Tough as Nails

Tough As Nails is a Barbarian passive skill unlocked at Level 22, which increases the Barbarian's armor and thorns damage.

Description

After a while the scars serve as their own layer of armor.

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Synergies

The following Barbarian skill has a rune effect that gives thorns damage that will be enhanced by Tough as Nails:

• Ignore Pain

Contempt for Weakness - Reflects ignored damage back at enemies.

Development

Passive skills have had a long and storied history. When Diablo III debuted at the WWI 2008, skill trees included passive skills, much like in Diablo II. In 2010, it was announced that passive skills had been renamed traits and separated out from active skills. At the July 2011 Press Event, Blizzard announced that passive skills were once again in the game, replacing the traits system. Tough As Nails was first revealed by Zarhym in a blue post:

Each class gets equal base benefit from armor value on items, however, there are passives and skills which could allow one class to benefit more from armor than another class. For example, barbarians have a passive available to them called Tough As Nails which increases the barbarian’s armor by 100%, among other things.

The skill's required level was not revealed at the time, but in the beta, the skill was at level 22.

References

• Kastigar's Really Big Barb thread -- IncGamers 8th Sep 2011
• Barbarian Passive Skills -- Diablo III 12th Sep 2011

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