Each Full Attack will trigger Carnage twice as long as each Hits or Crits. For this reason it is recommend that you use Two Weapon Style.

Attacking often is extremely important to Barbarians because it increases the amount of times Carnage will trigger.

Because of the lack of Healing, it is advised Barbarians place points into Athletics in order to get a bigger heal from Second Wind.

Barbarians lack Defense and Healing, so Multiclassing with another Class that has 1 or both of these things can be extremely helpful.

Intellect will increase the radius your Carnage can hit, although there is no way to visually measure it.

For this reason it is advised to place them near many enemies.

Barbarians deal great AoE damage because of their passive ability Carnage.

A full list of builds for all classes can be found on the Builds page.

Barbarians are a challenge to deal with on a battlefield, though they are vulnerable to exhaustion if they don't pace themselves.' Lacking the accuracy and strong Deflection of the fighter, the barbarian makes up for his lack of discipline through sheer speed, savagery, and abilities tailored for fighting groups of enemies. 'They are the wild, unconventional counterparts to fighters – distinguished by their recklessness, ferocity, and their predilection to substitute raw aggression for discipline. They have great group-fighting abilities both melee offense and personal defense. Reckless and ferocious warriors from the more remote cultures found across the world. Barbarian is a Class in Pillars of Eternity 2.

Pillars of eternity 2 classes guide