An overview of the balance changes made to Barbarian skills in Patch 2.4 in Diablo 2 Resurrected.

Warcries¶

Howl

• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Battle Cry

• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

War Cry

• Damage increased by about 30%
• Tooltip updated to now display Radius
• War Cry’s mana cost now increases by only 0.75 per level instead of 1

Shout

• Duration baseline increased from 20 seconds to 30 seconds (matching Battle Orders)
• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Battle Orders

• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Battle Command

• Duration baseline increased from 5 seconds to 30 seconds (matching Battle Orders)
• Tooltip updated to now display Radius

Grim Ward

• Radius baseline value increased
• Now also Slows and increases Damage Taken for nearby enemies.
• Find Potion synergy added: +5% Damage Taken per level

Combat Masteries¶

Sword Mastery

• Renamed to Blade Mastery
• Now affects daggers in addition to swords
• Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)

Axe Mastery

• Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)

Mace Mastery

• Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)

Polearm Mastery

• Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)

Spear Mastery

• Increased base attack rating bonus to 40% (from 28%)

Throwing Mastery

• Increased base attack rating bonus to 44% (from 30%)
• Added chance to not consume quantity per level up to 55% chance at level 20
• Critical strikes with throwing weapons now replenish quantity
• Added chance to pierce

Combat Skills¶

Whirlwind

• When targeting an enemy with Whirlwind, the Barbarian will move to the initial position of the enemy - it will not track them as they move
• Whirlwind will be performed even when targeting adjacent enemies (used to perform a basic attack)

Leap

• Baseline minimum distance increased
• Speed of the leap motion increased by 75%
• Leap now has a minimum jump height and duration
• Tooltip updated to now display Knockback Radius

Leap Attack

• Speed of the leap motion increased by 75%
• Leap attack now has a minimum jump height and duration
• Damage baseline increased from 100% to 200%
• Attack Rating baseline increased from 50% to 100%
• Attack Rating per level increased from 15% to 20%
• The Barbarian now deals extra physical damage to surrounding enemies within a range of 4.6 yards when landing from a Leap Attack. Damage scales per level – increased scaling compared to the PTR implementation
• Leap synergy bonus applies to the AoE damage in addition to the attack
• Increased mana cost of Leap Attack from 9 to 10
• Leap Attack will be performed even when targeting adjacent enemies (used to perform a basic attack)

Berserk

• Shout synergy replaced with Battle Orders

Double Throw

• Added damage bonus with 16% baseline and 8% damage increase per level

Frenzy

• Increased Stamina synergy added: +0.4 Seconds per Level