Barbarian Combat Skills

**Double Swing**

Description: When two weapons are equipped attacks two targets if possible, or one target twice Required Level: 1 Prerequisites: None

Synergies Bonus to skill Bash +5% damage per hardpoint (Is this true?) Version Name Patch Notes #19 Zincite Double Swing has returned. It requires level 1 and takes the place of Frenzy on the skill tree. It now gains 1% damage per level and the damage synergy from Bash has been lowered from 10% to 5%. Concentrate Description: Attack that is not interruptible and improves attack and defense rating. Required Level: 6 Prerequisites: None Deals 160% of weapon damage Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Defense: +100% +112% +124% +136% +148% +160% +172% +184% +196% +208% +220% +232% +244% +256% +268% +280% +292% +304% +316% +328% Attack Rating: +80% +88% +96% +104% +112% +120% +128% +136% +144% +152% +160% +168% +176% +184% +192% +200% +208% +216% +224% +232% Damage: +50% +57% +64% +71% +78% +85% +92% +99% +106% +113% +120% +127% +134% +141% +148% +155% +162% +169% +176% +183% Mana Cost: 2 Synergies: Bash: +5% Damage per hardpoint Battle Orders: +10% Damage per hardpoint Taunt: +10% Damage per hardpoint Patch Notes: Added synergy from Taunt. (Jade #16) Compared with Vanilla D2: defense scaling increased slightly, initial attack rating increased slightly but scaling decreased slightly. Initial damage and scaling decreased slightly. (Bedrock #1-hidden) **Cleave** Description: Attacks in an arc, dealing damage to all enemies caught in the swing Required Level: 6 Prerequisites: Double Swing Deals 60% of weapon damage Always hits Synergies Bonus to skill Double Swing +15% Damage per hardpoint Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Damage: 2-4 3-6 4-9 5-11 6-13 8-16 9-18 10-20 12-24 14-27 17-31 19-34 21-37 24-41 26-44 28-48 32-51 35-55 39-58 42-62 Mana Cost: 4.5 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1 3 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.9 Note: enhanced damage from equipment other than your weapon contributes to Cleave's damage. [1) [2) Version Name Patch Notes #19 Zincite Cleave skill tree placement changed to center column. Cleave damage synergy changed from Frenzy to Double Swing. Older Versions #15 Graphite Cleave weapon damage has been increased from 50% to 60%. #13 Titanium Double Swing synergy increased from +10% to +15% Damage per level #10 Tanzanite Base damage increased. Mana cost and scaling lowered. #9 Aventurine New skill added, can be cast in Werewolf and Werebear forms. Frenzy Description: Allows you to swing two weapons at once. Each successful attack increases your overall speed. Requires you to equip two weapons. Required Level: 1 Prerequisites: None Deals 115% of weapon damage Duration: 7.5 seconds Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Damage: +20% +24% +28% +32% +36% +40% +44% +48% +52% +56% +60% +64% +68% +72% +76% +80% +84% +88% +92% +96% Attack Rating: +36% +42% +48% +54% +60% +66% +72% +78% +84% +90% +96% +102% +108% +114% +120% +126% +132% +138% +144% +150% Attack Speed: +9% +9-13% +9-15% +9-18% +9-20% +9-21% +9-22% +9-23% +9-24% +9-25% +9-26% +9-26% +9-27% +9-28% +9-28% +9-29% +9-29% +9-29% +9-29% +9-30% Walk/Run Speed: +36% +36-45% +36-52% +36-58% +36-62% +36-66% +36-69% +36-71% +36-74% +36-76% +36-78% +36-79% +36-81% +36-82% +36-83% +36-85% +36-85% +36-86% +36-87% +36-88% Mana Cost: 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Synergies: Double Swing: +10% Damage per hardpoint Concentrate: +8% Attack rating per hardpoint Bash: 1% Damage converted to magic per hardpoint Patch Notes: Frenzy duration lengthened from 6.8 to 7.5 seconds. (Tourmaline #17) Frenzy attack rating synergy from Concentrate increased from 6% to 8%. (Tourmaline #17) Starting attack speed increased from +5% to +9%. (Titanium #13) Walk/run speed slowed and duration lengthened slightly. (Edenite #12) Cleave synergy increased from +5% to +10%. (Edenite #12) Added synergy from Concentrate. (Edenite #12) Base damage increased from 100% to 115%. (Tanzanite #10) Compared with Vanilla D2, initial attack speed slowed, damage decreased greatly and scaling decreased slightly. (Bedrock #1-hidden) Stun Description: Stuns your target for a short time and increases your attack rating. Required Level: 12 Prerequisites: Frenzy Deals 100% of weapon damage Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Attack Rating: +15% +20% +25% +30% +35% +40% +45% +50% +55% +60% +65% +70% +75% +80% +85% +90% +95% +100% +105% +110% Stun Duration: 1.2s 1.4s 1.6s 1.8s 2s 2.2s 2.4s 2.6s 2.8s 3s 3.2s 3.4s 3.6s 3.8s 4s 4.2s 4.2s 4.3s 4.4s 4.5s Mana Cost: 2 Synergies: Bash: +10% Damage per hardpoint Concentrate: +5% Attack rating per hardpoint War Cry: +5% Stun duration per hardpoint Patch Notes: Compared with Vanilla D2, synergy from Bash increased slightly. (Bedrock #1-hidden) Leap Description: Leaps away from danger or into the fray. Required Level: 12 Prerequisites: Cleave Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Radius (y): 12 12.6 14 14.6 15.3 15.3 16 16 16.6 16.6 