Berserker - Greatsword Burst

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

This build was last updated on April 11, 2023 and is up to date for the February 14, 2023 game patch.

Overview

A open world warrior build with extremely high area damage and burst.

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Skill Bar

Greatsword

Axe/Axe

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Mace (mainhand) - defense/cc
• Mace (offhand) - very high cc
• Shield - defense/cc
• Rifle - the only real ranged option
• Sword (mainhand) - offers high mobility; a great option for mobility in a zerg

Skill Variants

Heal Skills

• - general use: a big heal that maxes adrenaline
• - defense: counter-pressure, performs best against hard solo content.

Utilities

• - defense: more dodges.
• - offense: CC that activates
• - offense/mobility: CC that activates
• - defense: stability and damage reduction
• - defense: best condition clear and stunbreak
• - offense: high DPS option
• - defense: immortality for a few seconds
• - boost ally damage; great for zergs
• - boost ally damage; great for zergs
• - boost ally defense; good for zergs
• - boost ally defense; good in zergs
  • If taking banners, consider taking

Elite Skills

• - ally rez + boon support

Specializations

• - stability
• - An excellent stunbreak that includes a short invulnerability period

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.

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Axe
Berserker

Axe
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

• , - budget DPS
• , - budget dps
• Knight - defensive trinkets

Consumables

Food

• Any ascended food is superior to any other food you could use. Steak for power, flatbread for conditions. Budget versions of these foods exist and are acceptable.
• - farming
• , - DPS
• - defense

Utility

• (and variants) - farming
• , - dps

Usage

Damage

• Use off cooldown
• This build operates with a basic skill priority, but requires some finesse due to its Adrenaline mechanic.
• Use to start fights. Immediately follow it with to break the self-stun.
• Throughout the rotation, use Rage skills to prolong the duration of . Only use if is available.

The basic greatsword priority is as follows:

1. ⇒ to open fights, and throughout the fight to maintain
2. - use this off cooldown.
3. at 0 adrenaline to instantly refresh
7. Fill with auto-attacks.

For axes, the priority is similar:

1. ⇒ to open fights, and throughout the fight to maintain
2. off cooldown
7. Fill with auto-attacks.

• On Axe/Axe in particular, the goal is generally to avoid auto-attacking as much as possible.

Defense

• can be used to evade attacks and reposition.