Diablo 4 – Barbarian Passive Skills Guide (Season 6)

Barbarian Talents

The Barbarian has access to 29 different talents (passive skills), or simply passives, in Diablo 4.

Like skills, additional passive choices are unlocked as more skill points are allocated into the skill tree. Unlike skills, however, passives do not need to be equipped to enable their effects; they always function as long as a point has been allocated into them. Up to 3 skill points may be allocated to any individual passive, except for the powerful and mutually exclusive Capstone Skill, in which a single skill point can be allocated.

This section provides a brief overview of the Barbarian passive skills and their requirements.

For a detailed list of Barbarian skills, refer to our Barbarian Skills page.

For more general information about the class, refer to our Barbarian Guide.

Barbarian Core Passive Skills

Barbarian Core passives are unlocked after 2 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Pressure Point	Lucky Hit: Your Core skills have up to a {#}% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds.
Endless Fury	Basic skills generate x{#}% more Fury.
Warpath (Vessel of Hatred)	After Overpowering, you deal 4/8/12% increased damage for 4 seconds.

Barbarian Defensive Passive Skills

Barbarian Defensive passives are unlocked after 6 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Outburst	Gain {#} Thorns. Also gain {#} Thorns for each {#} bonus Maximum Life you have.
Tough as Nails	Increase your Thorns by +{#}%. When enemies hit you, they take an additional 15% of your Thorns as Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Imposing Presence	Gain x{#}% additional Maximum Life.
Martial Vigor	Damage Reduction against Elites is increased by {#}%.
Belligerence (Vessel of Hatred)	Damaging an enemy with a Basic Skill increases your damage by 3/6/9% for 4 seconds.

Barbarian Brawling Passive Skills

Barbarian Brawling passives are unlocked after 11 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Booming Voice	Shout skill effect durations are increased by x{#}%.
Raid Leader	Your Shouts also Heal allies for {#}% of their Maximum Life per second.
Guttural Yell	Your Shout Skills cause enemies to deal x{#}% less damage for 5 seconds.
Swiftness	Movement Speed is increased by +{#}%.
Quick Impulses	Reduce the duration of Control Impairing Effects by x{#}%.
Aggressive Resistance	Gain {#}% Damage Reduction while Berserking.
Battle Fervor	When a Brawling Skill damages at least one enemy, gain Berserking for {#} seconds.
Prolific Fury	While Berserking, Fury Generation is increased by {#}%.

Barbarian Weapon Mastery Passive Skills

Barbarian Weapon Mastery passives are unlocked after 16 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Pit Fighter	You deal {#}% increased damage and gain {#}% Damage Reduction.
No Mercy	You gain {#}% increased Critical Strike Chance.
Slaying Strike	You deal x{#}% increased damage against Injured enemies.
Expose Vulnerability	Dealing direct damage with a Weapon Mastery skill causes your next Core Skill to make enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds.
Hamstring	Your Bleeding effects have a 15% chance to Slow Healthy and Injured enemies by {#}% each time they deal damage.
Cut to the Bone	Your Bleeding effects deal x{#}% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
Thick Skin	Each time you take direct damage gain {#}% Maximum Life as Fortify.
Defensive Stance	Increase the Damage Reduction gained while you are Fortified by an additional +{#}%.
Counteroffensive	While Fortified for over 50% of your Maximum Life, you deal x{#}% increased damage.
Irrepressible (Vessel of Hatred)	Casting a Weapon Mastery Skill Fortifies you for 10/20/30% of your Maximum Life.

Barbarian Ultimate Passive Skills

Barbarian Ultimate passives are unlocked after 23 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Duelist	Attack Speed is increased by +{#}% while using One-Handed weapons.
Wallop	Your Skills using Bludgeoning weapons deal x{#}% increased damage if the enemy is Stunned or Vulnerable.
Concussion	Lucky Hit: Skills using Bludgeoning weapons have up to a {#}% chance to Stun enemies for 2 seconds, or up to a {#}% chance when using a Two-Handed Bludgeoning weapon.
Heavy Handed	While using Two-Handed weapons you deal x{#}% increased Critical Strike Damage.
Brute Force	Your Overpower deals x{#}% increased damage when using a Two-Handed weapon.
Heavy Hitter (Vessel of Hatred)	Your Ultimate Skills deal 15/30/45% more damage.

Barbarian Capstone Skills

Barbarian Capstone Skills are unlocked after 33 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree. Unlike other passives, Capstone Skills are mutually exclusive; only one of them may be selected, so choose wisely.

Unconstrained	Berserking‘s damage bonus is increased to 60%. While below 65% Life, you are always Berserk and gain a 30% Physical Damage Reduction bonus.
Walking Arsenal	Dealing direct damage with a Two-Handed Bludgeoning, Two-Handed Slashing, or Dual Wielded weapons grants x8% increased damage for 10 seconds. While all three damage bonuses are active, you gain an additional x10% increased damage and x10% attack speed.
Unbridled Rage	Core Skills deal x45% increased damage, but cost x100% more.
Gushing Wounds	When causing an enemy to Bleed, you have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to increase the Bleed amount by 70%, then by 100% of your Critical Strike Damage. Overpowering a Bleeding enemy creates an explosion that inflicts 120% Bleeding damage over 5 seconds.
Barbed Carapace (Vessel of Hatred)	For every 25 Fury you spend, you gain 10%[+] Thorns for 8 seconds, up to 120%. Casting a Skill with a Cooldown grants you Unhindered for 5 seconds. During this time, you deal 100% of your Thorns as physical damage to Close enemies every second.