Barbarian Class Guide: All Skills and How to Play

This is a guide to the Barbarian class in Diablo Immortal. Read on to see strengths and weaknesses of the Barbarian class, including the best builds, primary and secondary skills and their unlock level, as well as how to play as a Barbarian!

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Barbarian Overview and Rating

Type			Recommendation
Melee / Strength			★★★★
Solo Rating		Dungeon Rating		Raid Rating

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Strengths

Strengths
• Deals massive AoE damage that bursts multiple enemies. • Highly mobile melee class with many gap-closing abilities. • Has a variety of skills that are good for crowd control.

The Barbarian is a close-combat, highly mobile DPS class with amazing crowd control abilities. Equipped with many gap-closers and crowd control skills, the Barbarian functions like a DPS train that keeps on going.

Whether playing solo or in a group, the Barbarian will be one of the easiest classes to use for newer players with its simple hack-and-slash playstyle and easy-to-learn skills.

Weaknesses

Weaknesses
• Weak to enemies that do not die quickly. • Damage vs. defense priorities shift as you level up. • Long cooldowns for many key abilities.

While a strong melee combatant, the Barbarian is only ever effective if they can defeat their enemies quickly. When faced with much more difficult content, a Barbarian will need to play around with defense and cooldowns as most of their damage relies on getting up close and personal with their enemies.

Barbarian Skills

Note: Values that change by rank are indicated by an x

Primary Skills

Lv. Learned	Primary Skill
1	Lacerate
34	Frenzy

Lacerate

Effect
Launch a series of attacks that deal X to Y damage with each hit. Every third hit heals you for 15% of damage done.
Ultimate: Blood and Rage
Enhance Lacerate for 12 sec, increasing its damage, increasing its healing to 20% of damage done on every attack, and increasing its range. You also gain a shield that absorbs damage equal to 20% of your max Life for 3 sec.

Frenzy

Effect
Launch a frenzied attack for X damage. Each hit increases Frenzy's attack speed by 8% for 3 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
Ultimate: Restless Demon
Enhance Frenzy for 12 sec, allowing movement while attacking and unhindered movement through enemies, dealing damage while passing through enemies, and increasing attack speed as if fully stacked. You also gain a shield that absorbs damage equal to 20% of your max Life for 3 sec.

Secondary Skills

Lv. Learned	Skill
1	Cleave
1	Hammer of the Ancients
1	Chained Spear
8	Whirlwind
15	Sprint
20	Furious Charge
28	Leap
38	Demoralize
41	Ground Stomp
44	Undying Rage
47	Grab
50	Wrath of the Berserker

Cleave

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
1		9 Sec
Effect
Unleash a powerful attack that deals X damage to all enemies in front of you, and causes them to Bleed for Y damage over 3 sec. Maximum 3 charges.

Hammer of the Ancients

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
1		12 Sec
Effect
Call forth a massive hammer which smashes enemies in front of you for X damage and shakes the earth itself, dealing Y additional damage over 2 seconds.

Chained Spear

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
1		10 Sec
Effect
Hurl X chained spears that deal Y damage and then return, dragging impaled enemies back to you and dealing another Z damage.

Whirlwind

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
8		0.5 Sec
Effect
Become a whirlwind of steel, continually striking all nearby enemies for X damage while moving at 70% reduced speed. Using Whirlwind slowly consumes its energy, which recovers while Whirlwind is not in use.

Sprint

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
15		8 Sec
Effect
Increase your movement speed by 50% for 4.5 seconds. While active, you may move unhindered through enemies and you are immune to movement impairing effects.

Furious Charge

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
20		9 Sec
Effect
Charge forward, knocking away all enemies in your path and dealing X damage. Maximum 3 charges. Players may only be affected once every 3 seconds by this skill.

Leap

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
28		12 Sec
Effect
Leap to a location, dealing X damage to all nearby enemies when you land and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 4 seconds. Each full life enemy struck by Leap will reduce Leap's cooldown by 1 second.

Demoralize

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
38		16 Sec
Effect
Release a ferocious shout that forces nearby monsters to attack you. Also deals X damage to all nearby enemies and reduces their damage to all nearby enemies and reduces their damage done by 30%. Lasts 8 seconds.

Ground Stomp

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
41		9 Sec
Effect
Stomp the ground, Stunning nearby enemies for up to 1.5 seconds and dealing X damage. Charging longer increases range and duration up to 3 seconds.

Undying Rage

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
44		30 Sec
Effect
Enter a rage for 4 seconds that prevents you from dying and causes all your attacks to heal you for 30% of damage done.

Grab

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
47		20 Sec
Effect
Seize a nearby enemy and wield it as a weapon, replacing your Primary Attack with a swing that does X to Y damage against all enemies in front of you. Activate again to throw the enemy, dealing Z damage to enemies in a direction. Monsters are grabbed for 4 seconds and players for 2 seconds.

Wrath of the Berserker

Req. Lv.	Type	Cooldown
50		30 Sec
Effect
Enter a berserker rage that increases your attack speed by 50% and movement speed by 20% for 6.5 seconds.

Barbarian Stat Priority

Barbarian Stat Priorities

Barbarian Stat Priority
Strength ▶ Fortitude or Vitality ▶ Willpower
Strength	This is the primary stat of the Barbarian. It gives the highest boost to Damage and Combat Rating when increased.
Fortitude	Raises Armor and Armor Penetration. Invest in this stat if you need more damage behind your crits.
Vitality	Raises your max Life. To increase your chances of survival, invest in this stat as you approach late-game.
Willpower	Raises Potency and Resistance. Since the Barbarian does not have a lot of status effect skills, this is low on the priority list.
Intelligence	Worst stat to increase as a Barbarian as it provides the lowest combat rating bonus. Do not waste any points on this stat while leveling this class.

The Barbarian primarily scales with Strength, giving players the most bonuses for both combat rating and damage with each additional point. Pair this with either Fortitude or Vitality if you need more damage or defense, respectively.

Do note that Vitality will be important for late-game PvE and PvP as most enemies will be able to burst you. If you have a considerable amount of damage output already, consider increasing Vitality to maximize your chances of survival.

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Barbarian Paragon Point Priorities

As with most classes, it is best to go for more Damage and Life when spending Paragon Points. The Vanquisher tree has a lot of options for both Damage and Life, making it a good early investment if you're still unsure about which tree is best for your build.

As a secondary choice, players can invest in Armor Penetration to deal more damage to the Barbarian's enemies. For survivability, go for increased Armor or Resistance depending on your equipment's bonuses.

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How to Play Barbarian

Draws Enemy Aggro in PvE

When facing mobs of enemies in PvE, the Barbarian's primary goal is to draw the attention of enemies. Whether solo or in a group, you will need to take advantage of your strength in AoE damage to defeat your foes.

To draw aggro, use crowd control abilities such as Demoralize or Chained Spear to keep enemies trained on you. This groups enemies up, leaving them vulnerable to follow-up AoE attacks from you or your allies.

Deals Massive AoE Damage

Whirlwind or Hammer of the Ancients will be your main damage dealers when facing off against multiple enemies. Make sure to only unleash these abilities on dense groups of enemies or enemies you've already hit with CCs as they have long cooldown times.

Fast Melee Gap-Closer

To play to the Barbarian's strengths, you will have to keep in constant melee range with your opponents. Use any of the mobility skills available to the Barbarian such as Sprint, Leap, or Furious Charge to either close the gap or get out of sticky situations.

In PvP, these abilities will be essential as the Barbarian will need to be in melee range to deal any sort of damage. Use these mobility skills when facing off against the many ranged classes in Diablo Immortal.

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