Version, purpose and verified scope
The repeatable Basic Skill damage loop remains centered on Hooves, Paingorger and matching Fury scaling. Sanctification outcomes from S11 are absent. Bloodied affixes supplement ordinary gear; they replace neither the correct Arsenal attack nor resource sustain.
Patch family 2.6; level 60. Source variant: Mythic. Author revision: 2026-04-04T06:00:57. This page includes the complete skill allocation, bar, equipment, sockets and board/glyph list. Record and top-rank claims in the source title are not adopted as our own measurements.
Skill, item and glyph names retain unambiguous English planner labels. Numbers in the point table are allocated ranks, not final ranks increased by gear.
Action bar and gameplay
Prepare shouts and Wrath before contact, control with Ground Stomp and use Hammer of the Ancients for its intended amplification. Lunging Strike remains the main attack. Reach new packs promptly to sustain killstreaks relevant to Bloodied affixes.
| Slot | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lunging Strike |
| 2 | Ground Stomp |
| 3 | Wrath of the Berserker |
| 4 | War Cry |
| 5 | Hammer of the Ancients |
| 6 | Rallying Cry |
Complete point allocation
Total: 71 paid points; 0 free shape-choice entries. Visible free connectors are not additional paid investment.
| Node / upgrade | Rank | Paid points |
|---|---|---|
| Lunging Strike | 5 | 5 |
| Enhanced Lunging Strike | 1 | 1 |
| Pressure Point | 1 | 1 |
| Warpath | 3 | 3 |
| Tempered Fury | 3 | 3 |
| Rallying Cry | 1 | 1 |
| Enhanced Rallying Cry | 1 | 1 |
| Imposing Presence | 3 | 3 |
| Martial Vigor | 3 | 3 |
| Belligerence | 3 | 3 |
| Booming Voice | 3 | 3 |
| Aggressive Resistance | 3 | 3 |
| Pit Fighter | 3 | 3 |
| Slaying Strike | 3 | 3 |
| Thick Skin | 1 | 1 |
| Counteroffensive | 3 | 3 |
| Wrath Of The Berserker | 5 | 5 |
| Prime Wrath Of The Berserker | 1 | 1 |
| Supreme Wrath Of The Berserker | 1 | 1 |
| Unconstrained | 1 | 1 |
| Invigorating Fury | 2 | 2 |
| Tactical Rallying Cry | 1 | 1 |
| Heavy Handed | 3 | 3 |
| Wallop | 3 | 3 |
| Ground Stomp | 1 | 1 |
| Enhanced Ground Stomp | 1 | 1 |
| Strategic Ground Stomp | 1 | 1 |
| Brute Force | 3 | 3 |
| War Cry | 1 | 1 |
| Enhanced War Cry | 1 | 1 |
| Power War Cry | 1 | 1 |
| Hammer Of The Ancients | 1 | 1 |
| Enhanced Hammer Of The Ancients | 1 | 1 |
| Hammer Of The Ancients Violent | 1 | 1 |
| Outburst | 1 | 1 |
| Combat Lunging Strike | 1 | 1 |
Class mechanic
| Selection | Setting |
|---|---|
| Expertise / Oath | Polearm |
Equipment by slot
Aspects and Uniques are listed as one coherent setup. A higher item-power number does not replace a missing core item.
| Slot | Item / aspect |
|---|---|
| Helm | Harlequin Crest |
| Chest | Shroud of False Death |
| Gloves | Paingorger's Gauntlets |
| Pants | Tibault's Will |
| Boots | Hooves of the Mountain God |
| Two-handed bludgeoning | Aspect of Earthquakes |
| One-handed weapon 1 | Shard of Verathiel |
| One-handed weapon 2 | Ramaladni's Magnum Opus |
| Two-handed slashing | The Grandfather |
| Ring 1 | Bold Chieftain's Aspect |
| Amulet | Aspect of Adaptability |
| Ring 2 | Ring of Starless Skies |
Stats, tempering and upgrade order
Resolve Fury capacity, Fury recovery and Wrath uptime first. Then improve Basic Skill ranks, Strength and suitable Bloodied rolls. Do not assume an old double-Sanctified Selig setup: that extra does not belong to S12 rules.
