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;">51. Tower Shield Proficiency

Official Text: “You are proficient with tower shields.”



Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency: General



Comments: Personally I’m not a big fan of Tower Shields. I know that
some people swear by them, and if you are one, maybe you can find a way
to squeeze this one in. I don’t think the Attack penalty is worth it.



Rating: 3
52.
Two Handed Fighting

Official Text: "Increases the chance of glancing blows when wielding a
two-handed weapon."



Prerequisite: Strength 15



Comments: I know it’s tempting to make that cliché greataxe
wielding Barbarian, but seeing it makes the cleric wince a little. If
this is what you really want, go for it, but I would seriously
recommend backing it up with a level of Fighter for Heavy Armor
proficiency.



Rating:
2
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(212, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">53. Two Weapon Blocking

Official Text: "Increases the amount of damage you can block when
defending with two weapons."



Prerequisite: Two Weapon Fighting



Comments: If you’re going to go dual wielding, this is one of the Feats
you should consider, but Two Weapon Defense is far more useful.



Rating: 2
54.
Two Weapon Defense

Official Text: "Grants you a +1 bonus to your AC when you wield two
weapons."



Prerequisite: Two Weapon Fighting



Comments: If you are going to be Two Weapon Fighting this feat is a
must to keep your Armor Class reasonable.



Rating:
2
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(212, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">55. Two Weapon Fighting

Official Text: “Reduces the penalty for fighting with two weapons.”

   

Prerequisite: Dexterity 15, Received at Ranger Level 2



Comments: With the changes to the combat system from Module 3, and the
rates of Two Weapon Fighting, it has become a serious DPS [Damage Per
Second] style. I think Barbarians are better served focusing in other
areas as getting all of these feats require a Dexterity that you might
not want to waste resources pursuing.



Rating: 2
56.
Weapon Finesse

Official Text: "You use your Dexterity bonus instead of Strength bonus
to determine bonus to attack with one or more of the weapons below."



Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +1



Comments: You should only be taking this if your Dexterity is higher
than your Strength and you will be using light weapons, otherwise this
is pointless.



Weapons included in Weapon Finesse: Dagger, Handaxe, Kama, Kukri, Light
Hammer, Light Mace, Light Pick, Rapier, Short Sword, and Sickle.



Rating:
2
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(212, 201, 125);"> style="font-weight: bold;">57. Weapon Focus

Official Text: "Provides a +1 bonus to attack rolls when using [weapons
of the specified type]."



Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +1



Comments: Absolutely a must have in any weapon you plan on using
regularly. You aren’t doing damage unless you are landing hits, and
this is a great way to ensure that you are landing hits.



Rating: 5
58.
Whirlwind Attack



Official Text: "Activate this ability to attack all enemies in a 360
degree arc around you."



Prerequisite: Base Attack Bonus +4, Combat Expertise, Spring Attack
(Dodge, Mobility)



Comments: It just takes too many Feats to get here for a Barbarian.
That makes me sad. I love this Feat.



Rating:
1