Barbarian

Barbarian

Class	Weapon Mod

Barbarian is a Blunt weapon mod that punishes enemies who are already in trouble. It adds damage against Stunned, Staggered and Knocked Down enemies. Blunt weapons and Blunt perks can stun, stagger and knock down enemies. It suits a Body build that fights with hammers, clubs and other Blunt weapons. Barbarian is a late game mod that comes only at Tiers 4 and 5.

Effect

Barbarian checks the state of the enemy at the moment of the hit. A Stunned, Staggered or Knocked Down enemy takes extra damage. An enemy on its feet and in control takes normal damage.

The bonus is +20% damage at Tier 4. It doubles to +40% damage at Tier 5.

How to Get Barbarian Guide

Check melee weapon vendors late in the game.
Skip time by a day and check again if it is not on sale.
Combine a matching Tier 4 pair at the crafting menu to make Tier 5.

Barbarian Map Location

The map shows Coach Fred in Little China, one of the melee weapon vendors that sell it.

Barbarian map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compatible Weapons

Barbarian is compatible with 8 melee weapons.

Name	Image	Type
Baseball Bat		Blunt
Electric Baton Alpha		Blunt
Electric Baton Beta		Blunt
Electric Baton Gamma		Blunt
Hammer		Blunt
Kanabo		Blunt
Steel Pipe		Blunt
Tire Iron		Blunt

Upgrades

Barbarian comes in Tiers 4 and 5. A matching pair of the same mod and tier can be combined at the crafting menu into one copy a tier higher. A mod can only go on a weapon of the same tier or higher. Once installed in a weapon, the mod stays in that weapon.

Character Builds

Barbarian belongs on a Blunt weapon in a Body build. Wrecking Ball lets V barrel into enemies while sprinting and blocking, with a chance to knock them down. Quake slams the ground, damages and staggers nearby enemies, and has a chance of Knockdown. Both perks set up the states that Barbarian rewards.

K.O. is another Blunt weapon mod that adds a Knockdown chance against Stunned enemies.

Mod Categories

All Weapon Mods

Every weapon mods mod is listed below.

Name	Image	Effect
Airstrike		Raises crit chance and crit damage for midair attacks
Barbarian		More damage against stunned, staggered and knocked down enemies
Better Half		Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine
Big Mag		Bigger magazine, slower reload
Bleedout		Bleeding damage can crit
Bloodbruiser		Makes a blunt weapon lethal and able to cause Bleeding
Boomerang		A headshot kill with a thrown weapon can return it at once
C-Thru		Charged shots pierce cover sooner and lose less damage
Condenser		Tighter pellet spread, less damage per pellet
Critochet		Raises crit chance with ricochets
Cyclone		A sprint attack opens unlimited combos with stacking attack speed
Equalizer		More damage against Elite enemies
Firecracker		Shoots explosive rounds
Fleetshot		Lower Stamina cost and no heavy weapon slowdown, less armor penetration
Focus Fire		Tighter hipfire spread, shorter effective range
Gambiteer		Faster bullets and more armor penetration, less homing
Hackatomy		Hits can apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit
Haemocide		Longer Bleeding and more crit chance, lower base damage
Headhopper		More lock-on targets, faster lock-on and more headshot damage
Headtoll		A headshot kill streak grants stacking combat bonuses
Javelin		More armor penetration with melee, doubled on throws
K.O.		More damage and knockdowns on stunned enemies, slower attacks
Kneel!		Leg shots can dismember and kill instantly
Panorama		Larger smart reticle that holds a lock longer, slower lock-on
Parallax		Longer range and less sway when aiming, Stamina stops regenerating
Pax		Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat
Pinpoint		Tighter bullet spread after each headshot, stacking
Pyro		Turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn
Ready Steady		Lowers recoil, more so when aiming from cover
Severance		Hits to the head or limbs of a weakened enemy can dismember and kill
Shuffler		Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine
Silencio		More crit chance and crit damage when crouched and undetected
Slice 'Em Up		A kill leaves enemies more open to Finishers for a short time
Spinetickler		Fully charged hits can cause an EMP blast
Stabilizer		Better weapon handling when crouching or crouch-sprinting
Supercharger		Faster charge and lower Stamina cost, less armor penetration
Swiss Cheese		More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet
Vivisector		More dismemberment, then more torso damage for a short time
Wallpuncher		Charges to 200%, full armor penetration, no cover penalty
Zenith		More crit chance, tighter spread and faster swap after drawing
Zero-G		More effective range, thrown weapons fly straight