Path of the Battlerager (Barbarian sublcass)

Path of the Battlerager
Source: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Known as Kuldjargh (literally "axe idiot") in Dwarvish, battleragers are dwarf followers of the gods of war and take the Path of the Battlerager. They specialize in wearing bulky, spiked armour and throwing themselves into combat, striking them with their body itself and giving themselves over to the fury of battle.

Restriction: Dwarves only. Only dwarves can follow the Path of the Battlerager, which fills a particular niche in dwarven society and culture. The DM may lift this restriction to better suit the campaign, and truly exists only in the Forgotten Realms.

Battlerager Armour

When you choose this path at level 3, you gain the ability to use spiked armour (see the "Spiked Armour" note below) as a weapon. While you are wearing spiked armour and are raging, you can use a bonus action to make one melee weapon attack with your armour spikes against a target within 5 feet of you. If the attack hits, the spikes deal 1d4 piercing damage. You use your Strength modifier for the attack and damage rolls.

Additionally, when you use the Attack action to grapple a creature, the target takes 3 piercing damage if your grapple check succeeds.

Reckless Abandon

Beginning at level 6, when you use Reckless Attack while raging, you also gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1). They vanish if any of them are left when your rage ends.

Battlerager Charge

Beginning at level 10, you can take the Dash action as a bonus action while you are raging.

Spiked Retribution

Starting at level 14, when a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the attacker takes 3 piercing damage if you are raging, aren't incapacitated, and are wearing spiked armour.

Spiked Armour

Spiked armour is a rare type of medium armour made by dwarves. It consists of a leather coat and leggings covered with spikes that are usually made of metal.


 * Cost: 75 gp
 * AC: 14 + Dexterity modifier (max 2)
 * Stealth: Disadvantage
 * Weight: 45 lbs.