The gates of hell are open and Sanctuary is calling! Diablo IV is now available, and it is incredibly fun and complex. But don’t worry, KontrolFreek is your guardian angel with the best equipment, settings, and gameplay recommendations to help you prepare for your epic fights against countless demonic hoards for control of Sanctuary in the latest installment of the beloved Diablo franchise! In this article we’re going to provide a build recommendations for levels 1-50 for each of the five classes in Diablo IV. 

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Builds for Each Class 

Now that you’ve upgraded your controller and the rest of your gaming setup, you’re ready to hop into Diablo IV and start conquering the hoards of Sanctuary. Before that however, you need to select your class, and while you are deciding that you may want to look at what combat looks like for that class while leveling and at higher levels. If you are playing on World Tier 1 for your first character, which we recommend, you have some freedom to experiment with skills and find a build that is fun for you. The builds we provide are not the only meta builds for each class and by no means should you feel limited to these skills, but if you want to take advantage of some of the most potent mechanic/combos for each class here are our recommendations: 

Sorcerer 

Sorcerers are the classic mage spellcasters of Diablo IV. This class has ranged and AOE abilities for all the elements. If you want to freeze groups of enemies and then explode them with Fire or Ice spells than Sorcerer is the class for you. They tend to be more glass cannons however and can have survivability problems in more challenging content. Sorcerers can also use enchantments to gain passive bonuses. 

Build: Ice Shards 

Spells: Teleport, Frost Nova, Ice Armor, Inferno, Ice Shards, Frost Bolt 

Level 1-50 

1. N/A 
2. Frost Bolt 
3. Enhanced Frost Bolt 
4. Ice Shards 
5. Glinting Frost Bolt 
6. Enhanced Ice Shards 
7. Destructive Ice Shards 
8. Teleport 
9. Frost Nova 
10. Ice Armor 
11. Ice Shards 
12. Ice Shards 
13. Hydra 
14. Enhanced Frost Nova 
15. Mystical Frost Nova 
16. Ice Shards 
17. Ice Shards 
18. Glass Cannon 
19. Glass Cannon 
20. Glass Cannon 
21. Enhanced Teleport 
22. Shimmering Teleport 
23. Align the Elements 
24. Protection 
25. Enhanced Ice Shards 
26. Respec Destructive Ice Shards to Greater Ice Shards 
27. Respec Hydra for Inferno 
28. Prime Inferno 
29. Permafrost 
30. Hoarfrost 
31. Hoarfrost 
32. Hoarfrost 
33. Fire Bolt 
34. Precision Magic 
35. Precision Magic 
36. Precision Magic 
37. Avalanche 
38. Icy Touch 
39. Icy Touch 
40. Icy Touch 
41. Icy Veil 
42. Snap Freeze 
43. Snap Freeze 
44. Snap Freeze 
45. Frigid Breeze 
46. Frigid Breeze 
47. Frigid Breeze 
48. Devastation 
49. Elemental Dominance 
50. Elemental Dominance 
51. Elemental Dominance 
52. Protection 

Enchantments: Ice Shards (Lvl 15), Fire Bolt (Lvl 30) 

Aspects: Get Piercing Cold early 

Rogue 

Rogues are the fastest class, with a lot of skills to quickly get around the battlefield, avoid attacks, and deal massive damage from melee and ranged attacks. This class is arguably the fastest to level due to how quickly you can get around the map, which makes a big difference before you get a mount. Rogues can infuse their attacks with poison, cold, or shadow damage with Imbuements. 

Build: Twisting Blades 

Skills: Puncture, Twisting Blades, Poison Trap, Dark Shroud, Shadow Step, Dash 

1. N/A 
2. Puncture 
3. Enhanced Puncture 
4. Twisting Blades 
5. Enhanced Twisting Blades 
6. Fundamental Puncture 
7. Advanced Twisting Blades 
8. Dash 
9. Shadow Step 
10. Twisting Blades 
11. Twisting Blades 
12. Twisting Blades 
13. Poison Trap 
14. Dark Shroud 
15. Enhanced Dark Shroud 
16. Subverting Dark Shroud 
17. Twisting Blades 
18. Poison Trap 
19. Poison Trap 
20. Poison Trap 
21. Poison Trap 
22. Exploit 
23. Exploit 
24. Exploit 
25. Adrenaline Rush 
26. Haste 
27. Haste 
28. Haste 
29. Weapon Mastery 
30. Weapon Mastery 
31. Weapon Mastery 
32. Enhanced Shadow Step 
33. Enhanced Dash 
34. Enhanced Poison Trap 
35. Momentum 
36. Subverting Poison Trap 
37. Methodical Shadow Step 
38. Disciplined Dash 
39. Malice 
40. Malice 
41. Malice 
42. Trap Mastery 
43. Trap Mastery 
44. Trap Mastery 
45. Deadly Venom 
46. Deadly Venom 
47. Deadly Venom 
48. Sturdy 
49. Siphoning Strikes 
50. Sturdy 

