How to Build a Barbarian in Diablo III

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get Battle Rage.

   This will be your main fury generator.
   
   The skill will also give additional damage and critical hits.
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   Step 2: Get Whirlwind Hurricane.

   This will be your main damage-dealing skill.
   
   It's an AOE that, when paired with Battle Rage, creates an AOE that deals a lot of critical hits. , This skill, along with Whirlwind Hurricane, will be your main damage dealer.
   
   This skill helps generate fury as well as increase your movement speed and enables you to have more mobility. , This is the most important part of this build as it generates your fury.
   
   Do not let this stat go below 35% since it will become inefficient. , This adds to your survivability since Barbarians aren't tanks by nature.
   
   Life Steal helps you make up for it. , Having a higher attack speed will make your Whirlwind and Tornado faster. , Since the Barbarian will be relying on critical hits, this will further increase your damage. , This will boost your survivability and allow you to last longer and tank more damage. , Get three if you can afford to.
   
   This build relies heavily on your damage output, as such, rubies will be a good asset. , A little bit more extra damage can't hurt since you already have the resistance from the Immortal King set, assuming you got that set. , These can be a bit pricey.
   
   If you can't afford it, get a +% to health instead. , Any of these would be beneficial to the Barbarian. , These are the two main armor stats that you should be focused on. , The weapons must have sockets for Emeralds for additional critical damage; it should also have either +Attack Speed or +Critical Damage.
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   Step 3: Get Sprint Run.

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   Step 4: Increase your Critical Strike Chance.

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   Step 5: Get Life Steal.

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   Step 6: Increase your attack speed.

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   Step 7: Increase your Critical Strike Damage.

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   Step 8: Get the Immortal King set.

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   Step 9: Socket Good Rubies into your chest piece.

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    Step 10: Get +Critical Damage and +Attack Speed on your gloves and bracers.

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    Step 11: Get either a +Critical Chance or a +Critical Damage on your amulet.

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    Step 12: Get rings that have +Critical Chance

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    Step 13: +Critical Damage

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    Step 14: or +Attack Speed.

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    Step 15: Get items with either Vitality or Strength.

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    Step 16: Get an on-hand and off-hand weapons.

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