Diablo 4: Mighty Throw Barbarian endgame build guide

The Mighty Throw Barbarian is a formidable endgame build in Diablo 4, focusing on hurling weapons with immense force to destroy multiple enemies at once. While Mighty Throw's cooldown can be a hindrance, it can be mitigated using The Third Blade Unique item, which turns it into a spammable Core skill.

Note that both the Steel Grasp and Mighty Throw Skills have been overhauled for the upcoming Season 8, as outlined in the Diablo 4 2.2.0 PTR patch notes.

This article provides a comprehensive overview, covering the Mighty Throw Barbarian's strengths and weaknesses, skill allocations, gear & aspect recommendations, and gameplay strategies.

Note: Some aspects of this article reflect the personal and subjective opinions of the writer.

Pros and cons of Mighty Throw Barbarian in Diablo 4 Season 7

The Might Throw Barbarian (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

While the Mighty Throw Barbarian in Diablo 4 is powerful, it does have some drawbacks. This includes the complex mechanics of its skills and the challenge of managing resources in the heat of battle.

Pros

Semi-ranged playstyle: Ability to engage enemies from a distance, which reduces exposure to melee threats
High burst damage: Capable of delivering excellent damage to both single targets and mobs
High Defence: Can easily survive in tough fights

Cons

Gear dependency: Requires specific items, notably The Third Blade, to function optimally
Resource management: Demands careful Fury management to maintain consistent damage output
Complex mechanics: Involves precise execution of skill rotations and strategic positioning

How to play Mighty Throw Barbarian in Diablo 4

Build requirements for Mighty Throw Barbarian

Skill Setup for the Mighty Throw Barbarian (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Base

Bash generates Fury and ensures Overpower hits for enhanced damage.

Core

Hammer of the Ancients (HotA) delivers high damage and overpowers enemies.

Defensive

Rallying Cry buffs the movement speed and resource generation.

Brawling

(Not required for this build)

Weapon Mastery

Mighty Throw deals massive amounts of damage to both single target and multiple mobs.
Steel Grasp pulls in enemies closer for a fatal blow while afflicting them with Vulnerable.

Ultimate

Call of the Ancients is to get a damage boost by summoning Ancients to fight alongside you.

Key Passive

Unbridled Rage increases Core skill damage output but increases Fury cost.

Skill Rotation

Mobbing

Initiate with Steel Grasp: Gather enemies into a cluster.
Activate Rallying Cry: Enhance Fury generation and gain Unstoppable status.
Use Mighty Throw: Deliver powerful area-of-effect damage to grouped enemies.
Activate Call of the Ancients: Summons spectral allies to fight alongside you.
Use Hammer of the Ancients and deal massive Area of Effect (AoE) damage to enemies, if they aren't dead already.
Repeat as needed: Maintain control and maximize damage output.

Bossing

Start with Bash: Generate Fury and apply Overpower for increased damage.
Activate Rallying Cry: Boost Fury generation and gain Unstoppable status.
Use Mighty Throw: Inflict significant damage on the boss.
Use Call of the Ancients: Bring forth allies to assist in the battle.
Deal further damage by using Hammer of the Ancients.
Maintain skill rotation: Ensure continuous damage and survivability.

Diablo 4 Mighty Throw Barbarian leveling progression guide: Skill point allotment

Mighty Throw Barbarian leveling progression (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Level (2-3)

Bash
Enhanced Bash

Level (4-7)

Hammer of the Ancients
Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients
Violent Hammer of the Ancients
Combat Bash

Level (8-15)

Rallying Cry
Enhanced Rallying Cry
Tactical Rallying Cry
Hammer of the Ancients
Bash
Rallying Cry
Warpath
Bash

Level (16-22)

Rallying Cry
Hammer of the Ancients
Mighty Throw
Steel Grasp
Enhanced Steel Grasp
Enhanced Mighty Throw
Fighter's Steel Grasp

Level (23-32)

Fighter's Mighty Throw
Mighty Throw
Call of the Ancients
Prime Call of the Ancients
Steel Grasp
Supreme Call of the Ancients
Call of the Ancients
Call of the Ancients
Mighty Throw
Steel Grasp

Level (33-60)

Mighty Throw
Call of the Ancients
Unbridled Rage
Mighty Throw
Call of the Ancients
Steel Grasp
Rallying Cry
Steel Grasp
Bash
Hammer of the Ancients
Hammer of the Ancients
Pit Fighter
Slaying Strike
Expose Vulnerability
Expose Vulnerability
Expose Vulnerability
Slaying Strike
Slaying Strike
Thick Skin
Counteroffensive
Irrepressible
Irrepressible
Irrepressible
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive
Thick Skin
Thick Skin
Heavy Hitter

Level (61-72)

Heavy Hitter
Heavy Hitter
Heavy Handed
Heavy Handed
Heavy Handed
Brute Force
Booming Voice
Booming Voice
Booming Voice
Brute Force
Warpath
Warpath

Arsenal System

In Diablo 4, the Arsenal System of the Barbarian Class allows you to use a specific weapon for every attack skill you are utilizing.

