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This skill was removed from the game prior to Blizzcon 2010. This article is preserved for archive purposes. See the Barbarian skills for current skill information for this class.

Retaliation is a tier V skill in the Battlemaster Skill Tree, which causes successful blocks to increase weapon damage for a limited amount of time. Also, during the duration of the buff, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Retaliation Passive, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Successful blocks have a X% chance to increase weapon damage by Y% for Z seconds. In addition, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted by enemy attacks while this buff is active
Skill Details:
Type:	Buff
Quantity:	Chance
Effect:	Self
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Barbarian retaliates, striking stronger to pummel the enemy to death and cannot be interrupted while doing so.

Skill Design

A good reason to make the Barbarian wield a shield and a 1 handed weapon, this skill defines how Battlemaster Barbarians are meant to be played, with a shield. As a contrast to other skills in this tree which mostly focus on defense, this skill adds weapon damage on a successful block.

Skill Rank Table

(legend (A) = Assumed)

Rank: 1/5
- Successful blocks have a 10% chance to increase weapon damage by 50% for 5 seconds. In addition, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted by enemy attacks while this buff is active.
- Fury Cost: None
Rank: 2/5
- Successful blocks have a 15% chance to increase weapon damage by 55% for 6 seconds. In addition, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted by enemy attacks while this buff is active. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
Rank: 3/5
- Successful blocks have a 20% chance to increase weapon damage by 60% for 7 seconds. In addition, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted by enemy attacks while this buff is active. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
Rank: 4/5
- Successful blocks have a 25% chance to increase weapon damage by 65% for 8 seconds. In addition, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted by enemy attacks while this buff is active. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
Rank: 5/5
- Successful blocks have a 30% chance to increase weapon damage by 70% for 9 seconds. In addition, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted by enemy attacks while this buff is active. (A)
- Fury Cost: None

Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Retaliation was seen in the BlizzCon 2009 demo and is a new skill. It is unknown if this spell was iterated, at least not publicly.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery. Sadly, no images of Retaliation have been seen:

Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures

References

Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats

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	'''Retaliation''' is a tier V [[skill]] in the [[Battlemaster Skill Tree]], which causes successful blocks to increase weapon damage for a limited amount of time. Also, during the duration of the buff, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted.		'''Retaliation''' is a tier V [[skill]] in the [[Battlemaster Skill Tree]], which causes successful blocks to increase weapon damage for a limited amount of time. Also, during the duration of the buff, the Barbarian cannot be interrupted.