Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree – all skills, talents, and passives

Hunting for the Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree? The Barbarian is a brutal force in Diablo 4, with a range of playstyles that let you get up, close, and personal with the demons of Sanctuary. You can switch between weapons as you devastate mobs with fury. While this class is instantly recognizable to most fans, you’ll be treated to a variety of improvements as you walk into Diablo 4.

In this guide, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the Barbarian skill tree in Diablo 4, to help you make the best Barbarian build. The Barbarian skill tree covers all the skills and passives you’ll be able to use across Sanctuary’s dark dungeons. The Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree consists of Basic Skills, Core Skills, Defensive Skills, Brawling Skills, Weapon Mastery Skills, Ultimate Skills, and Key Passives. We’ve also got Diablo 4 Druid Skill Tree and Diablo 4 Sorcerer Skill Tree guides if you want to do some window shopping before picking a class.

Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree

Diablo 4 Barbarian Basic Skills

Bash – Bash the enemy with your weapon to deal 30% damage. After bashing enemies 4 times, your next Bash Stuns for 1 second. This increases to 2 seconds if you use a Two-Handed weapon.

1. Enhanced Bash – Damaging a Stunned enemy with Bash gives you 10% Base Life as Fortify. This is doubled when using a Two-Handed weapon.
2. Combat Bash – After Critically Striking 4 times with Bash using a Two-Handed weapon, the next Core/Weapon Mastery Skill will Overpower.
3. Battle Bash – Damaging a Stunned enemy with Bash grants an additional 3 Fury. This is increased to 4 Fury if using a Two-Handed weapon.

Flay – Flay the enemy, dealing 5% damage and 7% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

1. Enhanced Flay – Flay has a 10% chance to make the enemy Vulnerable for 2 seconds. This chance is doubled when using a Two-Handed weapon.
2. Combat Flay – When Flay deals damage to an enemy, you gain 3% Damage Reduction and X (scales with level) Thorns for 3 seconds. This stacks up to 4 times.
3. Battle Flay – When Flay deals damage to an enemy, they take x10% increased Bleeding damage from your attacks for the next 3 seconds.

Frenzy – Unleash a rapid flurry of blows, dealing 20% damage with each pair of hits. When Frenzy hits an enemy, its Attack Speed is increased by +20% for 3 seconds, up to +60%.

1. Enhanced Frenzy – While Frenzy grants +60% bonus Attack Speed, it also generates 2 additional Fury.
2. Combat Frenzy – You gain 8% Damage Reduction for each stack of Frenzy you have.
3. Battle Frenzy – While Berserking, other Skills gain +5% Attack Speed for each stack of Frenzy you currently have.

Lunging Strike – Lunge forward and strike a foe for 30% damage.

1. Enhanced Lunging Strike – Lunging Strike deals x30% increased damage. It also Heals you for 2% Maximum Life when it damages a Healthy enemy.
2. Combat Lunging Strike – Critical Strikes with Lunging Strike give you Berserking for 1.5 seconds.
3. Battle Lunging Strike – Lunging Strike also deals 4% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

Diablo 4 Barbarian Core Skills

Hammer of the Ancients – Slam your hammer down with the fury of the Ancients to deal 50% damage to a concentrated area.

1. Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients – Gain x3% more Fury for 5 seconds for each enemy damaged by Hammer of the Ancients. This stacks up to 10 times.
2. Violent Hammer of the Ancients – After Overpowering with Hammer of the Ancients, you inflict x30% more damage for 5 seconds.
3. Furious Hammer of the Ancients – Hammer of the Ancients grants x1% additional damage for each point of Fury you have when using it.

Rend – Cleave enemies in front of you to deal 12% damage and inflict 19% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

1. Enhanced Rend – Dealing damage with Rend extends the duration of Vulnerable on enemies by 2 seconds.
2. Violent Rend – Rend deals x12% more damage to Vulnerable enemies.
3. Furious Rend – Direct damage with Rend grants 4 Fury per enemy hit up to 20 Fury.

Whirlwind – Rapidly attack surrounding enemies for 17% damage.

