Barbarian Furious Charge Build With Immortal King and Raekor
Welcome to our build guide for Furious Charge IK/Raekor Barbarian in Diablo 3. Here, you will learn everything you need to know to play this build at the highest level. This build is updated for patch 2.6.9 and Season 21.
For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our follower guide, which contains detailed advice on choosing the skills and the gear of your companion.
Introduction
This end game Barbarian build mixes the powers of Immortal King and The
Legacy of Raekor sets, combining the all-around utility of the former with the
Furious Charge devastation of the latter. The build is designed with
Greater Rift solo progression in mind, but we also have a speed farming variant,
which you can access by clicking the link below.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the Furious Charge Barbarian is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Furious Charge
 Merciless Assault
Ancient Spear
 Boulder Toss
1
Battle Rage
Bloodshed
2
Sprint
 Marathon
3
Wrath of the Berserker
Insanity
4
Call of the Ancients
Together as One
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Furious Charge Barbarian is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Raekor's Will - Shoulders:
Raekor's Burden - Gloves:
Immortal King's Irons - Chest:
Immortal King's Eternal Reign - Belt:
Immortal King's Tribal Binding - Pants:
Immortal King's Stature - Boots:
Raekor's Striders - Bracers:
Mortick's Brace - Amulet:
The Flavor of Time - Ring 1:
Band of Might - Ring 2:
Convention of Elements - Weapon:
Immortal King's Boulder Breaker
Note that you can shift around Immortal King and Raekor pieces according to your best rolls, as long as you maintain the equipped ratio of 5 Immortal King pieces and 3 Raekor pieces. The outline above is just a viable example of several combinations.
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Bane of the Stricken - Legendary Gem 3:
Wreath of Lightning
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Standoff - Armor Slot:
Vile Ward - Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur
Changelog
- 30 Jun. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 30 Jun. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 30 Jun. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 30 Jun. 2020 (gear page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (this page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (speed farming page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 23 Oct. 2019 (skills page): Guide revised and moved to the single build format and revised for Season 19.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Skill recommendations were revised for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (this page): Item and skill recommendations were revised for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Item recommendations were revised for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (speed farming page): Changed Bracers recommendation to Mortick's Brace.
- 13 May 2019 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 13 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 13 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 13 May 2019 (speed farming page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 07 Feb. 2019 (gear page): Added clarification to better separate Furious Charge main spec from spender variant.
- 27 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Adjustment to the Legendary Gem selection.
- 27 Jan. 2019 (this page): Adjustment to the Legendary Gem selection.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 16 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 20 Sep. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 15.
- 14 Jun. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 14.
- 31 Oct. 2017 (skills page): Wording changes to reflect the changes in the jewelry items in the build (we are no longer using Focus and Restraint).
- 31 Oct. 2017 (this page): Updated jewelry recommendations to reflect 2.6.1 changes.
- 31 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Replaced Focus and Restraint with Band of Might and Convention of Elements.
- 26 Jun. 2017 (this page): Guide updated for 2.6 and moved to new format.
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