Spec: Inner Sight (Lvl 20) 

Aspect: Unlock Bladedancer’s Aspect early 

Necromancer 

Necromancers are widely considered to be a great starter class in Diablo IV because they can summon a lot of minions to aid them in combat. This helps Necromancers stay alive by drawing aggro away and they can kill enemies pretty effectively. Some of the most potent Necromancer builds forgo the summons to use more poison and bone powers. The build we’re going to recommend is a classic Necromancer summon build that utilizes one of their most powerful spells, Bone Spear. 

Build: Bone Spear Summoner 

Spells: Bone Splinters, Bone Spear, Corpse Tendrils, Army of the Dead, Raise Skeleton, Golem 

1. N/A 
2. Bone Splinters 
3. Enhanced Bone Splinters 
4. Bone Spear 
5. Enhanced Bone Spear 
6. Supernatural Bone Spear 
7. Initiate's Bone Splinters 
8. Corpse Explosion 
9. Enhanced Corpse Explosion 
10. Bone Spear 
11. Bone Spear 
12. Bone Spear 
13. Bone Spear 
14. Grim Harvest 
15. Grim Harvest 
16. Grim Harvest 
17. Blood Mist 
18. Corpse Tendrils 
19. Enhanced Corpse Tendrils 
20. Plagued Corpse Tendrils 
21. Respec Supernatural Bone Spear for Paranormal Bone Spear 
22.  
23. Paranormal Bone Spear 
24. Skeletal Warrior Mastery 
25. Skeletal Warrior Mastery 
26. Skeletal Warrior Mastery 
27. Skeletal Mage Mastery 
28. Skeletal Mage Mastery 
29. Respec Enhanced Corpse Explosion for Skeletal Mage  
30. Respec Corpse Explosion for Army of the Dead 
31. Prime Army of the Dead 
32. Supreme Army of the Dead 
33. Bonded in Essence 
34. Death's Defense 
35. Golem Mastery 
36. Golem Mastery 
37. Golem Mastery 
38. Inspiring Leader 
39. Hellbent Commander 
40. Ossified Essence 
41. Hellbent Commander 
42. Hellbent Commander 
43. Inspiring Leader 
44. Bonded in Essence 
45. Hewed Flesh 
46. Hewed Flesh 
47. Hewed Flesh 
48. Fueled by Death 
49. Fueled by Death 
50. Fueled by Death 
51. Unliving Energy 
52. Imperfectly Balanced 
53. Imperfectly Balanced 
54. Imperfectly Balanced 

Aspects: Unlock Splintering Aspect early 

Druid 

Druid is a hybrid class that can shapeshift into beasts and use spells to do ranged and melee damage. Druids can transform into Werewolf to move fast, close the gap, and deal poison damage. Druids have overpowered attacks with increased damage at the cost of mobility while in Werebear form. Similar to Sorcerer, Druids also have Lightning spells to control the battlefield. 

Build: Werebear Pulverize 

Spells: Storm Strike, Pulverize, Poison Creeper, Trample, Blood Howl, Earthen Bulwark 

1. N/A 
2. Storm Strike 
3. Storm Strike 
4. Enhanced Storm Strike 
5. Tornado 
6. Pulverize 
7. Respec Tornado for Enhanced Pulverize 
8. Pulverize 
9. Fierce Storm Strike 
10. Blood Howl 
11. Enhanced Blood Howl 
12. Innate Blood Howl 
13. Pulverize 
14. Pulverize 
15. Poison Creeper 
16. Wolves 
17. Clarity 
18. Clarity 
19. Pulverize 
20. Respec Wolves for Trample 
21. Enhanced Trample 
22. Earthen Bulwark 
23. Enhanced Poison Creeper 
24. Ferocious Poison Creeper 
25. Natural Trample 
26. Enhanced Earthen Bulwark 
27. Quickshift 
28. Quickshift 
29. Quickshift 
30. Defiance 
31. Natural Disaster 
32. Resonance 
33. Resonance 
34. Resonance 
35. Heart of the Wild 
36. Wild Impulses 
37. Earthen Might 
38. Wild Impulses 
39. Wild Impulses 
40. Preserving Earthen Bulwark 
41. Raging Pulverize 
42. Predatory Instinct 
43. Predatory Instinct 
44. Predatory Instinct 
45. Iron Fur 
46. Iron Fur 
47. Iron Fur 
48. Heightened Senses 
49. Heightened Senses 
50. Heightened Senses 
51. Natural Disaster 
52. Natural Disaster 

