Difference between revisions of "Barbarian Combat Skills"

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**Double Swing**

Description: When two weapons are equipped attacks two targets if possible, or one target twice.

Required Level: 1

Prerequisites: None

Concentrate

Description: Attack that is not interruptible and improves attack and defense rating.

Required Level: 6

Prerequisites: None

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

Note: enhanced damage from equipment other than your weapon contributes to Cleave's damage. [1) [2)

Synergies:

Double Swing: +15% Damage per hardpoint

Patch Notes:

Base damage increased from 50% to 60%. (Graphite #15)

Double Swing synergy increased from +10% to +15% Damage per level. (Titanium #13)

Base damage increased. (Tanzanite #10)

Mana cost and scaling lowered. (Tanzanite #10)

New skill added, can be cast in Werewolf and Werebear forms. (Aventurine #9)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)