Barbarian (Diablo III)
The Barbarian is one of the first 2 characters confirmed to be in the game by Blizzard, and is the first character in the gameplay video.
Gameplay
The gameplay video voiceover states that the Barbarian "overcomes his enemies with pure brute force". He engages in melee combat mostly, but some old Barbarian skills like Leap and Whirlwind are also seen.
Skills
Fury Generator | Unlocked at | Generates | Cooldown | Description |
Bash | lvl 1 | 6 Fury per attack | None | Brutally smash an enemy for 145% weapon damage with a 20% chance to knock the enemy back. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | Pulverize | Cause a shockwave that inflicts 80% weapon damage to enemies in a 26 yard line behind the targeted enemy. | |
Crimson | Onslaught | Add 7 reverberation that causes 18% weapon damage per strike. | ||
Golden | Unleashed | Generate 7 additional Fury per attack. | ||
Indigo | Punish | Each attack grants a 10% damage boost for 5 seconds. This effect stacks up to 8 times. | ||
Obsidian | Clobber | Gives each hit a 20% chance to stun the target for 3.5 seconds. | ||
Cleave | lvl 4 | 4 Fury per attack | None | Swing in a wide arc to deal 120% weapon damage to the targeted enemy and 60% weapon damage to any other enemies caught in the swing. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | Rupture | Enemies slain by this attack have a 100% chance to explode, causing 150% physical damage to all other enemies within 19 yards. | |
Crimson | Broad Sweep | Increases damage to 260% weapon damage to the targeted enemy and 130% weapon damage to others in the arc. | ||
Golden | Reaping Swing | Generate 1 Fury per enemy hit, up to 7 additional Fury total. | ||
Indigo | Gathering Storm | Draw enemies in from 26 yards away before the strike lands. | ||
Obsidian | Scattering Blast | On critical hits, knock enemies back 22 yards and inflict 175% weapon damage to enemies where they land. Enemies knock each other back up to 8 times. | ||
Leap Attack | lvl 6 | 15 Fury | 10 seconds | Leap into the air, dealing 40% weapon damage to all enemies within 8 yards of your destination. Only generates Fury if you hit an enemy. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | Death from Above | Land with such force that enemies suffer a 100% chance to become stunned for 3 seconds. | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Ground Stomp | lvl 8 | 15 Fury | 12 seconds | Shake the ground to inflict 30% weapon damage to all enemies within 12 yards and stun them for 3 seconds. Only generates Fury if you hit an enemy. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Frenzy | lvl 11 | 3 Fury per attack | None | Swing for 80% weapon damage. Each swing increases attack speed of Frenzy by 15% for 4 seconds. This effect can stack up to 5 times for a total bonus of 75% attack speed. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
War Cry | lvl 14 | 30 Fury | 30 seconds | Unleash a rallying cry to increase the armor of you and all allies within 30 yeards by 100% for 60 seconds. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Furious Charge | lvl 16 | 15 Fury | 10 seconds | Rush forward knocking back enemies and inflicting 60% weapon damage to enemies at the destination and 30% damage to enemies along the path of the charge. Only generates Fury if you hit an enemy. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Ancient Spear | lvl 22 | 15 Fury | 10 seconds | Throw a spear up to 45 yards to pull an enemy back to you, slowing target's movement by 50% and dealing 55% weapon damage. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x |
Fury Spender | Unlocked at | Cost | Description | |
Threatening Shout | lvl 1 | 20 Fury | Shout with great ferocity, reducing damage done by enemies within 25 yards by 50% for 15 seconds. | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Hammer of the Ancients | lvl 2 | 20 Fury | Call forth a massive hammer to smash enemies directly in front of you for 180% weapon damage. Hammer of the Ancients has a 15% increased chance to critical hit. | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Battle Rage | lvl 3 | 20 Fury | Enter a rage which increases damage by 30% and critical hit chance by 4% for 30 seconds. | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Weapon Throw | lvl 7 | 20 Fury | Hurl a throwing weapon at an enemy for 210% weapon damage and slowing the movement by 70% for 4 seconds. | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Rend | lvl 9 | 20 Fury | Perform a vicious strike to all enemies within 9 yards, dealing 60% weapon damage every second for 3 seconds | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Seismic Slam | lvl 19 | 30 Fury | Slam the ground to cause a wave of destruction that deals 215% weapon damage and knockback to targets in a 45 yard arc. | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Sprint | lvl 24 | 20 Fury | Increase movement speed by 40% for 6 seconds. | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Whirlwind | lvl 27 | 8 Fury per second | Deliver multiple attacks to everything in your path for 44% weapon damage every 0.40 seconds. | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x |
Situational | Unlocked at | Cost | Cooldown | Description |
Ignore Pain | lvl 5 | 60 seconds | Reduces all damage taken by 65% for 5 seconds. | |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Revenge | lvl 12 | Inflict 150% weapon damage to all enemies within 8 yards and gain 5.0% Life for each enemy hit.
