Diablo Immortal: The Best AoE Damage Barbarian

Whirlwind Barbarian Guide

The Whirlwind Barbarian uses the Frenzy primary skill along with Whirlwind, Wrath of the Berserker, Chain Spear, and Undying Rage. Whirlwind is endless as long as you are alive and Wrath of the Berserker is permanent on this build with the recommended set and legendary items. Chain Spear will summon a Spirit of the Ancient to repeatedly cast Chain Spear, can heal you, deals damage to enemies, and draws enemies into your Whirlwind. In PvP, however, I recommend switching Chain Spear to Ground Stomp with the Pit of Ursus legs which makes Ground Stomp create a ring of rock that keeps enemies from entering or exiting it. Ground Stomp with Pit of Ursus keeps opponents from running out of Whirlwind and helps single out opponents while also increasing your damage and lowering the damage of opponents inside the ring. Undying Rage is also highly recommended because it's one of the strongest defensive skills in the game. You can opt to use Sunder for a 30% damage increase for 6 seconds instead of Undying Rage if there's no chance of dying.

Paragons & Legendary Skills: Whirlwind Barbarian Build

1. Vanquisher is the best damage paragon for this build because it increases your damage and attack speed on kills.

2. Gladiator is the best PvP paragon tree for this build because it gives another cheat death and helps with loss of control.

3. Vanquisher is the best paragon tree for increased magic find and has increased damage and attack speed on kills.

4. Harbinger can be used in Erebban for a life shield, for movement speed, and for moving unhindered through enemies.

5. Survivor is the recommended paragon for Vanguard because it gives a cheat death that works in Vanguard.

6. The best legendary skill for this build is Lightning Rod which deals damage after hitting an enemy 10 times in 3 seconds.

7. Below you can find an image for the best paragon for damage and the second image is the best paragon for PvP.

Whirlwind Barbarian Skills and Equipment:

Skills

1. Frenzy (primary skill)

2. Whirlwind

3. Wrath of the Berserker

4. Chain Spear (PvM) or Ground Stomp (for PvP with Pit of Ursus legs equipped)

5. Undying Rage (defensive) or Sunder (when you don't need a defensive)

Main Hand

Fallowed Field - Whirlwind can now channel as long as you are alive, causes low self damage, and moves at full speed.

Off-Hand

Sundered Legacy - Wrath of the Berserker now burns enemies, increases movement speed, and has a reduced cooldown.

Main Hand 2

Riddlerue - When Frenzy deals a critical hit your attack speed is majorly increased for 2 seconds.

Off-Hand 2

Steel Lamprey (PvM) - Chain Spear now heals you for 5% of the damage it causes when it hits an enemy.

Oncoming Brutality (PvP) - Frenzy gives a damage increase that stacks with a 3 second duration.

Helmet

Lasting Hate - Wrath of the Berserker now also has a greatly increased duration.

Shoulders

Weight of War - Whirlwind now gives a stacking increase to your critical hit chance.

Chest

Shackled Fate (PvM) - Chain Spear now summons a Spirit of the Ancients that repeatedly casts Chain Spear.

The Gathering (PvP) - Whirlwind now also repeatedly draws in nearby enemies causing loss of control.

Legs

Buried Talons (PvM) - Chain Spear now also increases your damage for a duration every time it hits an enemy.

Pit of Ursus (PvP) - Causes Ground Stomp to create a ring of rock that prevents enemies from entering or exiting it while also increasing your damage and lowering enemies damage inside the ring.

Recommended Sets

1. Grace of the Flagellant (4-6 Set) - Increases your channeled skill damage (2 set), deals damage every time you hit an individual enemy 5 times (4 set), and gives a 4% chance to damage and stun enemies with a 40 second cooldown (6 set).

2. Vithu's Urges (2-4 Set) - Increases beneficial effects duration by 30%. This gives full uptime on Wrath of the Berserker without The Coming Storm shoulders which allows you to use Weight of War shoulders for much higher critical hit chance.

