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Diablo 4 Barbarian BuildWorld of Thorns - Thorns

Season 4

Meta

End Game

Build Summary

~~Always wanted to be an Armordillo ?~~ (wrong game)... ~~Huge fan of Slipknot's Craig mask or Hellraiser ?~~ (wrong audience)... ~~Thought I would make a Natalie Imbruglia reference ?~~ (just kidding)

You're here because being an UNDYING RAZOR PLATED TANK fits your fantasy, and these builds will help you cruise through your S4 thorny journey !

CREDIT: DoNotHitme for coming up with the Earthquakes+Thorns meta (and being an overall Thorns chad since Season 0)

Uber

Endgame

Midgame

Frenzy

Bash

Variant Summary

Uber version / Full Leap and Thorns damage

Assigned Skills

Skill Tree

Paragon Board

Primary

Secondary

Technique

Frenzy (Main skill - DUAL WIELD+1H AXE): %Damage Reduction Leap (Main skill - USE 2H AXE): %Damage Reduction and %Damage Dealt, Earthquake engine, Berserking, Slow Steel Grasp (Supporting skill): On demand - Mob-packing, Berserking, Vulnerable

Rallying Cry (Buff): MoveSpeed, Unstoppable, Fortify-building tool War Cry (Buff): Berserking, %Damage Dealth Challenging Shout (Buff): Flat %Damage Reduction, Bonus %Life, BIG THORNS BUFF

Technique: 2H Axe

Aspects & Uniques

Gear Stats

Aspect of Bul-KathosHelm

RazorplateChest Armor

Aspect of Inner CalmGloves

Aspect of MightPants

Aspect of MetamorphosisBoots

Aspect of ElementsAmulet

Aspect of Giant StridesRing 1

Bold Chieftain's AspectRing 2

Needleflare AspectBludgeoning Weapon

Aspect of Accursed TouchDual-Wield Weapon 1

Earthquake AspectSlashing Weapon

DoombringerDual-Wield Weapon 2

Aspects priority

Defensive: Bul-Kathos, Might
Offensive: Needleflare, Earthquake, Elements, Accursed Touch, Inner calm
Mobility: Metamorphosis
Resource: Giant Strides, Bold chieftain
Utility: Hectic

Uniques

Razorplate: Thorns ! Chance to x2.5 thorns dmg
Doombringer: Big %Life roll !

Gems

SapphireWeapon

RubyArmor

AmuletEmpty

Ring 1Empty

Ring 2Empty

Build Notes

Gameplay Loop

Rotation 1. Pop your 3 Shouts when available 2. (Leap Variant) Start Leap-ing at the tankiest target to slow them and stay in the quakes 3. Pack half your screen in your Earthquakes using Steel Grasp 4. Make sure to do an occasional Frenzy to stay at 3 stacks for Damage Reduction 4. (Leap Variant) Keep Leaping ! 5. Repeat

Pro tips 1. Pocket Challenging Shout for big Thorns damage ! 2. Shout BEFORE packing mobs to not interrupt their next attack 3. Maintain your Frenzy stacks and Berserking at all time for survivability ! 4. The more quakes the better your damage

How It Works

STATS

500m+ Thorns damage (atleast)
300k+ HP when buffed
0 Cooldown Leap
Quakes make you happy !
HUGE amount of %Damage Reduction

PROS

Kill stuff by simply existing
Surprisingly fast
Easy to master
Probably the tankiest build in game
Fairly easy to level with, most of the build aspects are available by completing Codex dungeons
Easy to gear for and still having a high gear ceiling
Very Flexible, can be adapted to Bash/leap or pure frenzy