Remember, all the Enhanced Damage (ED) from the weapon itself, other gear, skills and strength bonus gets applied to the base damage of the weapon. The reason for this is simple: We want to deal a lot of damage, and thus we need a weapon with high base damage.

We’re going with a high damage two-handed weapon on our Barbarian. Enhanced Damage – As much as possible, 200%+ if possible.As an endgame weapon we are looking for, in order of priority: What weapon you manage to find determines the build. MF – Increased Chance to find Magic Items That opens up several end-game skills to us, but we are going to leave the final skill choice until we have settled on a weapon.

Our main focus will be finding a big hurty two-handed weapon and using War Cry to stun enemies. For this reason, we are going to ignore Frenzy and Double Swing builds, as finding one decent weapon is much easier than finding two. In Diablo 2 it is all about the weapon for Barbarians, and finding something that can take you through Hell is not necessarily easy. As this is a starter build for new players however it is targeted at softcore play and I have made it a bit more general, including both Concentrate and Whirlwind options. This guide is derived from Nightfish’s Hardcore Berserker guide, which I thoroughly recommend reading. This guide should help you avoid the same mistakes. Poor equipment and skill points everywhere didn’t make it easy. My first ever character was a Barbarian, and I think I got stuck somewhere around Act 4 on my first playthrough. The Barbarian is a great character with good gear, but as a starter character, he is one of the hardest. Welcome to the Diablo 2 Barbarian Guide which is a guide to help you get started with the class.

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