Barbarian Skills

Barbarian Skills in Diablo 4 are special Class Skills, that only the Barbarian can use. The Barbarian is a melee focused Class in Diablo 4, with access to several weapon abilities. Barbarians excel in massive close range damage and can apply bleeding effects to their enemies. Their skills are divided in seven categories:

Basic
Core
Defensive
Brawling
Weapon Mastery
Ultimate
Key Passive

The Barbarian has access to Active and Passive skills. You can upgrade most Active skills up to five times and Passive skills up to three times. Almost every active skill offers an enhanced version and two upgrades from which you can choose one. Ultimate and Key Passive skills are powerful abilities that will define your play style. Because of this you can choose only one active Ultimate Skill and only one Key Passive!

By using these skills you can create powerful PVE and PVP Builds in Diablo 4! Below you can find all Barbarian Skills in Diablo 4.

Barbarian Basic Skills

Basic Skills deal damage and help you generate Fury, the Barbarian’s special resource. Fury is important for other, more advanced skills that allow you to deal massive damage! Below you can find all Barbarian Basic Skills.

Skill	Enhanced Skill	Upgrade	Effect
Lunging Strike(1/5)			Generate Fury: 12 Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Lunge Forward and strike an enemy for 11-13 damage. Physical Damage Requires any complete Arsenal Weapon
	Enhanced Lunging Strike		Lunging Strike deals 30% increased damage and heals you for 2% Maximum Life when it damages a Healthy enemy.
		Battle Lunging Strike	Lunging Strike also inflicts 6 Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
		Combat Lunging Strike	Critical Strikes with lunging Strike grant you Berserking for 1.5 seconds.
Bash(1/5)			Generate Fury: 13 Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Bash the enemy with your weapon, dealing 11-13 damage. After bashing enemies 4 times, your next Bash will Stun for 1.25 seconds. This increases to 2 seconds if using a Two-Handed Weapon. Physical damage
	Enhanced Bash		Damaging a Stunned enemy with Bash grants you 20% Maximum Life as Fortify. Double this amount when using a Two Handed Weapon.
		Combat Bash	After Critically Striking 4 times with Bash using a Two-Handed weapon, your next Core or Weapon Mastery skill will Overpower.
		Battle Bash	Damaging a Stunned enemy with Bash generates an additional 3 Fury or 4 Fury if using a Two-Handed weapon.
Frenzy(1/5)			Generate Fury: 4 Lucky Hit Chance: 30% Unleash a rapid flurry of blows, dealing 6-7 damage with each pair of hits. If Frenzy hits an enemy, its Attack Speed is increased by 22% for 3 seconds, up to 60%. Physical Damage Requires Dual Wielded Weapons
	Enhanced Frenzy		While Frenzy is granting 60% bonus Attack Speed, it also generates 3 additional Fury.
		Combat Frenzy	You gain 8% Damage Reduction for each stack of Frenzy you currently have.
		Battle Frenzy	While Berserking, your other Skills gain 5% Attack Speed for each stack of Frenzy you have.
Flay(1/5)			Generate Fury: 13 Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Flay the enemy, dealing 1 damage and inflicting 13 Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Physical Damage. Requires a Slashing Weapon
	Enhanced Flay		Flay has a 15% chance to make the enemy Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Double this chance when using a Two-Handed weapon.
		Battle Flay	When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, they take 10% increased Bleeding damage from you for the next 3 seconds.
		Combat Flay	When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, you gain 3% Damage Reduction and 4 Thorns for 3 seconds. This stacks up to 4 times.

Barbarian Core Skills

Core skills require Fury and can deal significant damage to your enemies! Below you can find all Barbarian Core Skills.

