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These itThe Barbarian is a hidden character added in the Hellfire Expansion. Follow the steps on the [[Hellfire]] page to enable him. Barbarians use the Warrior's graphics, but play very differently. They are axe-masters, uniquely suited to using the huge two-handed weapons and fighting without a shield. Barbarians can not add any points to their magic attribute, and must use equipment to raise their magic level to be able to cast any spells, other than the simplest ones found on scrolls. To compensate they gain resistance with every level up and have the highest hit points in the game.

A collection of useful stats and figures for the WarriorBarbarian. Refer to the [[Diablo Characters]] page to see these figures, and others, in tables for easy comparison between the six character classes of Diablo and Hellfire.

 | valign="top" | '''Life:''' 70<br />'''Mana:''' 100<br />'''Strength:''' 3040<br />'''Magic:'''100<br />'''Dexterity:''' 20<br />'''Vitality:''' 25| valign="top" | '''Life:''' 316416<br />'''Mana:''' 980<br />'''Strength:''' 250255<br />'''Magic:'''500<br />'''Dexterity:''' 6055<br />'''Vitality:''' 100150| valign="top" | '''Life:''' 796 / 9161091<br />'''Mana:''' 533 / 568470<br />'''Strength:''' 425 / 485490<br />'''Magic: '''225 / 285235<br />'''Dexterity:''' 225 / 285280<br />'''Vitality: '''265 / 325375<br />'''To/Hit:''' 392<br />'''AC:''' 349 / 401

* '''Life:''' + 2 per Vitality* '''Mana:''' + 0* '''Resistance:''' 1 per Magic%

* 1 Vitality = 2 .5 life

===Defense===Barbarians get a special bonus to their defense, with it increasing with their character level.* Dex/5 + AC (items) + Clvl / 4** Shield AC counts 50%.The Warrior, Rogue , Sorcerer, and Bard all derive their defense from "Dex/5 + AC (items)" without any bonus for Clvl. (Monks gain nothing with Clvl, but get bonuses for going naked or in light armor, and suffer penalties for wearing medium and heavy armor.)  ==Barbarian Tactics== The Barbarian plays differently than any of the other characters in the game. He's not that unlike the Monk, in some ways. Both are at their best when using a two handed weapon, since they can hit three targets at once. Both deal damage, and swing quite quickly. The Barbarian is very different though, in that he has vastly higher hit points than the average Monk, much higher damage, and far less magic. Barbarians have zero magic or mana to begin with, and only gain the ability to read books or cast spells from equipment that boosts those stats. They do get one mana per magic point, so a +20 zodiac ring would give them 20 mana (and 50 hit points, with the +2.5 per vit bonus).

RoedsMuch like the Monk, this is what Barbarians do best.Their damage can be enormous; to compare to a warrior, the highest damage one-handed sword is a 6-15 [[D1 Swords|Bastard sword]]. The [[D1 Axes|Great Axe]] does 12-30, double the damage of a Bastard Sword, and when a Barbarian gets a King's Axe Great Axe, fastest hit, and uses his inherent ability to hit up to three targets at once, he becomes an unmovable force on melee monster levels, capable of dealing up to 6x the damage of a Warrior with every swing. Barbarians can use a sword/shield, or even a maul/shield. They even do higher damage than a Warrior in that mode, since Barbarians can wield two-handed swords and blunts in one hand. They are not meant to use shields though, and get only 50% of the Armor Class from equipped shields. Plus they can only hit one target at a time with a sword, losing their tremendous triple-hitting axe ability. 

RosBarbarians do not get any magic from their attributes, and don't even gain mana from leveling up.All of their magic and mana must come from equipment, and it can be a struggle for a new Barbarian to survive with nothing but healing scrolls and healing potions. Carrying town portal scrolls is essential for a good while (Healing and Town Portal scrolls require 0 magic to use) as well. Eventually, higher level Barbarians should be able to accumulate enough +magic equipment to read a variety of [[D1 Spellbooks|spellbooks]]. Using some magic is very helpful. Being able to heal is certainly nice, and stone curse and teleport help greatly in the hell levels when witches and mages are encountered. Be sure you only by full healing potions; partials will do almost nothing for the Barbarian. 

ThsThis is easy in single player, thanks to [[D1_Unique_Helms#The_Undead_Crown|The Undead Crown]] that the Skeleton King drops every game. In multiplayer Diablo, the only way to get life leech, other than from a weapon, is from the ultra-rare [[D1_Unique_Helms#Helm_of_Sprits|Helm of Sprits]]. Good luck finding one of those.

====Bow Damage Limitation=Defense===To__Barbarians can achieve very high defense even without a shield, since they get a bonus to their Armor Class with every level up. They also gain 1% resistance to all three types of magic with each level up, which means a medium or high level Barbarian only needs one decent resistance item, an Obsidian ring/amulet/helm/etc, to be all but maxed out on resistance.)