Barbarians are savage wanderers who never flinch from close-quarters combat. Mighty ground stomps, leaping attacks and dual-wielded slashes leave a barbarian’s enemies dead in their boots and send any survivors fleeing for cover.

Thanks to their size and strength, barbarians can dominate a melee with nearly any combination of weapon and approach, though they tend towards massive and imposing weaponry. Barbarians are no strangers to the pains of battle, and often fare better in the midst of several opponents, taking and giving cuts, than when attempting to chase down single targets.

Barbarians’ attacks are primarily melee focused. Their quick weapon swings whittle down the number of weaker foes in seconds, while their slower, ground-shaking slams and stomps can send approaching hordes reeling and crack the armor of mightier foes.

Barbarian Game Guide
Barbarian Skill Calculator




This post has been edited by gaeria84: May 15 2012, 08:40 AM

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Barb reporting in =)

Im gonna use whirlwind build

me too..anyone can post some links for barbarian build? although i only able to play the game tomorrow

GET OVER HERE!

godlike spear..will be used to kill those blinking sorc in pvp

so many barbs here...WD companion here

monk companion here

This post has been edited by memphiz_zero88: May 15 2012, 09:54 AM

barb here

first char would be Barbarian, cuz can handle most of weapon type.

I heard 2handed weapon suit better for Barb.
Well, it just dat low tier 2hd weapon is not powerfull enuff if to compare with 1hd + 1hd weapon, but at hight tier, 2hd will pawns 1hd weapon at its range.

o yah, plus 2hd weapon got more magic features.

am i right?

BB reporting in
my box is not arrived yet!

Not necessary, just use whatever better weapon you find on the way

But i do see a video posted on youtube, even a barb with a shield is having hard time suriving the normal mobs in inferno..

barb himself is already a shield, just grab the weapon

dual great sword/axe if possible. hehe

look forward for as a babarian...aye aye...

barb reporting in

Barbie reporting in and i dont need no Ken.

Barb reporting in

mostly going for max dps build...not much of a tank =D just wanna see things exploded

managed to reach +73dps in beta with 2 rare sickle and +str on all eq

This post has been edited by SoLiD: May 15 2012, 02:09 PM

what kind of eq?

Aarr matey...
Now if only the barb can say "Fresh Meat"...

for beta best eq is crafted 1....

no love for barb?

how to see the dps?

currently pulling 140+ dps..
cant wait to go into nightmare!

Barb here, im doing hammer smash build for early game..most probably change on higher lv...bash with extra dmg + hammer smash with extra dmg...easier to kill creature

post your character here!

All here in Asia svr region ?

aming for full set of rare eq on my barb.

Currently level 23 barbarian, this is currently the leveling build I am using

AOE Build - http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barb...33;Za!aZaaa

Open with Leap (Iron Impact rune is awesome, it turns you into a tank for a couple of seconds), followed by Ground Stomp, Rend, and Cleave. Reapply Rend when it expires.
Lay down an Earthquake for maximum dps (for runes, I'd recommend Chilling Earth or The Mountain's Call)

Single Target Build - http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barb...33;Za!aZaaa

Bash with Clobber rune is amazing on boss fights, if you time your ground stomp and bash stuns right, you can basically stunlock the boss

This post has been edited by gaeria84: May 16 2012, 02:05 PM

New Barb reporting in =) Lvl16 ATM.

so, how is the barbarian? strong?

i heard that monk can 1min KO sk(SOLO)

Really packs a punch, but quite squishy(personal preference of dual wielding)..

I see your spec. I use a similar one.

1. Ground stomp, i use Wrenching smash, so that i get to pull all them suckas into my rend range.
2. For the Rend, i use the Bloodlust rune instead of the ravage rune, since with bloodlust i gain lots of healing.(btw what is normal range of rend and revenge? both have similar graphic.)
3. Threatening shout with Intimidate rune to slow down and kite them.
4. bread and butter cleave with reaping swing to gain as much fury as possible.
5. Revenge with vengence is mine to gain health and fury at the same time, so if you get hit, you basically have self heal and fury to dps moar.


It is very nice to use this spec when fighting boss that summons extra adds which drops health pots when they die. Can fight the Magada after i tried many times. Of course the Ground stomp timing is very important. Battle shout, rend then pew with cleave couple times before running off.

