The Leap Attack Barbarian smashes into Elite Packs and Bosses alike with MASSIVE DAMAGE. High mobility on leapattack, with the option to use the same Cast Frames as a Sorceress for teleport, gives this build a wide range of gear options and play-styles. Similar to the Pit Zerker, you're able to stack huge amounts of Magic Find without sacrificing efficiency or kill speed! What sets it apart, is the truly outrageous DPS in your arsenal, coupled with a very wide-range of farming options. You can take this guy ANYWHERE!

Find Item really shines on the Magic Find variant of this build, sine we're able to easily stack over 500 MF. This gives you another chance for Elite monsters to drop their loot, giving you the most bang for your buck. Unlike some other melee builds though, the AoE damage on leapattack helps to soften up other mobs in a group, that your Mercenary cleans up while you move onto the next pack.

Ideal Standard Setup

leapattack

berserk

finditem

leap

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.

High Mobility ✔
Farms Any Area ✔
Very Customizable Gear ✔
Easily Stacks Magic Find ✔

❌ High Skill Cap
❌ Weak AoE Potential
❌ Low-Tier Density Farmer
❌ Expensive End Game Gear

Sunder Charm Setup

Patch 2.5 introduces a new way of breaking Immunities: Sunder Charms. Any enemy that would be Immune to your damage type is insted reduced to 95% Resistance, before any other Resistance reductions apply. (e.g. amplifydamage, decrepify) 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

Gear Changes

Bone Break drastically increases our Physical Damage against Immunes when used in combination with decrepify. You don't need to worry about the Physical Damage Taken increase because we already use stormshield on the Standard Variant.

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 on the Starter or Budget setup. 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

✔ The Secret Cow Level - High Density, Easy Mobility, No Immunities
✔ Flayer Jungle ONLY - High Density, Easy Mobility, No Immunities
✔ Pit - High Density, Easy Mobility, Many Elite Groups
✔ Cold Plains + The Cave - High Density, Easy Mobility, Quick Access
✔ Chaos Sanctuary - High Density, Easy Mobility, Many Elite Groups

Worst

❌ Tal Rasha's Tombs - Immunities, Slow Access, High Physical Damage, High Elemental Damage, Tanky enemies
❌ Worldstone Keep + Throne of Destruction - Immunities, Slow Access, High Elemental Damage, Tanky enemies
❌ Arcane Sanctuary - Trash Mobility, Immunities
❌ Act 3 Sewers - Trash Mobility, Immunities, Slow Access
❌ Durance of Hate - Trash Mobility, Tanky enemies

Skills

Put 1 Point into each of the following Skills:
1. Increased Speed
2. Iron Skin
3. Natural Resistance
4. berserk
5. Battle Command
6. Concentrate

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. Leapattack
2. leap
3. axemastery
4. battleorders
5. finditem

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 the majority of Stat Points into Strength to gain additional Physical Damage on melee attacks.

Dexterity

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

Vitality

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

Energy

Do not allocate any Stat Points into Energy. Mana costs are covered by “x% Mana Stolen per Hit” or “+x Mana after each Kill” on gear.

Essentials

Gear Options

While every Stat in the Desirable Stats column is useful for this build, we highlighted the Priority Stats in Teal so you can easily identify the Most Important Stats on them.

Hover over any Item to see a pop-out with the full Item description.

Gear Notes: Any Items with specialized or niche uses have a superscript that refers here.
1) Only use Naj's Puzzler, a Staff of Teleportation, or a Teleport Charge Amulet for Teleport Charges if you have not yet acquired Enigma.
2) Used before you has access to decrepify on your Mercenary, and as a source of Teleport charges instead of Enigma.

Slot	Item Options	Desirable Stats
Weapon	Grief Ettin Axe Grief Berserker Axe Grief Phase Blade Oath Balrog Blade Unbending Will Phase Blade Unbending Will Colossus Blade Unbending Will Executioner Sword Breath of the Dying Thunder Maul Breath of the Dying War Pike Death Berserker Axe Headstriker Conquest Sword (zodrune)	18% Chance to cast level 18 Taunt on striking +x to Combat Skills [Barbarian Only] +x% Increased Attack Speed +x% Enhanced Damage Damage +x -x% Target Defense +x% Damage to Demons +x% Damage to Undead x% Deadly Strike + to Attribute Damage Reduced by x +x to Life after each Kill
Off-Hand	Stormshield (Ruby Jewel of Virility) Spirit Lance Guard (Ruby Jewel of Virility) Spirit Ward (Ruby Jewel of Virility) Phoenix Crystal Sword (6x Ist Runes) Blade of Ali Baba (2x Ist Runes) Gull Dagger (Ist Rune) Stormshield (eldrune) Rhyme	+x% Enhanced Damage +x% Faster Block Rate x% Increased Chance of Blocking +x to Attribute X Resist +x% Damage Reduced by x% Cannot Be Frozen x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Weapon-Swap	Heart of the Oak Flail Call to Arms Crystal Sword Echoing Glaive Spellsteel² Naj's Puzzler¹ Staff of Teleportation¹	+x to All Skills +3 to Warcries (Barbarian Only) +x% Faster Cast Rate +x to Attribute +x Life +x Mana Increased Maximum Mana x% All Resistances +x Level x Teleport [x/x Charges]
Off-Hand-Swap	Heart of the Oak Flail Echoing Glaive	+x to All Skills +3 to Warcries (Barbarian Only) +x% Faster Cast Rate
Helmets	Guillaume's Face (Cham Rune) Arreat's Face (Cham Rune) Harlequin Crest (Ist Rune) Crown of Ages Immortal King's Will Artisan's Tiara of Luck Rare Circlet Tarnhelm Slayer Guard (3x Perfect Topaz) Hearth Horned Helm Bulwark Horned Helm Temper Horned Helm	+x to All Skills +x to Barbarian Skills +x to Warcries [Barbarian Only] +x% Faster Hit Recovery x% Bonus to Attack Rating x% Chance of Crushing Blow x% Deadly Strike +x to Attribute +x Life +x Mana All Resistances +x Damage Reduced by x% Cannot Be Frozen x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Body Armor	Fortitude Enigma Skullder's Ire Wealth Chains of Honor Treachery Hustle Lionheart	+x to All Skills +x% Faster Run/Walk +x to Teleport +x to Attribute Increased Maximum Life x% Damage Reduced by x% +x to Life after each Kill x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Gloves	Chance Guards Laying of Hands Immortal King's Forge (3-Piece Immortal King's Set) Death's Hand (2-Piece Death's Set) Rare Gloves Blood Crafted Gloves	+x% Increased Attack Speed +x to Attack Rating +x% Damage to Demons x% Chance of Crushing Blow +x to Attribute +x Life X Resist +x% x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Belts	String of Ears Goldwrap Arachnid Mesh Trang-Oul's Girth Verdungo's Hearty Cord Immortal King's Detail (3-Piece Immortal King's Set) Death's Guard (Upped, 2-Piece Death's Set)	+x to All Skills +x% Increased Attack Speed +x% Faster Cast Rate +x% Faster Hit Recovery +x to Attribute +x Life +x Mana Increased Maximum Mana x% X Resist +x% x% Life Stolen per hit Damage Reduced by x% Cannot Be Frozen x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Boots	War Traveler Gore Rider Immortal King's Pillar (3-Piece Immortal King's Set) Rare Boots	+x% Faster Run/Walk +x to Attack Rating Adds x Damage x% Chance of Crushing Blow x% Deadly Strike +x to Attribute +x Life X Resist +x% x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Amulets	Highlord's Wrath Mara's Kaleidoscope Metalgrid Amulet of Teleportation¹ Angelic Wings (2-Piece Angelic Set)	+x to All Skills +x to Barbarian Skills +x% Increased Attack Speed +x to Attack Rating x% Deadly Strike +x to Attribute +x Life +x Mana X Resist +x% x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items Level x Teleport [x/x Charges]
Rings	Nagelring Crafted Blood Ring Crafted Blood Ring Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Dwarf Star Wisp Projector Angelic Halo (2-Piece Angelic Set)	+x to All Skills +x% Faster Cast Rate +x to Attack Rating +x Life X Resist +x% Lightning Absorb x% Fire Absorb x% Magic Damage Reduced by x x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Charms	Fine Small Charm of Good Luck Shimmering Small Charm of Good Luck Fine Small Charm of Vita Shimmering Small Charm of Vita Shimmering Small Charm of Balance Sharp Large Charm of Vita Sharp Grand Charm of Balance Steel Grand Charm of Balance Sharp Grand Charm of Vita Steel Grand Charm of Vita Shimmering Grand Charm of Balance Resistance Grand Charm	+x% Faster Hit Recovery +x to Attack Rating +x Maximum Damage +x Life X Resist x% x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Unique Charms	Annihilus Barbarian Hellfire Torch Gheed's Fortune Bone Break	+x to All Skills +x to Barbarian Skills +x to All Attributes All Resistances +x +x% to Experience Gained x% Extra Gold from Monsters x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items Reduces all Vendor Prices x% +x to Light Radius Enemies Physical Immunity is Sundered

