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Earthquake Whirlwind Barbarian Endgame Build (Season 7)

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This is a Barbarian Earthquake Whirlwind endgame build and guide for Season 7 of Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (D4). Read on to learn more about the Barbarian Earthquake Whirlwind endgame build in the Season of Witchcraft!

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Barbarian Earthquake Whirlwind Endgame Build

Earthquake Whirlwind Build Summary

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This Barbarian build features P4wnyhof's powerful version of the Barbarian Earthquake archetype using the new Mantle of the Mountain's Fury Unique Chest Armor. Check out more details of the build and more Diablo 4 content on his Youtube Channel, P4wnyhof, or watch him live at twitch.tv/p4wnyhof.

Build Summary
Diablo 4 - Barbarian Icon Earthquake Whirlwind Endgame Build
Whirlwind Ground Stomp Rallying Cry Challenging Shout War Cry Wrath of the Berserker
Focus: DPS, Endgame
Diablo 4 Build - ProExtremely mobile gameplay

Diablo 4 Build - ProLarge damage AoE

Diablo 4 Build - ProMinimal investment for high damage

Diablo 4 Build - ConOptimal gameplay requires timing on skill usage

This build utilizes the new Aspect of Incendiary Fissures and the new Mantle of the Mountain's Fury unique to cover the screen in Earthquakes and decimate the endgame with minimal investment.

Earthquake Whirlwind Build Skills and Passives

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Active Skills
Basic Skill TreeBasic Skill Tree

Lunging Strike Lunging Strike (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced Lunging StrikeEnhanced Lunging Strike
Core Skill TreeCore Skill Tree

Whirlwind Whirlwind (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced WhirlwindEnhanced Whirlwind
Tempered Fury Tempered Fury (2/3)
Defensive Skill TreeDefensive Skill Tree

Ground Stomp Ground Stomp (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced Ground StompEnhanced Ground Stomp
  ┗ Strategic Ground StompStrategic Ground Stomp
Rallying Cry Rallying Cry (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced Rallying CryEnhanced Rallying Cry
  ┗ Tactical Rallying CryTactical Rallying Cry
 ┗ Martial Vigor Martial Vigor (3/3)
 ┗ Enhanced Challenging ShoutEnhanced Challenging Shout
Brawling Skill TreeBrawling Skill Tree

War Cry War Cry (1/5)
 ┗ Enhanced War CryEnhanced War Cry
  ┗ Power War CryPower War Cry
Booming Voice Booming Voice (3/3)
 ┗ Guttural Yell Guttural Yell (3/3)
Swiftness Swiftness (3/3)
 ┗ Prolific Fury Prolific Fury (3/3)
Weapon Mastery Skill TreeWeapon Mastery Skill Tree

Pit Fighter Pit Fighter (3/3)
 ┗ No Mercy No Mercy (3/3)
 ┗ Slaying Strike Slaying Strike (3/3)
Thick Skin Thick Skin (1/3)
 ┗ Counteroffensive Counteroffensive (3/3)
 ┗ Defensive Stance Defensive Stance (3/3)
Ultimate Skill TreeUltimate Skill Tree

 ┗ Prime Wrath of the BerserkerPrime Wrath of the Berserker
  ┗ Supreme Wrath of the BerserkerSupreme Wrath of the Berserker
Heavy Hitter Heavy Hitter (3/3)
Heavy Handed Heavy Handed (3/3)
Wallop Wallop (3/3)
Diablo 4 - Key Passive Skill TreeKey Passive

Whirlwind Earthquake Build Technique Slot

Weapon Expertise
Diablo 4 - Two-Handed Axe ExpertiseTwo-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 all hits to Vulnerable enemies. This build uses Witchcraft Powers to constantly apply Vulnerable.

