In Diablo 4 Season 11, the removal of triple masterworking, nerfs to cooldown reduction, and sweeping unique item reworks have rewritten how every class scales into endgame content. Today, we got you a Diablo 4 Season 11 tier list, ranking best classes and builds to play.

Diablo 4 Season 11 Best Class & Build - D4 S11 Tier List

Diablo 4 season 11 favors classes that can perform without leaning on cooldown abuse or multiplicative masterwork stacking. That means Druid and Necromancer rise as the most stable powerhouses, while Rogue and Spiritborn tumble hard. Sorceress lands in the middle, losing her teleport identity but finding new life through Fireball and Ball Lightning. And perhaps the biggest surprise: Barbarian, long written off after multiple nerfs, might actually emerge as one of the strongest all-around performers thanks to its new brawling combo unique.

Spiritborn

• Expected Tier: B–C Tier (down from S in S10)

Spiritborn will remain playable thanks to its natural speed and fluid combat feel, but it loses its signature overpowered scaling. It drops from an apex predator to a mid-tier performer unless new S11 uniques compensate.

1. Spiritborn’s explosive power in Season 10 came from:

Triple masterworked KA’s Armor. Chaotic Perks boosting offensive and defensive scaling. Jaguar Spirit Hall bug — double-dipping potency damage. Mystic Circle potency stacking.

Druid

• Expected Tier: A–S Tier (stable top performer)

Even with the cooldown nerfs, Druid remains a powerhouse. Its tankiness and diverse viable builds (Pulverize, Lightning, Boulder, Cataclysm) mean it will likely continue to dominate high-tier play, just not with infinite uptime on Rage or Ravens. Still S-tier overall, though not broken.

1. Grizzly Rage Rework

No more stacking duration (it now has a fixed 60% bonus instead of 40% + 25% stacking). Cooldown only starts after the ability ends. Skill ranks now grant bonus damage instead of cooldown reduction.

2. Cooldown reductions across gear are weaker (since no masterwork stacking).

3. Raven builds (Savagery + cooldown spam) are indirectly nerfed — cooldowns can’t go down to “spammable” values anymore.

4. Cataclysm uptime is harder to maintain (no masterwork extension via Myonic Ring).

5. Bat Omen rework: Lightning builds get guaranteed strikes + higher damage scaling instead of chance-based procs.

Necromancer

• Expected Tier: Solid A Tier (after internal shift)

Necromancer remains strong, but in a new way. The Bone builds drop in rank, but Golem/Minion builds rise to fill the gap. Expect A-tier overall, possibly S-tier if Grave Bloom scaling is overtuned.

1. Bone Spirit build loses its major cooldown abuse:

Can’t masterwork Rapid Ossification multiple times. No more stacking CDR on different Diablo 4 items. Must rely on Greater Affixes and Harlequin Crest for cooldowns.

2. Still works, but Bone Spirit won’t feel as spammy or consistent. It’s slower and less explosive.

3. Blight / Shadow Blight builds (Reaper’s Pursuit chain explosions):

Huge nerf — loss of triple masterwork on Reaper’s Pursuit ranks. You get half the bonus (7 ranks vs 14), losing ~50% damage. No way to multiply darkness skill bonuses anymore.

4. Minions / Golem builds are rising again:

New unique Grave Bloom (1H Mace) adds. Golem Mastery ranks as Greater AIC. Golem hits twice. Transforms one golem into three smaller golems. Synergizes beautifully with Fel Gluttony aspect (golem eruptions now trigger triple explosions).

Sorceress 

• Tier Prediction: Mid-B to Low-A Tier

Hydra Sorc is effectively dead as a top-end build; Fireball, Ball Lightning, and maybe Blizzard take the lead. Sorc remains viable, just less fun and less mobile. It’s in a mid-tier spot for power but feels clunky for veterans used to spamming teleport.

1. Teleport Enchantment Rework:

Now has a fixed 5-second cooldown that cannot be reduced. This is a massive blow to Sorc’s signature fast-paced identity. It doesn’t ruin pit pushing (since mobility isn’t critical there), but hurts Helltide and open-world content flow badly. Even with the Ya Rune, the best case is ~2.5s between teleports — still clunky for veterans.

2. Hydra Build Gutted:

Previously Hydra could reach +12 ranks and 100% bonus damage per head, scaling absurdly with triple masterworks. Now capped at around +6 heads via greater AIX — effectively losing ~600% total Hydra damage. This guts Hydra’s dominance as a passive turret-style DPS option.

Rogue 

• Tier Prediction: Low Tier (C–D Tier)

Almost all of Rogue’s Season 10 strength came from multi-masterworked cooldown setups. Without them, pit 100+ clears look nearly impossible. Expect Rogue to be the weakest overall class in Season 11 unless Blizzard stealth-buffs something new mid-season.

1. Cooldown Reduction Nerfs Hit Hard:

Rogue relied on stacked masterworks for CDR to reset Death Trap, Poison Trap, and Preparation effectively. With only single greater AIX values available now, cooldown cycles are slower, damage windows shrink, and rotation flow breaks down.

2. Poison Trap Build Suffers:

Triple masterworking trap duration was critical for stacking big DoTs while using Ichorus Rose to shorten the duration afterward for big burst windows. That synergy is gone. Damage uptime plummets.

3. Orphan Maker Build (Top-End Finisher)

Already awkward before. Now with cooldown reduction nerfed, it’s going to feel sluggish and inconsistent.

4. Hit & Run Passive Damage Source Nerfed:

Losing consistent uptime means weaker stacking, hurting all core rogue builds.

Barbarian 

• Tier Prediction: A Tier (possibly S if new unique performs)

Barbarian might quietly become the most consistent powerhouse in Season 11. If the Chain-Scorched Mail synergy pans out, expect A-tier performance or even S-tier in optimized hands.

1. Chain-Scorched Mail (New Unique Pants):

Adds ranks to Brawling Skills. When you use a damaging brawling skill, it disables it temporarily. Once all are disabled, they all refresh and deal +100% damage for each skill disabled. Basically creates a rotating combo system — e.g. Leap → Charge → Kick → War Cry → Boom! Encourages rhythmic chaining and skill cycling for up to +300% bonus damage bursts.

2. Kick Buffed, Leap Scales with Attack Speed:

Kick can now hit extremely hard in endgame setups. Leap’s attack speed scaling allows for “chain-leap” playstyles, giving Barb surprising mobility.

3. Despite Previous Nerfs, Still Doing Pit 122:

Even after consecutive nerfs, Barbarian remains endgame viable and durable, proving that raw scaling and survivability are intact.

Diablo 4 Season 11 Tier List