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'''Ancient Spear''' is a [[Barbarian]] Tier 5 [[Barbarian_skill|skill]] unlocked at [[Clvl|character level]] 14. The Barbarian fires a mystical spear to snare his foes and haul them back into [[melee]] range.
This skill is commonly referred to[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/15-more-minutes-of-arena-ninja-cam-from-blizzcon/] as "Ancient Harpoon" for fairly obvious functional reasons. Spears are not barbed and do not have ropes or chains attached to them. Harpoons, on the other hand, are barbed and tethered, since they are used to reel in aquatic life forms. Why Blizzard didn't just call the skill "harpoon" isn't known; perhaps they didn't like the maritime connotation, since the Barbarians are not seafaring folk in the official game lore?
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==Skill Rank Table==
* '''Rank 1:''' Throws a spear with a maximum range of X feet, pulling each target back to the Barbarian, slowing movement speed and dealing X-X damage.
==[[Synergies]]==
Ancient Spear benefits directly from the following [[trait]]s:* None known[[Intimidation]]: Increases damage done and reduces vendor costs. * [[Cruelty]]: Increases your chance of dealing critical strikes. * [[Weak Spot]]: Increases critical strike damage.<br> Ancient Spear may benefit from the following traits:* [[Frenzied Attacks]]: Increases the chance to deal critical strikes and increases critical strike damage when the Barbarian is wielding two weapons. * [[Thunderous Blows]]: Increases damage done when the Barbarian is wielding a two-handed weapon. * [[Beast Hunter]]: Damage bonus against Beasts.* [[Demonsbane]]: Damage bonus against Demons.* [[Just...Stay...Dead!]]: Damage bonus against Undead.* [[Massive Blow]]: You have a chance to hit all nearby targets with a single hit. Requires a two-handed weapon. * [[Pig Sticker]]: Increases damage done when the Barbarian is wielding a polearm, spears or when he throws weapons. * [[Die by the Sword]]: Increases damage done when the Barbarian is wielding swords. * [[Axe Murderer]]: Increases damage done when the Barbarian is wielding axes.* [[Brain Basher]]: Increases damage done when the Barbarian is wielding maces. '''Note:''' Traits will no doubt be revamped before game release.
==Development==
'''Ancient Spear''' made its first public appearance at [[BlizzCon 2010]], where [[Wyatt Cheng]] briefly discussed the its development of Ancient Spear at BlizzCon 2010<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-gameplay-panel-transcript/P2/ Diablo 3 Gameplay Panel Transcript] - Incgamers 23/10/10</ref>: <blockquote>''We knew that he needed a ranged attack so here is an example of Ancient Spear. We don't want to turn the Barbarian into a ranged class so this is something that feels very appropriate for him. We want to sell the theme that he's strong, he's tough, he's melee so we had to come up with something that felt appropriate for that.</blockquote>
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==Media==
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File:Ancient-spear2.jpg|A confused Barb nearly skewers his red team Wizard teammate.
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