Barbarian is a strong class in Dark and Darker that is known for higher health, high resistance, and some pretty good force. This class mainly uses two-handed weapons to deal a lot of damage to enemies. It can survive the toughest of battles single-handedly and dominate the battlefield, whether it is a player-vs-player interaction or a player-vs-environment interaction. As a barbarian, you need the best build, and this Dark and Darker Barbarian build guide features all the skills, perks, and weapons, along with tips to get the most out of this class.

Best Barbarian Build

To become a good Barbarian, you need to overcome all the weaknesses of this class. The movement speed and magical defense of the Barbarian class aren't the greatest. You have to choose the right skills, weapons, and perks to do wonders with this class.

Best Skills

There is a total of four skills in the Barbarian class. These skills include Rage, warcry, savage roar, and reckless attack. Among these skills, Rage and the Savage Roar are the ones that you should choose. Here are more details about these skills.

Rage – This skill provides you with better movement speed and strength. The only downside of this skill is that the defense is pretty low with this skill. You have to stay safe from enemy attacks to survive.

Savage Roar – This is a ranged skill that can deal with all kinds of enemies. It can reduce the physical damage of enemies to some extent. If your enemies are immune to fear effects, this skill won't work.

Best Perks

There is a total of eight perks that you can choose for the Barbarian build. Here is the list of all these perks.

Axe Specialization

Berserker

Carnage

Iron Will

Morale Boost

Savage

Smash

Toughness

Below are details about the four best perks that will go well with your Barbarian build.

Savage – This perk increases the damage, but you have to give up on chest armor.

Smash – This perk helps you in smashing doors and chests. You can also boost the impact of your attacks with this perk.

Berserker – Increase your attacking power when the health is going down.

Axe Specialization – All your axe attacks will deal more damage.

Best Weapons

The barbarian class is known for wielding both one-handed as well as two-handed axes. Here are the best weapons for Barbarian.

One-handed axes – With these axes, you don't have to worry about the attack speed and agility at all. This added agility comes at the cost of low range and less damage. You can land consistent blows on enemies, but their efficiency decreases when the enemy is wearing armor.

Two-handed axes – These axes are pretty heavy, and the attacking speed is less, but their range is very good. Each blow with this axe will result in more damage.

Best Armor

In your Barbarian build, you can wear three types of armor, including leather armor, cloth armor, or plate armor. To get the most out of the armor with your Barbarian build, you should create a combination of these three types of armor.

Plate armor – Against physical attackers, plate armor is the most effective armor out there, but the agility and the movement speed of this armor are very low.

Cloth Armor – You can wear this armor to increase your movement speed and agility, but this armor isn't effective against physical attacks.

Leather Armor – This is the best armor as it creates a balance between strengths and weaknesses. You'll enjoy good protection from physical damage with this armor while the weight of this armor isn't that much, so the agility will be pretty good.

Everything in this best Barbarian build is tested, but you can still experiment with different combinations of armor, skills, weapons, and perks to get the best build according to your needs and style.

Barbarian Build Tips

The first tip to get the most out of the Barbarian build is to use your weapons in the right way. If you are using a two-handed axe, you should swing in downwards to cut the enemy's head and get that extra headshot bonus. When you are facing groups of enemies, using the savage roar skill can help you deal with them as it contains the fear effect. Use the rage skill to get an instant boost and chase enemies or get out of a difficult situation.

When you are facing other players, deal with wizards, rangers, and rogues first, as they can be killed with just one blow of your axe. Team up with wizards for player-vs-player battles to use their Haste spell. With this spell, you can charge other players to deal massive damage to them. Their health is quite good, so you can stay in the battle for long if you keep dodging those oncoming attacks.

For this you need to have plenty of Dark and Darker gold and gear for a perfect Barbarian build.