Barbarian

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Strength

Vigor

Agility

Dexterity

Will

Knowledge

Resourcefulness

Health

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 combined with a 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.
• Cons
  • Very slow interaction speed, attack speed and base movement speed.
  • Limited combat healing.
  • Limited ranged options.

PerksSkillsGearStatsTipsPatch Notes

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
Axe Specialization	Adds +5 weapon damage to your axe attacks. (Battle Axe, Double Axe, Felling Axe, Francisca Axe, Hatchet, Horseman's Axe)
Berserker	The lower your remaining HP, the higher your physical attack power. Each loss of 10% health from your max HP gives 3% more physical attack power up to a max bonus of 30% physical attack power.
Carnage	Strength increases by +10 for 7 seconds when a target is killed.
Iron Will	Increases magic resistance rating by 100.
Morale Boost	Recovers 12% HP after killing a player.
Savage	Physical damage bonus increases by 10% when not wearing any chest armor.
Crush	Ability to destroy unreinforced doors and sturdy containers. Also increases the impact power of your attacks +1 to better defeat blocks and parries.
Robust	Max HP increased by 10%.
Two-Hander	Increases physical attack power by 5% when attacking with a two-handed weapon.
Potion Chugger	The effect of all drinks is increased by 20% and the duration is reduced by -20%.
Executioner	Increase headshot damage with axes by 10%.

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Cooldown
Rage	Strength is increased by +15 and movement speed is increased by 15% while defense is reduced by -20% for 6 seconds.	28s
Reckless Attack	The next hit ignores 75% of your enemy's defense. Your aggressiveness results in a -55 armor rating. The buff is consumed when an attack hits an object or a target.	24s
Savage Roar	Frightens all enemies within a 7.5m range radius for 6 seconds reducing their physical damage bonuses by -25%.	28s
War Cry	Increases the Max HP of Self and allies within 7.5m by 25% for 7 seconds.	24s
Achilles Strike	Hit the enemy's ankle causing 10 physical damage and slowing the movement by 10% for 3 seconds. During this effect, each movement of the victim causes 5 damage.
Blood Exchange	Reduce max health by 25% for 6 seconds while granting Lifesteal. Lifesteal: Successful attacks grant the player back 5% of max health.
Life Siphon	The barbarian loses 24 health over 8 seconds when the skill is active, but gains +4 all attributes.

Weapons

Category	Weapons
2-Handed	Bardiche, Battle Axe, Double Axe, Felling Axe, Lute, Quarterstaff, War Maul, Zweihander
1-Handed	Hatchet, Horsemans Axe, Torch, Viking Sword
Utility	Francisca Axe

Armors

Slot	Armors
Head	Barbuta Helmet, Gjermundbu, Leather Cap, Viking Helmet
Chest	Northern Full Tunic, Padded Tunic, Regal Gambeson
Legs	Cloth Pants, Heavy Leather Leggings, Leather Leggings, Loose Trousers, Padded Leggings
Hands	Leather Gloves, Rawhide Gloves, Reinforced Gloves, Riveted Gloves
Feet	Adventurer Boots, Heavy Boots, Laced Turnshoe, Lightfoot Boots, Old Shoes, Rugged Boots
Back	Adventurer's Cloak, Radiant Cloak, Splendid Cloak, Tattered Cloak

These stats do not include the starting armor

Stat Name	Base Stats
Strength	30
Agility	11
Will	18
Knowledge	6
Resourcefulness	10
Health	130
Weight Limit	0
Spell Memory	0
Utility Effectiveness	0
Move Speed	292 (97.33%)
Action Speed	-12%
Spell Casting Speed	-70%
Equip Speed	-28%
Regular Interaction Speed	-23%
Magical Interaction Speed	-45%
Buff Duration	3%
Debuff Duration	-2.9%
Armor Penetration	0%
Magic Penetration	0%
Headshot Reduction	0%
Projectile Damage Reduction	0%
Physical Damage Reduction	-10%
From Armor Rating	0 (-10%)
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Resist	11.6%
From Resist Rating	39 (11.6%)
From Bonuses	0%
Physical Power Bonus	15%
From Physical Power	30 (15%)
From Bonuses	0%
Magic Power Bonus	9%
From Magic Power	18 (9%)
From Bonuses	0%
Primary Weapon	0
Attack 1	(0) + 0(Blunt)
Attack 2	(0) + 0(Blunt)
Secondary Weapon	0
Impact Power	0
Primary Weapon Impact Power	0
Secondary Weapon Impact Power	0

- Do not open chests or doors the regulary way, just break them with the Smash perk. Your interaction speed is too slow.

- Your ranged options are limited, try to force enemies into close quarters where you excel.

- Try not to fight Rogues while using 2handed weapons, their swing speed is very slow, allowing Rogues 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.

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

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

13/02/2023 Alpha Playtest #4 Hotfix #5

- Savage Roar’s fear duration changed from 4 to 3 seconds.

22/12/2022 Alpha Playtest #3 Hotfix #5

- Fixed an issue where the Savage Roar's fear effect would not disappear.

19/12/2022 Alpha Playtest #3 Hotfix #3

- The cooldown of Barbarian's Savage Roar skill has been changed from 24 to 28 seconds.

17/12/2022 Alpha Playtest #3 Hotfix #2

- Barbarian's Reckless Attack : Armor Penetration 70% → 75%, Armor Rating -75 → -55

- Barbarian's Savage : Physical Damage Mod 5% → 10%

- Barbarian's Savage Roar : Physical Damage Mod -20% → -25%