Barbarian

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Barbarian

'The Brawny Warrior'

Strength

25

Vigor

25

Agility

13

Dexterity

12

Will

18

Knowledge

5

Resourcefulness

7

Health

120

Description

Barbarians in Dark and Darker are fierce and savage warriors, who rely on their raw strength and animalistic rage to tear apart their enemies. They are masters of close-quarters combat, using powerful two-handed weapons or even their bare hands to strike their foes with devastating force. Barbarians are also known for their endurance and stamina, allowing them to keep fighting long after other warriors have fallen. Their primal instincts give them an uncanny ability to sense danger and react quickly, making them ideal for surprise attacks or ambushes.

Class Info

Weapon of choice: Anything heavy-duty.

• Pros
  • Highest base health.
  • High melee damage.
  • Highest base magic resistance when equipping the Iron Will perk.
  • Increased proficiency with axe type melee weapons and thrown axe weapons.
  • Can equip a perk that allows breaking unreinforced doors and chests.
  • Fast room clearing ability.
  • Strong buff and debuff skills.
  • Fast Magical Interaction speed.
• Cons
  • Very slow interaction speed, attack speed and base movement speed.
  • Limited combat healing.
  • Limited ranged options.

You can equip an additional perk every 5 levels.
Currently maxed out at Level 15, so a total of 4 perks can be equipped.

Name	Description	Scaling
Axe Specialization	While using axes, gain 5 Physical Buff Weapon Damage.	-
Berserker	Gain Physical Power Bonus depending on your missing health, from 0 to 33.3% Bonus from 0 to 100% missing Health. Check Tips tab for more detailed information.	-
Carnage	When a target is killed, gain 75 Armor Rating for 7s.	-
Executioner	While using axes, gain 10% Physical Headshot Hit Location Bonus.	-
Iron Will	Gain 60 Magical Resistance and ignore to knockback effects.	-
Morale Boost	Recovers 12% Percent Max Health Healing after killing a player.	-
Potion Chugger	Gain 1.2x healing and 1.2x shielding potency towards all drinks, while reducing the duration to 0.5x of the base amount. Does not effect Luck Potions.	-
Savage	While not wearing any chest armor, gain 10% Physical Power Bonus.	-
Crush	Gain the ability to destroy unreinforced doors and containers. Also gain 1 Impact Power on your attacks to defeat blocks and parries better.	-
Robust	Gain 15% Max Health Bonus.	-
Treacherous Lungs	Increases the duration of all shouting abilities (War Cry, Rage, Savage Roar) to 1.3x of the base amount.	-
Two-Hander	When attacking with a two-handed weapon, gain 5% Physical Power Bonus.	-

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Scaling	Cooldown
Achilles Strike	Strike a target, inflicting -30% Move Speed Bonus for 2.5s. While debuffed, each time the target moves they receive 1 Physical Base Damage.	50% Scaling	24s
Blood Exchange	While active, gain 10% Percent Max Health Healing with each successful attack. In exchange, lose -20% Max Health Bonus for 8s. Single-use, rechargeable with campfires at the rate of a Tier 5 Spell.	-	-
Rage	For 6s, gain 10 Strength, 10 Vigor, 9% Move Speed Bonus, but suffer -15% Physical Damage Reduction .	-	28s
Reckless Attack	Gain 85% Armor Penetration on your next melee attack. While active, lose -85 Armor Rating. The buff is consumed when a melee attack hits an object or a target.	-	24s
Savage Roar	Frightens all enemies within a 7.5m radius for 6s causing players to suffer -30% Physical Power Bonus and forcing monsters to cower away in fear for 3s.	-	28s
War Cry	Gain 25% Max Health Bonus for 7s. This effect applies to yourself and allies within a 7.5m radius.	-	24s
War Sacrifice	While active, gain 5 All Attributes. In exchange, lose -10% Percent Max Health Healing over 8s.	100% Scaling	28s

These Stats do not include starting armor.

Stat Name	Base Stats
Strength	25
Vigor	25
Agility	13
Dexterity	12
Will	18
Knowledge	5
Resourcefulness	7
Health	120
Memory Capacity	0
Utility Effectiveness	0
Luck	0
Health Recovery Bonus	70%
Spell Recovery Bonus	50.5%
Move Speed	298 ( 99.33% )
Action Speed	-3.5%
Manual Dexterity	-3%
Spell Casting Speed	-35%
Equip Speed	-21%
Regular Interaction Speed	-8.4%
Magical Interaction Speed	21%
Persuasiveness	7
Buff Duration	3%
Debuff Duration	-2.9%
Armor Penetration	0%
Magic Penetration	0%
Headshot Reduction	0%
Projectile Damage Reduction	0%
Physical Damage Reduction	-22%
From Armor Rating	0 ( -22% )
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Resistance	8%
From Resist Rating	42 ( 8% )
From Bonuses	0%
Physical Power Bonus	10%
From Physical Power	25 ( 10% )
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Power Bonus	7.5%
From Magic Power	18 ( 7.5% )
From Bonuses	0%
Primary Weapon	0
Secondary Weapon	0
Impact Power	0
Primary Weapon Impact Power	0
Secondary Weapon Impact Power	0

- Do not open chests or doors the regular way, just break them with the Crush perk. Your interaction speed is too slow. (However, breaking them will not grant EXP.)

- Your ranged options are limited, try to force enemies into close quarters where you excel. Cornering and ambushing are valuable strategies.

- Try not to fight faster classes while using Two-Handed weapons, their swing speed is very slow, allowing swift opponents to bait your attack and punish you during the recovery time. Have either a Hatchet or a Horseman's Axe as a secondary to deal with them. If you don't have such a secondary, press X to take out your fists.

- Francisca Axes deal a lot of damage combined with the Axe Specialization Perk. Don't underestimate the Francisca Axes, they deliver a powerful slow effect, enabling you to close the gap or outright 2-3 shot low health classes like the Wizard.

- Use your ability to smash through doors to make aggressive plays and surprise enemy players.

- Utilize Move Speed buffs such as Rage, Wizard's Haste, or Bard's Accelerando to mitigate your slow movement speed.

- Berserker perk physical damage bonus is negatively affected by Health Bonus % like Robust, War Cry, and Blood Exchange, which all add together.

Berserker Physical Power Bonus = (1 - CurrentHealth/MaxHealth * (1 + HealthBonus%))/3. The bonus cannot be negative.

Berserker Damage Increase Graph

All bolded numbers are automatically updated; however, non-boldened phrasing/numbers are written manually by the community. See Class Ability Documentation for more.