Diablo 4’s newest Season is bringing you back to Hell. Again. But more amped up than before; promise!
With the new Infernal Hordes event underway in Diablo 4 Season 5, you’ll be getting more awesome Mythic loot and gear by killing a ton of demons and hellspawns in new events and endgame content. Of course, you’ll need to pick a new class and character to get to level 100 and experience all the cool new things the new season has to offer. We’re here to suggest the best builds per class to get you quick to Level 100.
The MVP of this season is clearly the Sorcerer. This is because of the many buffs this class has received for Season 5, and the fact that the Season rewards are geared towards the Sorcerer’s Chain Lightning Build. However, our favourite Sorcerer Build to level up is the one involving the Firewall skill. You summon walls of fire and Hydras to litter the screen with AoE and projectiles: fun! Start the game off with Arc Lash (since it uses no mana), then rely on the Firewall/Hydra and Inferno Ultimate combo to clear the screen. It’s low on utility and weak against really fast enemies, but it’s a pretty simple and effective build to destroy hordes with, even in the lategame.
Main Skills: Arc Lash (early), Firewall, Ice Shield, Flame Shield, Teleport, Hydra, Inferno
Enchantment Setup: Fireball, Firewall (AoE after enemy kill, chance to trigger a second Firewall upon first Firewall cast)
Full Setup
Basic Skills: Enhanced Arc Lash (1)
Core Skills: Greater Fireball (1), Devastation (1), Elemental Dominance (3)
Defensive Skills: Flame Shield (1), Shimmering Teleport (5), Shimmering Ice Armor (1), Glass Cannon (3)
Conjuration Skills: Summoned Hydra (3), Align The elements (1), Mana Shield (3), Protection (3)
Mastery Skills: Mage Firewall (5), Inner Flames (3)
Ultimate Skills: Supreme Inferno, Fiery Surge (3), Warmth (3), Soulfire (3)
Key Passives: Combustion
Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations For Your Gear
Prodigy’s Aspect: Found in Witchwater at Hawezar.
Aspect of Disobedience: Found in Halls of the Damned at Kehjistan
Aspect of Control: Found in Sunken Library at Kehjistan
Storm Swell Aspect: Found in Onyx Hold at Dry Steppes
Conceited: Random Legendary drop
Umbral: Found in Champion’s Demise in Dry Steppes
Second in the running for this Season’s best class is the Rogue. This class is still great at dealing fast damage, though your survivability may be compromised. The best and easiest build to get you to the endgame without much hassle is the Barrage Rogue, where you launch short to mid-ranged attacks with your arrows and projectiles while moving really, REALLY fast.
Rogue Barrage Build
Main Skills: Puncture, Barrage, Dash, Dark Shroud, Shadow Imbuement, Poison Imbuement
Rogue Specialization: Combo Points
Full Setup:
Basic Skill: Fundamental Puncture (5)
Core Skill: Advanced Barrage (5), Stutter Step (3)
Agility Skill: Dash (1), Weapon Mastery (3)
Subterfuge Skill: Subverting Dark Shroud (5), Exploit (3), Malice (3)
Imbuement Skill: Blended Shadow Imbuement (1), Mixed Poison Imbuement (5)
Ultimate Skill: Adrenaline Rush (2), Haste (3), Impetus (3)
Key Passive: Precision
Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations
Offensive Aspect of Branching Volleys: Found in Shadowed Plunge at Hawezar.
Offensive Aspect of the Expectant: Found in Underroot at Scosglen.
Rapid Offensive Aspect: Found in Buried Halls at Dry Steppes.
Defensive Aspect of the Protector: Found in Lost Archives at Fractured Peaks.
Edgemaster’s Offensive Aspect: Found in Oldstones in Scosglen.
Energizing Resource Aspect: Found in Sanguine Chapel in Fractured Peaks.
Defensive Aspect of Might: Found in Dark Ravine in Dry Steppes.
Wind Striker Aspect: Found in Shivta Ruins in Kehjistan.
The Necromancer is still a fine class to play this Season, though it’s getting more reworks in other builds with Blood Lance and
Necromancer Minion Build
Main Skills: Raise Skeleton, Golem, Decrepify, Corpse Tendril, Army of the Dead, Blood Surge
Book of the Dead Setup: Skeleton Warriors -Defenders, Skeleton Mages – Cold, Golem -Blood.
Full Setup
Basic Skill: Enhanced Reap (1)
Core Skill: Paranormal Blood Surge (5), Hewed Flesh (3)
Curse Skills: Abhorrent Decrepify (5), Death’s Embrace (3), Amplify Damage (3), Death’s Approach (3), Skeletal Mage Mastery (3)
Corpse & Macabre Skills: Plagued Corpse Tendrils (1), Necrotic Carapace (3), Skeleton Warrior Mastery (3), Grim Harvest (1), Fueled By Death (3)
Ultimate Skills: Supreme Army of the Dead, Golem Mastery (3), Inspiring Leader (3), Death’s Defense (1), Hellbent Commander (3)
Key Passives: Kalan’s Edict
Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations
Unyielding Commander’s: Found in Faceless Shrine in Hawezar. Your Army of the Dead buffs your Skeleton army temporarily.
Reanimation: Found in Aldurwood at Scosglen.
Grasping Veins: Found in Corrupted Grotto at Kehjistan.
Blood-bathed: Found in Hoarfrost Demise at Fractured Peaks.
Fastblood: Found in Iron Hold at Hawezar.
Disobedience: Found in Halls of the Damned at Kehjistan.
Hulking: Found in Sepulcher of the Forsworn at Kehjistan.
Frenzied Dead: Random Legendary drop.
Blood Getter: Random Legendary drop.
Hardened Bones: Random Legendary drop.
Metamorphosis: Random Legendary drop.
The Barbarian is the toughest class to level up quick this Season when compared with the rest of the classes. However, they make it up by being tough and tanky brutes in the endgame and being able to deal good amounts of damage with their huge assortment of weapons/weapon buffs.
Barbarian Double Swing Build
Main Skills: Bash, Double Swing, Rallying Cry, Charge, Leap, Call of The Ancients
Weapon Expertise: One-Handed Mace Expertise (focus), Two-Handed Sword Expertise, Two-Handed Mace Expertise
Full Setup
Basic Skill: Battle Bash (1)
Core Skill: Furious Double Swing (5), Endless Fury (3)
Defensive Skill: Tactical Rallying Cry (1),
Brawling Skill: Power Charge (5), Power Leap (5), Booming Voice (3), Swiftness (3), Aggressive Resistance (1), Battle Fervour (3)
Weapon Mastery Skill: Pit Fighter (3)
Ultimate Skill: Supreme Call of the Ancients, Duelist (3), Wallop (1), Concussion (3), Tempered Fury (1), Invigorating Fury (3)
Key Passive: Walking Arsenal
Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations
Relentless Armsmaster: Found in Calibel’s Mine in Scosglen.
Windlasher: Random drop.
Fierce Winds: Random drop.
Devilish: Random drop.
Ancestral Charge: Random drop.
Brawler: Found in Haunted Refuge in Hawezar.
Veteran Brawler: Found in Heretics Asylum in Kehjistan.
Bear Clan Berserker: Random drop.
The Druid is also another class that’s tough to farm with fast, but better in endgame territory for Season 5. This Lightning Storm Druid build should make the journey easier for casual players; this build involves a lot of lightning and companions helping you clear maps.
Lightning Storm Druid Build
Main Skills: Wind Shear, Lightning Storm, Trample, Poison Creeper, Wolves, Ravens
Druid Totems: Deer- Wariness, Eagle – Scythe Talons + Avian Wrath, Wolf – Pack Leader, Snake – Overload
Full Setup
Basic Skill: Fierce Wind Shear (1),
Core Skill: Primal Lightning Storm (5), Heart of the Wild (1), Abundance (3), Wild Impulses (3)
Defensive Skill: Ancestral Fortitude (3)
Companion Skill: Ferocious Wolf Pack (1), Ferocious Poison Creeper (1), Enhanced Raven (1), Nature’s Reach (3), Clarity (3)
Wrath Skill: Savage Trample (1), Elemental Exposure (1), Charged Atmosphere (1), Electrick Shock (3), Bad Omen (3), Neurotoxin (1)
Ultimate Skill: Defiance (3), Circle of Life (3), Resonance (2), Natural Disaster (3)
Key Passives: Perfect Storm
Best Legendary Aspects & Dungeon Locations
Calm Breeze – Found in Grinning Labyrinth at Dry Steppes.
Inner Calm – Found in Raethwind Wilds at Scosglen.
Aspect of Retaliation – Found in Seaside Descent at Dry Steppes.
Overcharged Aspect – Found in Mariner’s Refuge at Scosglen.
Aspect of Might – Found in Dark Ravine at Dry Steppes.
Aspect of the Protector – Found in Lost Archives at Fractured Peaks.
Aspect of Disobedience – Found in Halls of the Damned at Kehjistan.
Ghostwalker Aspect – Found in Broken Bulwark at Scosglen.
Diablo 4 Season 5’s Infernal Hordes mode is the quintessential XP farming and loot farming mode right now. Here’s how you can maximize it to your advantage.