Now at level 31, I am using an almost similar build but with minor changes

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barb...;ZdV!aZabaa

1) Ground Stomp with Trembling Stomp rune for extra damage
2) Call of the Ancients is good to take some aggro off you, and the ancients themselves do really decent damage
3) Also now, for single target fights, I use Frenzy with Triumph rune

This post has been edited by gaeria84: May 17 2012, 04:06 AM

so fellow barbarians.. wielding 1h + 1h > 2h? lol
im currently using 2h..looks nice but like not really pwning leh on act 2.. maybe my lvl too low liao there lol

Barbarian reporting in too

Lvl 15, act 2. Using 1h+1h, yes kinda hard, I start slowing my progress edi, spaming lvl now

This post has been edited by melvintcs: May 17 2012, 09:15 AM

Lvl 24, act 2, using 1h+1h, so far smooth, got around 250 dps.

for now u shud use 1h + 1h, but later late game mode 2h will be greater than 1h + 1h..lv30 barb now, with bash-xtra dmg, whirlwind-xtra cyclone, ground stomp-xtra dmg, overpower-xtra axe, threatening shout-atk slow, call of ancient..reason being since i solo, my char get hits a lot so giving out debuff seems to be making me survive longer..my follower is templar coz he can heal and stun..xD

Hmmm am using 1hand weapon with shield... still in Act 1, did the 1h + 1h till health pots diminished XP

Is there any easy way to switch between your build, say from AOE build to single target stun build?

barbs, what is their average dps and armor reduction % and dodge chance %, for say a level 35 barb?

My Blood Bard tanker .

Suitable for Solo and Group play. Bashing faces in Nightmare without even the need to pop red potion.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barb...;dXb!ZZbcbY

Can tank thru Nightmare with ease. Damage is decent but cant compare to pure DPS build.

Survivability is exceptional. Extremely high HP with Vit gears, so much healing, healing and more healing.


Feel free to switch Frenzy out for Cleave in certain situations.

This post has been edited by dan82: May 17 2012, 01:54 PM

My biggest gripe in the game. They made everything simple except swapping between builds ROFL




Saw this build in D3 forums. How much is your HP and damage reduction?


This post has been edited by gaeria84: May 17 2012, 02:12 PM

Should be very common now since alot of ppl brought it up as scratch even b4 launch. My HP is currently in the 8k-9k range and around 65+- reduction. Could be higher but no luck with loots so far.

what is ur barbarian level o? dps = ?

Just hit lv21 this morning, sorta tanking build to protect my Wiz and DH friends.

Cleave + rupture rune. I missed Necro's Corpse Explosion, now I can boom boom with a barb.
Rend + bloodlust rune. For healing and more staying power in battle.
Ground Stomp + wrenching smash rune. Opening move for group of mob.
Revenge + Vengeance is Mine rune. Emergency healing.
Threatening Shout. Less damage = survive longer.
Earthquake. Stomp + Earthquake when blue/yellow monsters appear.

41 and i cant really remember my DPS, have to login to check cuz i've been paying attention more to the vit stacking and healing

deng u guys level up so fast.

Hope they include this 'hot swap' feature in the next update. I remember it's easier to swap builds during D2, just bind the numbers to your left and right mouse buttons.

This post has been edited by jeremy_yee: May 17 2012, 03:23 PM

barb reporting in!!

You must be a sword and board barb.

Currently, I am a dual wielding barb with 2.5k hp, 40% reduction and 260 dps.

wut is ur barb level?

seems like barbs have no problem facing off belial while monks tend to kena one shot if health not enough.

level 31 barb pulling about 290+ dps

using frenzy, rend, ground stomp, revenge, battle rage and berserk

passive: bloodthirsty, pound of flesh, ruthless

pretty much tearing through everything with a good hp regen

do u guys think dual wield dps warrior can survive at inferno?
at this current rate.. i think warrior only make to tank at end game...

Level 31. I love my barb

No lah, barbarians focus on reducing damage from hits, while monks focus on not getting hit.



Possible if you can outheal the damage, which I think barbs are very capable of doing.

This post has been edited by gaeria84: May 17 2012, 04:13 PM

oooo all right. but my level 35 monk haz

about 2.2k health
armor 50% dmg reduction , 60% for when fighting
dodge 40%, 50% for 3 seconds when activate mantra
dps 700



i wonder if dodge can go higher to say 60% 70%

currently at Lvl 26 Act 3.

