Barbarian Rend Build with Wrath of the Wastes
Welcome to our build guide for Rend Wastes 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 2.6.10 and Season 22.
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 mobile, DoT-based Barbarian build utilizes the Wrath of the Wastes set for its Rend-empowering aspects, and adds a slew of synergistic legendary items into a single, adaptable and very lethal package. The build is designed with Greater Rift solo progression in mind. For more information about how this build performs on the ladder, please refer to our Solo push rankings.
This build also comes with its own speed farming variation, which features a build similar to the present one, but with alterations to fit a speedfarming playstyle.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the Wastes Rend Barbarian is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Ancient Spear
 Rage Flip
Whirlwind
 Wind Shear
1
Rend
Bloodbath
2
Ground Stomp
 Wrenching Smash
3
Battle Rage
 Swords to Ploughshares
4
Wrath of the Berserker
 Insanity
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Wastes Rend Barbarian for GR solo pushing is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Helm of the Wastes - Shoulders:
Pauldrons of the Wastes - Gloves:
Gauntlet of the Wastes - Chest:
Cuirass of the Wastes - Belt:
Lamentation - Pants:
Tasset of the Wastes - Boots:
Sabaton of the Wastes - Bracers:
Mortick's Brace - Amulet:
The Flavor of Time - Ring 1:
Focus - Ring 2:
Restraint - Weapon 1:
The Slanderer - Weapon 2:
Little Rogue
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Taeguk - Legendary Gem 3:
Bane of the Stricken
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Ambo's Pride - Armor Slot:
Mantle of Channeling - Jewelry Slot:
Band of Might - 4th Slot (Season 22):
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
Changelog
- 18 Nov. 2020 (speed farming page): Revised base Cube armor slot choice. Added S22 Cube recommendation.
- 18 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Revised base Cube armor slot choice. Added S22 Cube recommendation.
- 18 Nov. 2020 (this page): Revised base Cube armor slot choice. Added S22 Cube recommendation.
- 18 Nov. 2020 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 22. No changes required.
- 30 Jun. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 30 Jun. 2020 (gear page): No changes required for Season 21. Added note regarding why Ground Stomp is replaced by Ignore Pain / Iron Hide.
- 30 Jun. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 30 Jun. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (speed farming page): Revised the guide to include a beginner-friendly Bul-Kathos setup.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): Skill and item revisions are introduced for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): Kanai's Cube alterations depending on playstyle added to the guide.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): Revised passive selection to better reflect the state of high-end pushing.
- 10 Dec. 2019 (gear page): Submitted a clarification to ring rolls to account for ORotZ.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (this page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 19 Nov. 2019 (speed farming page): Guide revised and updated for Season 19.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Skill revisions are introduced for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Item revisions are introduced for Season 18.
- 22 Aug. 2019 (this page): Skill and item revisions are introduced for Season 18.
- 13 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 13 May 2019 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 13 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 17 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 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 updates to reflect the change in jewelry in the build.
- 31 Oct. 2017 (this page): Updated jewelry recommendations to reflect 2.6.1 changes.
- 31 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Changed jewelry for Patch 2.6.1. Band of Might and Convention of Elements replace Focus and Restraint.
- 26 Jun. 2017 (this page): Guide updated for 2.6 and moved to new format.
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