Second Wind (skill)

Second Wind is a tier I skill in the Battlemaster Skill Tree, which reduces damaged taken when the Barbarian is below half of max health. It is the prerequisite of Ignore Pain.

Archived Article [e] Second Wind (skill) is an archived article about material previously included in Diablo 3. However, it has been removed or the article contains outdated facts. The information is stored in Diablo Wiki for posterity. Please note: Links in this article lead to both updated and archived material. This article was last up to date: BlizzCon 2009 Updated version of this article is: None; Second Wind (trait) is a different skill with the same name Current information can be found at: Barbarian skills; or see Barbarian skill archive for all removed Barbarian skills

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Second Wind Passive, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Whenever the Barbarian is below 50% health, all damage taken is reduced by 18%
Skill Details:
Type:	Buff
Quantity:	Constant
Effect:	Self
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	Ignore Pain

When the Barbarian is losing a battle, he finds inner strength to turn the tide of the fight.

Skill Design

Second Wind is a handy skill for Battlemaster Barbarians, lowering the damage you are going to receive by a good percentage, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. It is a constant passive and points spent into this skill will not go to waste even at higher levels. It is unknown if it will block damage from spells, but it can be assumed that it does.

Skill Rank Table

(legend (A) = Assumed)

• Rank: 1/5
  • Whenever the Barbarian is below 50% health, all damage taken is reduced by 18%.
  • Fury Cost: None
• Rank: 2/5
  • Whenever the Barbarian is below 50% health, all damage taken is reduced by 21%.
  • Fury Cost: None
• Rank: 3/5
  • Whenever the Barbarian is below 50% health, all damage taken is reduced by 24%.
  • Fury Cost: None
• Rank: 4/5
  • Whenever the Barbarian is below 50% health, all damage taken is reduced by 27%.
  • Fury Cost: None
• Rank: 5/5
  • Whenever the Barbarian is below 50% health, all damage taken is reduced by 30%. (A)
  • Fury Cost: None

Synergies

• None known.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Second Wind was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was balanced and moved, judging from the latest demo. The old Second Wind was in tier I in the Juggernaut Skill Tree and gave 21% damage reduction at rank one, with 13% scaling per rank.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery. Sadly, no images of Second Wind have been seen:

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures

Related Articles

• Battlemaster Skill Tree

References

• Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats
• Definition of the word "Second Wind"