Barbarian of the Wild Heart
Tier CBarbarian · Wild Heart · Halfling · levels [3,21)
Animal Speaker + 4 animal aspects = the "spiritual druid-barbarian" chassis. Thematic, not optimized.
Why this tier
Animal aspects = thrmatic ribbons, not math; same as base barbarian chassis.
Estimated single-target DPR
50/100 — Loremaster estimate, not measured in play
Feat progression
- L4Great Weapon Master — -5 attack, +10 damage
- L8Sentinel — Speed 0 on reaction attack
- L12Tough — +2 HP per level
Loremaster’s notes
The Wild Heart Barbarian is the "I am a barbarian who talks to animals" chassis. Animal Speaker (level 3) lets you cast Speak With Animals at will, no concentration. The four animal aspects at level 3 are: Bear (1/short rest, 1 minute, resistance to all damage except psychic on an ally you touch), Cat (1/short rest, 1 minute, no opportunity attacks on a melee ally), Eagle (1/short rest, 1 minute, fly speed 60 feet for an ally you touch), Wolf (1/short rest, 1 minute, ally you touch has advantage on melee attacks and proficiency bonus damage). Bestial Soul (level 6) lets you pick a permanent animal companion that grants 1 mile sensing or 1/short rest beast sense. This is a thematic build for "I am a goliath barbarian shaman." Not a math build. Race: any. Same chassis as a base Barbarian + 1 ribbon. Pick this if you want flavor.
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