Role and forms
The Barbarian is one of the three classes of the Untamed race and its job in a party is to tank: he soaks up the enemy's hits so the damage dealers can work safely. A squad without a Barbarian in front tends to fall fast. His big HP pool and raw strength also let him fight well on his own, and late in the game he counts among the strongest classes in PvP.
Like all Untamed he can shapeshift. In tiger (or panda) form his HP, physical defense and movement speed go up, but his damage goes down, so most Barbarians fight in human form. The class is male only, and Barbarians are the tallest characters of any race.
| Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| Very high HP and physical defense | Very low magic defense |
| Strong area attacks | Poor accuracy |
| Fastest runner in the game in tiger form | Less damage in tiger form |
| Always welcome in a party | Slow start at low levels, costly repairs, male only |
Starting stats
Barbarians build mainly on Strength or Vitality; on this class Vitality also adds to physical attack. See Stats and Attributes for what each attribute does.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Health | 85 |
| Mana | 35 |
| Physical attack | 5-9 |
| Accuracy / Evasion | 40 / 40 |
| Movement speed | 4.9 m/s |
| HP per Vitality point | 17 |
| HP / MP per level | 34 / 14 |
Weapons and armor
Barbarian skills need one of four weapon types. They differ in damage spread and speed, while all of them reach the same medium range.
| Weapon | Min damage | Max damage | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Axes | Low | Higher | Slower |
| Poleaxe | Lower | High | Slow |
| Dual Hammers | Medium | High | Slower |
| Polehammer | Low | Medium | Slow |
- Weapons usually get Garnet shards for physical attack; Amber shards add accuracy, which helps a lot at low levels.
- Armor is heavy and should be kept current for your level. It is usually socketed with Citrine shards or Vitality gems; tanks may pick defense gems and Strength builds attack gems. See Shards and Socketing.
- Ornaments with all five elemental resistances, refined for extra magic protection, cover the class's biggest weak point: magic attacks.
Barbarians in PvE
- Leveling can feel slow early on because of low accuracy. The Blood Bath skill at level 29 more than doubles accuracy even at skill level 1.
- Monsters that hit with magic are the hardest for him because of his low magic defense.
- In a squad he keeps the enemy on himself with taunting skills: Flesh Ream for one target, Roar and Stomp of the King for groups. Many newer dungeons expect a Barbarian to hold the boss.
- In fast damage squads his main hitting skill is Armageddon, boosted by buffs and defense-lowering skills, and the best glyph depends on a Vitality or Strength build.
PvP and Territory Wars
A Barbarian grows stronger the more he levels. He enters PvP properly around the middle levels, and at high levels he becomes very hard to kill in a one-on-one fight. Wizards and Psychics are the main threat, yet even they struggle without help.
In Territory Wars many Barbarians carry the catapults, which deal most of the damage to the enemy and decide the battle. On the attack, his heavy area skills such as Armageddon and Sunder make him dangerous, so enemies often gang up on him early.
Sources
Game pictures: © Perfect World Entertainment / Arc Games · arcgames.com
