Berserker - Longbow Berserker

Part of the current metagame

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 and Dps

Designed for: WvW Zerg

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This build was last updated on August 28, 2023 and is up to date for the November 28, 2023 game patch.

Overview

A high burst damage Berserker WvW build with overwhelming damage.

Skill Bar

Greatsword

Longbow

Utility

Variants

Weapon

Hammer high melee damage and lots of CC

Utility

• ⇒

Elite

• ⇒

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Specializations

Variants

• if capped on Might

Equipment

Head
Marauder

Shoulders
Marauder

Chest
Marauder

Hands
Marauder

Legs
Marauder

Feet
Marauder

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Greatsword
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Longbow
Marauder

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Relic

Equipment Variants

Stats

• Feel free to use as much Berserker's gear as you can without dying

Relic

• - more damage if fights are ranged heavy
• - if using Greatsword and Hammer

Sigils

• on Longbow
• ⇒

Consumables

• • personal option

Usage

Overall Priorities

High

Moderate

• Damage

Surviving

• This build has moderate passive defense
• This build has moderate mobility skill access
  • Use to move out after spiking
  • can be used for repositioning or gap closing
    • Drop your target if using it defensively
• This builds has moderate active defenses

Active defense priority

• - for Immobilize
• Dodge
• - general use

Detailed Explanations

Battle Standard

• Prioritize on clumps of 2+ downed enemies
  • only finishes enemies in 180 radius, the smallest circle in its targeting reticle
• Since also rezzes allies in 360 radius, use it on groups of 3+ allies if you have the skill ready

Damage

• Start fights in Longbow, conserve until your commander commits to the fight, do not use it on range spikes
  • Your damage at range is minimal outside of but using it too early will only lead to padding the damage meter without doing useful damage - don't play to pad the meter
• Once your commander commits, use to fill your Adrenaline then activate
  • Spam until you get a chance to go into melee, then swap to Greatsword and follow your priorities
    • Don't be afraid to go into Greatsword for a single , disengage with then swap back to Longbow
  • After your first ⇒ ⇒ use to keep adrenaline full
• Make sure to drop your target when casting otherwise it will aim towards the target instead of where your character is facing
  • A Lock Autotarget keybind can be useful for this
• Since all your Longbow skills other than are projectiles, avoid casting them into projectile blocks/reflects
• Your Longbow skills other than all require facing the target at the end of the cast
• is situational. You stand still during channel, which means hitting CC'ed, movement impaired and downed foes is the ideal setup for this ability.

Damage priority

Longbow

• - while is on cooldown
• Autoattacks

Greatsword

• - while is on cooldown
• - only if no projectile block/reflect, realistically almost never use this
• Autoattacks
• - save to disengage