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Double Swing is a Skill that’s often overlooked. It might not hit as hard as the Barbarian’s other abilities inDiablo 4, but with the right setup, this simple Skill can become a fun and effective meat grinder that can take on the game’s more challenging difficulties.
Unlike theBarbarian’s more popular builds inDiablo 4, Double Swing makes use of every mechanic that makes the class unique, from its many forms of Crowd Control to Bleed synergies, the weapon-swapping system, and the class' big, meaty swings. It’s fast, dynamic, and deadly, perfect for theDiablo 4player who’s bored of spinning and shouting all the time.
Updated May 17, 2024by Marc Santos: Double Swing has become stronger than ever in Diablo 4 Season 4 thanks to the numerous balance changes the game has received in the past, not to mention the new Legendary Aspects and Unique items that have become available. This guide has been completely overhauled to focus more on Double Swing and Dust Devils empowered by buffs from Berserk, Frenzy, Wrath of the Berserker, and multiple new Legendary Aspects.
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This build focuses on keeping the Berserk effect active while constantly stunning enemies to effectively make Double Swing free to cast.
At full stacks,Battle Frenzymakes Double Swing attack faster, allowing players to capitalize on the stuns they inflict. It’s not a bad skill for killing all enemy types either, even onDiablo 4’shighest world tier.
Warrior’s Death Blowworks together with Double Swing’s Furious upgrade to allow for near-permanent Berserking uptime. Hit something with Death Blow to gain Berserk, then use Double Swing to extend the effect’s duration. The former is great for dealing huge chunks of damage, especially against bosses, so use it whenever it’s available.
The Enhanced Double Swing upgrade generates 25 Fury when hitting a Stunned or Knocked Down enemy, essentially making Double Swing free to use.
Apart from serving as Fury generators,Leapis here for mobility and defense, whileGround Stompis for stunning tough enemies. Both these skills will be upgraded with the ability to create Earthquakes later on when it comes to choosing Legendary Aspects.
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Here, players will want to focus on building additional damage resistance and Fury generation — the latter is a particularpain point for Barbarians inDiablo 4, which is why all sources of Fury generation are beneficial for all the class' builds.
Aggressive ResistanceandProlific Furyare two more great choices for this build since the player will be Berserking in every fight. The former increases your damage resistance, while the latter boosts Fury generation. Meanwhile,Invigorating Furywill heal the Barbarian for 9% of their max Life after spending 100 Fury. This passive is ridiculously good with Double Swing because of how quickly it attacks. The other passives are here as general improvements for offense, defense, and qualilty of life.
Since the build primarily uses the Berserk buff,Unconstrainedis the preferred Key Passive. It makes Berserk last longer and provide more damage. When paired with item stats, the damage bonus players enjoy from this can get extremely high, often skyrocketing their base Power value by over 200% when Berserk and Wrath of the Berserker are active.
Recommended Stats
Helmet - Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty
Unique - While Berserking, you have a chance to become even angrier, gaining more damage, additional Fury per second, and bonus cooldown reduction.
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Gloves
Earthquake - Ground Stomp creates an Earthquake that damages all enemies on it. When standing on the Earthquake, deal x[15-25%] increased damage.
Pants
Bul-Kathos - Leap creates a damaging Earthquake that grants you Damage Reduction while standing on top of it.
Boots
Metamorphosis - Dodging turns you into a cloud of bats, making you Unstoppable. Enemies along your path take Physical damage and are inflicted with Vampire’s Curse. Evade’s cooldown is increased by [10-5] seconds.
Amulet
Anemia - On Lucky Hit, have a chance to stun Bleeding or Vulnerable enemies.
2H Sword
Retribution - Distant enemies have a chance to be stunned. Deal up to 30% more damage to stunned enemies.
The build relies on stunning enemies via Lucky Hits and abilities to get free casts of Double Swing. The Uniques listed above aren’t totally necessary, but they’ll make the build significantly stronger. You can get these by farming Helltides orby fighting certainDiablo 4bosses.
As of writing, this build is powerful enough to allow a Level 56 Barbarian with unoptimized gear to kill Elias, the Level 70 boss inDiablo 4’sFallen Temple capstone dungeon, in approximately 15 seconds.
Twister (max level)
Blood Rage
Disembowel (max level)
Feel free to prioritize whichever one of these Paragon Boards first. Unlocking the Legendary Nodes is recommended, but ultimately optional.
Flawless Techniqueis a good first Paragon Board to use with Double Swing. It increases the player’s chance to crit when hitting enemies with one-handed weapons. Take Wild Force, Slayer, and Heavy Blows for bonus one-handed weapon damage, armor, and Critical Strike Damage respectively.
Once you’re ready toget more Paragon Boards,CarnageandBlood Rageare great options for any Barbarian build that uses Berserk. The former improves your attack speed, while the latter helps you keep Berserking between encounters. Both have nodes that further increase Berserking’s buffs as well.
For Glyphs, useExploiton the starting board for bonus Vulnerable damage andAmbidextrouson Flawless Technique for more damage with one-handed weapons. UseTwisteron the Carnage board to significantly increase the strength of Dust Devils, and if you want to decrease the cooldowns of Leap and Earthquake, use Disembowel on the Blood Rage board.
