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The Barbarian has been the principal player in the Diablo series and has always played as a fast and furious fighter with powerful, brutal skills at his disposal and that hasn't changed in Diablo 4.

But this time he has the Arsenal system which offers him even more flexibility with the ability to swap between four weapons on the fly as he changes skills. He can also improve his ability in the weapon types he uses through the Expertise system. Essentially, the more he uses a weapon type the more proficient he becomes, with it gaining further bonuses.

The Barbarian has no elemental-based attacks but prefers to focus almost entirely on being a juggernaut of power. However, it's not all "me, me, me.", he has a few skills that will benefit his party members such as War Cry (increases dmg), Rallying Cry (increases movement and resource regen) and Raid Leader (a passive heal).

Barbarian Fundamentals

  • Resource: Fury - Has to be generated
  • Weapon Slots: Four. 2-Hand Bludgeoning Weapon. 2-Hand Slashing Weapon. Main Hand. Off-Hand
  • Dismount Skill: Bounding Slam
  • Barbarian Skill Trees:
    • Basic – Generate Fury and deal Physical Damage
    • Fury – Deal Physical Damage at a cost to Fury
    • Defensive – Deal Physical Damage with Cooldowns
    • Brawling – Deal Physical Damage with Cooldowns with some generation of Fury
    • Weapon Mastery – Deal Physical Damage with Cooldowns
    • Ultimate – Deal Physical Damage with Cooldowns with some generation of Fury
  • Barbarian Specialization:
    • Arsenal System - Unlocks at Level 5
      • Weapon Expertise
      • Technique

Starting and Levelling Up

Strength Intelligence Dexterity Willpower
Start With 10 7 8 7
1 Point in adds + 1 Armor
x 0.1% Skill Damage
+ 0.05% All Resistances + 0.025% Dodge Chance
x 0.02% Critical Strike Chance
+ 0.1% Healing received
+ 0.25% Overpower damage
x 0.1% Fury Generation


Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths Weaknesses
Tank with vast damage. Longer cooldowns compared to other classes.
Berserking - Buff of 25% increased damage and 30% movement speed. Reliant on Fury generation.
Quick movement skills. Slow starter to power up.
Damage while moving. Melee focused.
Dual wielding of weapons, both single-handed and double-handed weapons.


Diablo 4 Barbarian Specialization - Class Mechanic

Arsenal System

The Arsenal System unlocks automatically at level 5. It enables him to equip four weapons at one time switching between them automatically depending on which skill he is using. He can equip a:

  • two-handed bludgeoning weapon
  • two-handed slashing weapon
  • two single-handed weapons to dual wield.
Barbarian has a 4-weapon loadout
Barbarian has a 4-weapon loadout

When using skills the game will automatically swap to the best weapon for that skill. However, you can customise that by forcing the game to use another weapon. To do this:

  1. Press S to bring up available skills.
  2. Mouse over the skills you've learned. Ones with green ticks are those you have in your skill bar (i.e active).
  3. A pop up will display the skill details and option to make weapon selection. In other words which weapon should the skill use.
  4. Either leave as 'Auto select' or cycle through available weapons and force the game to use that instead.



Barbarian Expertise
Barbarian Expertise

Weapon Expertise

As the name suggests Expertise determines the Barbarian's proficiency in using different weapon types (1-handed axes, polearms etc).

Proficiency levels begin at 1 for every weapon type but the more you use the weapon type the more their level increases, up to level 10. Each level improves the bonuses applied when using the weapon type, level 10 providing the most powerful bonuses.

Expertise level does not increase when fighting in PvP.

