Diablo IIIArchive of Data for Patch 2.1Barbarian Runes

Barbarian Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.1

Archive of the Barbarian runes for active skills, ranked by popularity in patch 2.1

Note: This is historical data, from Barbarians at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.1.0.
These are charts of all the Diablo III Barbarian runes, ranking them from the most to least popular rune. The data comes from level 70 Barbarians who played during Patch 2.1. The data is gathered from more than 5 million Diablo III characters during patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
See the Barbarian Active Skills in Patch 2.1 section for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to, and the most popular Barbarian builds during patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
Select any rune or skill below to view the current information about that Barbarian skill, along with the popularity of every rune for the skill.

Index

1 All Barbarian Runes by Popularity
2 Top Rune for Each Barbarian Skill

Charts Last Updated: January 22, 2015

All Barbarian Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Barbarian rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Barbarians in patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1.
The chart on the left ranks the runes by popularity of use of softcore Barbarians, while the chart on the right lists them by popularity among hardcore Barbarians.
The Percent column in these charts is the percentage of all Barbarians who used that particular rune, of the level 70 Barbarians who were active in patch 2.1.
Select any rune or skill to view full information and statistics about it.

Runes by Popularity - Barbarian Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Insanity	Wrath of the Berserker	46.30
2	Impunity	War Cry	37.70
3	Maniac	Frenzy	30.90
4	Bloodshed	Battle Rage	30.20
5	The Council Rises	Call of the Ancients	27.60
6	Battering Ram	Furious Charge	20.80
7	Marauder's Rage	Battle Rage	19.50
8	Molten Fury	Earthquake	15.10
9	Wind Shear	Whirlwind	14.60
10	Smash	Hammer of the Ancients	13.10
11	Marathon	Sprint	10.83
12	Death from Above	Leap	10.80
13	Iron Hide	Ignore Pain	10.30
14	Together as One	Call of the Ancients	10.20
15	Call of Arreat	Leap	9.20
16	Volcanic Eruption	Whirlwind	8.30
17	Invigorate	War Cry	7.90
18	Into the Fray	Battle Rage	7.60
19	Smite	Frenzy	7.50
20	Ignorance is Bliss	Ignore Pain	7.40
21	Run Like the Wind	Sprint	6.80
22	Merciless Assault	Furious Charge	5.80
23	Charge!	War Cry	5.60
24	Killing Spree	Overpower	5.40
25	Ancients' Fury	Call of the Ancients	5.30
26	Wrenching Smash	Ground Stomp	5.00
27	Volcano	Avalanche	4.96
28	Striding Giant	Wrath of the Berserker	4.90
29	Thrive on Chaos	Wrath of the Berserker	4.10
30	Chilling Earth	Earthquake	3.80
31	Shattered Ground	Seismic Slam	3.70
32	Slaughter	Wrath of the Berserker	3.50
33	Glacier	Avalanche	3.30
34	Forced March	Sprint	3.05
35	Dreadnought	Furious Charge	3.00
36	Instigation	Bash	2.91
37	Hurricane	Whirlwind	2.90
38	Pulverize	Bash	2.75
39	Revel	Overpower	2.72
40	Blood Lust	Rend	2.70
41	Tectonic Rift	Avalanche	2.56
42	Thunderstrike	Hammer of the Ancients	2.55
43	Arreat's Wail	Wrath of the Berserker	2.50
44	Iron Impact	Leap	2.40
45	Duty to the Clan	Call of the Ancients	2.33
46	Broad Sweep	Cleave	2.30
47	Stamina	Furious Charge	2.24
48	Hardened Wrath	War Cry	2.23
49	Blood Funnel	Whirlwind	2.20
50	Reaping Swing	Cleave	2.12
51	The Mountain's Call	Earthquake	2.11
52	Bloodbath	Rend	2.10
53	Dust Devils	Whirlwind	2.00
54	Contempt for Weakness	Ignore Pain	1.90
55	Trembling Stomp	Ground Stomp	1.84
56	Permafrost	Seismic Slam	1.80
57	Swords to Ploughshares	Battle Rage	1.74
58	Sidearm	Frenzy	1.70
59	Punish	Bash	1.70
60	Momentum	Overpower	1.55
61	Ravage	Rend	1.54
62	Rupture	Cleave	1.50
63	Lacerate	Rend	1.50
64	Mighty Throw	Weapon Throw	1.44
65	Ricochet	Weapon Throw	1.42
66	Grim Harvest	Threatening Shout	1.40
67	Lahar	Avalanche	1.36
68	Boulder Toss	Ancient Spear	1.30
69	Retribution	Revenge	1.24
70	Vanguard	Frenzy	1.23
71	Berserk	Frenzy	1.20
72	The Devil's Anvil	Hammer of the Ancients	1.10
73	Mutilate	Rend	1.05
74	Toppling Impact	Leap	1.04
75	Cold Rush	Furious Charge	1.01
76	Rolling Thunder	Hammer of the Ancients	1.00
77	Cave-In	Earthquake	1.00
78	Gathering Storm	Cleave	0.94
79	Ferocity	Battle Rage	0.93
80	Stagger	Seismic Slam	0.91
81	Bravado	Ignore Pain	0.90
82	Blood Law	Revenge	0.90
83	Foot of the Mountain	Ground Stomp	0.85
84	Mob Rule	Ignore Pain	0.84
85	Balanced Weapon	Weapon Throw	0.80
86	Terrify	Threatening Shout	0.76
87	Onslaught	Bash	0.71
88	Giant's Stride	Earthquake	0.70
89	Veteran's Warning	War Cry	0.65
90	Gangway	Sprint	0.60
91	Snow-Capped Mountain	Avalanche	0.56
