Barbarian did not go unnoticed for the upcoming Season 11 of Diablo 4! Blizzard pushed out some changes and adjustments for Barbarians as well, including a few small buffs across the board, some Fury reversions from PTR, and a bunch of node and skill reworks that make brawling builds feel punchier and more consistent. Below are the important changes you need to know!
General Balance & Stats
- Strength scaling increased: Damage per 10 Strength from 1.0% → 1.1%.
This is a universal damage bonus! Every point of Strength is slightly more valuable now, and that will help all Barbarian builds!
Skills & Core Changes
Kick: Hitbox width doubled; damage later increased 60% → 100%.- Power Kick: PTR changes reverted
- Mighty Kick: Collide damage increased 54% → 100%.
Leap: Attack speed scaling adjusted and now scales with Attack Speed.
Upheaval: Can be canceled a bit earlier for smoother rotations.
Call of the Ancients: Duration 6 → 10 seconds (longer uptime for ancients).
Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients: Now increases max Fury up to 100; Fury per enemy hit increased 3% → 10% (up to 10 stacks).
Enhanced Ground Stomp: Now pulls enemies in (instead of the old stun duration bonus).
A lot of the core skill changes are about making inputs feel smoother and Fury more reliable, and at the same time giving some skills a stronger payoff.
Paragon & Glyph Buffs
- Hemorrhage / Blood Rage / Carnage / Decimator / Flawless Technique / Weapons Master: Several Legendary node damage bonuses buffed (example: Hemorrhage now 60% up from 45%).
Undaunted: Fortify max damage reduction from 10% → 15%.- Dominate: Overpower timer reduced 12s → 6s.
- Weapons Master node: Swapping weapons now restores 12 Fury (previously a percent-based restore).
These are straight performance buffs to core paragon nodes and glyphs, so expect higher sustained DPS and more forgiving resource loops.
Tempering & Affix Changes
- Berserking Finesse: Removed the “Damage while War Cry is Active” affix.
- Arsenal Finesse: Removed (no longer available).
- Weapon Attunement: Several resource-generation affixes for weapon types removed.
With all the changes made to Tempering in general for Season 11, a few temper affixes were removed for all classes, including for Barbarian.
Passives & Defenses
Iron Skin (rework): Now increases Maximum Life by 30% and grants a barrier absorbing 80% of missing Life for 5s (previously 50% of missing Life).
Counteroffensive: Now grants 4% increased damage while Fortified (simpler trigger).
Defensive Stance: While Fortified you now gain 3% Damage Reduction (healing removed).
Irrepressible / 
Thick Skin: Fortify amounts significantly reduced (various rebalances).
Barbarian’s defensive toolkit is being cleaned and consolidated, with fewer hybrid effects, more predictable Damage Reduction and Fortify numbers.
Legendary Aspects & Quality-of-Life
Veteran Brawler’s Aspect: Now triggers from Brawling Skills (broader trigger) and lasts 5s.- Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind: Whirlwind crit bonuses now persist for 5s after channel ends.
Aspect of Numbing Wrath / Steadfast Berserker’s Aspect / Aspect of Tempering Blows: Fortify granted now scaled as % Max Life rather than fixed numbers, more consistent in higher item power.- Aspect rank increases: Several Aspects increased to 21 ranks (more room for power scaling).
These changes make both short burst and whirlwind builds more consistent and less gear-dependent.
Item Changes & New Unique
Barbarian also receives one new Unique items, the Chainscourge Mail (Unique Pants). This item will only drop from Lord Zir.
- Affixes: +51-65 All Stats, +424-457 Max Life, 8.1-8.8% CDR, +2-3 to Brawling Skills
- Unique Power: Casting a damaging Brawling Skill disables it. When all Brawling Skills on your bar are disabled, they all re-enable with refreshed cooldowns, and your Brawling Skills deal 50-100% increased damage per disabled Skill.
They also made one change since PTR to this item! The shorter cooldown for the last Brawling skill used before re-enabling all of them, now scales based on attack speed.
Other items:
Fields of Crimson: Blood Pool bonus damage now applies to the whole party (no longer only the caster).- Several weapon and item affixes moved from odd defensive rolls to cleaner stats (this was modified on all the classes).
The adjustments made on old items allow the Barbarian to boost the whole party better, and with the removal of the useless defensive stats on certain items, you can now roll more useful affixes on your gear and get stronger faster!
Expertise & Weapon/Skill Scaling
- Weapon Expertise: Rank 10 Weapon Expertise bonus now also applies in the Weapon Technique slot.
