Class Barbarian
Your Subclass is chosen at Level 3 and defines what your Rage draws from.
- Path of the Berserker — Frenzy, Mindless Rage, Retaliation
- Path of the Fractured — Face of Rage, Mask of Civility, Brains and Brawn, Cunning and Brutal
- Path of the Giant — Giant's Rage, Elemental Cleaver, Mighty Impel
- Path of the Wild Heart — Bestial Hearts, Aspect of the Beast, Land's Stride
- Path of the World Tree — Vitality of the Tree, Branches of the Tree, Battering Roots
- Path of the Zealot — Divine Fury, Warrior of the Gods, Fanatical Focus, Zealous Presence
- Path of Wild Magic — Wild Magic Surge, Bolstering Magic, Unstable Backlash
- Shadow Gnawer — Shadow Smoke, Creeping Fog, Consume Darkness
| TRAIT | DETAIL |
|---|---|
| Primary Ability | Strength |
| Hit Point Die |
 D12 per Barbarian level |
| Saving Throw Proficiencies | Strength and Constitution |
| Skill Proficiencies | Choose 2: Animal Handling, Athletics, Intimidation, Nature, Perception, or Survival |
| Weapon Proficiencies | Simple and Martial weapons |
| Armor Training | Light and Medium armor and Shields |
| LEVEL | FEATURE |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rage, Unarmored Defense, Weapon Mastery |
| 2 | Danger Sense, Reckless Attack |
| 3 | Primal Knowledge, Subclass |
| 4 | Ability Score Improvement, Weapon Mastery |
| 5 | Extra Attack, Fast Movement |
| 7 | Feral Instinct, Instinctive Pounce |
| 8 | Ability Score Improvement |
| 9 | Brutal Strike |
| 10 | Weapon Mastery |
| 11 | Relentless Rage |
| 12 | Ability Score Improvement |
Rage As a Bonus Action, you can enter a Rage that lasts for 1 minute. While raging, you gain the following benefits:
- Advantage on Strength checks and saves
- Bonus damage on Strength-based weapon attacks (+2 at Level 1, increasing with level)
- Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage
- You can't wear or don Heavy Armor while Raging
You start with 2 Rage uses, and gain another at Levels 3, 6, and 12. You regain one expended use on a Short Rest and all of them on a Long Rest.
While Raging you also gain Extend Rage, a Bonus Action that keeps the Rage going, and End Rage, which drops it early.
Unarmored Defense While not wearing armor, your Armor Class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier. You can use a Shield and still gain this benefit.
Weapon Mastery Choose two weapons whose Mastery properties you can apply when you attack with them. You gain one additional choice at Levels 4 and 10. Mastery choices are made in the level-up screen and are locked in afterwards — they can't be swapped on a Long Rest.
Danger Sense You have Advantage on Dexterity saving throws, unless you are Incapacitated.
Reckless Attack When you make your first attack roll on your turn, you can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you Advantage on attack rolls using Strength until the start of your next turn, but attack rolls against you have Advantage during that time.
Primal Knowledge You gain proficiency in another skill of your choice from the skill list available to Barbarians at level 1.
In addition, while your Rage is active, you can channel primal power when you attempt certain tasks; whenever you make an ability check using one of the following skills, you can make it as a Strength check even if it normally uses a different ability: Acrobatics, Intimidation, Perception, Stealth, or Survival.
Subclass Choose a subclass. See Subclasses below.
Extra Attack You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
Fast Movement Your speed increases by 10 feet while you aren't wearing Heavy Armor.
Feral Instinct You have Advantage on Initiative rolls.
Instinctive Pounce As part of the Bonus Action you take to enter your Rage, you can move up to half your Speed.
Brutal Strike If you use Reckless Attack, the target takes an extra 1d10 damage of the same type dealt by the weapon or Unarmed Strike, and you can cause one Brutal Strike effect of your choice.
- Forceful Blow. The target is pushed 15 feet straight away from you. You can then move up to half your Speed straight toward the target without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
- Hamstring Blow. The target's Speed is reduced by 15 feet until the start of your next turn. A target can be affected by only one Hamstring Blow at a time — the most recent one.
Relentless Rage Once per Short Rest, when you would drop to 0 hit points while Enraged, you instead regain hit points equal to twice your Barbarian level and avoid being Downed.
Feral Instinct (Initiative Advantage) into Reckless Attack into Brutal Strike is the Barbarian's core damage sequence — acting first sets up Reckless Advantage, which Brutal Strike converts into bonus damage plus forced movement or speed reduction on the same hit.
Subclass choice defines the secondary identity:
- Path of the Berserker — damage amplification; Retaliation turns incoming hits into free Reaction attacks, rewarding a tank positioning
- Path of the Fractured — dual-state Unarmed Strike specialist; strong Unarmed Strike damage, reach, and crit range while Raging, skill and Bonus Action utility while not
- Path of the World Tree — party sustain engine; Vitality of the Tree distributes Temp HP to allies each turn while Raging
- Path of the Zealot — divine energy on every Rage hit; Warrior of the Gods provides a healing pool that makes death nearly impossible while Enraged
- Shadow Gnawer — mobility and darkness control; Creeping Fog teleports 30 ft as an action, Consume Darkness heals in dim light or darkness