Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarian Build - Rupture
Jun. 5, 2023Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarian Build – Rupture
Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarian – Lvl 50 Barbarian Build Guide: In this Diablo 4Barbarian ClassBuild, I’ll show you how to play a Lvl 50 – Rupture Barbarian, which continues our beginner Diablo 4 Rend Build for the Barbarian. This build stack up bleed damage on enemies and then rip them apart creating a blood explosion, if you’ve been looking for a bloodbath build then thisDiablo 4 Rupture Buildguide is for you!
This Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarian takes from where our Beginner Bloody Barbarian Build left and make the necessary adjustments to be able to effectively clear Tier III content. We’ll not only be swapping out some skills, but the overall way the build play changes as well (Don’t worry, you’ll still be bleeding out your enemies to death).
This is a very fun Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarian to play, that requires you to constantly engage with different combos and to adjust your strategy depending on what’s happening on the battlefield, allowing it to remain fresh even after a long play session.
First, you’ll notice that we are not using any Basic Skills to generate fury (except while fighting bosses). Instead, we are using a combination ofLeapandGround Stompto start off engagements. This will generate enough fury to get Rend Going as well as creating two pair of earthquakes that deal physical damage, and provide both Increased Damage and Damage Reduction.
While enemies are stunned, we’ll useRendand start applying bleeding until their bar is almost full. Then, we’ll useRuptureto instantly consume the remaining bleeding on them. Rupture will heal us for 15% of our max health, and create both a blood explosion and a blood pool, both dealing even more bleeding damage to any remaining enemies.
For big groups of enemies, we’ll useChallenging Shoutto reduce incoming damage and further boost fury acquisition, while we keepIron Skinas a last resort option for when we are crowd controlled or really low on health.
As I previously mentioned, we’ll need to swap some skills to make this work on Tier III, as we won’t be able to maintain Fury generation just by smashing enemies withDeath Blow. We’ll also be getting some passives to boost our bleeding damage as well as increasing our Survivability, as enemies hit much harder later into the game, and we’ll be standing right in front of them while we bathe in their blood.
For starters, we are going to take outFrenzyand takeFlayinstead. You’ll only use Flay during Boss Fights, as your regular Leap combo won’t generate enough fury. The added bleed damage in combination withBattle Flaywhich further boost our regular attacks is perfect to make up for that. To swap fromLeapinto Flay before a Boss Fight, simply open the Skill Menu and replace them on the fly. Notice that this doesn’t require any type of respec, you have both skills, you are simply swapping them.
We are also going to removeDeath Blowto make space for our main skill,Rupture. The main thing about Rupture, is that it gets its cooldown reduce by each point you assign into it. This is further reduced by theFields of CrimsonUnique, which gives us even more cooldown reduction, in combination with many +Rupture levels. To make it even better, we’ll be using theWeapon Master’s Aspectwhich gives us 1 additional charge, allowing you to use it twice in rapid succession or to space it out but keep constant uptime.
LeapandGround Stompsynergize amazingly thanks to a series of combos. For starters, theAspect of Perpetual Stompingallows you to reset Leap cooldown after using Ground Stomp. This will allow you to Leap, Stomp and have Leap available right away either for either repositioning, or to generate more fury.
The second combination is achieved by equipping both theAspect of Bul-KathosandEarthquake Aspect.Aspect of Bul-Kathoscreates an earthquake that deals damage over time and increases damage reduction, while theEarthquake Aspectalso creates an earthquake that deals damage over that and increases damage output. The great thing is that you’ll get both bonuses while you stand on any earthquake, meaning that by just using either Leap or Ground stomp you’ll get both Increased Damage and Damage reduction.
Monsters hit much harder as you progress towards higher levels, and you’ll need more health as well as damage reduction.Imposing Presenceboosts your health by a massive 15% (which works great with the Max Health heal from Rupture), whileMartial VigorandPit Fighterincreases damage reduction.
To increase our damage, we’ll start by getting theGushing WoundsKey passive. This makes it so bleed has a critical chance. When a critical strike happens when applying bleed, that amount will be increased in proportion to your Critical Strike damage, greatly increasing the amount of bleeding we apply. Thanks to this, we’ll be able to take advantage of theNo MercyandHeavy Handedwhich
In addition, overpowering will create a blood explosion similar to Rupture.
Another great combo is by usingExpose Vulnerability, which allow you to applyVulnerableto everything by usingRendafter a Rupture attack. For this reason, you’ll also want to assign points intoCut to the Bonewhich increases our bleeding damage against vulnerable targets.
You’ll want to leave maxing out “Ground Stomp” and “Challenging Shout” for last. Maxing out Ground Stomp decreases its cooldown, while Challenging Shout increases Damage Reduction, both things can be saved for last when optimizing skills.
You’ll be usingFields of Crimsonfor this Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarian, meaning that its expertise will give you20%of direct damage inflicted as Bleeding damage over5seconds, as well asx30%increased Bleeding damage for 5 seconds after killing an enemy.
Make sure you are using your Slashing Weapon for both Rend and Rupture.
For the Weapon Technique, you’ll want to take the Two-Handed Axe, which increases damage to Vulnerable enemies byx15%.
You’ll be constantly killing bleeding enemies, so you’ll get full use of the expertise, and the vulnerable effect applied by theExpose Vulnerabilitypassive allows us to take advantage of the additional vulnerable damage.
Most of our combos are acquired through combining different aspects, so you’ll want to focus on getting as many as possible before transitioning into this build. The Barbarian has 12 Equipment slots, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed on what you should keep or replace while leveling up, as you’ll be constantly updating your gear.
As previously stated, you’ll be constantly updating your gear as you increase in level. If you only rely on extraction you’ll find yourself out of options very fast and some Aspects are very important to keep the Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarian going. For this reason, I strongly recommend that you clear the Dungeons associated to the following Legendaries to unlock its codex of power, which will grant you a reliable way to imprint them while leveling up
Resource
Utility
Mobility
Offensive
Defensive
The following aspects cannot be obtained by completing Dungeons, and can only be extracted from Legendary Equipment that you find during your play through and then imprinted into your own equipment. Make sure to keep any additional that you find, so you can re-imprint them as you progress further.
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Most aspects can be slotted into multiple equipment pieces, so here is a guideline of what I used during my gameplay:
The amount of damage you deal is strictly related with your equipment, as it proportionally increases your damage. Thanks to the bleeding, vulnerable and slow, you’ll be able to stack up more affixes than other Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarians, so use this to your advantage. When comparing an item, try to calculate the combined % of damage increase you are getting from all affixes, instead of just looking into DPS.
You should search for the following affixes:
Damage
Defense
For gems, you’ll want to slot:
When you reach lvl 50 you’ll unlock the firstParagon Board, and you’ll start earning Paragon Points. On the first Board for this Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian Build you should first focus on the right part to get the “Brawn” rare node which further increases your damage and gives you maximum life. From there, continue up and get the “Socket” and the two other rare nodes.
If you happen to find it, you should slot the “Bloodfeeder” Glyph into the socket which increases damage against bleeding enemies, and try to allocate at least 25 Dexterity around it. This will activate the additional bonus, increasing critical strike chance against bleeding enemies.
Try to get as many “Strength” nodes as possible, but also make sure to fulfill the socketed glyph requirements on its radius to acquire its Additional Bonuses.
Once you reach the top, you will have to decide what Paragon Board to go for. I recommend the “Blood Rage” board, as its legendary node will grant you an easy way to acquire Berserking.
Once you have enough points, make sure to find a socket that fits the requirements for the “Disembowel” glyph, as its additional bonus will greatly increase the uptime of the Diablo 4 Bleed Barbarian.
Remember to replaceLeapwithFlaybefore fighting a boss. This will help you with fury regeneration and increase single target bleeding damage.
While traveling through the dungeon, you can use leap to move faster, and use ground stomp against random enemies to reset its cooldown, but only do this if you are not expecting a fight soon as your ground stomp will be on cooldown.
If the enemy dies before you rip your weapon out while usingRupture,the explosion won’t take place, so make sure to use it with enough time and always aim for bigger enemies.
Make sure you upgrade yourFields of Crimson, as it’ll provide you with more Rupture levels and increased cooldown reduction.
Try to wait until you are low on health to triggerIron Skin, as this will greatly increase its barrier efficiency
When engaging enemies, go for elites first, and make sure that your ground stomp stuns them to maximize damage against them.
While theCodex of Poweris very reliable, it will always imprint the lowest version of the Legendary Aspect. Make sure to check the Legendary drops you find, as these might be the same as you are using but with better rolls.
Be sure to check out ourDiablo 4 Wikifor any other questions you have about the game and theBuildspage if you are looking for more Diablo IV Builds, as well as ourGetting Started GuideandBest Class to Playif you are looking for more Diablo 4 content!
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