1. Enhanced Whirlwind – Gain 1 Fury each time Whirlwind deals direct damage or 4 Fury against Elite enemies.
2. Violent Whirlwind – After using Whirlwind for 2 seconds, Whirlwind inflicts x30% increased damage until it is cancelled.
3. Furious Whirlwind – While using a Slashing weapon, Whirlwind also deals 40% of its Base damage as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

Double Swing – Sweep your weapons from opposite sides, dealing 36% damage with each weapon. Enemies caught in the middle are damaged by both.

1. Enhanced Double Swing – If Double Swing hits a Stunned or Knocked Down enemy, gain 25 Fury.
2. Violent Double Swing – Hitting an enemy with both attacks of Double Swing makes them Vulnerable for 1 second.
3. Furious Double Swing – Using Double Swing while Berserking grants 2 additional seconds of Berserking.

Upheaval – Tear into the ground with your weapon and fling debris forward to deal 70% damage.

1. Enhanced Upheaval – Upheaval has a 20% chance to Stun all enemies that it damages for 2.5 seconds.
2. Violent Upheaval – Upheaval damages at least 2 enemies, you gain Berserking for 2 seconds. This is increased to 3 seconds if it damages at least 4 enemies.
3. Furious Upheaval – Dealing direct damage with a Skill that is not Upheaval causes your next cast of Upheaval to deal x3% increased damage. This stacks up to 10 times.

Passives

1. Pressure Point – Lucky Hit: Your Core Skills have up to a 10%/20%/30% chance to turn enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
2. Endless Fury – Basic Skills grant x5%/x10%/x15% more Fury when using Two-Handed weapons.

Diablo 4 Barbarian Defensive Skills

Ground Stomp – Smash the ground to deal 9% damage and Stun surrounding enemies for 3 seconds.

1. Enhanced Ground Stomp – Increase Ground Stomp’s duration by 1 second.
2. Tactical Ground Stomp – Ground Stomp generates 25 Fury.
3. Strategic Ground Stomp – Reduce the Cooldown of your Ultimate Skill by 1 second for each enemy damaged by Ground Stomp.

Iron Skin – Steel yourself to gain a Barrier that absorbs 50% of your missing Life for 5 seconds.

1. Enhanced Iron Skin – Iron Skin’s Barrier absorbs 10% more of your Maximum Life.
2. Tactical Iron Skin – When Iron Skin is active, Heal for 10% of the Barrier’s original amount as Life per second.
3. Strategic Iron Skin – Iron Skin also grants 15% Base Life as Fortify. This is doubled if cast while below 50% Life.

Challenging Shout – Taunt Nearby enemies and gain 40% Damage Reduction for 6 seconds.

1. Enhanced Challenging Shout – As long as Challenging Shout is active, gain x20% bonus Maximum Life.
2. Tactical Challenging Shout – As long as Challenging Shout is active, you gain 3 Fury each time you take damage.
3. Strategic Challenging Shout – As long as Challenging Shout is active, gain Thorns equal to 30% of your Maximum Life.

Rallying Cry – Bellow a rallying cry to increase your Movement Speed by +30% and Resource Generation by x40% for 6 seconds. Also affects Nearby allies for 3 seconds.

1. Enhanced Rallying Cry – While active, Rallying Cry grants you Unstoppable.
2. Tactical Rallying Cry – Rallying Cry generates 20 Fury and gives you an additional x20% Resource Generation.
3. Strategic Rallying Cry – Rallying Cry gives you 10% Base Life as Fortify. As long as Rallying Cry is active, you gain an additional 2% Base Life as Fortify when you take or deal direct damage.

Passives

1. Imposing Presence – Gain x5%/x10%/x15% additional Maximum Life.
2. Martial Vigor – Damage Reduction against Elites is increased by x3%/x6%/x9%.
3. Outburst – Gain X (scales with level) Thorns. Also, gain X Thorns for each X bonus Maximum Life you have.
4. Tough as Nails – Increase your Thorns by +3%/+6%/+9%. When enemies hit you, they take an additional 10% of your Thorns as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

Diablo 4 Barbarian Brawling Skills

War Cry – Bellow a mighty war cry to increase your damage dealt by x15% for 6 seconds, and affects Nearby allies for 3 seconds.

1. Enhanced War Cry – War Cry gives you Berserking for 4 seconds.
2. Mighty War Cry – War Cry gives you 15% Base Life as Fortify.
3. Power War Cry – If at least 6 enemies are Nearby when you cast War Cry, your damage bonus is boosted further by x10%.

