Barbarian abilities

This article is about barbarian abilities in Pillars of Eternity. For barbarian abilities in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, see Barbarian abilities (Deadfire).

The following is a list of Barbarian abilities in Pillars of Eternity.

List of barbarian abilities

Select one ability of the current or lower levels at each odd level. Carnage is learnt automatically by all barbarians at level 1.

	Ability	Acquirable at level	Activation	Effects	Speed	Duration	Area	Description
	Barbaric Yell	1	Active (2 per Encounter)	Foe AoE: Frightened for 12.0 seconds	Average	12.0 seconds	5.0m Radius from Caster	Lets out a terrifying yell, frightening enemies in the area of effect.
	Carnage	1 (automatic)	Passive	Causes 0.66x damage to enemies in a 1.5m radius from the targeted enemy			1.5m Radius from Target	The barbarian's attacks become so forceful as to impact others around the target enemy. For every successful melee attack, the barbarian makes reduced-damage attacks at all other enemies within a short distance of the target.
	Frenzy	1	Active (1 per Encounter)	User: +4 Might, +4 Constitution, +33% Attack Speed, -10 Deflection, Health and Endurance concealed for 12.0 sec	Average	12.0 seconds	Self	Sends the barbarian into a frenzied state, granting a Might, Constitution, and Attack Speed bonus but causing a Deflection penalty against incoming attacks. While the barbarian’s Frenzy is active, his or her Endurance and Health are concealed.
	Blooded	3	Passive	+25% Damage while Endurance below 50%			Self	Causes the barbarian to lash out when in pain, granting a bonus to damage for as long as his or her Endurance is below 50%.
	Savage Defiance	3	Active (1 per Encounter)	User: +100 Endurance over 12.0 sec	Instant	12.0 seconds	Self	The barbarian channels his or her own irrepressible determination, regenerating a large amount of Endurance.
	Wild Sprint	3	Active (3 per Rest)	User: +3.5 Move Speed, +12 Defense when Disengaging, Not stopped by Engagement for 5.0 sec	Instant	5.0 seconds	Self	The barbarian becomes able to charge with reckless abandon, allowing him or her to ignore the movement stop of Engagement and gain bonus to all defenses against Disengagement Attacks.
	Bloodlust	5	Passive	+20% Attack Speed for 8.0 sec after downing 2 enemies		8.0 seconds	Self	Imparts an unquenchable bloodlust to the Barbarian, increasing his or her speed temporarily in battle once he or she has personally downed at least two enemies.
	Brute Force	5	Passive	Attacks target Fortitude, if lower than Deflection			Self	The barbarian hits so hard that ordinary means of defense can be easily overpowered. On attacks that normally target Deflection, the barbarian will instead attack Fortitude if it is the lower defense.
	One Stands Alone	5	Passive	Self: +2 enemies needed to get Flanked +20% Melee Damage when adjacent to 2 or more enemies				The barbarian makes a courageous stand against all attackers. Grants a melee Damage bonus when the barbarian is adjacent to two or more enemies, and the barbarian cannot be flanked unless Engaged by more than three enemies.
	Blood Thirst [WM2]	7	Passive	Recover immediately after killing an enemy			Self	After killing an enemy, the barbarian's Recovery is waived, allowing them to attack again immediately.
	Thick-skinned	7	Passive	Self +3 Damage Reduction (Slash, Pierce, Crush)				Toughens the Barbarian's naturally thick skin, raising his or her Damage Reduction.
	Threatening Presence	7	Passive	Foe AoE: Sickened for 3.0 sec	Average	3.0 seconds	1.25m Radius from Caster	The barbarian's mere presence becomes so intimidating as to fill all approaching enemies with nauseating dread. As long as the barbarian is stationary, nearby enemies may be Sickened.
	Barbaric Shout	9	Active (2 per Rest)	Foe AoE: Terrified for 20 seconds	Average	20 seconds	7.5m Radius from Caster	Lets out a dreadful shout, Terrifying enemies in the area of effect.
	Vengeful Defeat	9	Passive	Foe AoE (on 0 Endurance): Full Attack			2.0m Radius from Caster	Exacts a final revenge when the Barbarian is reduced to 0 Endurance, causing him or her to perform instant Carnage Full Attacks at everyone in range.
	Eye of the Storm [WM1]	11	Passive	Cannot be Engaged by enemies more than 1 level below own level			Self	The barbarian cannot be Engaged by enemies that are more than 1 level lower than him or her. It does not prevent the barbarian from being attacked in melee.
	Heart of Fury	11	Active (1 per Encounter)	User: Full Attack, +25% damage for 1.0 sec	Average	1.0 second	2.0m Radius from Caster	The barbarian swings viciously in a lightning-quick flurry, taking on all comers. Each equipped weapon attacks every nearby enemy, doing extra damage and inflicting Carnage if applicable.
	Barbaric Retaliation [WM2]	13	Passive	Characters hitting Self: 8-12 Raw Damage				The barbarian reflexively lashes out at anyone who hits him or her in melee, doing Raw damage to anyone unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end.
	Dragon Leap [WM1]	13	Active (1 per Encounter)	Foe AoE: 20-30 Crush Damage, Dazed for 15.0 sec User: Break Engagements, Immune to Engagement for 2.0 sec	Average		1.5m Radius	Drawing upon reserves of intense spiritual power, barbarians are able to leap high into the air and crash down upon their foes, Dazing them.
	Echoing Shout [WM2]	15	Active (1 per Encounter)	Foe Target: 35-50 Crush Damage, Dazed for 6.0 sec			Length: 30m, bounces up to 1 times	The barbarian projects his or her rage into a wave of energy that causes Crush damage and Dazes everyone caught in its path. If the shout strikes a solid surface, it will bounce once.