Barbarian Runes by Popularity

All the Barbarian runes for active skills, ranked by popularity in patch 2.3

These are charts of all the Diablo III Barbarian runes, ranked from the most to least popular rune. The data comes from level 70 Barbarians in Reaper of Souls, who are actively playing in Patch 2.3.
See the Barbarian Active Skills section for the most popular active skills that these runes are connected to, and the most popular Barbarian builds. The Popular Builds and Skills overview has information on how all this data is gathered.
Select any rune or skill below to view full 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: November 3, 2018

All Barbarian Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Barbarian rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Barbarians in patch 2.3. As players choose the best Barbarian runes for their skills, those choices generate data of the most popular Barbarian runes.
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 use that particular rune, of the level 70 Barbarians active in patch 2.3.
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	62.90
2	Bloodshed	Battle Rage	49.90
3	Merciless Assault	Furious Charge	34.70
4	Impunity	War Cry	31.90
5	Together as One	Call of the Ancients	29.70
6	Blood Funnel	Whirlwind	28.70
7	Veteran's Warning	War Cry	24.00
8	Smash	Hammer of the Ancients	21.80
9	Marathon	Sprint	15.80
10	Falter	Threatening Shout	11.80
11	Bloodbath	Rend	9.00
12	Wind Shear	Whirlwind	8.80
13	Ancients' Fury	Call of the Ancients	8.20
14	Iron Hide	Ignore Pain	6.50
15	Marauder's Rage	Battle Rage	6.20
16	Mob Rule	Ignore Pain	5.80
17	The Council Rises	Call of the Ancients	5.70
18	Ignorance is Bliss	Ignore Pain	5.60
19	Mutilate	Rend	5.30
20	Charge!	War Cry	5.00
21	Harpoon	Ancient Spear	4.70
22	Maniac	Frenzy	4.60
23	Hurricane	Whirlwind	4.40
24	Swords to Ploughshares	Battle Rage	3.80
25	Striding Giant	Wrath of the Berserker	3.43
26	Dust Devils	Whirlwind	3.40
27	Killing Spree	Overpower	3.20
28	Run Like the Wind	Sprint	3.01
29	Battering Ram	Furious Charge	3.00
30	Wrenching Smash	Ground Stomp	2.81
31	Into the Fray	Battle Rage	2.80
32	Demoralize	Threatening Shout	2.70
33	Blood Lust	Rend	2.60
34	Molten Fury	Earthquake	2.50
35	Forced March	Sprint	2.40
36	Hardened Wrath	War Cry	2.00
37	Invigorate	War Cry	1.90
38	Volcanic Eruption	Whirlwind	1.70
39	Momentum	Overpower	1.60
40	Stamina	Furious Charge	1.54
41	Pulverize	Bash	1.50
42	Terrify	Threatening Shout	1.36
43	The Devil's Anvil	Hammer of the Ancients	1.35
44	Ferocity	Battle Rage	1.30
45	Foot of the Mountain	Ground Stomp	1.25
46	Slaughter	Wrath of the Berserker	1.23
47	Smite	Frenzy	1.23
48	Punish	Bash	1.22
49	Dreadnought	Furious Charge	1.20
50	Death from Above	Leap	1.20
51	Shattered Ground	Seismic Slam	1.13
52	Call of Arreat	Leap	1.10
53	Vanguard	Frenzy	1.03
54	Thrive on Chaos	Wrath of the Berserker	1.01
55	Bravado	Ignore Pain	1.00
56	Rage Flip	Ancient Spear	0.95
57	Lacerate	Rend	0.90
58	Birthright	Hammer of the Ancients	0.80
59	Ravage	Rend	0.74
60	Duty to the Clan	Call of the Ancients	0.73
61	Instigation	Bash	0.71
62	Rolling Thunder	Hammer of the Ancients	0.70
63	Contempt for Weakness	Ignore Pain	0.70
64	Reaping Swing	Cleave	0.62
65	Permafrost	Seismic Slam	0.61
66	Cold Rush	Furious Charge	0.61
67	Arreat's Wail	Wrath of the Berserker	0.61
68	Ancients' Blessing	Call of the Ancients	0.60
69	Glacier	Avalanche	0.56
70	Volcano	Avalanche	0.56
71	Thunderstrike	Hammer of the Ancients	0.55
