Roar King

To start to play your Barbarian set your point per level in this way: 3 Strength, 1 Dexterity, 1 Vitality. Use this method until you reach level 100 and be able to make a good equipment. Don't worry about to set your points for endgame, because at level 100 you have to rebirth twice and you can reset points for free. Once you have a good equipment (Nirvana 3rd cast, Rank gears, etc) and you are starting your second rebirth, you can choose your build.

Builds are different for PvE (Player VS Environment = Quest and Dungeons) and PvP (Player VS Player = Territory War etc..)

For PvE you don't really need high HP because you need to learn the mechanics of the Dungeons to be able to stay alive and also farming and questing is easy with a basic Nirvana 3rd cast set with cheap shards and little refine. I suggest to set the points on Dexterity just enough to equip your weapon and armor and all you can in Strength. With a full Strength build you can do your quest faster and still tanking or dealing damage in Dungeons. For your cultivation follow the Demon path. Demon will help with Accuracy and Critical Hit that can be helpful for questing or killing boss.

For PvP there are different builds and gameplay, but everything start with defense level shards or vitality shards in your equipment and a weapon with Purify Spell. There is no more space for attack level Barbarians because we don't have any super-powered skill (Armageddon hurt but need some work to bypass defense charm), our stunlock is weak and we struggle to reach our target. Use attack level shards would be a risk because we can't tank the damage from ranged magic class with God of Frenzy on their weapons and we can't use some important skills (Roar for example). With defense level shards and Purify Spell weapon plus an Attack weapon you can build based on your favourite play style. You can go full Vitality and Sage to play as a classic Tank (stay in front of your squad and take damage for them) or you can go full Strength, up to you if Demon or Sage, for dealing damage or play as a support.

If you want to be good at both PvE and PvP with an unique build, you can follow the Demon full Strength path.

"An huge, insurmountable living meat shield."

۱ GAMEPLAY
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The gameplay is very easy to understand: don’t die! You need to learn how to cycle your saves and to protect your squad from damage.
For more detailed informations check the section “Gameplay – How to Tank”.

PRO	CONS
V High survivability	X Low damage
	X Expensive repairs and HP charms

BEST SCENARIO
Pulling a Catapult in Territory War
Tanking Dragons or defending objects in Dragon Conquest
Capture the Flag in Nation War

۱ CULTIVATION
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SAGE Why? Sage is a Chi maker with Bestial Rage, Master Li’s Technique and swapping Human/Tiger form. Chi is good for Invoke or Celestial Eruption that purify negative status, heals and reduce damage taken. Tiger/Panda form add more Health Point and with Shapeshift Intensity grants more Physical Defense.

۱ ATTRIBUTE POINTS
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VITALITY:	Max	Magic:	5
Strength:	300	Dexterity:	60

Use 300 points in Strength and 60 in Dexterity to be able to equip your weapon and armor. Vitality is the most important value for a Tank because it increases your HP and both Physical and Elemental Resistance.

۱ EQUIPMENTS
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Weapon
A pure Tank doesn’t need a strong weapon, but better to look for Defense Level or any kind of attribute that can help to reduce the damage taken.

Dominator’s Maul (Rank 8 2nd/3rd cast): It is the basic weapon of a Tank Barbarian. Not expensive and can provide around 25 Defense Level (or more if lucky) as main attribute.
Dragonbreath Weapon (Grade 17): 5th cast with 80 Defense Level and Purify Spell as defensive attribute is the must. This weapon is very expensive, but also 3rd cast (farmable) with Purify Spell can be good. I really suggest Purify Spell as main bonus, but nothing forbids to have multiple G17 weapons with different bonus, Dimlight Figure (Untargettable) and Benevolent Ward (Immune to damage for 8 seconds) are the best after Purify Spell.

Gears - Lower requirements for competitive PvP
Armor: Defender of the Hegemony (Rank 9)
Helmet: Heaven Ravager Helm (Faction Base) or Vanguard Mark of Crushing Force (Thursday Night Fight event)
Robe: Heaven Ravager (Nation War forge)
Necklace: Badge of the Cube: Defiance (Nation War forge)
Belt: Hegemony Pendant (Rank 9)
Rings: Chieftain's Ring (Rank 9) and Moon's Embrace (Nation War forge)

Engrave and Gems
There are two different “customizations”: who prefer Defense level and who prefer HP build; 1st is based on damage reduction and 2nd to cover the damage taken with high HP. In my opinion Defense level is better, but expensive.

Important: Do not mix HP and defense level build!

Defense Build - Lower requirements for competitive PvP
Armor shards: Jade of Steady Defense (+2 def level)
Ornaments shards: Sovereign Stone (+2 def level) or Astral Stone (+25 spirit)
Robe and Belt engrave: Magic Resistance
Necklace and Rings engrave: Reduce % damage taken, Defense level, Spirit, Vitality

HP Build - Lower requirements for competitive PvP
Armor shards: Primeval Stone or Stone of the Savant (+10 vitality)
Ornaments shards: Sky Stone (+16 vitality)
Robe and Belt engrave: Vitality
Necklace and Rings engrave: Vitality

۱ GENIE
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A Tank need a full survival genie, with high amount of vitality (to use multiple skills) and magic (to fast recover stamina). Based on your gears, you can use 5, 25 or 50 strength to improve the damage reduction of Solid Shield.

