Throw Barbarian Build for Diablo 2 Resurrected

Dual wielding Throwing Weapons on the Barbarian is not the first thing someone thinks about when they see a giant tank, but it is actually a viable build that can play through all areas of the game including Uber Tristram. The lack of area of effect damage and steep gearing requirements makes the build fairly inaccessible, especially on the first time playing through the game, but for an endgame build or a difficult challenge, the Throw Barb is a fabulous choice.

You can check the viability of this build in PvM by consulting our PvM Tier List.

The following section shows the default skill build for Double Throw Barbarian. For a detailed breakdown of all core and optional skills as well as the recommended order for allocating skill points, refer to the Skills page of this guide.

1. 1 point to all prerequisites
2. 20 points to Double Throw — Main damage skill, required
3. 20 points to Double Swing — damage synergy for Double Throw, required
4. 1 point to Leap — Helpful for avoiding surrounds and escaping, required
5. 20 points to Throwing Mastery — Main damage mastery, required
6. 1 point to Increased Speed — Increases movement speed, required
7. 1 point to Natural Resistance — Increases Resistances, required
8. 20 points to Battle Orders — Massive Life and Mana gain, required
9. 1+ points to Howl — Useful for scaring monsters away to isolate Unique enemies, required
10. 1 point to Battle Command — Adds a temporary skill bonus to all skills, required

Strength	Dexterity	Vitality	Energy
Enough for gear; around 120 Strength	Enough for gear; around 110 Dexterity	Everything else	None

You can read more details about the Stats and Attribute requirements for this build on our Skills page.

The following section shows some of the most important Items for the Throw Barbarian. For a detailed per-slot breakdown of all Throw Barbarian items and alternative builds, refer to the Gear pageof this guide.

• Weapon: Ethereal Lacerator
• Weapon 2: Ethereal Warshrike
• Weapon Swap: Two +3 to Warcries javelins
• Body Armor: Fortitude
• Helm: Arreat's Face
• Gloves: Laying of Hands
• Boots: Gore Rider
• Belt: Razortail
• Ring 1: Raven Frost
• Ring 2: Raven Frost, Dwarf Star, or Wisp Projector
• Amulet: Highlord's Wrath
• Charm 1: Barbarian Hellfire Torch
• Charm 2: Annihilus
• Charm 3: Barbarian Combat Grand Charms with Life
• Charm 4: Any Charm with Maximum Damage, Attack Rating, and Life
• Charm 5: 10 Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs

We also have a video guide that goes over the build, if you prefer that instead of or in addition to our written guide.

In Diablo 2, stats that affect action speed (known as frames) for attacking, casting, blocking, and recovering from a hit can almost never be taken literally. For example, gaining 10% Increased Attack Speed from an item will not necessarily translate into 10% faster attacks. To achieve faster actions, certain breakpoints must be reached, which vary for every class. The tables below list how much of a given stat is required to actually improve the action speed of the class for the stated action.

Hit Recovery Breakpoints
Frames to perform action	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
Faster Hit Recovery required to reach frame	0%	7%	15%	27%	48%	86%	200%

Faster Cast Rate Breakpoints
Frames to perform action	13	12	11	10	9	8	7
Faster Cast Rate required to reach frame	0%	9%	20%	37%	63%	105%	200%

The optimal Mercenary in for the Throw Barbarian is an Act 1 Cold Mercenary, but only if you can afford Faith. Otherwise, using an Act 2 Mercenary ( Blessed Aim, Might, or Holy Freeze) is preferable.

• Weapon: Faith (Rogue) or Pride (Desert Guard)
• Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
• Helm: Andariel's Visage socketed with a Ral Rune

The following section features a generic Throw Barbarian skill point progression.

1. 1 point to Bash
2. 5 points to Double Swing from level 6
3. 6 points to Throwing Mastery between level 6 and 11 with leftover points
4. Max points to Double Throw starting at level 12
5. All remaining points to Throwing Mastery
6. All remaining points to Double Swing
7. Respec to add in Natural Resistance and Battle Orders when appropriate, at some point in Nightmare

For more comprehensive leveling advice, please refer to our Barbarian Fastest Leveling Build.