D2R WW Barb Build 2.4 & 2.4.3 - New Best Diablo 2 Resurrected Whirlwind Barbarian Build

One of the things that buffed in Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.4.3 is whirlwind, how will the change affect the character-building? Today we’ll bring you two versions of the D2R Whirlwind Barbarian build (2.4 & 2.4.3 WW Barb), with different equipment and setup. 

D2R WW Barb Build 2.4 & 2.4.3 - New Best Diablo 2 Resurrected Whirlwind Barbarian Build

In the recent Diablo 2 Resurrected 2.4.3 Patch, they highlight being able to do other attacks as soon as the whirlwind has ended, changing how often the whirlwind attacks occur, whirlwind now incorporates IAS from all your gear, this makes slower D2R weapons that would never be used now more likely to be used because where the weapon may lack an IAS can now be made up for in the rest of your equipment. Let’s take a quick look at two Diablo 2 Resurrected Whirlwind Barbarian builds that are done before and after 2.4.3. 

D2R 2.4 WW Barb Build

The first one we are going to introduce is a budget version D2R 2.4 Whirlwind Barbarian build from Hatrix11. 

Stats & Attributes

Enough strength to wear gear and then the rest in vitality.

- Strength 156

- Dexterity 136

- Vitality 446

- Energy 49

Skill Tree

Max out Whirlwind, Find Potion, and Sword Mastery

- Warcries: Find Potion 20, Find Item 17, Battle Orders 9, Howl 1, Shout 1, Battle Command 1

- Combat Skills: Whirlwind 20, Berserk 1, Bash 1, Leap 1, Leap Attack 1, Stun 1, Concentrate 1

- Combat Masteries: Sword Mastery 20, Increased Stamina 1, Increased Speed 1, Iron Skin, Natural Resistance 1

Gear & Equipment

In terms of gear, this build is using the whirlwind broken weapon glitch in which the main hand will have Grief, and the offhand will have a broken weapon, you can just take a spear and throw it until it’s empty, when you whirlwind, it will copy this, you'll have two Griefs and not have to use a broken weapon glitch, but one of those Griefs are gonna be better than the other in some way. We're using a Heart of the Oak offhand, they don't need to have the resist or anything. Metalgrid is used here for attack rating, and its resistance is also nice. Both Doom Whoral and Havoc Whoral have an attack rating boost. 

- Weapon: Grief (Phase Blade), Heart of the Oak (Flail), Throwing Spear of Slaughter - the best D2R rare throwing weapon

- Helm: Arreat’s Face (Slayer Guard)

- Armor: Enigma (Mage Plate)

- Amulet: Metalgrid

- Ring: Doom Whoral, Havoc Whoral

- Belt: Arachnid Mesh (Spiderweb Sash)

- Boots: Gore Rider (War Boots)

- Gloves: Laying of Hands (Bramble Mitts)

- Charm: Gheed’s Fortune (Grand Charm), Annihilus (Small Charm), Hellfire Torch (Large Charm), Sharp Grand Charm of Shock, Sharp Grand Charm of Life, Steel Grand Charm of Greed, and more.

Gheed's Fortune[Unidentified]

                   Required Level: 62
           80-160% Extra Gold From Monsters (varies)
           Reduces All Vendor Prices 10-15% (varies)
           20-40% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (varies)
                                   

Gore Rider

Defense: 140-162 (varies)(Base Defense: 43-53)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 94
Durability: 34
Assassin Kick Damage: 39-80
+160-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
30% Faster Run/Walk
10% Chance Of Open Wounds
15% Chance Of Crushing Blow
15% Deadly Strike
Requirements -25%
+20 Maximum Stamina
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

Arachnid Mesh

Defense: 119-138 (varies)(Base Defense: 55-62)
Required Level: 80
Required Strength: 50
Durability: 12
16 Boxes
+90-120% Enhanced Defense (varies)
Slows Target By 10%
+1 To All Skills
+20% Faster Cast Rate
Increases Maximum Mana 5%
Level 3 Venom (11 Charges)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.10 or later)

