In the world ofDiablo 4, Barbarians reign supreme as masters of brute strength and devastating melee combat. These fierce warriors of untamed power may have it rough in the early game, but they become an unparalleled powerhouse once their build starts coming together. The Barbarian’s mastery over multiple weapons gives them many build paths they can pursue, especially when they can manually assign what weapon to use for each skill.
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However, despite their potential for greatness, it’s a travesty that many of the unique weapons and gear designed specifically for Barbarians are lackluster. Instead of fueling meaningful progression into difficult content, these items often fall short, leaving Barbarians to find strength elsewhere. Nevertheless, some of these uniques provide the power spike the class desperately needs to seamlessly transition into the end game.
9Battle Trance
Battle Trance is a unique amulet to empower a Frenzy-centered build. The amulet has two special effects: first, it increases Frenzy’s maximum stacks by two; second, the Barbarian’s other skills gain additional attack speed. There is potential for fun builds that can take advantage of weapon swapping due to the higher attack speed.
The issue is that Barbarian has many ways to generate Fury without a basic attack. From shouts, to passives, to legendary aspects, a fully-realized Barbarian would rather have the neck slot for a better aspect. For the Barbarians who aren’t at that point yet, Lunging Strike is an irreplaceable basic attack.
8100,000 Steps
100,000 Steps is aptly named, given the complexity required to activate its special effect. The unique boots will automatically cast Ground Stomp while bestowing Fury after receiving the Walking Arsenal Key Passive bonus. The specific Key Passive activates after dealing direct damage with a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon, a Two-Handed Slashing weapon, and Dual Wielded weapons.
The Walking Arsenal Key Passive is outclassed by the others in its group, like themassive DPS boost from Unbridled Rage. Additionally, all that effort for an empowered Ground Stomp won’t break the game. Nonetheless, keep these boots tucked in your inventory in case a Walking Arsenal build becomes trendy.
7Ancients' Oath
Ancients' Oath is a unique Two-Handed Axe that adds two more chains to the Steel Grasp skill, hooking in enemies on a wider cone. Additionally, enemies hit by Steel Grasp are slowed, which synergizes with one of its passives to deal more damage to slowed enemies. Steel Grasp is useful for stacking up enemies for a big burst ability like Double Swing, and it is a must-have skill for a supportive Z-Barbarian.
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It is difficult to replace a valuable shout for Steel Grasp, which ultimately hinders this otherwise stacked unique axe. However, a bloodthirsty Barbabian who loves hunting other players can definitely put the unique to good use. Those slippery Rogues and Sorcerers will find it hard to escape when Steel Grasp has a wider reach.
6Hellhammer
Hellhammer is a simple unique that enhances Upheaval, burning the ground nearby ground for additional damage after using the ability. The unique Two-Handed Hammer’s passives are incredibly synergistic, adding more damage to burning enemies, crowd-controlled enemies, and Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapons.
Hellhammer is better suited as a legendary aspect since it’s quite underwhelming for a unique weapon. The burning effect barely tickles the demons, which doesn’t help the weak ability.Upheaval buildscan’t scale as well as the other Core Skills, and the unique weapon tailor-made for the ability is too lackluster to make it viable.
5Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus
Ramaladni’s Magnus Opus is a unique One-Handed Sword that saps away Fury every second. In return, any skills using the sword has bonus damage, scaling with the amount of Fury when cast. Additionally, the unique sword buffs Dual-Wielded weapons and has a Lucky Hit chance to restore Fury. Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus is one of those uniques where you must create a whole build around it, resulting in a worthwhile payoff due to its raw power.
The unique sword works best with Double Swing or Whirlwind as your Core Skill. Then stack Lucky Hit to enable your non-stop Core Skill rampage through hell.
4Overkill
Overkill is a unique Two-Handed Mace that’s perfect for playing whack-a-mole with demons. The oversized hammer gives Death Blow much-needed range by creating a shockwave, dealing a small percent of its base damage. Additionally, enemies who die to the shockwave reset Death Blow’s cooldown. Even without the practical effect, the Two-Handed Mace is a powerful stat stick, providing two instances ofbonus Overpower damage.
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Death Blow is a versatile ability that can fit right into any build, and it is especially potent to execute enemies while also providing Fury. Overkill is a pound-for-pound valuable unique weapon for the Barbarian, always keep one within reach.
3Fields Of Crimson
Fields of Crimson is a mandatory weapon for Barbarians aiming for their dream bleed build, as it attaches a new effect to Rupture. Stabbing an enemy with Rupture creates a pool of blood, applying Bleeding damage while also amplifying the Bleeding status effect of any enemy standing on it. Furthermore, the unique Two-Handed sword grants more ranks to Rupture and affixes cooldown reduction for the ability.
Fields of Crimson is one of Barbarian’s best uniques because it enables a specialized Bleed build and includes an active component to play around. Rupture’s new interaction transforms the Barbarian into a single-target beast, ideal for boss hunting and higher world tiers.
2Rage Of Harrogath
Expect to see Rage of Harrogath on every Barbarian for two reasons: one, its special effect is universally beneficial and easy to proc, and two, there aren’t any other options for the same slot. The unique Chest Armor has a Lucky Hit chance to reduce the cooldown of all your Non-Ultimate skills whenever you inflict Bleeding on Elites. You don’t need a dedicated Bleed build since there are many convenient ways to apply it, such as Battle Lunging Strike and Furious Whirlwind.
Rage of Harrogath has immense value when elite packs spawn like common enemies in higher tiers. The Chest piece is at its best when paired with all three Barbarian shouts since the positive feedback loop creates nearly permanent uptime.
1Gohr’s Devastating Grips
As long as the spin-to-win play style remains as strong as its current state, Gorh’s Devastating Grips will stay as Barbarian’s best item. The unique gloves put an explosive flair to Whirlwind, dealing Fire damage to nearby enemies when it ends. It’s a natural way to layer on more damage since you’ll be dipping in and out of Whirlwind in the first place.
Gohr’s Devastating Grips affixes include ranks to Whirlwind with bonus attack speed and Lucky Hit chance. Barbarian craves all the Lucky Hit bonuses they can get since it kicks their build into overdrive, increasing the odds of aspects like Ancestral Echoes.
