
This includes the best class for solo players, the best class for hardcore characters, as well as the best tank, ranged DPS, and melee DPS classes. In this Diablo 4 class tier list we will pick the best Diablo 4 class, ranking them from best to worst, as well as helping you decide on the best class for specific roles. As a leveling Barbarian, that’s exactly what you’re looking for.With the long-awaited full release of Diablo 4 hundreds of thousands of players will be flooding in to try Blizzard's latest venture into the world of Sanctuary. It’s not particularly exciting in any notable area, but it is efficient in most aspects of the game. This build is faster than a lot of leveling Barbarian builds, minimizes the class’ resource generation issues (thanks to its minimal required strikes), and performs remarkably well during boss fights (though that remains a weakness). Otherwise, Rend’s Bleeding effect will help you during those encounters. This strategy obviously won’t work during a lot of boss fights, but Death Blow is powerful enough against bosses to remain valuable.

You may have to pull bigger packs of enemies than you’d usually be comfortable with, but that’s actually an advantage for leveling Barbarians. In those situations, Death Blow will also end most fights. Thanks to this rotation, Death Blow should be available during the majority of most fights. Swipe at a pack of enemies with Rend, wait until you’re reasonably sure you can kill one with Death Blow, and use Death Blow. Once you have that Passive, the strategy with this build is simple. Crucially, though, you can pick up a Passive that resets its cooldown whenever you use it to kill an enemy. Death Blow is an incredibly powerful strike that deals bonus damage against bosses (something leveling Barbarians will need).

Most importantly, it generates a ton of Bleeding damage against single targets and large packs of lesser enemies. It also refunds a generous chunk of Frenzy with every blow.

When paired with Hamstring (and essential Passive ability), it enables numerous crowd control synergies. Rend can’t compete with Whirlwind and Hammer of the Ancients in the endgame, but it’s a leveling monster. So far as all of that goes, Rend and Death Blow are the hearts of the build. This low-frill, high-kill build tries to solve Barbarian’s three biggest leveling issues: resources, survivability, and consistency.
