Threatening Shout

Threatening Shout is a Barbarian Tier 4 skill unlocked at character level 10, which debuffs enemies around the Barbarian, making them deal less damage for a period of time.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Threatening Shout Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Shouts with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within X feet by Y% for Z seconds
Skill Details:
Type:	Debuff
Quantity:	Spell Duration
Effect:	Circular AoE
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	Unknown
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Barbarian shouts threats at his enemies, demoralizing them greatly.

Skill Design

This skill is a warcry, and a good one at that. If the Barbarian runs into enemies with really high damage, this skill is a life saver, making the fight that much easier. It is unknown if this warcry will affect bosses (highly doubtful since bosses always have more WAAAAGH than the characters).

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Shouts with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within 24 feet by 50% for 12 seconds.
• Rank 2: Shouts with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within 24 feet by 60% for 15 seconds. (A)
• Rank 3: Shouts with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within 24 feet by 70% for 18 seconds. (A)
• Rank 4: Shouts with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within 24 feet by 80% for 21 seconds. (A)
• Rank 5: Shouts with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within 24 feet by 90% for 24 seconds. (A)

(A) = Assumed

WAAAAGH!!!

Synergies

• None known.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Threatening Shout was first seen at the Diablo II announcement at WWI 2008. It has changed multiple times since it's unveiling in WWI.

This skill is designed very much like the Battle Cry in Diablo 2, except this skill only gives a reduction to damage while Battle Cry gave a reduction to Defense as well. Warcries in Diablo 3 are very similar to the warcries in Diablo 2, except having smaller statistical bonuses and requiring Fury to use (assumption).

Threatening Shout was originally called "Terrifying Shout" and gave a damage bonus to the Barbarian's party. Later, this skill became Threatening Shout with the effects seen above, but higher stats at Rank 1.

Media

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

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Threatening Shout-specific gallery contents

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  Threatening shout, ho!

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  Close-up of the shout.

References

• Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats
• Battle Cry in the Diablo 2 wiki