Kick – Throw a powerful kick that deals 18% damage and Knocks Back enemies in front of you. When Knocked Back into terrain, enemies take an additional 54% damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.

1. Enhanced Kick – Kick makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
2. Mighty Kick – Kicked enemies deal 54% damage to other enemies they collide with while being Knocked Back. Enemies damaged this way are also Knocked Down for 2 seconds.
3. Power Kick – If Kick damages an enemy, it consumes all of your Fury and deals an additional 20% damage per 10 Fury spent. But Kick no longer Knocks Back enemies.

Leap – Leap forward and then slam down to deal 32% damage and Knocking Back surrounding enemies on impact.

1. Enhanced Leap – If Leap doesn’t damage any enemies, its Cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds.
2. Mighty Leap – Enemies damaged by Leap are Slowed by 50% for 5 seconds.
3. Power Leap – If Leap damages an enemy, gain 40 Fury.

Charge – Become Unstoppable and rush forward, pushing enemies with you and swinging through them for 25% damage before Knocking them Back.

1. Enhanced Charge – Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain by Charge take 15% more damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
2. Mighty Charge – Damaging enemies with Charge turns them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
3. Power Charge – Reduce Charge’s Cooldown by 3 seconds if it Knocks Back an enemy into any terrain.

Passives

1. Booming Voice – Your Shout Skill effect durations are boosted by x8%/x16%/x24%.
2. Guttural Yell – Your Shout Skills cause enemies to deal 4%/8%/12% less damage for 5 seconds.
3. Raid Leader – Your Shouts also Heal allies for 1%/2%/3% of their Maximum Life per second.
4. Aggressive Resistance – Gain 3%/6%/9% Damage Reduction while Berserking.
5. Battle Fervor – When a Brawling Skill damages an enemy, gain Berserking for 1/2/3 second(s).
6. Prolific Fury – While Berserking, Fury Generation is improved by x6%/x12%/x18%.
7. Swiftness – Movement Speed is improved by +4%/+8%/+12%.
8. Quick Impulses – Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by 6%/12%/18%.

Diablo 4 Barbarian Weapon Mastery Skills

Death Blow – Attempt a killing strike and deal 120% damage to enemies in front of you.
If this kills an enemy, its Cooldown is reset.

1. Enhanced Death Blow – Death Blow deals x100% more damage to Bosses.
2. Fighter’s Death Blow – If Death Blow damages an enemy, gain 20 Fury.
3. Warrior’s Death Blow – If Death Blow damages an enemy, gain Berserking for 3 seconds.

Rupture – Skewer enemies in front of you to deal 13% damage, then rip your weapon out, damaging enemies for their total Bleeding amount and removing all Bleeding damage from them.

1. Enhanced Rupture – Ripping your weapon out of enemies during Rupture creates an explosion that deals 6% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
2. Fighter’s Rupture – Hitting an enemy with Rupture Heals you for 15% of your Maximum Life.
3. Warrior’s Rupture – Hitting enemies with Rupture boosts your Attack Speed by +20% for 4 seconds.

Steel Grasp – Throw out a trio of chains that inflict 23% damage and Pull In enemies.

1. Enhanced Steel Grasp – Steel Grasp also turns enemies Vulnerable for 2.5 seconds.
2. Fighter’s Steel Grasp – If Steel Grasp hits an enemy, gain Berserking for 2 seconds.
3. Warrior’s Steel Grasp – Steel Grasp gains 1 additional Charge.

Passives

1. Pit Fighter – You deal x3%/x6%/x9% more damage to Close enemies and gain 2%/4%/6% Distant Damage Reduction.
2. No Mercy – You have +3%/+6%/+9% increased Critical Strike Chance against Immobilized, Stunned, or Slowed enemies.
3. Slaying Strike – You inflict x7%/x15%/x22% increased damage against Injured enemies.
4. Expose Vulnerability – Dealing direct damage with a Weapon Mastery Skill causes your next Core Skill to turn enemies Vulnerable for 1/2/3 second(s).
5. Hamstring – Your Bleeding effects Slow enemies by 10%/20%/30%.
6. Cut to the Bone – Your Bleeding effects deal x6%/x12%/x18% more damage to Vulnerable enemies.
7. Thick Skin – When you take direct damage, gain 0.4%/0.7%/1.1% Base Life as Fortify.
8. Defensive Stance – Increase the Damage Reduction boost while you are Fortified by an additional 2%/4%/6%.
9. Counteroffensive – While you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life, you deal x4%/x8%/x12% more damage.