92	Demoralize	Threatening Shout	0.55
93	Jagged Edge	Ancient Spear	0.54
94	Rumble	Seismic Slam	0.53
95	Best Served Cold	Revenge	0.51
96	Ancients' Blessing	Call of the Ancients	0.50
97	Storm of Steel	Overpower	0.44
98	Launch	Leap	0.44
99	Frostbite	Bash	0.42
100	Provocation	Revenge	0.41
101	Crushing Advance	Overpower	0.40
102	Scattering Blast	Cleave	0.34
103	Falter	Threatening Shout	0.33
104	Throwing Hammer	Weapon Throw	0.33
105	Deafening Crash	Ground Stomp	0.31
106	Intimidate	Threatening Shout	0.30
107	Birthright	Hammer of the Ancients	0.30
108	Stupefy	Weapon Throw	0.25
109	Rush	Sprint	0.24
110	Strength from Earth	Seismic Slam	0.23
111	Jarring Slam	Ground Stomp	0.20
112	Rage Flip	Ancient Spear	0.15
113	Harpoon	Ancient Spear	0.14
114	Grudge	Revenge	0.10
115	Ranseur	Ancient Spear	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Barbarian Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Impunity	War Cry	50.20
2	Insanity	Wrath of the Berserker	37.50
3	Maniac	Frenzy	24.00
4	Marauder's Rage	Battle Rage	23.60
5	Wind Shear	Whirlwind	22.60
6	Bloodshed	Battle Rage	20.00
7	Together as One	Call of the Ancients	19.40
8	The Council Rises	Call of the Ancients	18.70
9	Death from Above	Leap	12.90
10	Invigorate	War Cry	12.51
11	Battering Ram	Furious Charge	12.50
12	Volcanic Eruption	Whirlwind	11.20
13	Iron Hide	Ignore Pain	10.50
14	Molten Fury	Earthquake	10.20
15	Call of Arreat	Leap	10.10
16	Smash	Hammer of the Ancients	9.90
17	Smite	Frenzy	9.40
18	Marathon	Sprint	8.10
19	Merciless Assault	Furious Charge	8.00
20	Striding Giant	Wrath of the Berserker	7.70
21	Iron Impact	Leap	6.50
22	Chilling Earth	Earthquake	6.30
23	Wrenching Smash	Ground Stomp	5.31
24	Into the Fray	Battle Rage	5.30
25	Run Like the Wind	Sprint	5.11
26	Ancients' Fury	Call of the Ancients	5.10
27	Killing Spree	Overpower	4.90
28	Shattered Ground	Seismic Slam	3.80
29	Blood Lust	Rend	3.70
30	Volcano	Avalanche	3.46
31	Pulverize	Bash	3.40
32	Hurricane	Whirlwind	3.31
33	Charge!	War Cry	3.30
34	Broad Sweep	Cleave	3.20
35	Tectonic Rift	Avalanche	3.06
36	Rupture	Cleave	3.00
37	Sidearm	Frenzy	3.00
38	Glacier	Avalanche	3.00
39	Dreadnought	Furious Charge	2.90
40	Contempt for Weakness	Ignore Pain	2.90
41	Arreat's Wail	Wrath of the Berserker	2.80
42	Instigation	Bash	2.70
43	Slaughter	Wrath of the Berserker	2.63
44	Hardened Wrath	War Cry	2.63
45	Ignorance is Bliss	Ignore Pain	2.61
46	The Mountain's Call	Earthquake	2.61
47	Dust Devils	Whirlwind	2.60
48	Forced March	Sprint	2.50
49	Reaping Swing	Cleave	2.42
50	Blood Funnel	Whirlwind	2.40
51	Thrive on Chaos	Wrath of the Berserker	2.31
52	Ravage	Rend	2.30
53	Thunderstrike	Hammer of the Ancients	2.20
54	Stamina	Furious Charge	2.14
55	Ricochet	Weapon Throw	2.12
56	Permafrost	Seismic Slam	2.10
57	Grim Harvest	Threatening Shout	2.03
58	Revel	Overpower	2.02
59	Duty to the Clan	Call of the Ancients	2.00
60	Mighty Throw	Weapon Throw	1.94
61	Mob Rule	Ignore Pain	1.94
62	Punish	Bash	1.92
63	Bloodbath	Rend	1.90
64	Trembling Stomp	Ground Stomp	1.84
65	Lacerate	Rend	1.80
66	The Devil's Anvil	Hammer of the Ancients	1.75
67	Toppling Impact	Leap	1.74
68	Retribution	Revenge	1.70
69	Swords to Ploughshares	Battle Rage	1.64
70	Gathering Storm	Cleave	1.60
71	Momentum	Overpower	1.55
72	Vanguard	Frenzy	1.53
73	Berserk	Frenzy	1.50
74	Foot of the Mountain	Ground Stomp	1.45
75	Stagger	Seismic Slam	1.41
76	Bravado	Ignore Pain	1.40
77	Blood Law	Revenge	1.40
78	Mutilate	Rend	1.20
79	Terrify	Threatening Shout	1.16
80	Cave-In	Earthquake	1.13
81	Cold Rush	Furious Charge	1.11
82	Rolling Thunder	Hammer of the Ancients	1.10
83	Boulder Toss	Ancient Spear	1.10
84	Onslaught	Bash	1.01
85	Lahar	Avalanche	1.00
86	Veteran's Warning	War Cry	0.95
87	Launch	Leap	0.94
88	Ferocity	Battle Rage	0.90
89	Giant's Stride	Earthquake	0.80
90	Demoralize	Threatening Shout	0.75
91	Falter	Threatening Shout	0.73
92	Balanced Weapon	Weapon Throw	0.70
93	Gangway	Sprint	0.66
94	Rumble	Seismic Slam	0.63
95	Frostbite	Bash	0.62
96	Best Served Cold	Revenge	0.61
97	Ancients' Blessing	Call of the Ancients	0.60
98	Snow-Capped Mountain	Avalanche	0.56
99	Jagged Edge	Ancient Spear	0.54
100	Provocation	Revenge	0.51
101	Deafening Crash	Ground Stomp	0.50
102	Storm of Steel	Overpower	0.44
103	Scattering Blast	Cleave	0.44
104	Intimidate	Threatening Shout	0.40
105	Throwing Hammer	Weapon Throw	0.33
106	Crushing Advance	Overpower	0.30
107	Birthright	Hammer of the Ancients	0.30
108	Strength from Earth	Seismic Slam	0.23
109	Jarring Slam	Ground Stomp	0.20
110	Rage Flip	Ancient Spear	0.15
111	Stupefy	Weapon Throw	0.15
112	Harpoon	Ancient Spear	0.14
113	Rush	Sprint	0.14
114	Grudge	Revenge	0.10
115	Ranseur	Ancient Spear	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Top Rune for Each Barbarian Skill

