If you want to focus on utility or skill use If you want to be good at social situations (you CAN RP and build them to be good at them but the base Barbarian isn't built for it at all) If you want to play something fairly simple but decide a Fighter isn't for you If you want to facetank all day and shrug off the times they DO hit you However, with that said, their tankiness manages to make the whole class worthwhile, and plus, it's just fun to be a big angry wall of muscle. Add to all this, you're quite MAD (Multiple Attribute Dependent) if you want good Strength and Unarmored Defense. They also, in my opinion, have relatively weak subclasses, or at least a few that are "better" in some way. Unlike Fighters, they don't get a ton of ASIs and unlike Rangers and Paladins they don't get spellcasting. That doesn't SEEM like a big difference but when playing, you'll notice your HP stays ahead of the curve versus other martials. Fighters, Rangers, and Paladins have a good hit die of 1d10, but the Barbarian has a HD of 1d12. The Barbarian in 5e is THE tank class, even more than a Fighter.
Well, this guide seeks to change that, with a mix of newer content and my own subjective ratings for abilities! With that, I hope you enjoy and find this guide helpful. When going through the otherwise good guide " I'll NEVER Die!", I noticed it was a bit outdated, being several years old and only really talking about PHB options. Hello one and hello all, this is my first attempt at making a class guide.