Battle Rage

Battle Rage is a Tier 5 skill unlocked for the Barbarian at character level 14, which grants a substantial increase in damage and critical chance.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Battle Rage Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Enter a rage which increases damage done by X% and increases Critical Hit chance by Y%, lasts for Z seconds.
Skill Details:
Type:	Buff
Quantity:	Cast
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 rage during battle, hitting harder than his enemies initially thought.

Skill Design

This skill is good for times when fighting enemies with lots of hp, to speed things up or to maximize the chance of critical hits, and when combined with other passive skills in this tree, can make the Barbarian a dangerous machine without the use of signature skills like Whirlwind and Leap Attack.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Enter a rage which increases damage done by 32% and increases Critical Hit chance by 25%; lasts for 15 seconds.
• Rank 2: Enter a rage which increases damage done by 38% and increases Critical Hit chance by 30%; lasts for 18 seconds. (A)
• Rank 3: Enter a rage which increases damage done by 44% and increases Critical Hit chance by 35%; lasts for 21 seconds. (A)
• Rank 4: Enter a rage which increases damage done by 50% and increases Critical Hit chance by 40%; lasts for 24 seconds. (A)
• Rank 5: Enter a rage which increases damage done by 56% and increases Critical Hit chance by 45%; lasts for 27 seconds. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Trait Synergies

• None known.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Battle Rage was first seen in the BlizzCon 2008 demo. It originally increased damage by 100% and increased critical chance by 30% at rank 1. It was also placed in the Battlemaster Skill Tree.

For the BlizzCon 2009 version, the damage bonus and crit chances have been nerfed heavily, to be more balance.

Media

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

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Battle Rage-specific gallery contents

Related Articles

• Berserker Skill Tree

References

• Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats