Support Barbarian Speed Farming Variation

The Support Barbarian is also quite valuable during experience farming in Greater Rifts, albeit bringing slightly different utility and playstyle to the table compared to the GR pushing setups. We have solo speed GR rankings and solo speed T16 rankings if you want to know more about which builds are best for speed farming.

Within the limited scope of difficulty inside Greater Rift tiers related to XP farming, the necessity of pulls lessens compared to additional utility and speed.

Active Skills
Furious Charge Merciless Assault Sprint Forced March 1 Leap Iron Impact 2 Threatening Shout Falter 3 Ignore Pain Mob Rule 4 War Cry Veteran's Warning
Passive Skills
Superstition Relentless Pound of Flesh Nerves of Steel

A large part of your rotation will remain the same during speed farming; you will still be the leader of the pack, pushing the rest of the party along with speed buffs like War Cry (empowered by Chilanik's Chain) and the speedfarm-appropriate Sprint Forced March. You will also ensure the protection of your DPS teammates by applying and overlapping the effect of Ignore Pain Mob Rule. You will alternate mobility with Furious Charge and Leap, getting to enemies first and debuffing them with Threatening Shout for the convenience of your DPS party members.

Parts of the skill and passive selection will overlap with the base Greater Rift progression build, but others will have to change according to the task at hand. The ability to cross over great distances faster and more efficiently take precedence.

• Ignore Pain Mob Rule, War Cry Veteran's Warning, and Threatening Shout Falter will be maintained from the main GR progression build, as the three skills still bring tremendous utility to GR XP farm as well. Your mobility staple continues to be Furious Charge Merciless Assault across all variants.
• Ground Stomp can be maintained from the progression build, especially if you are grouped with a Witch Doctor DPS — in that case, simply alternate the rune from Wrenching Smash to Jarring Slam to feed your WD teammate Health Globes for his Gruesome Feast passive. In a group with a Necromancer DPS, you should alternate this slot to Sprint Forced March to further party mobility.
• Ancient Spear Rage Flip can be kept from the main build (especially in a group with WDs), or altered to Leap Iron Impact for some extra mobility with the lesser demand for pulls from Necromancer teammates.
• Your passives will be maintained from the progression build — Superstition, Nerves of Steel, Pound of Flesh and Relentless — as they all bring invaluable utility to speed farming as well.

Some of the gear from the Greater Rift progression build will still make sense for speed farming, but a few variations will be necessary in order to maximize your productivity and momentum during speed GR clears.

You will still maintain the 2-piece Horde of the Ninety Savages set, as its Shout-doubling effect brings just as much value in speed farming as it does in progression. Note that you will have to alter the HotNS pieces selection however, since your helm slot will be occupied by Leoric's Crown, and your pants and gloves slots will be taken by the craftable Cain's Destiny set pieces ( Cain's Scrivener and Cain's Habit respectively) for the extra experience gain. This leaves you with Spines of Savages and Markings of Savages. Refer to the table below for a specific breakdown of the worn pieces.

Your jewelry setup will remain largely unchanged, keeping Oculus Ring and either The Flavor of Time or Rondal's Locket. Since this setup uses the exact number necessary to obtain its set bonuses however, you do not need Ring of Royal Grandeur from the progression build and can comfortably fit the extra defense from Band of Might, easily kept up via Furious Charge.

Utility slots like Strongarm Bracers (for the damage buff to your DPS), Pride of Cassius (for the extra Ignore Pain Mob Rule duration) and Illusory Boots (for your own mobility) remain unchanged from the progression setup. You will add to them Leoric's Crown for additional value from your socketed gem.

Since protective weaponry like the Istvan's set or the Pig Sticker - Stormshield combo are quite the toughness overkill in speed farming, your weaponry combo is best changed to the CDR utility of In-geom and movement and attack speed buff of Echoing Fury.

To help you with farming the gear you need for your builds, we have two very useful guides that you can access by clicking the links below: a Salvage Guide to help you quickly check whether or not you can safely salvage a piece of gear and a Legendary Farming Guide to help you efficiently farm legendaries and set items.

The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised and re-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — For virtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual to advanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the path outlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of life first, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive and edge case utility nodes.

Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary Potion Powers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separate resource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Set items of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, and in the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).

You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powers in our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.

