Diablo Immortal: A Meta PvP Barbarian Build

PvP Cleave Primary Attack Barbarian Guide

The PvP Cleave Barbarian uses the Lacerate primary attack along with Cleave, Wrath of the Berserker, Undying Rage, and Sunder. Wrath of the Berserker is used with full uptime, gives a movement speed increase, reduces your damage taken, and shortens the duration of loss of control effects. This build is one of the best PvP Barbarian builds because it's strong for tanking and because it deals better AoE damage for fighting on idols than Demoralize Barbarians. The Undying Rage skill with the Exulted Demise essence is also very important because it lowers your life which increases your Cleave damage, gives an absorb shield equal to the amount of life lost, increases the range of your Cleave, and it gives a cheat death.

Paragons & Legendary Skills: PvP Cleave Barbarian Build

1. Slayer is the best damage paragon for this build because it improves the attack speed and damage of primary attacks.

2. Gladiator is the best PvP paragon tree for this build because it gives a cheat death which is important for PvP Babarians.

3. Vanquisher is the best paragon tree for magic finding because it gives increased damage and attack speed on kills.

4. Harbinger can be used in Erebban for an absorb shield, movement speed, and to move unhindered through enemies.

5. Survivor is recommended in Vanguard when you have a low charm because it has a cheat death that works in Vanguard.

6. The best legendary skill is Overloaded for increased primary attack speed and on this build it lowers Cleave's cooldown.

7. Below you can find an image for the best paragon for damage and the second image is the best paragon for PvP.

Note: Overloaded increases your primary attack speed with Cleave which lowers its cooldown with Cleave skill enchants.

PvP Cleave Barbarian Skills and Equipment:

Skills

1. Lacerate (Primary Attack)

2. Cleave

3. Undying Rage

4. Wrath of the Berserker

5. Sunder

Main Hand

Armory Clutch - Cleave now empowers primary attacks to increase attack range, damage, and life drain depending on how much life you have missing when it's cast.

Note: When using the Undying Rage skill with the Exulted Demise legs essence your life will be replaced with a shield which improves your attack range, damage, and life drain when using Cleave with the Armory Clutch main hand essence.

Off-Hand

Helmet Splitter - Wrath of the Berserker now increases your movement speed, reduces damage taken, and lowers the duration of loss of control effects on you.

Main Hand 2

Ardent Fervor - The attack speed of Lacerate is increased each time you take damage stacking up to three times.

Off-Hand 2

Mortal Resolve - Cleave now also has greatly increased damage based on how much life you're missing.

Helmet

Sullen Vow - Wrath of the Berserker now also increases your primary attack speed.

Shoulders

Brier Creeper - Sunder now draws enemies in, increases your primary attack speed, and has two charges.

Chest

Steel Gospel - Sunder can now also be used under loss of control, removes harmful effects, and grants immunity to these effect for a 0.5 second duration.

Legs

Exulted Demise - Undying Rage now gives an absorb shield in the place of a large portion of your life and refills your life based on the remaining shield, increases your damage, and gives a cheat death with 30% life drain.

Note: Undying Rage with this essence is important to lower your life which gives more Cleave damage with this build.

Recommended Sets

1. Vithu's Urges (2 Set) - This set increases your beneficial effects durations by 30% which includes Wrath of the Berserker.

2. Untouchable Mountebank (4 Set) - Great for PvP for a chance to gain a large absorb shield which improves your tanking.

3. Houlga's Hunger (2 Set) - Deals low self damage and increases your critical hit chance when you receive damage.

Note: Look for blue sockets on your rings and socket them with Aquamarines which give armor for PvP or Sapphires for more damage. You should also look for increased beneficial effects duration on your waist and boots slots.

Recommended Attribute Priority (PvP)

1. Fortitude (Armor/Armor Penetration)

2. Vitality (Maximum Life)

3. Strength (Primary/Skill Damage)

4. Willpower (Potency/Resistances)

Note: Fortitude gives armor and armor penetration which can increase your damage and reduce your damage taken.

Recommended Skill Enchants

1. One Cleave skill enchant is required to lower the cooldown of Cleave but more Cleave enchants are preferred. This enchant aligns your cooldowns so that you can use Undying Rage right before Cleave for a huge damage increase.

2. Wrath of the Berserker skill enchants deal damage around you every 0.5 seconds for a duration.

Best 5 Star Legendary Gems

1. Roiling Consequence - Strong gem that increases your critical hit chance and causes your critical hits to burn enemies.