The Technique Slot can be used to get the bonus for any weapon of your choice without actually equipping that weapon type. For this build, we have used Polearm Expertise as our main choice of weapon, as it gives a 15% damage multiplier and access to Executioner, the best offensive weapon-based glyph.

To make this work optimally, Mighty Throw is the Polearm Expertise. For the Technique Slot, we have used the Two-Handed Axe, which allows you to deal 10% additional damage to vulnerable enemies.

Best Gear and Aspects to look for in Diablo 4

Unique Items

Harlequin Crest: Additional ranks to all skills and overall cooldown reduction
Shroud of False Death: Increases resource generation and boosts all stats
Tibault’s Will: Gain resources and increase damage while Unstoppable
Yen’s Blessing: Casting a skill has the chance to trigger a non-mobility, non-ultimate skill that is on cooldown
The Third blade: Turns Weapon Mastery skills into Core skills that have no cooldown but costs Fury
Ring of Starless Skies: Ranks to Core skills and overall resistance to all elements

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Apogeic Furor: Ultimate damage bonus and cooldown reset on 10 stacks
Aspect of Encroaching Wrath: Increased Weapon Mastery skill damage on spending 100 Fury
Earthstriker’s Aspect: Swapping weapons eight times will allow the next non-Basic skill to Overpower
Aspect of Limitless Rage: Overflow of Fury points will allow the next Core skill to deal increased damage (stacks up to 15 times)
Blood Boiling Aspect: Spawn three Volatile Blood Drops when your Core skills Overpower, which explode and deal significant damage to enemies
Aspect of Herculean Spectacle: Increases the damage output of Mighty Throw

Best Gems for Mighty Throw Barbarian Build

Ruby: +60 Strength (armor slots) and +90% Overpower damage (weapon slots)
Elder Sigil: Increased damage to hexed enemies and defense
Phantom Sigil: Increased Overpower damage to Hexed enemies
Witching hour: Core skills are treated as Eldritch

Runeswords setup

In Diablo 4, you can have up to two Runeword setups in your build, each consisting of one Ritual Rune and one Invocation Rune. For the Mighty Throw Barbarian, use these two:

Poc-Ohm to invoke the Barbarian’s War Cry skill and increase damage output
Lith-Lac to invoke the Barbarian’s Challenging Shout to reduce incoming damage

Mercenary and Reinforcement

Mercenaries are unlocked during the Vessel of Hatred campaign and assist you in battle. There are four separate Mercenaries to choose from, each with skill trees and abilities. Hire the following ally for this build:

Mercenary: Subo

Subo has the ability to reveal all enemies and materials in an area. He can mark targets for 10 seconds. Killing a marked enemy restores 50% of maximum resources.

You can also use Subo’s trap skills to inflict Vulnerable on enemies.

Reinforcement: Varyana

For this build, use Varyana as a Reinforcement, as her Ancient Harpoons skill can pull in enemies whenever Rallying Cry is cast.

Paragon and Glyphs levelling for Mighty Throw Barbarian build in Diablo 4

Paragon and Glyphs leveling for Mighty Throw Barbarian (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

There are 328 Paragon Points in Diablo 4 for you to acquire. After reaching level 60, you gain up to 300 Paragon Levels, 24 from Renown and four from Altars of Lilith.

For the Mighty Throw Barbarian build, use the following Paragon boards and Glyphs:

Paragon Boards

Carnage
Blood Rage
Decimator
Weapons Master

Glyphs

Wrath
Revenge
Executioner
Dominate
Weapon Master

Best-in-slot Witchcraft Powers for Mighty Throw Barbarian build in Diablo 4

Best-in-slot Witchcraft Powers for Mighty Throw Barbarian (image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Season 7 of Diablo 4 is called Season of Witchcraft. It features two separate power mechanics in the form of Witchcraft Powers and Occult Gems. Both mechanics can be unlocked and upgraded at the Tree of Whispers NPC.

There are 25 Witchcraft Powers, of which only six can be equipped at a time. Witchcraft Powers belong to four schools: Eldritch, Growth & Decay, Psyche, and Lost. For the Mighty Throw Barbarian build, use the following Witchcraft Powers:

Doom Orb: Enemies get damaged by an ominous orb that floats around you
Abyssal Resonance: Explode and deal shadow damage to enemies after using Primary Resources
Shaken Soul: Eldritch effects apply Vulnerable to enemies
Aura of lament: Slow down enemies who are contaminated with Aura of lament and get three Primary Resources back every second
Aura Specialization: Increased Critical Strike damage to enemies within your Aura effects
Twilight Warding: Gain a Barrier for 30% of your maximum life every 14.5 seconds

Conclusion

The Mighty Throw Barbarian is one of the most heavy-hitting builds to play in Diablo 4, with powerful AoE damage and solid single-target damaging capability. With proper optimization, attack rotation, and resource management, it can easily handle all endgame content, including Nightmare Dungeons, PvP, and boss fights.

If you want a build to wipe out multiple mobs with a single hit, the Mighty Throw Barbarian is for you.

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Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh