Class
Barbarian
Perks
Skills
Changelog
| Patch | What Changed | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changed | Hotfix #129 | Executioner Headshot Damage Bonus has been decreased from 20% to 15%. | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #128-1 | Robust’s Max Health Bonus has been changed from 10% to 15%. Treacherous Lungs’ shout duration increase has been changed from 30% to 50%. Savage’s Impact Power bonus has been changed from 1 to 2. Savage Roar’s Physical Power Bonus reduction on enemies has been changed from 20% to 30%. Skull Splitter’s bleed damage has been changed from 12 over 4 seconds to 20 over 5 seconds. | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Changed | Early Access Season #11 | Iron Will's 75% damage reduction cap has been unified with the general cap of 95%, and Magic Resistance has been increased from 75 to 100. Hurl Weapon's Impact Power has been reduced from 8 to 7. Rage's movement speed bonus has been increased from 7% to 12%, and its Strength bonus has been increased from 10 to 15. It now also grants +15 Vigor, while its Physical Damage Reduction penalty has been increased from -5% to -20%. Reckless Attack's Armor Penetration has been increased from 50% to 75%. War Cry's maximum Health bonus has been increased from 15% to 20%. Blood Exchange's duration has been increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds. Achilles Strike's slow duration has been increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. Axe Specialization's bonus Weapon Damage has been increased from 3 to 5. Heavy Swing's slow duration increase has been reduced from 100% to 50%. | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #127 | Fixed an issue where the Barbarian's War Sacrifice sound could persist. | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #126 | Whirlwind can no longer be interrupted by weapon parries. Finishing Blow: Execution health threshold increased from 10% to 15%, True Physical Damage increased from 5 to 10, and cooldown reduced from 24s to 18s. | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #123 | Whirlwind now deals 10% less damage when colliding with shields, walls, doors, or other structures. Reduced the Max Health Bonus of War Cry from 20% to 15% and reduced its duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds. Increased the Cooldown of Savage Roar from 28 seconds to 32 seconds. Reduced the duration increase of Treacherous Lungs from 50% to 30%. | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #121 | Reduced Savage Roar Physical Damage Bonus reduction from 30% to 20%. | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #120 | When using Whirlwind, all weapon damage multipliers have been reduced from 100% to 90%. | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Changed | Early Access Season #10 | Improved the sound effects for the Barbarian's Morale Boost. Hurl Weapon cooldown has been reduced from 16 to 8 seconds. Whirlwind damage scaling has been increased from 80% to 100%. Grappling Hook slow duration has been reduced from 1.5 to 1 second. | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #118 | Removed the Cooldown Reduction effect from Treacherous Lungs. | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #117 | Fixed an issue where the Barbarian’s Two-Hander and Heavy Swing perks could also apply to thrown weapons. The maximum Health bonus from Robust has been increased from 8% to 10%. Heavy Swing has been changed from reducing Movement Speed of the target by 10% to increasing the duration of any Movement Speed reduction effects on the target by 100%. Grappling Hook now has a faster throw speed, a longer pull distance, and its cooldown has been reduced from 20 seconds to 16 seconds. The cooldown of Hurl Weapon has been reduced from 20 seconds to 16 seconds. | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #115 | Hurl Weapon impact power has been increased by 1, and its cooldown has been reduced from 28 seconds to 20 seconds. Grappling Hook cooldown has been reduced from 22 seconds to 20 seconds. | May 14, 2026 |
| Changed | Early Access Season #9 | The health threshold for Finishing Blow has increased from 5% to 10%. Hurl Weapon damage has increased from 120% to 150%, and impact force has increased from 4 to 7. Blood Exchange health recovery rate has increased from 10% to 15%. | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #112 | Robust max health bonus has been decreased from 10% to 8%. Grappling Hook cooldown has been decreased from 28 seconds to 22 seconds. | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #111 | Reckless Attack now has a duration added, and Armor Penetration reduced from 60% → 50%. Achilles Strike now has a duration added. Berserker Physical Damage Bonus reduced from 3% → 2% per -10% Health. War Cry cooldown increased from 24 → 28 seconds. Rage: Strength reduced from 15 → 10, Physical Damage Reduction penalty reduced from -15% → -5%, and Vigor has been removed. | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #110 | 'Reckless Attack' - Armor Penetration penalty reduced from 75% → 60%, and Armor Rating penalty increased from 85 → 100. | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #108 | Fixed an issue where the Barbarian’s Savage Roar effect would cause the Dire Wolf to behave strangely if the original attack target of the wolf died. The damage of Whirlwind attack has been reduced to 80%. A shout sound effect has been added upon activation, and the attack animation start timing has been slightly slowed to match the sound effect timing. | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #107 | Fixed an issue where nearby targets might not take damage when the Barbarian used Whirlwind with the Felling Axe. Fixed an issue where the Barbarian’s Grappling Hook would not function properly when turning backward after a successful hit. Fixed an issue where the stuck sound could play when the Barbarian’s Grappling Hook hit another player. Movement speed while using the Grappling Hook has been increased. Grappling Hook can now be thrown more quickly. Movement speed during the preparation phase of Hurl Weapon has been increased. Skull Splitter damage has been reduced to 12, and its damage duration has been reduced to 4 seconds. | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Changed | Early Access Season #8 | New Perks and Skills for the Fighter and Barbarian – We've added all new skills and perks for the Fighter and the Barbarian class including Disarm, Whirlwind, and a Grappling Hook! New perks and skills added for the Fighter and Barbarian. Added new ‘Heavy Swing’ perk. Added new ‘Skull Splitter’ perk. Added new ‘Finishing Blow’ skill. Added new ‘Grappling Hook’ skill. Added new ‘Hurl Weapon’ skill. Added new ‘Whirlwind’ skill. The duration of the Achilles Strike effect has been changed from 3 seconds to 2 seconds. Achilles Strike no longer applies to Lanterns. | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #105 | Fixed an issue where the Barbarian’s Potion Chugger effect did not apply to Troll’s Blood. | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Changed | Hotfix #99 | Increased the Barbarian’s Vigor by 5 and decreased Knowledge by 5. Increased the Barbarian’s Two-Hander Armor Penetration from 5% to 10%. Decreased the Barbarian’s War Cry max health bonus from 25% to 20%. | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Changed | Hotfix #97 | The Executioner perk effect now also applies to Bardiche. | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Changed | Early Access Season #7 | Fixed an issue where Barbarian’s Savage Roar might not function correctly if used when monsters summoned by a boss were getting up. Savage: Gains 1 Impact Power instead of Impact Resistance. Crush: When wielding a two-handed weapon, can destroy reinforced doors and chests with one strike, and gains 1 Impact Power while wielding a two-handed weapon. Carnage: Striking 2 or more players with a melee weapon within 1.5 seconds grants 40% bonus physical damage for 3 seconds. Executioner: Increases headshot damage with axes from 10% to 20%. Treacherous Lungs: Grants an additional 10% cooldown reduction. Blood Exchange: Reduces maximum health by 10% when the skill is used and restores 10% of damage dealt during the skill duration. War Sacrifice: Increases all attribute gains from the skill from 5 to 8, while reducing duration from 12 seconds to 8 seconds. War Cry: Duration increased from 7 seconds to 10 seconds. | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Changed | Hotfix #94 | Morale Boost healing reduced from 33% to 25%. Berserker maximum move speed bonus reduced from 10% to 5%. | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Changed | Hotfix #85-1 | Savage Roar movement speed reduction changed from 10% to 5%. | May 15, 2025 |
| Changed | Hotfix #85 | Updated the Barbarian’s Blood Exchange ability and icon. Berserker also grants a movement speed bonus. Savage also increases impact resistance by 1. Treacherous Lungs now increases shout duration from 30% to 50%. Blood Exchange temporarily sacrifices 15% of maximum health to increase action speed by 15%. Savage Roar also reduces the target's movement speed by 10%. | May 9, 2025 |
| Changed | Hotfix #80 | Fixed an issue where Axe Specialization caused Francisca Axe thrown damage to exceed intended values when used by a Barbarian. Fixed an issue where Savage Roar cast by a Barbarian at the moment a monster with a battle intro appeared could cause the monster’s actions to stop. Reckless Attack armor penetration changed from 85% to 75%. | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Changed | Hotfix #77 | Barbarian's Blood Exchange now works based on damage dealt rather than maximum health. | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Changed | Hotfix #76 | Barbarian's Carnage duration changed from 7 to 15 seconds. Barbarian's Morale Boost health recovery amount changed from 12% to 33%. Barbarian's Blood Exchange duration changed from 8 to 12 seconds and health penalty changed from -20% to -10%. Barbarian's War Sacrifice duration changed from 8 to 12 seconds. | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Changed | Hotfix #75 | Barbarian's Robust max health bonus changed from 15% → 10%. Barbarian's Iron Will magic resist increase amount changed from 100 → 75. | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Changed | Early Access Season #5 | Fixed an issue where the Barbarian class could wear the Frostlight Warden Outfit. Barbarian's Iron Will additional magic resistance changed from 60 → 100 due to the adjustments to the new Magic Resistance curve. | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #73 | Barbarian's Rage physical damage reduction penalty changed from -25% → -15%. | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #72 | Barbarian's Iron Will perk now increases the magical damage reduction (MDR) maximum limit from the standard 65% to 75%. | Nov 29, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #70 | Fixed an issue