Guide to Barbarian Feats

Feats 31-40

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:

Barbarian Feats 1-10 Acrobatic Alertness Athletic Bullheaded Cleave Combat Expertise Discipline Dodge Exotic Weapon Proficiency Great Cleave

Barbarian Feats 11-20 Great Fortitude Greater Two Handed Fighting Greater Two Weapon Fighting Greater Weapon Focus Improved Critical Improved Feint Improved Precise Shot Improved Shield Bash Improved Shield Mastery Improved Sunder

Barbarian Feats 21-30 Improved Trip Improved Two Hand Fighting Improved Two Weapon Fighting Iron Will Lightning Reflexes Luck of the Heroes Many Shot Mobility Negotiator Nimble Fingers

Barbarian Feats 31-40 Point Blank Shot Power Attack Precise Shot Precision Quick Draw Rapid Reload Rapid Shot Resilience Resist Poison Sap

Barbarian Feats 41-50 Self Sufficient Shield Mastery Shot on the Run Skill Focus Slicing Blow Snake Blood Spring Attack Stealthy Stunning Blow Toughness

Barbarian Feats 51-58 Tower Shield Proficiency Two Handed Fighting Two Weapon Blocking Two Weapon Defense Two Weapon Fighitng Weapon Finese Weapon Focus Whirlwind Attack

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31. Point Blank Shot Official Text: "You gain +1 bonus on ranged attacks and damage within 30 feet." Comments: Barbarians aren’t the best class choice for an archer. Rating: 1

32. Power Attack Official Text: "While using Power Attack mode, you trade your attack bonus for extra damage." Prerequisite: Strength 13 Comments: You can’t hurt something if you can’t hit it, and the damage increase you get for this feat isn’t nearly worth the Attack Bonus tradeoff. This is only worth taking to get to Improved Sunder and even that isn’t so great. Sometime in the future it may be a prerequisite for truly incredible feats, but that will be a long time in coming. Rating: 2

33. Precise Shot Official Text: “Your missile attacks may pass through other characters and monsters to strike their target.” Prerequisite: Point Blank Shot, Received by Ranger 11 Comments: This is a great Archery feat, but there are classes that make much better Archers than a Barbarian. Rating: 1

34. Precision Official Text: "While using Precision mode, you trade half of your damage for a +4 bonus to your attack rolls." Comments: You shouldn’t have much trouble hitting with a Barbarian, ever. This isn’t a worthwhile feat. Rating: 2

35. Quick Draw Official Text: "You can switch weapons and change armors faster." Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +1 Comments: When do you need to change armor in battle? A shield and a weapon change almost as fast you hit the hotkey. That’s all you need. WASTE!!! Rating: 1

36. Rapid Reload Official Text: "You reload a crossbow faster than normal." Prerequisite: Proficiency with any type of Crossbow Comments: If you plan on doing a lot of Crossbow shooting, you might want to consider this, but it probably isn’t worth a feat slot. Rating: 2

37. Rapid Shot Official Text: "You can fire ranged attacks faster and reload faster when using a ranged weapon." Prerequisite: Dexterity 13, Point Blank Shot, Received by Ranger Level 2 Comments: Not worth it for a Barbarian. Rating: 2

38. Resilience Official Text: "While using Resilience mode, you trade attack bonus and half of your damage for a bonus to saving throws." Prerequisite: Constitution 13, Base Attack Bonus +1 Comments: The save bonus isn’t worth the tradeoff to attack bonus. Rating: 1

39. Resist Poison Official Text: "You are especially resistant to poison thanks to years of training. You receive a +4 bonus on all saves against poison" Comments: Barbarians already have a massive Fortitude save, taking this would just be redundant. Rating: 1

40. Sap Official Text: "Using this attack, you may render the target briefly senseless, though it will become active if damaged again. Some creatures may be immune to the sap effect." Comments: Sap sounds awesome, but the stun is broken if the affected enemy is attacked again and the cooldown is 15 seconds. Check out Stunning Blow instead. Rating: 1