Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian - Vortex
Jun. 2, 2023Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian – Vortex
Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian – Lvl 50 Barbarian Build Guide: In this Diablo 4Barbarian ClassBuild, I’ll show you how to play a Lvl 50 – Berserking Whirlwind Barbarian, which continues our beginner Diablo 4 Build for the Barbarian. This build annihilates hordes of enemies by swinging a polearm on top of them, if you’ve been looking for something that makes you stronger while fighting more enemies, then thisDiablo 4 Whirlwind Buildguide is for you!
This build takes from where the Beginner Whirlwind Barbarian Build left and uses the additional skill points to boost your damage output, fury generation, HP regeneration and overall speed. You’ll also be adding theChargeskill for an additionalUnstoppablealternative, and swapping theWeapon Expertise and Technique. You won’t be changing any other regular active skills, and just focus on Passives to further increase our efficiency, trying to achieve almost 100% uptime.
The build combines many different mechanics into one, to create the ultimate Whirlwind.
The idea is to use your shouts to boost your fury generation, increase your damage and set up Berserking. Once those effects are active, you’ll start usingWhirlwind, which will apply Vulnerable, Bleeding and slow into enemies. Many effects on this build are triggered by lucky hit chance, which is increased by the Polearm Weapon Expertise. The longer you use Whirlwind, the higher critical chance you’ll have, so you’ll want to keep spinning for as long as possible with this Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian Build.
As you progress towards Lvl 50 there’ll be three main aspects that you’ll want to resolve regarding your build: Fury Generation, Damage Output and Survivability. Enemies will become much stronger at Tier 3, but with the correct Skills andLegendary Aspects, I was able to finish the Cathedral of Light Dungeon (Lvl 50 – Tier III) at lvl 46, and even after that, I was able to clear Nightmare Sigil Dungeons 4 or 5 levels above me without issues.
For starters, using our whirlwind will constantly apply “Vulnerable” thanks toPressure PointLucky Hit and “Bleeding” into thanks toFurious Whirlwind.
TheHamstringpassive will add slow to your bleeding effects, which mark them as “Crowed Controlled” adding even more equipment options, and theCut to the Bonepassive will increase bleeding effects on vulnerable enemies, which is great for this Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian Build.
Finally, theNo Mercypassive will increase critical chance against slowed enemies, while theHeavy Handedpassive will increase our critical strike damage while using Two-Handed weapons.
Monsters hit much harder as you progress towards higher levels. TheImposing Presencepassive increases your health by a massive 15% when maxed out. This works great in combination with theRaid Leaderpassive, which heals 3% of your maximum life per second and theInvigorating Furypassive, which heals you by 9% of maximum life for each 100 fury spent, allowing you to stay at maximum health most of the time.
Swiftnessgives you a flat 15% speed increase, making it a great option to both escape and engage enemies faster.
You’ll want to use a Polearm for this build. ThePolearm Expertiseincrease lucky hit chance by 10% and your damage by 10% while you are healthy (which is most of the time).
For your Technique, you’ll want to take The One-Handed Weapon Technique, which provides a lucky hit chance to generate 5 fury when hitting a crowd controlled enemy.
These expertises synergize perfectly with our build, as we’ll be getting increased Lucky hit chance. This, in combination with our increased attack speed, will result in fury generation when hitting crowd controlled enemies.
While the Skills provide a lot of value on their own, it’sLegendary Aspectswhich really make the difference when it comes to polishing your Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian 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.
The best way to overcome this, is by using the build and get a feeling of what you are lacking. If you are running out of Fury very fast, then focus on first getting aspects that boost Fury Generation, like theAspect of Echoing Fury. If you find yourself dying too often, then go forIron Blood Aspect, and so on.
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 build 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. Don’t hesitate to use them, as you’ll keep finding them as you play
Great
Good
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 and slow, you’ll be able to stack up more affixes than other builds, 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, depending on what you are lacking:
Resource
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 “Wrath” Glyph into the socket providing more Critical Strike Damage, and try to allocate at least 25 Dexterity around it. This will activate the additional bonus, providing Fury when you critical strike.
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 “Carnage” board, as its legendary node will further enhance your Berserking bonuses.
Unlike War cry and Rallying Cry, CastingWrath of the Berserkerwill interrupt your Whirlwind. To make the most of it, cast it and then perform a single Lunging Strike into any enemy. This will set the Berserking timer to 10 seconds, and you won’t have to restart it. After you do that, you’ll be able to use whirlwind without interruptions.
When fighting bosses with this Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian Build, try to quickly move in circles while passing through them. This will allow you to avoid most attacks.
Make sure to cast your shouts when many enemies are present, as this will greatly reduce their cooldown, thanks toBold Chieftain’s Aspect. You can also use equipment with “cooldown reduction” affixes to compensate for this if you don’t have the Aspect yet.
You’ll want to level up your One-handed Sword Weapon Expertise to max. To achieve this, simply equip a One-Handed sword and swap yourWhirlwind Arsenal Skillto Dual-Wield. Now head into the battlefield and play as you would usually play until you max out the expertise.
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.
Rallying Cryhas a short cooldown, so don’t hesitate to use it to increase movement speed while exploring dungeons with this Diablo 4 Whirlwind Barbarian Build. You can also use charge as it’ll rush forward at great speed, allowing you to save precious time
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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You have Aspect of Berserk Ripping twice: 1H Weapon and Gloves.
I’m new to Diablo and dont know which skill the single handed sword is mapped to and which skill the polearm is mapped. Is pole for lunging strike and dual wielding swords for whirlwind?
Do you have a update of this build, because of the nerf?
