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Message: <blockquote data-quote="candidus_cogitens" data-source="post: 356554" data-attributes="member: 770">CON also determines how long you can rage, as I recall ...  But if I were you, I'd put my second highest stat in DEX.  And then I'd take the Extended Rage feat, which more than compensates for having a slightly lower CON.Now here's a wacky idea:  are you sure you need to have STR be the highest score?  To me, it is best for a barbarian to have a 14 or 18 STR, that way you make the most of the damage bonuses when using two-handed weapons.  With STR 14, you get +3 damage, with a two-handed weapon.With STR 16, you get +4 damage.With STR 18, you get +6 damage.So, if I your three highest stats are (for example) 16, 14, 13 ...I'd go with DEX 16, STR 14, CON 13.  When you rage, your STR is going to be plenty high anyway.  You'd get more advantage from having the +3 dex bonus than having the extra +1 in STR.</blockquote>