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The Whirlwind build for the Barbarian has historically been one of the most popular builds in theDiablofranchise among any class. With a goal to get enough Fury to sustain the skill for as long as possible, it’s natural to wonder ifDiablo 4allows such a build to thrive.
The answer to this question is a positive one. There are plenty ofBarbarian builds inDiablo 4, but not all of them are good or will work in the long run. Although Whirlwind can’t be channeled forever, it can work in bursts to clear even elite groups of mobs before running out of steam.
Updated on May 27, 2025 by Marc Santos:Diablo 4 Season 4 came with a massive overhaul to how loot works. Many of the sub-stats found in items have been replaced with new ones, some being more streamlined while others being more specialized. Not only that, but the game also received a number of new Legendary Aspects that have made more builds viable. This Best Whirlwind Barbarian guide has been updated to reflect the current Season 4 meta by using improved Dust Devils while taking advantage of the new Tempering system.
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Bind Lunging Strike to either your 2H Mace/Axe, and assign Whirlwind to your one-handed weapons. Use 2H Mace in your technique slot for improved Fury generation via Lucky Hit procs.
This remains a Shout-focused build that uses Whirlwind as its main damaging ability. Lunging Strike is only here to generate Fury and helpget the Berserk effect inDiablo 4. Start every fight by walking up to the middle of a pack then using all of your Shouts. Once all buffs are active, start spinning, and watch the demons crumble.
Lunging Strike, War Cry, and the Blood Rage Legendary Paragon Node will be the player’s main ways to go Berserk. While Berserking, they’ll enjoy bonus damage as well as extra damage reduction and Fury generation via Aggressive Resistance and Prolific Fury.
As for the Key Passive, you can swap Unconstrained for Unbridled Rage if you think you have the Fury generation to compensate for the doubled resource cost. Otherwise, stick with Unconstrained so you can have better uptime on Berserk.
Priority Item Stats
With the new aspect system, players have a ton of freedom to take the piece of gear they find with the best stats and then add their favorite effect to it.Increasing potion efficiencyhelps out a bit but these aspects are game-changing.
Dust Devil’s Aspect is your main tool for generating Dust Devils. As long as you’re spinning, you’ll be constantly spewing out tornadoes that deal massive damage thanks to gear stats and the Fierce Winds Aspect.
Early on, it might be a wise idea to usean ideal leveling build for Barbarians inDiablo 4until the necessary gear is acquired. After getting access to the Aspect of the Bold Chieftain and Aspect of Vocalized Empowerment, Fury generation should be enough to allow players to spin as much as they’d like with only occasional and very brief breaks against world or dungeon bosses.
Season of Loot Reborn renamed Aspect of Echoing Fury to Aspect of Vocalized Empowerment.
For Uniques,Ramaladni’s Magnum Opusis great for Whirlwind due to the ability’s snapshotting trait. This means that if Whirlwind is first cast while at maximum Fury, it will enjoy the full bonus of Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus even as your current Fury decreases.
Hungering Fury, Raw Power, Core Reserve, Guarded Advance
Bloodfeeder
The paragon boards and glyphs can be a bit tough to figure out. It’s a matter of adjusting the boards so that they snake properly. Ideally, players should focus on unlocking Legendary and Glyph Nodes first before getting the yellow Rare Nodes.
As of Season of the Construct, the Marshal Glyph now reduces the cooldown ofnon-Shout skillsby 4 seconds, making it great for reducing the downtime of Wrath of the Berserker, which is tagged as an Ultimate skill.
Blood Rageis going to be one of your main ways of getting the Berserk buff outside of Lunging Strike and War Cry, so get to that Legendary Node as soon as you can. Meanwhile, even though we’ll take theCarnageboard, the build willskipits Legendary Node because Whirlwind is not affected by attack speed. The Carnage board is here for its Glyph slot and other Berserking-related bonuses.
Take Warbringer and its Rare Nodes for better survivability and Fury generation. Feel free to take this before Carnage if you’re having trouble managing your primary resource.