Farming Spots

Mercenary

Your Mercenary serves an incredibly important role to the overall success of your build. They can be a front line tank, provide a pivotal Aura, and/or deal Physical Damage to kill enemies with Immunity to your Skill set.

Act 2 Desert Mercenary

The Act 2 Desert Mercenary is hired from Greiz. He can be equipped with a Spear or a Polearm, a Body Armor and a Helmet.
Every Act 2 Mercenary has access to an Aura and uses Jab as his base Attack. The Aura activates once the Mercenary has engaged in combat and remains active between traveling to and from town. The Auras available are based on what difficulty you hire the Mercenary from.

Might Reaper's Toll

Reaper’s Toll, Might

Use a Desert Mercenary with Might Aura to significantly boost your Physical Damage. Equip him with The Reaper’s Toll for a 33% Chance to cast Decrepify on striking, slowing down and increasing Physical Damage dealt to enemies. Decrepify can even break some Physical Immunities.

Mercenary Gear Options

Your Mercenary needs maximum Resistances, Life Leech, a high damage Weapon, and high Defense and/or Damage Reduction to stay alive reliably. Cannot Be Frozen is also a great stat for maintaining Mercenary DPS and leech. Ethereal gear is preferred since it doesn't lose durability.

Slot	Early-Game	Mid-Game	End-Game
Weapon	Insight	Insight	The Reaper's Toll
Body Armor	Smoke Lionheart Skin of the Flayed One Rockfleece Venom Ward	Treachery Duress Shaftstop Duriel's Shell Guardian Angel Wealth	Fortitude Treachery Chains of Honor
Helmet	Bulwark Undead Crown The Face of Horror Temper Ground Cure	Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest Guillaume's Face Vampire Gaze Crown of Thieves Stealskull Kira's Guardian Rockstopper	Andariel's Visage Guillaume's Face

The Mercenary is hard to keep alive until you have the minimum gear recommended in this guide. Remember you can drag Healing Potions onto the portrait, or shift + 1/2/3/4 to directly feed them a Healing Potion from your Belt. The Mercenary also gains bonus Resistances from Thawing Potions and Antidote Potions.

If your Mercenary dies in battle, you can revive them from any of the Mercenary NPCs in each Act. This does come with an increasing cost, capping at 50,000 Gold. Keep that in mind and decide if the Mercenary is currently worth the cost.

Playstyle

Breakpoints

Hardcore

Build Variants

Starter

Standard

Magic Find

2-Handed

Hardcore

Setup

With the 2-handed Breath of the Dying Thunder Maul base weapon damage, we get the most out of the large amounts of off-weapon x% Enhanced Damage. It loses the Phoenix's redemption survivability, but is much more likely to one-shot monsters, even on higher Player Settings. While your berserk is slower, the difference is only 5 Frames (1/5 of a second).

Mercenary

Equip this Mercenary with The Reaper's Toll Thresher. It has a 33% Chance to cast Decrepify on striking, slowing and increasing Physical Damage dealt to enemies. Decrepify can even break some Physical Immunities. His might kicks in, granting a large amount of Enhance Damage as well. Ethereal Fortitude Sacred Armor and Andariel's visage add a lot of Damage and survivability.