72	Gathering Storm	Cleave	0.54
73	Berserk	Frenzy	0.53
74	Revel	Overpower	0.52
75	The Mountain's Call	Earthquake	0.51
76	Broad Sweep	Cleave	0.51
77	Iron Impact	Leap	0.50
78	Crushing Advance	Overpower	0.50
79	Balanced Weapon	Weapon Throw	0.50
80	Gangway	Sprint	0.46
81	Chilling Earth	Earthquake	0.43
82	Grim Harvest	Threatening Shout	0.43
83	Jarring Slam	Ground Stomp	0.43
84	Rupture	Cleave	0.40
85	Boulder Toss	Ancient Spear	0.40
86	Tectonic Rift	Avalanche	0.36
87	Toppling Impact	Leap	0.34
88	Trembling Stomp	Ground Stomp	0.34
89	Rush	Sprint	0.34
90	Sidearm	Frenzy	0.30
91	Ricochet	Weapon Throw	0.30
92	Lahar	Avalanche	0.26
93	Mighty Throw	Weapon Throw	0.24
94	Retribution	Revenge	0.24
95	Scattering Blast	Cleave	0.24
96	Throwing Hammer	Weapon Throw	0.23
97	Cave-In	Earthquake	0.23
98	Rumble	Seismic Slam	0.23
99	Stagger	Seismic Slam	0.21
100	Onslaught	Bash	0.21
101	Blood Law	Revenge	0.20
102	Snow-Capped Mountain	Avalanche	0.16
103	Stupefy	Weapon Throw	0.15
104	Jagged Edge	Ancient Spear	0.14
105	Storm of Steel	Overpower	0.14
106	Launch	Leap	0.14
107	Strength from Earth	Seismic Slam	0.13
108	Frostbite	Bash	0.12
109	Provocation	Revenge	0.11
110	Deafening Crash	Ground Stomp	0.11
111	Intimidate	Threatening Shout	0.10
112	Giant's Stride	Earthquake	0.10
113	Best Served Cold	Revenge	0.10
114	Ranseur	Ancient Spear	0.02
115	Grudge	Revenge	0.00
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Barbarian Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Insanity	Wrath of the Berserker	51.70
2	Bloodshed	Battle Rage	37.10
3	Impunity	War Cry	34.10
4	Together as One	Call of the Ancients	32.70
5	Merciless Assault	Furious Charge	23.50
6	Blood Funnel	Whirlwind	22.00
7	Veteran's Warning	War Cry	20.20
8	Wind Shear	Whirlwind	16.40
9	Smash	Hammer of the Ancients	15.20
10	Marathon	Sprint	10.30
11	Falter	Threatening Shout	9.50
12	Iron Hide	Ignore Pain	9.20
13	Marauder's Rage	Battle Rage	8.40
14	Striding Giant	Wrath of the Berserker	7.10
15	Ignorance is Bliss	Ignore Pain	7.00
16	Bloodbath	Rend	6.60
17	Ancients' Fury	Call of the Ancients	6.40
18	Swords to Ploughshares	Battle Rage	5.30
19	Mutilate	Rend	4.70
20	Maniac	Frenzy	4.20
21	Dust Devils	Whirlwind	3.70
22	Molten Fury	Earthquake	3.65
23	Blood Lust	Rend	3.60
24	Mob Rule	Ignore Pain	3.50
25	The Council Rises	Call of the Ancients	3.43
26	Demoralize	Threatening Shout	3.40
27	Pulverize	Bash	3.30
28	Terrify	Threatening Shout	3.16
29	The Devil's Anvil	Hammer of the Ancients	3.15
30	Invigorate	War Cry	3.10
31	Foot of the Mountain	Ground Stomp	3.00
32	Momentum	Overpower	2.95
33	Charge!	War Cry	2.90
34	Wrenching Smash	Ground Stomp	2.80
35	Hardened Wrath	War Cry	2.60
36	Into the Fray	Battle Rage	2.41
37	Hurricane	Whirlwind	2.40
38	Harpoon	Ancient Spear	2.00
39	Volcanic Eruption	Whirlwind	1.83
40	Iron Impact	Leap	1.80
41	Battering Ram	Furious Charge	1.80
42	Run Like the Wind	Sprint	1.71
43	Contempt for Weakness	Ignore Pain	1.70
44	Ferocity	Battle Rage	1.63
45	Killing Spree	Overpower	1.63
46	Dreadnought	Furious Charge	1.60
47	Death from Above	Leap	1.60
48	Lacerate	Rend	1.55
49	Smite	Frenzy	1.53
50	Bravado	Ignore Pain	1.50
51	Stamina	Furious Charge	1.44
52	Shattered Ground	Seismic Slam	1.40
53	Reaping Swing	Cleave	1.32
54	Call of Arreat	Leap	1.30
55	Ravage	Rend	1.24
56	Forced March	Sprint	1.20
57	Slaughter	Wrath of the Berserker	1.13
58	Permafrost	Seismic Slam	1.11
59	Rupture	Cleave	1.10
60	Berserk	Frenzy	1.10
61	Vanguard	Frenzy	0.93
