3 endgame builds · levelling
Barbarian
Whirlwind · Hammer of the Ancients · Charge
Spin through the map with Whirlwind, flatten bosses with Hammer of the Ancients, or Charge across the screen on a budget.
Eight classes, four guides each
Start with the levelling guide if you're new. Jump straight to an endgame build if you already know what an aspect is.
3 endgame builds · levelling
Druid
Storm Shred · Landslide · Wolf Companion
A lightning werewolf that never stops dashing, a Werebear that buries bosses in landslides, or a pack of wolves doing the work.
3 endgame builds · levelling
Necromancer
Blood Wave · Bone Spirit · Minion Necromancer
Crash walls of blood together, spend your whole Essence bar on one Bone Spirit, or keep the army you levelled with.
3 endgame builds · levelling
Paladin
Evade Hammerdin · Auradin · Shield of Retribution
Dash through packs as an angel trailing Blessed Hammers, walk around as a living aura, or throw a shield full of Thorns.
3 endgame builds · levelling
Rogue
Penetrating Shot · Dance of Knives · Death Trap
One arrow through the whole pack, a spinning storm of knives that needs no gear, or an Ultimate that keeps resetting itself.
3 endgame builds · levelling
Sorcerer
Ring of Fire · Ball Lightning · Blizzard
Stand in a ring of fire and burn everything that enters, orbit yourself with Ball Lightning, or spam Blizzard from level 38 to the end.
3 endgame builds · levelling
Spiritborn
Pestilent Swarm · Stinger · Quill Volley
Poison swarms that orbit you as you run, a Stinger build that works with no uniques at all, or feathers from range.
3 endgame builds · levelling
Warlock
Blazing Scream · Apocalypse · Ae'grom Summoner
A screaming skull fired from demon form, a hundred-stack Apocalypse, or a summoner that needs no uniques.
Twenty-four endgame builds
Every class has three: a main build, one that plays differently, and usually one you can run before any particular unique has dropped. Filter by what you want to do with it.
| Build | Class | Best at | Difficulty | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlwind | Barbarian | Speed farming | Easy — Fury upkeep | Gohr's Devastating Grips |
| Hammer of the Ancients | Barbarian | Boss killer | Easy — mind your Fury | Ring of Red Furor |
| Charge | Barbarian | Budget speedster | Easy — awkward movement | Chainscourged Mail |
| Storm Shred | Druid | Speed farming | Easy, but non-stop | Ifeh's Dire Totem, Dark Howl and two Storm Shepherd's Call charms |
| Landslide | Druid | Boss killer | Easy — watch Spirit | nothing in particular |
| Wolf Companion | Druid | Pet build | Moderate — reset fishing | Storm's Companion |
| Blood Wave | Necromancer | All-rounder | Easy to play, hard to gear | Kessime's Legacy (unique pants) |
| Bone Spirit | Necromancer | Speed farming | Moderate — Essence upkeep | Vengeful Sinew (unique chest) |
| Minion Necromancer | Necromancer | Starter build | Easy | nothing in particular |
| Evade Hammerdin | Paladin | Speed farming | Easy | Argent Veil ring, with evade-cooldown boots |
| Auradin | Paladin | Low-effort farming | Very easy | Dawnfire gloves |
| Shield of Retribution | Paladin | Starter build | Moderate — close range | nothing in particular |
| Penetrating Shot | Rogue | All-rounder | Moderate — positioning matters | nothing in particular |
| Dance of Knives | Rogue | Starter build | Easy | nothing in particular |
| Death Trap | Rogue | Speed farming | Easy to play — hard to gear | Beastfall Boots + Aspect of Aftermath |
| Ring of Fire | Sorcerer | All-rounder | Hard — stay in the ring | All five Tal Rasha's Threefold Way charms |
| Ball Lightning | Sorcerer | Speed farming | Easy | nothing in particular |
| Blizzard | Sorcerer | Starter build | Easy | nothing in particular |
| Pestilent Swarm | Spiritborn | Speed farming | Moderate — movement takes practice | Ring of Writhing Moon |
| Stinger | Spiritborn | Starter build | Moderate — constant button presses | nothing in particular |
| Quill Volley | Spiritborn | Ranged build | Hard — positioning and Vigor maths | Rod of Kepeleke |
| Blazing Scream | Warlock | All-rounder | Moderate — aim and self-heal | Elegy (one-handed sword) |
| Apocalypse | Warlock | Tower pushing | Easy — one combo | Hands of the Worldbreaker (gloves) |
| Ae'grom Summoner | Warlock | Starter build | Easy — but busy hands | nothing in particular |
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The season, farming, and the Steam Deck
The season itself
Hell's Legacy Day One
Reliquaries and Favor Tokens explained, the two different kinds of Splinter, Waking Nightmares, and the order to do it all in so you don't waste the first evening.
Read the season guide →
Drops and costs
Where it drops, and what it costs
Which Lair Boss or pool holds each Unique, what opens each hoard, and the Cube, Jeweler and Masterworking costs that still hold on patch 3.2.1.
Read the farming tables →
Handheld
Diablo IV on Steam Deck
Two settings presets — one for battery, one for plugged in — plus a controller layout. Written around the Hammerdin, but the settings apply whatever you play.
Read the Deck setup →If you only read one paragraph
New to the game and can't choose? Make the character on the Seasonal Realm and follow the levelling page in order. Watch for level 15: seven of the eight classes unlock their defining mechanic through a class quest there. The Necromancer is the exception — its Book of the Dead opens from level 5. At level 70 you don't need the gear on day one: every build page has a From fresh 70 to finished section, and most classes have a build marked Starter build that works before any particular unique has dropped.