Berserker - Condi Berserker

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Condition damage

Designed for: Open World and Open World General

Expansions required:

Difficulty:

Hard

This build was last updated on March 24, 2024 and is up to date for the August 19, 2025 patch.

Overview

A strong Condition DPS Berserker build for open world. It has excellent AOE, good innate defense, and very high solo DPS.

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Skill Bar

Sword/Torch

Longbow

Utility

Weapon Variants

• Offhand Sword - higher single target DPS than Torch but lower utility and AOE.

Equipment

DPS

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Longbow
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use Trailblazer, Celestial, or Ritualist trinkets.

Quickness

This variant provides permanent Quickness to nearby allies.

Head
Viper

Shoulders
Viper

Chest
Viper

Hands
Viper

Legs
Viper

Feet
Viper

Backpiece
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Accessory
Viper

Amulet
Viper

Ring
Viper

Ring
Viper

Longbow
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Sword
Viper

Torch
Viper

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Relic

• As an alternative to Rune of Superior Rune of the Firebrand, use Ritualist weapons, amulets, and rings along with Relic of the Herald and +100 Concentration food. Your aim is a minimum of 5.5s of Quickness per Burst.
• For defense, equip the highest tier Jade Core you can afford. Use defensive food, traits, or skills if required. If necessary, use Trailblazer, Celestial, or Ritualist trinkets.

Consumables

Budget consumables are acceptable for use in open world.

DPS

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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Farming

• Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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• (and variants)

Usage

Damage

• Use "For Great Justice!" and Shattering Blow off cooldown.
• Open fights with Head Butt to generate Adrenaline.
• Use Blood Reckoning to reset bursts
• Use Outrage to extend Berserker duration, but try to use it strategically if facing enemies with stuns.
• Try to stay in Berserk mode as long as possible.
• When you have a Fire Aura, try to detonate it by using a berserker skill.

Sword/Torch Priority

1. Flaming Flurry
2. Flames of War
3. Blaze Breaker
4. Savage Leap
5. Final Thrust
6. Fill with auto-attacks

Longbow Priority

1. Scorched Earth
2. Fan of Fire
3. Pin Down
4. Arcing Arrow
5. Fill with auto-attacks

Defense

• Shattering Blow blocks attacks and reflects projectiles.
• Smoldering Arrow can be used to blind enemies.
• Remember to always dodge and sidestep attacks if possible. Don't get hit by anything you can move out of.

Crowd Control

• Head Butt
• Pin Down
• Wild Blow