Skills

Put 1 Point into each of the following Skills:
1. berserk
2. Iron Skin
3. Natural Resistance
4. Battle Command
5. Increased Speed

Max out the following Skills in this order:
1. leap attack
2. leap
3. mace Mastery
4. battleorders
5. finditem

Use the Scroll Bar to see Skill Point Progression

Attributes

Allocate enough Stat Points into Dexterity to wear all of your gear at a minimum. Allocate enough Points into Vitality to reach at least 2,500 Life with your battleorders. Add all remaining points to Strength to add as much additional Damage to your attacks.

Summary

Leap Attack Barbarian uses a combination of leapattack, Berserk, and Find Item to smash apart monsters in end-game farming areas.
Cast Teleport and Find Item on your highest Magic Find Weapon-Swap for quick use, and the best chance of "Horking" more drops.
The Starter variant still has access to a lot of great farming areas, and is very easy to accumulate the required gear. Start the Ladder season with the Barbarian Leveling Guide and transition when you've made the recommended Runewords.
Take advantage of the mobility Leap Attack offers by hunting Elite Monsters in easy to reach farming Areas, and static Super Uniques (e.g.Pindleskin).
Stack as much Magic Find as possible while avoiding any Cold Damage on the Magic Find Variant's gear so you don't shatter corpses needed for Find Item!

We hope you enjoy this build! LeapAttack is a wildly fun mobility skill that really packs a PUNCH! Smash into monsters like your favorite superhero, and reap the rewards of the MASSIVE damage!

In Bocca al Lupo. Good luck!

Credits

Written by MacroBioBoi
Reviewed by Teo1904

Changelog

12 February 2023
Updated for Patch 2.6 - added Gear Options
21 September 2022
Updated for Patch 2.5 - added Sunder Charms and Terror Zones
10 March 2022
Created for Patch 2.4

Area	Starter	Rewards
Mausoleum	✔	All Item Types Max Area Level Leveling
The Countess	-	Runes Key of Terror
The Pit	✔	All Item Types Max Area Level Leveling
Andariel	✔	Uniques Sets Jewelry

Area	Starter	Rewards
Ancient Tunnels	-	All Item Types Max Area Level Leveling
Summoner	✔	Key of Hate

Area	Starter	Rewards
Travincal	-	Gearing Runes Charms / Gems / Jewels Gold
Mephisto	✔	Uniques Sets

Area	Starter	Rewards
River of Flame	-	All Item Types Max Area Level Leveling
Chaos Sanctuary	-	All Item Types Max Area Level Leveling
Diablo	-	Uniques Sets Leveling

Area	Starter	Rewards
Eldritch the Rectifier	✔	Gearing Gold Leveling
Shenk the Overseer	✔	Gearing Gold Leveling
Pindleskin	✔	Gearing Gold Leveling
Nihlathak	-	Key of Destruction Leveling
Worldstone Keep / Throne of Destruction	-	All Item Types Max Area Level Leveling
Baal / Waves	-	Uniques Sets Max Area Level Leveling

Frames	13	12	11	10	9	8	7
FCR	0	9	20	37	63	105	200

Frames	12	11	11	10	9
Berserk IAS	24	34	41	46	61

Frames	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
FHR	0	7	15	27	48	86	200

Leap Attack Barbarian Guide

Sunder Charm Setup

Gear Changes

Terror Zones

Best

Worst

Skills

Damage

Utility

Attributes

Strength

Dexterity

Vitality

Energy

Essentials

Gear Options

Farming Spots

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Act 5

Mercenary

Act 2 Desert Mercenary

Reaper’s Toll, Might

Mercenary Gear Options

Playstyle

General

Act Bosses

Immunities

Late-Game

Breakpoints

Faster Cast Rate (FCR)

Increased Attack Speed (IAS)

Grief Ettin Axe

Faster Hit Recovery (FHR)

Hardcore

Gear Changes

Stat Point Changes

Build Variants

Setup

Mercenary

Skills

Attributes

Setup

Mercenary

Skills

Attributes

Setup

Mercenary

Skills

Attributes

Setup

Mercenary

Skills

Attributes

Setup

Mercenary

Skills

Attributes

Summary

Credits

Changelog