We’ve datamined all the Barbarian changes coming in Vessel of Hatred!
All classes are getting some hefty changes in the new expansion and we’re starting with Barbarians! Below, we’ve highlighted all the aspect, skill, paragon, and item changes for the class that we expect to arrive with Patch 2.0.1.
Barbarian Aspect Changes in Patch 2.0.1
- Aspect of Earthquakes — Ground Stomp creates an Earthquake damaging enemies for (2% of Weapon Damage) Physical damage over 4 seconds. While standing in Earthquakes, you deal 25% increased damage.
- Aspect of Giant Strides — Reduces the Cooldown of Leap by 10.0 5.0 seconds per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 9 7 seconds. Hitting a Boss with Leap provides the maximum reduction.
- Aspect of Herculean Spectacle — Mighty Throw deals 0% increased damage and hurls another 2 weapons.
- Aspect of Numbing Wrath — Each point of Fury generated while at Maximum Fury grants 41 2 Fortify.
- Aspect of Shattering Steel — Steel Grasp and Iron Maelstrom launch up to 10 metal shards that deal (2% of Weapon Damage) Physical damage.
- Aspect of Tempering Blows — After swapping weapons 5 times, gain 1724 72 Fortify.
- Aspect of the Flaming Rampage — Charge gains an additional Charge. Each target hit by it explodes for (1% of Weapon Damage) Fire damage to surrounding enemies.
- Death Wish Aspect — Gain 5860 245 Thorns while Berserking.
- Earthquake Aspect — Ground Stomp creates an Earthquake damaging enemies for (1% of Weapon Damage) Physical damage over 4 seconds. While standing in Earthquakes, you deal 25% increased damage.
- Steadfast Berserker’s Aspect — Gain 2206 92 Fortify whenever you deal direct damage while Berserking.
Barbarian Spell Changes in Patch 2.0.1
- Barbed Carapace — For every 25 Fury you spend, you gain 10% Thorns for 8 seconds, up to 120%. Casting a Skill with a Cooldown grants you Unhindered for 5 seconds. During this time, you deal 100% of your Thorns as Physical damage to Close enemies every second.
- Battle Frenzy — While Berserking, your other skills gain 5% 6% Attack Speed for each stack of Frenzy you have.
- Belligerence — Damaging an enemy with a Basic Skill increases your damage by 3% for 4 seconds.
- Call of the Ancients — Cooldown: 50 seconds Call upon 3 Ancients to aid you in battle for 6 seconds.
- Korlic leaps at enemies, dealing 176% 110% damage and swings his weapons in a frenzy, dealing 59% 40% damage per hit.
- Talic spins in a whirlwind rapidly attacking enemies for 117% 80% damage.
- Madawc upheaves the ground, dealing 332% 200% damage.
- Charge — Cooldown: 17 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 33% 100% Become Unstoppable and rush forward, pushing enemies with you then swinging through them for 180% damage and Knocking them Back.
- Combat Flay — When Flay deals direct damage to an enemy, you gain 4% Damage Reduction and 796 0 Thorns for 6 seconds. This stacks up to 5 times.
- Combat Frenzy — You gain 8% 5% Damage Reduction for each and 5% Movement Speed per stack of Frenzy you currently have.
- Enhanced Frenzy — While Frenzy is granting 60% bonus Attack Speed, the it also generates 3 additional Fury. Fury costs of your Core Skills are reduced by 25%.
- Enhanced Ground Stomp — Increase Ground Stompâs Stomp duration by generates 60 Fury and has a 1 second. second increased Stun duration.
- Enhanced Mighty Throw — While a thrown weapon is out, gain 25% increased Attack Speed.
- Enhanced Rupture — Ripping your weapon out of enemies during Rupture causes an explosion that deals 70% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds. This damage is increased by 10% 20% for every 50 Strength you have.
- Fighter’s Mighty Throw — Swapping weapons near any of your thrown weapons creates an additional pulse. Each extra pulse generates 5% of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 5 seconds.
