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Wrath of the Berserker is a tier VI skill in the Berserker Skill Tree, buffing the Barbarian so much he might explode.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Wrath of the Berserker Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Barbarian
Skill Description:
Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for U seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take V% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune. Critical Hit: +W% Attack Speed: +X% Dodge Chance: +Y% Movement Speed: +Z%
Skill Details:
Type:	Buff
Quantity:	Cast
Effect:	Self Buff
School:	Physical
Fury cost:	3 Fury Orbs
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	Unknown
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Barbarian unleashes his fury, reigning havoc and destruction upon his foes.

Skill Design

This skill turns the Barbarian into a furious killing machine with bonuses to physical damage-dealing stats, and it also adds defensive bonuses as well. It provides a way of disposing tough monsters quickly, such as bosses or minibosses, and according to the description of the ability it also provides a way for the Barbarian to break physical damage immunities of monsters, albeit only for a short duration. One could argue that this skill is a very good demonstration of the design philosophy of the Berserker skill tree, where there is no such thing as too much power.

We are only sure of the stats of rank 1 of this skill, and that before the disposal of the "traffic light" fury-system this skill used to require 3 fury orbs (which was maximum).

Skill Rank Table

Following ranks after 1 is for future purposes.

• Rank: 1/5
  • Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for 12 seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take 50% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune.
  • Critical Hit: +100%
  • Attack Speed: +50%
  • Dodge Chance: +10%
  • Movement Speed: +20%
• Rank: 2/5 (A)
  • Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for X seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take X% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune.
  • Critical Hit: Unknown
  • Attack Speed: Unknown
  • Dodge Chance: Unknown
  • Movement Speed: Unknown
• Rank: 3/5 (A)
  • Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for X seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take X% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune.
  • Critical Hit: Unknown
  • Attack Speed: Unknown
  • Dodge Chance: Unknown
  • Movement Speed: Unknown
• Rank: 4/5 (A)
  • Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for X seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take X% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune.
  • Critical Hit: Unknown
  • Attack Speed: Unknown
  • Dodge Chance: Unknown
  • Movement Speed: Unknown
• Rank: 5/5 (A)
  • Enter a heightened state of fury, raising several stats for X seconds. Monsters with damage immunities will take X% less damage from the Barbarian's attacks rather than being immune.
  • Critical Hit: Unknown
  • Attack Speed: Unknown
  • Dodge Chance: Unknown
  • Movement Speed: Unknown

Synergies

• None known.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Wrath of the Berserker is a new skill, revealed to us by the latest demo at BlizzCon 2009. No iterations to this skill are known.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Wrath of the Berserker-specific gallery contents

References

• Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats