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A simple listing of the known Barbarian skills, as seen on Blizzard's site and in the WWI gameplay movie.
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This page lists all '''[[Barbarian]] skills'''. This page is a quick listing; follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports, [[Blue]] quotes, [[skill rune]] information, and numerous screenshots and other images.
  
==Skill Tree==
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'''Useful skill links:'''
  
The Barbarian's skills are divided into three skill trees:
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* [[Skill]]s - General skill design and mechanics.
* [[Berserker Skill Tree]]
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** [[Skill rune]]s - The huge skill customization and improvement system.
* [[Battlemaster Skill Tree]]
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* [[Barbarian]] - a [[melee]]-oriented class with great physical powers.
* [[Juggernaut Skill Tree]]
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** [[Fury]] - The Barbarian's energy [[resource]].
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** [[Barbarian skills]] - A list of all the Barbarian's active skills.
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*** [[Shouts]] - Skills that buff the player or debuff monsters.
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** [[Barbarian passives]] - A list of all the Barbarian's passive skills.
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* [[Barbarian skill archive]] - Removed Barbarian skills.
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* [[Barbarian traits]] - Passive skills in Diablo III were called [[traits]] for a while before reverting back.
  
==Combat Skills==
 
  
===Hammer of the Ancients===
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==[[Active Skills]]==
[[Image:Barb-hammer-ancients1.jpg|thumb|250px|Hammer time!]]
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Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, Skill Rune information, blue quotes, and much more.
This massive damage attack is dealt with an overhead slam; the Barbarian brings his weapon down straight overhead, like a man driving a railroad spike with a sledgehammer. The Barbarian's weapon vanishes when he uses this skill, the graphic replaced by a giant golden mace.
 
  
It's a huge attack, and hits quickly, but the Barbarian takes a second to recover after the strike, leaving him vulnerable to nearby enemies. This looks like a skill that's best used against single large targets, rather than while swarmed. It's not clear if the strike will hit multiple enemies, or just the one targeted.
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===Primary===
  
The skill's hover text was shown in the WWI game play movie, and it's reproduced in the table below.
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<table>
  
{|
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<tr>
! Hammer of the Ancients.
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<th>Icon</th>
|-
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<th>Name</th>
|
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<th>Stats (Hover over)</th>
'''Rank:''' 4/5<br>
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<th class="inc_js_sortable inc_sort_desc">Level Unlocked</th>
A massive attack that has increased chance to critically hit.<br>
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</tr>
'''Stamina:''' 16<br>
 
Deals 225% weapon damage plus an additional 14 physical damage.<br>
 
25% chance to critical hit
 
|}
 
  
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Bash]]</td>
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<td class="name">[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/bash (Stats)]</td>
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<td>1</td>
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</tr>
  
  
===Furious Charge===
 
  
A dashing attack that works almost like teleportation. The barbarian targets an enemy and dashes at them at a very high rate of speed. He deals damage to targets he passes through on the way, and deals huge explosive damage to anything near his terminal point.
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Cleave]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/cleave (Stats)]</td>
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<td>3</td>
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</tr>
  
[[Image:Barb-charge3.jpg|thumb|250px|Furious Charge.]]
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<tr id="">
It's not yet clear what "Fury" means in the Barbarian's skill descriptions, but it seems to be some sort of value that skills expend, possibly related to Rage in World of Warcraft, which goes up when a Warrior attacks or uses certain skills, goes down over time rather than up, and is required for most skills in the place of Mana, which Warriors don't have. It's not related to the Barbarian skill "Frenzy" in ''Diablo II''.
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Frenzy]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/frenzy (Stats)]</td>
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<td>11</td>
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</tr>
  
{|
 
! Furious Charge
 
|-
 
|
 
'''Rank:''' 1/1<br>
 
Charge directly at an enemy, smashing everything in the way.<br>
 
'''Current level:''' 1<br>
 
'''Fury:''' 20<br>
 
'''Primary damage:''' 110%<br>
 
'''Secondary damage: '''100%<br>
 
'''Range:''' 85 feet
 
|}
 
  
===Seismic Slam===
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<tr id="">
[[Image:Barb-seismic-slam1.jpg|thumb|250px|Shock waves travel forward.]]
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<td></td>
The barbarian lifts up one foot and brings it down with her weapon, slamming them into the ground and sending a wave of energy forward, dealing heavy damage to anything directly in front of her. Multiple monsters can be hit by each use, and the ground is torn and fractured by this skill.
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<td>[[Weapon Throw]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/weapon-throw (Stats)]</td>
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<td>17</td>
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</tr>
  
During the WWI 2008 [[WWI_2008:_Denizens_of_Diablo_Panel#Barbarian:_Seismic_Slam|Denizens of Diablo panel]], The D3 team spoke at length about the creation of this essential skill, and how it was used to focus the design of the character.
 
  
:This is a skill where the Barbarian raises his weapon overhead and slams it down into the ground. Anything in front of him, in a sort of cone-shape, gets rocked and destroyed. This skill was first skill we made for Barb, and one of the first we did in the game. Getting it right took longer than it did with most skills. We did many iterations. Animation especially. Had to make barb feel physically powerful. Traditionally we associate big bold movements with power. But if you want a game that feels fast and responsive, you want the movements to be really fast. Getting balance of fast movements and powerful feel. It's a big challenge in many ways to get that animation right.
 
  
:Once we got through all that, we didn't still didn't really like the skill. We got programming done and wasn't that great. Got effects done, and still not that great. Somehow didn't quite sing to us. Wasn't until we got sound that it was really awesome. Really fun. Key to that was faith to get through process. Once you do get through it, all the skills that come after that come much quicker. What's the Barbarian about? Look at Seismic Slam. With that he rocks the world with power. Next few skills we did almost required no communication between art and programming, since art knew what the barb was about. Knew what we were designing for, since we had a great example.
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</table>
  
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===Secondary===
  
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<table>
  
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<tr>
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<th>Icon</th>
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<th>Name</th>
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<th>Stats (Hover over)</th>
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<th class="inc_js_sortable inc_sort_desc">Level Unlocked</th>
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</tr>
  
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Hammer of the Ancients]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/hammer-of-the-ancients (Stats)]</td>
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<td>2</td>
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</tr>
  
==Stomps==
 
  
===Ground Stomp===
 
[[Image:Barb-stomp1.jpg|thumb|250px]]
 
This foot stomping skill has a function much like the War Cry skill, from ''Diablo II''. It stuns and renders motionless monsters in a small radius around the barbarian, though it does not seem to deal any damage. Stars can be seen circling around the heads of stunned monsters, and their defense is greatly reduced for the duration of the effect. [[Skeletal Shieldman]], for instance, drop their shields while stunned.
 
  
This skill has an impressive and very powerful graphic. The earth trembles when the Barbarian stomps, and glowing yellow lines radiate out from the impact point, like pavement cracking under the weight of a dropped safe.
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Rend]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/rend (Stats)]</td>
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<td>5</td>
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</tr>
  
==Warcries==
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Seismic Slam]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/seismic-slam (Stats)]</td>
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<td>12</td>
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</tr>
  
Only two warcries have been seen inaction, thus far. It's possible that Ground Stomp (and other unknown stomping skills?) are forms of warcries, since they seem to have a similar effect.
 
  
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Whirlwind]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/whirlwind (Stats)]</td>
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<td>20</td>
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</tr>
  
===Battle Cry===
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<tr id="">
[[Image:Barb-warcry1.jpg|thumb|250px|Battle Cry increases defense.]]
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<td></td>
This warcry is basically Shout, from ''Diablo II''. It increases the defense of the Barbarian and any party members in range. The defense and duration increase with additional skill points.
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<td>[[Ancient Spear]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/ancient-spear (Stats)]</td>
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<td>26</td>
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</tr>
  
The skill hover was shown in the WWI gameplay movie, and that text is reproduced below.
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</table>
  
{|
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===Defensive===
! Battle Cry
 
|-
 
|
 
'''Rank:''' 5/10<br>
 
Shouts out a warning, increasing defense of all nearby party members.<br>
 
'''Radius:''' 15 feet.<br>
 
'''Stamina:''' 35<br>
 
'''Additional defense:''' 200%<br>
 
'''Duration:''' 300 seconds.
 
