Berserker - Condi DPS

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Raids

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Hard

This build was last updated on June 14, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

A condition DPS Berserker raid build focussed mainly on Burning and Bleeding. The rotation is fast-paced and rewards constantly attacking, weapon swapping and triggering of burst skills. Despite this and the Berserker's theming, the damage is among the slowest-ramping in the game, heavily favouring long phases.

This build can pack a good amount of CC and mobility, and its combination of high health, heavy armour and Blood Reckoning make it very survivable. In addition, Scorched Earth is a great cleave skill that can hit distant targets without losing DPS on the boss.

Its damage is heavily dependent on remaining inside Berserk by frequently using Rage skills. As such, it is somewhat reliant on having good Alacrity uptime.

Skill Bar

Longbow

Sword/Torch

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Offhand Sword is only a small DPS loss, so you could play this if you prefer.

Skill Variants

• Sundering Leap is higher DPS than Wild Blow, but the latter can be a potential CC and you may find the movement of Sundering Leap awkward if you're unused to it - to minimise movement, you can mouse over your UI and you will jump on the spot.

Template Code

[&DQIkJQQfEibyEvIS3BKpAKES1xLXEq8AwhLuAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADWgBmACMAAA==]

Copy Template Code

Specializations

• Blademaster is higher damage if using offhand Sword. You should also adjust your gear to make up for the 120 expertise difference (see below).

Equipment

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Sinister

Chest
Viper

Hands
Sinister

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Longbow
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x17

Infusion
x1

Relic

• If you don't have Infusions, it is slightly more optimal to only run a single Sinister stats piece.
• If running Blademaster you will need less expertise, so in this case run Sinister stats accessories, shoulders, gloves and feet.
  • It it also optimal to run full Malign infusions in this case.

Non-SotO Relics

Relic of Thorns is the strongest core relic, and it can even be better than Relic of the Fractal on long encounters. There are some fights where you can't easily build up stacks though. Aside from this, there are no obvious damage relics for players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure. Relic of the Krait is likely to be the best of the rest, but the damage gain would be low enough that you might prefer to go for a utility option instead.

Consumables

Food

• or ascended alternatives
  • , or for a cheaper alternative

Utility

• • or for a cheaper alternative

Usage

Although the basic structure of the rotation is simple, in practise you have multiple skills that will come off cooldown at different times from loop to loop. See General Tips for an explanation of how to use these skills in the rotation.

Offhand Torch Rotation

Opener

1. Flames of War (if you can cast it just before combat starts)
2. Weapon swap
3. Head Butt
4. Berserk
5. Outrage
6. Pin Down
7. Scorched Earth
8. Blood Reckoning
9. Scorched Earth
10. Shattering Blow
11. Fan of Fire
12. Weapon swap

Basic Sword Section

Compared to longbow, the order of skills on Sword doesn't matter too much as you will use each of them just once. However, Savage Leap will provide a fire aura if you're stood in a fire field, which is very likely as you should have just used Scorched Earth. If you already have a fire field from King of Fires, you should ideally detonate it with a Rage utility skill before using Savage Leap.

1. Savage Leap
2. Blaze Breaker
3. Final Thrust - this can be delayed if your target is just about to drop below 50% health
4. Flames of War (if available) - Flaming Flurry will interrupt this cast, so make it finishes
5. Flaming Flurry
6. Sever Artery ⇒ Gash ⇒ Hamstring - if you use Rage skills on sword, you can skip the auto chain
7. Weapon swap

Basic Longbow Section

It is important not to delay your weapon swap, so always prioritise the listed skills until the first Fan of Fire over your Rage skills (except Outrage, as it is instant cast). As Longbow autos are so weak, it is best to only use Shattering Blow and Sundering Leap on Longbow.

1. Scorched Earth
2. Blood Reckoning ⇒ Scorched Earth if Blood Reckoning is off cooldown
3. Fan of Fire
4. Arcing Arrow
5. Pin Down (if available)
6. Autoattack and Arcing Arrow until Scorched Earth is available
7. Scorched Earth
8. Fan of Fire
9. Weapon swap
10. Return to start of Sword section

Video example by CostaPrimo

Offhand Sword Rotation

The rotation for offhand sword is essentially same, but you use Impale (warrior sword) every sword loop instead of Torch skills.

Breakbar

• Your most easily accessible strong CC is Head Butt.
  • If you know you will be using Head Butt, you may wish to delay Outrage so you can immediately break the self-stun.
• Wild Blow is used in the rotation, so you will need to balance the need for CC against the risk of dropping out of Berserk if you delay the extension.

General Tips

• Use Shattering Blow, Sundering Leap/Wild Blow and Head Butt off cooldown while on Longbow. Use Outrage off cooldown.
  • Skip Head Butt if you will stun yourself, this can be mitigated by using Shattering Blow first, Outrage immediately after, or if a support has given you Stability
  • It is optimal to make sure that you're in one of your fire fields before using Sundering Leap in order to give yourself a Fire Aura.
  • You can save Outrage to break stuns inflicted during the encounter if you think you may need to, though it has a low cooldown.
• Use Blood Reckoning whenever it is available after just using Scorched Earth, as disruptions during encounters can mean it isn't always available at the start of the Longbow section.
• If timed such that you block an attack, Riposte is both a strong defensive and offensive tool.
• Use Flames of War off cooldown (if using).
• You should be aiming to swap off from Sword almost as soon as your weapon swap is available.
• You can provide extra might for your group by aiming Arcing Arrow inside your Scorched Earth or another fire field.
• 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 Shattering Blow.