how to switch weapons in diablo 4

You don’t manually swap weapons in Diablo 4 the way you would in some other action RPGs; for most classes, weapon use is handled automatically by the skill you cast.

How it works

• Most classes: Just use your skills, and the game equips the right weapon for that action automatically.

• Barbarian: This is the class that can assign specific weapons to specific skills through the Skills menu.

Barbarian weapon switching

1. Open the Skills / Abilities menu.

2. Hover over the skill you want to change.

3. Look for Arsenal Selection or the weapon assignment area.

4. Cycle the weapon option for that skill, or leave it on Auto-Select.

5. Save the change, and that skill will use the assigned weapon automatically in combat.

Platform notes

• PC: The weapon assignment is commonly changed from the Skills menu, often by cycling options with the middle mouse button.

• Console: You still do it from the skill assignment screen, then cycle the weapon choice with the prompt shown on-screen.

Practical tip

If you are not playing Barbarian, there usually is no separate weapon-swap button to press during combat, because the game handles it for you based on the skill.

Meta description

How to switch weapons in Diablo 4: open the Skills menu, then assign weapons per skill if you are a Barbarian; otherwise weapon use is mostly automatic.

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