Diablo 4 Best Thorns Barbarian Build for End Game Nightmare Level 100+ Dungeons

Here is our latest Diablo 4 builds guide for the Barbarian Thorns Build! This time it's for the endgame nightmare level 100+ dungeons!

Pros

- Damage that is surprisingly consistent.

-Burst damage that deals a lot of elite damage and has a high AOE.

Cons

-Relies on getting hit to do damage.

-Certain types of enemies are difficult to strike, and players may have trouble defeating bosses that only focus on one player.

Skills

• Basic Skills: Lunging Strike (1) > Enhanced Lunging Strike (1).

• Core Skills: Whirlwind (5) > Enhanced Whirlwind (1) > Furious Whirlwind (1) > Pressure Point (3).

• Defensive Skills: Rallying Cry (1) > Enhanced Rallying Cry (1) > Tactical Rallying Cry (1), Iron Skin (1) > Enhanced Iron Skin (1) > Strategic Iron Skin, Challenging Shout (1) > Enhanced Challenging Shout (1) > Strategic Challenging Shout (1), Imposing Presence (3), Outburst (1), Tough as Nails (3).

• Brawling Skills: War Cry (1) > Enhanced War Cry (1) > Mighty War Cry (1), Booming Voice (3) > Guttual Yell (3) > Raid Leader (1), Aggressive Resistance (3), Prolific Fury (3).

• Weapon Mastery Skills: Pit Fighter (3), No Mercy (2), Hamstring (1), Thick Skin (1), Defensive Stance (3).

• Ultimate Skills: Wrath of the Berserker (1) > Prime Wrath of the Berserker (1) > Supreme Wrath of the Berserker (1).

• Key Passive Skills: Unconstrained.

Aspects

• 2H Weapon: Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind / Edgemaster’s Aspect

• 1H Weapon: Aspect of the Expectant

• Offhand: Aspect of Limitless Rage

• Amulet: Needleflare Aspect

• Ring 1: Aspect of Echoing Fury

• Ring 2: Bold Chieftain’s Aspect

• Helm: Aspect of Disobedience

• Legs: Aspect of the Protector

• Boots: Ghostwalker Aspect

Paragon Board

Your pathing may differ depending on gear choice and stats, but we will go over the glyph sockets to take:

• Exploit

• Marshal

• Disembowel

• Undaunted

Stat Priority

• -2H Weapon: % Crit DMG → % DMG to close → Core Skill DMG

• -Gloves: % Crit DMG → WhirlWind → % Crit Chance → All Stats

• -Amulet: % CDR → % Max Resource → % Resource Cost Reduction → Ult DMG

• -Rings: % Crit Chance → % Crit DMG → DMG to Close  → % Vuln DMG

• -Helm: % CDR → % Max Life→ All Stats → % DMG while Berserking

• -Chest: % DMG Reduction from Close →  DMG Reduction while fortified →  DMG Reduction→ Ranks to Challenging Shout

• -Legs: Dodge → % DMG Reduction → % Max Life → % DMG Reduction

• -Boots: % Move Speed → Dodge → All Stat → % Elemental Res

Gems

• Weapon: Emerald for %crit dmg to Vuln.

• Armor: Sapphire for dmg reduction while Fortified.

• Jewelry: Skull for Armor.

Gamepaly

Cast your Shouts (Rally Cry, then War Cry and Challenging Shout), pop Wrath of the Berserker, start channeling Whirl Wind, and Cast Iron Skin when you're low HP.

Summary

The primary focus of this Thorns Barbarian Build is to turn huge groupings of enemies into elites as rapidly as possible before bursting everything to pieces. When you begin channeling Whirlwind, all damage buffs that you currently possess will be applied for the entirety of Whirlwind's duration.