Arsenal System and Techniques Guide

Best Witchcraft Powers

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Witchcraft Effect
Rank Up Bonus
Shaken Soul Icon Shaken Soul Eldritch Effects apply Vulnerable to enemies for X seconds.
Rank 10: Damage from Psyche and Growth & Decay Effects will also apply Vulnerable at half the duration.
Hex of Shattering Icon Hex of Shattering Damage done by your Witchcraft Effects afflicts enemies with Hex of Shattering causing them to deal X reduced damage for 5 seconds.
Rank 8: When any Hex Effect is applied to Headrotten, all damage will be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds.
Soul Harvest Icon Soul Harvest Feed upon the life force of nearby enemies whenever you use a skill with a cooldown, increasing your primary stat by 3% per monster for X seconds.
Rank 9: Soul Harvest does not lose duration so long as enemies are nearby.
Aura of Siphoning Icon Aura of Siphoning Conjure an aura of decay that deals 80% Poison damage to enemies every second.
Rank 10: Each time Aura of Siphoning deals damage, you are healed for 1% of Maximum Life.
Aura Specialization Icon Aura Specialization The size of your Aura Effects are increased by X.
Rank 10: Increase the Critical Strike Damage by 50% against enemies inside your Aura Effects.
Piranhado Icon Piranhado When an enemy is afflicted by both a Hex and an Aura Effect, a Piranhado is summoned pulling enemies towards it and dealing X Physical damage over 12 seconds. May occur once every 20 seconds.
Rank 5: Piranhado moves itself towards nearby enemies.

This build uses Aura of Siphoning and Shaken Soul to constantly apply Vulnerable to all nearby enemies. Adding Hex of Shattering also allows the build to benefit from two powerful Witchcraft Powers: Piranhado for occasionally pulling enemies in, and Aura Specialization for the massive Critical Strike Damage bonus.

Soul Harvest is another essential power as it consistently increases your Strength every time you use a skill with a cooldown for a damage boost from the Executioner's Aspect. Pair this with Bold Chieftain's Aspect and the Strategic Ground Stomp to very reliably refresh skill cooldowns and stack more and more Strength.

List of All Witchcraft Powers

HOTA Earthquake Build Best Aspects and Affixes

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Gear Aspect and Affixes
Head
Stats:
・ Ranks to Prolific Fury
・ Wrath of the Berserker Cooldown Reduction ★★★
・ Ranks to Aggressive Resistance
・ Lucky Hit: Chance to deal Fire Damage
Chest
Stats:
・ 100% Hammer of the Ancients damage for 5 seconds after an Earthquake explodes
・ Armor
・ Ranks to Hammer of the Ancients
・ Ranks of Defensive Stance
・ Chance for Earthquake to Deal Double Damage ★★★
Gloves
Stats:
Attack Speed
・ Critical Strike Chance ★★★
・ Lucky Hit Chance
・ Lucky Hit: Chance to Apply a Random Crowd Control Effect for 2 Seconds
Pants
・ All Stats ★★★
・ Movement Speed
・ Maximum Resistance to All Elements
・ Resistance to All Elements
Boots
・ Movement Speed
・ Fury Per Second
・ Strength ★★★
Temper:
・ Mobility - Barbarian Motion
 ┗ Movement Speed
・ Utility - Brute Innovation
 ┗ Earthquake Size
Amulet
・ % Strength ★★★
・ Maximum Life
・ + to Counteroffensive
Temper:
・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse
 ┗ Damage While Berserking
・ Utility - Brute Innovation
 ┗ Earthquake Size
Ring
・ Resistance to All Elements ★★★
・ Critical Strike Chance
・ Strength
Temper:
・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse
 ┗ Damage While Berserking
・ Resource - Ultimate Efficiency - Barbarian
 ┗ Wrath of the Berserker Cooldown Reduction
Ring
・ Critical Strike Chance ★★★
・ Resistance to All Elements
・ Strength
Temper:
・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse
 ┗ Damage While Berserking
・ Resource - Ultimate Efficiency - Barbarian
 ┗ Wrath of the Berserker Cooldown Reduction
One-Handed Sword
・ Strength ★★★
・ Critical Strike Damage
・ Maximum Life
Temper:
・Weapons - Vehement Augments
 ┗ + to Heavy Hitter
・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse
 ┗ Damage While Berserking
One-Handed Sword
・ Strength ★★★
・ Critical Strike Damage
・ Maximum Life
Temper:
・Weapons - Vehement Augments
 ┗ + to Heavy Hitter
・ Offensive - Berserking Finesse
 ┗ Damage While Berserking
Two-Handed Mace
・ Strength ★★★
・ Lucky Hit: Chance to Restore Primary Resource ・ Maximum Life
Temper:
・Weapons - Wasteland Augments
 ┗ Chance for Earthquakes to Cast Twice
・Offensive - Natural Finesse
 ┗ Damage to Close Enemies
Two-Handed Sword
・ Strength ★★★
・ Critical Strike Damage
・ Maximum Life
Temper:
・Weapons - Wasteland Augments
 ┗ Chance for Earthquakes to Cast Twice
・Offensive - Natural Finesse
 ┗ Damage to Close Enemies

