Diablo II/Barbarian

The Spartan build for the barbarian is a group build, meaning it is pretty much required to have more than one friend also doing this build. There are two reasons for it being a "group build": 1) to mimick the Spartans from the movie 300 and 2) this build has lower overall damage until very late in the game and each additional Spartan can have a different yell specialty.

The basic premise of this build is to be a Spartan from the movie 300. To do this effectively, the barbarians must be throw barbs. With those abilities they can effectively equip a javalin and a shield.

Spartan Mantra

 * 1) At all times you will want to play your Spartan group build as a team. When you die, you died for a reason and must find a way around it.  If a mob or boss is too strong, leveling is the only answer.
 * 2) No rushing, no outside help beyond your additional characters. Rushing this group build takes away the challenge, you must fight your way to victory!  Outside help is allowed however, everyone loves low level item perks.  Weapons won't be of much use anyways since you'll be focusing on throwables.
 * 3) Only throwable weapons, javalin and large shield are most honorable. True Spartans are those who use only javalines and shields; preferably large shields.  Sadly this means they will be much weaker than most others.  If you want the greatest challenge, be a True Spartan!  To make the easiest type of Spartan build, focus on throwing axes.

Attributes
The best way to build the attributes of a Spartan is to put all five points into your choice each level.
 * Strength/Dexterity: You'll be switching between Strength and Dexterity pretty regularly because Strength is necessary for your weapons and armor, and Dexterity is extremely vital for your weapon use but also attack rating which will help with your throws.
 * Vitality: A small boost is necessary; a low life barb is not a good thing however as a Spartan your ranged attacks will used the most so dodging will be key compared to running head on into battle.
 * Energy: Not required for this build, don't put any points into it, however energy boosting items can come in handy. Only use energy items if nothing better can be used.

Attacks

 * Bash: 1
 * Double Attack:
 * Double Throw: 1
 * Frenzy:

Passives

 * Throw Mastery: 20

Yells
Choose one of the following yells to max out:
 * Battle Cry
 * Command