Power Berserker Warrior

October 2024

Introduction

This high-burst Berserker build is designed to deliver massive critical hits and consistent damage. Built around maximizing damage output, this build excels at swiftly finishing off enemies while providing powerful cleaving capabilities.

Your main damage comes from activating your Berserk and using the Primal Burst skills you have access to thanks to Primal Rage.

Build Fundamentals

Careful usage of Berserk will be your main focus. Extend the duration of your Berserk by hitting enemies thanks to Smash Brawler and using your utility skills Blood Reckoning and Sundering Leap.

Start on Dagger/Axe weapon set, conserving Berserk until you are committed to a fight.

• Arc Divider High damage AoE cleave around yourself.
• Slicing Maelstrom Boon removal and additional damage to boon-less enemies.

If you have the Longbow or Hammer variant:

• Scorched Earth Rectangular multi-AoE attack, each square can hit 5 enemies.
• Rupturing Smash Great Crowd Control skill applying and .

Use Signet of Fury to fill your Adrenaline and enter Berserk. Make sure that you are in combat before using it, otherwise the Adrenaline gained will immediately start to decay.

Keep your Weapon Swap on cooldown as much as possible as it has a shorter recharge thanks to Fast Hands.

Build Specifics

Use Sundering Leap after a Primal Burst to refill Adrenaline. Use it to the side of an enemy group to avoid frontal damage and be ready to Dodge if needed. You can also pair this skill with Weapon Swap to activate Superior Sigil of Hydromancy.

Try to maximise your Primal Burst casts and Sundering Leap. If you also recieve , you will be able to cast Blood Reckoning twice before Berserk ends.

Use Dual Strike any time Slicing Maelstrom is on cooldown and try to use Whirling Axe after Slicing Maelstrom on your second Weapon Swap to Dagger/Axe if the situation is appropriate.

Greatsword Variant

Generally only use Hundred Blades when your Berserk has ended and watch out for the movement locking this skill does to your character. It’s great to use it on downstates since they usually aren’t moving around.

Whirlwind Attack and Rush are great mobility skills. Use Whirlwind Attack to briefly evade attacks while hitting enemies and Rush to charge at a target and strike it.

TIP: Having “Weapon Stow” setting bound to a key is great to cancel an attack that might backfire and get you killed, such as cancelling Hundred Blades during its cast to avoid damage.

Longbow Variant

All your weapon skills are projectiles, be wary of enemy projectile reflection or destruction.

Use Scorched Earth as much as possible until you have the possibility of being in melee range to use your Dagger/Axe set.

TIP: Make sure to drop your target while casting Scorched Earth otherwise it will being aimed towards the selected target instead of where your character is facing.

Hammer Variant

Rupturing Smash is a strong engage skill, leaping to the enemy applying and . Being able to a target often results in generating downstates to cleave.

Staggering Blow and Backbreaker are good Crowd Control skills, which can be followed up with Fierce Blow to deal increased damage.

Alternatives

Traits

• Forceful Greatsword over Great Fortitude in case your party is lacking .

Skills

• Banner of Tactics Can be used for more defensive setups.
• Signet of Might Used for the Power boost and Unblockable.
• Berserker Stance Additional Adrenaline generation.
• Signet of Rage Can replace Battle Standard for additional Adrenaline generation.