Best Barbarian Skills To Use

We rank the Hamstring (Passive), Pit Fighter (Passive), and Unbridled Rage (Passive) as among the Best Barbarian Skills and Passives to use.

Hamstring
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
S
Your Bleeding effects Slow enemies by {20% / 40% / 60%} .
Pit Fighter
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
S
You deal x {3% / 6% / 9%} increased damage to Close enemies and gain {2% / 4% / 6%} Distant Damage Reduction.
Unbridled Rage
Barbarian Key Passive Passive
S
Core Skills deal x135% increased damage, but cost x100% more Fury.
Challenging Shout
Barbarian Defensive Active
Cooldown: 25
S
Taunt Nearby enemies and gain {40% / 42% / 44% / 46% / 48%} Damage Reduction for 6 seconds.
Enhanced
While Challenging Shout is active, gain x20% bonus Maximum Life.
Strategic
While Challenging Shout is active, gain Thorns equal to 30% of your Maximum Life.
Tactical
While Challenging Shout is active, you gain 3 Fury each time you take damage.
Rallying Cry
Barbarian Defensive Active
Physical
Cooldown: 25
S
Bellow a rallying cry, increasing your Movement Speed by +30% and Resource Generation by x {40% / 44% / 48% / 52% / 56%} for 6 seconds, and Nearby allies for 3 seconds.
Enhanced
Rallying Cry grants you Unstoppable while active.
Strategic
Rallying Cry grants you 10% Base Life as Fortify. While Rallying Cry is active, you gain an additional 2% Base Life as Fortify each time you take or deal direct damage.
Tactical
Rallying Cry generates 20 Fury and grants you an additional x20% Resource Generation.
War Cry
Barbarian Brawling Active
Cooldown: 25
S
Bellow a mighty war cry, increasing your damage dealt by x {15% / 16.5% / 18% / 19.5% / 21%} for 6 seconds, and Nearby allies for 3 seconds.
Enhanced
War Cry grants you Berserking for 4 seconds.
Mighty
War Cry grants you 15% Base Life as Fortify.
Power
If at least 6 enemies are Nearby when you cast War Cry, your damage bonus is increased by an additional x10%.
Wrath of the Berserker
Barbarian Ultimate Active
Lucky Hit Chance: 40%
Cooldown: 60
S
Explode into rage, Knocking Back surrounding enemies and gaining Berserking and Unstoppable for 5 seconds. For the next 10 seconds, dealing direct damage with Basic Skills grants Berserking for 5 seconds.
Prime
While Wrath of the Berserker is active, gain +20% increased Movement Speed and increase Fury Generation by x30%.
Supreme
While Wrath of the Berserker is active, every 50 Fury you spend increases Berserk's damage bonus by x25%.
Whirlwind
Barbarian Core Active
Physical
Fury Cost: 25 per second
Lucky Hit Chance: 25%
Requires Any
S
Rapidly attack surrounding enemies for {17% / 19% / 21% / 23% / 24%} damage.
Enhanced
Gain 1 Fury each time Whirlwind deals direct damage to an enemy, or 4 Fury against Elite enemies.
Furious
While using a Slashing weapon, Whirlwind also inflicts 40% of its Base damage as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Violent
After using Whirlwind for 2 seconds, Whirlwind deals x30% increased damage until it is cancelled.
Aggressive Resistance
Barbarian Brawling Passive
A
Gain {4% / 7% / 10%} Damage Reduction while Berserking.
Counteroffensive
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
A
While you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life, you deal x {4% / 8% / 12%} increased damage.
Gushing Wounds
Barbarian Key Passive Passive
A
When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 115% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus.
Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts 70% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Imposing Presence
Barbarian Defensive Passive
A
Gain x {5% / 10% / 15%} additional Maximum Life.
Invigorating Fury
Barbarian Ultimate Passive
A
Heal for {3% / 6% / 9%} of your Maximum Life for each 100 Fury spent.
Martial Vigor
Barbarian Defensive Passive
A
Damage Reduction against Elites is increased by {3% / 6% / 9%} .
No Mercy
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
A
You have + {3% / 6% / 9%} increased Critical Strike Chance against Immobilized, Stunned, or Slowed enemies.
Prolific Fury
Barbarian Brawling Passive
A
While Berserking, Fury Generation is increased by x {6% / 12% / 18%} .
Thick Skin
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
A
Each time you take direct damage gain {0.4% / 0.8% / 1.2%} Base Life as Fortify.
