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 (defensive), or optionally Cleave (offensive). Whirlwind is endless as long as you are alive with this build and Wrath of the Berserker is permanent on this build with the recommended set items and essences. Chain Spear will summon a Spirit of the Ancient to repeatedly cast Chain Spear, heals you with its damage, deals damage to enemies, and draws enemies into your Whirlwind. I also recommend changing Chain Spear to Ground Stomp with the Pit of Ursus essence if you want to PvP with Whirlwind. It makes Ground Stomp create a ring of rock that keeps enemies from entering or exiting it. You will then use The Gathering chest armor to repeatedly draw enemies into your Whirlwind. 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 one of the strongest defensive skills in the game but you can also use the offensive Cleave which orbits you with the Frigid Grin essence to deal even more damage.

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 an absorb shield, movement speed, and to move 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 a ring of rock in PvP)

5. Cleave (offensive) or Undying Rage (defensive)

Main Hand

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

Off-Hand

Bergbreaker - Wrath of the Berserker now causes you to retaliate when you take damage (triggered by Fallowed Field).

Main Hand 2

Frigid Grin (with Cleave) - Cleave now causes two axes to orbit you for a few seconds that cause chilled enemies to freeze.

Riddlerue (with Undying Rage) - When Frenzy deals a critical hit your attack speed is increased for a short duration.

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 stacking damage increase with a short 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 of rock.

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 durations by 30%. This gives full uptime on Wrath of the Berserker without The Coming Storm shoulders which allows you to use the Weight of War shoulders for increased damage.

Best Curse

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

2. Wired - Creates a surge of lightning on kill that jumps between enemies with a medium length cooldown.

3. Ghosted (PvP) - Summons a minion to take damage for you and can increase 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 ranged wind damage attacks and increases your evasion rating.

3. Frozen Heart (should be switched to for PvP) - Gives an absorb shield and chills enemies.

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

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

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

7. Seeping Bile (PvP only) - Gives a 4% chance to deal high damage over time (great for fast attack speeds in PvP).

8. Colossus Engine - Gives increased skill damage, increased area of effect, increased size (which also increases your movement speed), and knockback immunity for a medium duration with a 20 second cooldown.

Best 2 Star Legendary Gems

1. Pain Clasp - Gives high increased damage against enemies that have 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. Specter Glass - Increases the damage taken by enemies after critical hits and increases your critical hit chance.

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

6. Mourneskull - This legacy gem increases your damage and deals damage but it's currently drop disabled.

7. Igneous Scorn (PvM) - Can be used with Roiling Consequence and Mother's Lament to deal damage on critical hits.

8. Crimson Behelit (PvP) - Strong PvP gem that gives increased damage and reduced damage taken but it's drop disabled.

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

Best Starter 1 Star Legendary Gems

1. Berserker's Eye (PvM) - Increases all of your damage and critical hit chance but also increases your damage taken.

2. Entropic Well - A great budget one star legendary gem that increases your skill damage and attack speed.

3. Everlasting Torment - This budget gem deals damage over time which triggers the damage increase on Pain Clasp.

Note: Everlasting Torment should eventually be replaced with a leveled 5 star Seeping Bile to trigger the Pain Clasp gem.

Best Familiars

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

2. Broodtalon/Skitterwight - Look for Savior which provides a cheat death and Lingering Wounds for increased damage.

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

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

5. Magic Duskprowler - Duskprowler shields are hard to replace so the budget option familiar is a magic Duskprowler.

Note: Broodtalons and Skitterwights have status effects over a duration which increases the duration of Lingering Wounds.

Normal 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

The new Specter Glass two star legendary gem is one of the best two star gems for almost every build. The Viper's Bite and Seeping Bile legendary gems deal high continual damage and one or both can be used to trigger the damage increase on the Pain Clasp legendary gem. You can also optionally use Everlasting Torment which deals continual damage on critical hits as a budget option until you can afford a Seeping Bile that's rank 4 or higher. Golden Firmament is a fairly new strong legendary gem that has wind damage, increased evasion rating, and triggers Firestorms for increased wind damage when it's combined with burning damage. Roiling Consequence and Mother's Lament give increased critical hit chance and work well with Specter Glass, Igneous Scorn, and Everlasting Torment which increase damage on critical hits. You should also consider rolling critical hit damage on every piece of gear with Reforge Stones when using Roiling Consequence and Mother's Lament. Everlasting Torment and Igneous Scorn should be replaced with 5 star legendary gems for higher resonance at higher gear levels. One of your lowest priority legendary gems should also be switched to Frozen Heart in PvP once it is rank 4 or higher for a large absorb shield and to chill opponents which improves your tanking.

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