Diablo III
Diablo III Popular Builds and Skills in Patch 1.0.8
Barbarian
Barbarian Softcore Builds
Barbarian Hardcore Builds
Barbarian Active Skills
Barbarian Passive Skills
Barbarian Runes
Demon Hunter
Demon Hunter Softcore Builds
Demon Hunter Hardcore Builds
Demon Hunter Active Skills
Demon Hunter Passive Skills
Demon Hunter Runes
Monk
Monk Softcore Builds
Monk Hardcore Builds
Monk Active Skills
Monk Passive Skills
Monk Runes
Witch Doctor
Witch Doctor Softcore Builds
Witch Doctor Hardcore Builds
Witch Doctor Active Skills
Witch Doctor Passive Skills
Witch Doctor Runes
Wizard
Wizard Softcore Builds
Wizard Hardcore Builds
Wizard Active Skills
Wizard Passive Skills
Wizard Runes
  • Choose a Diablo III class above to see the most popular level 60 builds, active skills, and passive skills, used by characters of that class in Patch 1.0.8.
  • The charts are calculated from the daily scans of over 2 million Diablo III characters. There are multiple levels of scans, that generate data used in the Charts and Guides and this Popular Builds and Skills section:
    • We scan the publicly available information for Diablo III BattleTags that were submitted to us. You can look up a specific BattleTag in the search box up top. If we don't yet have a BattleTag, you can Add a BattleTag to our database.
    • From the BattleTag account scans, we record basic information on every character on the account. This includes data such as each character's level, class, and whether or not it is a hardcore character. We store this information on over 2 million Diablo III characters.
    • Beyond the basic information for every character on these accounts, we record detailed information about the level 60 characters: this includes the character's build, equipment, Paragon Level, and many statistics.
    We scan these BattleTag accounts and their characters daily, to have current data for our charts and guides.
  • The Popular Builds and Skills data is restricted to the following characters and updated daily, so it stays fresh and accurate:
    1. Only level 60 characters.
    2. No characters who have unfilled skill slots; all 6 Active skill slots, 6 Rune slots, and 3 Passive skill slots must be chosen.
    3. Only characters who have been played since patch 1.0.8 was released, and currently in patch 1.0.8a.
  • The most popular builds (or specs) are listed for each class, along with the ten most popular variants of the primary builds. Here's how it works:
    • A build variant has exactly the same active skills, but slightly different passive skills or runes, than the primary build.
    • The variants all have three or fewer changes of passive skills or runes, compared to the primary build.
    • The percentage shown lists the popularity of characters who use a primary build, as well as the combined total of that primary build and it's ten variants.
  • The Popular Builds and Skills data is split into three charts to reflect different groups of characters:
    1. Softcore characters at level 60, who either have no Paragon Levels or are at Paragon Level 1 to 49.
    2. Softcore characters at level 60, who have reached Paragon Level 50 to 100.
    3. Hardcore level 60 characters, regardless of Paragon Level.
  • This is all current data, but we also provide archives of older data, that were archived at the end of previous patches. That data can be compared to the current charts, to see the popularity change of skills and builds over time. The archived data is at:
  • All of this data is updated daily, from characters active in Patch 1.0.8. Check back regularly to see the builds and skills that change in popularity!