NEW S1 patch testing completed! Spent 2-3 weeks trying to optimize Barb's leveling to World Tier 3. 1-25 is Upheaval/Death Blow, at 25 Repsec to HOTA/Death Blow into Walking Arsenal. Very fun to play and a very smooth leveling experience. Read on to learn all the Maps, Skills, Aspects that you will need and how to play the build in Diablo 4.
Diablo 4 Season 1 Walking Arsenal Barbarian 1-50 Build Guide
Fractured Peaks
| Map | Type | Name | Details | Level | Skill Point |
| Step 1 | Quest | Raising Spirits | Start World Tier 2
Pickup the quest and use the cheer
20/220 Fractured Peaks Renown | Skill Tree | Level 1-10 (with +5 skill points)
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| Step 2 | Quest | Menestad Coffers | Pickup quest | 1 | Lunging Strike 1/5 |
| Step 3 | Event |
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| - | Enhanced Lunging Strike |
| Step 4 | Event |
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| - | Upheaval 1/5 |
| Step 5 | Quest | Collect Coffers | Talk to NPC, click on the box next to him and pickup quest item | - | Enhanced Upheaval |
| Step 6 | Waypoint
Quest | Menestad Coffers
Gold Well Spent | Turn in Coffers to NPC
Pickup Quest and Waypoint
70/220 Fractured Peaks Renown | - | Violent Upheaval |
| Step 7 | Event |
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| 2 | Upheaval 2/5 |
| Step 8 | Quest |
| Talk to NPC Elite and kill him | 3 | Rallying Cry 1/5 |
| Step 9 | Event |
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| 4 | Enhanced Rallying Cry |
| Step 10 | Dungeon | Caldera Gate
(level 8) | Complete dungeon, reach level 10
100/220 Fractured Peaks Renown | 5 | Tactical Rallying Cry |
| Step 11 | Teleport |
| Teleport to Menestad to turn in quest
120/220 Fractured Peaks Renown | 6 | Upheaval 3/5 |
Notes:
- Skill points assume you're starting with +5 from preseason renown
- In almost every situation equip the highest item level weapons
- Gear Stats (STR always good on gear, All Stats/Dex are mid)
Helm - +2 Death Blow, Strength, Max Life, CDR, Attack Speed, %Armor, Max Fury
Chest - Damage Reduction, %Armor, Max Life
Gloves - +2 HOTA (for respec), Crit Chance, Attack Speed, Lucky Hit,
Legs - Damage Reduction, %Armor, Max Life
Boots - Movespeed, Fury Cost, Dodge, Fortify Generation
Weapons - STR, Close/Core, Vuln, Crit Damage
Rings - Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Max Life, Resource, Vuln, Max Fury
Amulet - Movespeed, +Weapon Master, CDR, Fury Cost, Damage Reduction, %Armor | 7 | Upheaval 4/5 |
| 8 | Warcry 1/5 |
| 9 | Enhanced Warcry |
| 10 | Kick 1/5 |
Scosglen
| Map | Type | Name | Details
| Level | Skill Point |
| Step 12 | Teleport | Alchemist | Teleport To Cerrigar
Upgrade potion at level 10
Craft XP potions | Skill Tree | Level 10-19 (with +5 skill points)
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| Step 13 | Event |
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| 11 | Enhanced Kick |
| Step 14 | Event |
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| 12 | Upheaval 5/5 |
| Step 15 | Event |
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| 13 | Death Blow |
| Step 16 | Event |
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| Loadout | Rallying Cry, War Cry, Death Blow, Kick, Lunging Strike, Upheaval |
| Step 17 | Waypoint |
| 20/190 Scosglen Renown | 14 | Enhanced Death Blow |
| Step 18 | Dungeon | Sunken Ruins
(level 15) | Ancestral Force Aspect
Complete dungeon, reach level 15
50/190 Scosglen Renown | 15 | Fighter's Death Blow |
Notes:
- Kill any elites along the road that you see
- We're unlocking Ancestral Force aspect in Sunken Ruins for HOTA respec later
- If you don't hit 15, do 1-2 world events before moving on | Expertise | 2H Sword |
| 16 | Death Blow 2/5 |
| 17 | Death Blow 3/5 |
| 18 | Death Blow 4/5 |
| 19 | Death Blow 5/5 |
| Skill Tree | Level 20 Respec
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| 20 | (untrain) Enhanced Warcr |
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Dry Steppers
| Map | Type | Name | Details |
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| Step 19 | Teleport | Ked Bardu | Teleport to Ked Bardu | (Untrain) Warcry 1/5
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| Step 20 | Quest |
| Start Barbarian priority quest to unlock weapon expertise (requires level 15) | - | Swiftness 1/3 |
| Step 21 | Quest |
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| - | Swiftness 2/3 |
| Step 22 | Quest |
| Kill bandits and beasts, killing monsters outside of the blue quest marked area will give credit too | - | Iron Maelstrom |
| Step 23 | Waypoint |
| 20/295 Dry Steppes Renown | Loadout | Rallying Cry, Kick, Death Blow, Iron Maelstrom, Lunging Strike, Upheaval |
| Step 24 | Quest |
| Go insidea cellar and kill Elite, walk back to entrance and talk to NPC
Teleport to Ked Bardu, turn in quest | Skill Tree | Level 20-25 (with +5 skill points)
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| Step 25 | Teleport |
| Teleport to Ked Bardu | 21 | Prime Iron Maelstrom |
| Step 26 | Stronghold | Onyx Watchtower
(level 20) | Run to Onyx Watchtower,
Relog inside and change to difficulty to World Tier 1 | 22 | Supreme Iron Maelstrom |
DO NOT COMPLETE ONYX WATCHTOWER!!!