The table lists attributes from the selected source, with preferred Greater/Masterwork targets first. It does not reuse present-day tooltip percentages as historical values.
| Slot | Attribute priority | Tempering |
|---|---|---|
| Helm | Cooldown Reduction · Maximum Life · Maximum Resource · Armor | — |
| Chest | Resource Generation · All Stats · Damage On Next Attack After Entering Stealth · Maximum Life | — |
| Gloves | Ranks To Basic Skills · Attack Speed · Cooldown Reduction · Lucky Hit Up To A 16 28 Chance To Stun For 2 Seconds | — |
| Pants | Maximum Resource · All Stats · Critical Strike Chance · Attack Speed | — |
| Boots | Ranks To Belligerence · Movement Speed · Basic Attack Speed · Fury Per Second | — |
| Two-handed bludgeoning | Strength · Maximum Life · Critical Strike Damage · Lucky Hit Up To A X Chance To Make Enemies Vulnerable For 2 Seconds | Furious Augments Chance For Lunging Strike To Deal Double Damage |
| One-handed weapon 1 | Ranks To Basic Skills · All Stats · Basic Attack Speed · Maximum Resource | — |
| One-handed weapon 2 | Maximum Resource · Critical Strike Damage · Strength · Overpower Damage | — |
| Two-handed slashing | Maximum Resource · All Stats · Damage · Maximum Life | — |
| Ring 1 | Cooldown Reduction · Strength · Maximum Life · Critical Strike Chance | Ultimate Efficiency Barbarian Wrath Of The Berserker Cooldown Reduction |
| Amulet | Ranks To Brute Force · Ranks To Heavy Handed · Ranks To Counteroffensive · Ranks To Pit Fighter | Ultimate Efficiency Barbarian Wrath Of The Berserker Cooldown Reduction |
| Ring 2 | Critical Strike Chance · Attack Speed · Lucky Hit Chance · Ranks To Core Skills | — |
Runes and gems
Sockets for the selected variant. A rune pair belongs together in a suitable item; socketed runes and completed Runeword equipment are different things.
| Slot | Sockets |
|---|---|
| Helm | Ruby + Ruby |
| Chest | Ruby + Ruby |
| Pants | Ruby + Ruby |
| Two-handed bludgeoning | Moni + Xan |
| One-handed weapon 1 | Emerald |
| One-handed weapon 2 | Emerald |
| Two-handed slashing | Cir + Ceh |
| Ring 1 | Diamond |
| Amulet | Diamond |
| Ring 2 | Diamond |
Paragon: boards and glyphs
This list documents the selected endgame setup. Use the linked planner for exact connected individual nodes and earlier point totals. A high target glyph rank is not an entry requirement.
| No. | Board | Glyph | Target rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starter Board | Wrath | 100 |
| 2 | Weapons Master | Revenge | 100 |
| 3 | Blood Rage | Challenger | 100 |
| 4 | Warbringer | Crusher | 100 |
| 5 | Carnage | Might | 100 |
Seasonal powers and Talisman package
Bloodied affixes and killstreaks replace S11 enhancements. Killstreak bonuses are not automatically permanent during single-boss fights.
| Role / slot | Selection |
|---|---|
| Helm | Cooldown Reduction Per Kill Streak Tier |
| Chest | Resource Cost Reduction Per Kill Streak Tier |
| Gloves | Attack Speed Per Kill Streak Tier |
| Pants | Maximum Life Per Kill Streak Tier |
| Boots | Movement Speed Per Kill Streak Tier |
| Two-handed bludgeoning | Every 30 Kills Chains Hook Nearby Enemies |
| One-handed weapon 1 | Every 10 Kills Release A Bloodsplosion |
| One-handed weapon 2 | Every 20 Kills Savagely Bite Apply Vulnerable |
| Two-handed slashing | Every 40 Kills Reset A Random Cooldown |
| Ring 1 | Increased Reputation From Kill Streaks |
| Amulet | Increased Chance For Additional Salvage Materials During Kill Streaks |
| Ring 2 | Increased Experience From Kill Streaks |
Limits and safe transitions
Killstreak bonuses have different availability between packs and against a single boss. Do not treat a farming stat as a permanent boss stat.
Verify resource sustain, protection and core items together before increasing difficulty. An author’s test with particular gear, density or boss phases does not prove identical performance on every character.
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Sources & editorial reference date
Independently written guidance. Linked sources support verification of game systems, versions and described changes. Editorial reference date: 2026-10-23.
- Cliptis: Lunging Strike — Mythic (2026-04-04T06:00:57Z) web.archive.org
- Blizzard: Season of Slaughter news.blizzard.com