InDiablo 4Season 5, the meta has changed, and there are new top-tier builds for players to use. Every season has been slightly different, and while there are always some familiar builds in the top cut, they usually shift and get stronger or weaker as the seasons go on. While this Season is still developing, and the meta will likely shift and change again, these are the best builds currently known.
Season 5 is full of new unique itemsand rewards, giving you different boosts and powers. There are great new Mystic items and Legendaries that can defeat many different bosses. However, this gear will work better for different classes, and these classes and builds might determine how well you perform in Season 5.
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7Necromancer Minion Build
Good For Leveling
This build is still adecent way to clear levels and get to higher levels faster. Unfortunately, the Necromancer class seems to have fallen out of favor this Season overall despite being one of the top-tier classes last Season. See YouTuberSKULMfor an example of this build when it was still at its peak.
Despite falling out of favor, it is still notable that this build is able to do a lot of damage and leveling. However, theNecromancer class has gotten a lot slower overallthis season, struggling to keep pace as it gets to higher levels and not being able to take on the hordes of Lilith in quite the same way. Still, it is quite fun and can still get you a fair way on your journey.
This list is based on the extensive research of YouTuberRob2628, who has afull spreadsheet of class buildsavailable.
6Landslide Druid
DPS Druid Build
Not many Druid builds have made it into the top tier this Season despite theWerenado Druid inDiablo 4build becoming extremely popular. This build does a lot of damage very quickly, popping off enemies before they can even attempt to attack you. It moves fast and can clear high-level Pits that other builds may struggle with, as you may see inRob2628’s own video.
Rob refers to this buildas the AK-47 build, as you can hear what sounds like the sound of an assault weapon consistently as enemies are hit again and again. Even at a lower level and without the highest level gear and skills, this build was stilltaking out bosses and enemies without much problem in a World Tier IV Level 100 Pit.
5Direct Bash Barbarian
Billions of Direct Damage
While the Whirlwind Barbarian was originally set to take over the scene in Season 5, theestimation has changeda little, and now YouTuberRob2628puts this as the highest-rated Barbarian build for this Season. Itdealsa lot of damage all at oncewithout doing other forms of passive damage.
Without doing anything else, Robconsistently hitsthe training dummy with regular strikes and deals billions of direct damagewithout any sort of ping. It is consistent, and theextra overpower damage amounton this build is crazy.
After this point, the builds will be focused on Rogue and Sorcerer, whichhave been hotly contested as the two best-ranked classes this Season. Multiplebuilds have popped up for both of them, and a lot of math and numbers are being run to determine which is the best. Currently, it is still very early, and while initial research has favored Sorcerer, there is a good argument to say that it is actually Rogue.
4Fire Bolt Sorcerer
Shard of Verathiel
While this build got a little nerfed early on, perhaps due to its early dominance, it is still a very strong build despite that, as seen inMekuna’s YouTube video. Thekey to this build is the Shard of Verathiel, a unique Sword that increases the damage done by Basic Skills. Similarly,you could run Fireball to get through the early levelingto take down a lot of enemies and bosses before leaning into this build as you progress further.
While some of the other mentioned builds do better late game, this isone that might work well earlier with lower-level gearbefore adjusting your strategy as you level up and start tocollect all of Mother’s Gifts this Season. This is because there isone more Sorcerer build yet to come,and it does even more damage and is considered an S-tier build.
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3Rapid Fire Rogue
Umbracrux
The Rogue seems to have afairly high ceiling this season, and players will likely continue figuring out how to abuse this class as time passes. This particular build has some burst potential that has remained strong despite a nerf for the Caltrops that previously made this build great. However, theUmbrocrux is what makes up for this nerfand keeps this an S-tier build.
The Umbracrux is a unique daggerwithstrong scaling,dexterity, and some tricks up its sleeve. It also buffs your Subterfuge Skills by creating Shade Totems. These deal out damage as they receive it, and itcounts as a Trap Skill,which you can buff in other ways. The credit for this build is given to a few different creators, one of which is YouTuberM1PY.
2Andariel Rogue
The Cornerstone Of Rogue Builds
Andariel’s Visageis one of the main things making Rogue builds S-tier this Season. This is a Mythic Unique item, which means a lot of players might not be able to get it until later on andmay not be as realistic for the vast majority of them, as pointed out byRageGamingVideos. This is what makes it second as opposed to first on this list.
However, if you manage to get it, Andariel’s Visagegives you an extra life, a high Attack Speed, a lot of Resistance, and a Lucky Hit abilityto apply a nova of Poison Damage. This improves any other Poison damage, and youshould employ other Poison skillsto take advantage of this.
If you do not yet have Andariel’s Visage or do not think you will, the previous build is so close in ranking that you do not have to worry about this one as much. While it isslightlybetter, you will be no worse off and can get to the more perfected version of that build a little faster.
1Lightning Spear Sorcerer
Top Meta Build
Thisbuild currently rests at the top of the Meta, andit is a Sorcerer build, and it rests near the top of several of the lists of creators shown earlier in the list. This build works because it both protects you and keeps you from being killed, and it has a lot of damage coming from two places: theLightning Spear and thenew Aspect in Season 5called Splintering Energy. This build has also been credited to YouTuberMekuna, among others.
Together,these two damage dealers are the workhorse, and you will be reliant on these to get you through the game. This is partially why you may not need all the high-level gear you could have, although that gear does not hurt. With this Sorcerer build, you will be high-flying in Season 5 ofDiablo 4with no bosses or mobs to stop you.
