5 best low-APM lazy builds to chill in Diablo 4

Diablo 4 has a lot of powerful builds, and most of them require a lot of complex mechanics and constant action to maintain damage output. When it comes to casual players, they often want a fun and laid-back playstyle that requires minimal actions to perform. For a chill, low-APM (Actions Per Minute) gameplay experience in Diablo 4, consider these five builds.

Note: This article contains the personal and subjective opinions of the writer. The listing is not in any order.

5 laziest (low-Actions Per Minute) builds in Diablo 4

1) Lazymancer Minion Necromancer

Lazymancer Minion Necromancer (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

This build focuses on summoning a large army of skeletons and bone spirits to do the heavy lifting, allowing you to stand back and watch the carnage. The Lazy Necromancer takes advantage of automation to reduce the player’s burden significantly.

The Ring of Sacrilegious Souls serves as a core component and automatically activates Raise Skeletons, Corpse Tendrils, and Corpse Explosion Skills without the requirement of pressing any button. This allows players to engage with the game at their own pace without feeling the pressure to continuously button mash. This makes Diablo 4 fun for those who might be unfamiliar or uncomfortable with traditional fast-paced gameplay.

2) Ultimate Cataclysm Druid

Ultimate Cataclysm Druid (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

This build revolves around summoning a powerful bear form and using abilities that deal with area-of-effect damage, making it easy to clear groups of enemies. The core of the build circulates the Cataclysm ability, which can deal billions of damage without much effort.

Cataclysm and Lightning Bolts are the core of this build, delivering massive damage when properly buffed. Since Cataclysm retains all active buffs upon casting, its effects last for the entire duration of the ultimate. It also benefits from Lightning Bolt modifiers and can be re-cast mid-duration to extend buffs. Using the Aspect of Apogeic Furor, cooldowns reset for continuous uptime, while Tempest Roar allows Werewolf buffs to enhance the skill even further. The goal is to overpower Cataclysm, stack buffs, and tear through enemies effortlessly.

3) Bone Storm Necromancer (easy farming)

Bone Storm Necromancer (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

This build focuses on a single, powerful ability, Bone Storm, which deals massive damage over time, allowing you to clear screens with minimal effort. It utilizes the Golem to scale its damage out of control, easily mowing through everything in the game. One of the main ways is The Blighted Aspect, which we can have up to 100% of the time due to using Shadow Mages and some of our legendary aspects.

Scaling attack speed is also extremely potent, as it also converts into additional damage via the Cult Leader paragon node. As a result of taking advantage of the cooldown reduction via Decrepify, we can significantly lower ability cooldowns — especially for Bone Storm, which offers added benefits. Additionally, with cooldown reduction (CDR) on gear and Golem active cooldown reduction tempers on rings/amulets, the Golem ability can be spammed every few seconds for massive damage output.

4) Lazy Thorns Barbarian

Lazy Thorns Barbarian (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

The Lazy Thorns Barbarian in Diablo 4 is a heavily defensive build that punishes enemies for attacking. It maximizes Thorns damage, allowing enemies to hurt themselves while the Barbarian remains highly durable. With a focus on Fortify, High Life, and Cooldown Reduction, the build ensures buffs are consistently active. Challenging Shout and Rallying Cry provide sustain, while Wrath of the Berserker enhances survivability.

This setup is ideal for players who prefer a passive, tanky playstyle. Just sit back and watch the enemies die by themselves.

5) Frozen Orb Sorcerer

Frozen Orb Sorcerer (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

The Frozen Orb Sorcerer is an endgame build in Diablo 4 that specializes in cooldown resets, elemental rotations, and conjurations to unleash powerful Frozen Orbs. Key mechanics include Fractured Winterglass, which allows Frozen Orb to summon conjurations and reset their cooldowns.

The Tal Rasha’s Iridescent Loop grants bonus damage when cycling through different elements. Unstable Currents further enhances attack speed, making the build highly effective at dealing consistent area-of-effect (AoE) damage while maintaining strong defensive capabilities through Ice Armor and Flame Shield.

The gameplay cycle focuses on maintaining buffs and maximizing spell uptime. Start each encounter with Flame Shield, followed by Unstable Currents and Ice Armor for protection and attack speed. Frozen Orb serves as the primary damage dealer, summoning conjurations while rotating through Lightning Spear and Ice Blades to trigger Tal Rasha’s bonus. By carefully managing cooldowns and elemental rotations, this build delivers high burst damage and sustain, making it ideal for quickly clearing enemies.

The above-mentioned builds are fun and easy to play while being powerful enough to destroy high-difficulty endgame bosses. So if you want a chill time while playing Diablo 4 without the need to do too much action, these builds would be optimal for you.

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Edited by Ashmita Bhatt