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Expertise Rank 10 Powers Rank 10 Additional Bonus
Dual Wielding Arsenal
1-Handed Axes (5.0%) Increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. Double this amount when using two Axes. Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a (55%) chance to grant (+0.6%) increased Attack Speed for (2) seconds. Double the Attack Speed bonus when using 2 Axes.
1-Handed Maces (x10%) increased damage to Stunned enemies. Double this amount when using 2 Maces. Lucky Hit: Up to a (10%) chance to gain Berserking for (1.50) seconds when you hit a Stunned enemy. Double this chance when using 2 Maces.
1-Handed Swords Lucky Hit: Up to a (10%) chance to gain (5) Fury when hitting a Crowd Controlled enemy. Double this chance when using two Swords. Killing a Crowd Controlled enemy grants (+15%) increased Attack Speed for (3) seconds. Double this amount for kills with 2 Swords.
Slicing Arsenal
Polearms (x10%) increased Lucky Hit Chance. You deal (+10%) increase damage whilst Healthy.
2-Handed Axes (x15%) increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. (+10%) increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable enemies.
2-Handed Swords (+20%) of Direct Damage you deal is inflicted as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. You deal (x30%) increased Bleeding damage for (5) seconds after killing an enemy.
Bludgeoning Arsenal
2-Handed Maces Lucky Hit: Up to a (10%) chance to gain (2) Fury when hitting an enemy. Double the amount of Fury gained whilst Berserking. You deal (x15%) increased Critical Strike Damage to Stunned and Vulnerable enemies whilst Berserking.



Barbarian Technique
Barbarian Technique

Weapon Technique Slot

This option is unlockable at Level 15 when the Barbarian gets the Quest, Masters of Battle and has to speak with Forgemaster Gerti in Ked Bardu in the Dry Steppes.

The Technique slot gives you the Expertise bonus of a certain weapon type regardless of which weapon type you use if you set it as your Technique. So if you have level 10 Expertise in 2-Handed Maces but you want that level 10 Expertise to apply to Polearms instead, you should select it as your Technique so now those level 10 bonuses you earned by using 2-Handed Maces will instead apply to Polearms.

Items and Weapons

The Barbarian can equip the following weapons:

  • 1-Handed Axe
  • 1-Handed Mace
  • 1-Handed Sword
  • 2-Handed Axe
  • 2-Handed Mace
  • 2-Handed Sword
  • Polearm
  • Staff

He can not equip a shield.

Item Affixes

Each item type can come with certain item affixes. These are all detailed below including affixes that improve the Barbarian's skills and appear on weapons that he is able to use.

Click the column headings to sort by item type. Refresh the page to reset.

+ Expand drop-down for all Barbarian Item Affixes by Slot.

* An implicit stat, meaning that the item will always come with this attribute (affix) listed at the top of the item details up to a maximum of the figure shown.

Barbarian item properties by slot - Click the column headings to sort by slot.
Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapons Off-Hand
All Stats
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Strength
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Dexterity
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Intelligence
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Willpower
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Cold Resist
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Fire Resist
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Lightning Resist
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Poison Resist
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Shadow Resist
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* 18.5% Resistance to All Elements
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* 25% Cold/Fire Resistance
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* 25% Cold/Lightning Resistance
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* 25% Cold/Poison Resistance
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* 25% Cold/Shadow Resistance
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* 25% Fire/Lightning Resistance
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* 25% Fire/Poison Resistance
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* 25% Fire/Shadow Resistance
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* 25% Lightning/Poison Resistance
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* 25% Lightning/Shadow Resistance
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* 25% Shadow/Poison Resistance
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Life on Kill
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Life Regen while not damaged recently
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Healing Received
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Lucky Hit: Up to a [X]% Chance to Heal
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Maximum Life
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Potion Capacity
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Potion Drop Rate
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Maximum Fury
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Fury Cost Reduction
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Resource Generation
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Lucky Hit: Chance to Restore [X]% Primary Resource
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* While Injured, Your Potion Also Restores 20% Resource
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Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand
Total Armor
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* While Injured, Your Potion Also Grants 20% Maximum Life as Barrier
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Thorns
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Damage Reduction
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Damage Reduction while Fortified
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Fortify Generation
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Damage Reduction while Injured
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Damage Reduction from Close Enemies
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Damage Reduction from Distant Enemies
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Damage Reduction from Enemies that are Bleeding
Small Tick Check
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Damage to Bleeding Enemies
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Dodge Chance
Small Tick Check
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Dodge Chance Against Close Enemies
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Dodge Chance Against Distant Enemies
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* +2 Max Evade Charges
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* Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by 0.8 Second
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Movement Speed
Small Tick Check
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Movement Speed for 4 seconds After Killing an Elite
Small Tick Check
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* While Injured, Your Potion Also Grants 30% Movement Speed for 2 Seconds
Small Tick Check
* Evade Grants +50% Movement Speed for 1 Second
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Control Impaired Duration
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Slow Duraction Reduction
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Shrine Buff Duration
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Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand
Damage
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Damage Over Time
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Physical Damage
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Physical Damage Over Time
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* 28% Damage to Healthy Enemies (1h axe)
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* 56% Damage to Healthy Enemies (2h axe)
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Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons
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Damage with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons
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Damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons
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Damage with skills that swap to new weapons
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Critical Strike Damage
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* 17.5% Critical Strike Damage (1h sword)
Small Tick Check
* 35% Critical Strike Damage (2h sword)
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Critical Strike Chance
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Critical Strike Chance Against Injured Enemies
Small Tick Check
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Damaging while Berserking
Small Tick Check
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Berserking Duration
Small Tick Check
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Attack Speed
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Basic Skills Attack Speed
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Lucky Hit Chance
Small Tick Check
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Lucky Hit: Up to [X] Chance to Execute Injured Non-Elites
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Damage to Injured Enemies
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* 56% Damage to Injured Enemies (polearm)
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Damage to Close Enemies
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Damage to Distant Enemies
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Damage to Slowed Enemies
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Lucky Hit: Up to a [X]% Chance to Slow
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Damage to Stunned Enemies
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Damage for 4 seconds After Killing an Elite
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Overpower Damage
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* 31.5% Overpower Damage (1h mace)
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* 63% Overpower Damage (2h mace)
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Overpower damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons
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Vulnerable Damage
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Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies
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* 35% Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies (staff)
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Crowd Control Duration
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Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapon Off-Hand
Basic Skills Damage
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Core Skills Damage
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Ranks in Hammer of the Ancients
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Ranks in Rend
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Ranks in Upheavel
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Ranks in Double Swing
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Ranks in Whirlwind
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Ranks in Defensive Skills
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Ranks in Challenging Shout
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Ranks in Ground Stomp
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Ranks in Iron Skin
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Ranks in Rallying Cry
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Ranks in Outburst Passive
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Ranks in Tough as Nails Passive
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Brawling Skills Damage
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Ranks in War Cry
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Ranks in Weapon Mastery Skills
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Weapon Mastery Skills Damage
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Ranks in Death Blow
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Ranks in Rupture
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Ranks in Steel Grasp
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Ranks in Cut to the Bone Passive
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Ranks in No Mercy Passive
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Ranks in Slaying Strike Passive
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Ranks in Counteroffensive Passive
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Ultimate Skills Damage
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Ranks in Wallop Passive
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Ranks in Heavy Handed Passive
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Ranks in Brute Force Passive
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Cooldown Reduction
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* 7% Cooldown Reduction
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Sockets 1 1 1 1-2 1-2 1-2 1
Attribute Amulet Ring Helm Chest Legs Gloves Boots Weapons Off-Hand

Barbarian Legendary Aspects

The Barbarian has a whole heap of Legendary Aspects that are tailored to his particular set of skills. As well as those Legendaries he can also make use of the more general Legendary Aspects useful to all classes. Use the drop-down below to see the full details of the Barbarian Aspects.