Walking Arsenal
Barbarian Key Passive Passive
A
Dealing direct damage with a Two-Handed Bludgeoning, Two-Handed Slashing, or Dual Wielded weapons grants x10% increased damage for 8 seconds.
While all three damage bonuses are active, you gain an additional x15% increased damage.
Iron Skin
Barbarian Defensive Active
Cooldown: 14
A
Steel yourself, gaining a Barrier that absorbs {50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70%} of your missing Life for 5 seconds.
Enhanced
Iron Skin Barrier absorbs 20% more of your Maximum Life.
Strategic
Iron Skin also grants 15% Base Life as Fortify. Double this amount if cast while below 50% Life.
Tactical
While Iron Skin is active, Heal for 10% of the Barrier's original amount as Life per second.
Leap
Barbarian Brawling Active
Physical
Lucky Hit Chance: 66%
Cooldown: {17.0 / 16.0 / 15.0 / 14.0 / 13.0}
Requires Any
A
Leap forward and then slam down, dealing {33% / 36% / 39% / 42% / 46%} damage and Knocking Back surrounding enemies on impact.
Enhanced
If Leap doesn't damage any enemies, its Cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds.
Mighty
Enemies damaged by Leap are Slowed by 70% for 5 seconds.
Power
If Leap damages at least one enemy, gain 40 Fury.
Call of the Ancients
Barbarian Ultimate Active
Physical
Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
Cooldown: 50
A
Call upon 3 Ancients to aid you in battle for 6 seconds.
Prime
While Call of the Ancients is active, gain +10% bonus Attack Speed and x20% increased damage.
Supreme
Each of the Ancients gains additional power:
Frenzy
Barbarian Basic Active
Physical
Fury Generate: 4
Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
Requires Dual Wielded Weapons
A
Unleash a rapid flurry of blows, dealing {22% / 24% / 26% / 28% / 30%} damage with each pair of hits.
If Frenzy hits an enemy, its Attack Speed is increased by +20% for 3 seconds, up to +60%.
Enhanced
While Frenzy is granting +60% bonus Attack Speed, it also generates 3 additional Fury.
Battle
While Berserking, your other skills gain +5% Attack Speed for each stack of Frenzy you have.
Combat
You gain 8% Damage Reduction each stack of Frenzy you currently have.
Hammer of the Ancients
Barbarian Core Active
Physical
Fury Cost: 35
Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
Requires a Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapon
A
Slam your hammer down with the fury of the Ancients, dealing {50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70%} damage to a concentrated area.
Enhanced
Gain x3% more Fury for 5 seconds for each enemy damaged by Hammer of the Ancients, stacking up to 10 times.
Furious
Hammer of the Ancients deals x1% additional damage for each point of Fury you had when using it.
Violent
After Overpowering with Hammer of the Ancients, you deal x30% more damage for 5 seconds.
Lunging Strike
Barbarian Basic Active
Physical
Fury Generate: 12
Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
Requires Any
A
Lunge forward and strike an enemy for {33% / 36% / 39% / 42% / 45%} damage.
Enhanced
Lunging Strike deals x30% increased damage and Heals you for 2% Maximum Life when it damages a Healthy enemy.
Battle
Lunging Strike also inflicts 20% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Combat
Critical Strikes with Lunging Strike grant you Berserking for 1.5 seconds.
Booming Voice
Barbarian Brawling Passive
B
Your Shout Skill effect durations are increased by {8% / 16% / 24%} .
Concussion
Barbarian Ultimate Passive
B
Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a {10% / 20% / 30%} chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds, or up to a {15% / 30% / 45%} chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon.
Cut to the Bone
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
B
Your Bleeding effects deal x {5% / 10% / 15%} increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
Endless Fury
Barbarian Core Passive
B
Basic Skills generate x {5% / 10% / 15%} more Fury when using Two-Handed weapons.
Expose Vulnerability
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
B
Dealing direct damage with a Weapon Mastery skill causes your next Core Skill to make enemies Vulnerable for {1.0 / 2.0 / 3.0} second.
Guttural Yell
Barbarian Brawling Passive
B
Your Shout Skills cause enemies to deal {4% / 8% / 12%} less damage for 5 seconds.
Pressure Point
Barbarian Core Passive
B
Lucky Hit: Your Core skills have up to a {10% / 20% / 30%} chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Raid Leader
Barbarian Brawling Passive
B
Your Shouts also Heal allies for {1% / 2% / 3%} of their Maximum Life per second.