Best Curse

1. Atrophied - Continual damage causes a dark field to appear underneath enemies that deals damage over time.

2. Ghosted - Summons a minion to take some of your incoming damage and increases your attack and movement speed.

Best 5 Star Legendary Gems

1. Roiling Consequence - Increases your critical hit chance and causes critical hits to burn enemies.

2. Golden Firmament - Causes a ranged wind damage attack and increases your evasion rating.

3. Seeping Bile - Gives a 4% chance to poison enemies on hit dealing damage over time (great for fast attacks).

4. Frozen Heart (should be switched to for PvP) - Gives a life shield for a medium duration and chills enemies.

5. Maw of the Deep - Used at high levels to deal damage, gain a damage buff, draw in enemies, and stun enemies.

6. Starfire Shard - Useful for PvP to deal damage and stun enemies inside the Maw of the Deep legendary gem effect.

7. Void Spark - Deals AoE damage that's extremely effective in dungeons and the new PvP map.

8. Blood-Soaked Jade - Gives a damage increase and a significant boost to movement speed. It's one of the best 5 star gems at high levels and one of the weakest 5 star gems at low levels.

Best 2 Star Legendary Gems

1. Pain Clasp - Gives increased damage against enemies with a continual damage effect on them.

2. Viper's Bite - Poisons enemies on cooldown and triggers the damage increase on Pain Clasp (same with Seeping Bile).

3. Mother's Lament - Increases your critical hit chance and causes a blood spike that makes enemies bleed.

4. Fervent Fang - Gives enemies a stacking damage taken increase when they are hit by an attack.

5. Igneous Scorn (PvM only) - Combines with Roiling Consequence and Mother's Lament to deal damage on critical hits.

Note: Igneous Scorn is the lowest priority 2 star gem on the list and should eventually be replaced with a 5 star gem.

Best Starter 1 Star Legendary Gems

1. Entropic Well - An excellent 1 star legendary gem that increases your skill damage and attack speed.

2. Berserker's Eye - Increases your damage and critical hit chance but also increases your damage taken.

3. Everlasting Torment - Deals damage over time on crits which triggers the damage increase on Pain Clasp.

Note: These three gems can be replaced once you can afford higher resonance two star gems or five star gems.

Best Familiars

1. Legendary Duskprowler - Look for a Duskprowler with 170+ Resilience and Savior which provides a cheat death. The 170+ Resilience lowers the cooldown of Savior but can be skipped to make it more affordable.

2. Any Savior Familiar - Look for the any familiar with great passive skills and Savior which gives a cheat death. Savior can be used to buy time for the cooldowns of your cheat deaths like the Gladiator paragon and the Undying Rage skill.

3. Rare Duskprowler - Relentless Strikes is the next best skill and gives a chance to cast the Duskprowler shield twice in 3 seconds. Innervate which gives a chance to reset the player's skill cooldown, Steel Hide which gives a chance to block, Tenacity which lowers the cooldown of the shield, and Precision which gives the shield critical hit chance are also desirable.

4. Magic Duskprowler - Duskprowler shields are hard to replace so a rare ability or magic Duskprowler is the budget option.

Regular Gems

Prioritize Tourmalines for added damage in red sockets and Citrines for Potency which increases harmful effects durations in yellow sockets. You should use your highest refinement Aquamarines and Sapphires which give increased armor and armor penetration in blue sockets. You can also combine all of your Rubies which give life and Topazes which give resistances into one Ruby and one Topaz and socket one of each into your equipment for higher refinement. Gems give refinement based on their quality and refinement increases the main stats of the item the gem is socketed in.

Gem Notes

Viper's Bite, Everlasting Torment, and Seeping Bile deal continual damage which trigger the damage increase on the Pain Clasp legendary gem. Seeping Bile only has a 4% chance to proc but it triggers frequently with the very fast attack speed of Whirlwind. Golden Firmament a fairly new strong legendary gem that has wind damage, increased evasion, and triggers Firestorm for increased wind damage when combined with the burning damage from the Sundered Legacy essence. Roiling Consequence and Mother's Lament both give increased critical hit chance and work well with Igneous Scorn and Everlasting Torment which deal damage on critical hits. You should also consider rolling critical hit damage on every piece of gear with Reforge Stones when using these crit gems. Igneous Scorn is a lower priority legendary gem than Everlasting Torment until Igneous Scorn is at a high level. Igneous Scorn can eventually be replaced with the 5 star Blood-Soaked Jade or 5 star Maw of the Deep legendary gems for much higher resonance at very high gear levels. A one star gem or Igneous Scorn should also be switched to Frozen Heart in PvP for a large life shield and it also chills enemies.

That's all for the Whirlwind Barbarian Guide. You can also view a strong PvP Barbarian build here Demoralize Barbarian.