These charts show the single most popular rune for each Barbarian active skill, among level 70 Barbarians who played in patch 2.1.0 and patch 2.1.1. The runes are listed from the most popular for their skill, to the least popular. This makes it easy to see which active skills have one rune that was extremely popular at level 70.
The chart on the left shows the rune choices by softcore Barbarians, and the chart on the right lists the most popular runes among hardcore Barbarians.
Select any rune or skill to view the full information and statistics about it.

Top Rune per Skill - Barbarian Softcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Wrath of the Berserker	Insanity	75.50
Frenzy	Maniac	73.00
Hammer of the Ancients	Smash	72.60
War Cry	Impunity	70.10
Earthquake	Molten Fury	66.00
Ancient Spear	Boulder Toss	64.10
Furious Charge	Battering Ram	63.70
Ground Stomp	Wrenching Smash	60.60
Call of the Ancients	The Council Rises	60.20
Seismic Slam	Shattered Ground	52.00
Overpower	Killing Spree	51.90
Battle Rage	Bloodshed	50.60
Sprint	Marathon	50.20
Ignore Pain	Iron Hide	48.60
Whirlwind	Wind Shear	48.30
Leap	Death from Above	45.20
Threatening Shout	Grim Harvest	42.30
Avalanche	Volcano	39.20
Revenge	Retribution	38.20
Weapon Throw	Ricochet	35.10
Bash	Instigation	34.30
Cleave	Broad Sweep	32.30
Rend	Blood Lust	31.00
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Barbarian Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
War Cry	Impunity	72.40
Wrath of the Berserker	Insanity	70.80
Hammer of the Ancients	Smash	64.50
Ancient Spear	Boulder Toss	62.10
Frenzy	Maniac	61.30
Ground Stomp	Wrenching Smash	58.10
Ignore Pain	Iron Hide	54.30
Overpower	Killing Spree	54.00
Whirlwind	Wind Shear	53.40
Sprint	Marathon	48.80
Earthquake	Molten Fury	48.30
Seismic Slam	Shattered Ground	47.50
Furious Charge	Battering Ram	47.20
Battle Rage	Marauder's Rage	46.00
Call of the Ancients	Together as One	42.40
Weapon Throw	Ricochet	41.30
Threatening Shout	Grim Harvest	40.30
Leap	Death from Above	40.20
Revenge	Retribution	39.00
Bash	Pulverize	35.80
Rend	Blood Lust	33.80
Avalanche	Volcano	31.40
Cleave	Broad Sweep	29.60
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.1? See the Archive of Data for Patch 2.1 for other charts.

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