+ Expand drop-down for all Barbarian Aspect Statistics.
Name Category Description Dungeon Zone Class
Aspect of Ancestral Charge
Offensive Charge calls forth 4 Ancients who also Charge, dealing 20 - 30% of normal damage.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Aspect of Ancestral Echoes
Offensive Lucky Hit: While Call of the Ancients is on your Action Bar, damaging enemies with Leap, Upheaval, or Whirlwind have up to a 50% - 60%] chance to summon an Ancient to perform the same skill.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Ancient Reservoir
(Map)
Hawezar Barbarian
Aspect of Ancestral Force
Offensive Hammer of the Ancients quakes outward and its damage is increased by 5 - 15%.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Sunken Ruins
(Map)
Scosglen Barbarian
Aspect of Anemia
Utility Lucky Hit: Direct damage against Bleeding enemies has up to a [20-30%] chance to Stun them for [2.0] seconds.

Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Kor Dragan Barracks
(Map)
Fractured Peaks Barbarian
Aspect of Berserk Fury
Resource You gain 3 - 6 Fury per second while Berserking.

Ring

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Aspect of Berserk Ripping
Offensive Whenever you deal direct damage while Berserking, inflict [20-30%] of the Base damage dealt as additional Bleeding damage over [5.0] seconds.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Mournfield
(Map)
Dry Steppes Barbarian
Aspect of Bul-Kathos
Defensive Leap creates an Earthquake that deals .6 - .83 Physical damage over 4 seconds. While standing in Earthquakes, you gain 5 - 25% increased Damage Reduction.

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Light's Refuge
(Map)
Hawezar Barbarian
Aspect of Burning Rage
Offensive While Berserking, you deal .3 - .38 Fire damage every second to surrounding enemies.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Aspect of Echoing Fury
Resource Your Shout Skills generate [6-10] Fury per second while active.

Ring

Sirocco Caverns
(Map)
Kehjistan Barbarian
Aspect of Encroaching Wrath
Offensive After spending 100 Fury, your next Weapon Mastery skill deals 40 - 60% increased damage.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Aspect of Giant Strides
Resource Reduces the Cooldown of Leap by 3 - 5 seconds per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 9 seconds.

Ring

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Aspect of Grasping Whirlwind
Utility Whirlwind periodically Pulls (CC) enemies to you.

Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Aspect of Limitless Rage
Offensive Each point of Fury you generate while at Maximum Fury grants your next Core skill 1 - 2% increased damage, up to 15 - 30%.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Aspect of Numbing Wrath
Defensive Each point of Fury generated while at Maximum Fury grants [] Fortify.

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Heathen's Keep
(Map)
Hawezar Barbarian
Aspect of Perpetual Stomping
Mobility Damaging an enemy with Kick or Ground Stomp resets Leap's Cooldown.

Boots, Amulet (+50%)

Charnel House
(Map)
Dry Steppes Barbarian
Aspect of Tempering Blows
Defensive After swapping weapons 6 times, gain # Fortify.

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Defiled Catacomb
(Map)
Fractured Peaks Barbarian
Aspect of the Dire Whirlwind
Offensive Whirlwind's Critical Strike Chance is increased by 3 - 8% for each second it is channeled, up to 9 - 24%.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Garan Hold
(Map)
Scosglen Barbarian
Aspect of the Iron Warrior
Defensive Iron Skin grants Unstoppable, and 25 - 30% Damage Reduction.

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Carrion Fields
(Map)
Dry Steppes Barbarian
Aspect of the Relentless Armsmaster
Resource Gain [20-36%] increased Fury Generation while all damage bonuses from the Walking Arsenal Key Passive are active.

Ring

Calibel's Mine
(Map)
Scosglen Barbarian
Aspect of Sundered Ground

Season icon.png Season 3

Offensive Every 25 seconds, Upheaval is guaranteed to Overpower and deals [10 - 20]%[x] increased damage. This timer is reduced by 4 seconds when Upheaval Overpowers a Boss or an Elite enemy.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Aspect of Unrelenting Fury
Resource Killing an enemy or Boss with a Core skill refunds 20 - 30% of its base Fury cost. Can only happen once per skill cast.

Ring

Hallowed Ossuary
(Map)
Fractured Peaks Barbarian
Battle-Mad Aspect
Offensive Gain Berserking for 2 - 3.5] seconds after swapping weapons 10 times.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Bear Clan Berserker's Aspect
Resource Killing an enemy while Berserking has a 40% chance to grant 16 - 32% increased Cooldown Reduction to your Brawling skills for 2 seconds.

Ring

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Bold Chieftain's Aspect
Resource Whenever you cast a Shout skill, its Cooldown is reduced by 1.0 - 1.9 seconds per nearby enemy, up to a maximum of 6 seconds.

Ring

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Brawler's Aspect
Offensive Enemies damaged by Kick or Charge will explode if they are killed within the next 2 seconds, dealing 1.5 - 1.8 damage to surrounding enemies.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Haunted Refuge
(Map)
Hawezar Barbarian
Death Wish Aspect
Offensive Gain .65 - .85 Thorns while Berserking.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Penitent Cairns
(Map)
Scosglen Barbarian
Devilish Aspect
Offensive After generating 100 Fury your next Core skill creates a Dust Devil that deals .24 - .38 damage to enemies behind the target.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Dust Devil's Aspect
Offensive Whirlwind leaves behind Dust Devils that deal .22 - .32 damage to surrounding enemies.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Earthquake Aspect
Offensive Ground Stomp creates an Earthquake damaging enemies for .6 - .83 Physical damage over 4 seconds. While standing in Earthquakes, you deal 15 - 25% increased damage.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Earthstriker's Aspect
Offensive After swapping weapons 8 times, your next attack will Overpower and deal x 30 - 50% increased Overpower damage.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Maugan's Works
(Map)
Hawezar Barbarian
Iron Blood Aspect
Defensive Gain 2 - 4% Damage Reduction for each Nearby Bleeding enemy up to 10 - 20% maximum.

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Forgotten Ruins
(Map)
Kehjistan Barbarian
Luckbringer Aspect
Utility Gain 12 - 20% increased Lucky Hit Chance while all damage bonuses from the Walking Arsenal Key Passive are active.

Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Relentless Berserker's Aspect
Utility Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Core skill has up to a 22 - 40% chance to extend the duration of Berserking by 2 second. Double this duration if it was a Critical Strike.

Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

Hakan's Refuge
(Map)
Kehjistan Barbarian
Skullbreaker's Aspect
Offensive Stunning a Bleeding enemy deals 22 - 40% of their total Bleeding amount to them as Physical damage.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Slaking Aspect
Resource Lucky Hit: You have up to a 40 - 60% chance to gain 20 Fury when Rend deals direct damage to at least one Bleeding enemy.

Ring

Maulwood
(Map)
Fractured Peaks Barbarian
Steadfast Berserker's Aspect
Defensive Lucky Hit: Up to a 35% chance to gain [#] Fortify whenever you deal direct damage while Berserking.

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Veteran Brawler's Aspect
Offensive Each time a Core skill deals direct damage to an enemy, your next Charge or Leap deals 6 - 8% increased damage, up to a reduced maximum bonus of 30 - 40%.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

Haunted Refuge
(Map)
Hawezar Barbarian
Wanton Rupture Aspect
Offensive Your Rupture does not remove the Bleeding damage from enemies. This can occur once every [40 - 30] seconds.

Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Weapon Master's Aspect
Utility Your Weapon Mastery skills have an additional Charge.

Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Weapon Mastery skill has up to a 37% - 55% chance to Stun (CC) them for 2 seconds.

Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian
Windlasher Aspect
Offensive Casting Double Swing twice within 1.5 seconds creates a Dust Devil that deals .22 - .32 damage to enemies behind the target.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)

N/A Extraction Barbarian


Barbarian Unique Items

The Barbarian has a collection of Unique Items that are specifically beneficial to him. The table below details those.

+ Expand drop-down for all Barbarian Uniques Statistics.
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100,000 Steps

"While many Barbarians remained in the Dreadlands, small groups from the Oxen, Crane and Bear tribes instead chose to search the land for a new home." - A History of the Children of Bul-Kathos Unique Boots

Type: Boots
Class: Barbarian

Description: After gaining the final damage bonus from the Walking Arsenal Key Passive, you automatically cast Ground Stomp and gain 32 - 50 Fury. This cannot happen more than once every 15 seconds.

  • + # Max Evade Charges

Affixes:

  • + % Damage with Skills that Swap to New Weapons
  • + # Ranks of Ground Stomp
  • + # Dexterity
  • + % Movement Speed
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Ancients' Oath

"Weapons wielded by the fiercest warriors often catch the eye of the Ancient spirits. If the wielder is worthy, the spirits may bless the steel with their strength." - Gerti, Oxen Tribe Forgemaster

Type: Two-Handed Axe
Class: Barbarian

Description: Steel Grasp launches 2 additional chains. Enemies that have been pulled by Steel Grasp take x 30 - 50% bonus damage from you for 3.0 seconds.


Affixes:

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Azurewrath

The ancient runeblade of the angel Izual, Azurewrath was miraculously spared the corruption that consumed its master

Type: Sword
Class: Barbarian

Description: Lucky Hit - Your Core Skills have up to a 20% chance to Freeze enemies for 3 seconds and deal # Cold damage to them.

The Azurewrath has a flat damage effect, which scales with power.


Affixes:

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Battle Trance

"The change that overtook my brother in battle was terrifying. His eyes turned hard like diamonds, and the way he moved... it was like he was dancing to music only he could hear." - Captain Dervin

Type: Amulet
Class: Barbarian

Description: Increase Frenzy's maximum stacks by 2.  While you have maximum Frenzy, your other Skills gain 35 - 45% increased Attack Speed.

  • % Resistance to All Elements

Affixes:

  • % Cooldown Reduction
  • % Damage Reduction from Close enemies
  • + % Maximum Fury
  • + # Ranks to Frenzy
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Fields of Crimson

"We've been fighting these flesh-eaters for so long, been soaked in so much blood, that after a while it's difficult to tell what side you're truly on." - Daelyr, Crane Tribe warrior

Type: Two-Handed Sword
Class: Barbarian

Description: While using this weapon, damaging at least one enemy with Rupture creates a blood pool that inflicts # Bleeding (DoT) damage over 6 seconds. Enemies standing in the pool take x 20% increased Bleeding damage.


Affixes:

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Gohr's Devastating Grips

"The brutish construction of these gloves belies the strength they bestow. Gohr was clearly no craftsman, but it would be foolish to ignore the triumph of his work." - Barrett's Book of Implements

Type: Gloves
Class: Barbarian

Description: Whirlwind explodes every 2 seconds or after it ends, dealing 25% - 35% of the total Base damage dealt to surrounding enemies as Fire damage.

Affixes:

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Hellhammer

The demon prince Ikonoth slew hundreds of the Heavenly Host with this infernal hammer before falling to none other than the Archangel Imperius himself.

Type: Two-Handed Mace

Description: Upheaval ignites the ground Burning enemies for an additional # damage over 4 seconds.

Affixes:


  • + % Damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons
  • + # Ranks to Upheaval
  • + % Damage to Burning enemies
  • % Damage Reduction from enemies that are Burning
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Overkill

The malformed snake creatures that live in the swamps are not content with simply killing their prey. They seem to take a malicious pleasure from inflicting as much suffering as possible before death.

Type: Two-Handed Mace
Class: Barbarian

Description: Death Blow creates a shockwave, dealing 24 - 38% of its Base damage to enemies. Enemies who die to this effect also reset Death Blow’s Cooldown.


Affixes:

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Rage of Harrogath

Harrogath, the final bastion of resistance against Baal's assault on Mt. Arreat was destroyed along with the Worldstone. The survivors never forgave the betrayal that led to the loss of their home.