Skill	Enhanced Skill	Upgrade	Effect
Whirlwind(1/5)			Fury Cost: 25 per second Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Rapidly attack surrounding enemies for 5-7 damage. Physical Damage Requires any complete Arsenal weapon
	Enhanced Whirlwind		Gain 1 Fury each time Whirlwind deals direct damage to an enemy, or 4 Fury against Elite enemies.
		Violent Whirlwind	After using Whirlwind for 2 seconds, Whirlwind deals 30% increased damage until it is cancelled.
		Furious Whirlwind	While using a Slashing weapon, Whirlwind also inflicts 40% of its Base damage as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Hammer of the Ancients(1/5)			Fury Cost: 35 Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Slam your hammer down with the fury of the Ancients, dealing 18-22 damage to a concentrated area. Physical damage Requires a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon
	Enhanced Hammer of the Ancients		Gain 3% more Fury for 5 seconds for each enemy damaged by Hammer of the Ancients, stacking up to 10 times.
		Violent Hammer of the Ancients	After Overpowering with Hammer of the Ancients, you deal 30% more damage for 5 seconds.
		Furious Hammer of the Ancients	Hammer of the Ancients deals 1% additional damage for each point of Fury you had when using it.
Upheaval(1/5)			Fury Cost: 40 Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Tear into the ground with your weapon and fling debris forward, dealing 26-32 damage. Physical Damage Requires a Two-Handed weapon
	Enhanced Upheaval		Upheaval has a 20% chance to Stun all enemies it damages for 2.5 seconds.
		Violent Upheaval	If Upheaval damages at least 2 enemies, you gain Berserking for 2 seconds, increased to 3 seconds if it damages at least 4 enemies.
		Furious Upheaval	Dealing direct damage to an enemy with a Skill that is not Upheaval causes your next cast of Upheaval to deal 5% increased damage, stacking up to 6 times.
Double Swing(1/5)			Fury Cost: 25 Lucky Hit Chance: 30% Sweep your weapons from opposite directions, dealing 11-13 damage with each weapon. Enemies caught in the center are damaged by both. Physical Damage. Requires Dual Wielded weapons
	Enhanced Double Swing		If Double Swing damages a Stunned or Knocked Down enemy, gain 25 Fury.
		Violent Double Swing	Hitting an enemy with both hits of Double Swing makes them Vulnerable for 2 second.
		Furious Double Swing	Casting Double Swing while Berserking grants 2 additional seconds of Berserking.
Rend(1/5)			Fury Cost: 35 Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Cleave enemies in front of you, dealing 3-4 damage and inflicting 35 Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Physical damage Requires a Slashing Weapon
	Enhanced Rend		Dealing direct damage with Rend extends the duration of Vulnerable on enemies by 2 seconds.
		Violent Rend	Rend deals 12% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
		Furious Rend	Direct damage with Rend grants 4 Fury per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 20 Fury.
Pressure Point(1/3)	Passive		Lucky Hit: Your Core skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Endless Fury(1/3)	Passive		Basic Skills generate 7% more Fury when using Two-Handed weapons.

Barbarian Defensive Skills

Defensive skills offer crowd control capabilities, a boost to your defense and buffs for you and your allies. Below you can find all Barbarian Defensive Skills.

