Doombringer

Doombringer is an elite unique Champion Sword that focuses on raw physical damage and survivability. This two-handed sword delivers solid damage with excellent life leech and a massive life boost, making it a viable budget option for Barbarians and other melee builds before acquiring high-end runewords.

Straightforward Power

Doombringer excels through simplicity. It provides +180-250% Enhanced Damage and Adds 30-100 Damage, giving it respectable damage output that approaches weapons like Oath when well-rolled. The 5-7% Life Stolen Per Hit ensures excellent sustain in combat, while Increase Maximum Life 20% provides a significant health boost—particularly valuable for Barbarians who invest heavily in Vitality. The 40% Bonus to Attack Rating helps ensure hits connect, and 8% Chance to Cast Level 3 Weaken on Striking reduces enemy physical damage by 33%, similar to The Reaper's Toll's Decrepify.

Budget Endgame Option

As an Indestructible weapon, Doombringer never needs repair, which is convenient for long farming sessions. Barbarians can wield this two-handed sword in one hand, making it viable for dual-wielding builds. The weapon works well for Frenzy Barbarians, Concentrate Barbarians, and Act 5 mercenaries. However, it faces stiff competition from runewords—even a modest Grief or Oath typically outperforms it. The lack of crushing blow, deadly strike, or ignore target's defense limits its effectiveness against high-health enemies. Most players use Doombringer as a stepping stone until they can afford premier runewords, though its combination of damage, life, and life leech makes it a respectable choice for budget builds or nostalgia runs.