The Rend Barbarian is a brutal build in Diablo 4 that focuses on tearing enemies apart with the Rend skill. It’s a powerful melee build that excels at single-target damage and has decent AoE clear with the right skills and gear.
Here’s a breakdown of the Rend Barbarian build:
Skills:
Primary: Rend (Rupture glyph)
Secondary:
War Cry (Sundering Fury glyph)
Leap (Crushing Leap glyph)
Whirlwind (Bloody Whirlwind glyph)
Ground Stomp (Tremor glyph)
Class Skill: Berserk
Passives:
Carnage
Bloodshed
Hemorrhage
Blood Rage
Tibault’s Will
Stats:
Prioritize Strength and Critical Strike Chance/Damage
Secondary stats to focus on are Attack Speed, Area Damage, and Life on Hit
Gear:
Look for gear with Rend damage, Critical Strike Chance/Damage, Attack Speed, and Area Damage
Key Uniques:
The Hunger (2-handed axe)
The Undying Flame (chest armor)
The Legacy of Arreat (helm)
Gorehound Belt
Ribcracker (legendary mace)
Paragon Tree:
Focus on the Carnage and Bloodshed paths
Important nodes: Brash, Fierce, Enraged, Hemorrhage, Blood Frenzy
Playstyle:
The basic rotation is to use War Cry to generate Fury, then Leap into a group of enemies and start channeling Rend. Use Whirlwind or Ground Stomp to group enemies up if needed. When your Fury is low, use Berserk to deal burst damage and buff your defenses.
Keep an eye on your Bleed stacks on enemies, as your damage and survivability increase with more stacks.
Strengths:
High single-target damage
Good sustain with Bleed effects
Can be very tanky
Weaknesses:
Low AoE clear compared to other builds
Reliant on gear for damage
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