Skill	Enhanced Skill	Upgrade	Effect
Ground Stomp(1/5)			Cooldown: 16 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Smash the ground, dealing 2-3 damage and Stunning surrounding enemies for 3 seconds. Physical Damage
	Enhanced Ground Stomp		Increase Ground Stomp’s duration by 1 second.
		Tactical Ground Stomp	Ground Stomp generates 40 Fury.
		Strategic Ground Stomp	Reduce the Cooldown of your Ultimate Skill by 1 second for each enemy damaged by Ground Stomp.
Rallying Cry(1/5)			Cooldown: 25 seconds Bellow a rallying cry, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% and Resource Generation by 40% for 6.0 seconds, and Nearby allies for 3.0 seconds. Physical damage
	Enhanced Rallying Cry		Rallying Cry grants you Unstoppable while active.
		Tactical Rallying Cry	Rallying Cry generates 20 Fury and grants you an additional 20% Resource Generation.
		Strategic Rallying Cry	Rallying Cry grants you 10% Maximum Life as Fortify. While Rallying Cry is active, you gain an additional 2% Base Life as Fortify each time you take or deal direct damage.
Iron Skin(1/5)			Cooldown: 14 seconds Steel yourself, gaining a Barrier that absorbs 50% of your missing Life for 5 seconds. Physical Damage
	Enhanced Iron Skin		Iron Skin's Barrier absorbs 20% more of your Maximum Life.
		Strategic Iron Skin	Iron Skin also grants 15% Maximum Life as Fortify. Double this amount if cast while below 50% Life.
		Tactical Iron Skin	While Iron Skin is active, Heal for 10% of the Barrier's original amount as Life per second.
Challenging Shout(1/5)			Cooldown: 25 seconds Taunt Nearby enemies and gain 40% Damage Reduction for 6 seconds.
	Enhanced Challenging Shout		While Challenging Shout is active, gain 20% bonus Maximum Life.
		Tactical Challenging Shout	While Challenging Shout is active, you gain 3 Fury each time you take damage.
		Strategic Challenging Shout	While Challenging Shout is active, gain Thorns equal to 30% of your Maximum Life.
Imposing Presence(1/3)	Passive		Gain 6% additional Maximum Life.
Martial Vigor(1/3)	Passive		Damage Reduction against Elites is increased by 4%.
Outburst(1/3)	Passive		Gain 2 Thorns. Also gain 1 Thorn for each 4 bonus Maximum Life you have.
Tough as Nails(1/3)	Passive		Increase your Thorns by 3%. When enemies hit you, they take an additional 10% of your Thorns as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

Barbarian Brawling Skills

Brawling skills are focusing on damage and help you boost your offensive capabilities! Below you can find all Barbarian Brawling Skills.

Skill	Enhanced Skill	Upgrade	Effect
Kick(1/5)			Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 13 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Throw a powerful kick that deals 5-6 damage and Knocks Back enemies in front of you. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional 16-20 damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds. Physical Damage
	Enhanced Kick		Damaging enemies with Kick makes them Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
		Mighty Kick	Kicked enemies deal 16-20 damage to enemies they collide with while being Knocked Back. Enemies damaged this way are Knocked Down for 2 seconds.
		Power Kick	If Kick damages an enemy, it consumes all of your Fury and Deals an additional 6-7 damage per 10 Fury spent. Kick no longer Knocks Back enemies.
War Cry(1/5)			Cooldown: 25 seconds Bellow a mighty war cry, increasing your damage dealt by 15.0% for 6.0 seconds, and Nearby allies for 3.0 seconds.
	Enhanced War Cry		War Cry grants you Berserking for 4 seconds.
		Power War Cry	If at least 6 enemies are Nearby when you cast War Cry, your damage bonus is increased by an additional 10%.
		Mighty War Cry	War Cry grants you 15% Maximum Life as Fortify.
Charge(1/5)			Cooldown: 17 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Become Unstoppable and rush forward, pushing enemies with you then swinging through them for 9-11 damage and Knocking them Back. Physical Damage
	Enhanced Charge		Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain by Charge take 4-5 damage and are Stunned for 3 seconds.
		Power Charge	Reduce Charge's Cooldown by 3 seconds if it Knocks Back an enemy into terrain.
		Mighty Charge	Damaging enemies with Charge makes them Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
Leap(1/5)			Cooldown: 17 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 66% Leap forward and then slam down, dealing 12-14 damage and Knocking Back surrounding enemies on impact. Physical damage Requires any complete Arsenal Weapon
	Enhanced Leap		If Leap doesn't damage any enemies, its Cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds.
		Power Leap	If Leap damages at least one enemy, gain 40 Fury.
		Mighty Leap	Enemies damaged by Leap are Slowed by 70% for 5 seconds.
Swiftness(1/3)	Passive		Movement Speed is increased by 4%.
Quick Impulses(1/3)	Passive		Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by 6%.
Booming Voice(1/3)	Passive		Your Shout Skill effect durations are increased by 8%.
Raid Leader(1/3)	Passive		Your Shouts also Heal allies for 1% of their Maximum Life per second.
Guttural Yell(1/3)	Passive		Your Shout Skills cause enemies to deal 4% less damage for 5 seconds.
Aggressive Resistance(1/3)	Passive		Gain 4% Damage Reduction while Berserking.
Battle Fervor(1/3)	Passive		When a Brawling Skill damages at least one enemy, gain Berserking for 1 second.
Prolific Fury(1/3)	Passive		While Berserking, Fury Generation is increased by 6%.

