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.
Double Strike is a Tier II skill from the Barbarian's Berserker Skill Tree, which gives the barbarian a chance to swing both weapons. It is the prerequisite of Slashing Strike.
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Background
| Diablo III Skill [e] | |
|---|---|
| |
| Double Strike Passive, 5 ranks | |
| Used by: | Barbarian |
| Gives a X% chance to swing with both weapons on every melee attack | |
| Type: | Chance |
| Quantity: | Chance per hit |
| Effect: | Opportunity |
| School: | Physical |
| Fury cost: | None |
| Cast time: | None |
| Duration: | None |
| Cooldown: | None |
| Synergies: | None |
| Requires: | N/A |
| Prereq of: | Slashing Strike |
The Barbarian sees opportunity where others do not, occasionally striking an enemy with both his weapons when such a chance occurs.
Skill Design
Double Strike is passive, giving the Barbarian a chance to swing both weapons at once. This means that when the chance activates (procs), you swing one of your weapons and then swing your other weapon without impairing or resetting the swing timer on the other weapon.
If we understand the term "swing" correctly, then it means this extra attack works like the normal attack, and has a chance to miss, to be blocked, to be parried etc. It also has chance to use effects on the weapon (Ice for example), if such exist and to deal damage somewhere between the minimum and the maximum as usual.
It becomes activated from the moment you spend a skill point into it. This skill is superb for dual wielding Barbarians of any character build. It is likely much more beneficial if the dual wielded weapons are high in damage instead of fast.
Skill Rank Table
(legend (A) = Assumed)
- Rank: 1/5
- Gives a 4% chance to swing with both weapons on every melee attack.
- Fury Cost: None
- Rank: 2/5
- Gives a 8% chance to swing with both weapons on every melee attack.
- Fury Cost: None
- Rank: 3/5
- Gives a 12% chance to swing with both weapons on every melee attack. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
- Rank: 4/5
- Gives a 16% chance to swing with both weapons on every melee attack. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
- Rank: 5/5
- Gives a 20% chance to swing with both weapons on every melee attack. (A)
- Fury Cost: None
Synergies
- None known.
Skill Rune Effects
- None known.
Development
Double Strike was first seen in the BlizzCon 2008 demo. The earlier version had much lower proc rate to get a double swing than the version seen at BlizzCon 2009.
Media
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
References
| Berserker Skills [e] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier I |
Tier II • Sprint |
Tier III |
Tier IV |
Tier V |
Tier VI • Wrath of the Berserker |