Skill required for PvP:
Absolute Domain, Faith, Solid Shield, Tree of Protection and Heart of Steel.

An example of genie.

۱ GLYPH SETTINGS
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Cornered Beast (Sanguine)
50/60 seconds without stunlock and debuff.
Invoke the Spirit (Sanguine)
Short channeling = less chance to be interrupted.
Blood Rush (Argent)
Increase your Defense level.
Mighty Swing (Argent)
Purify all negative status.
Raging Slap (Golden)
Absorb damage from range. Short cooldown.
Bestial Rage (Verdant)
Constant Chi gain to spam Celestial Eruption.

"A blood-thirsty frenzy beast that will destroy all the enemies on his path"

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Playing a damage dealer is harder than people think. You need to master different abilities, from stunlock to stack debuff and use your deadly combo.
For more detailed informations check the section “Gameplay – How to do Damage”.

PRO	CONS
V High damage	X Low survivability

BEST SCENARIO
Fighting players 1 by 1
Massive AoE (Area of Effect) combo in Territory War and Dragon Conquest

۱ CULTIVATION
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DEMON Why? Because Demon highly increase Accuracy with Blood Bath and Critical Hit with Shapeshifting Intensity, Axe/Hammer Mastery, Bestial Onslaught and Sunder. A damage dealer need to use his Critical Hit with single target combo (Bestial Onslaught > Ancestral Rage) and with multiple targets (Sunder > Armageddon) to be feared in any moment.

۱ ATTRIBUTE POINTS
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Vitality:	5	Magic:	5
STRENGTH:	Max	Dexterity:	60

Use 60 points in Dexterity to be able to use your weapon. Strength is the most important attribute to increase your physical attack.

Chieftain’s Shredder (Rank 9 3rd/4th cast): Rank weapon, way better then Warsoul weapon because of God of Frenzy.
Dragonbreath Weapon (Grade 17): 5th cast with 80 attack level and God of Frenzy as offensive attribute.

Gears - Lower requirements for competitive PvP
Armor: Defender of the Hegemony (Rank 9)
Helmet: Crown of Madness (Boutique Packs)
Robe: Wings of Ascention (Endless Universe dungeon)
Necklace: Badge of the Cube: Defiance (Nation War forge)
Belt: Hegemony Pendant (Rank 9)
Rings: Chieftain's Ring (Rank 9) and Star's Destiny (Nation War forge)

Engrave and Gems - Lower requirements for competitive PvP
Armor shards: Jade of Steady Defense (+2 def level)
Ornaments shards: Genie Stone (+2 attack level)
Helmet engrave: Physical Attack
Robe and Belt engrave: Vitality
Necklace and Rings engrave: Strength, Attack level, Physical Attack

۱ GENIE
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As a Damage Dealer you need an high strength genie for offensive skills (Occult Ice and Tangling Mire) and power up your low defense (Solid Shield). High strenght means low energy and low stamina regeneration, for this reason you need to manage your genie very well.

Skill required for PvP:
Absolute Domain, Solid Shield, Occult Ice, Tangling Mire.

An example of genie.

۱ GLIPHS SETTINGS
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Cornered Beast (Sanguine)
50/60 seconds without stunlock and debuff.
Stomp of the Beast King (Verdant)
Increase the damage taken on the target.
Bestial Rage (Argent)
Instant chi for Spark, Sunder or Armageddon.
Penetrate Armor (Sanguine)
Debuff physical defense.
Violent Triumph (Sanguine)
Antistun + Speed to reach the target.
Armageddon (Golden)
Add physical attack to the skill damage.

"A solid warrior capable of fierce lethal blows."

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It is an hybrid build ideal to play in team. You can protect you squad, tank some damage and help to kill the targets.
For more detailed informations check the section “Gameplay – How to Support”.

PRO	CONS
V Good survivability	X Depend from his squad
V Good damage

BEST SCENARIO
Any PvP event team based.

*This build can perform good in any scenario because is made to play with a team.

۱ CULTIVATION
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SAGE Why? Sage provide better survivability than Demon. As a support you are less dependant from your Critical Hit because you have to be smart and follow debuff of your team. You have also to protect your squad redirecting damage on you, then more survivability is more appreciated.

۱ ATTRIBUTE POINTS
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Vitality:	5*	Magic:	5
STRENGTH:	Max	Dexterity:	60

Use 60 points in Dexterity to be able to use your weapon. Strength is the most important attribute to increase your physical attack and be able to put pressure on your target making easy the job for your DD in squad.
* Vitality is not really necessary if your gears are high enough. Otherwise you can balance strenght and vitality, half and half.

Chieftain’s Shredder (Rank 9 3th cast): Rank 9 weapon with God of Frenzy is good enough for damage.
Dragonbreath Weapon (Grade 17): 5th cast with 80 Defense Level and Purify Spell as defensive attribute is the must. This weapon is very expensive, but also 3rd cast (farmable) with Purify Spell can be good. I really suggest Purify Spell as main bonus, but nothing forbids to have multiple G17 weapons with different bonus, Dimlight Figure (Untargettable) and Benevolent Ward (Immune to damage for 8 seconds) are the best after Purify Spell.

