Diablo 4 tier list: Best builds for PvE leveling, endgame & PvP in Season 1

Now that players have experienced the hellish delights of Diablo 4, it’s time to examine what the best builds are for all classes – and for both leveling and endgame in Season 1.

If you’ve just jumped into Diablo 4 you may be wondering which class is at the top of the tier list when it comes to leveling and making it to the end of the game. Conversely, once you get there you may want to know what the best build is for tackling the enormous endgame.

Below, we’ve listed all the best builds in Diablo 4 for every character class, ranked them into a tier list, and made sure this is done for both the leveling and endgame builds, but we’ve also ranked the best PvP builds in Diablo 4 during Season 1.

We’ll cover the best builds in more detail on our dedicated character class pages for the Sorcerer, Druid, Necromancer, Rogue, and Barbarian. We’ll be sure to update this tier list when Season 2 of Diablo 4 rolls around.

Contents

• Best Diablo 4 leveling builds for PvE
• Best Diablo 4 endgame builds for PvE
• Best Diablo 4 PvP builds

Best Diablo 4 leveling builds for PvE

The below tier list is for the best leveling builds in Diablo 4. This means these are the best builds to use for playing through the game and reaching the endgame quickly. The meta is likely to change when Season 1 of Diablo 4 rolls around, but for now, the below character classes and their best leveling builds are as follows:

S-Tier

S-Tier represents the very best Diablo 4 builds you can choose for making your way through the game. In the current meta, the mighty Sorcerer reigns supreme.

Character	Build
Sorcerer	Chain Lightning Sorcerer
Rogue	Twisting Blades Rogue
Sorcerer	Firewall Sorcerer

A-Tier

If none of the S-Tier builds do it for you, then why not try an A-Tier build? These are also very powerful and popular builds verging on S-Tier quality. The Necromancer, Rogue, and Sorcerer are at the top of the pile.

Character	Build
Necromancer	Bone Spear Necro
Rogue	Flurry Rogue
Sorcerer	Ice Shards Sorcerer
Sorcerer	Arc Lash Sorcerer
Rogue	Barrage Rogue
Rogue	Penetrating Shot Rogue
Necromancer	Sever Necro
Necromancer	Blight CE Necro
Druid	Pulverize Druid

B-Tier

While the below builds aren’t considered as powerful as an S and A-tiered build, each one is worth a try if it’s you enjoy the class. The best Druid and Barbarian builds for the current meta are included here.

Character	Build
Druid	Tornado Druid
Necromancer	Blood Surge Necro
Barbarian	Rend Barbarian
Barbarian	HotA Barb

C-Tier

The C-Tier builds aren’t considered as effective as those above, but remember, to even make this tier list they must have some value.

Character	Build
Druid	Shred Druid
Barbarian	Upheaval Barbarian
Necromancer	Summoner Sever Necro
Druid	Lightning Storm Druid
Druid	Landslide Druid

Best Diablo 4 endgame builds for PvE

Just because a build helps you overcome Lilith doesn’t mean it’ll be effective for Diablo 4’s endgame content. Below is a tier list for the best builds in Diablo 4’s endgame – where the real fun begins!

S-Tier

The below S-Tier builds represent the absolute pinnacle of the best Diablo 4 endgame builds. Interestingly, nearly every class is represented here in some form by a build.

Character	Build
Rogue	Death Trap Rogue
Rogue	Twisting Blades Rogue
Rogue	Barrage Rogue
Druid	Lightning Shred Druid
Druid	Werewolf Tornado Druid
Druid	Lightning Storm Druid
Necromancer	Bone Spear Necro

A-Tier

If none of the S-Tier builds do it for you, then why not try an A-Tier build? These are also very powerful and popular builds verging on S-Tier quality so each is worth considering for the endgame of Diablo 4.

Character	Build
Druid	Pulverize Druid
Rogue	Rapid Fire Rogue
Rogue	Penetrating Shot Rogue
Rogue	Flurry Rogue
Barbarian	Whirlwind Barbarian
Barbarian	HotA Barb
Necromancer	Infinimist Necro

B-Tier

These endgame builds aren’t considered as powerful as the S and A-tier builds but each one is still worth using:

Character	Build
Sorcerer	Ball Lightning Sorcerer
Sorcerer	Ice Shards Sorc
Sorcerer	Blizzard Sorc
Sorcerer	Firewall Sorc
Barbarian	Rend Barb
Barbarian	Thorns Barb
Barbarian	Walking Arsenal Barbarian
Druid	Trampleslide Druid
Druid	Stormclaw Druid
Druid	Poison Shred Druid
Necromancer	Sever Necro
Necromancer	Blight CE Necro
Necromancer	Blood Lance

C-Tier

The C-Tier builds aren’t considered as effective as those above, but remember, to even make this tier list they must have some value in the endgame of Diablo 4.

Character	Build
Sorcerer	Arc Lash Sorc
Sorcerer	Chain Lightning Sorcerer
Necromancer	Blood Surge Necromancer
Necromancer	Bone Spirit Necro
Necromancer	Shadow Summoner Necro
Necromancer	Pure Summoner Necro
Barbarian	Double Swing Barbarian

Best Diablo 4 PvP builds

While there are no tiers for the PvP builds until Season 1 of Diablo 4 arrives, these are the best PvP builds you can create for each character class right now:

Character	Build
Sorcerer	Ice Shards Sorcerer
Barbarian	Whirlwind Barbarian
Druid	Landslide Druid
Necromancer	Bone Spear Necro
Rogue	Twisting Blades Rogue

So there you have it, the tier lists for the best builds in Diablo 4, be they for leveling or for the endgame during Season 1.

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