Barbarian Weapon Mastery Skills

This category of Barbarian Skills, further enhances your proficiency with weapons in Diablo 4 and will help you deal even greater damage! Below you can find all Barbarian Weapon Mastery Skills.

Skill	Enhanced Skill	Upgrade	Effect
Rupture(1/5)			Cooldown: 10 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Skewer enemies in front of you, dealing 4-5 damage, then rip your weapon out, damaging enemies for their total Bleeding amount and removing all Bleeding damage from them. Physical Damage Requires a Slashing Weapon
	Enhanced Rupture		Ripping your weapon out of enemies during Rupture causes an explosion that deals 10 Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. This damage is increased by 10% for each 50 Strength you have.
		Warrior's Rupture	Hitting enemies with Rupture increases your Attack Speed by 40% for 5 seconds.
		Fighter's Rupture	Hitting at least 1 enemy with Rupture heals you for 22% of your Maximum Life.
Death Blow(1/5)			Cooldown: 15 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Attempt a killing strike, dealing 44-54 damage to enemies in front of you. If this kills an enemy, its Cooldown is reset. Physical damage Requires any complete Arsenal weapon
	Enhanced Death Blow		Death Blow deals 150% increased damage to Bosses.
		Fighter's Death Blow	If Death Blow damages at least one enemy, gain 20 Fury.
		Warrior's Death Blow	If Death Blow damages at least one enemy, gain Berserking for 3 seconds.
Steel Grasp(1/5)			Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 11 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Throw out a trio of chains that deal 7-8 damage and Pull In enemies. Physical Damage
	Enhanced Steel Grasp		Steel Grasp also makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.
		Fighter's Steel Grasp	If Steel Grasp damages an enemy, gain Berserking for 2 seconds.
		Warrior's Steel Grasp	Steel Grasp Gains 1 additional Charge.
Pit Fighter(1/3)	Passive		You deal 3% increased damage to Close enemies and gain 2% Distant Damage Reduction.
No Mercy(1/3)	Passive		You have 3% increased Critical Strike chance against Immobilized, Stunned, or Slowed enemies.
Expose Vulnerability(1/3)	Passive		Dealing direct damage with a Weapon Mastery skill causes your next Core Skill to make enemies Vulnerable for 1 second.
Slaying Strike(1/3)	Passive		You deal 8% increased damage against Injured enemies.
Harmstring(1/3)	Passive		Your Bleeding effects Slow Healthy enemies by 20%.
Cut to the Bone(1/3)	Passive		Your Bleeding effects deal 5% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
Thick Skin(1/3)	Passive		Each time you take direct damage gain 0.4% Maximum Life as Fortify.
Defensive Stance(1/3)	Passive		Increase the Damage Reduction gained while you are Fortified by an additional 2%.
Counteroffensive(1/3)	Passive		While you have Fortify for over 50% of your Maximum Life, you deal 4% increased damage.

Barbarian Ultimate Skills

Ultimate Skills are powerful abilities that offer you a special effect. This effect is overwhelming and can destroy enemies in an area with ease. Because of this you can only pick one Ultimate Active Skill! Below you can find all Barbarian Ultimate Skills.

