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A "Shout" is the term for the Barbarian's Warcry skills in Diablo III. "Warcry" or "Warcries" are words often used as generic terms for this type of skill, but since there is an actual skill called [[War Cry]] the term "Shout" is preferred for the sake of clarity.
There is a wide variety of different Shout skills, though all the base skills offer buffs of various types, for the Barbarian and his party members and minions. While none of the Runestone effects have yet been revealed, the The developers have said[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-on-spirit-auras-and-shouts-rune-effects/] that these runestone effects will add a wide variety of offensive and defensive bonuses, recreating and surpassing the variety of Warcry options that Barbarians had in Diablo III.
* The Diablo II skill called {{iw|Shout Shout}} can be seen here.
==Barbarian Shout Skills==
The known Shouts, with descriptions and stats taken from the [[Barbarian Skills]] as seen in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] PvE demo. Expect big and small changes in the final game, and note that none See each of the Shout [[shouts for information about their runestone]] effects have yet been revealedand much more.
===Threatening Shout===[[Battle RageFile:IconThreateningShout.png|left]][[Threatening Shout]] is unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 1.<br>'''Level 3:''' A [[shout]] that provides a debuffs enemies, lowering their damage boost and critical hit improvement for a short duration.* {{clear-left}}'''Description:''' Enter a rage which provides a X% Shout with great ferocity, reducing damage boost and Xdone by enemies withing {{c_lime|25}} yards by {{c_lime|50% critical hit bonus }} for X {{c_lime|15}} seconds.
'''Cost:''' {{c_lime|20}} Fury
===Battle Rage===
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[[Battle Rage]] is unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 3.<br>
A [[shout]] that provides a damage boost and critical hit improvement for a short duration.
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'''Description:''' Enter a rage which increases damage by {{c_lime|30%}} and critical hit change by {{c_lime|4%}} for {{c_lime|30}} seconds.
===War Cry===[[File:IconWarCry.png|left]][[War Cry]]is unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 14.<br>'''Level 14:''' This A [[shout]] that boosts the Barbarian's Fury, as well as the armor of the Barbarian and all nearby party members.* {{clear-left}}'''Description:''' A terrifying Unleash a rallying cry that provides X fury and increases to increase the armor of the Barbarian you and all party members allies within X feet {{c_lime|30}} yards by X{{c_lime|100% }} for X {{c_lime|60}} seconds.
* [[Rampage]] - Allowed the Barbarian to hit additional targets per swing, as well as increasing the attack speed.
* [[Taunt]] - Overrode monster AI, causing them to rush towards the Barbarian and launch weakened melee attacks.
==Synergies==
All [[Barbarian]] shouts can be improved by the following [[passive skills]]:
===Inspiring Presence===
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[[Inspiring Presence]] is unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 15.<br>
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'''Description:''' The duration of your [[shouts]] is doubled. While benefiting from War Cry or Battle Rage you regenerate {{c_lime|60%}} of your total [[Life]] per minute.
• [[Battle Rage]]<br>
• [[Threatening Shout]]<br>
• [[War Cry]]
===Ground Stomp===[[File:IconGroundStomp.png|left]][[Ground Stomp]]is unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 8.<br>'''Level 1:''' This defensive skill causes the Barbarian to stomp his foot, crushing the earth and stunning all nearby enemies. With [[runestones]] it can add damage, knockback, and more.* {{clear-left}}'''Description:''' Shakes Shake the ground, stunning to inflict {{c_lime|30%}} weapon damage to all enemies within X feet {{c_lime|12}} yards and stun them for X {{c_lime|3}} seconds. Only generates Fury if you hit an enemy. '''Generate:''' {{c_lime|15}} Fury<br>'''Cooldown:''' {{c_lime|12}} seconds ===Seismic Slam===[[File:IconSeismicSlam.png|left]][[Seismic Slam]] is unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 19.<br>A more powerful version of [[Ground Stomp]], this skill deals higher damage and knocks back enemies, rather than stunning them.{{clear-left}}'''Description:''' Slam the ground to cause a wave of destruction that deals {{c_lime|215%}} weapon damage and knockback to targets in a {{c_lime|45}} yard arc.
'''Cost:''' {{c_lime|30}} Fury
===Earthquake===
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[[Earthquake]] is unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 21.<br>
This stomp causes massive damage to all nearby enemies.
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'''Description:''' Shake the ground violently dealing {{c_lime|240%}} weapon damage followed by an additional {{c_lime|150%}} weapon damage per second for {{c_lime|8}} seconds to all enemies within {{c_lime|15}} yards.