Diablo 4 tier list: Best builds for PvE leveling, endgame & PvP in Season 3

As players continue to hack and slash their way through Diablo 4, it’s time to look at the best builds for all classes – and for both leveling and endgame in Season 3.

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 3.

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 4 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 the next Season 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 and Necromancer are tied.

Character	Build
Rogue	Twisting Blades Rogue
Sorcerer	Chain Lightning Sorcerer
Sorcerer	Firewall Sorcerer
Necromancer	Blight Corpse Explosion
Necromancer	Sever
Barbarian	Hammer of the Ancients
Druid	Pulverize Druid

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	Ball Lightning Sorcerer
Rogue	Barrage Rogue
Rogue	Penetrating Shot Rogue
Necromancer	Summoner Sever Necro
Necromancer	Blight CE Necro
Druid	Shred 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	Pure Summoner Necro
Barbarian	Rend Barbarian
Barbarian	Thorns Barb
Barbarian	Upheaval 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	Landslide Druid
Barbarian	Upheaval Barbarian
Necromancer	Blood Lance Necro
Druid	Lightning Storm 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	Barrage Rogue
Druid	Lightning Storm Druid
Druid	Werewolf Tornado Druid
Necromancer	Infinimist Necro
Barbarian	Double Swing Barbarian
Sorcerer	Arc Lash 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 so each is worth considering for the endgame of Diablo 4.

Character	Build
Druid	Stormclaw Druid
Rogue	Rapid Fire Rogue
Rogue	Rain of Arrows Rogue
Rogue	Barrarge Rogue
Rogue	Flurry Rapid Fire Rogue
Rogue	Penetrating Shot Rogue
Barbarian	Doable Swing Barbarian
Barbarian	Rend Barb
Barbarian	Upheaval Barb
Necromancer	Blight CE Necro
Necromancer	Bonespear Necro
Necromancer	Bloodsurge Necro
Sorcerer	Blizzard Sorc
Sorcerer	Ice Shards Sorc
Sorcerer	Firewall Sorc

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	Chain Lightning Sorcerer
Sorcerer	Meteor Sorc
Sorcerer	Arc Lash Sorc
Sorcerer	Fireball Sorc
Barbarian	HotA Barb
Barbarian	Thorns Barb
Barbarian	Whirlwind Barb
Barbarian	Walking Arsenal Barbarian
Druid	Trampleslide Druid
Druid	Lightning Shred Druid
Druid	Poison Shred Druid
Necromancer	Shadow Summoner Necro
Necromancer	Blood Lance
Rogue	Flurry Rogue

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	Frozen Orb Sorc
Druid	Companion Druid
Necromancer	Blood Spirit Necromancer
Necromancer	Pure Summoner Necro
Necromancer	Sever Necro

Best Diablo 4 PvP builds

These are the best PvP builds you can create for each character class right now:

Character	Build
Sorcerer	Arc Lash Sorcerer
Barbarian	Double Swing Barbarian
Druid	Lightning Storm Druid
Necromancer	Infinimist Necromancer
Rogue	Twisting Blades Rogue

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