Diablo 4: Barbarian skill tree, all attacks and abilities
Barbarians are battle masters, wreaking havoc with massive weapons of all shapes and sizes.
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Sometimes you just need to smash stuff. Sometimes that stuff is hordes of demonic monstrosities. Sometimes you’re a 300lb musclebound warrior. If you’re having one of those days, you’re playing as the Barbarian.
As one of the five classes inDiablo 4, the Barbarian hacks and slashes foes to pieces with strength, rage, and the biggest melee weapons around, generating Fury and using it power special attacks.
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With this guide, I’ve assembled a full list of the Diablo 4 Barbarian’s skills, talents, and attacks. It’s worth noting that Diablo 4 is an ongoing game, so this information is definitely subject to change as things are tweaked after the game’s release.The developers at Blizzard Entertainment will be adjusting things in response to feedback, so I’ll be working to keep this updated with the latest accurate information whenever something is updated.
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Diablo 4 Barbarian Skills
The Barbarian’s skill tree in Diablo 4 is divided into a few categories:Basic Skills, Fury Skills, Defensive Skills, Brawling Skills, Weapon Mastery Skills, Ultimate Skills,andKey Passives. Generally speaking, you’ll be free to mix and match, trying out different skills as you see fit, though you will have to pick onlyoneprimary Ultimate Skill and onlyoneKey Passive.
Skills can be reset at any time, and it’s free to do so until you reach level 15. After level 15, it’ll start to cost gold, with a small cost per skill you want reset. This cost rapidly increases as you continue to level up, so you’re encouraged to keep on building your character the same way once you’re a considerable ways into the game. While limited to just 25 levels in the open beta, the Barbarian’s level cap in the full game is 100.
Bear in mind that unless explicitly otherwise noted, the first node of most skills can be upgraded four times, for a total of 5 levels. Additional upgrades increase damage dealt, improve cooldown times, and more. For these abilities, after getting the enhanced version of a skill, you’ll have to choose between one of two different bonuses, you can’t get everything in that “branch” of the skill tree.
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Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree: Basic Skills
Bash:Bash the enemy with your weapon, dealing damage. After bashing enemies 4 times, your next Bash will Stun for 1.25 seconds, this increases to 2 seconds if using a Two-Handed weapon. Generates 10 Fury.
Flay:Flay the enemy, dealing damage and inflicting Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Generates 9 Fury.
Frenzy:Unleash a rapid flurry of blows, dealing damage with each pair of hits. If Frenzy hits an enemy, its Attack Speed is increased by 20% for 3 seconds, up to 60%. Generates 4 Fury.
Lunging Strike:Lunge forward and strike an enemy for damage. Generates 9 Fury.
Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree: Fury Skills
Double Swing:Sweep your weapons from opposite directions, dealing damage with each weapon. Enemies caught in the center are damaged by both. Fury cost: 25
Endless Fury:Basic Skills generate 5% more Fury when using Two-Handed weapons.
Hammer of the Ancients:Slam your hammer down with the fury of the Ancients, dealing damage to a concentrated area. Fury cost: 35
Pressure Point:Your Core Skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. (3 levels)
Rend:Cleave enemies in front of you, dealing damage and inflicting Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Fury cost: 25
Upheaval:Tear into the ground with your weapon and fling debris forward, dealing damage. Fury cost: 40
Whirlwind:Rapidly attack surrounding enemies for damage. Fury cost: 20 per second.
Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree: Defensive Skills
Challenging Shout:Taunt nearby enemies and gain 40% Damage Reduction for 8 seconds.
Ground stomp:Smash the ground, dealing damage and Stunning surrounding enemies for 3 seconds.
Imposing Presence:Gain 5% additional Maximum Life. (3 levels)
Iron Skin:Steel yourself, gaining a Barrier that absorbs 50% of your missing Life for 5 seconds.