Metalgrid

Required Level: 81
+400-450 To Attack Rating (varies)
Level 22 Iron Golem (11 Charges)
Level 12 Iron Maiden (20 Charges)
All Resistances +25-35 (varies)
+300-350 Defense (varies)
(Ladder Only)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.10 or later)

Arreat's Face

Defense: 302-363 (varies)(Base Defense: 121)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 118
Durability: 55
(Barbarian Only)
+150-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
30% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
+2 To Barbarian Skill Levels
3-6% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
All Resistances +30
+20 To Strength
+20 To Dexterity
+2 To Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

Heart of the Oak

+3 To All Skills
+40% Faster Cast Rate
+75% Damage To Demons
+100 To Attack Rating Against Demons
Adds 3-14 Cold Damage, 3 sec. Duration (Normal)
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
+10 To Dexterity
Replenish Life +20
Increase Maximum Mana 15%
All Resistances +30-40 (varies)
Level 4 Oak Sage (25 Charges)
Level 14 Raven (60 Charges)

Grief

35% Chance To Cast Level 15 Venom On Striking
+30-40% Increased Attack Speed (varies)
Damage +340-400 (varies)
Ignore Target's Defense
-25% Target Defense
+(1.875 per character level) 1.875-185.625% Damage To Demons (Based on Character Level)
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
-20-25% To Enemy Poison Resistance (varies)
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+10-15 Life After Each Kill (varies)

Mercenary

- Level 88 Desert Mercenary

- Weapon: The Reaper’s Toll (Thresher)

- Helm: Kira's Guardian (Tiara)

- Armor: Guardian Angel (Templar Coat)

D2R 2.4.3 WW Barb Build

Let’s go over the second one is a new D2R Whirlwind Barbarian build (after patch 2.4.3) by LosteGamePlays.

Stats & Attributes

- Strength 163

- Dexterity 163

- Vitality 423

- Energy 39

Skill Tree

- Warcries: Find Item 20, Battle Orders 20, Howl 1, Shout 1, Find Potion 1, Battle Command 1

- Combat Skills: Whirlwind 20, Berserk 6, Bash 1, Leap 1, Leap Attack 1, Stun 1, Concentrate 1

- Combat Masteries: Sword Mastery 20, Increased Stamina 1, Increased Speed 1, Iron Skin, Natural Resistance 1

Gear & Equipment

Many of the D2R items in the first build also appear in gear of this build, but the weapon combination is Grief + BOTD instead, and this build can make you go anywhere and destroy it. 

- Weapon: Grief (Phase Blade), Heart of the Oak (Flail), Breath of The Dying (Colossus Blade), Blade of Ali Baba (Tulwar)

- Helm: Arreat’s Face (Slayer Guard)

- Amulet: Highlord’s Wrath 

- Armor: Enigma (Dusk Shroud)

- Boots: Havoc Tread (Battle Boots)

- Ring: Grim Finger, Entropy Eye 

- Belt: Trang-Oul's Girth (Troll Belt)

- Gloves: Laying of Hands (Bramble Mitts)

- Charm: Hellfire Torch (Large Charm), Annihilus (Small Charm), Gheed’s Fortune (Grand Charm), Sounding Grand Charm of Dexterity, Iron Grand Charm of Greed, Fine Grand Charm of Greed, Small Charm of Good Luck, and more.

Arreat's Face

Defense: 302-363 (varies)(Base Defense: 121)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 118
Durability: 55
(Barbarian Only)
+150-200% Enhanced Defense (varies)
30% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
+2 To Barbarian Skill Levels
3-6% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
All Resistances +30
+20 To Strength
+20 To Dexterity
+2 To Combat Skills (Barbarian Only)
(Only Spawns In Patch 1.09 or later)

Breath of the Dying

50% Chance To Cast Level 20 Poison Nova When You Kill An Enemy
Indestructible
+60% Increased Attack Speed
+350-400% Enhanced Damage (varies)
+200% Damage To Undead
-25% Target Defense
+50 To Attack Rating
+50 To Attack Rating Against Undead
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
12-15% Life Stolen Per Hit (varies)
Prevent Monster Heal
+30 To All Attributes
+1 To Light Radius
Requirements -20%