Slaying Strike
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
B
You deal x {8% / 16% / 24%} increased damage against Injured enemies.
Swiftness
Barbarian Brawling Passive
B
Movement Speed is increased by + {4% / 8% / 12%} .
Unconstrained
Barbarian Key Passive Passive
B
Increase Berserk's maximum duration by 5 seconds and increase its damage bonus by +35%.
Charge
Barbarian Brawling Active
Physical
Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
Cooldown: {17.0 / 16.0 / 15.0 / 14.0 / 13.0}
Requires Any
B
Become Unstoppable and rush forward, pushing enemies with you and then swinging through them dealing {25% / 28% / 30% / 32% / 35%} damage and Knocking them back.
Enhanced
Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain by Charge take 60% damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
Mighty
Damaging enemies with Charge makes them Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
Power
Reduce Charge's Cooldown by 3 seconds if it Knocks Back an enemy into terrain.
Death Blow
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Active
Physical
Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
Cooldown: 15
Requires Any
B
Attempt a killing strike, dealing {120% / 132% / 144% / 156% / 168%} damage to enemies in front of you.
If this kills an enemy, its Cooldown is reset.
Enhanced
Death Blow deals x100% increased damage to Bosses.
Fighter's
If Death Blow damages at least one enemy, gain 20 Fury.
Warrior's
If Death Blow damages at least one enemy, gain Berserking for 3 seconds.
Ground Stomp
Barbarian Defensive Active
Physical
Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
Cooldown: {16.0 / 15.0 / 14.4 / 13.6 / 12.0}
B
Smash the ground, dealing {10% / 10% / 11% / 12% / 13%} damage and Stunning surrounding enemies for 3 seconds.
Enhanced
Increase Ground Stomp's duration by 1 second.
Strategic
Reduce the Cooldown of your Ultimate Skill by 1 second for each enemy damaged by Ground Stomp.
Tactical
Ground Stomp generates 40 Fury.
Rupture
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Active
Physical
Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
Cooldown: {10.0 / 9.5 / 9.0 / 8.5 / 8.0}
Requires a Slashing Weapon.
B
Skewer enemies in front of you, dealing 13% damage, then rip your weapon out, damaging enemies for their total Bleeding amount and removing all Bleeding damage from them.
Enhanced
Ripping your weapon out of enemies during Rupture causes an explosion that deals 70% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Fighter's
Hitting at least 1 enemy with Rupture Heals you for 18% of your Maximum Life.
Warrior's
Hitting enemies with Rupture increases your Attack Speed by +30% for 5 seconds.
Bash
Barbarian Basic Active
Physical
Fury Generate: 13
Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
Requires Bludgeoning Weapon
B
Bash the enemy with your weapon, dealing {30% / 33% / 36% / 39% / 42%} 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.
Enhanced
Damaging a Stunned enemy with Bash grants you 20% Base Life as Fortify (150% to Bosses). Double this amount when using a Two-Handed weapon.
Battle
Damaging a Stunned enemy with Bash generates an additional 3 Fury, or 4 Fury if using a Two-Handed weapon.
Combat
After Critically Striking 4 times with Bash using a Two-Handed weapon, your next Core or Weapon Mastery Skill will Overpower.
Double Swing
Barbarian Core Active
Physical
Fury Cost: 25
Lucky Hit Chance: 30%
Requires Dual Wielded weapons
B
Sweep your weapons from opposite directions, dealing {50% / 54% / 57% / 61% / 64%} damage with each weapon. Enemies caught in the center are damaged by both.
Enhanced
If Double Swing damages a Stunned or Knocked Down enemy, gain 25 Fury.
Furious
Casting Double Swing while Berserking grants 2 additional seconds of Berserking.
Violent
Hitting an enemy with both hits of Double Swing makes them Vulnerable for 2 second.
Flay
Barbarian Basic Active
Physical
Fury Generate: 13
Lucky Hit Chance: 50%
Requires a Slashing weapon
B
Flay the enemy, dealing {5% / 6% / 6% / 6% / 7%} damage and inflicting {40% / 44% / 47% / 51% / 54%} Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Enhanced
Flay has a 15% chance to make the enemy Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Double this chance when using a Two-Handed weapon.
Battle
When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, they take x10% increased Bleeding damage from you for the next 3 seconds.
Combat
When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, you gain 3% Damage Reduction and [X] Thorns for 3 seconds. This stacks up to 4 times.