Revenge has a 10% chance to become active for a short time each time you are hit by an attack. | ||
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Overpower | lvl 18 | Press the advantage of a powerful attack to overwhelm the enemy for 150% weapon damage to all targets within 9 yards.
Overpower becomes available whenever you make a critical hit against an enemy. | ||
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Earthquake | lvl 21 | 75 Fury | 120 seconds | Shake the ground violently dealing 240% weapon damage followed by an additional 150% weapon damage per second for 8 seconds to all enemies within 15 yards. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Call of the Ancients | lvl 25 | 75 Fury | 120 seconds | Summon the ancient Barbarians Talic, Korlic, and Madawc to inflict 100% weapon damage with each attack as they join the battle for 15 seconds.
Talic wields a sword and shield and uses the Shirlwind skill. Korlic wields a massive polearm and uses the Cleave skill. Madawc dual-wields axes and uses the Weapon Throw skill. |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x | ||
Wrath of the Berserker | lvl 29 | 75 Fury | 120 seconds | Enter a berserker rage which raises several attributes for 15 seconds.
Critical Hit: 10% Attack Speed: 45% Dodge Chance: 20% Movement Speed: 20% |
Rune effects | Alabaster | x | x | |
Crimson | x | x | ||
Golden | x | x | ||
Indigo | x | x | ||
Obsidian | x | x |
Examples
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/martini_5697/Barbarian-BattleCry.jpg
(source: Blizzard Gameplay video, 28-Jun-08)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/martini_5697/Barbarian-FuriousCharge.jpg
(source: Blizzard Gameplay video, 28-Jun-08)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/martini_5697/Barbarian-HammeroftheAncients.jpg
(source: Blizzard Gameplay video, 28-Jun-08)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/martini_5697/Barbarian-Whirlwind.jpg
(source: Blizzard Gameplay video, 28-Jun-08)
Builds and Guides
None yet.
Lore
The Barbarian character is apparantly the same character as the D2 Barbarian, so he likely comes from the Mount Arreat region originally. No word yet on what he's been doing for the last 20 years.
In my journey to catalogue the various denizens, civilizations, and fauna of our world, I have traveled far and wide, but never before have I been struck with such dismay as when standing upon the ramparts of the ancient fortress of Bastion's Keep. I came to see firsthand the barbarians, those near-legendary, immense, relentless, dual-wielding furies of combat dwelling upon their sacred Mount Arreat.
Instead, I stand here looking at a mountain that has been torn asunder by some extraordinary force. The sight, I must confess, is incomprehensible. Yet what I see before me cannot be denied.
What truly happened here? Where are those majestic warriors of old?
Though they were once misunderstood as simple, bloodthirsty invaders, the long and noble history of these proud people is now rightly acknowledged. And therein lies the greater tragedy here, for those of us familiar with the nobility of the barbarians remember too what they call their "vigil", the concept that lay at the very heart of their culture. The barbarians consider it their sworn duty to protect Mount Arreat and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty to the great mount, or are not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warrior's death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity.
If there are any barbarians left alive, they must truly be without hope. Perhaps this is the genesis of the rumors of monstrous things reported to resemble the barbarians in size and ferocity, but that are in reality nothing more than unreasoning, inhuman beasts. Could the destruction of not only their home but also their very beliefs have actually brought this magnificent race so low? - www.blizzard.com/diablo3