Using this build atm:

Ignore Pain
Revenge
Battle Rage or threatening shout
Call of Ancient
Frenzy
Seismic slam

Active
Weapon Master or Pound of flesh + Inspiring Presence

My level 17 barbarian picture:

by DPS do u guys mean the one stated as dmg?

my barbarian 5k hp, 1k dmg, 50% dmg rd., 2h axe user

no whirlwind barbs around?

whers the love yoo

Whirlwind is just bad, high fury cost, low damage.
I prefer rend over whirlwind.

yup WW is too heavy on the rage...once u spin spin no rage to use any other skills d

im using Seismic Slam with Shattered Ground for now, pretty useful when u are about to be surrounded by mobs can Knock them back and escape to kite

here is my barbarian guys...using WW with wind shear, combo with leap pull then WW...

i love whirlwind man... leap in.. few slash.. whirlwind
everything gone lol

^ WOW lv 44, that's really fast man!

nvm found the answer to my question edi

This post has been edited by iori57: May 18 2012, 10:02 AM

wah a full str set!!

massive damage, but thn how to achieve 5000 hp ar?? @@

mine is vit type, only go up to 4200hp, but thn level 32.

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/7237...-the-barbarian/

the guide!

u guys prefer 2H or 1H+1H, am using 1H+1H right now, faster att speed.
is there anyway can faster the health generator? easy get die

This post has been edited by melvintcs: May 18 2012, 10:46 AM

me 2 handed

I'm on semester break till 23 may..thus i can grind all day...but most of the time i play like 3hours then rest 3hours again and rest...party up makes the whole lvling easy

i have change my build due to the lack of hp...trust me act3 nightmare u nid at least 10k hp..now my dps is down to 1.4k and my hp up to 17k, stack vit and get a slotted helm...put life % there

in my journey of defeating diablo in nightmare i see 2h weapon gives much more dmg than 1h+1h..but if u are concerned about ur hp, get 1h+1h(both vitality)

read this >> http://www.osirisguide.com/diablo-3-dual-wield-guide/

I started out with 2 maw axe.
After reaching 1.8K HP, I can now safely 2H frenzy.

for health regen, I go with revenge, rend and shout+inspiring presence.

hi guys, u all use frenzy as your primary skill? is it a must?

i am currectly using cleave (with rupture)

havent try out frenzy


*level 14 only

im using frenzy with that piercing axe if 1v1 boss...coz that piercing axe do like 2k per hit...xD

u guys use templer + barbarian?? i choose heal for templer can i change to intervene??

im using templar barbarian...coz he got helpful skill...i dmg he tank..thats why i can max dps b4..but nightmare is quite hard even with templar..

Cleave is good, rupture better.
But I need frenzy to increase my 2H attack speed.

can we change the skill?? 1st i choose heal.. now i wanna change to intervene.. wanna test!

i prefer 2 x 1hand weapons because 2H weapon really slow

will try out frenzy for 2H weapon, thanks!

http://www.mokhtarguides.com/2012/02/24/di...handed-weapons/

thanks for the info, not sure it costs how much at the AH.

will use this as my guide

welcome.. i'm not sure.. i still noob! it stated Exalted Grand Crag Hammer should be the most valuable!

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This post has been edited by ngkhanmein: May 18 2012, 04:21 PM

using 1h + 1h also found 2 rare socketed maw axe...stuck 2 ruby gem in it....never need to change my weapon since act2 just upgrade the gem


so far i think frenzy+rupture is the best for normal mode, can clear horde of demons very fast...might not be viable in higher difficulty where no mobs die in a few slash lol

EDIT i think i might need to change my stats abit d lol, too high dps not enough hp dunno can survive nightmare or not...jz finish normal...anyone know roughly how much hp is good for a barb in nightmare?

This post has been edited by SoLiD: May 18 2012, 04:51 PM

Doing my nightmare now , I have 3k HP , can still survive, I only die due to lag

ugh i think i have like 2.4k hp only >.<

i got 4k hp
2hand weapon

fight like a man

wow, show some pics of your hero pls

updated build

u can survive nicely in nightmare? sure bo?

I got 5.2k HP, 2k def. using shield. in nightmare act 2 now. die like fark.. when encounter those arcane enchanted monster boss, illusion boss, fire chain boss., all can KO me easily.

for nightmare mode, my advice will be 10k hp, get warcry +hp n regen..dps shud be around 1k when u entering act3

I got somewhere around your build but in nightmare, i focus more on stun. Stomp, Axe, seismic.
Arcane boss surprised me and party... Out of nowhere kena laser and everyone died.
However my strength is around 600 for level 36 barb.

This post has been edited by VinluV: May 19 2012, 12:23 PM

My build for nightmare, currently act 3

11k HP, 800 dps

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/barb...;UdZ!ZZbbaZ