Talk:Barbarous Slice

This skill is ok. Raptaz 13:56, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Gud synergy with RaO, miright? NeonCrusader 04:19, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I like this skill for the damage and bleed effect. However, the stance limit isn't too bad. I think it would work well with Standing Slash, so that you hit them with this out of a stance, go into a stance(like Rush) and slash at them till bleed goes away. StatMan 06:33, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

You should always be in an IAS which makes this skill SUCK76.192.202.206 02:37, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

No, start an attack sequence with this early in and THEN go into IAS. Anyway, I like to make my opponent bleed as soon as I come in. (Example at 14 Strength: FGJ -> Enraging Charge -> Barbarous Slice -> Flail -> spam your other attacks/skills in adrenaline chain. I guarantee you will like it. Hell I don't even use FGJ depending upon which heros I bring). +damage is basically the primary point of this skill, not the bleeding. I'd much rather waste adrenaline getting unconditional +damage, even when I'm not in a stance, than waste energy (*cough* Pure Strike). -Jarrkha

I won't, and don't like it. Come on, who the hell uses Bleeding/Gash on a PvE bar these days? Leave the Deep Wounds to axes, stop wasting your time with Barbarous Rubbish, and take proper offensive skills instead on your PvE bar. For PvP, bring Crip Slash if you're that desperate for the Bleeding condition for Gash. Andran Steel 04:30, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Good Synergy with Heket's Rampage as it will give you the IAS need to have good dps and this auto cancels when u use an attack skill. Yes you will get the bleeding effect if you use Barbarous Slice while Heket’s Rampage is up. And since Heket's Rampage has a relatively short recharge time/low NRG cost it’s easily spam able. I like doing weird builds so I rock out with about 9 BM but its doable with about 5 BM just use it to build up your adrenaline attacks, use said attacks then resume the stance.68.26.244.221 17:42, 19 November 2008 (UTC) Auron Bushi

Alternatively, you can not use rubbish stances, and bring Flail and some decent attack skills, like everyone else. Andran Steel 04:30, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

On a completely seperate note, I find this skill to be a little awkwardly-named. Firstly, because "barbarous" doesn't mean "barbed" as the icon would suggest, it simply is a synonym for "barbaric," as in, "like a barbarian". And second, because, who ever uses the word "barbarous"? Why not just call it "Barbaric Slice"? lol.

Berserker Stance + Barbarous Slice

Anyway, to contribute to the gameplay-related discussion, I bet this skill would work VERY well in conjunction with Berserker Stance. Berserker Stance lets you maintain a constant IAS, and ends when you use a skill... so, whenever you want to use Barbarous Slice, your stance would automatically end, allowing for maximum effect.

Berserker Stance is terribad, you need your IAS while your using your skills or you have a shit spike. This skill is terrible on anything and is only ok when used with horrible skills.71.120.169.240 23:16, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Soldier's Fury / RaO Sword ownzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Vili >8< 23:18, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

mirite in stating that stances make it NOT inflict bleeding? so like, leet snrgz with skills that remove the conditional atk buff ownzzzzzzzzzzzz ~ Chao 02:05, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

well hello, nvm I'm a giant noob, RaO isn't a stance afterall ~ Chao 02:06, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Agree with post #2 on this mini-thread; anyone using Berserker Stance should be marched out into the centre of Lion's Arch, summarily ridiculed by the entire warrior community, before finally being thrown in the deep end of the harbour, in full platemail. Andran Steel 04:30, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

combines well with the other couple of sword skills that benefit from no stance. Running this on my jora those two non-blockables savage slash and Wars' Endurance. Having 1 adren skill helps keep energy in check and makes having adren purposful Justice 23:19, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Synergy

Great with charging strike

While this skill is quite limited for mainstream uses, I don't get the hate... Onslaught, Weapon of Aggression, Rampage as One, Never Rampage alone... for niche uses, this is a perfect way to make sword DW a tasty spike again. With pets available in PVE that can add more dps than most single slot skills, Never Rampage Alone + Barbarous + Gash is great with Hundred blades + Whirlwind nukes to punish mobs while simultaneously smacking down your target. 75.158.134.214 22:32, 19 August 2011 (UTC)