Berserker - Power DPS

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: Direct damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on June 12, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

A good sustained DPS option with regular CC and some ranged damage, but isn't very bursty for a power build. It benefits from having additional boons thanks to Empowered

Provides some incidental support with Marching Orders and Martial Cadence, and relies on this self- Stability to use Head Butt. As such, it may struggle on encounters with a lot of CC (though you'd hope to have supports providing additional Stability in this case) or where there is boon corruption - Stability corrupts into Fear and so is to be avoided.

Skill Bar

Greatsword

Spear

Utility

Skill Variants

• Bull's Charge can be replaced with Wild Blow. This will make it easier to maintain Berserk uptime, but you'll miss out on activating Peak Performance so it is lower DPS.

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Equipment

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

Infusion
x14

Infusion
x4

Relic

Equipment Variants

• If you don't have stat infusions, use an Assassin stats headpiece.
• In encounters where the boss does not get stunned, you can replace the Sigil of Superior Sigil of Impact on Spear with a Sigil of Superior Sigil of Air, and on the Greatword and a Sigil of Superior Sigil of Hydromancy.
• If you would like to use (or ascended alternatives), then you should aim for 2050 precision from gear - e.g. use Assassin stats for one ring and your amulet, and use full Mighty infusions.

Consumables

Food

• or ascended alternatives

Utility

Usage

Beginner Rotation

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The full rotation for Power Berserker is very fast paced and relies heavily on hitting certain skills off cooldown to avoid dropping out of Berserk. By camping axe, you can use your rage skills earlier, making it easier to maintain Berserk.

Opener

1. Head Butt
2. Berserk
3. Outrage
4. Decapitate

Due to the lack of Axe Mastery, adrenaline takes longer to build up so use the following combos to reach full adrenaline for Decapitate (listed in priority order):

1. Head Butt ⇒ Outrage (if you had Stability then you don't need the stunbreak from Outrage and can Decapitate immediately after Head Butt)
2. Outrage
3. Blood Reckoning
4. Wild Blow + Cyclone Axe + Throw Axe + Dual Strike
5. Whirling Axe
6. Cyclone Axe + Throw Axe + full auto chain

In fights with longer phases, the lack of adrenaline means you should swap Signet of Might for Shattering Blow. This makes it easy to stay in Berserk as long as there is a target to hit, and also provides you with more adrenaline generation. In this case your opener is:

Opener

1. Shattering Blow
2. Head Butt
3. Berserk
4. Decapitate

And your combo list is:

1. Outrage
2. Blood Reckoning
3. Wild Blow + Cyclone Axe + Throw Axe + Dual Strike
4. Shattering Blow ⇒ Head Butt
5. Whirling Axe
6. Cyclone Axe + Throw Axe + full auto chain

Video guide by Masel

Spear Rotation

Using Spear efficiently requires more precision than other weapons. Maiming Spear and Harrier's Toss deal extra damage to the target closest to the centre of their AoEs, and Disrupting Throw and Spear Swipe do increased CC to the first target they hit. Additionally, if skills are not used fast enough or at the correct time, it can disrupt later parts of the rotation.

Opener

1. Head Butt
2. Berserk
3. Outrage
4. Spearmarshal's Support
5. Wild Throw - this can cancel Spearmarshal's Support if used too early, so be careful
6. Maiming Spear
7. Disrupting Throw
8. Weapon Swap

Greatsword Section

Your loop is shorter than some of your cooldowns, so the Greatsword section alternates between the two rotations below.

1. Arc Divider
2. Hundred Blades
3. Bull's Charge
4. Bladetrail
5. Rush
6. Arc Divider
7. Blood Reckoning
8. Arc Divider
9. Weapon Swap

1. Arc Divider - thanks to Martial Cadence this provides Stability, so we quickly follow up with Head Butt
2. Head Butt
3. Hundred Blades
4. Bladetrail
5. Greatsword Swing
6. Arc Divider
7. Weapon Swap

Spear Section

1. Outrage - you can cast this as soon as spend the adrenaline for Arc Divider
2. Wild Throw
3. Maiming Spear
4. Mighty Throw x2
5. Disrupting Throw
6. Mighty Throw x2
7. Spearmarshal's Support
8. Wild Throw - this can cancel Spearmarshal's Support if used too early, so be careful
9. Maiming Spear
10. Weapon Swap
11. Return to start of next Greatsword Section

General Tips

• All your Rage and Burst skills extend the duration of Berserk, which means it is important to use them as soon as they are available to avoid dropping out of Berserk.
  • This involves using Outrage and Head Butt to maintain damage rather than a stunbreak/CC.
• If you drop out of Berserk, you should already be at full adrenaline when it is next available, so you use Head Butt ⇒ Outrage after entering Berserk instead. This means your second Berserk has a longer duration and is easier to maintain.
• Generally you shouldn't be auto-attacking while Berserk mode is active.