Weapon Throw

Weapon Throw is a Primary skill, resembling the Diablo II Double Throw skill.

In-game
Basically the only Primary ranged attack the Barbarian has in their arsenal, Weapon Throw hurls a rapid thrown axe that flies for up to 60 yards and damages the first enemy it hits. It cannot bypass walls and obstacles.

Skill Runes

 * Mighty Throw: damage type changes to Lightning and increases damage to . The appearance of an axe is also altered, and it rotates vertically.
 * Ricochet: damage type changes to Fire, and the axe also ricochets to up to enemies within  yards of each other with same damage. Cannot hit the target it has already hit during a single throw.
 * Throwing Hammer: hurls a hammer instead of an axe, with a chance to Stun the enemy on hit for  second.
 * Stupefy: each hit also has a chance to  the enemy for  seconds.
 * Balanced Weapon: damage type changes to Fire, and increases Fury generation to.

Non-rune enhancements

 * The Three Hundredth Spear (Legendary Spear): Increase the damage of Weapon Throw by 150-200%. The attack speed of Weapon Throw is increased by 200%.
 * Oathkeeper (Legendary Mighty Weapon): attacks 50% faster and deals 150-200% increased damage.
 * Arreat's Law (Legendary Spear): generates up to 15-20 additional Fury based on distance to the enemy hit (maximum gain at 20 yards or more).
 * Depth Diggers (Legendary Pants): damage increases by 80-100%.
 * Simplicity's Strength (Legendary Gem): increases damage by 25% (+0.5% per rank) and heals the character for 4% of maximum Life per hit (rank 25 bonus).
 * Boyarsky's Chip (Legendary Gem): Taunts the first enemy hit for 2 seconds (rank 25 bonus).
 * Vambraces of Sescheron (Legendary Bracers): each damaging cast heals the Barbarian for 5-6% of missing (not maximum) Life.

Passives

 * No Escape: Weapon Throw deals more damage to enemies at least 15 yards away from the Barbarian.

Development
Originally, this skill was a Fury spender, not a generator.

Trivia

 * The axe the Barbarian is throwing is actually a Soldier Axe. Throwing Hammer hurls a . The axe seen from Mighty Throw has a unique model (drawn in the same style as Hammer of the Ancients mace), and it is the only weapon the Barbarian hurls vertically.