
Ring	Bold Chieftain's Aspect Whenever you cast a Shout Skill, its Cooldown is reduced by (XX) seconds per Nearby enemy, up to a maximum of 6 seconds. ・+X% Resist All (Inherent) ・+X% Element Resistance (Inherent) ・+X% Resource Generation ・+X% Damage While Berserking ・+X Maximum Fury ・+X Maximum Life

Best Gems

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Summary		Skill Progression		Vampiric Powers
Aspects & Affixes		Gems		Paragon

Gem Type	Effect Explanation
Royal Emerald (Weapon)	+12.0% Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable Enemies This build has guaranteed Critical Strike procs and Vulnerable application, which allows this gem to provide a consistent damage boost.
Royal Ruby (Armor)	4.0% Maximum Life More Maximum Life will give you better survivability.
Royal Diamond (Jewelry)	5.0% Resistance to All Elements Resistances are now extremely important to withstand elemental attacks from enemies.

If you have certain resistance affixes in your Chest and Boots, you can replace the Diamond gems slotted in your Jewelry and go for more specific resistances coming from Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Topaz, or Sapphire gems.

Paragon Board Setup

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Summary		Skill Progression		Vampiric Powers
Aspects & Affixes		Gems		Paragon

Starting Board (Ire)

The Starting Board offers multiple defensive and offensive nodes. For this build, it's best to focus on acquiring all defensive nodes available in order to increase tankiness right off the bat.

• Ire (Glyph): Extremely important source of Damage while Berserking. This will increase the damage multiplier given by the Blood Rage Legendary Node, which will be acquired on the next board.
• Tenacity (Rare): Provides survivability through additional Armor and Maximum Life.
• Raw Power (Rare): Gives notable Strength and Physical Damage increase.
• Iron Strength (Rare): Taken for Strength and a considerable amount of Armor for toughness.

Blood Rage (Twister)

The Blood Rage is one of the most crucial boards you can take due to the insane damage multiplier you can get by acquiring the board's Legendary node. On top of that, this board is perfect for the Twister Glyph due to the number of available Strength nodes.

• Twister (Glyph): A necessary Glyph to increase the overall damage produced by Dust Devils. The build's AoE capabilities rely solely on this mechanic, which is why setting the Twister Glyph immediately is a must.
• Enraged (Rare): Taken primarily for the Damage while Berserking stat, which will increase the damage multiplier from the Blood Rage Legendary Node.
• Grit (Rare): Acquired only for the Strength it provides since the build won't utilize Bleeding.
• Revel (Rare): Also obtained primarily for the Strength, as the build won't be able to apply Bleeding to enemies.

Flawless Technique (Exploit)

For the third board, it's great to take on the Flawless Technique to get remarkable additional critical strike damage. This board will also house the Exploit Glyph, which will allow you to apply Vulnerable to enemies.

• Exploit (Glyph): This will allow you to consistently apply Vulnerable damage to enemies as well as deal more damage to them.
• Brash (Rare): Provides Strength and Damage Reduction to Close enemies to remarkably increase your survivability.
• Heavy Blows (Rare): Gives Strength and Critical Strike Damage increase, which pairs well with the added Critical Strike Chance from the Flawless Technique Legendary Node.

Carnage (Tears of Blood)

The Carnage board is one of the best boards to place the new Tears of Blood Glyph due to the presence of exceptional Rare Nodes surrounding the Glyph Slot. This board is a great source of additional Damage while Berserking, which is needed to further increase the damage multiplier coming from the Blood Rage Legendary Node.

• Tears of Blood (Glyph): This new unique Glyph is particularly strong in this board slot due to its effect on nearby Rare nodes. Increasing Damage while Berserking and Damage Reduction from Close enemies is desirable to exceptionally increase your overall combat capabilities.
• Fierce (Rare): Provides Damage while Berserking, which is ideal to increase the damage multiplier coming from the Blood Rage Legendary Node.
• Brash (Rare): Damage Reduction from Close enemies benefits the build due to its melee-oriented nature.
• Berserker (Rare): Additional Damage while Berserking to further improve damage multipliers.

Warbringer (Marshal)

The Warbringer board is one of the best ones to house a Strength-scaling Glyph due to the availability of nodes and closeness to a Board Attachment Gate. In addition, this board will give you access to nodes that will increase your maximum Fury, which is great to increase the damage multiplier coming from the Ramaladni's Magnum Opus Unique.

• Marshal (Glyph): Great to get more shout uptime, which leads to more survivability and easier Fury management.
• Conditioned (Rare): Excellent for maxing out elemental resistances, which plays a huge role in overall toughness.
• Raw Power (Rare): Primarily taken for Strength, but it also gives a good Physical Damage increase.
• Core Reserve (Rare): Aside from more Core Skill casts, more maximum Fury translates to a higher damage multiplier coming from the Ramaladni's Magnum Opus Unique.

Bone Breaker (Seething)

Last but not least, take the Bone Breaker board in order to be able to equip the Seething Glyph. The close placement of Strength nodes within the Glyph's radius will allow you to activate the Glyph without spending too many Paragon points.

• Seething (Glyph): Crucial for Fury generation and additional damage multiplier when using one-handed swords.
• Vigor (Rare): Provides Damage Reduction while Healthy, which is great to help prevent getting instantly killed by certain enemies.

Double Swing Playstyle

Double Swing Build Tips
Recommended Openers and Rotations Alternate Skills for Resource Generation

Recommended Openers and Rotations

Trash Mob Opener and Skill Rotation

Boss Opener

Alternate Skills for Resource Generation

In this build, you'll gaining most of your resource by using your Shouts to activate the Aspect of Echoing Fury. Always remember to cycle between them with Fury management in mind.

If your Shouts are on cooldown, you can use Lunging Strik to recover Fury. You can also activate Wrath of the Berserker to give you a significant Fury generation bonus when needed. Make sure to time the casting of these skills to maximize their effects.

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