Step into the world of Barbarian in Diablo 4! Explore our in-depth Barbarian class guides, including the best gear, builds and legendaries.

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<p>Learn more about the three navigation features coming to the game in Season 6 and Vessel of Hatred.</p>



<p>The features are <strong>Auto-Pin</strong>, <strong>Audio Navigation Assistance</strong>, and <strong>Compass</strong>. All can be enabled straight from within the <strong>Accessibility</strong> window in <strong>Game Settings</strong>.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Auto-Pin</h2>



<p>This feature places a map pin on your selected quest or a task from the in-game journal and shows a route on your mini-map to the chosen destination.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Audio Navigation Assistance</h2>



<p>This feature provides spatial audio pings to guide you to your placed pin on the overworld map. The volume and interval of pings can be adjusted to suit your preferences.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Compass</h2>



<p>This feature places an arrow around your character that points towards your placed pin. The arrow color can be customized for better visibility.</p>


Navigation Accessibility Features Coming in Season 6


<p>Blizzard has posted the official patch notes for Patch 1.4.4 which will be released on all platforms on July 10.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What&#8217;s New?</h2>



<ul>
<li>The sale price of boss summoning mats has been increased.</li>



<li>Tempering manual drop rate has been buffed.</li>



<li>The drop rate of Elixirs has been reduced.</li>



<li>Tempered affixes on gear now have an icon tied to the Tempering category, instead of the same icon for all Tempering affixes.</li>



<li>The patch brings various bug fixes outlined in the official patch notes down below.</li>
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        <h2>GAME UPDATE</h2>
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<li>The sale price of Boss summoning materials has been increased. Examples:
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<li>Blackened Femur, Gurgling Head, and Trembling Hand sell price increased from 20,000 Gold to 50,000.</li>
<li>Stygian Stone sale price increased from 70,000 Gold to 150,000.</li>
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<li>Tempering manual drop rates have been improved to be more consistent.</li>
<li>Elixirs’ general drop rate has been reduced.</li>
<li>Tempered affixes on items now have an icon associated to the Tempering category, instead of the same icon for all Tempered affixes.</li>
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<h2>BUG FIXES</h2>
<h3>Accessibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Screen Reader didn&#8217;t function properly when interacting with collapsible menus.</li>
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<h3>Gameplay</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed an issue where boss summoning materials could be lost if transferred to a newly created character.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Tortured Gift of Amulets in Helltide didn&#8217;t grant as many items as intended.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where a Helltide ambush from a Threat Level increase could spawn within the Iron Wolves encampment.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in place if the World Tier statue was interacted with while using a Town Portal.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Bold Chieftain&#8217;s Aspect did not grant cooldown reduction for Druid&#8217;s Debilitating Roar or Blood Howl.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where progression in Garan Hold could be blocked if Keeper Xor&#8217;lim was killed too quickly.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where progression in Sunken Library could be blocked if the Head Librarian spawned behind a locked door.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck behind certain Tortured Gift chests.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the tempering affix to increase the duration of the Damage Reduction granted by Reap also increased the cooldown for how often Reap could form a corpse.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Tempering affix for increasing Corpse Tendrils&#8217; Crowd Control Duration instead caused the skill to take longer to pull in enemies.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Bone Prisons created by Yen&#8217;s Blessing would persist indefinitely.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Firebolts going near but not through Firewall would still split into 3 when using Flameweaver.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Venous Mote altars could sometimes not be interacted with to complete the Whisper.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where changing mount armor could reset your Spur count.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where some of the Drowned Sea Hag’s attacks were harder to see in dark environments.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the following Aspects were not dealing as much damage as intended:
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<li>Dust Devil&#8217;s Aspect</li>
<li>Aspect of Surprise</li>
<li>Trickster&#8217;s Aspect</li>
<li>Aspect of Artful Initiative</li>
<li>Vengeful Aspect</li>
<li>Aspect of the Arrow Storms</li>
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<li>Fixed an issue where Stormbane&#8217;s Wrath could teleport to the player during its cast in a Nightmare Dungeon, instantly killing the player.</li>
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<h3>User Interface and User Experience</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Tempered title was used for 2 different title rewards. A new title, Frenzied, has been added as the reward for completing Tier 59 of the Battle Pass.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the bottom of the Journal could not be interacted with if too many quests were active at the same time.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Exceptional Gloves appearance got renamed to Superior Gloves.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the toggle for comparing stats would reset after logging out.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where interacting with the Pit Obelisk also opened the inventory.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the icon for an available potion upgrade was only visible when near an Alchemist.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Gauntlet Score screen could malfunction if you scored lower and didn&#8217;t rank up.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the Barbarian&#8217;s Weapon Expertise icons were all using the same image.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where score updates on the Leaderboard could take longer than intended.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where when completing a Gauntlet dungeon, only the achieved rank would be displayed and would not include an earned Seal.</li>
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<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed an issue where the impact sound effects for Hellborne Disciple meteors while fighting the Blood Maiden were louder than intended.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where multi-colored lights would display in front of a Druid&#8217;s head when transforming.(Ack! One too many forest mushrooms.)</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where audio could stop playing for a variety reasons.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Interactable objects in Helltide could disappear and then reappear after Helltide ended.</li>
<li>Various performance, stability, visual, and UI improvements.</li>
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        <p>You can read the entire official news post <a target="_blank" href="https://news.blizzard.com/en-gb/diablo4/23964909/diablo-iv-patch-notes">HERE</a></p>
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Official Diablo 4 Patch 1.4.4 Notes


