The current gameplay plan for Diablo 4 Barbarians is to Shout. You use Shouts in virtually every battle, reminding some players of the Dovhakiin from Skyrim. However, this class far outstrips Skyrim's hero in pure damage and frenzied, berserking power. While many builds for this class require you to mix it up with the enemy forces, this one is different.This Diablo 4 Barbarian build relies on Thorns damage. Instead of going with a powerful array of attacks, it builds pure defense and laughs as enemies break themselves trying to attack its mighty body. Here's everything you need to know about this build.How does the Diablo 4 Barbarian Thorns build work?This build comes courtesy of Diablo 4 player DesMephisto, when they shared it on Reddit. While the design is for a Hardcore build, you can easily play it the same way in Eternal or Seasonal playthroughs.However, it's worth noting that this won't always be a speed build. Many enemies will break themselves on your Thorns, but some attack slower as well and, thus, die more gradually. This particular build differs from our other Thorns build since that relied more on Wrath of the Berserker and Whirlwind. My Level 100 Hardcore Thorns Build (Guide and Details Inside) by u/DesMephisto in diablo4 Instead, we will stack the armor stat and specific abilities and watch as enemies break themselves instead of worrying about their incoming strikes.The strategy is to use Steel Grasp to pull enemies close and watch them die. You'll also want to keep up Flay as long as possible through auto-attacking. It's the best strategy since Flay provides a 12% Damage Reduction at 4 stacks and more thorns. This makes the 30% attack speed aspect viable - more melee strikes means you keep DR/Thorns longer.What is the Diablo 4 Barbarian Thorns build?The way this build works is you stack lots of armor/defense. Your Diablo 4 Barbarian is going to be as tanky as humanly possible. While you run two attacks (Flay and Rend), most enemies will be dying to the Thorns effect. This will become easier the more Thorns items you have, like Razorplate.Main buildFlay (Enhanced Flay, Combat Flay): 12% DR, 30% chance of Vulnerability/stacking thornsRend (Enhanced Rend, Violent Rend): Extends vulnerability by 2s and does 12% more damage to Vulnerable enemiesRallying Cry (Enhanced Rallying, Strategic Rallying): Unstoppable and FortifyChallenging Shout (Enhanced Challenging, Strategic Challenging): 20% Max Life and 30% Thorns from Max lifeWar Cry (Enhanced War Cry, Mighty War Cry): 4s Berserk and FortifySteel Grasp (Enhanced Steel Grasp, Fighters Steel Grasp): 2.5s Vulnerability and 2s of BerserkKeystone: Unbridled Rage: Boosts Rend damageIt would be best to have solid passives to increase your defenses, bonus thorns, and more. Many passives will be focused on making us tanky - adding more life, damage reduction, thorns, et cetera.PassivesImposing Presence (3): 15% Maximum LifeMartial Vigor (3): 9% Damage Reduction against ElitesOutburst (2): Flat Thorns and Thorns Based on LifeTough as Nails (3): 9% Thorns increaseAggressive Resistance: 3% Damage ReductionPit Fighter (3): 9% Damage to Close, 6% Damage Reduction from Far EnemiesThick Skin (3): More FortifyDefensive Stance (3): 6% Damage Reduction while FortifiedThere are certain Legendary Aspects you'll want to consider for this Barbarian build in Diablo 4. However, depending on your needs and stats, each gear slot will have specific, ideal aspects to consider.This is what could await you in this Barbarian build (Image via DesMephisto/Reddit)Aspects per gear slotHelm/Chest/Pants: Aspect of Disobedience, Aspect of the Protector, Iron Blood Aspect, Aspect of MightGloves: Aspect of the Expectant, Ghostwalker AspectAmulet: Needleflare Aspect, Edgemaster AspectRing: Bold Chieftain, Echoing FuryTwo-Handed Weapons: Death Wish Aspect, Edgemaster Aspect, Needleflare AspectOne-Handed Weapons: Rapid Aspect, Aspect of Limitless RageBoots: Eluding Aspect, Ghostwalker AspectThere will also be ideal Barbarian Paragon board slots you'll want to watch. However, these will change as you get them to 15/21. This is because you'll wish to Marshal in your starting board for the 125% magic increase and Revenge for the 100% increase in the Weapon Master board. When considering generic Paragon slots, the priority is Armor, Life, then Strength.Do you want to laugh as enemies melt in one to two hits from their strikes? Then this is the Diablo 4 build for you. It's incredibly satisfying to build and use. At the same time, it is a little on the slower side occasionally, but worth playing.