Iron Maelstrom: Two-handed and dual-wield damage numbers roughly doubled (big buff for heavy weapon users).
Enhanced Bash / 
Rallying Cry / Fortify changes: Fortify numbers adjusted (mostly reduced) to normalize defensive power across builds.
These changes overall give weapon and technique slots more synergy and improve the two-handed/dual-wield damage.
Bug Fixes & Miscellaneous
- Fixed Strategic Rallying Cry UI showing incorrect Life gain.
- Fixed
Ugly Bastard Helm Fire Resistance stat. - Fixed Brash Node not granting resistances.
- Fixed
Yul rune interaction with Ground Stomp + Chainscourged Mail. - Fixed
Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus remaining active incorrectly. - Fixed incorrect Fury cost display for Kick.
Overall, Barbarians in Season 11 get a mix of sensible quality-of-life fixes, clearer Fury mechanics, stronger skill numbers (especially for kicks and two-handed swings), and a fun new Unique to change brawling playstyles. It is not a full rework, but it is a solid change that should make the class punchier and more consistent at all levels.
Barbarian Patch Notes
Barbarian
- Damage per 10 points of Strength increased from 1% to 1.1%.
Skills
Kick
- Width of the hitbox has been doubled.
Power Kick
- Reverted Fury cap from PTR.
Leap
- Adjusted attack speed scaling.
Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients
- Now increases maximum Fury, up to 100.
- Fury generation per enemy hit increased from 3% to 10%, up to 10 stacks.
Items
Aspect of Anger Management
- Previous: While above 55-40 Fury, you are Berserk, but 2 Fury Drains per second.
- Now: While above 50 Fury, deal 10-30%x increased damage and gain Berserking, but 3 Fury Drains per second.
Chainscourge Mail
- The shorter cooldown for the last Brawling skill used before re-enabling all of them now scales based on attack speed.
Fields of Crimson
- Blood Pool bonus damage no longer only applies to the casting player.
Paragon
Hemorrhage Legendary Node
- Increased damage increased from 45%[x] to 60%[x].
Blood Rage Legendary Node
- Increased damage increased from 45%[x] to 60%[x].
Carnage Legendary Node
- Increased damage increased from 30%[x] to 45%[x].
Decimator Legendary Node
- Increased damage increased from 20%[x] to 25%[x].
Flawless Technique Legendary Node
- Increased Critical Strike Damage increased from 30%[x] to 45%[x].
Weapons Master Legendary Node
- Increased damage to Injured and Healthy increased from 30%[x] to 45%[x].
Undaunted Glyph
- Maximum Damaging Reduction from Fortify increased from 10% to 15%.
Tempering
Berserking Finesse
- Affixes Removed: Damage while War Cry is Active.
Arsenal Finesse
- No longer available.
Weapon Attunement
- Affixes Removed:
- Resource Generations with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons
- Resource Generations with Dual Wielded Weapons
- Resource Generations with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons
Expertise
- The rank 10 Weapon Expertise bonus now also applies when equipped to the Weapon Technique Slot.
Skills
Kick
- Damage increased from 60% to 100%.
Power Kick
Previous: Kick is now also a Core Skill. If Kick damages an enemy, it consumes all of your Fury and deals an additional 25% damage per 10 Fury spent. Kick no longer Knocks Back enemies.Now: Kick is now also a Core Skill. If Kick damages an enemy, it consumes up to 500 Fury and deals an additional 25%[x] damage per 20 Fury spent. Kick no longer Knocks Back enemies.
Mighty Kick
- Increased collide damage from 54% to 100%.
Leap
- Now scales with Attack Speed.
Upheaval
- Can now be cancelled slightly earlier with another skill.
Iron Skin
- Previous: Steel yourself, gaining a Barrier that absorbs 50% of your missing Life for 5 seconds.
- Now: Steel yourself, increasing only your Maximum Life by 30% and gaining a Barrier that absorbs 80% of your missing Life for 5 seconds.
Enhanced Ground Stomp
- Previous: Ground Stomp generates 60 Fury and has a 2 second increased Stun duration.
- Now: Ground Stomp generates 60 Fury and Pulls in enemies.
Call of the Ancients
- Duration increased from 6 to 10 seconds.
Iron Maelstrom
- Two-Handed Bludgeoning damage increased from 75% to 150%.
- Two-Handed Slashing initial damage increased from 20% to 40%.
- Two-Handed Slashing bleeding damage increased from 120% to 240%.
- Dual Wield damage increased from 43% to 86%.
Enhanced Bash
- Fortify reduced from 20% to 10% of Maximum Life.
Strategic Iron Skin
- Fortify reduced from 30% to 10% of Maximum Life.
Enhanced War Cry
- Fortify reduced from 15% to 8% of Maximum Life.
Strategic Rallying Cry
- Previous: Rallying Cry grants you 10% Maximum Life as Fortify. While Rallying Cry is active, you gain an additional 2% Maximum Life as Fortify each time you take or deal direct damage.
- Now: While Rallying Cry is active, gain 1% Maximum Life as Fortify every second.
Passives
Counteroffensive
- Previous: While you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life, you deal 4% increased damage.
- Now: While Fortified, deal 4% increased damage.
Defensive Stance
- Previous: While Fortified, you gain an additional 2% Damage Reduction and you Heal for .5% Maximum Life every second.
- Now: While Fortified, gain 3% Damage Reduction.
Irrepressible
- Fortify reduced from 10% to 3% of Maximum Life.
Thick Skin
- Fortify reduced from .6% to .1% of Maximum Life.
Legendary Aspects
Aspect of the Veteran Brawler
- Previous: Each time a Core Skill deals direct damage to an enemy, your next Charge, Leap, or Kick deals 4-10%[x] increased damage, up to 20-50%[x].
- Now: Each time a Brawling Skill deals direct damage to an enemy, your Charge, Leap, or Kick deals 4-10%[x] increased damage for 5 seconds, up to 20-50%[x].
Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind
- Previous: Whirlwind’s Critical Strike Chance and Critical Strike Damage are increased by 6-10%[x] for each second it is channeled, up to 28-50%[x].
- Now: Whirlwind’s Critical Strike Chance and Critical Strike Damage are increased by 6-10%[x] for each second it is channeled, up to 28-50%[x]. This bonus persists for 5 seconds after Whirlwind ends.
Aspect of Numbing Wrath
- Previous: Each point of Fury generated while at Maximum Fury grants 4-28 Fortify.
- Now: Every 100 Fury generated while at Maximum Fury grants 2-3% Max Life Fortify.
Steadfast Berserker’s Aspect
- Previous: Gain 147-671 Fortify whenever you deal direct damage while Berserking.
- Now: Gain .1-.3% Max Life Fortify whenever you deal direct damage while Berserking.
Aspect of Tempering Blows
- Previous: After swapping weapons 5 times, gain 98-622 Fortify.
- Now: After swapping weapons 5 times, gain 2-3% Max Life Fortify.
Aspect of Anger Management
- Now has 21 ranks, up from 16.
Executioner’s Aspect
- Now has 21 ranks, up from 16.
Aspect of the Fortress
- Now has 21 ranks, up from 16.
Unique Items
Bane of Ahjad-Den
- Previous: Every 12 seconds, your next Mighty Throw detonates its pulses instantly as Fire Damage and deals 400-600%[x] increased damage.
- Now: Every 6 seconds, your next Mighty Throw detonates its pulses instantly as Fire Damage and deals 200-300%[x] increased damage.
Paragon
Dominate Glyph
- Reduced Overpower timer from 12 to 6 seconds.
Might Glyph
- Legendary Bonus now includes damage to Injured enemies.
Weapons Master Legendary Node
- Previous: Swapping Weapons restores 8% of your maximum Fury.
- Now: Swapping Weapons restores 12 Fury.
Warbringer Legendary Node
- Previous: For every 75 Fury you spend, gain 15% of your Maximum Life as Fortify.
- Now: For every 300 Fury you spend, gain 10% of your Maximum Life as Fortify.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Strategic Rallying Cry did not show the accurate amount of Life gained.
- Fixed an issue where Ugly Bastard Helm did not have the appropriate amount of Fire Resistance.
- Fixed an issue where the Brash Node no longer granted resistances as a bonus.
- Fixed an issue where the Yul rune was not triggered by Ground Stomp if Chainscourged Mail was equipped.
- Fixed an issue where Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus was active even when the active skill wasn’t using the weapon.
- Fixed an amount where the Fury cost for Kick was incorrect.
New Items
Barbarian
Chainscourged Mail (Unique Pants)
Affixes
- +51-65 All Stats
- +424-457 Maximum Life
- 8.1-8.8% Cooldown Reduction
- +2-3 to Brawling Skills
Unique Power
- Casting a damaging Brawling Skill disables it afterwards. When all of these Skills that are on your Action Bar are disabled, they become re-enabled with their Cooldowns refreshed. Your Brawling Skills deal 50-100%[x] increased damage for each disabled Skill.
Associated Lair Boss
- Lord Zir