2. Blood-Soaked Jade - Gives increased damage, reduces damage taken below 50% life, and increases movement speed.

3. Hellbound Desire - Increases damage and movement speed with bonus damage for a six second duration.

4. Gloom Cask - Deals additional damage when you use your primary attack and increases your primary attack damage.

5. Golden Firmament - Attacks with wind blades for a duration on cooldown and increases your evasion rating.

6. Colossus Engine - Gives increased skill damage, increased area of effect, short knockback immunity, and increased size (which increases your movement speed) for a medium duration with a 20 second cooldown.

7. Haunt Coil - Useful in offensive and defensive stance for increased damage or reduced damage taken for a duration.

8. Frozen Heart - Gives an absorb shield for PvP for a medium duration when you are hit and chills opponents.

Note: Gloom Cask and Golden Firmament deal their own damage which makes them better for defensive tank builds.

Best 2 Star Legendary Gems

1. Crimson Behelit - Strong legacy gem with increased damage and reduced damage taken but it's drop disabled.

2. Pain Clasp - Great two star gem that increases damage against enemies that have a continuous damage effect on them.

3. Mother's Lament - Increases your critical hit chance and causes a damaging spike that makes the opponent bleed.

4. Specter Glass - Increases the damage taken by enemies after critical hits and increases your critical hit chance.

5. Mourneskull - This legacy gem can be used to increase your damage and deals its own damage but it's drop disabled.

6. Viper's Bite - A nice gem for early on that deals damage over time which can kill opponents after they use a cheat death.

7. Lightning Core - A low priority gem that fires lightning when you use your primary attack and it shortly increases damage.

8. Battleguard - A solid defensive gem that reduces your damage taken against enemies within three yards.

9. Stubborn Oracle - Gives a chance to block enemies in front of you and reduces the duration of loss of control effects.

Note: Pain Clasp is the best PvM two star legendary gem and Crimson Behelit is the best PvP two star legendary gem.

Best Starter 1 Star Legendary Gems

1. Ca'arsen's Invigoration - A strong one star gem for primary attack builds that increases your primary attack speed.

2. Everlasting Torment - Budget gem that deals damage over time on critical hits and increases your attack speed.

3. Respite Stone (PvP) - This PvP legendary gem reduces damage taken and increases block chance below 50% life.

4. Faltergrasp (PvP) - Disables opponents dash skills on critical hits and greatly reduces the opponents movement speed.

Best Familiars

1. Savior Duskprowler - Look for a 170+ Resilience Duskprowler with the Savior passive which gives a cheat death and temporary damage immunity. The 170+ Resilience on the familiar lowers the cooldown of Savior but only Duskprowlers and Ash Sweepers can have 170+ Resilience. The Tenacity passive is strong for lowering the cooldown of the Duskprowler shield, the Guardian passive is great for healing, and Steel Hide is great on tank builds for increased block chance.

2. Broodtalon/Skitterwight - Look for Savior which gives a cheat death and Lingering Wounds for increased damage.

3. Ash Sweeper - Ash Sweepers are strong in PvP because they damage nearby enemies and mark an enemy reducing their damage by 20% for three seconds. They're also capable of having 170+ Resilience to reduce the cooldown of Savior.

4. Any Savior Familiar - You can use any familiar with Savior for a cheat death and great passive skills as an alternative.

5. Rare Duskprowler - Guardian is the next best familiar passive because it provides healing when you drop below 50% life. Steel Hide occasionally gives increased block chance, Phalanx increases your damage and defenses, Precision gives critical hit chance to the familiar, and Tenacity lowers the cooldown of the Duskprowler shield which are also all desirable.

Note: Broodtalons and Skitterwights have status effects over a duration which increases the duration of Lingering Wounds.

Normal Gems

You should prioritize Rubies for maximum life in PvP in red sockets and Topazes for resistances in yellow sockets. You can also combine all of your bound Tourmalines and Citrines and use them in your equipment if they give higher refinement for more attributes. You should also socket all of your highest refinement Aquamarines and Sapphires in blue sockets which gives increased armor and armor penetration.

Gem Notes

The Haunt Coil five star gem is great on tank builds when you switch stances for an absorb shield, increased damage, and reduced damage taken. The Gloom Cask and Golden Firmament five star gems deal more damage than other options on this build because they deal their own damage and this is a tank build. The Colossus Engine five star gem is an important five star gem that gives increased skill damage, area of effect, movement speed (from its size increase), and temporary knockback immunity. The Frozen Heart five star gem is recommended for Barbarian builds in PvP to improve tanking because it gives an absorb shield and it chills opponents which lowers their attack speed and movement speed.

That's all for the PvP Cleave Barbarian Guide. You can view the menu at the top of this page for more builds. Good luck!