Gear Stat Break Points

Make sure to get at least 500% Damage to Close Enemies and 450% Damage while Berserking to maximize the damage you get from the Force of Nature and Blood Rage Legendary Paragon Nodes.

HOTA Earthquake Build Best Gems and Runewords

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HOTA Earthquake Best Gems

Armor Weapons
RubyRuby SapphireSapphire

Stacking Strength from Rubies is essential to get the damage bonus you get from the Executioner's Aspect. Then, socket Sapphires and the Runes on your weapons.

HOTA Earthquake Best Occult Gems

Amulet Ring Ring
Hungering VoidHungering Void Moonlight WardMoonlight Ward Dust StoneDust Stone

Occult Gems are new Gems you can socket into Jewelry that provides Armor, Resistances, and a special bonus. The Hungering Void Occult Gem periodically pulls in enemies for better clear speed. While Moonlight Ward is the best Occult Gem in general as it brings very powerful and rare defensive stats. As for the final Occult Gem, you can get Dust Stone for more damage.

List of All Occult Gems

HOTA Earthquake Build Best Runewords

Runeword 1 Runeword 2
IgniIgni TecTec BacBac GarGar

Igni is a rare Legendary Rune but it sure is the best rune to invoke Earthquakes with the Tec Rune. This allows Earthquakes to be invoked when casting any skill every 0.3 seconds.

Gar would be the other important rune which will be a constant source of 25% added Critical Strike Chance. Pair Gar with the Bac Rune to get the buff every 5 meters you travel.

List of All Runewords

HOTA Earthquake Build Best Mercenaries

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Mercenary Reinforcement
VaryanaVaryana RaheirRaheir

Add Varyana as Your Main Mercenary

Varyana is the best Main Mercenary to speed through content due to the bonus Movement Speed you get when getting stacks of Massacre. Get Hysteria and Bloodlust to further increase your Attack Speed.

Varyana Mercenary Guide

Choose Raheir as Your Reinforcement

Raheir is a powerful Mercenary to keep us alive during tense moments. Have him cast Bastion every time you use Ground Stomp.

Raheir Mercenary Guide

HOTA Earthquake Build Paragon Boards

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Paragon Boards
1. Starting Board (Rumble)
2. Carnage (Challenger)
3. Blood Rage (Ire)
4. Force of Nature (Marshal)
5. Decimator (Wrath)

The Force of Nature and Blood Rage Legendary Paragon Nodes are the biggest damage scaler for the build as each point in “Damage vs Close Enemies” and “Damage while Berserking” stats grant additional damage multipliers to all the damage you deal. To maximize the damage from these nodes, make sure to get at least a total of 500% Damage vs Close and 450% Damage while Berserking.

Slot in the Challenger Glyph to the Carnage Paragon Board to and get the surrounding Strength nodes as soon as you get the last Legendary Paragon Node. This allows us to get as much Strength as possible to benefit scale the damage bonus from the Executioner's Aspect.

HOTA Earthquake Build Playstyle and Rotation

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The playstyle for this Whirlwind Earthquake Build is pretty straightforward as you just need to cast a skill every 0.3 seconds to trigger the IgniTec Runeword to invoke Earthquakes. The usual rotation is as follows:

  1. Get near a pack of monsters and use Challenging Shout for the bonus damage reduction. You can use Wrath of the Berserkers when facing an Elite.
  2. Cast War Cry after around 0.3 seconds to trigger another Earthquake. Cast Rallying Cry after 0.3 seconds for another Earthquake.
  3. When all your skills are on cooldown, use Whirlwind every 0.3 seconds instead to invoke Earthquakes.

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