The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good
Focused on: Conditiondamage
Designed for: Open World and Open World General
Expansions required:
Difficulty:
Hard
This build was last updated on April 27, 2024 and is up to date for the March 19, 2024 patch.
Contents
- 1 Template Code
- 2 Skill Bar
- 2.1 Weapon Variants
- 2.2 Skill variants
- 2.2.1 Heal skill
- 2.2.2 Utilities
- 2.2.3 Elite Skills
- 3 Specializations
- 3.1 Variants
- 4 Equipment
- 4.1 DPS
- 4.2 Quickness
- 5 Consumables
- 5.1 DPS
- 5.2 Defense
- 5.3 Farming
- 6 Usage
- 6.1 Berserk
- 6.2 Damage
- 6.2.1 Sword/Torch Priority
- 6.2.2 Longbow Priority
- 6.3 Defense
- 6.4 Crowd Control
Condition Berserker is a fast paced build for open world that also provides boons. You'll spend most of the time in
Berserk mode, dealing increased damage and killing enemies by spamming the Primal Burst skills
Scorched Earth and
Flaming Flurry, inflicting lots of
Burning, so you have good burst damage for a condition build. You will also provide some
Quickness to yourself and nearby allies, though not 100% uptime in dps gear. Berserker is also very relentless, having 2 stunbreak skills that also help with damage, and a heal skill that makes you nigh-immortal for a few seconds.
It is the only condition build avaliable to warrior. As downsides, the build is not easy to play, requires very frequent weapon swapping supported by Fast Hands, requires use of combo fields to reach its true potential due to
King of Fires (See: Guide:What are Combo Fields), and cannot maintain permanent
Quickness in dps gear unlike power berserker.
Template Code
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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.
Skill variants
Heal skill
Blood Reckoning is key to the build, letting you reset your Primal Burst and giving you adrenaline. You should almost never replace it.
Mending - defensive option, low cooldow, removes conditions, high healing.
Utilities
Outrage is extremely useful, as it is not only a stunbreak but also extends the duration of your
Berserk mode. Never replace it.
Shattering Blow is a good damage skill but can be replaced if needed.
"For Great Justice!" provides you and nearby allies with boons. Very useful, but can be replaced if needed.
Sundering Leap provides damage when used in a fire combo field due to
King of Fires, extends the duration of your
Berserk mode and gives
Aegis.
"Shake It Off!" - if condition removal is needed, though you already have
Brawler's Recovery.
Elite Skills
Head Butt is absolutely key to the build and should almost never be replaced. It deals good damage, breaks stun, deals good crowd control, extends the duration of
Berserk mode, and fully refills your Adrenaline.
Battle Standard - in vey rare situations, you can take this banner to revive allies.
Specializations
Variants
Blood Reaction - when playing in groups and someone else is providing permanent
Quickness.
Equipment
DPS
Head
Viper
Shoulders
Sinister
Hands
Sinister
Legs
Viper
Feet
Sinister
Backpiece
Viper
Accessory
Sinister
Accessory
Sinister
Amulet
Viper
Ring
Viper
Ring
Viper
- 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
Ritualist
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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Defense
Farming
- Prioritize Flatbread Ascended food.
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- (and variants)
Usage
Berserk
Berserk is the profession mechanic of the berserker. After filling your Adrenaline bar, for example by using
Head Butt, activate the skill to enter Berserk. In Berserk mode, you deal additional damage thanks to
Fatal Frenzy, and have increased critical chance due to
Smash Brawler. Your maximum Adrenaline is reduced, so it's easier to gain full Adrenaline to use the improved Primal Burst skills
Scorched Earth and
Flaming Flurry which are your sourcess of
Quickness.
For these reasons, maintaining Berserk mode is key to playing berserker correctly. Blood Reckoning,
Outrage and
Head Butt extend the duration of your current Berserk mode. Using a Primal Burst also extends the Berserk duration due to
Smash Brawler. Thanks to this, you can maintain permanent Berserk mode during fights.
Damage
Start fights by instantly filling your Adrenaline bar with Head Butt, activate
Berserk, and scorch your enemies.
Sword/Torch Priority
Flaming Flurry
Flames of War
Blaze Breaker
Savage Leap
Final Thrust
- Fill with auto-attacks
Longbow Priority
Scorched Earth
Fan of Fire
Pin Down
Arcing Arrow
- Fill with auto-attacks
In short, spam your Primal Bursts. Use Blood Reckoning to cast
Scorched Earth twice back to back, then swap back to sword when you can since longbow lacks sustained damage.
- Use
Head Butt +
Outrage when your weapon skills are on cooldown to help maintain Berserk, but try to use Outrage strategically if facing enemies with stuns.
- Use
"For Great Justice!" before starting fights, and periodically throughout them.
- Use
Shattering Blow off cooldown.
- 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 to trigger
King of Fires. "Berserker skills" refers to primal burst, rage, and torch skills. Remember that leap finishers such as
Savage Leap provide fire aura when used on fire fields (See: Guide:What are Combo Fields).
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