Skill	Enhanced Skill	Upgrade	Effect
Call of the Ancients			Cooldown: 50 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 30% Call upon 3 Ancients to aid you in battle for 6 seconds. Korlic leaps at enemies, dealing 32-39 damage and swings his weapons in a frenzy, dealing 12-14 damage per hit. Talic spins in a whirlwind rapidly attacking enemies for 20-24 damage. Madawc upheaves the ground, dealing 60-73 damage. Physical Damage
	Prime Call of the Ancients		While Call of the Ancients is active, gain 20% bonus Attack Speed and 10% increased damage.
		Supreme Call of the Ancients	Each of the Ancients gains additional power: Korlic: You gain 10 Fury each time Korlic damages an enemy with his Frenzy. Talic: Enemies are Slowed by 50% for 1 second when damaged by his Whirlwind. Madawc: 30% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds when using his Upheaval.
Iron Maelstrom			Cooldown: 45 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 24% Activate three times to attach chains to each of your weapons and perform an attack: First your Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon slams into the ground, dealing 22-27 damage and Stunning enemies for 2 seconds. Second your Two-Handed Slashing weapon swipes in front of you, dealing 7-9 damage and inflicting 49 Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. Third your Dual Wield weapons swing around you, dealing 12-14 damage per hit. Physical damage Requires a Full Arsenal of weapons
	Prime Iron Maelstrom		Iron Maelstrom gains 30% increased Critical Strike Chance and deals 40% increased Critical Strike damage.
		Supreme Iron Maelstrom	Dealing direct damage to an enemy after swapping weapons reduces Iron Maelstrom's Cooldown by 1 second.
Wrath of the Berserker			Cooldown: 60 seconds Explode into rage, Knocking Back surrounding enemies and gaining Berserking and Unstoppable for 5 seconds. For the next 10 seconds, dealing direct damage with Basic Skills grants Berserking for 5 seconds.
	Prime Wrath of the Berserker		While Wrath of the Berserker is active, gain 20% increased Movement Speed and increase Fury Generation by 30%.
		Supreme Wrath of the Berserker	While Wrath of the Berserker is active, every 50 Fury you spend increases Berserk's damage bonus by 100%.
Duelist(1/3)	Passive		Attack Speed is increased by 3% while using One-Handed weapons.
Tempered Fury(1/3)	Passive		Increase your Maximum Fury by 3.
Furious Impulse(1/3)	Passive		Each time you swap weapons, gain 2 Fury.
Invigorating Fury(1/3)	Passive		Heal for 3% of your Maximum Life for each 100 Fury spent.
Wallop(1/3)	Passive		Your Skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal 5% increased damage if the enemy is Stunned or Vulnerable.
Heavy Handed(1/3)	Passive		While using Two-Handed weapons you deal 5% increased Critical Strike Damage.
Brute Force(1/3)	Passive		Your Overpowers deal 15% increased damage when using a Two-Handed weapon.
Concussion(1/3)	Passive		Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a 10% chance to Stun enemies for 3 seconds, or up to a 15% chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon.

Barbarian Key Passive Skills

Key Passive Skills are powerful passive abilities that define your Build and play style. You can only pick one Key Passive ability. Below you can find all Barbarian Key Passive Skills.

Skill	Enhanced Skill	Effect
Unconstrained	Passive	Increase Berserk‘s maximum duration by 5 seconds and increase its damage bonus by 35%.
Walking Arsenal	Passive	Dealing direct damage with a Two-Handed Bludgeoning, Two-Handed Slashing, or Dual Wielded weapons grants 10% increased damage for 8 seconds. While all three damage bonuses are active, you gain an additional 15% increased damage.
Unbridled Rage	Passive	Core Skills deal 135% increased damage, but cost 100% more Fury.
Gushing Wounds	Passive	When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 115% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus. Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts 3 Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.

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