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Barbarian

Arsenal System · Shouts · Fury · Berserking · Dust Devils

Class Mechanic: Arsenal

Assign weapons per skill. Technique slot = passive bonus from any weapon type. WW → Two-Handed Slashing (Furious bleed). Polearm Technique for damage at high HP.

Whirlwind — hold one button, fire conversion via Bursting (lvl 15), Dust Devils spawn automatically, Gohr's auto-fires Mighty Throw. HotA/Ancient Leap — fire melee summoner, Ancestral modifier spawns Ancients mimicking swings, generatorless (spam HotA only), Bul-Kathos' Pride 5pc + Arreat's Bearing for triple Ancients. Rend — bleed DoT, apply and move on. Lunging Strike — best zero-unique starter, transitions to WW/HotA at 70.

WW Skill Bar

BasicLunging Strike
CoreWhirlwind
ShoutRallying Cry
ShoutWar Cry
ShoutChallenging
UltimateCall of Ancients
Warning
Do NOT start with Whirlwind. Fury costs make early WW miserable. Use Lunging Strike + HotA lvl 1–30, then transition once you have fury sustain.

Leveling Phases

1
Generator + CoreLevels 1–15
Lunging Strike → Enhanced → Battle. WW → Enhanced → Furious. Rallying Cry chain. War Cry → Power. Bursting at 15 = fire conversion.
2
Core Max + TransitionLevels 16–40
Max WW ranks 2–5. Max Lunging Strike. Ground Stomp for CC. Transition to WW as primary once you find Aspect of Anger Management from Obol glove gambles.
3
Ultimate + Key PassivesLevels 40–55
Wrath of Berserker → Prime → Supreme. Unconstrained (extends Berserking). Swiftness, Pit Fighter, Counteroffensive, Aggressive Resistance, Prolific Fury, Endless Fury.
4
Endgame TransitionLevels 55–70
Swap Ground Stomp → Iron Skin (procs Tibault's Unstoppable). Drop Lunging Strike. Add Call of Ancients. Gohr's + Tibault's + Crown of Lucion + Ring of Starless Skies. Imposing Presence, Martial Vigor, Booming Voice for remaining points.

Key Gear

WW · Gloves
Gohr's Devastating Grips
Auto Mighty Throw while spinning. Cube upgrade commons to target.
WW · Pants
Tibault's Will
Fury sustain via Unstoppable from Iron Skin. Mandatory.
HotA · Talisman
Bul-Kathos' Pride (5pc)
Reduced Fury, CDR, Ancient Skill damage, +1 Ancient per cast.
HotA · Unique
Arreat's Bearing
+1 Ancient per non-Call skill cast. Triple Ancients.
HotA · Chest
The Relentless Heart
New HotA chest. Ramping damage multiplier.
Universal
Ring of Starless Skies
Resource cost reduction + offensive stats. Best ring for all Barb builds.

Stat Priority

Strength→Crit Chance→Attack Speed→Fury Cost Red.→Max Life→Armor