Leap Attack

Leap Attack is a Tier IV skill from the Barbarian's Berserker Skill Tree, making the Barbarian leap, causing damage and knockback upon landing. This is considered a movement ability.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Leap Attack Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
The Barbarian makes a mighty leap, causing X amount of damage to enemies when he lands. Damage of Leap Attack increases with strength.
Skill Details:
Type:	Direct Damage
Quantity:	Dmg. of skill + Strength.
Effect:	Circular AoE
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	1 Orb
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Barbarian makes a gigantic leap to enemies who think they are safe behind the front lines, crushing anyone caught in the area of his landing.

Skill Design

Leaping at a few Fallen in the Borderlands.

Barb SMASH!

Once the player activates the skill, the Barbarian will leap from his current location, to the location of the mouse cursor, damaging and knocking enemies back upon landing. This skill is best used to reach ranged monsters, who are behind enemy lines and to escape tight situations, if such occur.

Leap Attack has not changed much from D2, and has been demonstrated repeatedly in the gameplay movies. The main difference with the D3 version of this skill is that minor damage is dealt to everything nearby when the Barbarian lands, rather than major damage to one particular monster.

Skill Rank Table

(legend (A) = Assumed)

• Rank: 1/5
  • The barbarian makes a mighty leap causing 38 damage to enemies nearby when he lands. Damage of Leap Attack increases with Strength.
  • Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
• Rank: 2/5
  • The barbarian makes a mighty leap causing 44 damage to enemies nearby when he lands. Damage of Leap Attack increases with Strength. (A)
  • Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
• Rank: 3/5
  • The barbarian makes a mighty leap causing 50 damage to enemies nearby when he lands. Damage of Leap Attack increases with Strength. (A)
  • Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
• Rank: 4/5
  • The barbarian makes a mighty leap causing 56 damage to enemies nearby when he lands. Damage of Leap Attack increases with Strength. (A)
  • Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb
• Rank: 5/5
  • The barbarian makes a mighty leap causing 62 damage to enemies nearby when he lands. Damage of Leap Attack increases with Strength. (A)
  • Fury Cost: 1 Fury Orb

Synergies

• None known.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Leap Attack has not changed much from D2, and has been demonstrated repeatedly in the gameplay movies. The main difference with the D3 version of this skill is that minor damage is dealt to everything nearby when the Barbarian lands, rather than major damage to one particular monster.

Leap Attack was revealed in Blizzard's World Wide Invitational in Paris, along with the announcement of Diablo 3. It seems to combine Leap and Leap Attack from Diablo 2, whilst requiring Fury to use. The main difference with the D3 version of this skill is that minor damage is dealt to everything nearby when the Barbarian lands, rather than major damage to one particular monster.

This spell hasn't been changed much since its unveiling.

Media

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

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Leap Attack-specific gallery contents

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  Leaping a chasm in the dungeons below Tristram.

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  Leaping at a few Fallen in the Borderlands.

References

• Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats
• Diablo 3 Gameplay video, part 1.