Tier 4 Berserker’s Technique Berserker Build Guide
Last Updated:December 1, 2024|Changelog
Welcome to the Tier 4 Berserker's Technique Build Guide! This build revolves around building up your Fury Meter to unleash Burst Mode (Z), a state where you are heavily buffed and have high Attack and Movement speed unleashing massive numbers.
Outside of that, this build provides great Stagger and Destruction to the team. It can suffer from some slow animations outside of Burst Mode (Z), however once in it, you can expect to be dishing out damage at a rapid pace.
- Non-positional gameplay
- Easy to learn
- Poor mobility
- Melee
- If you're unsure when to transition, our Ark Passive Breakpoints guide could help you decide whether you should return to the Tier 3 Guide or continue.
- If you want a more fast-paced and consistent playstyle, check out our Mayhem guide.
- For more information on some of the systems that make up your build, check out the guides below:
Builds
Ark Passive
Skills Setup
- Overdrive, Finish Strike, and Hell Blade are your strongest damage skills.
- Finish Strike provides additional Destruction.
- Wind Blade is our primary meter generation skill.
- Brave Slash and Tempest Slash are bonus meter generation skills that also provide some damage and Destruction.
- Red Dust is the primary self-buff skill and Synergy from Damage Amplification that your rotation revolves around.
- Mountain Crash is your secondary self-buff skill and Synergy that also provides a Counter.
- Berserk Fury is your Awakening. It is used for the high damage output as well as bonus Stagger and Destruction.
Ark Passive
Skills Setup
- Finish Strike, Hell Blade, and Overdrive are your best elite and boss killing skills.
- Whirlwind, Tempest Slash, Brave Slash, and Sword Storm are your best skills for dealing with mobs.
- Red Dust is your self-buff skill that increases overall damage.
- Chain of Vengeance is your Awakening. It provides amazing area of effect and one shots anything including bosses.
Recommended Engravings
- Preemptive Strike
- Contender
- Raid Captain
- Cursed Doll
- Magick Stream
This build is optimized and meant to be used only in Kurzan Front. For Ebony Cube please use a Raid build.
Identity & Gameplay
Berserker's Technique modifies his identity to give it more damage and allow us to reenter Burst Mode (Z) whenever we build up enough Fury Meter.
Activating his identity grants you the following effects for its entire duration:
- 20% Attack and Movement Speed
- 30% Crit Rate
- 36% Damage Increase
- Burst Mode (Z) Cannot be Cancelled
- When Burst Mode (Z) ends, ignore Exhaustion
- Replace Dark Rush with Bloody Rush
Berserker Identity
Bloody Rush essentially becomes our strongest damage skill. It is an incredibly powerful skill during our Burst Mode (Z) and also provides us with some amazing Stagger and Destruction. Additionally Berserk Fury will be significantly stronger due to our Specialization scaling, making it another significant damage contribution to your build and also providing Stagger and Destruction.
This build is rather simple, you will be trying to generate your Fury Meter as much as possible, then once you have a full meter you will unleash Burst Mode (Z) gaining massive buffs and unleashing your real damage. By playing around our primary buff Red Dust combined with the damage increase from Burst Mode (Z)and Berserker's Technique you will be doing insane damage, but only if you can position properly and assure all of your skills land.
Rotation
Meter Generation Rotation (Fury Meter build-up)
- Brave Slash will be reset once we enter Burst Mode (Z) thanks to Burst Enhancement.
- Try your best to maintain your Synergy using Mountain Crash, even if you aren't planning to attack immediately after.
Burst Rotation (Burst Mode)
- Your goal for this rotation is to buff up using Red Dust then dumping as much damage as possible on the boss.
- You want to cancel your form once you are done sending damage to immediately start regenerating your meter.
- Upon entering form, you gain push immunity for 2.5 seconds, so it is ideal to use Blood Slash or Overdrive first.
Stagger Check Rotation
- Follow this rotation to deal great Stagger. Remember, you can also use a Whirlwind Grenade if you have one equipped!
Gems
Gems are another significant aspect of your build, as they directly impact the damage and cooldowns of your skills. You can equip up to 11 gems at a time. Here are the ones you should focus on to maximize this build's potential, listed according to their priority.
Damage Gems
- Bloody Rush
- Overdrive
- Finish Strike
- Hell Blade
- Brave Slash
- Tempest Slash
Cooldown Gems
- Hell Blade
- Overdrive
- Finish Strike
- Red Dust
- Tempest Slash
Engravings
Engravings are a core part of your build. You can equip up to five at a time, freely swapping between them.
Recommended Setup
- Grudge
- Ambush Master
- Raid Captain
- Cursed Doll
- Adrenaline
Bracelet
Bracelets provide beneficial effects to yourself or to your party members depending on the rolls they have.
The primary goal is to get the main stats used by this build - Specialization and Crit. Subsequently, you should be aiming for Special Rolls to get more damage. Please note that this system is heavily reliant on RNG, and you should not expect to get much more beyond your main stats early on.
Optimal Bonus Rolls
Specialization
Crit or Swiftness
Ambush
Circulate
Fervor
Hammer
Wedge
Alternative Bonus Rolls
Precise
Assail
Superiority
Weapon Power
Dexterity
Elixir
The recommended Elixir Set for this build is Master.
Credits
Written by Raeinor
Reviewed by Perciculum