Barbarian Top 5 Builds Guide

 

1st. Horde of the Ninety Savages Set (Frenzy)

The Horde of the Ninety Savages Frenzy Barbarian was majorly buffed way back in Season 28 which moved it up to the top Barbarian build in these rankings.​​​

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Legendary Gems

Simplicity's Strength

Increases the damage of your primary attacks and causes them to heal you for 4% of your maximum life.

Bane of the Trapped

Increases your damage against enemies under the effect of crowd control effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Gogok of Swiftness

Increases attack speed and cooldown reduction by 1% and gives you a chance to dodge stacking up to 15 times.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Frenzy - Maniac

Threatening Shout - Falter

Call of the Ancients - Together as One

Wrath of the Berserker - Insanity

War Cry - Veteran's Warning

Battle Rage - Bloodshed

 

Passives

Boon of Bul-Kathos

Berserker Rage

Brawler

Nerve of Steel

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Equipment

Set: Horde of the Ninety Savages

(2) Set Bonus:

Doubles the effectiveness of all shouts and feared, frozen, and/or stunned enemies take double damage.

(4) Set Bonus:

Each stack of Frenzy now reduces your damage taken by 6% and Frenzy lasts twice as long.

(6) Set Bonus:

Frenzy now deals 2000% increased damage for each Frenzy stack you have.

Set: Aughild's Authority

(2) Set Bonus:

Increases your damage dealt by 30% and reduces your damage taken by 15%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Increases your damage dealt against elites and reduces your damage taken from elites by 30%.

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Weapon: Oathkeeper

Primary skills now attack 50% faster and deal 200% increased damage.

Weapon: Azurewrath

Gives increased cold damage, a chance to freeze, and occasionally knocks back undead and demon enemies.

Belt: The Undisputed Champion

Frenzy now gains the effect of every rune and deals 400% increased damage.

Ring: Unity

You take 50% less damage when your follower also has a Unity equipped with a "follower cannot die" relic.

Ring 2: The Compass Rose

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

With the very fast attack speed of this build this life on hit potion helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Diamond should be used to lower the cooldown of Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients.

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Powers

Weapon: Bastion's Revered

Frenzy now stacks up to 10 times, hits an additional time per stack, chains to nearby enemies, and splits its damage between nearby enemies.

Armor: Depth Diggers

Your primary skills now deal 100% increased damage.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

You require one less set item to complete sets (minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Aquila Cuirass

When you are above 90% primary resources your damage taken is reduced by 50%.​

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Item Stat Priority

Helm: Strength > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Strength > Vitality > Life Percent

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Strength > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Strength > Vitality > Cooldown Reduction > Area Damage

Legs: Sockets > Strength > Vitality > % Damage to Frenzy

Waist: Strength > Vitality > % Damage to Frenzy > All Resistance

Bracers: Strength > Vitality > Life Per Hit > Critical Hit Chance

Feet: Strength > Vitality > All Resistance > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Strength> Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Strength > Vitality

Note: You should raise the priority of defensive stats like Vitality and life recovery if you have low paragons.

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Horde of the Ninety Savages Tips

1. You should focus on killing the larger mobs with this build for faster progress in Greater Rifts.

2. The defensive Nerves of Steel passive which provides a cheat death can be switched to the offensive Ruthless passive for increased damage on higher Greater Rift progression.

3. The Aquila Cuirass seasonal legendary power can be switched to a Convention of Elements ring which gives an occasional 200% elemental damage increase on the final push for Greater Rift rankings.

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2nd. Immortal King's Call Set (Hammer of the Ancients)

The Immortal King's Call with Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian does very well when there's a seasonal Kanai's Cube power which allows the build to use stronger weapons.​​​​​​

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​Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases your damage against enemies under the effect of crowd control effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Gogok of Swiftness

Increases attack speed and cooldown reduction by 1% and gives you a chance to dodge stacking up to 15 times.

Bane of the Stricken

Enemies receive a stacking damage taken increase and your damage against bosses is increased by 25%.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Threatening Shout - Falter

Hammer of the Ancients - Birthright

Call of the Ancients - Together as One

Wrath of the Berserker - Insanity

War Cry - Veteran's Warning

Battle Rage - Bloodshed

 

Passives

Boon of Bul-Kathos

Berserker Rage

Rampage

Nerve of Steel

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Equipment

Set: Immortal King's Call

(2) Set Bonus:

Call of the Ancients lasts until your Ancients die.

(4) Set Bonus:

Reduces the cooldown of Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients by 3 seconds for every 10 Fury you spend using an attack.

(6) Set Bonus:

While both Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients are active, you deal 4000% increased damage.

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Season 33 Weapons: Little Rogue & The Slanderer

Set: When using primary resources, attack speed, damage, and armor are increased by 6% for 5 seconds.

Weapon (Non-Seasonal): Remorseless

With Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients active, Hammer of the Ancients deals 800% extra damage.

Weapon (Non-Seasonal): Azurewrath

Gives increased cold damage, a chance to freeze, and occasionally knocks back undead and demon enemies.

Shoulders: Fury of the Ancients

Call of the Ancients gains the effect of the Ancient's Fury rune and your Ancients attack 100% faster.

Bracers: Mortick's Brace

Wrath of the Berserker now gains the effect of every rune.