Iron Maelstrom
Barbarian Ultimate Active
Physical
Lucky Hit Chance: 24%
Cooldown: 45
Requires Any
B
Activate three times to attach chains to each of your weapons and perform an attack:
Prime
Iron Maelstrom gains +30% increased Critical Strike Chance and deals x40% increased Critical Strike Damage
Supreme
Dealing direct damage to an enemy after swapping weapons reduces Iron Maelstrom's Cooldown by 1 second.
Rend
Barbarian Core Active
Physical
Fury Cost: 35
Lucky Hit Chance: 33%
Requires a Slashing Weapon
B
Cleave enemies in front of you, dealing {12% / 13% / 14% / 16% / 17%} damage and inflicting {96% / 106% / 115% / 125% / 134%} Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Enhanced
Dealing direct damage with Rend extends the duration of Vulnerable on enemies by 2 seconds.
Furious
Direct damage with Rend grants 4 Fury per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 20 Fury.
Violent
Rend deals x12% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
Upheaval
Barbarian Core Active
Physical
Fury Cost: 40
Lucky Hit Chance: 20%
Requires a Two-Handed weapon
B
Tear into the ground with your weapon and fling debris forward, dealing {70% / 77% / 84% / 91% / 98%} damage.
Enhanced
Upheaval has a 20% chance to Stun all enemies it damages for 2.5 seconds.
Furious
Dealing direct damage to an enemy with a Skill that is not Upheaval causes your next cast of Upheaval to deal x5% increased damage, stacking up to 10 times.
Violent
If Upheaval damages at least 2 enemies or a boss, you gain Berserking for 2 seconds, increased to 3 seconds if it damages at least 4 enemies.
Steel Grasp
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Active
Physical
Charge: 2
Charge Cooldown: {11.0 / 10.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 8.0}
Lucky Hit Chance: 25%
Cooldown: 11 seconds
B
Thow out a trio of chains that deal {23% / 25% / 28% / 30% / 32%} damage and Pull In enemies.
Enhanced
Steel Grasp also makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
Fighter's
If Steel Grasp damages an enemy, gain Berserking for 2 seconds.
Warrior's
Steel Grasp gains 1 additional Charge.
Battle Fervor
Barbarian Brawling Passive
C
When a Brawling Skill damages at least one enemy, gain Berserking for {1.0 / 2.0 / 3.0} seconds.
Brute Force
Barbarian Ultimate Passive
C
Your Overpowers deal x {15% / 30% / 45%} increased damage when using a Two-Handed weapon.
Defensive Stance
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive
C
Increase the Damage Reduction gained while you are Fortified by an additional + {2% / 4% / 6%} .
Duelist
Barbarian Ultimate Passive
C
Attack Speed is increased by + {3% / 6% / 9%} while using One-Handed weapons.
Furious Impulse
Barbarian Ultimate Passive
C
Each time you swap weapons, gain {2.0 / 4.0 / 6.0} Fury.
Heavy Handed
Barbarian Ultimate Passive
C
While using Two-Handed weapons you deal x {5% / 10% / 15%} increased Critical Strike Damage.
Outburst
Barbarian Defensive Passive
C
Gain X Thorns. Also gain 10 Thorns for each 50 bonus Maximum Life you have.
Quick Impulses
Barbarian Brawling Passive
C
Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by {6% / 12% / 18%} .
Tempered Fury
Barbarian Ultimate Passive
C
Increase your Maximum Fury by {3.0 / 6.0 / 9.0} .
Tough as Nails
Barbarian Defensive Passive
C
Increase your Thorns by + {3% / 6% / 9%} . When enemies hit you, they take an additional 10% of your Thorns as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Wallop
Barbarian Ultimate Passive
C
Your Skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal x {5% / 10% / 15%} increased damage if the enemy is Stunned or Vulnerable.
Kick
Barbarian Brawling Active
Physical
Charge: 2
Charge Cooldown: {13.0 / 12.0 / 11.0 / 10.0 / 9.0}
Lucky Hit Chance: 40%
Cooldown: 17 seconds
E
Throw a powerful kick that deals 18% damage and Knocks Back enemies in front of you. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional 70% damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
Enhanced
Damaging enemies with Kick makes them Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
Mighty
Kicked enemies deal 54% damage to enemies they collide with while being Knocked Back. Enemies damaged this way are Knocked Down for 2 seconds.
Power
If Kick damages an enemy, it consumes all of your Fury and deals an additional 20% damage per 10 Fury spent. Kick no longer Knocks Back enemies.