At 3rd level, you choose a path that shapes the nature of your rage. Choose the Path of the Berserker, Path of the Totem Warrior, or Path of Arcane Rage, detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 10th, and 14th levels.

Some barbarians experience access to immense power during their rage, power that is uncontrolled and dangerous. The Path of Arcane Rage is a path of great power and danger. When you enter rage, you gain access to raw arcane power, which lashes out across the battlefield, heedless of your health and well-being.

Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, You gain access to spellcasting. You become a conduit for pure arcane energy during your fury allowing you to cast a small selection of spells. See chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting, and the table following the class description for the Path of Arcane Rage spell list.

Casters of the Path of Arcane Rage do not prepare spells. Strength is your spellcasting ability for your spells, the power of your spells comes from your physical power and fury. In addition, you use the Strength modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a Path of Arcane Rage spell that you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Strength modifier

You may not cast ritual spells, and you do not need material components for your spells.

You gain a limited number of spells known, any of which may only be cast during your rage. In exchange, you lose your resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage, and your melee rage damage bonus. You may only cast spells while raging. Spells do not use slots. Spells are always considered to be cast a level equal to 1/2 the level of the Barbarian. There are no restrictions on how many times you may cast a spell during a rage, beyond the normal restriction of not being able to cast more than 1 spell a turn unless that spell is a cantrip cast with a bonus action.

You choose a new spell when you level of a spell level you can cast. Once selected, the spell may never be changed.

Any round during which you don't cast a spell will end your rage. From the beginning of your initiative count to the start of the following turn, a spell must be cast or you will exit rage. This does not negate the normal limitation of leaving rage if you haven't attacked an opponent or taken damage since your last turn. Either condition will cause you to leave rage.

Spell Fury

Beginning at 6th level, your anger and blind range enhances the power of your spells. Saving throws versus your spells now have a Spell save DC of 10 + your proficiency bonus + your strength modifier. At 17th level this increases to DC of 12 + your proficiency bonus + your strength modifier.

Raging Enhancement

Beginning at 10th level, choose one: Empower Spell, Quicken Spell, Twinned Spell. You may apply one of these metamagic effects to one of your spells during your rage, once per rage.

Focus of the Arcane

Starting at 14th level, you no longer exit rage if you fail to cast a spell during your turn.

Barbarian Path of Arcane Rage Spells Known

Level   Cantrips           Spells known   Maximum level of spells known.

1          0                      0                      -

2          0                      0                      -          

3          1                      1                      1st

4          1                      1                      1st

5          1                      2                      1st

6          2                      2                      1st

7          2                      3                      2nd

8          2                      3                      2nd

9          2                      3                      2nd

10        3                      4                      3rd

11        3                      4                      3rd

12        3                      4                      3rd

13        3                      5                      4th

14        3                      5                      4th

15        4                      5                      4th

16        4                      6                      5th

17        4                      6                      5th

18        4                      6                      5th

19        4                      7                      5th

20        4                      8                      5th

Acid Splash

Fire Bolt

Poison Spray

Ray of Frost

Shocking Grasp

Chill Touch

Burning Hands

Chromatic Orb

Expeditious Retreat

Shield

Thunderwave

Jump

Scorching Ray

Ray of Enfeeblement

Enlarge/Reduce

Melf's Acid Arrow

Spider Climb

Counterspell

Sleet Storm

Fireball

Lightning Bolt

Fear

Stoneskin

Confusion

Fire Shield

Blight

Polymorph

Cone of Cold

Bigby's Hand

Mislead

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Self

Components: V, S

A burst of flame emanates out from your location, burning and damaging those nearby. Each creature within 10 feet of you must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d8 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

At Higher Levels, When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for every two levels above 2nd.