Double Throw Barbarian Guide

Last Updated: September 26th 2023

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The Double Throw Barbarian is the fastest weapon-slinger in the West. He's throwing sharp metal objects faster than bullets till his arms fall off. Whether it be Axes, Knives, Javelins, or Spears, the pain train never stops. Dealing raw Physical Damage with every toss, this Barbarian uses Double Throw to massacre his enemies. With Throwing Mastery and gear such as Razortail, Wisdom, and Warshrike, Double Throw pierces through monsters, shredding groups of them. Throwing Mastery also makes Quantity a non-issue in the late-game.

The Throw Barbarian can farm almost anything on any Player Count, but specializes in Solo Elite Hunting (/Players1 on Single Player) using Double Throw and Find Item. A combination of Bone Break and Grim Ward comfortably deals with Physical Resistant/Physical Immune mobs while making this build great in a Party. Lacerator also breaks Physical Immunity and greatly increases your damage with its Amplify Damage proc. His only true weakness is that his power is highly weapon dependent. However, a fully-loaded Double Throw Barbarian can cut through anything in an instant.

Ideal Standard Setup
Ideal Standard Setup


Double Throw


Throwing Mastery


Find Item


Teleport

This build guide assumes you have a Character at Level 75 before transitioning to it. Check out our Barbarian Leveling Guide and our General Leveling Strategies to reach Level 75.

Safe From Afar ✔
Great Elite Hunter ✔
Fast-Paced Playstyle ✔
Can Farm Almost Anything ✔

❌ Repetitive Skill Usage
Highly Weapon Dependent
Only 1 Primary Damage Type
❌ Requires GG Gear For Full Potential

Sunder Charm Setup

Patch 2.5 introduced a new way of breaking Immunities: Sunder Charms. Any enemy that would be Immune to your damage type is instead reduced to 95% Resistance, before any other Resistance reductions apply. The Charm also reduces YOUR Resistance against the sundered damage type! Check out our post on Sunder Charms to learn more about these new Charms. The following setup uses Bone Break, allowing you to farm anywhere you want.

Sunder Charm Setup
Sunder Charm Setup

Gear Changes

To optimize this Sunder Charm you need as much -% Enemy Physical Resistance as possible. Equip Lacerator or Atma's Scarab for their Amplify Damage procs to accomplish this. You can also invest Skill Points into Find Potion and use Grim Ward for a similar effect.

Counteract the negative effect of Bone Break with % Damage Reduction items such as Crown of Ages and Verdungo's Hearty Cord.

Terror Zones

The new Terror Zone mechanic combined with Sunder Charms open up a wide range of farmable areas. The following list highlights the best and worst Terror Zones for this build. With the Sunder Charm Setup, more Terror Zones become accessible. Learn more about Terror Zones here and see how they stack up in our Terror Zone Tier List.

Best

Travincal - Bosses, Quick Access, Breakable Immunities
Pit - High Density, Many Elite Groups, Quick Access, No Immunities
Underground Passage + Dark Wood - High Density, Many Elite Groups, Quick Access, No Immunities
Chaos Sanctuary - High Density, Many Elite Groups, Quick Access, No Immunities, Boss
River of Flame + City of the Damned - High Density, Many Elite Groups, Quick Access, No Immunities

Worst

Arcane Sanctuary - Trash Mobility, Immunities
Blood Moor + Den of Evil - Low Density, Few Elite Groups
Burial Grounds + Crypt + Mausoleum - Low Density, Trash Mobility, Slow Access
Ancients' Way + Icy Cellar - High Physical Damage, High Elemental Damage, Immunities
Crystalline Passage + Frozen River - High Physical Damage, High Elemental Damage, Immunities

Skills

Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Increased Speed
2. Iron Skin
3. Natural Resistance
4. Howl
5. Shout
6. Battle Command
7. Grim Ward
8. Frenzy

Put 10 Skill Points into these Skills:
1. Find Item
2. Battle Orders

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Throwing Mastery
2. Double Swing
3. Double Throw
4. Find Potion

Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression
Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression

Damage

Utility

Attributes

Note: This section provides you with the standard Stat Point allocation. Build Variants may require different allocations!

Strength

Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength to equip all of your gear. Take into account how much Strength your gear provides when equipped.

Dexterity

Allocate 200-300 Stat Points into Dexterity for additional Physical Damage on Double Throw.

Vitality

Allocate any remaining Stat Points into Vitality after meeting Strength, Dexterity and Energy requirements.

Energy

Don't allocate any Stat Points into Energy. Mana costs are covered by the “x% Mana stolen per hit” stat. They are also covered by gear, Charms, Battle Orders, and Mana Potions.

Essentials

Gear Options

Farming Spots

Mercenary

Playstyle

Breakpoints

Hardcore

Build Variants

Starter
Standard
Damage
Magic Find
Mobility
Hardcore

Setup

The Starter variant of the Double Throw Barbarian meets the minimum gear requirements for farming the Starter tagged areas in the "Farming Spots" section above. These areas can be Solo-farmed by this setup (/Players1 on Single Player) in both Nightmare and Hell difficulty. A slightly modified version of this build using Dwarf Star can farm Travincal. Upgraded The Scalper and Upgraded Deathbit are strong, relatively easy to acquire Unique Throwing Weapons that provide this build with sufficient power. Imbuing, picking up Rare Throwing Weapons, Crafting Blood Throwing Axes, and shopping Cruel Throwing Weapons from Malah can also be sufficient. Beyond decently strong weapons, make sure to prioritize Attack Speed, Attack Rating, Resistances, Chance to Pierce, Cannot Be Frozen, and Life/Attributes on your gear. 2x Hustles on Weapon-Swap can be used to pre-buff Burst of Speed with Double Swing for Faster Run/Walk and Attack Speed. Follow the Barbarian Leveling Guide to get your Barbarian to Level 75.

Mercenary

The Starter Double Throw Barbarian uses an Act 2 Might Mercenary with Hustle for the Attack Speed, Damage, and Attack Rating provided by its Fanaticism Aura. Mercenaries require Resistances, Life Leech, and/or Damage Reduction to stay alive. Smoke is a cheap Body Armor option for Resistances, while Bulwark is the cheapest Helmet that provides Life Leech and Damage Reduction.

Skills

Allocate additional Skill Points into Natural Resistance to shore up your Resistances. The rest is the same as the Standard Build.

Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Increased Speed
2. Iron Skin
3. Natural Resistance
4. Howl
5. Shout
6. Battle Command
7. Grim Ward
8. Frenzy

Put 10 Skill Points into these Skills:
1. Find Item
2. Battle Orders

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Throwing Mastery
2. Double Swing
3. Double Throw
4. Find Potion

Attributes

Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength to wear your gear and 200-300 Stat Points into Dexterity to increase Double Throw's damage. Put all remaining Stat Points into Vitality.

Video Guide

Video Guide by DarkHumility

Summary

  • Allocate the majority of your Stat Points into Dexterity for solid Damage.
  • Procing Amplify Damage with either Lacerator or Atma's Scarab is key to unlocking the Double Throw Barbarian's full potential.
  • Imbue/gamble/pick up Rare Throwing Weapons, Craft Blood Throwing Axes, or shop Cruel Throwing Weapons in the early-game until you find serviceable options. Several easy to acquire Unique Throwing Weapons such as The Scalper, Deathbit, Gimmershred, and Demon's Arch are great for a Starter setup.
  • Use Frenzy for faster travel if you are not using Enigma. Frenzy stacks also improve Double Throw's Attack Speed.
  • Avoid Cold Damage on both your Barbarian's and Mercenary's gear so that you don't shatter corpses needed for Find Item. This is crucial for efficient Magic Finding on this build.
  • A fully-geared Double Throw Barbarian can farm almost anything. This is especially the case after obtaining Bone Break. Farm what suits your goals and playstyle.
  • Quantity is no longer an issue on this build! Throw to your heart's content!

We hope you enjoy this build! Cut 'em down like wheat faster than you can blink! All aboard his endless train of pain!

Good luck!

Credits

Written by DarkHumility
Reviewed by MacroBioBoi

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