62	Rolling Thunder	Hammer of the Ancients	0.90
63	Thrive on Chaos	Wrath of the Berserker	0.81
64	Instigation	Bash	0.81
65	Broad Sweep	Cleave	0.80
66	Punish	Bash	0.72
67	Sidearm	Frenzy	0.70
68	Arreat's Wail	Wrath of the Berserker	0.70
69	Balanced Weapon	Weapon Throw	0.64
70	Gathering Storm	Cleave	0.64
71	Chilling Earth	Earthquake	0.63
72	The Mountain's Call	Earthquake	0.61
73	Cold Rush	Furious Charge	0.61
74	Ancients' Blessing	Call of the Ancients	0.60
75	Thunderstrike	Hammer of the Ancients	0.55
76	Toppling Impact	Leap	0.54
77	Stagger	Seismic Slam	0.51
78	Duty to the Clan	Call of the Ancients	0.50
79	Glacier	Avalanche	0.46
80	Rage Flip	Ancient Spear	0.45
81	Trembling Stomp	Ground Stomp	0.44
82	Launch	Leap	0.44
83	Rush	Sprint	0.44
84	Ricochet	Weapon Throw	0.42
85	Deafening Crash	Ground Stomp	0.41
86	Blood Law	Revenge	0.40
87	Tectonic Rift	Avalanche	0.36
88	Volcano	Avalanche	0.36
89	Gangway	Sprint	0.36
90	Boulder Toss	Ancient Spear	0.35
91	Mighty Throw	Weapon Throw	0.34
92	Retribution	Revenge	0.34
93	Throwing Hammer	Weapon Throw	0.33
94	Grim Harvest	Threatening Shout	0.33
95	Revel	Overpower	0.32
96	Frostbite	Bash	0.32
97	Onslaught	Bash	0.31
98	Intimidate	Threatening Shout	0.30
99	Birthright	Hammer of the Ancients	0.30
100	Scattering Blast	Cleave	0.24
101	Rumble	Seismic Slam	0.23
102	Giant's Stride	Earthquake	0.20
103	Crushing Advance	Overpower	0.20
104	Cave-In	Earthquake	0.20
105	Snow-Capped Mountain	Avalanche	0.16
106	Lahar	Avalanche	0.16
107	Stupefy	Weapon Throw	0.15
108	Jagged Edge	Ancient Spear	0.14
109	Grudge	Revenge	0.14
110	Storm of Steel	Overpower	0.14
111	Jarring Slam	Ground Stomp	0.13
112	Strength from Earth	Seismic Slam	0.13
113	Provocation	Revenge	0.11
114	Best Served Cold	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 active in patch 2.3. 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 is 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	91.00
Hammer of the Ancients	Smash	86.80
Furious Charge	Merciless Assault	84.60
Battle Rage	Bloodshed	77.80
Ancient Spear	Harpoon	77.50
Threatening Shout	Falter	72.50
Sprint	Marathon	72.10
Earthquake	Molten Fury	67.60
Call of the Ancients	Together as One	66.10
Whirlwind	Blood Funnel	61.00
Frenzy	Maniac	60.20
Ground Stomp	Wrenching Smash	57.80
Overpower	Killing Spree	55.00
Seismic Slam	Shattered Ground	49.30
War Cry	Impunity	49.20
Rend	Bloodbath	48.60
Bash	Pulverize	41.80
Leap	Death from Above	36.70
Weapon Throw	Balanced Weapon	34.80
Ignore Pain	Iron Hide	33.20
Revenge	Retribution	31.84
Avalanche	Volcano	31.80
Cleave	Reaping Swing	28.40
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Barbarian Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Wrath of the Berserker	Insanity	84.30
Furious Charge	Merciless Assault	81.50
Hammer of the Ancients	Smash	76.00
Call of the Ancients	Together as One	75.10
Sprint	Marathon	74.00
Ancient Spear	Harpoon	70.00
Earthquake	Molten Fury	69.90
Battle Rage	Bloodshed	67.70
Bash	Pulverize	60.70
Threatening Shout	Falter	57.00
Overpower	Momentum	55.70
War Cry	Impunity	54.20
Frenzy	Maniac	50.20
Whirlwind	Blood Funnel	47.40
Ground Stomp	Foot of the Mountain	44.90
Revenge	Blood Law	43.20
Seismic Slam	Shattered Ground	41.40
Ignore Pain	Iron Hide	40.40
Rend	Bloodbath	37.50
Weapon Throw	Balanced Weapon	35.00
Leap	Iron Impact	32.00
Cleave	Reaping Swing	31.80
Avalanche	Glacier	29.70
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

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