where the Barbarian's Executioner perk could be applied to the Bardiche. | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #69-2 | Barbarian's Axe Specialization additional weapon damage changed from 5 → 3. Barbarian's Rage movement speed bonus changed from 15% → 12%. | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #69-1 | Barbarian's Rage physical damage reduction penalty changed from -15% → -25%. Barbarian's Two-Hander armor penetration bonus changed from 15% → 5%. | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #69 | Barbarian’s base Strength changed from 20 → 25 and base Resourcefulness changed from 12 → 7. Barbarian's Axe Specialization additional Weapon Damage changed from 3 → 5. Barbarian's Two-Hander now additionally increases Armor Penetration by 15%. Barbarian’s Rage changed from Strength 10, Vigor 10, Physical Damage Reduction -10%, Movespeed Bonus 10% → Strength 15, Vigor 15, Physical Damage Reduction -15%, Movespeed Bonus 15%. | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #59 | Barbarian's Axe Specialization weapon damage bonus changed from 5 → 3. | Aug 14, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #57 | Barbarian's Rage physical damage reduction penalty changed from -15% → -10% and movement speed bonus changed from 9% → 10%. | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #54-1 | Barbarian’s Rage physical damage reduction penalty reduced from -20% → -15%. | Jun 24, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #54 | Barbarian's Rage movement speed bonus has been changed from 12% → 9%. Barbarian's Savage Roar's physical damage penalty has been changed from -40% → -30%. | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #49 | Barbarian's Iron Will again ignores knockback. | May 25, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #44 | Barbarian's Reckless Attack now only works with melee physical attacks. Barbarian's Achilles Strike are now limited to all melee and ranged physical attacks and bladed thrown items. | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #42 | Barbarian's Iron Will no longer ignores knockback. | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #39 | Barbarian's Savage Roar physical damage reduction changed from -50% → -40%. | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #38 | Barbarian's Potion Chugger status icon has been changed. Barbarian's Rage physical damage reduction penalty has been changed from -20% → -25% and the movespeed bonus has been changed from 10% → 12%. | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #37 | Barbarian's Reckless Attack armor rating penalty changed from -200 → -85 | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #33 | Barbarian receives a Treacherous Lungs. Barbarian's Axe specialization weapon damage increase changed from 3 → 5. | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Changed | Hotfix #31 | We want to wish everyone a happy Lunar New Years! We’ve worked hard to make some critical improvements so everyone can enjoy the holidays. We have implemented several fixes which improve server performance and should reduce the amount of rubber banding. We have concluded our experiment with the map rotation and now ALL maps will be available for ALL party types. We understand that matches may be less full than usual for the time being, but we decided that it was better to build and learn based on our expected specs rather than force a band-aid solution. We have also made balance changes to the Barbarian class with our hope of increasing the skill ceiling and to allow for more risk vs. reward playstyle. We’ve also slightly upgraded the Wizard to improve their early game experience and assist them in solo play as a starting point. Finally, this update includes our first pass at the Marketplace feature that allows users to sell items to other players through an automated process. We have focused on function over comfort at this stage, but we plan to improve it and make it more convenient in future iterations. The original Trading Post system will remain intact to accommodate direct trades between users, especially for more valuable items. We want to thank everyone for their patience as we worked to fix these pressing issues. Fixed an issue where multiple Barbarians' Savage Roar could be applied at the same time. Barbarian's base Strength decreased from 25 → 20, and Resourcefulness increased from 7 → 12. Barbarian can now equip the Round Shield. Barbarian's Rage skill Strength gain decreased from 15 → 10, movement speed bonus decreased from 15% → 10%. Barbarian's Potion Chugger potion duration has change from -20% → -50%. Barbarian's Savage Roar duration changed from 8s → 6s. Barbarian's Reckless Attack armor penetration increased from 75% → 85% while the armor rating penalty has also been increased from -35 → -200. | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Added | Hotfix #22 | This hotfix also includes balance update including improvements to the Barbarian and Warlock classes. We have also added a few more quest lines including quests for the Alchemist and Surgeon. Barbarian's base Vigor has been reduced from 30 → 25, and base Agility has been increased from 8 → 13. Barbarian's 'Iron Will' perk has been updated with the additional magic resistance increased from 60 → 100. Barbarian’s ‘Robust’ perk health increase increased from 10% to 15%. Barbarian’s 'Rage' skill now temporarily increases Vigor by 15. Barbarian's ‘Blood Exchange’ skill’s health penalty reduced from -30% → -20%. | Nov 30, 2023 |