We will be resetting this Stronghold for XP even in World Tier 4 | 23 | Swiftness 3/3 |
Notes:
- Select 2h Sword Exptertise after Barbarian Quest
- Onyx Watchtower is far more efficient on World Tier 1 (WT2 is pretty rippy) | 24 | Hamstring 1/3 |
| 25 | Pit Fighter 1/3 |
| Respec | Replacing Upheaval for HOTA
You need a good 2h Mace
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| - | (untrain) Violent Upheaval |
| - | (untrain) Enhanced Upheaval |
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Onyx Watchtower
| Map | Type |
| Details | -
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| Step 1 | Non-Elite
Group |
| Clear non elite groups in this area,
don't worry if you leave a few | (Untrain) Upheaval 5/5
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| Step 2 | Elite Group |
| Sometimes this elite doesn't spawn | - | (untrain) Enhanced Kick |
| Step 3 | Non-Elite
Group |
| Lots of non elites here | - | (untrain) Kick 1/5 |
| Step 4 | Elite Group |
| Walk to back wall to spawn elite
You will often get an assasin elite
Pickup key | - | (untrain) Hamstring 1/3 |
| Step 5 | Elite Group |
| Small group with elite | - | (untrain) Pit Fight 1/3 |
| Step 6 | Elite Group |
| 4 elites here, break cages to release | - | Hammer of the Ancients 5/5 |
| Step 7 | Elite Group |
| Small group with elite | - | Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients |
| Step 8 | Non-Elite
Group |
| Non elite group | - | Furious Hammer of the Ancients |
| Step 9 | Elite Group |
| Open door to access chest and elite
Non elites spawn out front | - | Battle Lunging Strike |
Notes:
- At level 20, go back to town to train next potion tier
- Continue resetting Onyx Watchtower until level 25
- DO NOT COMPLETE this stronghold, it's useful into World Tier 4
- Be on lookout for a good 2h mace for HOTA respec near level 25
- If unlucky, you can try gambling for one with Obals in town (should have 4-5 gambles)
- At level 25 HOTA respec, you need a rare necklace to imprint Ancestral Force
- Look for Movespeed and +Weapon Master on rare amulet
- Imprint Ancestral Force on Amulet
- Around level 25-26 move on to next step | - | Steel Grasp 1/5 |
| - | Enhanced Steel Grasp |
| - | Fighter's Steel Grasp |
| Loadout | Rallying Cry, Steel Grasp, Death Blow, Iron Maelstrom, Lunging Strike, HOTA |
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Scosglen
Fractuard Peaks / Dry Steppers
Kor Dragan
Hawezar
Kehjistan
Fractured Peaks
Step 57: Kyovasha (Teleport), teleport to Kyovashad.
Step 58: World tier.
Capstone: Unlock world tier 3, make your mom proud.
Notes:
- Capstone is beatable as a SOLO barb around level 42
- You will need around 1000ap, 3000 armor, and 1200 life
- The capstone dungeon itself drops amazing 500+ ilvl weapons for level 43-44+
- You may want to save your materials for your 2h Retribution imprint until you get one
- The capstone dungeon is harder at the entrance, the teleporting elites can be dangerous
- If you can survive the entrance you should be fine on the Curator end boss
- Once completed, in World Tier 3 you should head back to Onyx Watchtower until 50
- Kor Dragan is also an option, but you get no loot, so it's up to you
- After that you need to do Helltides for crafting materials and unlock nightmare sigils
- Complete Tree of Whispers to get sigils and decent gear drops
- After completing a level 3 nightmare sigil, you will be able to start crafting them
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