Berserker - DPS Berserker

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Focused on: Direct damage, Utility.

Designed for:

World vs World

Overview

The DPS Berserker Warrior provides big damage and control while offering resurrection utility through Battle Standard.

Skill Bar

First Weapon Set

GreatswordHealingUtilityElite

Hammer

Skill Variants

Heal

• Defiant Stance strong against condition pressure

Utility

• Dolyak Signet ⇒ Balanced Stance

This choice is up to personal preference; Dolyak gives more more stability and bonus toughness until used, but is weaker against boon removal.

• Outrage Low cooldown stun break.
• Wild Blow Powerful launch and CC for downstate control.

Elite

• Head Butt Large person dps increase but massive team utility loss. Stronger in smaller scale fights.

Specializations

Defense:

Dogged March Defy Pain (trait) Cleansing Ire

Variants

• Rousing Resilience Less adrenaline gain and condition clear, more personal healing and armor.

Discipline:

Warrior's Sprint Destruction of the Empowered Burst Mastery

Berserker:

Smash Brawler Blood Reaction Bloody Roar

Variants

• Eternal Champion Trade damage for personal Stability

Equipment

6x

Superior Rune of Strength

18x

Mighty WvW Infusion

Variants

Stats

• Use as much Marauder's gear as you need to survive, fill in other slots with Berserker's
• Once in full Berserker's, Assassin's may be used in some slots for a very small DPS increase, the amount of Assassin's to use will depend on your average might uptime so make use of an Effective Power calculator.

Sigils

• Superior Sigil of Energy

  9

  Superior Sigil of Energy

  Gain 50% of your endurance when you swap to this weapon while in combat. (Cooldown: 9s)
• Superior Sigil of Strength

  1

  Superior Sigil of Strength

  60% Chance on Critical: Gain Might (10 seconds). (Cooldown: 1s)
• Superior Sigil of Force

  Superior Sigil of Force

  +5% Damage
• Superior Sigil of Leeching

  9

  Superior Sigil of Leeching

  Your next attack after swapping to this weapon while in combat steals some health. (Cooldown: 9s)

Runes

• Superior Rune of Hoelbrak

  Superior Rune of Hoelbrak

  (1): +25 Power (2): +10% Might Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance when struck to gain might for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 5s) (5): +100 Power (6): +20% Might Duration; -20% condition duration applied to you.
  against condition pressure.
• Superior Rune of the Pack

  Superior Rune of the Pack

  (1): +25 Power (2): +10% Swiftness Duration (3): +50 Power (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies might, fury, and swiftness for 10 seconds. (Cooldown: 20s) (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Precision; +20% Swiftness Duration
  optimal if Fury uptime is below 67%.
• Superior Rune of the Scholar

  Superior Rune of the Scholar

  (1): +25 Power (2): +35 Ferocity (3): +50 Power (4): +65 Ferocity (5): +100 Power (6): +125 Ferocity, +5% damage while your health is above 90%.
  highest damage option.
• Superior Rune of Durability

  Superior Rune of Durability

  (1): +25 Toughness (2): +5% Boon Duration (3): +50 Toughness (4): 25% chance when struck to grant nearby allies protection and regeneration for 3 seconds and resistance for 1 second. (Cooldown: 20 seconds) (5): +100 Toughness (6): +15% Boon Duration; +125 Vitality
  defensive option with group support.

Consumables

Food

• Loaf of Saffron Bread

  Loaf of Saffron Bread

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Incoming damage reduced by 20% while stunned, knocked down, or knocked back.-20% condition duration+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  against condition pressure.
• Fried Oyster Sandwich

  Fried Oyster Sandwich

  Nourishment (30 m):

  +10% Damage Reduction+70 Power+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
• Bowl of Mussel Soup

  Bowl of Mussel Soup

  Nourishment (30 min):

  +10% Damage Reduction+70 Vitality+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable

Utility

• Furious Sharpening Stone

  Furious Sharpening Stone

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain Power equal to 3% of your PrecisionGain Ferocity equal to 3% of your Precision+10% Experience from Kills

  Consumable
• Superior Sharpening Stone

  Superior Sharpening Stone

  Nourishment (30 m):

  Gain power equal to 3% of your precisionGain power equal to 6% of your ferocity+10 Experience from kills

  Consumable
  cheaper option.

Usage

General

• Focus on keeping a high Berserk uptime and landing as many Primal Bursts ( Arc Divider/ Rupturing Smash) as possible.
  • You can swap weapons immediately after using a Primal Burst to land more.
  • Avoid spending adrenaline on Earthshaker and Arcing Slice if it would delay your next Berserk unless you are desperate.
• Versatile Rage provides 5 adrenaline, half of what is needed for a Primal Burst skill. Swap often to maximize DPS.
• Warrior's Sprint removes Immobilize when using a movement skill - list of movement skills in the build:
  • Hammer: Earthshaker/ Rupturing Smash
  • Greatsword: Whirlwind Attack and Rush.
• Use your utilities conservatively, once out of cooldowns you become a very easy target.
  • Dolyak Signet and Balanced Stance should be used as stunbreaks and not preemptively unless absolutely necessary.
• Be mindful of your opponent's dodges and boons: look out for Aegis and Stability when attempting to CC. Count their dodges, too; if you see an opponent dodge twice in a row with no stability it is time to unload.
• If you go to your keybinding options, you can assign a "Stow Weapon" key. If you press your stow weapon key during a long weapon animation (i.e., Hammer 4, 5 and Battle Standard) you can cancel the cast and put it on a 3 second cooldown instead of the full duration. This is excellent for baiting dodges from your enemies, as well as cancelling skills you know won't connect.

Weapons

• Use downed or CCed enemies as a setup for Hundred Blades. Cleaving on friendly downs to protect teammates rezzing is also useful.
• Try to use Arc Divider before Hundred Blades for maximum DPS and also to refill adrenaline.
• Whirlwind Attack deals substantial damage and should not be used only for its mobility.
• Use Staggering Blow and Rupturing Smash on friendly and enemy downs to disrupt rezzes and stomps.
• Earthshaker and Rupturing Smash are Blast Finishers, try to land them on allied Combo Fields.

Videos

• YouTube:
  [Ash] Mahrtas
• YouTube:
  [BoRP] Lapiy