<p>Blizzard said they won&#8217;t be implementing an Auction House feature in Diablo 4.</p>



<p>In the latest Campfire Chat, Global Community Lead Adam Fletcher mentioned that there are currently no plans for an Auction House feature in Diablo 4.</p>



<p><strong>Adam Fletcher:</strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Separately, this has been coming up a lot—auction house. There are currently no plans right now for something like that, but we hear you guys. We feedback things like that, let us know.&#8221;</p>



<p>If you remember back in Diablo 3, Blizzard had a Real Money Auction House (RMAH) that was eventually closed on <strong>March 18, 2014</strong>, because it negatively affected the core gameplay aspect of the game. Players were able to directly buy powerful gear with real money, creating a pay-to-win environment, where those willing to spend real money had significant leverage over those who did not.</p>



<p>This is probably something they would like to avoid in Diablo 4.</p>


Blizzard Says No to Auction House in Diablo 4


<p>Loadouts, one of the most requested features in Diablo 4, are still in development and won&#8217;t be available in Season 5.</p>



<p>During the latest <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/diablo-4-season-5-campfire-chat-june-21st/">Campfire Chat</a>, someone asked about loadouts in the Q&amp;A session, and here&#8217;s what Global Community Lead Adam Fletcher had to say:</p>



<p><strong>Adam Fletcher:</strong> &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m going to lightning round like a few quick things. I&#8217;m sure chat will kill me if I don&#8217;t call it out. Now we&#8217;re getting a lot of questions about loadouts. It is, again, still something that we are very well aware of, and we still plan on it. It just takes a lot of time. It&#8217;s a huge, huge amount of overhaul changes and everything from that end.</em>&#8220;</p>



<p>Loadouts are a huge undertaking, requiring significant time and effort. Therefore, the Diablo team do not have any updates to share for Season 5. However, it would not be surprising if this feature is being slated for release in Season 6, particularly as part of the Vessel of Hatred expansion.</p>



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Loadouts Still Planned But Not for Season 5


<p>The Butcher is undeniably Diablo 4&#8217;s most famous and most well-liked monsters/feature. However, he hasn&#8217;t been very scary or relevant for a while. As player power skyrocketed in recent seasons, he gets dealt with more and more easily. </p>



<p>Well, Season 5 is looking to fix that. It&#8217;s adding a new and different-looking version of the other Big Red, hoping to bring scary back! The Burning Butcher is even more spiky than the original, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Viettzz">Viett</a> caught him in action. He appears in a maximum level (Tier 8) Infernal Hordes wave, as part of the regular enemies, and is pretty tough. Viett even says he&#8217;s harder than any of the bosses in the mode, and any Pit level 100-200 boss as well! </p>



<p>Unfortunately Viett is running Tyrael&#8217;s Might with the Elixir of Holy Bolts and Whirlwind, so the screen is pretty cluttered. But the Butcher still manages to poke his head through, so let&#8217;s take a look.</p>



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<p><br>The actual difficulty on the Season 5 PTR is a little on the light side, as builds are still pretty overpowered, with some tuning coming before the season goes live. And so the Butcher could be back in his scary version with the new season! Here&#8217;s hoping.</p>


Fear Returns to the Red One: Burning Butcher in Tier 8 Infernal Hordes


<p>There&#8217;s many new additions coming to Season 5, with plenty of item changes at the forefront. We&#8217;ve already taken a look at <a href="https://www.icy-veins.com/d4/news/all-53-diablo-4-season-5-uniques-and-legendary-aspects/">all 53 new Unique items/Aspects coming</a>, so now let&#8217;s see the new and changed Tempering recipes and how they&#8217;ll help us better improve our gear! </p>