- Frenzy — Generate Fury: 4 7 Lucky Hit Chance: 30% Unleash a rapid flurry of blows, dealing 26% 30% damage with each pair of hits. If Frenzy hits an enemy, its Attack Speed is increased by 20% for 3 seconds, up to 60%.
- Ground Stomp — Cooldown: 16 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Smash the ground, dealing 10% 20% damage and Stunning surrounding enemies for 3 seconds.
- Hamstring — Your Bleeding effects have a 15% chance to Slow Injured enemies by 20% 70% each time they deal damage.
- Heavy Hitter — Your Ultimate Skills deal 15% more damage.
- Irrepressible — Casting a Weapon Mastery Skill Fortifies you for 10% of your Maximum Life.
- Mighty Throw — }Cooldown: 12 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 11% Hurl your weapon, dealing 60% damage upon impact and sticking in the ground. While in the ground, your weapon pulses and deals 20% damage every second for 4 seconds.
- Outburst — Gain 318 0 Thorns. Also gain 159 0 Thorns for each 796 0 bonus Maximum Life you have.
- Power Kick — Kick is now also a Core Skill. If Kick damages an enemy, it consumes all of your Fury and deals an additional 25% damage per 10 Fury spent. Kick no longer Knocks Back enemies.
- Slaying Strike — You deal 8% 5% increased damage against Injured enemies.
- Strategic Ground Stomp — Reduce the Cooldown of your Ultimate Skill by 2 4 second seconds per for each enemy damaged by Ground Stomp. Stomp, up to 12 seconds.
- Tactical Ground Stomp — Ground Stomp generates 60 Fury is now a Brawling Skill and deals 800% increased damage. It also applies Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
- Unconstrained — Increase Berserking’s maximum duration by 5 seconds and increase its damage bonus is increased to 60%. While below 65% Life, you are always Berserk and gain a 25% Physical Damage Reduction bonus.
- Warpath — After Overpowering, you deal 4% increased damage for 4 seconds.
- Warrior’s Mighty Throw — Mighty Throw’s impact deals 200% increased damage and Stuns enemies for 2 seconds.
Barbarian Paragon Node Changes in Patch 2.0.1
- Alloyed — +45.0% Earthquake Duration +20 Armor
- Berserker — +5.0% Damage while Berserking +16.0% Damage to Elites +10 Strength
- Bloodbathed — 4.0% Damage Reduction from Bleeding Enemies +10.0% Fire Resistance
- Bludgeoner — +10.0% Damage with Two-Handed Bludgeoning Weapons +10 Strength +45.0% Overpower Damage
- Brute Force — +10.0% Damage while Fortified +10 Strength
- Catalyst — +45.0% Earthquake Damage +10.0% Physical Damage
- Cold Conditioned — +10.0% Cold Resistance +100 +20 Armor
- Conditioned — +3.0% Resistance to All Elements +10 Strength +4.0% Healing Received
- Destroyer — +10.0% Physical Damage +10 Strength with Two-Handed Slashing Weapons +10.0% Vulnerable Damage
- Dust Devil Damage — +5.0% Dust Devil Damage
- Earthquake Damage — +22.5% Earthquake Damage
- Earthquake Duration — +22.5% Earthquake Duration
- Fire Conditioned — +10.0% Fire Resistance +100 +20 Armor
- Flayer — +10.0% Physical Vulnerable Damage +10 Strength Over Time +10.0% Damage to Bleeding Enemies
- Force of Nature — Your Earthquakes have a 75% chance to spawn a Dust Devil every second that deals 200% damage. Earthquake damage is increased by 30% of your Damage vs Close bonus, up to a maximum of 150%.
- Grit — 4.0% Damage Reduction from Bleeding Enemies +10 Strength +4.0% Healing Received
- Iron Strength — +100 Armor +16.0% Damage to Elites +10 Strength
- Lightning Conditioned — +10.0% Lightning Resistance +100 +20 Armor
- Poison Conditioned — +10.0% Poison Resistance +100 +20 Armor
- Squall — +10.0% Dust Devil Damage +10 Strength
- Tenacity — 4.0% Maximum Life +100 +20 Armor
- Vigor — 5.0% Damage Reduction while Healthy +10 Strength +4.0% Healing Received
- Wild Force — +10.0% Damage with One-Handed Weapons +10 Strength +2.5% Attack Speed
- Wrath — +10.0% Damage while Berserking +10 Strength
Barbarian Item Changes in Patch 2.0.1
- 100,000 Steps
+413 Armor
Evade Grants +10% Attack Speed for 3 Seconds
When activating or refreshing the full Walking Arsenal Key Passive effect, you automatically cast Ground Stomp and gain [50 – 100] Fury. Can only occur once every 10 seconds. (Barbarian-only)
+[12.5 – 18.0][15.5 – 26.0]% Movement Speed
+[5.0 – 7.0]% Movement Speed per Walking Arsenal Bonus
+[82.5 – 105.0]% Damage to Stunned Enemies
+[46.5 – 60.0]% Ground Stomp Size - Ancients’ Oath
+65.0% Vulnerable Damage
Steel Grasp launches 2 additional chains. Enemies hit by Steel Grasp take [40 – 60]% increased damage from you for 5 seconds.
+[103.5 – 135.0]% Damage to Close Enemies
[6.0 – 8.0][8.1- 8.8]% Cooldown Reduction
+[99 – 135] Strength
+[2 – 3] to Steel Grasp - Arreat’s Bearing
+825 Armor
Ancients you summon are empowered.- Korlic creates an Earthquake that deals ([1 – 2]% of Weapon Damage) Physical damage over 4 seconds when he leaps.Talic leaves behind Dust Devils that deal ([2 – 5]% of Weapon Damage) damage while he whirlwinds.Mawdac ignites the ground Burning enemies for an additional ([1 – 2]% of Weapon Damage) damage over 4 seconds when he upheaves the ground.
+[251.0 – 350.0]% Ultimate Damage
[23.5 – 32.5]% Call of the Ancients Cooldown Reduction
+[638 – 873][197 – 212] Maximum Life
+[26.0 – 35.0]% Resistance to All Elements - Battle Trance
+25.0%30.0% Resistance to All Elements
Increase Frenzy’s maximum stacks by 2. While at maximum stacks, you deal [15 – 30]% increased damage and your other Skills gain [35 – 55]% increased Attack Speed. (Barbarian-only)
+[6.0 – 8.0][10.0 – 11.0]% Critical Strike Chance
[8.0 – 12.5]% Damage Reduction from Close Enemies
+[4 – 6] to Duelist
+[2 – 3] to Frenzy - Hellhammer
+150.0% Damage to Burning Enemies
Upheaval ignites the ground Burning enemies for an additional ([2 – 3]% of Weapon Damage) damage over 4 seconds increased by 10%20% for every 100 Strength you have.
