Barbarian GR Support Build With Raekor and HotNS
Welcome to our build guide for Support 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 2.6.8 and Season 20.
Introduction
With a focus shifted away from perma-stun and damage buffs into Toughness boosting and crowd control, the support Barbarian rises to meet the requirements of the metagame. This crowd control and buff-oriented build is strictly multiplayer oriented, a zero DPS spec that plays part of a composition with other damage dealing party members. To help you with your group compositions, please refer to our Group Meta overview.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the Support Barbarian is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Furious Charge
 Merciless Assault
Ground Stomp
 Wrenching Smash
1
Ancient Spear
Rage Flip
2
Threatening Shout
 Falter
3
Ignore Pain
 Mob Rule
4
War Cry
Veteran's Warning
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Support Barbarian is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Skull of Savages - Shoulders:
Raekor's Burden - Gloves:
Raekor's Wraps - Chest:
Markings of Savages - Belt:
Pride of Cassius - Pants:
Raekor's Breeches - Boots:
Illusory Boots - Bracers:
Strongarm Bracers - Amulet:
The Flavor of Time - Ring 1:
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac - Ring 2:
Oculus Ring - Weapon:
Little Rogue - Offhand:
The Slanderer
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Wreath of Lightning - Legendary Gem 2:
Gogok of Swiftness - Legendary Gem 3:
Gem of Efficacious Toxin
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
The Executioner (or 
Band of Might in S20) - Armor Slot:
Chilanik's Chain - Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur
Changelog
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): Skill and passive selection revised for the Season 20 meta.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): Skill, item, and Cube recommendations revised for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): Guide updated to reflect the inclusion of the Horde of the Ninety Savages set.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Revised Cube recommendations for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (this page): Revised Cube recommendations for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (this page): Revised item recommendations for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Revised item recommendations for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 18.
- 13 May 2019 (skills page): Revised the guide's suggestions to match the current meta demands.
- 13 May 2019 (this page): Revised the guide's suggestions to match the current meta demands.
- 13 May 2019 (gear page): Revised the guide's suggestions to match the current meta demands.
- 27 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Updated the build to more closely match the current meta.
- 27 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Updated the build to more closely match the current meta.
- 27 Jan. 2019 (this page): Updated the build to more closely match the current meta.
- 16 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 16 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 (this page): No changes necessary for Patch 2.6.1.
- 26 Jun. 2017 (this page): Guide updated for 2.6 and moved to new format.
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