<p>Sorcerer&#8217;s won the &#8220;most new recipes&#8221; trophy, with 5 new scrolls, as they focus on specific skill augmentations as well as skill point bonuses, and more. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">New Tempering Recipes</h2>



<p><strong>Non-Class-Specific Recipes</strong></p>



<p>Worldly Finesse – Offensive</p>



<ul>
<li>+X% Critical Strike Damage</li>



<li>+X% Vulnerable Damage</li>



<li>+X% Overpower Damage</li>



<li>+X% Ultimate Damage</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Barbarian</strong></p>



<p>Slayer’s Finesse – Offensive</p>



<ul>
<li>Vulnerable Damage</li>



<li>Bonus Damage against Injured</li>



<li>Bleeding Damage</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Druid</strong></p>



<p>Ultimate Efficiency – Resource</p>



<ul>
<li>Cataclysm Cooldown Reduction</li>



<li>Lacerate Cooldown Reduction</li>



<li>Petrify Cooldown Reduction</li>



<li>Grizzly Rage Cooldown Reduction</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Necromancer</strong></p>



<p>Necromancer Wall – Defensive</p>



<ul>
<li>Skill Ranks of Necrotic Carapace</li>



<li>Skill Ranks of Drain Vitality</li>



<li>Minion Damage Reduction</li>



<li>Chance for your Minion Attacks to Fortify you for 3% Maximum Life</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Rogue</strong></p>



<p>Subterfuge Expertise</p>



<ul>
<li>Increased Smoke Grenade damage.</li>



<li>Increased Smoke Grenade Size.</li>



<li>Increased damage for each Dark Shroud Shadow.</li>



<li>Increased damage on Next Attack after entering Stealth.</li>
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<p>Rogue Persistence</p>



<ul>
<li>Increased Maximum Life Percentage gained while Dark Shroud is active.</li>



<li>Increased Maximum and All Resistance Percentage for 5 Seconds from Health. Potions.</li>



<li>Increased Skill Ranks of Second Wind.</li>



<li>Increased Skill Ranks of Aftermath.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Sorcerer</strong></p>



<p>Discharge – Weapon</p>



<ul>
<li>+X% chance to cast an additional Charged Bolt (moved from Shock Augments).</li>



<li>+X% Teleport size (moved from Shock Augments).</li>



<li>+X% chance for Arc Lash to swipe twice.</li>
</ul>



<p>Conjuration – Weapon</p>



<ul>
<li>+1-2 Hydra Heads on Cast.</li>



<li>X% chance for another Ice Blade on Cast.</li>



<li>X% chance for another Lightning Spear on Cast.</li>
</ul>



<p>Conjuration Fortune – Utility</p>



<ul>
<li>+X% Hydra Lucky Hit Chance.</li>



<li>+X% Ice Blade Lucky Hit Chance.</li>



<li>+X% Lightning Spear Lucky Hit Chance.</li>
</ul>



<p>Elemental Control – Utility</p>



<ul>
<li>+X Skill ranks to Convulsions.</li>



<li>+X Skill ranks to Snap Freeze.</li>



<li>+X Skill ranks to Crippling Flames.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Changes to Existing Tempering Recipes</h2>



<p><strong>Sorcerer</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>+X Skill ranks to Conduction – Added to Sorcerer Motion.</li>



<li>+X Ice Armor Duration – Added to Frost Cage.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Affixes Moved to Utility Tempering Recipes</h2>



<p>The following Tempering Affixes have been moved from existing Tempering Recipes onto new Recipes in the Utility Category.</p>



<p><strong>Developer’s Note: </strong><em>We are looking to expand what Affixes are available within the Utility Category to bring more depth and variety to Tempering.</em></p>



<ul>
<li>Barbarian Innovation – Barbarian Utility Recipe
<ul>
<li>Earthquake Duration – from Wasteland Augments</li>



<li>Kick Vulnerable Duration – from Furious Augments</li>



<li>Frenzy Duration – from Berserking Augments</li>



<li>Flay Duration – from Bleed Augments</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Nature Magic Innovation – Druid Utility Recipe
<ul>
<li>Hurricane Size – from Storm Augments</li>



