Frenzy

Frenzy is a Tier 3 skill unlocked for the Barbarian at character level 6, which grants the Barbarian faster attack speed per successful hit.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Frenzy Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Successful hits increase attack speed by X% for 6 seconds. Can be stacked up to Y times.
Skill Details:
Type:	Chance
Quantity:	Per Hit
Effect:	Self Buff
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	Unknown
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Barbarian enters a frenzied state upon causing pain to his enemies, making him strike his enemies with ever growing fervor.

Skill Design

Frenzy is an active skill. When you hit an enemy with this skill, the chance to activate the attack speed increase with a successful hit is 100%, and players who want their Barbarians to be faster than they already are with 'any' weapon, will certainly enjoy this skill.

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: Each strike grants a X% attack speed and X% weapon damage boost for X seconds. Frenzy can be stacked up to X times for a total bonus of X% attack speed and X% weapon damage.

Trait Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Frenzy was first seen in the BlizzCon 2008 demo, but has roots in Diablo II where the Barbarian has a skill with the same name. Diablo 2 Frenzy is an active skill providing attack speed, movement speed, attack rating, damage and would speed up other skills.

The first version of the Diablo III skill was also active, and increased weapon damage by 120% and attack speed by 6%, stackable three times.

The BlizzCon 2009 build changed it into a passive skill that built up as the Barbarian landed successful hits on his opponents. It provides a simple attack speed stackable buff.

The Blizzcon 2010 demo, however changed it back to an active skill.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

References

The Barbarian - Barbarian skills - Barbarian traits - Fury - Barbarian skill archive [e]
Tier One/Clvl 2	Tier Two/Clvl 3	Tier Three/Clvl 6	Tier Four/Clvl 10	Tier Five/Clvl 14	Tier Six/Clvl 20	Tier Seven/Clvl 26
• Bash • Rampage • Cleave	• Ground Stomp • Ignore Pain • War Cry • Weapon Throw	• Frenzy • Revenge • Hammer of the Ancients	• Leap Attack • Sprint • Threatening Shout	• Ancient Spear • Battle Rage • Rend • Seismic Slam	• Furious Charge • Taunt • Whirlwind	• Call of the Ancients • Earthquake • Wrath of the Berserker

The Monk - Monk skills - Auras - Combos - Monk traits - Spirit - Monk skill archive [e]
Tier One/Clvl 2	Tier Two/Clvl 3	Tier Three/Clvl 6	Tier Four/Clvl 10	Tier Five/Clvl 14	Tier Six/Clvl 20	Tier Seven/Clvl 26
• Hands of Lightning • Lashing Tail Kick • Long Reach	• Circle of Wrath • Lethal Decoy • Serenity	• Blinding Flash • Crippling Wave • Holy Aura	• Dashing Strike • Dominate Aura • Way of the Hundred Fists	• Exploding Palm • Inner Sanctuary	• Breath of Heaven • Retribution Aura • Sweeping Wind	• Resist Aura • Seven-Sided Strike • Wave of Light