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Barbarians are among the most beginner-friendly classes inDungeons & Dragons.
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How Does Rage Work?
By using abonus action,a character canenter a ragea number of times determined by the barbarian’s level.
While raging,a character gains several benefits.
Barbarian by Denman Rooke
These last as long as the Rage is active.
First and foremost,the maximum duration of a barbarian’s rage is ten minutes.
However, there areseveral ways for this duration to be cut short.
Barbarian by Denman Rooke
To maintain their rage, barbarians have tokeep attacking enemiesor hindering them in some way.
They can also continue touse their bonus action.All in all,there are three ways to extend your rage.
If you do not meet at least one of these conditions,your rage ends early.
HALFLING PATH OF THE GIANT BARBARIAN by Nikki Dawes
Why Is Rage So Important?
Plus, thebonus damage done on every attack is nothing to sneeze at.
This allows barbarians to ensure that they’re maximizing their damage output while providing themselves with extra durability.
Path of the Wild Heart art from the 2024 Players Handbook, by Alditha Siregar.
How Does Rage Work Outside Of Combat?
A barbarian’s rageisn’t just good for combat; it also has someuses outside of combat.
Additionally, it’s possible for you to use rage to channel primal powerbeginning at level three.
Barbarian from the Player’s Handbook via Wizards of the Coast
These include the following.
How To Improve Your Barbarian Rage
A barbarian’s ragecan improve in a number of different ways.
Here’s a breakdown of these improvements.
Path of the Berserker art from the 2024 Players Handbook, by Nathaniel Himawan.
If you succeed, your HP changes to a number equal to twice your barbarian level.
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When you roll initiative, you regain all expended uses of rage.
This effect restores after a long rest.
Art by Marcela Medeiros.
Additionally, your rage lasts for ten minutes without having to meet any prerequisites.
Whilst some of these benefits improve a barbarian’sdamage output, others help provide theirdefensive options.
Here are great ways to do just that.
Barbarian art from “Xanthar’s Guide To Everything” via Wizards Of The Coast
