barrelmancy

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noun

The strategic use of containers of explosives in combat.

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Meanings

nounbarrelmancy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablevideo gamesThe strategic use of containers of explosives in combat.

    Barrelmancy is something that takes a little while to start.

    2021 January 8, Aden Carter, “Divinity 2: Every Step To Create An All-Powerful Barrelmancer”, in GameRant
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    Barrelmancy was such a hit with the Divinity community that there are actual mods dedicated to it, but it has many detractors, and barrelmancy in Baldur's Gate 3 1.0 is sadly not as potent as it was in the giddy days of early-early access.

    2023 August 10, Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, “The secret best Baldur's Gate 3 class is, of course, Barrelmancer”, in Rock Paper Shotgun

    Divinity: Original Sin 2 fans also got a kick out of barrelmancy, so it’s no surprise to see Baldur’s Gate 3 fans pulling off the same trick.

    2023 August 23, Nicole Clark, The best ‘class’ in Baldur’s Gate 3 is ‘barrelmancer’, Polygon

Origin

From barrel + -mancy.

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APA

barrelmancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrelmancy

MLA

“barrelmancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrelmancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrelmancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrelmancy.

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