Barbs

Skill details

Barbs

Campaign Core Profession Necromancer Attribute Curses Type Hex Spell

10 2 5

Full: For 30 seconds, target foe takes 1...12...15 more damage when hit by physical damage.

Concise: (30 seconds.) Target foe takes 1...12...15 damage whenever it takes physical damage.

Curses	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Damage	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21

Acquisition

Skill Trainers:

• Prophecies
  • Steig (Camp Rankor)
  • Dakk (Ember Light Camp)
• Factions
  • Michiko (Kaineng Center)
• Nightfall
  • Dau (Mouth of Torment)
  • Zendeht (Gate of Torment)

Hero Skill Trainers:

• Nightfall
  • Warden of Whispers (Chantry of Secrets)

Signet of Capture:

• Prophecies
  • Lord Timot (Scoundrel's Rise)
  • Damis the Malignant (Riverside Province)
  • Ghazal the Corrupter (Sanctum Cay)

Notes

• This can be a very useful tool for taking down a powerful, single target when teamed with animated undead or allies with a high attack speed (like Assassins).
• The damage is dealt separate from the attack and ignores armor.
• Splinter Weapon and Hundred Blades can trigger Barbs.

Trivia

• The axe depicted in the skill's icon is that of a Spiked Axe.

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• Hex spell skills quick reference