Build:Berserker - DPS Berserker (2024)

Part of the current metagame

Our curator decided this build is in the current metagame regardless of rating.The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strikedamage and Dps

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required:

• 1 Overview
• 2 Skill Bar
  • 2.1 Variants
• 3 Template Code
• 4 Specializations
• 5 Equipment
  • 5.1 Equipment Variants
  • 5.2 Consumables
• 6 Usage
  • 6.1 General
  • 6.2 Overall Priorities
    • 6.2.1 Surviving
  • 6.3 Detailed Explanations
    • 6.3.1 Battle Standard
    • 6.3.2 Damage

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• Warrior's Sprint - for Immobilize
  • Whirlwind Attack
  • Rush
• Dodge
• Whirlwind Attack - general use
• Balanced Stance

• Start fights in Dagger/Axe, conserve Berserk until your commander commits to the fight
• Once your commander commits, use Signet of Fury to fill your Adrenaline then activate Berserk
  • Make sure you're in combat before pressing Signet of Fury. Use autoattacks or Dual Strike
• Use Slicing Maelstrom ⇒ Blood Reckoning ⇒ Slicing Maelstrom then Weapon Swap to Greatsword immediately for Arc Divider
  • Keep swapping weapons off cooldown and follow the priority below
• Use Sundering Leap immediately after a Primal Burst skill to refill Adrenaline and deal solid damage
  • Make sure to aim to the side or behind the enemy group, not the middle or in front of them
  • Be ready to Dodge immediately after the cast if needed
• Maximizing the amount of primal bursts you cast by using your very fast weapon swap cooldown is very important
  • If you land your primal bursts and Sundering Leap cleanly through the entire berserk duration with Alacrity, you should be able to cast Blood Reckoning twice before Berserk ends via duration extension from Smash Brawler
• Use Dual Strike any time Slicing Maelstrom is on cooldown and you're in Dagger/Axe
• Try to use Whirling Axe immediately after Slicing Maelstrom on your second swap to Dagger/Axe if the situation is appropriate
  • If everything lines up properly and you extend Berserk long enough then Whirling Axe will be available just as you leave Berserk
• Hundred Blades is situational. You stand still during channel, which means hitting CC'ed, movement impaired and downed foes is the ideal setup for this ability.
  • Generally you should only channel Hundred Blades during Berserk downtime, but channeling a few ticks then cancelling midway through the cast during Berserk can also be valid

Damage priority

• Start fights in Longbow, conserve Berserk until your commander commits to the fight, do not use it on range spikes
  • Your damage at range is minimal outside of Berserk but using it too early will only lead to padding the damage meter without doing useful damage - don't play to pad the meter
• Once your commander commits, use Signet of Fury to fill your Adrenaline then activate Berserk
  • Spam Scorched Earth until you get a chance to go into melee, then swap to Greatsword and follow your priorities
    • Don't be afraid to go into Greatsword for a single Arc Divider, disengage with Whirlwind Attack then swap back to Longbow
• Make sure to drop your target when casting Scorched Earth otherwise it will aim towards the target instead of where your character is facing
  • A Lock Autotarget keybind can be useful for this
• Since all your Longbow skills other than Scorched Earth are projectiles, avoid casting them into projectile blocks/reflects
• Your Longbow skills other than Arcing Arrow all require facing the target at the end of the cast
• Hundred Blades is situational. You stand still during channel, which means hitting CC'ed, movement impaired and downed foes is the ideal setup for this ability.
  • Generally you should only channel Hundred Blades during Berserk downtime, but channeling a few ticks then cancelling midway through the cast during Berserk can also be valid

Damage priority