Ring: Unity

You take 50% less damage when your follower also has a Unity equipped with a "follower cannot die" relic.

Ring 2: The Compass Rose

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

With a very fast attack speed this life on hit potion helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Amethyst

A Flawless Royal Amethyst should be used for a higher life percent and additional toughness.

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Powers

Weapon: The Gavel of Judgment

Hammer of the Ancients damage is increased by 800% and returns 25 Fury when it hits 3 or fewer enemies.

Armor: Bracers of the First Men

Hammer of the Ancients now attacks 50% faster and deals 500% increased damage.

Ring/Amulet: Convention of Elements

Rotates damage types and gives an occasional 200% damage increase for 4 seconds.

Seasonal: Remorseless

With Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients active, Hammer of the Ancients deals 800% extra damage.

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Item Stat Priority

Helm: Strength > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Strength > Vitality > Life Percent

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Strength > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Strength > Vitality > Area Damage > Life Percent

Legs: Sockets > Strength > Vitality > All Resistance

Waist: Strength > Life Per Fury Spent > Vitality > All Resistance

Bracers: Strength > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Physical Damage Percent

Feet: Strength > Vitality > % Damage to Hammer of the Ancients > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Strength > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Strength > Vitality

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Immortal King's Call Tips

1. The Little Rogue and The Slanderer weapons should be used on seasonal characters when there's an extra seasonal legendary power for a large increase to your attack speed, damage, and armor.

2. The Nerves of Steel passive which provides a cheat death should be changed to the Brawler passive for increased damage whenever three enemies are within 12 yards on the final push for Greater Rift rankings.

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3rd. Wrath of the Wastes Set (Rend/Whirlwind)

The Wrath of the Wastes Rend & Whirlwind Barbarian takes the third place spot in these rankings and is an excellent build with great mobility.

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Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increases your damage against enemies under the effect of crowd control effects and gives a 30% slow aura.

Taeguk

Gives increased damage and increased armor when a skill is channeled stacking up to 10 times.

Bane of the Stricken

Enemies receive a stacking damage taken increase and your damage against bosses is increased by 25%.

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Skills & Passives

Skills

Rend- Bloodbath

Whirlwind - Wind Shear

Call of the Ancients - Together as One

Wrath of the Berserker - Insanity

War Cry - Veteran's Warning

Battle Rage - Bloodshed

 

Passives

Boon of Bul-Kathos

Berserker Rage

Brawler

Nerve of Steel

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Equipment

Set: Wrath of the Wastes

(2) Set Bonus:

Increases the damage per second of Rend by 500% and increases its duration to 15 seconds.

(4) Set Bonus:

During Whirlwind and for 3 seconds after, you gain 50% damage reduction and Rends deal triple damage.

(6) Set Bonus:

Whirlwind gains the effect of the Dust Devils rune and all Whirlwind and Rend damage is increased by 10,000%.

Set: Aughild's Authority

(2) Set Bonus:

Increases your damage dealt by 30% and reduces your damage taken by 15%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Increases your damage dealt against elites and reduces your damage taken from elites by 30%.

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Weapon: Bul-Kathos's Warrior Blood

Set: Increases your Fury generation by 15 and gives Whirlwind 45% increased attack speed.

Weapon: Bul-Kathos's Solemn Vow

Set: Increases your Fury generation by 15 and gives Whirlwind 45% increased attack speed.

Belt: Lamentations

Rend now stacks up to two times and its damage is increased by 150%.

Ring: Unity

You take 50% less damage when your follower also has a Unity equipped with a "follower cannot die" relic.

Ring 2: Convention of Elements

Rotates damage types and gives an occasional 200% damage increase for 4 seconds.

Amulet: Hellfire Amulet

Gives one free passive from the character class that creates the amulet.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Leech

With a very fast attack speed this life on hit potion helps you survive.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Diamond should be used to lower the cooldown of Wrath of the Berserker and Call of the Ancients.

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Powers

Weapon: Ambo's Pride

Attacking with Whirlwind now also applies Rend and the damage of Rend is applied over one second.

Armor: Mantle of Channeling

Increases your damage by and reduces your damage taken by 25% when you're channeling a skill.

Ring/Amulet: Ring of Royal Grandeur

You require one less set item to complete sets (minimum of two set items).

Seasonal: Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Reduces the cooldown of one of your skills by one second when you hit with a resource spending attack.

 

Item Stat Priority

Helm: Strength > Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Vitality

Body: Sockets > Strength > Vitality > % Damage to Rend

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Strength > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Strength > Vitality > Cooldown Reduction > % Damage to Rend

Legs: Sockets > Strength > Vitality > All Resistance

Waist: Strength > Life Per Fury Spent > Vitality > Life Percent

Bracers: Strength > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Physical Damage Percent

Feet: Strength > Vitality > All Resistance > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Strength> Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Strength > Vitality​

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Wrath of the Wastes Tips​​

1. Rend is your main source of damage and deals damage over a one second duration so you can Whirlwind in wide circles to hit more enemies and still get the full damage from Rend.

2. The Bul-Kathos's Oath Set makes Whirlwind generate Fury on hit which means you don't need a primary skill to generate Fury with this build.

3. The Nerves of Steel passive which provides a cheat death should be changed to the Ruthless passive which provides 40% increased damage to enemies below 30% health on the final Greater Rift push.

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