This is the best Barbarian builds tier list for Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn about the best builds for Barbarian class for leveling and endgame, their pros and cons, and how to play them here!

Best Barbarian Builds Tier List

List of Barbarian Builds

Rank	Build
	Mighty Throw Build
	Earthquake Build Bash Build
	Upheaval Build

Tier List Criteria

	Builds that can solo most content with only a small amount of investment to gear, aspects, paragons, and runewords. These builds continue to be relevant towards endgame and will make your experience a lot easier.
	Builds that can reach their peak with the right amount of investments. These builds take time and effort to optimize but can stand on par with most relevant builds.
	Builds that shine only in certain situations and cannot solo most content. These builds are only good temporarily for early levels and is not advised to use for endgame content.

Barbarian Builds Overview

Mighty Throw Build

Build Summary
Mighty Throw Build
	Focus: Pit Push
Best endgame Barbarian build Easy playstyle Fury generation issues Requires a Unique item to start

Mighty Throw may be the best Barbarian build for Season 6, offering the best damage output with an incredibly smooth playstyle. This build uses the unique The Third Blade and other Mighty Throw Aspects, alongside Tempered Affixes, to throw multiple axes simultaneously with no cooldown.

One potential issue with this build is Fury management. To continuously cast Mighty Throw, you'll need to resolve Fury sustain by either equipping the Ring of Starless Skies or acquiring multiple Resource Cost Reduction and Fury on Hit affixes to keep casting Mighty Throw.

Barbarian Mighty Throw Endgame Build (Season 6)

Earthquake Build

Build Summary
Earthquake Build
	Focus: Speed Farming
Good mobility due to reduced Leap cooldown Great area clear with Dust Devils Motion sickness-inducing gameplay with Leap

This build capitalizes on the Force of Nature Paragon Board node, which provides a high chance to spawn Dust Devils whenever you create Earthquakes. With abilities like Leap, Ground Stomp, and even by simply standing still with Lith + Tec Runeword, you can trigger Earthquakes consistently for devastating area damage.

For a more defensive version, consider swapping Leap or Ground Stomp for Iron Skin to tackle higher-tier content. However, this adjustment may require additional optimization to ensure Earthquake triggers remain reliable.

Bash Build

Build Summary
Bash Build
	Focus: Bossing
Excellent Singl-target DPS Easy to Play Lacks AoE clear

The Bash Build was once the premier Barbarian build and remains a solid choice for most content, especially bosses. Thanks to the Shard of Verathiel, we can easily stack a lot of Basic Attack damage and multiple ranks of Bash, then supporting it with damage and attack speed multipliers, to transform Bash into a powerful offensive tool.

But since this build suffers with Fury sustain, get as much Resource Cost Reduction and Fury on Hit Affixes as possible until you can Bash indefinitely. Additionally, the Bash cleaves for X% +Damage Tempered Affix and the Steel Grasp Skill should fix a bit of the area-of-effect clear that the build is also lacking.

Upheaval Build

Build Summary
Upheaval Leveling Build
	Focus: Leveling, Farming
High single target DPS High survivability Damage relies heavily on Overpower Requires Constant Weapon Swapping

This Season 6 Barbarian build uses the new Mighty Throw skill to support the tried-and-tested Upheaval leveling build. This build utilizes various Overpower effects for massive bursts of damage, along with good life recovery and permanent Berserking up time.

The combination of Upheaval and powerful Aspects allows the build to accumulate numerous damage multipliers, enabling the Barbarian to overwhelm enemies with devastating Overpowered Upheaval attacks.

Barbarian Upheaval Leveling Build (Season 6)

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