Compare the Mobalytics Diablo IV tier list by matching the season, activity, exact build variant, and gear requirements before using the tier letter.
The endgame list combines practical farming performance with an optimized build’s power ceiling. Its highest entry is not automatically the best leveling setup or the cheapest respec for your character.
This guide covers Season 15 endgame placements. The latest tier-list changelog entry is October 13, 2026. Individual build guides have later revisions, so check the ranking and the build page separately.
How builds rank: power, speed, and investment
Mobalytics weighs raw power, speed, toughness, gearing demands, and difficulty of play. Its endgame criteria include efficient Torment 12 Warplans with reasonable gear investment and the ceiling a build reaches when fully optimized.
Those criteria can favor different setups. A build with exceptional optimized performance may rank highly while still requiring more preparation than your existing farming build. Position within a tier also counts: entries near the top rank above entries farther down.
Keep Diablo IV Season 14 class and build rankings separate from this Season 15 comparison. A familiar skill name does not make an older seasonal placement interchangeable with a newer one.
Choose the list that matches your next activity
The tier-list navigation separates Endgame, Leveling, and Pushing. Use the category that answers your immediate progression question.
| Ranking or filter | What to compare | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Endgame | Torment 12 Warplan efficiency, investment, and optimized power | Choosing a build for mixed endgame progression |
| Leveling | Leveling skills and the route into a developed setup | Starting a character or progressing before endgame |
| Pushing | Raw power | Choosing a setup for harder clears |
| Speed Farm activity filter | Builds tagged for repeated farming | Finding farming-focused versions in the build directory |
Speed Farm is an activity filter in the build directory, not a fourth tab beside the three tier-list categories. The directory also separates activities such as The Tower and Infernal Hordes.
A build’s update date answers a different question from a tier-list update. Whirlwind’s guide was updated on October 30, while a Firewall pushing variant was updated on November 1. Neither date, by itself, establishes a change to the endgame ordering.
Season 15 S/A/B/C comparison examples
The table below retains selected Mobalytics Season 15 endgame placements and their displayed order. It includes every S-tier entry, plus lower-tier examples that expose common comparison mistakes. Omitted builds are not being assigned a lower rank.
The Reason column explains what each entry contributes to a comparison. It does not invent damage numbers or gear requirements to explain placements.
| Tier | Build | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| S | Blazing Scream Warlock | First in the displayed endgame ordering, ahead of Death Trap. |
| S | Death Trap Rogue | Second in the endgame ordering, making it a high-priority Rogue comparison. |
| S | Swarm – Swarmborn Spiritborn | The S-tier Swarm entry is separate from the A-tier Poison Stinger entry. |
| S | Storm Stinger – Tempestborn Spiritborn | This Storm Stinger variant ranks above Poison Stinger. |
| S | Firewall Sorcerer | The endgame entry is S-tier; a separate pushing-focused version also exists. |
| S | Whirlwind Barbarian | An S-tier endgame entry whose build listing also carries the Infernal Hordes tag. |
| S | Shred, S-tier planner | This specific planner ranks S, while another Shred planner appears in A. |
| S | Rain of Arrows Rogue | Promoted to S in the October 13 changelog entry. |
| S | Penetrating Shot Rogue | The broad build label requires an elemental-variant check before comparison. |
| S | Rampage Warlock, endgame guide | This guide ranks S, while a separate Rampage planner appears in B. |
| S | Apocalypse Warlock | Its displayed S placement supersedes the September 17 changelog move to A. |
| S | Ancients Barbarian summon build | The October 13 changelog records its promotion to S. |
| A | Dance of Knives Rogue | The October 13 update places it in high A, below the S-tier Rogue entries. |
| A | Poison Stinger – Stingerborn Spiritborn | Its A placement does not inherit the rank of the S-tier Stinger variants. |
| A | Astral Bone Spirit Necromancer | The Astral variant is explicitly named, so compare its planner with matching variants. |
| A | Shred, A-tier planner | The same headline skill appears in a different tier through a separate planner. |
| B | Skeletal Warrior Minions Necromancer | The entry identifies Skeletal Warriors, not every possible Minion setup. |
| B | Blessed Hammer – Hammerdin Paladin | This specific Hammerdin entry sits below the A-tier Paladin options. |
| B | Twisting Blades Rogue | Its B placement shows why a strong Rogue ranking cannot be applied to every Rogue build. |
| C | Clash Paladin | Clash sits below the listed Blessed Hammer and Divine Lance entries. |
| C | Pulverize Druid | Its C placement cannot be generalized to Shred or other Druid setups. |
| C | Minions Warlock | This Minions entry ranks separately from the named Warlock summon builds. |
Tier letters belong to the listed build, not the entire class. A class can have S-tier and C-tier entries at the same time, and two planners using the same main skill can occupy different tiers.
How to compare builds with similar names
Match the exact variant before judging the tier
Start with the full build name, then open its skills, equipment, gameplay loop, and Paragon progression. For a Rogue comparison, the Diablo IV Rogue endgame skills and gear guide provides the next level of detail beyond a tier letter.
Penetrating Shot is a useful example. Rankings can list Cold Penetrating Shot and Poison Penetrating Shot separately, while another list uses the shorter Penetrating Shot label. Treat those entries as unmatched until their skills and gear line up. Do not average their tier letters into a new verdict.
Shred presents an even clearer problem: the Season 15 endgame table contains both an S-tier Shred planner and an A-tier Shred planner. The skill name alone cannot identify which setup a recommendation describes.
A listed Shred loadout includes Cyclone Armor, Stone Burst, Debilitating Roar, Grizzly Rage, Lightning Storm, and Shred. Compare the complete bar before copying supporting gear or Paragon choices from another Shred page.
Compare the complete Shred setup
Compare requirements at your current gear level
Build guides cover equipment, skill progression, gameplay loops, and Paragon boards. Use those sections to separate the finished setup from the version you can assemble now.
Check these details side by side:
- Required items: Identify pieces the guide treats as necessary for its main loop.
- Available progression: Check whether it explains what to use before the finished equipment is ready.
- Supporting skills: Compare the full bar, not just the headline damage skill.
- Paragon progression: Check how much of your existing board setup would need changing.
- Intended activity: Match farming, pushing, or other activity tags to the content you plan to run.
A high ceiling is a reason to investigate a build. It is not evidence that your incomplete version will outperform a finished lower-tier setup.
Decide whether a respec is worth the materials
Compare complete setups before replacing gear
An archetype change can require new equipment, skills, and Paragon choices. For a Necromancer switch, use the Diablo IV Necro endgame skills and gear guide to check those components before dismantling your existing setup.
Use this sequence to make the decision:
- Pick one target activity and difficulty for the comparison.
- Check whether your current build already clears it reliably.
- Identify the replacement’s required gear and supporting skills.
- Separate pieces you already own from pieces you still need to farm.
- Compare the time needed to finish the replacement with the problem you want it to solve.
Use tier changes as a reason to review
Read the displayed placement before relying on an older changelog entry. Changelogs explain movement, but an earlier promotion or demotion may no longer describe the row you are viewing.
Keep a short note of the season, category, exact planner, and guide revision you used. If a ranking changes, you can then check whether the change concerns your variant and activity.
Respec when the replacement solves a specific problem, such as unreliable clears or a mismatch with your preferred activity. Keep a functioning setup when the only difference is a tier letter and the replacement still needs gear you do not own.
