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'''Bloodthirst''' is a [[Barbarian passive]] skill unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 24, which causes the Barbarian to gain life based on the amount of damage he deals, in a traditional [[leech]]-skill.
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==Reaper of Souls Change==
This skill is set for a big change/nerf in Reaper of Souls. Datamined information tells of its future:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?848901-Barbarian-RoS-Datamined-Skill-Changes&p=8559402]
This is part of RoS' across-the-board change to healing, which is almost entirely removing [[Life Steal]] from the game, whether it comes from skills or item bonuses.
==Current Description==
One of the many powerful Barbarian passive skills, Bloodthirst provides a passive [[Life Steal]] bonus no other class can match. (Other classes can add Life Steal with specific skills, but never via a full time passive.) This skill makes things much easier for the Barbarian's survival and can open up more gear options, since Barbs can obtain Life Steal from this, or from their Mighty Belts, while all other classes can only get Life Steal from weapons.
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==Synergies==
{{Passive history notes}}
Bloodthirst is unique in that it was an original passive skill and is once again a passive skill, but was never a [[trait]]. For the July 2011 Press Event, it had a listed level of 1 (presumably so players could try it out from the beginning), but for the beta, it was a level 10 passive.
===Beta===
The [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Bloodthirst was moved to level 10. When passives were reorganized for [[Beta Patch 14]], Bloodthirst was moved up to level 24.
===Previous Versions===
* [[Bloodthirst (skill)]] - The original passive skill.
===In Other Games===
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8012653#post8012653 Kastigar's Really Big Barb thread] — IncGamers 8th Sep 2011
* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/ Barbarian Passive Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?848901-Barbarian-RoS-Datamined-Skill-Changes&p=8559402 Datamined Barbarian skill changes] forum thread.
