Berserker - Power Berserker
Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating. The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great
Focused on: Strike damage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Expansions required: 
Overview
Power 
Berserker is a high damage and reliable build for open world that also provides boons. You'll spend most of the time in mode, dealing increased damage and killing enemies by spamming the Primal Burst skills and which will also provide permanent 
Quickness, 
Fury and some 
Might to yourself and nearby allies. Berserker is also very relentless, having 2 stunbreak skills that also help with damage, and a heal skill that makes you nigh-immortal for a few seconds.
The main downside of this build, as with most warrior builds, is the lack of ranged damage.
Template Code
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
Dual Axe + 
spear is the default setup. Usage of spear requires Janthir Wilds. 
greatsword is a great alternative.
- Greatsword - replaces spear for players without Jantir Wilds or players that prefer greatsword. Spear and greatsword are very simmilar in terms of damage so use whichever you like more.
Rifle - low damage at range if ranged damage is needed. An option for players without access to spear, replaces greatsword.
Mainhand Mace + Offhand Mace - very low DPS but extremely high CC.
Skill Variants
Heal Skills
is key to the build, letting you reset your Primal Burst and giving you adrenaline. You should almost never replace it.
- - defensive option, low cooldow, removes conditions, high healing.
Utilities
is extremely useful, as it is not only a stunbreak but also extends the duration of your mode. Never replace it.
provides you and nearby allies with boons. Very useful, but can be replaced if needed.
is taken for the increased precision passive and should never be activated. Can be replaced if needed or if using .
- - condition removal, stunbreak.
- - good damage, Berserk extension, and fury generation.
- - more dodges and condition removal.
Elite Skills
is absolutely key to the build and should almost never be replaced. It deals good damage, breaks stun, deals good crowd control, extends the duration of mode, and fully refills your Adrenaline.
- - in vey rare situations, you can take this banner to revive allies.
Specializations
Variants
- - consider this for a small damage boost at the cost of stability.
- - use it when playing in groups giving you Might.
- - provides high self healing at the cost of damage, great synergy with certain food as explained in the food section below.
- - use it when playing in groups and someone else is already giving Quickness.
Equipment
- Ascended gear and stat infusions are not required; you can use exotic gear with the same stats.
This set uses gear similar to Build:Berserker_-_Power_DPS, making it good for general PVE.
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Usage of spear requires Janthir Wilds. greatsword is a great alternative. Spear and greatsword are very simmilar in terms of damage so use whichever you like more.
- Note that having 60% critical chance before Fury and before is absolutely mandatory. This is why you need either or .
- and are interchangeable.
- You can use to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, for steady damage, to start combat with boons, or for a little extra defense.
Consumables
Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.
DPS
- Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
- /
- /
Defense
- can be combo'd with for insane self-healing.
Farming
- Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
- /
- (and variants)
Usage
Berserk
is the profession mechanic of the berserker. After filling your Adrenaline bar, for example by using , activate the skill to enter Berserk. In Berserk mode, you deal additional damage thanks to and , and have increased critical chance due to . Your maximum Adrenaline is reduced, so it's easier to gain full Adrenaline to use the improved Primal Burst skills and which are your sources of Quickness from .
For these reasons, maintaining Berserk mode is key to playing berserker correctly. , and extend the duration of your current Berserk mode. Using a Primal Burst also extends the Berserk duration due to . Thanks to this, you can maintain permanent Berserk mode during fights.
Damage
This build is very simple to play. Start fights by instantly filling your Adrenaline bar with , activate , and pummel your enemies. Note that having 60% critical chance before Fury and before is absolutely mandatory.
- Priority
- + +
- +
- Weapon skills
In short, spam your Primal Bursts. Use to cast twice back to back, then a third time when it recharges, and swap back to axe.
- Your goal is to stay on axe and spam while using as little other skills in between as possible. Since gives extra Adrenaline, including to , you only need to strike 3 times in between each . Be mindful that strikes twice, as does your second basic attack . This means that, even if all your other skills are on cooldown, you are never going to cast your third auto attack because the first two auto attacks will have already filled your Adrenaline bar to use .
- After using your Axe skills, prepare your Adrenaline and swap to spear to cast + + , all skills except unless needed, use a third final time, and swap back to axe. Repeat when comes off cooldown.
- If using greatsword, the same thing applies. Use your burst three times.
- If using
- Use + when your weapon skills are on cooldown to help maintain Berserk.
- Use before starting fights, and periodically throughout them.
Boon generation
By spamming your Primal Bursts as detailed above, you will provide yourself and nearby allies with permanent Quickness and Fury and some Might due to .
You also provide yourself lots of short duration Might thanks to , and some more with .
Defense
- can be used to evade attacks and reposition.
- heals you based on damage dealt, continue to deal damage.
- and are stunbreaks.
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