Berserker - Condi DPS
The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Condition damage
Designed for: Raids
Overview
A condition DPS Berserker raid build focussed mainly on Burning and
Bleeding. The rotation is fast-paced and rewards constantly attacking, weapon swapping and triggering of burst skills. Despite this and the Berserker's theming, the damage is among the slowest-ramping in the game, heavily favouring long phases.
The default build packs a good amount of CC and mobility, and its combination of high health, heavy armour and
make it very survivable. In addition, is a great cleave skill that can hit distant targets without losing DPS on the boss.Its damage is heavily dependent on remaining inside Alacrity uptime.
Skill Bar
Weapon Variants
- Offhand Torch is only a small DPS loss, and could be useful for the condi cleanse.
Skill Variants
- is higher DPS than , but it is more awkward to use in the rotation and you lose access to a reliable CC.
Template Code
Specializations
- can be used for more reliable damage from . As you will lack the cooldown reduction from , this should be played with offhand Torch.
Equipment
Viper
Sinister
Viper
Sinister
Viper
Sinister
Viper
Sinister
Sinister
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
Viper
x6
x18
Non-SotO Relics
There are no obvious damage relics for players that don't own Secrets of the Obscure.
is an interesting option as it allows you to reduce the time spent on Sword (though you still want to make sure you're not weapon swapping too soon for your sigils to trigger).
Consumables
Food
- or ascended alternatives
- , or for a cheaper alternative
Utility
-
- or for a cheaper alternative
Usage
Rotation
Although the basic structure of the rotation is simple, in practise you have multiple skills that will come off cooldown at different times from loop to loop. See General Tips for an explanation of how to use these skills in the rotation.
Opener
Weapon swap
- or
Weapon swap
- - in the opener this is used before Final Thrust as the latter skill won't be off cooldown yet
- ⇒ ⇒
Weapon swap
Basic Longbow Section
It is important not to delay your weapon swap, so always prioritise the listed skills until the first
over your Rage skills (except , as it is instant case).- ⇒ ⇒ if Blood Reckoning is off cooldown
- Autoattack and until Scorched Earth is available
Weapon swap
Basic Sword Section
Compared to longbow, the order of skills on Sword doesn't matter too much as you will use each of them just once, thus you can prioritise Rage utility skills if they are available. However,
will provide a fire aura if you're stood in a fire field, which is very likely as you should have just used . If you already have a fire field from , you should ideally detonate it with a Rage utility skill before using .- ⇒ ⇒ - if you use any Rage skills on sword, you don't have to finish the auto chain
- as soon as you can (ideally without interrupting another skill)
Weapon swap
- Return to start of longbow section
Breakbar
- Your most easily accessible strong CC is
- If you know you will be using , you may wish to delay so you can immediately break the self-stun.
.
- is used in the rotation, so you will need to balance the need for CC against the risk of dropping out of Berserk if you delay the extension.
General Tips
- Use
- Use off cooldown (if using), but make sure that you're in one of your fire fields in order to give yourself a Fire Aura.
- You can save to break stuns inflicted during the encounter if you think you may need to, though it has a low cooldown.
, and off cooldown.
- You may need to use
- The most efficient time for this is when you would otherwise be autoattacking on longbow.
- You can also use it for extra damage if triggers and you have no other Berserker skill to detonate the aura with.
occasionally to prevent yourself dropping out of Berserk - combo with .
- As you delay
- Although this combo extends the time you spend on Longbow you still want to only use twice.
until after a , the cooldown practically lines up with and it's ideal to use it in a fire field for the combo finisher. If they become desynced however, just use off cooldown.
- If timed such that you block an attack, is both a strong defensive and offensive tool.
- Use off cooldown (if using).
- You should be aiming to swap off from Sword almost as soon as your weapon swap is available.
- You can provide extra might for your group by using inside your or another fire field.
- Some bosses have attacks that are harmful to the group if they're reflected (Primarily Matthias Gabrel and Cairn the Indomitable), make sure to familiarize yourself with these and avoid reflecting them with .
Ratings
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