Diablo 4 Barbarian Ultimate Skills

Call of the Ancients – Call upon 3 Ancients to aid you in combat for 6 seconds.

• Korlic leaps at enemies to deal 104% damage and swings his weapons in a frenzy, dealing 39% damage per hit.
• Talic spins in a whirlwind, attacking enemies for 65% damage.
• Madawc upheaves the ground and deals 195% damage.

1. Prime Call of the Ancients – While Call of the Ancients is active, gain +10% Attack Speed and x10% more damage.
2. Supreme Call of the Ancients – Each of the Ancients gains additional power:

• You gain 10 Fury when Korlic damages an enemy with his Frenzy.
• Foes are Slowed by 50% for 1 second when damaged by Talic’s Whirlwind.
• 30% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds when using Madawc’s Upheaval.

Iron Maelstrom – Activate three times to attach chains to your weapons and perform an attack:

• First, your Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon slams into the ground to deal 60% damage and Stuns enemies for 2 seconds.
• Second, your Two-Handed Slashing weapon swipes in front of you to deal 20% damage and inflict 24% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
• Third, your Dual Wield weapons swing around you and deal 32% damage per hit.

1. Prime Iron Maelstrom – Iron Maelstrom gains +10% more Critical Strike Chance and deals x20% more Critical Strike Damage.
2. Supreme Iron Maelstrom – Dealing direct damage after swapping weapons reduces Iron Maelstrom’s Cooldown by 1 second.

Wrath of the Berserker – Explode into rage, Knocking Back surrounding enemies and gaining both Berserking and Unstoppable for 5 seconds. For the next 10 seconds, dealing direct damage with Basic Skills gives you Berserking for 5 seconds.

1. Prime Wrath of the Berserker – When Wrath of the Berserker is active, gain +20% more Movement Speed and increase Fury Generation by x30%.
2. Supreme Wrath of the Berserker – When Wrath of the Berserker is active, every 50 Fury you spend increases Berserk’s damage bonus by x25%.

Passives

1. Duelist – Attack Speed is increased by +3%/+6%/+9% when using One-Handed weapons.
2. Tempered Fury – Boost your Maximum Fury by 3/6/9.
3. Furious Impulse – When you swap weapons, gain 2/4/6 Fury.
4. Invigorating Fury – Heal for 3%/6%/9% of your Maximum Life for each 100 Fury spent.
5. Heavy Handed – While using Two-Handed weapons, you deal x5%/x10%/x15% more Critical Strike Damage.
6. Wallop – Your Skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal x5%/x10%/x15% more damage if the enemy is Stunned or Vulnerable.
7. Brute Force – Your Overpowers inflict x15%/x30%/x45% more damage when using a Two-Handed weapon.
8. Concussion – Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a 10%/20%/30% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds. This increases to a 15%/30%/45% chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon.

Diablo 4 Barbarian Key Passives

1. Unconstrained – Increase Berserk’s total duration by 5 seconds and increase its damage bonus by +25%.
2. Walking Arsenal – Dealing direct damage with a Two-Handed Bludgeoning, Two-Handed Slashing, or Dual Wielded weapon grants x10% increased damage for 6 seconds. When all three damage bonuses are active, you gain an additional x15% increased damage.
3. Unbridled Rage – Core Skills deal x135% more damage but cost x100% more Fury.
4. Gushing Wounds – When making an enemy Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 100% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus. Overpowering a Bleeding enemy causes an explosion that inflicts 2% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

This covers all the skills and passives of the Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree. If you’re looking to take your Barbarian through Sanctuary’s toughest dungeons, check out how to dodge in Diablo 4 and a list of Diablo 4 bosses. While you’ll spend a lot of time going through the Barbarian’s massive skill tree, it’ll definitely be worth the investment when you crush the opposition.

Is Barbarian good in Diablo 4?

The Barbarian in Diablo 4 is a solid pick, especially if you want to tank some serious damage while tacking enemies in close-quarters combat.

What is the Barbarian class resource in Diablo 4?

Fury is the Diablo 4 Barbarian’s class resource which is generated by basic skills.