+[26.0 – 35.0]% Upheaval Size
+[2 – 3] to Upheaval
+[1 – 2] to Wallop
+[126 – 180] Strength - Rage of Harrogath
+1444 Armor
Lucky Hit: Inflicting Bleeding on an enemy has up to a [20 – 60]% chance to reduce the Cooldowns of your Skills by 1.0 second. (Barbarian-only)
+[638 – 873][197 – 212] Maximum Life
[8.0 – 12.5]% Damage Reduction from Bleeding Enemies
+[6.0 – 8.0][10.0 – 11.0]% Critical Strike Chance
+[72.5 – 95.0]% Damage Over Time - Ramaladni’s Magnum Opus
+50.0% Damage
Skills using this weapon deal [0.2 – 0.5]% increased damage per point of Fury you have, but you lose 10 Fury every second. (Barbarian-only)
+[40.0 – 50.0]% Critical Strike Damage
+[76 – 90][107 – 121] Strength
+[12 – 20][13 – 21] Maximum Resource
+[50.0 – 60.0][60.0 – 70.0]% Overpower Damage - Ring of Red Furor
+10.0%12.5% Resistance to All Elements
+10.0%12.5% Fire Resistance
After spending 100 Fury within 3 seconds, your next cast of Hammer of the Ancients, Upheaval, or Death Blow within 5 seconds is a guaranteed Critical Strike and deals [10 – 40]% bonus Critical Strike Damage. (Barbarian-only)
+[9 – 15] Maximum Resource
+[7.0 – 9.0][8.3 – 10.0]% Attack Speed
+[88.0 – 115.0]% Critical Strike Damage
+[32.0 – 40.0][40.0 – 50.0]% Fire Resistance - Ring of the Ravenous
+10.0%12.5% Resistance to All Elements
+10.0%12.5% Shadow Resistance
Rend’s duration is increased by [4.0 – 8.0] seconds.
Damaging enemies with your Brawling Skills applies 2 stacks of Rend’s Bleed. This can only affect each enemy once every 1 second. (Barbarian-only)
+[9.0 – 11.0]% Critical Strike Chance
+[46.5 – 60.0]% Vulnerable Damage
+[1 – 2] to Brawling Skills
+[2 – 3] to Rend - The Third Blade
+65.0% Damage to Close Enemies
Your Weapon Mastery Skills are now also Core Skills that have no Cooldowns but cost Fury, dealing [50 – 70]% of normal damage. Their Fury costs are reduced by 5 for any additional Charges the Skill would have had. (Barbarian-only)
+[30.0 – 40.0][40.0 – 50.0]% Vulnerable Damage
+[99 – 135] Strength
+[57.5 – 80.0]% Weapon Mastery Damage
+[1 – 2] Fury On Kill - Tuskhelm of Joritz the Mighty
+1031 Armor
When you gain Berserking while already Berserk, you have a [40 – 60]% chance to become more enraged granting 15% increased damage, 2 Fury per second, and 10% Cooldown Reduction. (Barbarian-only)
+[103.5 – 135.0]% Damage while Berserking
+[6.0 – 8.0]% Attack Speed while Berserking
+[10.5 – 15.0]% Movement Speed while Berserking
+[638 – 873][197 – 212] Maximum Life - Twin Strikes
+413 Armor
After casting Double Swing 4 times, your next Double Swing will hit 2 additional times, each dealing [10 – 40]% increased damage. (Barbarian-only)
+[15.5 – 20.0]% Attack Speed
+[9.0 – 11.0]% Critical Strike Chance
+[76 – 90][107 – 121] Strength
+[2 – 3] to Double Swing - Ugly Bastard Helm
+1031 Armor
Casting Wrath of the Berserker causes you to explode, dealing ([1 – 3]% of Weapon Damage) Fire damage. While {u}Berserking{/u}, all damage you would deal is converted into Fire.
You deal [10 – 30]% increased Fire damage. (Barbarian-only)
+[3 – 5] to Prolific Fury
[8.0 – 12.5]% Wrath of the Berserker Cooldown Reduction
+[26.0 – 35.0]% Resistance to All Elements
Lucky Hit: Up to a 40% Chance to Deal +[4250 – 6750] Fire Damage - Unbroken Chain
+25.0%30.0% Resistance to All Elements
Casting Steel Grasp reduces Iron Maelstrom’s Cooldown by [3.3 – 10.0] seconds.
Enemies damaged by Iron Maelstrom deal [10 – 30]% less damage for 6 seconds. (Barbarian-only)
+[12.5 – 18.0][15.5 – 26.0]% Movement Speed
+[2 – 3] to Pit Fighter
+[219.0 – 300.0]% Ultimate Damage
[13.5 – 22.5]% Steel Grasp Cooldown Reduction
