Looking for the best Diablo 3 Barbarian builds heading into Season 33? Here’s everything you need to beat the hordes of Hell into submission.
The hulking Barbarian class in Diablo 3 loves nothing more than getting up close and personal. The Barbarian returns from Diablo 2, and was also a character class in the original Diablo game’s unofficial Hellfire expansion. Offering a classic tank/melee playstyle that makes use of crowd control attacks, this is a character that’s best suited to those who enjoy bashing and slashing.
The question is, how effective is the Barbarian in Season 33 of Diablo 3? Here’s why you should pick the Barbarian class in this season, as well as a rundown of some of their best builds. The Barbarian also returns in Diablo 4 and Diablo Immortal.
Is the Barbarian right for me?
If you’re tired of fancy spells, but just prefer the old-fashioned hack ‘n’ slash method, look no further than this Diablo 3 class. The Barbarian relies almost entirely on melee attacks and skills, which the character’s most powerful builds are based around.
When it comes to pure, innate, brute power and strength, you really can’t beat the Barbarian. While the class has a variety of intricate skills to make use of, the best builds are designed around pure ruthless aggression.
Is the Barbarian good in Diablo 3 Season 33?
The Barbarian has some A-class tier builds this season. However, when compared to the rest of the classes, the Barbarian is actually quite average this season.
Yet no matter, the class still boasts a variety of A-Tier builds. Therefore, there are plenty of fun and effective ways to tear Diablo’s minions to pieces.
Best Diablo 3 Barbarian Build: Season 33
If you’ve played Diablo 3 before, you’ll probably know what the best Barbarian builds were from last season. The Waste Whirlwind Rend Barbarian remains a firm favorite this time around too. It’s still by far the most reliable Barbarian build for Season 33.
As the name implies you’ll need to grab the Wrath of the Wastes armor set to utilize this build to its full, demon-mowing potential.
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Active Skills
Below are all of the skills included in the build, but be sure to focus on getting a 45-50% cooldown reduction to get the most out of this setup:
| Skill | Rune |
|---|---|
| Rend | Bloodbath |
| Sprint | Marathon |
| Ignore Pain | Bravado |
| Wrath of the Berserker | Insanity |
| Furious Charge | Merciless Assault |
| Whirlwind | Wind Shear |
Passive Skills
We already touched on some passive skills you’ll want to have, but here’s the full list:
- Rampage
- Boon of Bul-Kathos
- Brawler
- Ruthless
- Berserker Rage
- Nerves of Steel
Build items & weapons
Your skills are nothing without a good set of armor and weapons, and while the Barbarian could still bring the pain with just their fists, here’s how to maximize this build for the season:
| Item Type | Name |
|---|---|
| Helm | Helm of the Wastes |
| Shoulders | Pauldrons of the Wastes |
| Chest | Cuirass of the Wastes |
| Gloves | Gauntlet of the Wastes |
| Bracers | Mortick’s Brace |
| Belt | Lamentation |
| Pants | Tasset of the Wastes |
| Boots | Sabaton of the Wastes |
| Ring 1 | Focus |
| Ring 2 | Restraint |
| Amulet | Squirt’s Necklace |
| Main-hand weapon | Ambo’s Pride* |
| Off-hand weapon | Gimmershred / In-game |
*You need Ambo’s Pride for this build to work at full effectiveness since it applies Rend while you use Whirlwind, so don’t spare any expense to get it if you want the best build.
Follower
While many players might dismiss the Follower, they can make or break your gameplay. Changes from earlier seasons allowed you to customize their armor alongside their weapons, so now they really do have much more of an impact.
There’s really only one choice that makes sense to pair with this powerful build, and that is the ever-supportive Enchantress, as she is the only follower that gives Cooldown Reduction, allowing you to spam your abilities even more. Her ranged elemental magic is also a welcome addition to your arsenal.
For all the Diablo 3 character class builds, check out our guides for the Necromancer, Witch Doctor, Monk, Demon Hunter, Wizard, and Crusader.