Saying Diablo 4 is rich with content would be an understatement. Due to its main quest line, class variation, side activities, and endgame content, Diablo 4 is a game fans will be pouring hundreds of hours into.
In order to make the most out of their playthroughs, players will need to pick a class that suits their playstyle. The game has multiple classes, each with its own playing style and skill tree. Every class is further divided into builds that can greatly impact their impact. The key to every build is picking the right skills to go with it. Key Passives are a set of powerful skills that are unlocked later on during playthroughs and only one of them can be activated at a time. Here is a ranking of every Barbarian Key Passive skill in Diablo 4.
4 Unbridled Rage
While an exceptionally strong Diablo 4 Key Passive on its own, Unbridled Rage requires players to model their builds around it and can only be used at very high levels (level 60 and above, at least). What this skill does is it increases the damage of Core skills by 135%, but doubles the fury requirement. Given its high fury requirement, under-leveled players will almost always struggle to reap the benefits of the Unbridled Rage. Even at higher levels, the skill requires players to have gear and skills that help regenerate fury actively. As a whole, any build with inadequate resource management will suffer with this skill.
Where Unbridled Rage shines is with builds that generate fury actively and rely on their Core skills a lot. An example would be an endgame Whirlwind build. Given the effectiveness and sheer power of skills such as Whirlwind and Rend, the massive increase in their damage will make players crush through all sorts of enemies; be it hordes of ads, or a tanky boss. Despite being ranked at number 4, Unbridled Rage is a powerful and useful Barbarian Key Passive for builds that can fully utilize it.
3 Unconstrained
Unconstrained is a strong Barbarian Key Passive in Diablo 4 for Berserker builds. Berserk is a powerful ailment that is triggered by skills such as Enhanced War Cry or during attacks by skills such as critical hits from Lunging Strike. What Berserk does is increase the damage output and movement speed of Barbarians significantly (25% and 15% respectively). Multiple builds make use of Berserk and rely upon it for devastating amounts of damage.
For such builds, Unconstrained is almost a no-brainer. What this Key Passive does is it increases the maximum duration of Berserk by 5 seconds while also increasing its damage bonus by 25%. Players that already have skills such as Enhanced War Cry will be getting a total of 9-10 seconds with Berserk, which in simple terms translates to utter destruction. Unconstrained has no specific requirements, all players that enjoy going Berserk can utilize it and have a great time. Given the nature of this skill, both solo players and groups will have a great time with it, especially given its usefulness during pressure scenarios.
2 Gushing Wounds
Gushing Wounds is the perfect Key Passive for Bleed build Barbarians in Diablo 4. What Gushing Wounds does is increase players' Bleed damage by 100% of their Critical Hit damage. To maximize the efficacy of such a skill, players should be looking to maximize their bleed damage alongside their chance of a Critical Strike. Alongside massively increasing Bleed damage, Gushing Wounds also causes a Bleed AOE explosion upon overpowering an enemy inflicted with Bleed.
Barbarians should look to have skills such as Rend which causes Bleed and Combat Bash which causes overpower. Experimenting with different Bleed skills and making strategic use of Overpower is the way to go with a Gushing Wounds build. As a whole, Gushing Wounds is a Key Passive that looks to dish out heavy amounts of Bleed damage, making it effective for both PvE and PvP scenarios in Diablo 4.
1 Walking Arsenal
Walking Arsenal is the most versatile Barbarian pey passive in Diablo 4, all while being just as strong as the other options. What Walking Arsenal does is increase damage by 10% for 6 seconds when Barbarians use a Two-Handed bludgeoning, Two-Handed slashing, or dual-wielded weapon. Furthermore, this Key Passive grants an additional 15% damage when all three of these bonuses are triggered. What this amounts to is almost unreal amounts of damage upon meeting these simple conditions.
What makes Walking Arsenal the best Barbarian Key Passive in Diablo 4 is sheer versatility. Almost every build can use this Key Passive. While it is true that this skill restricts weapon selection to an extent, most endgame Barbarian builds are focused on Two-Handed weapons or Dual Wielding weapons anyway. While triggering the 15% damage boost might take slight getting used to, the end result is devastating. The increase in damage carries over to physical damage skills such as Whirlwind.
Diablo 4 is available for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S