16.6 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 18 18 18 18 18 Synergies: None Patch Notes: Knockback effect removed. (Tanzanite #10) Compared with Vanilla D2: initial distance increased greatly and scaling decreased greatly. (Bedrock #1-hidden) **Power Throw** Description: Gathers momentum to unleash a powerful throw that deals damage to the target and nearby enemies. Required Level: 18 Prerequisites: Concentrate Deals 120% of weapon damage Increases physical damage for 2.2 seconds Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Damage: +15% +25% +35% +45% +55% +65% +75% +85% +95% +105% +115% +125% +135% +145% +155% +165% +175% +185% +195% +205% Attack Rating: +20% +30% +40% +50% +60% +70% +80% +90% +100% +110% +120% +130% +140% +150% +160% +170% +180% +190% +200% +210% Damage: 1-2 2-4 3-6 4-8 5-10 6-12 7-14 8-16 9-18 10-20 11-22 12-24 13-26 14-28 15-30 16-32 17-34 18-36 19-38 20-40 Mana Cost: 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 Synergies: None Patch Notes: Power Throw adds 1-2 physical damage per level on attack. (Zincite #19) Power Throw has an attack rating bonus per level. (Flint #18) Power Throw damage per level increased from 8 to 10%. (Tourmaline #17) Base damage increased from 110% to 120%. (Jade #16) Damage increased from +6% to +8% per level. (Titanium #13) New skill added, replaces Double Throw. (Edenite #12) Bash Description: Powerful blow that converts physical damage to magic and knocks back enemies. Required Level: 18 Prerequisites: Frenzy, Stun Deals 110% of weapon damage Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Physical to Magic Conversion: 46% 47% 48% 49% 50% 51% 52% 53% 54% 55% 56% 57% 58% 59% 60% 61% 62% 63% 64% 65% Attack Rating: +20% +25% +30% +35% +40% +45% +50% +55% +60% +65% +70% +75% +80% +85% +90% +95% +100% +105% +110% +115% Damage: +60% +70% +80% +90% +100% +110% +120% +130% +140% +150% +160% +170% +180% +190% +200% +210% +220% +230% +240% +250% Mana Cost: 2 Synergies: Stun: +10% Damage per hardpoint Concentrate: +5% Attack rating per hardpoint Patch Notes: Starting physical to magic conversion decreased from 70% to 46%. (Kyanite #11) Base damage decreased from 130% to 110%. (Kyanite #11) Base damage and physical to magic conversion increased. (Aventurine #9) Added physical damage to magic damage conversion. (Pyrite #8) Compared with Vanilla D2, starting damage and scaling increased moderately. Removed small amount of flat damage. (Bedrock #1-hidden) **Ethereal Throw** Description: Throw your weapon with tremendous force, converting it into a burst of energy that explodes upon impact. Required Level: 30 Prerequisites: Frenzy, Concentrate, Stun, Power Throw, Bash Deals 60% of weapon damage Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Magic Damage: 14-20 25-37 37-55 49-72 61-89 73-106 85-124 97-141 114-165 131-189 149-212 166-236 183-260 200-284 218-307 235-331 259-363 282-396 306-428 330-461 Mana Cost: 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 Synergies: Power Throw: +4% Magic damage per hardpoint Bash: +4% Magic damage per hardpoint Patch Notes: Base damage decreased from 65% to 60%. (Kyanite #11) Base damage decreased slightly and magic damage scaling increased slightly. (Tanzanite #10) Base damage decreased slightly and synergies decreased slightly. (Aventurine #10) Base damage decreased and synergies increased greatly. (Obsidian #6) New skill added. (Bedrock #1-hidden) Whirlwind Description: A whirling dance of death that cuts a path through the legions of your enemies. Required Level: 30 Prerequisites: Frenzy, Stun, Bash Deals 100% of weapon damage Character attack rating reduced by 50% during Whirlwind Deadly strike chance and crushing blow reduced to 1/3 during Whirlwind Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Damage: -75% -69% -63% -57% -51% -45% -39% -33% -27% -21% -15% -9% -3% +3% +9% +15% +21% +27% +33% +39% Attack Rating: +10% +15% +20% +25% +30% +35% +40% +45% +50% +55% +60% +65% +70% +75% +80% +85% +90% +95% +100% +105% Mana Cost: 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 Synergies: None Patch Notes: Whirlwind can proc CTCs. The CTCs receive a one third chance penalty (not applied to on struck, on kill or on level-up/death). (Perlite #20) Base damage increased from 90% to 100%. (Zincite #19) Crushing blow and deadly strike chance have been further decreased from ½ to ⅓ during Whirlwind. (Graphite #15) Base damage decreased from 100% to 90%. (Graphite #15) Base attack rating is now halved during Whirlwind and starting attack rating decreased from 40% to 10%. (Titanium #13) Deadly strike chance decreased to 1/2 during Whirlwind. (Titanium #13) Initial damage decreased from -50% to -75%. (Kyanite #11) Damage scaling decreased from +8% to +7% per level. (Kyanite #11) Whirlwind has been changed back to the classic game version. It will attack a set amount of time per spin (4fpa) regardless of the player’s attack speed. [This change does not work in singleplayer]. (Tanzanite #10) Compared with Vanilla D2, initial attack rating increased moderately. (Bedrock #1-hidden)