Sprint

Sprint is a Barbarian skill unlocked at level 24, which grants the Barbarian a movement speed bonus for a limited amount of time.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]
Sprint
Used by:	Barbarian
Enabled at:	Clvl 24
Skill Description
Increases movement speed by X% for Y seconds
Type:	Buff
Resource Use:	Costs Fury
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

The Barbarian starts to sprint, catching fleeing enemies before they can escape.

Skill Design

This is a universal skill, Barbarians of all types should consider this skill for various reasons: to chase down fast moving enemies, to run away if things get tough or to just move faster through all areas. Although it does cost fury, and using this skill is limited to the end of the battle and some time after it.

First seen in BlizzCon 2009 demo, this skill is quite new. Other skills in this tree also give the Barbarian movement speed. It is unknown why the development team settled on having an active skill that gives movement speed, possibly to fasten the gameplay, especially in arenas. Notice the Barbarian leaves behind small tornadoes.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Increases movement speed by 25% for 5 seconds.
• Rank 2: Increases movement speed by 35% for 6 seconds. (A)
• Rank 3: Increases movement speed by 45% for 7 seconds. (A)
• Rank 4: Increases movement speed by 55% for 8 seconds. (A)
• Rank 5: Increases movement speed by 65% for 9 seconds. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Synergies

• No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

• No rune effects for Sprint are known.

Development

Sprint first appeared at BlizzCon 2009 in the Barbarian's Berserker Skill Tree at Tier II. In the gameplay demo, Flux didn't find much use for it:[1]

This one I kept forgetting about, until I was running across some huge stretch of already cleared out desert. Then it came in handy, but I never thought to use it to race into combat, or to boost my speed while in combat.

After skill trees were eliminated, Sprint reappeared at BlizzCon 2010 as a Tier 4 skill. Although it was one of Barbarian's skills in the PvP demo, there are no gameplay reports detailing the usage of this skill.

Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Sprint became a level 24 skill.

In Other Games

Sprint is very similar to Diablo II's Barbarian skill Increased Speed. That skill, however, was a passive that boosted a Barbarian's speed all the time.

Media

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

• Diablo III screenshots and pictures
• Sprint specific gallery contents

References

• BlizzCon 2009 Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats
• BlizzCon 2010 PvP Hands-on Report
• JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Barbarian (Translated by Zediono)