Diablo 4 - Barbarian Expertise And Arsenal Weapon Swapping Guide

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The Barbarian can annihilate packs of enemies in Diablo 4, thanks to a varied assortment of armaments. Still, each gear piece provides its own boons, and you'll want to learn about how the whole system works, too. Here's our Diablo 4 Barbarian Expertise and Arsenal Weapon Swapping guide to help you with the class' unique quirks.

We've divided our Diablo 4 Barbarian guide into several sections to explain each mechanic in detail. First, let's talk about how the class' Arsenal Weapon system works.

The Diablo 4 Barbarian has the Arsenal system, which allows the class to equip four weapons simultaneously:

Many of the class' active/castable skills tend to have a required weapon in mind. For instance, Flay needs a slicing weapon (i.e., either one-handed/dual-wielding or two-handed slicing). Whirlwind, meanwhile, can use any Arsenal weapon (i.e., dual-wielding, two-handed bludgeoning, or two-handed slicing). However, something like Frenzy is only for dual-wielding, which means two-handed weapons won't be used.

To swap weapons as a Barbarian in Diablo 4, you need only to use the skills themselves. The game will automatically switch to the necessary weapon when activating a skill. As such, if you cast Double Swing, it will strike enemies with your dual-wielded weapons. Then, if you follow-up with Hammer of the Ancients, it will automatically use your two-handed bludgeoning weapon.

But, there's one more caveat to consider: you can still swap Barbarian weapons manually depending on the skill. To do this, you'll need to open the Skill Assignment panel. You can either press the «S» key on your keyboard, or go to the abilities menu and press the left thumbstick («L3») on your gamepad.

Next, mouse over a particular skill that has