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'''Wrath of the Berserker''' is a [[Barbarian skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 29, transforming the Barbarian giant, hulking beast for a short period. While in this state, the Barbarian gains massive bonuses to both damage dealing and defensive stats. It also breaks physical immunities, allowing the Barbarian to deal damage to an otherwise immune target. | '''Wrath of the Berserker''' is a [[Barbarian skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 29, transforming the Barbarian giant, hulking beast for a short period. While in this state, the Barbarian gains massive bonuses to both damage dealing and defensive stats. It also breaks physical immunities, allowing the Barbarian to deal damage to an otherwise immune target. | ||
Revision as of 01:36, 27 August 2011
Wrath of the Berserker is a Barbarian skill unlocked at level 29, transforming the Barbarian giant, hulking beast for a short period. While in this state, the Barbarian gains massive bonuses to both damage dealing and defensive stats. It also breaks physical immunities, allowing the Barbarian to deal damage to an otherwise immune target.
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| Diablo III Active Skill [e] | |
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| Wrath of the Berserker | |
| Used by: | Barbarian |
| Enabled at: | Clvl 29 |
| Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for X seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take Y% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune. | |
| Type: | Buff |
| Resource Use: | Costs Fury |
| Alabaster rune: | Unknown |
| Crimson rune: | Unknown |
| Golden rune: | Unknown |
| Indigo rune: | Unknown |
| Obsidian rune: | Unknown |
The Barbarian hulks out and unleashes his fury, reigning havoc and destruction upon his foes.
Skill Design
This skill turns the Barbarian into a furious killing machine with bonuses to physical damage-dealing stats, and it also adds defensive bonuses as well. It provides a way of disposing tough monsters quickly, such as bosses or minibosses, and according to the description of the ability it also provides a way for the Barbarian to break physical damage immunities of monsters, albeit only for a short duration. One could argue that this skill is a very good demonstration of the design philosophy of the Berserker skill tree, where there is no such thing as too much power.
We are only sure of the stats of rank 1 of this skill, and that before the disposal of the "traffic light" fury-system this skill used to require 3 fury orbs (which was maximum).
Skill Rank Table
- Rank 1:
- Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for 12 seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take 50% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune.
- Critical Hit: +100%
- Attack Speed: +50%
- Dodge Chance: +10%
- Movement Speed: +20%
- Rank 2:
- Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for 13 seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take 50% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune. (A)
- Critical Hit: Unknown
- Attack Speed: Unknown
- Dodge Chance: Unknown
- Movement Speed: Unknown
- Rank 3:
- Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for 14 seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take 50% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune. (A)
- Critical Hit: Unknown
- Attack Speed: Unknown
- Dodge Chance: Unknown
- Movement Speed: Unknown
(A) = Assumed
Synergies
- No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.
Skill Rune Effects
- No rune effects for Wrath of the Berserker are known.
Development
Wrath of the Berserker first appeared in the BlizzCon 2009 demo at Tier VI in the Berserker Skill Tree, and stuck around for BlizzCon 2010 as a Tier 7 skill. Unfortunately, in both demos Barbarians didn't have a high enough level to select it.
Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Wrath of the Berserker became a level 29 skill. It was, however, demonstrated at the event. Kutako.com mentioned it in their hands-on report:[1]
We see the Barbarian's Wrath of the Berserker, a special ability that transforms him or her into a dark giant beast capable of slicing through Diablo's minion hordes.
Media
You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:
References
- BlizzCon 2009 Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats
- BlizzCon 2010 PvP Hands-on Report
- JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Barbarian (Translated by Zediono)
- Kotaku.com Hands On with the Diablo III Beta -- 1st Aug. 2011
| Classes of the Diablo games |
Skills - Active skills - Skill runes - Passives - Resource - Movement ability [e] Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Necromancer Witch Doctor Wizard Followers Other Classes Fan-made |
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| The Barbarian | Fury - Barbarian Active Skills (Archive) | Barbarian Passive Skills (Archive) [e] | |||
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Primary Might |
Secondary Tactics |
Defensive Rage |
Pound of Flesh (10) |
Superstition (30) |
| (X) = the level at which the skill becomes unlocked. | |||||
| Barbarian skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Might Tactics Rage |
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