With this easy-to-use Build, you can mostly sit back and let the enemies destroy themselves as they try to attack you, while you provoke and pull them towards you.
Skills
Unlike most Builds, this one doesn’t revolve around a specific Skill — the damage will primarily come from your Thorns stat. These are the Core Skill to keep enemies attacking you and keep you up:
- Frenzy – acts as your secondary source of damage.
- Challenging Shout – forces enemies to attack you, gives a great boost in survivability, and increases your Thorns damage.
- War Cry – will give you a damage boost, as well as give an easy way to gain Berserking.
- Steel Grasp – this will group enemies together, as well as make them Vulnerable.
- Kick – a great way to keep Bosses Vulnerable for a long time.
- Wrath of the Berserker – a powerful buff that enhances many aspects of your Barbarian.
Passives
The Key Passive for this Build is Unconstrained, as it will make Berserking last longer, as well as enhance it.
Additional Passives:
- Imposing Presence, Guttural Yell, Raid Leader, Aggressive Resistance, and Thick Skin will increase your survivability.
- Outburst, Tough as Nails, Pit Fighter, Counteroffensive, and Wallop will boost your damage.
- Booming Voice and Swiftness will help your utility.
Weapon Technique
For this Build, you will want to have 2-Handed Axe Expertise equipped. This will help boost your damage to Vulnerable enemies. You will want to set your Skills to use your Dual Wield weapons, while having a 1-Handed Sword and 1-Handed Mace equipped.
Paragon Board
- Board 1 (Start):
- Use Exploit Glyph
- Connect at the top end
- Board 2 (Blood Rage):
- Don’t rotate
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Ambidextrous Glyph
- Connect at the top end
- Board 3 (Decimator):
- Don’t Rotate
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Undaunted Glyph
- Connect at the left end
- Board 4 (Carnage):
- Rotate twice
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Revenge Glyph
- Connect at the top end (board 5) and the right end (board 6)
- Board 5 (Bone Breaker):
- Rotate three times
- Don’t take Legendary Node
- Use Territorial Glyph
- Board 6 (Warbringer):
- Rotate twice
- Take Legendary Node
- Use Ire Glyph
Glyph Leveling Priorities
| Level 15 | Level 21 |
|---|---|
| 1. Ambidextrous | 1. Ambidextrous |
| 2. Ire | 2. Revenge |
| 3. Revenge | 3. Ire |
| 4. Territorial | 4. Territorial |
| 5. Undaunted | 5. Undaunted |
| 6. Exploit | 6. Exploit |
Equipment
Razorplate will increase your Thorns damage, while Crown of Lucion, Paingorger’s Gauntlets, and Shard of Verathiel will boost the damage of Frenzy. Ancient’s Oath will enhance the effectiveness of Steel Grasp, while Tibault’s Will will enhance your overall damage.
On top of these pieces, you will want these Legendary Aspects:
- Needleflare – will increase the damage of your Thorns.
- Bold – will keep your Cooldowns low.
- Moonrise and Adaptability will increase your overall damage.
- Metamorphosis – gives your Evade some damage.
- Starlight – helps keep your Fury high.
You will want to use Sapphire Gems on your weapons, Ruby Gems on your armor, and a mix of different gems for different Resistances on your jewelry.
Equipment Stat Priorities
| Slot | Stat Priorities | Tempering |
|---|---|---|
| Main Hand | 1. High Damage Per Second 2. Strength 3. Maximum Life 4. Vulnerable Damage | – Berserking Duration – Damage to Close Enemies |
| Off-Hand | 1. High Damage Per Second 2. Basic Skills Deal Increased Damage 3. Ranks to Basic Skills 4. Basic Attack Speed 5. All Stats 6. Damage 7. Maximum Resource | – Berserking Duration – Damage to Close Enemies |
| 2-Handed Slashing | 1. Enemies Take Increased Damage 2. Cooldown Reduction 3. Strength 4. Damage to Close Enemies 5. Ranks to Steel Grasp | – Berserking Duration – Damage to Close Enemies |
| 2-Handed Bludgeoning | 1. High Damage Per Second 2. Strength 3. Maximum Life 4. Vulnerable Damage | – Berserking Duration – Damage to Close Enemies |
| Helm | 1. Increased Damage 2. Cooldown Reduction 3. Maximum Life 4. Shadow Resistance 5. Lucky Hit Chance | – Thorns while Fortified – Ranks to Invigorating Fury / Raid Leader |
| Chest Armor | 1. Chance to Deal Increased Damage 2. Thorns 3. Thorns 4. Thorns 5. Thorns | – Thorns while Fortified – Ranks to Invigorating Fury / Raid Leader |
| Gloves | 1. Echoed Damage 2. Ranks to Basic Skills 3. Cooldown Reduction 4. Attack Speed 5. Lucky Hit: Chance to Stun | – Thorns while Fortified – Damage to Close Enemies |
| Pants | 1. Increased Damage while Unstoppable 2. Damage Reduction while Unstoppable 3. Maximum Life 4. All Stats 5. Maximum Resource | – Thorns while Fortified – Ranks to Invigorating Fury / Raid Leader |
| Boots | 1. Movement Speed 2. Maximum Life 3. Resistance (as needed) | – Thorns while Fortified – Movement Speed |
| Amulet | 1. Ranks to Counteroffensive 2. Critical Strike Chance 3. Cooldown Reduction | – Resource Generation with Dual-Wielded Weapons – Ranks to Invigorating Fury |
| Rings | 1. Critical Strike Chance 2. Strength 3. Maximum Life / Attack Speed | – Damage while Berserking – Resource Generation with Dual-Wielded Weapons |
