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Barbarian

Diablo 4 Barbarian BuildOne Shot Hammer of the Ancients

Eternal
Mid Game
End Game
Easy to Play
Boss Killer
Speed Farm
One Shot Hammer of the AncientsBarbarian build
Skills and Gear
Skill Tree
Paragon Board

Assigned skills

Primary
Secondary

Technique

Equipment

HelmAspect of Audacity
Chest ArmorAspect of Might
GlovesSmiting Aspect
PantsAspect of Numbing Wrath
BootsExploiter's Aspect
AmuletAspect of Disobedience
Ring 1Aspect of Echoing Fury
Ring 2Bold Chieftain's Aspect
Bludgeoning WeaponAspect of Ancestral Force
Dual-Wield Weapon 1Accelerating Aspect
Slashing WeaponAspect of Limitless Rage
Dual-Wield Weapon 2Edgemaster's Aspect

Gems

WeaponEmerald
ArmorRuby
JewelryEmpty

Skills

Basic

Lunging Strike
1
Enhanced Lunging Strike

Core

Hammer of the Ancients
5
Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients
Furious Hammer of the Ancients

Defensive

Challenging Shout
1
Rallying Cry
4
Enhanced Rallying Cry
Tactical Rallying Cry

Brawling

War Cry
1
Enhanced War Cry
Mighty War Cry
Aggressive Resistance
1
Prolific Fury
3
Booming Voice
3
Guttural Yell
3
Raid Leader
3

Weapon Mastery

Steel Grasp
1
Enhanced Steel Grasp
Warrior's Steel Grasp
Thick Skin
1
Counteroffensive
3
Pit Fighter
3
No Mercy
3
Expose Vulnerability
3

Ultimate

Heavy Handed
3
Tempered Fury
3
Wallop
3

Passive

Unbridled Rage
1
2
Lunging Strike
3
Enhanced Lunging Strike
4
Hammer of the Ancients
5
Hammer of the Ancients
6
Hammer of the Ancients
7
Hammer of the Ancients
8
Hammer of the Ancients
9
Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients
10
Furious Hammer of the Ancients
11
Rallying Cry
12
Rallying Cry
13
Rallying Cry
14
Rallying Cry
15
Enhanced Rallying Cry
16
Tactical Rallying Cry
17
Challenging Shout
18
War Cry
19
Enhanced War Cry
20
Mighty War Cry
21
Booming Voice
22
Booming Voice
23
Booming Voice
24
Raid Leader
25
Raid Leader
26
Raid Leader
27
Guttural Yell
28
Guttural Yell
29
Guttural Yell
30
Aggressive Resistance
31
Prolific Fury
32
Prolific Fury
33
Prolific Fury
34
Steel Grasp
35
Enhanced Steel Grasp
36
Warrior's Steel Grasp
37
Thick Skin
38
Counteroffensive
39
Counteroffensive
40
Counteroffensive
41
Pit Fighter
42
Pit Fighter
43
Pit Fighter
44
No Mercy
45
No Mercy
46
No Mercy
47
Expose Vulnerability
48
Expose Vulnerability
49
Expose Vulnerability
50
Heavy Handed
51
Heavy Handed
52
Heavy Handed
53
Wallop
54
Wallop
55
Wallop
56
Tempered Fury
57
Tempered Fury
58
Tempered Fury
59
Unbridled Rage

Build Details

How It Works
Summary

This Hammer of the Ancients build is about dealing massive and concentrated damage.

Maximize your damage by keeping your fury as high as possible. High fury gives you additional massive damage from the Furious Hammer of the Ancients skill, Limitless Rage Aspect, and Edgemasters Aspect.

In-Depth Explanation

Weapon Assignments

Weapon Assignments: Assign Lunging Strike to one handed weapons and your Hammer of the Ancients will be assigned to your 2 Handed Mace by default

Gameplay Loop
  1. Use your 3 Shouts
  2. Group them together with Steel Grasp.
  3. Use Lunging Strike to enable your Mortal Draw Glyph then use Hammer of the Ancients for massive damage.
  4. Repeat Lunging Strike and Hammer of the Ancients until Steel Grasp is needed to regroup enemies or to reapply vulnerable to targets.

Make sure you keep fury as full as possible to take advantage of Furious Hammer of the Ancients, Edgemaster Aspect, and Limitless Rage.