Aspects: Get Ursine Horror Aspect early 

Barbarian 

Barbarians are the classic tanky melee class in Diablo IV. These brutes charge headlong into battle screaming at the top of their lungs and waving around massive weapons with reckless abandon. Barbarians can equip more weapons for more stat bonuses and aspects and they easily swap weapons mid-fight to perform bludgeons, slashes, and stabs and other special weapon based attacks. The build we are going through focuses on the barbarian’s all-purpose “spin to win” attack, Whirlwind. 

Build: Whirlwind  

1. N/A 
2. Lunging Strike 
3. Enhanced Lunging Strike 
4. Whirlwind 
5. Enhanced Whirlwind 
6. Furious Whirlwind 
7. Battle Lunging Strike 
8. Rallying Cry 
9. Enhanced Rallying Cry 
10. Tactical Rallying Cry 
11. Whirlwind 
12. Whirlwind 
13. Leap 
14. Enhanced Leap 
15. Power Leap 
16. War Cry 
17. Enhanced War Cry 
18. Death Blow 
19. Enhanced Death Blow 
20. Fighter's Death Blow 
21. Whirlwind 
22. Whirlwind 
23. Booming Voice 
24. Raid Leader 
25. Booming Voice 
26. Respec Fighter's Death Blow for Blooming Voice 
27. Respec Enhanced Death Blow for Hamstring 
28. Respec Death Blow for Wrath of the Berserker 
29. Prime Wrath of the Berserker 
30. Supreme Wrath of the Berserker 
31. Aggressive Resistance 
32. Battle Fervor 
33. Battle Fervor 
34. Battle Fervor 
35. Prolific Fury 
36. Prolific Fury 
37. Prolific Fury 
38. Mighty War Cry 
39. Respec Battle Lunging Strike for Unconstrained 
40. Raid Leader 
41. Raid Leader 
42. Pit Fighter 
43. Pit Fighter 
44. Pit Fighter 
45. Pressure Point 
46. Pressure Point 
47. Pressure Point 
48. Heavy Handed 
49. Heavy Handed 
50. Heavy Handed 
51. No Mercy 
52. No Mercy 
53. No Mercy 
54. Thick Skin 

Aspects: Get the Dire Whirlwind Aspect early 

Leveling Tips 

Using these builds as a guide will help you beat the campaign and level up to level 50, but don’t feel like you have to rush or use the meta builds right away. One of the beautiful things about Diablo is there are so many ways to play any of these classes, so feel free to try out skills and builds outside of the ones we listed here! 

Diablo IV is a massive game with a lot of information to take in, so online resources can be very useful to help you build your collections and manage your time to get the most out of your playing experience. One of our favorite tools to use is d4builds.gg. This site has an awesome interactive map that allows you to track your progress as you collect valuable chest, altars, and quest items around the map. They also have plenty of build recommendations like the ones we shared in this article for Leveling, Midgame, and Endgame.  

Diablo IV’s first seasonal content is going to launch sometime next month and when it does all players will need to start a new character to be able to play the seasonal content. As such, don’t worry too much about grinding to level 100 and getting the best gear to prepare for new content. Here are some things you should focus on doing before Season One: 

1. Play the Main Quests and Unlock Mounts 

Once you unlock mounts for one character you can easily get them on another character, making questing that much faster. 

1. Visit Every Altar of Lilith 

Altars of Lilith are scattered around the map and each provide a stat bonus to all of your characters on all classes. This means when the new season starts your new character will have all of the stat bonuses from any Altars of Lilith you’ve found before then. Use the interactive map on d4builds.gg to search for any altars around you and track which ones you’ve already visited. 

1. Renown and Map Discovery 

As you are exploring the map, completing missions, and visiting Altars of Lilith, you will be acquiring Renown for each of the regions you are in. Collecting the rewards for the tiers of renown you reach in each region will earn you bonus potions, stats, and other boosts to make your character more powerful. Your Renown will reset when Season One starts, except the renown earned for visiting Altars of Lilith. Additionally, areas of the map that you’ve uncovered will remain so after the seasonal reset. 

If you’re struggling with anything in Diablo IV like what class or build to pick, leave us a comment or ask us in one of KontrolFreek's Twitch Streams. And please, if you’ve been thinking about getting something from the Diablo IV Limited Edition Collection from KontrolFreek and SteelSeries, don’t hesitate and get the Best Diablo IV loot before it’s gone!  

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