Type: Chest Armor
Class: Barbarian

Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 20% - 40% chance to reduce the Cooldowns of your Non-Ultimate Skills by 1.5 seconds when you inflict Bleeding (DoT) on Elites.

Affixes:

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Ramaladni's Magnum Opus

"Without him the wine is less sweet, the hearth less warm, and our blades less keen. Our blood brother is gone, but Bul-Kathos willing, we will meet again one day." - Sorrowsong for Ramaladni

Type: Sword
Class: Barbarian

Description: Skills using this weapon deal 0.2 - 0.4% increased damage per point of Fury you have, but you lose 2 Fury every second.


Affixes:

  • + % Damage to Close Enemies
  • Lucky Hit: Up to a % Chance to Restore + % Primary Resource
  • + % Damage with Dual-Wielded Weapons
  • + # Maximum Fury
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Ring of Red Furor

"Anger brings strength but clouds the mind. You must learn to focus your fury, direct it with purpose. Keep our sacred duty at the forefront of your mind, always. - Talic to Madawc

Type: Ring
Class: Barbarian

Description: After spending 100 Fury within 3 seconds, your next cast of Hammer of the Ancients, Upheaval, or Death Blow is a guaranteed Strike and deals x 28% bonus Critical Strike Damage.

  • + %Resistance to all elements.
  • + %Fire Resistance.

Affixes:

  • + # to strength
  • + % Attack Speed
  • + # Maximum Fury
  • + % Resource Generation
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Ring of the Ravenous

"The hunger, it starts so small, like a tickle in the back of your mind. You believe the lie that you still have control until you're so far gone you can't even recognize yourself." - Varyana

Unique Ring

Description: Damaging enemies with your Brawling Skills applies 2 stacks of Rend's Bleed. This can only affect each enemy once every 4 seconds. (Barbarian Only)


Affixes:

  • + % Resistance to All Elements
  • + % Shadow Resistance

  • + % Critical Strike Chance
  • + % Vulnerable Damage
  • + Ranks of All Brawling Skills
  • + % Damage to Bleeding Enemies
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Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty

As he fought with side by side with Raekor to liberate the labor camp, Joritz claimed this dented helm from a fallen foe. As his legend grew, its unique shape became synonymous with his great deeds.

Type: Helm
Class: Barbarian

Description: When you gain Berserking while already Berserk, you have a [40 - 60]% chance to become more enraged granting 15%[x] increased damage, 2 Fury per second, and 10% Cooldown Reduction.

Affixes:

  • + # Maximum Fury
  • + % Attack Speed
  • + % Damage while Berserking
  • + 2 Ranks of the Aggressive Resistance Passive



Barbarian History

Lead by Bul-Kathos, the tribes called “barbarians” by the people of the Western Kingdoms united and took upon themselves a sacred duty to protect Mount Arreat and its mystical secrets, until it was destroyed. They call themselves the Children of Bul-Kathos.

The Children of Bul-Kathos developed a kinship with the land over the years, and learned to harness the primal energies in nature to enhance their own substantial physical prowess, popularly referred to as “fury”. They also developed a spiritual strength that far surpasses most of the living and dead creatures found throughout Sanctuary. Ancient spirits even guarded the very gates to the Worldstone Keep.

A number of Barbarians started roving the lands outside the Steppes, prepared for war and seeking information regarding the activities of the Prime Evils. During the concluding events of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, the characters defeated Baal, only to learn from Tyrael that the Worldstone had been corrupted and would have to be destroyed. The destruction of the Worldstone caused a shockwave so powerful it blasted Mount Arreat to rubble, destroying the remainder of Baal’s army in the process, thus saving the Barbarian lands from its invasion. However the Barbarians found their sacred Mt. Arreat laid to complete waste, and the duty that had been theirs for generations was therefore broken.

Arreat Crater

Twenty years later (in the setting of Diablo III) the Barbarian lands are largely deserted and the only remains of Mount Arreat, formerly an iconic landmark and the source of the Barbarians’ spiritual strength, is a huge crater.

More than the physical damage, the events detailed in Act Five of Diablo II devastated the Barbarian culture. The Barbarians gained their identity and cultural pride from protecting the Worldstone within Mount Arreat. To see it defiled by Baal and his minions and then destroyed tore out the heart of these proud people. They abandoned their homeland and became nomadic, wandering the lands of Sanctuary and pitching themselves into battle after battle in an effort to forget the pain of their shattered homeland.

Abd al-Hazir visited the Barbarian lands and wrote about his experiences and observation in the 25th entry of his writings. It sets the stage for the story we will learn when playing the game.

The Barbarians consider it their sworn duty to protect Mount Arreat and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty to the great mount, or are not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warrior’s death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity.
If there are any barbarians left alive, they must truly be without hope. Perhaps this is the genesis of the rumors of monstrous things reported to resemble the barbarians in size and ferocity, but that are in reality nothing more than unreasoning, inhuman beasts. Could the destruction of not only their home but also their very beliefs have actually brought this magnificent race so low

Official Lore from Diablo 3

As related in entry #25 in the writings of Abd al-Hazir.

In my journey to catalogue the various denizens, civilizations, and fauna of our world, I have traveled far and wide, but never before have I been struck with such dismay as when standing upon the ramparts of the ancient fortress of Bastion’s Keep. I came to see firsthand the barbarians, those near-legendary, immense, relentless, dual-wielding furies of combat dwelling upon their sacred Mount Arreat.Instead, I stand here looking at a mountain that has been torn asunder by some extraordinary force. The sight, I must confess, is incomprehensible. Yet what I see before me cannot be denied.

What truly happened here? Where are those majestic warriors of old?

Though they were once misunderstood as simple, bloodthirsty invaders, the long and noble history of these proud people is now rightly acknowledged. And therein lies the greater tragedy here, for those of us familiar with the nobility of the barbarians remember too what they call their “vigil”, the concept that lay at the very heart of their culture. The barbarians consider it their sworn duty to protect Mount Arreat and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty to the great mount, or are not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warrior’s death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity.

If there are any barbarians left alive, they must truly be without hope. Perhaps this is the genesis of the rumors of monstrous things reported to resemble the barbarians in size and ferocity, but that are in reality nothing more than unreasoning, inhuman beasts. Could the destruction of not only their home but also their very beliefs have actually brought this magnificent race so low?


Blizzard Notes on Diablo 3 Barbarian Development

The barbarian is the only returning class. Originally we actually planned to have no returning classes, but as we developed the barbarian, it essentially ended up turning into a barbarian. We sort of got to the point where we went – because we actually had a different name for him originally – I think we’re going to call it this other name and everyone else is just going to call it the barbarian, so maybe we should just call it the barbarian. One of the things we really did not want to do – it’s why we set that initial goal to not repeat classes – was, we didn’t just want a rehash; we wanted to make the sequel and the sequel has new gameplay and new experiences. I know a lot of people really love the classes in Diablo 2 and it’s not my desire to intentionally arc those people – I like those classes to; I love the Necromancer, he’s my favorite class from Diablo 2 – but as our goal, we really wanted to provide new experiences; that was our focus.


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Skill-driven Deaths were quietly removed from the plans.

Barbarian Skill-driven Deaths

This system allows you to decapitate, bisect, freeze, shatter, eviscerate, and burn your enemies depending on skills used. The Barbarian's are as follows:

  • Crush – Flatten a monster under the weight of a heavy object
  • Decapitate - Remove a monster’s head from its body
  • Cut In Half - Sliced in two.
  • Break Lower Limbs- The monster’s lower body is shattered, splitting several of their joints

Early Barbarian Talent Tree

Below is an early version of the Barbarian talent tree.

Barbarian Talent Tree
Barbarian Talent Tree - This will likely have now changed.


Barbarian Druid Necromancer Rogue Sorcerer