Outburst:Gain 2 Thorns. Also gain 2 Thorns for each 2 bonus Maximum Life you have. (3 levels)
Rallying Cry:Bellow a rallying cry, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% and Resource Generation by 50% for 6 seconds, and Nearby Allies for 3 seconds.
Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree: Brawling Skills
Aggressive Resistance:Gain 4% Damage Reduction while Berserking. (3 levels)
Booming Voice:Your Shout Skill effect durations are increased by 10%. (3 levels)
Charge:Become Unstoppable and rush forward, pushing enemies with you then swinging through them for damage and Knocking them Back.
Kick:Throw a powerful kick that deals damage and Knocks Back enemies in front of you. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take additional damage and are stunned for 3 seconds.
Leap:Leap forward and then slam down, dealing damage and Knocking Back surrounding enemies on impact.
War Cry:Bellow a mighty war cry, increasing your damage dealt by 15% for 8 seconds, and Nearby allies for 4 seconds
Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree: Weapon Mastery skills
Death Blow:Attempt a killing strike, dealing damage to enemies in front of you. If this kills an enemy, Cooldown is reset.
Hamstring:Your Bleeding effects Slow enemies by 10%. (3 levels)
Pit Fighter:You deal 3% increased damage to Close enemies and gain 2% Distant Damage Reduction.
Rupture:Skewer enemies in front of you, dealing damage, then rip your weapon out, damaging enemies for their total Bleeding amount and removing all Bleeding damage from them.
Steel Grasp:Throw out a trio of chains that deal damage and Pull in enemies.
Thick Skin: Each time you take direct damage gain 0.4% Base Life as Fortify. (3 levels)
Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree: Ultimate Skills
Call of the Ancients:Call upon 3 Ancients to aid you in battle for 6 seconds. Korlic leaps at enemies, dealing damage and swings his weapons in a frenzy, dealing damage per hit. Talic spins in a whirlwind rapidly attacking enemies for damage. Madawc upheaves the ground, dealing damage.
Duelist:Attack Speed is increased by 3% while using One-Handed weapons. (3 levels)
Iron Maelstrom:Attack three times to attach chains to each of your weapons and perform an attack. First your Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon slams into the ground, dealing damage and Stunning enemies for 2 seconds. Second your Two-Handed Slashing weapon swipes in front of you, dealing damage and inflicting Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Third your Duel Wield weapons swing around you, dealing damage per hit.
Tempered Fury:Increase your Maximum Fury by 3. (3 levels)
Wallop:Your Skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal 5% increased damage if the enemy is Stunned or Vulnerable. (3 levels)
Wrath of the Berserker:Gain Berserking and Unstoppable for 5 seconds. For the next 10 seconds, dealing direct damage with Basic Skills grants Berserking for 5 seconds.
Diablo 4 Barbarian skill tree: Key Passives
Gushing Wounds:When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 100% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus. Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Unbridled Rage:Core Skills deal 135% more damage, but cost 100% more Fury.
Unconstrained:Increase Berserk’s maximum duration by 5 seconds and increase its damage bonus by 25%.
Walking Arsenal:Dealing direct damage with a Two-Handed Bludgeoning, Two-Handed Slashing, or Duel Wielded weapons grants 10% increased damage for 6 seconds. While all three damage bonuses are active, you gain an additional 15% increased damage.
Other classes await
For information on the remaining classes in Diablo 4, you can check out the skill trees for the other four launch classes at the top of the article. We’ll be sure to provide updates if anything changes, and we’ll also be making dedicated guides for every class in the game, alongside other relevant features.
After years of waiting since the game was first revealed at BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard Entertainment confirmed that Diablo 4 is slated to launch on June 2, 2023. The game will be available acrossXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC,PS5, and PS4.
Diablo 4The standard version of Diablo 4 is likely what most players will want. With a Barbarian, it’s simple: Pick up big weapons and cut demons into tiny little pieces. Hack and slash, until it is done.Buy from:Amazon|Xbox|Best Buy|Battle.net (PC)
Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
