The Barbarian has access to 23 different skills in Diablo 4. Most skills also have an “enhanced” version as well as two mutually exclusive upgrades that improve them in various ways.
This section provides a brief overview of the Barbarian skills as well as their enhancements and upgrades.
For a detailed list of Barbarian talents, refer to our Barbarian talents page.
Basic Skills are spammable skills whose primary purpose is to generate Fury for skills of the Core category. By virtue of being free and having no cooldown, they are also used to fill dead time while waiting for other, more powerful skills to be available.
Bash
Fury Generation
10
Lucky Hit Chance
50%
Damage Type
Physical
Description
Bash the enemy with your weapon, dealing {#}% damage. After bashing enemies {#} times, your next Bash will Stun for {#} seconds, this increases to {#} seconds if using a Two-Handed weapon.
Lunging Strike also inflicts {#}% Bleeding damage over {#} seconds.
Frenzy
Fury Generation
8
Lucky Hit Chance
30%
Damage Type
Physical
Description
Unleash a rapid flurry of blows, dealing {#}% damage with each pair of hits. If Frenzy hits an enemy, its Attack Speed is increased by +{#}% for {#} seconds, up to +{#}%.
You gain x{#}% Damage Reduction for each stack of Frenzy you currently have.
Barbarian Core Skills
Core Skills are the main sources of damage of the Barbarian. Although they have no cooldown, the main limiting factor of Core Skills is their Fury cost.
Hammer of the Ancients
Fury Cost
35
Lucky Hit Chance
40%
Damage Type
Physical
Description
Slam your hammer down with the fury of the Ancients, dealing {#}% damage to a concentrated area.
Dealing direct damage to an enemy with a Skill that is not Upheaval causes your next cast of Upheaval to deal x{#}% increased damage, stacking up to {#} times.
Rallying Cry grants {#}% Base Life ({#}) as Fortify. While Rallying Cry is active, you gain an additional {#}% Base Life ({#}) as Fortify each time you take or deal direct damage.
If at least {#} enemies are nearby when War Cry is cast, its damage bonus is increased by {#}%.
Kick
Cooldown
17 seconds
Charges
2
Lucky Hit Chance
100%
Damage Type
Physical
Description
Throw a powerful kick that deals {#}% damage and Knocks Back enemies in front of you. Enemies who are Knocked Back into terrain take an additional {#}% damage and are Stunned for {#} seconds.
Reduce Charge‘s Cooldown by {#} seconds if it Knocks Back an enemy into terrain.
Barbarian Weapon Mastery Skills
Weapon Mastery Skills are situational but powerful offensive skills with a relatively long cooldown.
Rupture
Cooldown
15 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance
50%
Damage Type
Physical
Description
Skewer enemies in front of you, dealing {#}% damage, then rip your weapon out, damaging enemies for their total Bleeding amount and removing all Bleeding damage from them.
If an enemy dies while being skewered by Rupture, then reset its Cooldown. Enemies who survive take x{#}% increased Bleeding damage for the next {#} seconds.
If Steel Grasp damages an enemy, gain Berserking for {#} seconds.
Barbarian Ultimate Skills
Ultimate Skills are extremely powerful skills with a cooldown to match. Their use is typically reserved for dispatching powerful enemies. Only one Ultimate Skill may be equipped at a time.
Wrath of the Berserker
Cooldown
60 seconds
Description
Gain Berserking and Unstoppable for {#} seconds. For the next {#} seconds, dealing direct damage with Basic Skills grants Berserking for {#} seconds.
While Wrath of the Berserker is active, gain +{#}% increased Movement Speed and increase Fury Generation by x{#}%
Iron Maelstrom
Cooldown
60 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance
40%
Damage Type
Physical
Description
Activate to attach a chain to your Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon and slam the ground, dealing {#}% damage and Stunning them for {#} seconds. Reactivate a second time to attach a chain to your Two-Handed Slashing weapon and swipe it in front of you, dealing {#}% damage and {#}% Bleeding damage over {#} seconds. Reactivate a final time to attach a chain to your Dual Wield weapons and swing them around you, dealing {#}% damage per hit.
Dealing direct damage to an enemy after swapping weapons reduces Iron Maelstrom‘s Cooldown by {#} second.
Call of the Ancients
Cooldown
60 seconds
Description
Call upon three Ancients to aid you in battle for {#} seconds. Korlic leaps at enemies, dealing {#}% damage and swings his weapons in a frenzy, dealing {#}% damage per hit. Talic spins in a whirlwind rapidly attacking enemies for {#}% damage. Madawc upheaves the ground, dealing {#}% damage.
Korlic: You gain 10 Fury each time Korlic damages an enemy with Frenzy. Talic: Enemies are Slowed by {#}% for {#} second when damaged by his Whirlwind. Madawc: {#}% chance to Stun enemies for {#} seconds when using his Upheaval.
Barbarian Dismount Skill
While mounted, the Barbarian has access to a unique Dismount Skill which causes the Barbarian to jump off their mount and slam into the ground, dealing damage to nearby enemies.