Build:Berserker - Condi Macezerker

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

Focused on: Condition damage and Control

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Difficulty:

TBD

This build was last updated on October 16, 2022 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A PvP Berserker build which combines high stacks of various conditions and CC for an all-out condition burst to make up for its low sustain.

Skill Bar

Mace/Shield

Sword/Torch

Utility

Skill Variants

Weapons

• Off-hand Sword over Shield - trades CC and a better block for more damage.

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Equipment

Mace

Shield

Sigil

Sigil

Sword

Torch

Sigil

Sigil

Rune

Amulet

Equipment Changes

Rune

• Rune of Tempest - extra healing on all of your stun breaks, decent stats.

• Rune of Krait - great stats and a proc which adds cover conditions into your main burst rotation.

Sigils

• Sigil of Cleansing over Smoldering - can be considered if you're having trouble dealing with conditions.

Usage

General

• Landing Head Butt is crucial for the build as it refills your entire adrenaline bar. This elite is best used while not in Berserker mode.

• Aside from Brawler's Recovery, most of your cleansing is tied to bigger CDs like Mending and "Shake It Off!". Proper CD management is necessary when it comes to surviving condition pressure. Bridge the gaps in your sustain with proper use of blocks, stuns, and leaps.

• Much of the pressure comes from spamming Skull Grinder and detonating Fire Auras using Berserker skills made possible by King of Fires. Any skill related to the elite specialization will do the trick: Rage, Torch, or Berserker-mode skills.
  • Sometimes Blaze Breaker can proc the Fire Aura from King of Fires on one of its early strikes, and then detonate said aura when the skill ends. This is because crits can give you Fire Aura, and Torch skills count as Berserker skills that detonate these auras, but the trait will only check if a Berserker skill has been used once the skill has successfully finished its entire animation.

• While Mace/Shield is more defensive because of the blocks and CC, Sword can help you survive too with proper use of Savage Leap to leave enemies behind, especially if you jump from one ledge to another or behind a pillar/wall to deny line of sight.

• CCing a target grants Stability via Stalwart Strength. This trait procs before the self-stun of Head Butt, so you never have to worry about that part of the skill anymore.

Burst combo example

1. Flames of War ⇒ Savage Leap for Fire Aura.
2. Head Butt
3. Enter Berserker mode, cast Flaming Flurry.
4. Swap Weapons.
5. Shield Bash for 2nd Fire Aura while Flames of War is still up (detonate aura with Shattering Blow if possible, otherwise the next step can do it too).
6. Spam Skull Grinder.

Note: this chain is very CD-heavy and shouldn't always be used as it'll leave you almost completely defenseless. The pressure it brings to the table however is quite significant.

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