


Unless you are playing a War Cry/Singing Barbarian, you will essentially never need Mana- and Cast-Rate-boosting gear.

This needs to be balanced out with the need for gear to do more than just boost Attributes, however.Gear which boosts Attributes, especially Strength and Dexterity, is often essential in order to use some of the best gear.Damage and Attack Speed will let you deal more damage faster, which is very useful for the melee-focused Barbarian.Of course, whether any given piece of gear will work for you depends on your build, level, preferences, and desire to farm, but this is a general guide on what to look out for. With thousands of pieces of weapons and armor, though, it can be difficult to parse what is worth farming or using, and what is better left on dungeon floors and shopkeepers’ inventories.īelow, we’ve compiled a list of just what items you should be most interested in as a Barbarian. While skills make up the core of a character’s build in Diablo 2, it is gear that really makes a character special.