Engrave and Gems - Lower requirements for competitive PvP
Armor shards: Jade of Steady Defense (+2 def level)
Ornaments shards: Astral Stone (+25 spirit) or Sovereign Stone (+2 def level)
Helmet engrave: Physical Attack
Robe and Belt engrave: Damage reduction, Vitality/Strength
Necklace and Rings engrave: Defense level, Vitality/Strength

۱ GENIE
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Support is a very versatile build and there are different way to use the genie. Since you have to do double job (Tank and DD), depend on the size of PvP, you need to use a different genie. In a small event you can use a strengh genie to use some skills for stunlock (Occult Ice) and for debuff (Tangling Mire). In a large event, where is harder to survive, would be preferable to use a vitality genie with Absolute Domain and Faith.

Skill required for PvP:
Faith, Solid Shield, Tangling Mire

An example of genie.

۱ GLYPHS SETTINGS
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Cornered Beast (Sanguine)
50/60 seconds without stunlock and debuff.
Raging Slap (Golden)
Aggro a player from range.
Blood Rush (Argent)
Increase Defense level.
Mighty Swing (Argent)
100% paralyze a target from range.
Violent Triumph (Golden)
Redirect damage from an ally to you for 10 seconds.
Armageddon (Golden)
Add physical attack to the skill damage.

"The true Head Hunter, ready to clean any Dungeon."

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For all the quiet PvE lovers, that want to enjoy with quests, storyline and dungeons, the life is not so simple. PvE requires his abilities and knowledge, other then of your class, also of the trap and the boss of the different dungeons.
A PvE Barbarian can be required for:
- Pull a group of monsters: Barbarian can pull a large group of monsters, then Invoke, Roar to generate threat (aggro), then run back to the squad for a massive kill. This ability is required in Phoenix Valley, Delta and Froscovered City.
- Tank a Boss. It means to generate enough threat (aggro). This way the boss hit you instead of your squad mate. Can be necessary if the squad members can die from the Boss damage or with some Boss that use a frontal AoE that 1 shot every non-Barbarian class. (Golden Toad in Flowsilver Palace for example)
- Nuke a Boss. Barbarian has a strong skill for PvE (Violent Triumph with a Verdant glyph increase damage of your skills by 120% to monsters) that, used with Blood Rush, squad debuff and Armageddon, help to kill some boss in few seconds.
- Tank 1-Shot abilities. Boss in the recent dungeons can kill every player in 1 hit if you don't use the right mechanics. Sometime mechanics are hard to do and Cornered Beast with Sanguine glyph give you immunity to most of the 1 shot and help the squad to success.

۱ CULTIVATION
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DEMON Why? Demon help to deal damage with a better critical hit with Bestial Onslaught, better accuracy with Blood Bath (good when you pull and kill a group of monsters) and increase attack rate (good for APS to kill single monsters).

۱ ATTRIBUTE POINTS
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Vitality:	5	Magic:	5
STRENGTH:	Max	Dexterity:	60*

Strength is the most important attribute to increase your physical attack and be able to do more damage.
* You can consider to use 200 points on Dexterity, to equip Fists/Claws within other equipments that give Interval -0,05 or -0,10 and reach 5 attack per seconds with Demon spark. This strategy doesn't work on recent dungeons.

۱ EQUIPMENTS
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Weapon
Will be perfect to have Chieftain’s Shredder (Rank 9 3th cast) to use God of Frenzy, otherwise Warsoul or Maze weapon are valid replacements.

Gears
There are different dungeons at different levels. Talk about gears is hard because for some dungeons, Barbarians are necessary and if you can tank the boss your gears doesn't really matter. For some other dungeons, Barbarians are not necessary (our buff is replaced by ) and we don't have any really strong debuff, so people will get you only if you have high gears to deal damage.

Engrave and Gems
Armor shards: Deity Stone (+2 attack level)
Ornaments shards: Genie Stone (+2 attack level)
Helmet engrave: Physical Attack
Robe and Belt engrave: Strength
Necklace and Rings engrave: Strength

۱ GENIE
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Without the pressure of PvP, you can use a strength genie for better debuff. I suggest to keep enough vitality and magic to be able to use Tree of Protection or Frenzy + Tangling Mire (for Armageddon combo) and you can use all remaining points to strenght.

Skill required for PvE:
Alpha Male, Tangling Mire, Tree of Protection, Solid Shield

An example of genie.

۱ GLYPHS SETTINGS
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Cornered Beast (Sanguine)
Gain immunity from boss 1-shot skills.
Violent Triumph (Verdant)
Huge increase the damage of skills against monsters.
Bestial Rage (Argent)
Get chi when needed for Armageddon, Spark or Invoke.
Blood Rush (Sanguine)
Instantly buff physical attack.
Raging Slap (Argent)
Force the monster to attack the barbarian.
Armageddon (Golden)
Add physical attack to the skill damage.