Try these Diablo 4 Barbarian builds to Diablo 4 Items cleave your way through armies of demons with your armory of melee weapons and be an unstoppable berserker. Below you’ll find a full guide on how the Barbarian class works in Diablo 4, from its basic playstyle and unique Arsenal System mechanic to builds and Aspects you should try out.The best Barbarian Skills allow you to be an effective frontline force as you delve into dungeons, but Barbarians can also specialize in several ways of dealing damage, whether that’s through bleeding the enemy dry, smashing them with various bludgeoning attacks, or going into a Berserk rage. Here’s how the Barbarian class works in Diablo 4, as well as two solid Barbarian builds and tips on Barbarian Aspects, stats, and gems.

Diablo 4 Barbarian guide

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The Barbarian class in Diablo 4 uses a variety of melee weapons to deal a lot of physical damage up close, whether it’s through wide AOE attacks, single-target strikes, or extra effects such as Bleed damage and status ailments. Barbarians are also the main ‘tank’ class and are very resilient, allowing them to protect their allies in the heat of combat, mainly through being a good distraction for enemies to focus on. Here’s a quick rundown of the Barbarian class’s core functions:

Role: Melee fighter, tank, protects alliesSkill Resource: Fury – using Basic Skills generates Fury but it decays outside of combatClass mechanic: Arsenal System – Barbarians can hold up to four weapons across three slots and assign weapons to certain Skills. Each weapon type available to Barbarians also has Expertise levels that add small buffs. You can then apply these buffs to other weapon types with the Technique slot.Barbarian weapons: Two-handed Axes, Two-handed Maces, Two-handed Swords, Polearms, Hammers, Axes, Maces, SwordsDamage types used by Barbarians: Physical (+ Bleed)Diablo 4 Barbarian Arsenal System and Weapon Expertise

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The Barbarian’s special class mechanic – the Arsenal System – provides useful benefits that allow these warriors to become highly versatile in melee combat and can bolster some of the best Diablo 4 Barbarian builds. Firstly, you can hold four weapons at once – one Two-handed Bludgeoning weapon, one Two-handed Slashing weapon, and two one-handed weapons which are your Dual Wield weapons. You can also assign them to different Skills to slightly change how they function. Learn how to swap weapons in Diablo 4 to switch between your Barbarian weapons for Skills.The main feature of the Arsenal System is Weapon Expertise. These Expertise perks are unlocked at level 5 and provide extra buffs for a certain weapon type – for example the Two-handed Sword Aspect causes a portion of your direct damage to be dealt as Bleed damage over 5 seconds. Each perk can be levelled up to Rank 10 just by using the specified weapon type in combat – doing so improves the perk and unlocks an additional benefit. For the Two-handed Sword Expertise, this adds 30% extra Bleed damage for 5 seconds after killing an enemy.Finally, you can also choose one Expertise perk to put into your Technique slot, extending its benefit to all weapon types. However, you won’t unlock the Technique Slot until you’ve completed the “Barbarian: Masters of Battle” quest, which is added to your Diablo 4 quest log at Level 15.

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