7 Underpowered Builds In Diablo 4

Even though these Diablo 4 builds might not be the strongest in the game’s meta, they are a lot of fun to use.
In Diablo 4, players can choose from five strong classes to play as. Each has its own skills and way of playing, and they all feel different from each other. Players have already figured out the best builds for each character class in any game. But there are still a lot of choices for all of Diablo 4’s classes for people who have already played with meta builds or want to try something different.
Diablo 4 has a strong leveling system that lets every class and every player make their own builds and play styles. For example, the Druid is usually based on changing into dangerous creatures, but there are plenty of Druid builds where the player never changes. Keeping this in mind, there are a lot of weak, non-meta builds that are a lot of fun to try out.

Tired of the tired old stereotype of the weak magic caster? The physical Druid build is perfect for players who want to deal a lot of physical damage and be the tank of their group. This build is very flexible and can be done in many different ways, based on the player’s favorite magic. One of the most popular designs is this:
Basic Skill | Core Skill | Core Skill 2 | Defensive Skill | Wrath Skill | Ultimate |
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Storm Strike | Lightning Storm | Tornado | Earthen Bulwark | Hurricane | Petrify/Cataclysm |
In this build, players usually give up a companion skill for more spells. However, the fun of non-meta builds is experimenting, so some players might want a companion in addition to their spells. Spirit generation can be hard for this build, so players will want to use things that help them make more spirit so they can keep casting spells.
Thorns Barbarian

The Thorns Barbarian build is the perfect example of a high-risk, high-reward play. This build takes a long time to put together, so players may want to use a more versatile build until they have all the pieces they need. The build is based on thorns, which means that enemies can hurt you. This means that players will want to build for thorns and have a high health barrier. Players should focus on getting rubies and emeralds in their armor slots and unlock the Needleflare Aspect and Death Wish Aspect for their legendary gear. This build works best with the following skills:
Basic Skill | Core Skill | Defensive Skill | Brawling Skill | Weapon Mastery Skill | Ultimate |
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Flay | Whirlwind | Rallying Cry | Charge | Steel Grasp | Wrath of the Berserker |
Players should also put money into Outburst and Tough as Nails, which are key passives. When all of these things are in place, players have a very specific but fun build to play with. They’ll take a lot of damage, but if everything goes well, enemies will pay for it.
Pure Lightning Sorcerer

The Chain Lightning Sorcerer is one of the best builds for getting to the next level. A pure lightning wizard is great for quickly leveling up, but it has trouble with bosses and enemies with a lot of health. Even at higher world stages and levels, it is still a lot of fun to play.
There are a few ways to build a pure lightning sorcerer, but the most popular ones look like this:
Basic Skill | Core Skill | Defensive Skill | Conjuration Skill | Mastery Skill | Ultimate |
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Spark | Chain Lightning | Teleport | Lightning Spear | Ball Lightning | Unstable Currents |
With this build, players want to turn their whole skill bar purple. They can mix and match their skills, maybe adding more for sizzling energy or giving up their Conjuration Skill for Charged Bolts and Chain Lightning. The build can be changed in amazing ways and is a lot of fun to play. Players should try to use guns with faster attack speeds to get as many shocks and DOTs as possible during battle.
Marksman Rogue

In Diablo 4, rogues have three weapons. They have a bow and two close-range weapons (swords, knives, or a mix of both). Even though the Twisting Blades skill fully rules the Rogue meta right now, there are plenty of fun Rogue builds that don’t use Twisting Blades at all. This build doesn’t use any melee weapons at all, which makes it fun but hard to learn. As with many of these non-meta builds, this might be a good one to focus on after level 50. For a Marksman Rogue, the best skills are:
Basic Skill | Core Skill | Core Skill 2 | Imbue Skill | Subterfuge Skill | Ultimate |
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Forceful Arrow | Barrage | Penetrating Shot | Shadow Imbument | Concealment | Rain of Arrows |
Players should also learn the important idle skill “Victimize.”
The biggest problem with this build is that it is hard to move. Rogues aren’t tanky, and a Marksman Rogue can get into trouble without Dash. So that they can use Concealment as much as possible, players may want things that reduce cooldowns. This build is for real risk-takers. It can do a lot of damage and wipe out enemies fast, but the Rogue’s life is at risk because they have almost no way to get away from danger.
Summoning Necromancer

It may seem strange that the summoning class has an off-meta build, but the Necromancer in Diablo 4 is best when they sacrifice their minions. The Necromancer is fun, though, because it lets you build an army of little guys. So, despite the meta, there are different ways to build a Necromancer that focuses on summoning.
There are many skills to find and build, and the player can choose which types of summons to use. Some people might like the choices for defense that the Defender Skeletons and Blood Golem give. Some people might like how the Reapers, Cold Mages, and Iron Golem can be used to control crowds. Here are some good active skills that the summoner should be built around:
Basic Skill | Core Skill | Corpse & Macabre Skills | Curse Skill | Corpse & Macabre Skills | Ultimate |
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Bone Splinters/Decompose | Bone Spear/Blight | Blood Mist | Decrepify | Corpse Tendrils | Army of the Dead |
Summoner builds should pay attention to a lot of passives. Must-haves are any passives that directly buff enemies or help them heal or make essence. In some situations, the Necromancer’s passive skills are more important than leveling up their active skills to higher tiers.
Companion Druid

The Druid can be a summoner if a player wants to call on something but doesn’t like the Necromancer’s style. Druids won’t have as many active calls as Necromancers, but the ones they do have are pretty good and can be used as good mid-game builds. Since Pulverize Druid builds are so common, almost every other build is off-meta, but that doesn’t mean that the Companion Druid isn’t fun to play. The skills that a Companion Druid can use are:
Basic Skill | Core Skill | Companion Skill | Companion Skill 2 | Companion Skill 3 | Ultimate |
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Storm Strike | Landslide/Pulverize | Ravens | Poison Creeper | Wolves | Grizzly Rage |
Players can choose which skills to use and how to use them. Some builds use Earthen Bulwark instead of an ultimate, while others use Landslide instead of Pulverize. “Call of the Wild” should be at its highest level. Other Druid Passives, including their Key Passives, are good all around, but Call of the Wild is a must. Aspect of the Alpha, Aspect of the Stampede, and Shepard’s Aspect are also great Aspects for this build.
Rogue Multi-Trap Build In Diablo 4

In Diablo 4, the best Rogue builds use the Poison Trap skill, and a few use the Death Trap skill as well. True trap builds will need all of the trap skills in Drive Mad game, as well as the “Preparation” Rogue Specialization, which you can get at level 30. Preparation is the most important part of this whole build, so you have to do it. With the right skills and Preparation Ability, players can set up almost an endless number of traps on the field while using other skills to make their enemies Vulnerable. This is how the skill chart will look:
Basic Skill | Core Skill | Imbue Skill | Agility Skill | Subterfuge Skill | Ultimate |
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Puncture | Barrage/Twisting Blades | Poison Imbument | Caltrops | Poison Trap | Death Trap |
The “Exposure” Key Passive is also required for this build. Once players get the hang of mixing skills, which is hard at first, they can set up traps nearly all the time and use their Ultimate ability more than once in a minute. This build works best in a group, but you can also use it well on your own.
On June 6, Diablo 4 came out for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox X/S.