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One of the best builds for a Barbarian in Diablo 4 is the Barbarian Bleed build. This build specializes in making enemies suffer from Damage-Over-Time effects, specifically the Bleed effect. Unlike the Hammer of the Ancients or the Whirlwind build, Bleed will require time to take effect. If you invest in the right skills and passives, you can maintain your Fury and hurt your enemies badly. While you don’t have the range of Hammer of the Ancients or Whirlwind, you can still hit multiple enemies. Here are the skills, passives, and Aspects you need to create the best Barbarian Bleed build in Diablo 4.
Skills for the Barbarian Bleed Build
Here is the skill order you should follow when creating the Barbarian Bleed build:
| Level | Skill Name |
| 2 | Lunging Strike Level 1 |
| 3 | Enhanced Lunging Strike |
| 4 | Battle Lunging Strike |
| 5 | Rend Level 1 |
| 6 | Enhanced Rend |
| 7 | Furious Rend |
| 8 | Rallying Cry Level 1 |
| 9 | Enhanced Rallying Cry |
| 10 | Tactical Rallying Cry |
| 11 | Imposing Presence Level 1 |
| 12 | Martial Vigor Level 1 |
| 13 | War Cry Level 1 |
| 14 | Enhanced War Cry |
| 15 | Power War Cry |
| 16 | Charge Level 1 |
| 17 | Enhanced Charge |
| 18 | Mighty Charge |
| 19 | Hamstring Level 1 |
| 20 | Hamstring Level 2 |
| 21 | Hamstring Level 3 |
| 22 | Cut to the Bone Level 1 |
| 23 | Cut to the Bone Level 2 |
| 24 | Cut to the Bone Level 3 |
| 25 | Wrath of the Berserker |
| 26 | Prime Wrath of the Berserker |
| 27 | Supreme Wrath of the Berserker |
| 28 | Rend Level 2 |
| 29 | Rend Level 3 |
| 30 | Rend Level 4 |
| 31 | Rend Level 5 |
| 32 | Martial Vigor Level 2 |
| 33 | Martial Vigor Level 3 |
| 34 | Pit Fighter Level 1 |
| 35 | Unbridled Rage |
| 36 | Pit Fighter Level 2 |
| 37 | Pit Fighter Level 3 |
| 38 | Slaying Strike Level 1 |
| 39 | Slaying Strike Level 2 |
| 40 | Slaying Strike Level 3 |
| 41 | Aggressive Resistance Level 1 |
| 42 | Aggressive Resistance Level 2 |
| 43 | Aggressive Resistance Level 3 |
| 44 | Prolific Fury Level 1 |
| 45 | Prolific Fury Level 2 |
| 46 | Prolific Fury Level 3 |
| 47 | Booming Voice Level 1 |
| 48 | Booming Voice Level 2 |
| 49 | Booming Voice Level 3 |
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The skills for this build revolve around Rend and Death Blow. Rend will weaken your targets while inflicting the Bleed status effect, while Death Blow finishes them off. It’s unlikely that enemies are going to die solely from the Bleed status effect, which is why you need a finisher. However, Rend slowly weakens your enemies, which turns long fights into shorter brawls. Multiple enemies can be hurt by your skills, giving you some degree of crowd control.
Unlike other builds, the Barbarian Bleed build in Diablo 4 isn’t the flashiest or the easiest to use. It does consume Fury like the other builds but it does require the ability to outlast your opponents. You can’t rely on combos like the Hammer of the Ancients build or a single move like the Whirlwind.
Once you reach Level 50 and start working with your Paragon Board, start reinforcing some of your other skills. It’s also a good time to consider going into other builds since you will be going into higher World Tiers. Ensure that you aren’t making mistakes with your allocation, and make sure you have money if you do.
Vampiric Powers Suited For A Bleed Barbarian
Season of Blood brings Vampiric Powers for every class to use, and there are several powers suitable for a Barbarian. You must find equipment that is capable of supporting the correct Pacts that allow you to access these skills. Start by gaining Minor Powers since they are easier to obtain, then work your way up to Major Powers.
The Minor Powers that work well with a Barbarian Bleed build are:
- Hectic
- Sanguine Brace
- Undying
- Anticipation
- Terror
The Major Powers you want to obtain are:
- Moonrise
- Metamorphosis
Aspects For The Barbarian Bleed Build
The Barbarian Bleed build works with the following Aspects:
- Aspect of Anemia
- Slaking Aspect
- Edgemaster’s Aspect
- Rapid Aspect
- Aspect of the Protector
- Conceited Aspect
- Aspect of the Iron Warrior
After you obtain these Aspects, you should see your combat potential improve while using the Build. Supplement it with high-quality equipment and you shouldn’t have a problem fighting off enemies. Consider moving to more advanced builds as your enemies get stronger and your abilities gain power.
