Berserker - Power DPS

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

Focused on: Direct damage

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

Expansions required:

This build was last updated on October 02, 2022 and is up to date for the August 23, 2022 game patch.

Overview

A fresh iteration of the Heart of Thorns era build, Power Berserker. This version has strong burst and sustained damage from spamming in .

Skill Bar

Axe/Axe

Greatsword

Utility

Skill Variants

• or can replace or . This will provide more burst DPS through , but will be lower DPS long-term so you'll need to know what your phase times will be. Therefore this is more viable in fractals than in raids.

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Specializations

Trait Variants

• If the target has boons, run .
• for more DPS if you're confident in your rotation and quickness/alacrity uptime. This offers ~500 more DPS.

Equipment

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Assassin

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Assassin

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Assassin

Backpiece
Assassin

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Axe
Berserker

Axe
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Greatsword
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Equipment Variants

Depending on your ability to flank, you may be better off running or even . In such cases you will need to increase the number of assassin pieces to make up for the lost precision. This is particularly relevant in fractals, where it can be very difficult to flank your targets.

In fractals, you may want to replace the on with a .

Consumables

Food

Utility

Usage

Rotation

The rotation aims to get as many casts of and off during mode as possible. Effectively, this means that while on Axe/Axe you cast followed by a combination of skills that gets you back to 10 Adrenaline to recast .

Opener

8. - make sure to let the entire attack finish!
11. Weapon Swap

Greatsword section

4. during Arc Divider
5. - if you want to save Wild Blow for CC, use here instead
6. - Make sure the final hit goes through or you may not have enough adrenaline for Arc Divider
8. Weapon Swap

Axe/Axe section

1. - the extra adrenaline from means you can immediately Decapitate after this
6. ⇒
15. Weapon Swap
16. Return to start of Greatsword section

Subsequent Berserks

Whenever you re-enter berserk while already at full adrenaline, do the following:

3. ⇒
12. Weapon Swap

In the event that is not available, delay the swap to Greatsword and follow the Axe priority list until it is.

Video example by Baseraver

General Tips

Greatsword

• You can manually weapon stow (or weapon swap) immediately after the third hit of to shave ~0.25s off the cast time. This may not seem like much, but it is essential to staying in Berserk if you're using .

Axe

• If you have trouble memorising the Axe section, it may be helpful to think of it as a priority list to build adrenaline for your next :

1. +
2. +
3. +

• When is almost off cooldown, use your remaining axe skills (make sure to be at full adrenaline) and Weapon Swap instead of .

Berserk

• All your Rage 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 and to maintain damage rather than a stunbreak/CC.
• The second time you enter Berserk, you should already be at full adrenaline so you use ⇒ 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 mode is active.

Outside of Berserk

• Stay on Axe when you're not in Berserk, but as isn't available you should just use your Axe skills as they come off cooldown.
• Try to complete your Axe auto chains when not in Berserk.
• Do not use your rage skills whilst outside of Berserk.
• Use as soon as it is available.