Best Whirlwind Barbarian Malignant Hearts Unfortunately, the only change directly affecting the Whirlwind build is Fury gain increased from 10 to 12 for Lunging Strike. The second major update for Season 1 brings some much needed buffs to Barbarians in Patch 1.1.1 being released on August 8th, 2023. Damage Reduction while Fortified: Reduced by ~25%.Damage Reduction from Enemies that are Bleeding: Reduced by ~25%.Damage Reduction from Distant Enemies: Reduced by ~20%.Damage Reduction from Close Enemies: Reduced by ~20%.Critical Strike Damage (Inherent on Swords): Reduced by ~50%.Critical Strike Damage: Reduced by ~17%.Strength: 50% Stronger when on Weapons -> 25% Stronger when on Weapons.Aspect of Disobedience maximum stacks reduced from 100 to 60, reducing maximum Bonus Armor % from 25%-50% to 15%-30%.Gohr’s Devastating Grips now explodes every 2 seconds or after it ends, and its hit cap has been removed – This is a small build-specific buff.Its effects can be mitigated by deprioritising the Damage to Crowd Controlled/Slowed Enemies affixes Hamstring now only Slows Healthy enemies, and Slow amount increased from 10/20/30% to 20/40/60% – This is the only build-specific nerf.Furthermore, Season 1 introduces a new Gem type, the Malignant Heart, which will help recoup some of the lost power.

Note that while this patch may appear nerf-heavy at first glance, the majority of the changes apply to most if not all existing builds relatively speaking, the Whirlwind Barbarian is therefore no weaker than before.

This section lists the most notable balance changes that have impacted our Whirlwind Barbarian build following the Season 1 patch. To see how this build compares to the other builds on our site, you can check out our build tier list.

Needs specific Gear Stats and Aspects to work well.

Requires proper Fury and Cooldown management.

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