Berserker - Power 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

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

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This build was last updated on April 30, 2026 and is up to date for the April 14, 2026 patch.

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 Berserk mode, dealing increased damage and killing enemies by spamming the Primal Burst skills Arc Divider and Wild Throw which will also provide permanent Quickness, Fury and some Might to yourself and nearby allies due to Heat the Soul. 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. However, it lacks ranged damage.

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Skill Bar

Greatsword

Spear

Utility

Weapon Variants

Greatsword + Spear is the default setup. Usage of Spear requires Janthir Wilds.

• Axe + Axe - replaces spear for players without Janthir Wilds or players that don't like spear.
• Rifle - low damage at range if ranged damage is needed. An option for players without access to spear.

Skill Variants

Heal Skills

Blood Reckoning is key to the build, letting you reset your Primal Burst and giving you adrenaline. Do not replace it.

Utilities

We recommend the following skills:
Outrage is extremely useful as a stunbreak that also extends the duration of your Berserk mode. Never replace it.
"For Great Justice!" provides you and nearby allies with boons. Very useful, but can be replaced if needed.
Signet of Fury is taken only for the passive increased precision and should never be activated. It can be replaced with Sigil of Superior Sigil of Accuracy on your weapons, or by eating food with +70 precision + 4 Precise infusions.
Other options you can consider are:

• "Shake It Off!" - condition removal and stunbreak.
• Wild Blow - good damage, daze, Berserk extension, removes certain conditions, and fury generation.
• Signet of Stamina - more dodges and condition removal.

Elite Skills

Head Butt is absolutely key to the build and should never be replaced. It lets you start fights with full adrenaline, deals good damage, breaks stun, deals good crowd control, and extends the duration of Berserk mode.

Specializations

Variants

• Peak Performance - consider this for a small damage boost at the cost of stability.
• Great Fortitude - use it when playing in groups giving you Might and Alacrity.
• Might Makes Right - provides high self healing at the cost of damage, great synergy with certain food as explained in the food section below.
• Blood Reaction - use it when playing in groups and someone else is already giving Quickness.

Discipline

Discipline should replace Tactics for players using Axe, as the trait Axe Mastery is mandatory for that build.

• Use Destruction of the Empowered when playing in groups.

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

Spear
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

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. If using Greatsword AND Spear, replace Discipline with Tactics as indicated in the traits section.

• Note that having 60% critical chance before Fury and before Smash Brawler is absolutely mandatory. This is why you need either Signet of Fury; or Sigil of Superior Sigil of Accuracy replacing Force; or to eat food with +70 precision like together with 4 Precise +5 Agony Infusion.
• Other relic alternatives include Relic of Zakiros to trade a minor amount of damage for sustain, or Relic of the Thief for steady damage.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Defense

• can be combo'd with Might Makes Right for insane self-healing.

Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Berserk

Berserk is the profession mechanic of the berserker. After filling your Adrenaline bar, for example by using Head Butt, activate the skill to enter Berserk. In Berserk mode, you deal additional damage thanks to Fatal Frenzy and Bloody Roar, and have increased critical chance due to Smash Brawler. Your maximum Adrenaline is reduced, so it's easier to gain full Adrenaline to use the improved Primal Burst skills Arc Divider and Wild Throw which are your sources of Quickness from Heat the Soul.

For these reasons, maintaining Berserk mode is key to playing berserker correctly. Blood Reckoning, Outrage and Head Butt extend its duration, and Primal Bursts too due to Smash Brawler. 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 Head Butt, activate Berserk, and pummel your enemies. Note that having 60% critical chance before Fury and before Smash Brawler is absolutely mandatory.

Opener

1. Head Butt
2. Berserk
3. Wild Throw
4. Weapon swap
5. Arc Divider + Blood Reckoning + Arc Divider

In short, spam your Primal Bursts. Use Blood Reckoning to cast Arc Divider twice back to back, then a third time when it recharges, and swap back to spear.

• Use Head Butt + Outrage when your weapon skills are on cooldown to help maintain Berserk.
• Use "For Great Justice!" before starting fights, and periodically throughout them.
• If using Axes, the playstyle is slightly different.
  • Your goal is to stay on Axe and spam Eviscerate while using as little other skills in between as possible. Since Axe Mastery gives extra Adrenaline, including to Eviscerate, you only need to strike 3 times in between each Eviscerate. Be mindful that Cyclone Axe strikes twice, as does your second basic attack Double Chop. This means that, even if all your other skills are on cooldown, you are never going to cast your third auto attack Triple Chop because the first two auto attacks will have already filled your Adrenaline bar to use Eviscerate.
  • After using your Axe skills, prepare your Adrenaline and swap to Spear to cast Wild Throw + Blood Reckoning + Wild Throw, all skills except Spear Swipe unless needed, use Wild Throw a third final time, and swap back to axe. Repeat when Blood Reckoning comes off cooldown.

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 Heat the Soul.

You also provide yourself lots of short duration Might thanks to Forceful Greatsword, and some more with "For Great Justice!".

Defense

• Whirlwind Attack can be used to evade attacks and reposition.
• Blood Reckoning heals you based on damage dealt, continue to deal damage.
• Head Butt and Outrage are stunbreaks.

Crowd Control

• Head Butt
• Wild Blow
• Disrupting Throw