All three legendary gems from the progression setup remain just as useful during speed farming: Wreath of Lightning, Gogok of Swiftness, and Gem of Efficacious Toxin should all be present in your build. As far as regular gems are concerned, you should consider socketing a Flawless Royal Ruby in your helm when you grow comfortable with the build, to assist with the group XP gain.

For more information about gems, please refer to our guide on gems.

You have several viable options for the weapons slot in Kanai's Cube depending on your GR goals. For high-end GR progression, the general recommendation for this slot is The Executioner for its culling proc on enemies below 10% health.

One core Kanai's Cube item is Chilanik's Chain for the armor slot. This belt provides a party-wide movement speed buff when you activate War Cry, essential both during XP runs (for efficiency) and progression content (to skip bad fights). As mentioned above, this slot is interchangeable with Pride of Cassius depending on your better rolled item.

Your jewelry slot will ideally be taken by The Flavor of Time, freeing up your amulet slot for the globe radius-enhancing powers of Rondal's Locket. Other viable amulets for the slot are the immunity-based ones, such as The Star of Azkaranth or Xephirian Amulet.

The Kanai's Cube can be used for much more than simply extracting Legendary powers from items. Please refer to our Kanai's Cube guide for more information.

This Season revives the Pandemonium Kill Streak buff from Season 19. Each stack grants a bonus to movement speed and damage, capping at +50% movement speed and +100% damage at 1000 kills. Hitting specific kill thresholds unleashes powerful effects. Read more in our dedicated Season of the Eternal Conflict Mechanics Guide!

While speedfarming sees limited use from this theme, Greater Rift pushing benefits significantly. Effects like Geysers (150), Meteors (400), and Angels (500) can clear elites and Rift Guardians instantly. Players may reset streaks after 150 kills to repeatedly trigger Geysers or push for 500+ kills near boss fights, often using Nemesis Bracers to spawn extra enemies.

Because the most potent effects (Geysers, Meteors, Angels) can obliterate Rift Guardians instantly up to GR150, players can retool builds for efficiency and comfort. Here’s how:

Since you can rely on killstreak procs to clear the Rift Guardian, Bane of the Stricken can be safely omitted in favor of:

• Another generic damage-scaling legendary gem ( Bane of the Trapped for builds with any form of crowd control and/or melee range, Zei's Stone of Vengeance for far ranged builds, Taeguk for channeling builds, Simplicity's Strength for primary attack-focused builds, Enforcer for pet-oriented builds, etc.)
• A survivability-oriented legendary gem ( Esoteric Alteration, Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard), or additional utility ( Gogok of Swiftness for CDR-reliant builds, Pain Enhancer for attack speed-heavy builds, or Wreath of Lightning for extra movement speed).

Adjust your equipment to items that favor durability, health sustain, and ease of movement. Consider adjusting non-essential skills for the build to ones that pull, reposition, or otherwise displace enemies to facilitate large pulls of enemy packs. In more concrete terms, this means:

• For class-specific items, Barbarians should consider Band of Might if it's absent from the build; this is a powerful damage reduction item that incentivizes you to be mindful of mobility (through Furious Charge and Leap) and utility (through Ground Stomp) — both of which synergize well with the killstreak theme.
• For additional defense, other helpful cross-class jewelry includes Unity and the Endless Walk set ( The Traveler's Pledge and The Compass Rose).
• Situational items that can bolster your defenses include Stone Gauntlets (the drawbacks of which are negated via CC-immunity effects like Wrath of the Berserker, Ice Climbers, or Altar of Rites CC-immunity node), Aquila Cuirass (for low Fury-spending builds), and truly edge-case inclusions like Justice Lantern and String of Ears.
• For situational items that improve your utility, strongly consider Nemesis Bracers as the extra elites equal both killstreak upkeep and GR progression. When soloing, they should be equipped by your follower; in groups, at least one party member should commit to wearing them. Edge cases will see the inclusion of Warzechian Armguards or Krelm's Buff Belt (more speed for easier scouting and pulls), and Chilanik's Chain (for a group-wide boon). To facilitate large pulls, consider using a Follower equipped with The Ess of Johan, a proc-based analogue to an enemy-pulling skill (albeit outside your control).
• Skill-wise, make sure to include at least one movement skill tool ( Furious Charge, Leap or Sprint) and/or an enemy-pulling tool like Ground Stomp Wrenching Smash or Ancient Spear Rage Flip. Take a look if you can include passives like Boon of Bul-Kathos (for solo) or Inspiring Presence (for groups).