|}
 
  
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<table>
  
[[category:barbarian]]
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<tr>
[[category:skills]]
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<th>Icon</th>
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<th>Name</th>
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<th>Stats (Hover over)</th>
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<th class="inc_js_sortable inc_sort_desc">Level Unlocked</th>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Ground Stomp]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/ground-stomp (Stats)]</td>
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<td>4</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Leap]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/leap (Stats)]</td>
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<td>8</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Sprint]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/sprint (Stats)]</td>
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<td>16</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Ignore Pain]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/ignore-pain (Stats)]</td>
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<td>22</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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===Might===
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<table>
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<tr>
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<th>Icon</th>
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<th>Name</th>
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<th>Stats (Hover over)</th>
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<th class="inc_js_sortable inc_sort_desc">Level Unlocked</th>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Overpower]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/overpower (Stats)]</td>
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<td>9</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Revenge]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/revenge (Stats)]</td>
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<td>13</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Furious Charge]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/furious-charge (Stats)]</td>
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<td>21</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Avalanche]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/avalanche (Stats)]</td>
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<td>20</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Ancient Spear]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/ancient-spear (Stats)]</td>
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<td>61</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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===Tactics===
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<table>
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<tr>
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<th>Icon</th>
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<th>Name</th>
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<th>Stats (Hover over)</th>
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<th class="inc_js_sortable inc_sort_desc">Level Unlocked</th>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Threatening Shout]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/threatening-shout (Stats)]</td>
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<td>14</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Battle Rage]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/battle-rage (Stats)]</td>
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<td>22</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[War Cry]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/war-cry (Stats)]</td>
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<td>28</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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===Rage===
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<table>
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<tr>
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<th>Icon</th>
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<th>Name</th>
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<th>Stats (Hover over)</th>
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<th class="inc_js_sortable inc_sort_desc">Level Unlocked</th>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Earthquake]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/earthquake (Stats)]</td>
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<td>19</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Call of the Ancients]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/call-of-the-ancients (Stats)]</td>
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<td>25</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Wrath of the Berserker]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/wrath-of-the-berserker (Stats)]</td>
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<td>20</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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==[[Passive Skills]]==
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<table>
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<tr>
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<th>Icon</th>
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<th>Name</th>
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<th>Stats (Hover over)</th>
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<th class="inc_js_sortable inc_sort_desc">Level Unlocked</th>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Pound of Flesh]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/pound-of-flesh (Stats)]</td>
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<td>14</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Nerves of Steel]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/nerves-of-steel (Stats)]</td>
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<td>21</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Weapons Master]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/weapons-master (Stats)]</td>
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<td>32</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Inspiring Presence]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/inspiring-presence (Stats)]</td>
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<td>44</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Berserker Rage]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/berserker-rage (Stats)]</td>
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<td>60</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Bloodthirst]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/bloodthirst (Stats)]</td>
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<td>60</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Animosity]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/animosity (Stats)]</td>
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<td>60</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Superstition]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/superstition (Stats)]</td>
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<td>30</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Tough as Nails]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/tough-as-nails (Stats)]</td>
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<td>30</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Relentless]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/relentless (Stats)]</td>
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<td>40</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Brawler]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/brawler (Stats)]</td>
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<td>45</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Juggernaut]]</td>
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<td class="name">
 +
[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/juggernaut (Stats)]</td>
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<td>50</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Unforgiving]]</td>
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<td class="name">
 +
[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/unforgiving (Stats)]</td>
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<td>55</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Boon of Bul-Kathos]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/boon-of-bulkathos (Stats)]</td>
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<td>55</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Earthen Might]]</td>
 +
<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/earthen-might (Stats)]</td>
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<td>64</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Sword and Board]]</td>
 +
<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/sword-and-board (Stats)]</td>
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<td>66</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="">
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<td></td>
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<td>[[Rampage]]</td>
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<td class="name">
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[https://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/passive/rampage (Stats)]</td>
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<td>68</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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==Skill Distribution==
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A useful player-made chart showing when the Barbarian gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.
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[[File:Char-prog-barb.png|center|frame|Barbarian skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.]]
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==Development==
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{{Skill development notes}}
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* See the [[Barbarian skill archive]] for the full list, with descriptions, of all active and passive skills that have been removed from the game during development.
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===Details===
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The Barbarian's skills and skill trees were first seen at [[BlizzCon 2008]] as a mix of active and passive skills (mostly passive), with only a few enabled and many showing nothing more than vague descriptions in the skill trees. The Barbarian had 6 active skills (out of 18) in his [[Berserker Skill Tree]], 6 active skills (out of 18) in his [[Juggernaut Skill Tree]], and 5 active skills (out of 17) in his [[Battlemaster Skill Tree]].
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For [[BlizzCon 2009]], the list of the Barbarian's passive skills had greatly shrunk, but the active skills were mostly just shuffled around. The Barbarian also gained four new active skills: [[Spirit]], [[Wrath of the Berserker]], [[Bloodthirst]], and [[Weapon Throw]].
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The updated Barbarian tree-less skills list at [[BlizzCon 2010]] removed all earlier passive skills (they became [[Barbarian traits]]) and changed around a number of active skills as well. The Barbarian lost [[Battle Cry]], [[Onslaught (skill)|Onslaught]], [[Bloodthirst (skill)|Bloodthirst]], and [[Enrage]]; but also gained [[Rampage]], [[War Cry]], [[Ancient Spear]], [[Rend]], and [[Call of the Ancients]].
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With the skill system overhaul revealed in the [[July 2011 Press Event]], the Barbarian's active skills were mostly just shuffled around, but he also gained [[Overpower]] and lost [[Rampage]] and [[Taunt]]. Soon after, he gained the passive [[Tough as Nails]].
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A large number of passives were removed for the [[beta]]; the Barbarian lost 8. After that, the list of skills was pretty well set, even if their levels weren't. The Barbarian's [[Leap Attack]] was renamed [[Leap]], and he gained the passive [[Nerves Of Steel]].
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==References==
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* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-barbarian-skill-trees-and-stats1/ Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats] — 27th Aug 2009
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* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
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* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8012653#post8012653 Kastigar's Really Big Barb thread] — IncGamers 8th Aug 2011
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* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/barbarian/ Barbarian Overview] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
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Latest revision as of 19:55, 4 November 2017

This page lists all Barbarian skills. This page is a quick listing; follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports, Blue quotes, skill rune information, and numerous screenshots and other images.

