Berserker - Condi Bannerslave
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Overview
- Condi Bannerslave (also known as Banner Support or BS) is a meta defining offensive support in raids. This build provides up to 10 players with the unique damage buffs and . It also has strong CC, and very high personal DPS for a support build. Due to the raw power of its damage buffs one bannerslave is standard in every raid group.
- This build focuses on condition damage and excels in long sustained fights. For a more CC and burst damage focused variant, see Warrior - Power Bannerslave.
- This guide is focused on raids. For the fractal version see Berserker - Condi Bannerslave (Fractal).
Skill Bar
Slot Changes
- can replace if your group requires an extra source of
fury.
- can replace for more CC.
- can replace a banner if splitting banners with another Warrior in the raid squad.
- can be used if CC is unimportant, and the
fury or res power will be beneficial.
Specializations
Equipment
Variants
Runes
- very minor dps difference. If you already have a set with them, upgrading to is a low priority.
Infusions
- If you want to maximize your damage you can gain approximately 4% extra dps by using infusions that provide +5 condition damage, such as Malign +9 Agony Infusions, however this is only a small damage increase for what can be a very large gold cost.
Consumables
Food:
- , or
Utility:
-
- or for a cheaper alternative
Usage
Opening Berserk Section
- Cast before entering combat
Weapon swap
- followed by to break the self-stun.
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
- should end here.
- Stay on Sword until is available, then move to the next section of the rotation.
Berserk Loop Section
Weapon swap to Longbow
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
Weapon swap
- should end here.
Weapon swap
- Stay on Sword until is available, then repeat from step 1.
General Tips
- Use off cooldown whenever you're on sword and off cooldown whenever you're on Longbow.
- Once the boss is below 50% you should use off cooldown whenever you're on Sword.
- Fill in gaps in the rotation with auto-attacks until the next skill is off cooldown
- You can freely interrupt your Sword auto-attack chain without losing DPS.
- Follow the rotation as much as possible but stay on longbow if you can't make use of your sword skills in melee range.
- should be used off cooldown, taking priority over everything except . should only be used in combination with (or if you have stability from another source) to prevent the self-stun from it.
- You can provide extra might for your group by using inside your or another fire field.
- Use all of your equipped Banners at the beginning of the fight and re-summon them off cooldown.
- Some bosses have attacks that are harmful to the group if they're reflected (Primarily Matthias Gabrel and Cairn the Indomitable), make sure to familiarize yourself with these and avoid reflecting them with .
Breakbar
- Your most easily accessible strong CC is .
- If your team needs strong CC, on Mathias Gabrel for example, you can switch for , your strongest CC option.
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