Guide to Barbarian Feats

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By Nuitaran



We have rated the Feats below based on our experience as to which are
going to be most helpful and useful. Feats are rated on a scale of 1-5
with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best. A rating of 1 or 2 means
the Feat is pretty much useless to a barbarian and one that you
probably want to avoid.



A rating of 3 indicates that the Feat can be
used with some careful planning, or with certain class combinations. We
reserve a rating of 4 only for those Feats that are almost necessary
picks for certain types of builds or class combinations. A rating of 5
designates the best of the barbarian Feats and ones players should
seriously consider for any DDO Build involving barbarians.







To help you navigate the many Feats, just click on
the range of Feats below to move to that spot in the guide:

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1. Acrobatic
2. Alertness
3. Athletic
4. Bullheaded
5. Cleave
6. Combat Expertise
7. Discipline
8. Dodge
9. Exotic Weapon Proficiency
10. Great Cleave

11. Great Fortitude
12. Greater Two Handed Fighting
13. Greater Two Weapon Fighting
    
14. Greater Weapon Focus
15. Improved Critical
16. Improved Feint
17. Improved Precise Shot
18. Improved Shield Bash
19. Improved Shield Mastery
20. Improved Sunder

21. Improved Trip
22. Improved Two Hand Fighting
23. Improved Two Weapon Fighting
24. Iron Will
25. Lightning Reflexes
26. Luck of the Heroes
27. Many Shot
28. Mobility
29. Negotiator
30. Nimble Fingers

31. Point Blank Shot
32. Power Attack
33. Precise Shot
34. Precision
35. Quick Draw
36. Rapid Reload
37. Rapid Shot
38. Resilience
39. Resist Poison
40. Sap

41. Self Sufficient
42. Shield Mastery
43. Shot on the Run
44. Skill Focus
45. Slicing Blow
46. Snake Blood
47. Spring Attack
48. Stealthy
49. Stunning Blow
50. Toughness

51. Tower Shield Proficiency
    
52. Two Handed Fighting
    
53. Two Weapon Blocking
    
54. Two Weapon Defense
    
55. Two Weapon Fighitng
    
56. Weapon Finese
    
57. Weapon Focus
    
58. Whirlwind Attack
    

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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(212, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">41. Self Sufficient

Official Text: "You can take care of yourself, and frequently others
too. You receive a +2 bonus on Heal checks and Repair checks."



Comments: You'll actually be less self-sufficient with this Feat.
WORTHLESS!!



Rating: 1
42.
Shield Mastery

Official Text: "Increases the amount of damage you can absorb when
defending with a shield."



Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency: General



Comments: Nothing wrong with a great Tank being an even better Tank!
This one is worth a look for sure. With a Barbarians class granted
Damage Reduction, added in with some shield blocking Damage Reduction,
stick yourself in a doorway with a shield up and you aren’t likely to
die from HP loss any time this century.



Rating:
4
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(212, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">43. Shot on the Run

Official Text: "You suffer no penalty to your attack roll when moving
and shooting."



Prerequisite: Dexterity 13, Base Attack Bonus +4, Point Blank Shot,
Mobility (Dodge)



Comments: Too many feats for a non-archery focused class.



Rating: 1
44.
Skill Focus

Official Text: "Grants a +3 bonus to all skill checks for a specific
skill."



Comments: This isn’t worth it for a class so focused in pure melee.



Rating:
1
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(212, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">45. Slicing Blow

Official Text: "Using this attack, your attack may deal its initial
damage plus some additional damage as the target bleeds. Some creatures
may be immune to the bleeding effect."



Comments: The damage this does isn’t worth a Feat slot for a class with
so few.



Rating: 1
46.
Snake Blood

Official Text: "The taint of the serpent-like yuan-ti runs in your
veins. You receive a +2 bonus on poison saves and a +1 bonus on all
Reflex saves."



Comments: You shouldn’t need this, see Iron Will instead for a save
boost.



Rating:
1
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(212, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">47. Spring Attack

Official Text: "You suffer no penalty to your attack roll when moving
and attacking."



Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +4, Mobility



Comments: This is also one of the best ways to avoid damage since you
can move to avoid a monster’s attack on you while still swinging away.
This Feat is awesome for getting in flanking position. It also allows a
player some mobility to run around the field spreading out damage and
getting aggro from stray monsters. This is a great Feat to have on any
melee type and with some player skill makes you extremely formidable.



Rating: 4
48.
Stealthy

Official Text: "You are particularly good at avoiding notice. You
receive a +2 bonus on Hide checks and Move Silently checks."



Comments: Leave it to the rogues.



Rating:
1
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(212, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">49. Stunning Blow

Official Text: "Using this attack, you may stun the target for a few
seconds. Some creatures may be immune to the stun effect."



Comments: This can be put to great effect by Barbarians. Try and fit it
in if you can.



Rating: 4
50.
Toughness

Official Text: "Increases your hit points by +3 at first level, and 1
additional hit point for each additional level."



Comments: Barbarians are likely to have a massive amount of HP in the
first place, and 15 HP is nothing in DDO.



Rating:
1