Useful skill links:


Active Skills[edit | edit source]

Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, Skill Rune information, blue quotes, and much more.

Primary[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Stats (Hover over) Level Unlocked
Bash (Stats) 1
Cleave (Stats) 3
Frenzy (Stats) 11
Weapon Throw (Stats) 17

Secondary[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Stats (Hover over) Level Unlocked
Hammer of the Ancients (Stats) 2
Rend (Stats) 5
Seismic Slam (Stats) 12
Whirlwind (Stats) 20
Ancient Spear (Stats) 26

Defensive[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Stats (Hover over) Level Unlocked
Ground Stomp (Stats) 4
Leap (Stats) 8
Sprint (Stats) 16
Ignore Pain (Stats) 22


Might[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Stats (Hover over) Level Unlocked
Overpower (Stats) 9
Revenge (Stats) 13
Furious Charge (Stats) 21
Avalanche (Stats) 20
Ancient Spear (Stats) 61


Tactics[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Stats (Hover over) Level Unlocked
Threatening Shout (Stats) 14
Battle Rage (Stats) 22
War Cry (Stats) 28

Rage[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Stats (Hover over) Level Unlocked
Earthquake (Stats) 19
Call of the Ancients (Stats) 25
Wrath of the Berserker (Stats) 20


Passive Skills[edit | edit source]

Icon Name Stats (Hover over) Level Unlocked
Pound of Flesh (Stats) 14
Nerves of Steel (Stats) 21
Weapons Master (Stats) 32
Inspiring Presence (Stats) 44
Berserker Rage (Stats) 60
Bloodthirst (Stats) 60
Animosity (Stats) 60
Superstition (Stats) 30
Tough as Nails (Stats) 30
Relentless (Stats) 40
Brawler (Stats) 45
Juggernaut (Stats) 50
Unforgiving (Stats) 55
Boon of Bul-Kathos (Stats) 55
Earthen Might (Stats) 64
Sword and Board (Stats) 66
Rampage (Stats) 68

Skill Distribution[edit | edit source]

A useful player-made chart showing when the Barbarian gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.

Barbarian skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.


Development[edit | edit source]

All character skills underwent considerable changes during development, with perhaps the biggest change coming before BlizzCon 2010 -- skill trees were removed (but the tiers remained), and passive skills were separated out from the skill listing and renamed Traits. The second big change occurred when skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, allowing skills to unlock steadily from levels 1 to 30; also, traits were renamed back to passives. Finally, the Beta Patch 13 introduced a new categorization system, which placed each skill into one of 6 (fairly arbitrary) new categories for each class.

  • See the Barbarian skill archive for the full list, with descriptions, of all active and passive skills that have been removed from the game during development.

Details[edit | edit source]

The Barbarian's skills and skill trees were first seen at BlizzCon 2008 as a mix of active and passive skills (mostly passive), with only a few enabled and many showing nothing more than vague descriptions in the skill trees. The Barbarian had 6 active skills (out of 18) in his Berserker Skill Tree, 6 active skills (out of 18) in his Juggernaut Skill Tree, and 5 active skills (out of 17) in his Battlemaster Skill Tree.

For BlizzCon 2009, the list of the Barbarian's passive skills had greatly shrunk, but the active skills were mostly just shuffled around. The Barbarian also gained four new active skills: Spirit, Wrath of the Berserker, Bloodthirst, and Weapon Throw.

The updated Barbarian tree-less skills list at BlizzCon 2010 removed all earlier passive skills (they became Barbarian traits) and changed around a number of active skills as well. The Barbarian lost Battle Cry, Onslaught, Bloodthirst, and Enrage; but also gained Rampage, War Cry, Ancient Spear, Rend, and Call of the Ancients.

With the skill system overhaul revealed in the July 2011 Press Event, the Barbarian's active skills were mostly just shuffled around, but he also gained Overpower and lost Rampage and Taunt. Soon after, he gained the passive Tough as Nails.

A large number of passives were removed for the beta; the Barbarian lost 8. After that, the list of skills was pretty well set, even if their levels weren't. The Barbarian's Leap Attack was renamed Leap, and he gained the passive Nerves Of Steel.


References[edit | edit source]