Barbarian skills

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This page lists all known Barbarian skills, with information that was current as of August 2011. 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, runestone information, and numerous screenshots and other images.

All character skills have undergone considerable changes during development, with the biggest change coming before BlizzCon 2010, when skill trees and passive skills were removed from the skill listing and Traits were introduced. See the Barbarian skill archive for information about skill changes over time.

Useful skill links:


Active Skills List

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


Bash

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Primary
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Threatening Shout

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Tactics
Shout
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Hammer of the Ancients

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Secondary
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Battle Rage

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Tactics
Shout
22 {{{desc}}}

Cleave

<skill class="Barbarian">Cleave</skill>

Ignore Pain

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Defensive
22 {{{desc}}}

Leap Attack

IconLeap.png Leap Attack
Fury Generator
Movement (Level 6)

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Generate: 15 Fury
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Leap into the air, dealing 40% weapon damage to all enemies within 8 yards of your destination. Only generates Fury if you hit an enemy.

Weapon Throw

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Tactics
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Ground Stomp

<skill class="Barbarian">Ground Stomp</skill>

Rend

<skill class="Barbarian">Rend</skill>

Frenzy

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Primary
11 {{{desc}}}

Revenge

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Might
13 {{{desc}}}

War Cry

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Tactics
Shout
28 {{{desc}}}

Furious Charge

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Might
21 {{{desc}}}

Overpower

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Might
26 {{{desc}}}

Seismic Slam

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Secondary
12 {{{desc}}}

Earthquake

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Rage
19 {{{desc}}}

Ancient Spear

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Might
9 {{{desc}}}

Sprint

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Defensive
16 {{{desc}}}

Call of the Ancients

<skill subcat="Summon" class="Barbarian">Call of the Ancients</skill>

Whirlwind

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Secondary
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Wrath of the Berserker

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Passive Skills

Passive skills replaced Traits during late game development in 2011. A few Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but most are all new. See the Barbarian traits page for a full list of those old passives.

Skill Unlocked Description
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Development

  • 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.


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.


References