Build:Berserker - Power Berserker

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

Focused on: Strike damage

Designed for: Open World, Open World General and [[|]]

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Normal

This build was last updated on August 16, 2023 and is up to date for the October 8, 2024 patch.

Overview

A Power Berserker build for solo play in open world. This build is also somewhat functional in a farm zerg (see notes below).

This builds major strengths include:

• Very high area damage
• High burst damage
• Good mobility
• Built-in defense and stunbreak.

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Skill Bar

Greatsword

Axe/Axe

Utility

Weapon Variants

It is never recommended to replace Dual Axe, as this is by far your highest damage weapon set.

• Longbow - provides very large Ranged Area Damage, which is very useful for Tagging in Farm Zergs.
• Hammer - very high innate CC but lower damage than Greatsword
• Mainhand Mace + Offhand Mace - low DPS but extremely high CC.

Skill Variants

Heal Skills

• "To the Limit!" - general use: a big heal that maxes adrenaline
• Defiant Stance - defense: counter-pressure, performs best against hard solo content.

Utilities

Replace Sundering Leap before replacing other skills.

• Signet of Stamina - defense: more dodges.
• Kick (warrior utility) - offense: CC that activates Peak Performance
• Bull's Charge - offense/mobility: CC that activates Peak Performance
• Dolyak Signet - defense: stability and damage reduction
• "Shake It Off!" - defense: best condition clear and stunbreak
• Signet of Might - offense: high DPS option

Elite Skills

• Battle Standard - ally res + boon support

Specializations

• Brave Stride - stability
• Savage Instinct - An excellent stunbreak that includes a short invulnerability period

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

Axe
Berserker

Axe
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

• Sigil of Superior Sigil of Air - budget DPS, replaces Sigil of Superior Sigil of Impact
• Knight's Trinkets - higher defense at the cost of damage.
• A Longbow with Sigil of Superior Sigil of Frenzy and Sigil of Superior Sigil of Fire can replace Greatsword in farm zergs for a decent ranged option. This gives you tons of AoE for basic tagging.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Steak Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Damage

• Use "For Great Justice!" off cooldown
• This build operates with a basic skill priority, but requires some finesse due to its Adrenaline mechanic.
• Use Head Butt to start fights. Immediately follow it with Outrage to break the self-stun.

The basic Greatsword priority is as follows:

1. Head Butt ⇒ Outrage to open fights, and throughout the fight to maintain Berserk
2. Arc Divider - use this off cooldown.
3. Blood Reckoning at 0 adrenaline to instantly refresh Arc Divider
4. Hundred Blades
5. Whirlwind Attack
6. Bladetrail
7. Fill with auto-attacks.

For Axes, the priority is similar:

1. Head Butt ⇒ Outrage to open fights, and throughout the fight to maintain Berserk
2. Decapitate off cooldown
3. Whirling Axe
4. Cyclone Axe
5. Dual Strike
6. Throw Axe
7. Fill with auto-attacks.

• On Axe/Axe in particular, the goal is generally to avoid auto-attacking as much as possible.

Defense

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

Crowd Control

• Head Butt
• Wild Blow