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.
  • 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.
  • Extremely slow Magical Interaction speed, which means extremely slow portal-opening.
  • 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 +3 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, up to 33.33% at just above 0hp. The benefit is negatively affected by Health Bonus %, like Robust, War Cry, and Blood Exchange, which all add together. Physical Power Bonus = (1 - CurrentHealth/MaxHealth * (1 + HealthBonus%))/3. The bonus cannot be negative. Damage Increase GraphExpand
Carnage	Armor Rating increases by 75 for 7 seconds when a target is killed.
Executioner	Increases headshot damage with axes by an additive +10%.
Iron Will	Increases Magic Resist Rating by 60 and ignores knockback effects.
Morale Boost	Recovers 12% of Max HP after killing a player.
Potion Chugger	The effect of all drinks are increased by +20% and the duration is reduced by -20%. (including luck potion)
Savage	Physical Power 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	Increases Max HP Bonus by +10%.
Two-Hander	Increases Physical Power Bonus by +5% when attacking with a two-handed weapon.

You can equip a total of 2 skills.

Name	Description	Scaling	Cooldown
Achilles Strike	The next hit applies a debuff that lasts 2.5 seconds. During this debuff, the victim's Move Speed Bonus is decreased by -30%, and any step they take will inflict 1 Physical Damage.	Initial Damage: 100% Damage per step: 50%	24s
Blood Exchange	Reduce Max HP Bonus by 30% for 8 seconds while granting Lifesteal. Lifesteal: Successful attacks grant the player back 10% of Max HP. (Single use, rechargeable with campfires. Skill Tier 5.)		28s
War Sacrifice	Upon activation gain +5 All Attributes for 8 seconds, but lose 10% of your maximum health as a sacrifice over the same duration.		28s
Rage	Strength is increased by +15 and movement speed is increased multiplicatively by 15%, while Physical Damage Reduction is additively 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 and decreases their Physical Power Bonus by -25% for 6 seconds.		28s
War Cry	Grants +25% increased Max HP Bonus of self and allies within 7.5m for 7 seconds.		24s

Weapons

Category	Weapons
2-Handed	Template:ListWeaponsForClass
1-Handed	Template:ListWeaponsForClass
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
Spell Memory	0
Move Speed	292 (97.33%)
Action Speed	-6%
Spell Casting Speed	-68%
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 regular way, just break them with the Smash 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.

2023/11/09 Early Access Hotfix #20

- Barbarian's Blood Exchange recovery rate per hit has been reduced from 15% → 10%.

- Barbarian's Blood Exchange maximum health reduction rate for 8 seconds has been changed from -25% → -30%.

- Barbarian's Blood Exchange skill tier has been changed from 1 → 5. It will now take longer to recover the skill at a campfire.

- Barbarian's Achilles Strike duration changed from 4s → 2.5s.

2023/11/03 Early Access Hotfix #19

- Barbarian's Carnage now grants +75 Armor Rating for 7 seconds instead of +10 Strength after a target is killed.

- Barbarian's Axe Specialization now increases weapon damage by +3 instead of 10% Physical Damage Bonus.

- Barbarian's Achilles Strike debuff duration on the target increased from 2s → 4s.

- Barbarian's Blood Exchange duration increased from 6 to 8 seconds, and life steal amount increased from 5% to 15%.

- Barbarian's Life Siphon has been renamed to War Sacrifice. Now costs 10% of maximum health as a life sacrifice over 8 seconds and increases all attributes by 4 → 5.

2023/10/05 Early Access Hotfix #15

- Barbarian's Iron Will's additional Magic Resistance has been changed from 100 → 60.

2023/09/12 Early Access Hotfix #11

- Axe Specialization changed from +5 Additional Physical Damage -> +10% Physical Damage Bonus - Achilles Strike's Physical Damage on hit reduced from 10 -> 0 dmg, Damage taken per step decreased from 5 -> 1 dmg - Achilles Strike's Slow debuff increased from -10% -> -30% movespeed

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

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

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

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

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

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

2022/12/17 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%