<li>Lightning Storm Duration – from Storm Augments</li>



<li>Petrify Duration – from Earth Augments</li>



<li>Cyclone Armor Active Size – from Nature Magic Wall</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Rogue Innovation – Rogue Utility Recipe
<ul>
<li>Invigorating Strike Duration – from Basic Augments</li>



<li>Twisting Blades Return Time Reduction – from Core Augments</li>



<li>Flurry Size – from Core Augments</li>



<li>Heartseeker Duration – from Basic Augments</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">General Tempering Improvements</h2>



<ul>
<li>Fixed an issue where there was no indication on how to unlock Tempering if the player failed to pick up their first recipe. The quest now properly guides the player to pick up the free recipe.</li>
</ul>


Tempering Updates Coming to Season 5

All Sorcerer Changes in Season 5 Detailed


<p>Blizzard has updated class restrictions on weapons in Diablo 4 Season 5 and inherent affixes on multiple Weapon Types. Find out what&#8217;s new!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Some Class Restrictions from Weapons Lifted</h2>



<p>Starting in Season 5:</p>



<ul>
<li>Druids can use Polearms, Two-Handed Swords, and Daggers.</li>



<li>Sorcerer can use One-Handed Swords, and One-Handed Maces, including <span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_Swords_38.webp" alt="Azurewrath"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Sword" data-item-quality="unique">Azurewrath</span></a></span> and <span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_Swords_37.webp" alt="Doombringer"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Sword" data-item-quality="unique">Doombringer</span></a></span>.</li>



<li>Necromancers can use All Maces &amp; Axes, including <span class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip"><a class="icy-gtnbrg-link" href="#"><img decoding="async" class="icy-gtnbrg-tooltip-img" src="https://static.icy-veins.com/wp/static/d4/latest/images/icons/2DInventory_Axes_34.webp" alt="The Butcher's Cleaver"><span class="tooltip-spell-name" data-item-type="Axe" data-item-quality="unique">The Butcher&#8217;s Cleaver</span></a></span>.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Inherent Affixes on Weapon Types Updated</h2>



<p>Blizzard outlined some changes coming to the inherent affixes on weapon types.</p>



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<p>As you can see in the image above:</p>



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<li>The inherent affix on Axes changed to Damage Over Time.</li>



<li>The inherent affix on Wands changed to Vulnerable Damage.</li>



<li>The inherent affix on Scythes changed to Summoning Damage.</li>



<li>The inherent affix on Staves changed to Damage Over Time.</li>



<li>Bows have been updated to Critical Strike Damage.</li>



<li>Polearms have been changed to Vulnerable Damage.</li>



<li>Focus and Totem inherent affix changed to Lucky Hit Chance.</li>
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Weapon Changes in Diablo 4 Season 5


<p>Blizzard has invited multiple Diablo creators for the new Spiritborn class reveal livestream that takes place on <strong>July 18</strong>. </p>



<p>MacroBioBoi has been invited to the Seattle livestream.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So excited to finally be able to talk about it. Many people know my Birthday is coming up soon, and the <a href="https://twitter.com/Diablo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Diablo</a> 4 Devs were kind enough to invite me out to Seattle to LIVESTREAM The World First look at the Spiritborn on July 18th! Come hang out on stream as we try the new class! <a href="https://t.co/lh4HcoEZ0u">pic.twitter.com/lh4HcoEZ0u</a></p>&mdash; MacroBioBoi (@MacroBioBoi) <a href="https://twitter.com/MacroBioBoi/status/1807893406955589693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Wudijo has been invited by Blizzard to livestream the expansion and new class from their offices.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">JULY 18 &#8211; I got invited by Blizzard to LIVE STREAM the expansion &amp; new class on my channels from their offices. Let me know anything you&#39;d like to learn! The wudijo Spiritborn arc begins&#8230; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DiabloIV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DiabloIV</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZtAdiaTBqR">pic.twitter.com/ZtAdiaTBqR</a></p>&mdash; wudijo (@wudijo) <a href="https://twitter.com/wudijo/status/1807960105830248923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Blizzard invited Rob to LA to play the new class next week on <strong>July 12</strong>, but the NDA will be lifted after <strong>July 18</strong>! Our guide writer Lexyu will also be there! Well deserved, guys!</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looking forward to seeing you there!</p>&mdash; Lexyu (@LexandCes) <a href="https://twitter.com/LexandCes/status/1807886562191200709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>We can&#8217;t wait for what Blizzard has in store for the new Diablo 4 class and we&#8217;ll be covering the livestream here as usual. Stay tuned for more updates!</p>


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