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Wrath of the Wastes Whirlwind

Wrath of the Wastes for the Barbarian: tier A, Season 40, with gear, cube powers, gems and 3 variants.

Barbarian Checked for Season 40 · Oct 26, 2026 #endgame

by RaidDex Team · Published: Oct 25, 2026 · Updated: Oct 26, 2026

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At a glance

Difficulty: Beginner Budget: Medium

Strengths

Ambo's Pride makes Whirlwind apply Rend, dealing its damage within 1 second
Six-piece bonus: 10,000% to Whirlwind and Rend, plus Dust Devils
The four-piece bonus halves damage taken during Whirlwind and for 3 seconds after
Mantle of Channeling and Taeguk reward holding Whirlwind continuously

Weaknesses

Squirt's Necklace makes the first hit after a pause land harder
Pure melee, enemies have to stay within your Whirlwind radius
Stop spinning and your Taeguk stacks and protection fade quickly
Needs the set plus Istvan's Paired Blades, Ambo's Pride and Mantle of Channeling

How to play

Keep Battle Rage active and use Threatening Shout on the pack
Furious Charge into the pack
Hold Whirlwind continuously, Ambo's Pride applies Rend on its own
Use Wrath of the Berserker on elites and Rift Guardians

What this variant changes compared to “GR-Push”

Key 2	Battle Rage (Swords to Ploughshares)	→	Sprint (Marathon)
Key 3	Threatening Shout (Falter)	→	Ignore Pain (Bravado)
Passive added	–	→	Boon of Bul-Kathos
Passive added	–	→	Pound of Flesh
Passive removed	Brawler	→	–
Passive removed	Ruthless	→	–
Shoulders: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	+416–500 Strength
Hands: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	+626–750 Strength
Ring 1	Convention of Elements	→	Focus
Ring 1: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	+(40–60)–(80–120) Damage
Ring 2	Band of Might	→	Restraint
Ring 2: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	+(40–60)–(80–120) Damage
Main hand	Little Rogue	→	In-geom
Main hand: properties	Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.	→	+626–750 Strength
Off-hand	The Slanderer	→	Ambo's Pride
Off-hand: properties	Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.	→	Increases damage against elites by 5–8%
Cube: weapon	Ambo's Pride	→	The Furnace
Cube: jewelry	Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac	→	Band of Might
Gem added	–	→	Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
Gem removed	Bane of the Stricken	→	–
Stat priority	Main stat › Critical hit chance › Area damage › Vitality › All resistance	→	Main stat › Critical hit chance › Vitality › All resistance › Critical hit damage

What this variant changes compared to “GR-Push”

Key 2	Battle Rage (Swords to Ploughshares)	→	Sprint (Marathon)
Key 3	Threatening Shout (Falter)	→	Ignore Pain (Bravado)
Passive added	–	→	Boon of Bul-Kathos
Passive added	–	→	Unforgiving
Passive removed	Brawler	→	–
Passive removed	Ruthless	→	–
Head: properties	–	→	1–5.1% Chance to Fear on Hit
Shoulders	Pauldrons of the Wastes	→	Mantle of Channeling
Shoulders: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit. · Increases Rend Damage by 10–15% · Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life.	→	+416–500 Strength · +416–500 Vitality
Hands: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	+626–750 Strength
Ring 1	Convention of Elements	→	Rechel's Ring of Larceny
Ring 1: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	1–5.1% Chance to Fear on Hit · Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
Ring 2: properties	Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.	→	Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
Main hand	Little Rogue	→	Echoing Fury
Main hand: properties	+(981–1,199)–(1,175–1,490) Holy Damage · Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.	→	+(981–1,199)–(1,175–1,490) Damage · +626–750 Strength · 10–20% Chance to Fear on Hit
Off-hand	The Slanderer	→	Ambo's Pride
Off-hand: properties	Chance to Deal 16–24% Area Damage on Hit.	→	Increases damage against elites by 5–8%
Cube: weapon	Ambo's Pride	→	Messerschmidt's Reaver
Cube: armor	Mantle of Channeling	→	Goldwrap
Cube: jewelry	Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac	→	Ring of Royal Grandeur
Gem added	–	→	Boon of the Hoarder
Gem removed	Bane of the Stricken	→	–
Stat priority	Main stat › Critical hit chance › Area damage › Vitality › All resistance	→	Main stat › Vitality › Critical hit chance › Cooldown reduction › All resistance

On the season theme

In Season 40, Angelic Crucibles sanctify a legendary item: perfect Ancient-level stats plus one of three powers of your class at random. You can only wear one Sanctified item at a time. For this build the Whirlwind and Wrath of the Berserker powers apply, because it uses those skills. This build sanctifies Squirt's Necklace, marked in the gear above. Since the power is rolled at random, a Sanctified item can be sanctified again with another Crucible. All powers are listed on the Season 40 page.

Build questions & answers

Which skills and runes does the build use?

Furious Charge (Merciless Assault), Whirlwind (Wind Shear), Rend (Bloodbath), Battle Rage (Swords to Ploughshares), Threatening Shout (Falter) and Wrath of the Berserker (Insanity).

Which passive skills are chosen?

Rampage, Nerves of Steel, Brawler and Ruthless.

Which sets does the build wear?

Wrath of the Wastes (6 of 6 pieces, highest active bonus: 6 pieces) and Istvan's Paired Blades (2 of 2 pieces, highest active bonus: 2 pieces).

What goes into Kanai's Cube?

Ambo's Pride (weapon), Mantle of Channeling (armor) and Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac (jewelry).

Which legendary gems does the build use?

Bane of the Stricken (rank 150), Taeguk (rank 150) and Bane of the Trapped (rank 150).

Which stats matter most for the build?

Main stat › Critical hit chance › Area damage › Vitality › All resistance – in this order.

Which gems go into the sockets?

weapon: Flawless Royal Emerald; head: Flawless Royal Diamond; other slots: Flawless Royal Diamond.

Which variants does the build have?

GR-Push (Endgame), Speed (Endgame) and T16 (Endgame). The tabs above show each variant with its differences.

Which follower does the build use?

Enchantress with Cain's Insight, Gloves of Worship, Homing Pads, Cain's Habit, Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit, Ice Climbers, The Flavor of Time, Unity, Nemesis Bracers, The Witching Hour, Oculus Ring and Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker.