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Diablo 4 10 Barbarian Season Build Guide: Master Hammer of Diablo 4 Items the Ancients

Welcome to the ultimate Hammer of the Ancients (HotA) Barbarian Endgame Build Guide for Diablo 4. This fan-favorite Barbarian skill has returned stronger than ever in Season 10: Infernal Chaos, with reworks, Chaos Perks, and Chaos Armor pushing its power ceiling to new heights. HotA focuses on devastating, Fury-fueled slams that deliver explosive Critical Strikes capable of clearing screens and crushing bosses alike. With the right gearing, Fury management, and seasonal mechanics, the HotA Barbarian is a top-tier endgame powerhouse.

Why Play Hammer of the Ancients Barbarian?

Hammer of the Ancients has always been a signature Barbarian skill: simple, hard-hitting, and satisfying. Historically, its drawback was a small area of effect, making it feel weaker in dense encounters. Season 10 fixes this weakness with new synergies that expand its range and unlock incredible damage scaling.

Key improvements include:

Aspects of Ancestral Force and Mantle of the Mountain's Fury drastically extend HotA's radius, turning single-target slams into room-clearing attacks.

Saber of Tsasgal stacks powerful multipliers when paired with Frenzy and utility skills.

A reworked Ramaladni's Magnum Opus pairs with Furious Hammer of the Ancients, creating unmatched scaling potential.

The result? A Barbarian that can obliterate bosses with single slams while also excelling at area damage.

Skills & Gameplay Loop

The HotA Barbarian revolves around cycling utility skills to keep buffs active while unleashing constant slams.

Core Skills

Hammer of the Ancients - Your main damage dealer, empowered by the Furious HotA upgrade for Critical multipliers.

Frenzy - Never cast directly; passively refreshed via Battle Trance to fuel Saber of Tsasgal.

Rallying Cry - Becomes permanent with Deafening Chorus, providing Fury generation, Unstoppable, and Movement Speed.

Rupture - Boosts Attack Speed while applying Bleed effects.

Ground Stomp - Resets Wrath of the Berserker cooldown.

Wrath of the Berserker - Your ultimate, granting Berserk, Fury generation, and immense damage scaling.

Gameplay Rotation

1. Keep Rallying Cry active permanently.

2. Maintain Frenzy passively through Battle Trance.

3. Use Ground Stomp to reset Wrath of the Berserker.

4. Spam Hammer of the Ancients to consume Fury.

5. Stay capped at 150 Fury to guarantee Overpower slams with Banished Lord's Talisman.

The loop is simple: buff, stun, reset, and D4 materials for sale slam everything into the ground.