Berserker

This article is about the warrior's elite specialization. For the equipment attribute combination, see Berserker's.

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"Rage. Fire. Destruction!"

Embrace your primal side and enter berserk mode to become an avatar of fire and destruction. Deal high damage but be careful that your recklessness doesn't result in an early grave.

— In-game description

Berserker is an elite specialization for the warrior unlocked with the Heart of Thorns expansion. Berserkers don't have time for subtlety, the Heart of Maguuma is a dangerous place, and the only good enemy is a dead enemy. When normal burst attacks just won't cut it, berserkers succumb to their adrenaline to enter berserk mode. In this empowered state, berserkers gain increased attack speed and replace their puny burst attacks with powerful Primal Bursts, which maul and crush their enemies, and require less adrenaline to execute, ensuring a continuous flurry of death.

Berserkers have learned Rage skills to use their great physical strength as a weapon by leaping, punching, and headbutting their enemies, and healing themselves with every strike for a short duration. Berserkers can wield torches in their off hand to burn away their conditions, and set their enemies ablaze. Berserkers excel at damage dealing, and can support allies with boons.

List of berserker skills

See also: List of warrior skills

Profession mechanic

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I'll destroy you all!

— Berserker

#	Skill	Weapon			Description
F2	Berserk			8	Rage. Gain adrenaline, an attack-speed boost, and access to primal burst skills.
Two-handed Primal Bursts
F1	Arc Divider	Greatsword	0.75¾	5	Primal Burst. Spin to create a violent shock wave that damages nearby foes.
F1	Rupturing Smash	Hammer	0.75¾	5	Primal Burst. Jump to the targeted location and slam your hammer down, creating a deadly chain of earthen shock waves that immobilize and daze foes.
F1	Scorched Earth	Longbow	0.5½	5	Primal Burst. Fire a burning shot into the ground that creates a trail of flaming destruction.
F1	Gun Flame	Rifle	0.75¾	5	Primal Burst. Fire a fast, flaming shot that explodes on the first foe it hits, interrupting foes in the area.
F1	Rampart Splitter	Staff	0.5½	5	Primal Burst. Slam your staff on the ground, sending a shock wave forward that damages and immobilizes enemies while inspiring nearby allies, healing and granting regeneration to them.
F1	Wild Throw	Spear	10.75¾	5	Primal Burst. Throw several piercing spears that inflict vulnerability in quick succession.
One-handed Primal Bursts
F1	Decapitate	Axe	0.75¾	5	Primal Burst. Gather your strength into a powerful attack. If it hits, gain might and recharge this skill.
F1	Slicing Maelstrom	Dagger	0.5½	5	Primal Burst. Slice nearby enemies, removing boons and gaining adrenaline per boon removed. Deal more damage if your target has no boons.
F1	Skull Grinder	Mace	0.5½	5	Primal Burst. Unleash a powerful skull strike that dazes your target and inflicts multiple conditions.
F1	Flaming Flurry	Sword	2	5	Primal Burst. Lash out with a flurry of strikes that block missiles and shoot fireballs at foes in front of you.
Aquatic Primal Bursts
F1	Burning Shackles	Harpoon gun	10.75¾	5	Primal Burst. Fire a fast, forceful shot that immobilizes and burns foes.
F1	Wild Whirl	Spear	0.75¾	5	Primal Burst. Strike all foes around you, burning and pulling them in.

Weapon skills

#	Skill			Description
Torch
4	Blaze Breaker	0.5½	12	Smash your torch into the ground, creating a deadly shock wave that conditions foes.
5	Flames of War	0.5½	20	Cleanse conditions and become a mobile fire field that burns nearby foes. When the field expires, it explodes, damaging foes and burning them again.

Slot skills

Healing

Skill				Description
Blood Reckoning		0.25¼	20	Rage. Heal yourself, gain adrenaline, and recharge all primal burst skills. Heal for a percentage of your outgoing damage. This skill extends the duration of berserk mode.

Utility

Skill				Description
Outrage			10	Rage. Break out of stun and extend the duration of berserk mode. The extension of berserk mode increases if an enemy is nearby.
Shattering Blow		0.5½	15	Rage. Summon a rock that blocks attacks, then shatter it to send out rock fragments that inflict bleeding on all foes in front of you. Extends the duration of berserk mode if it hits.
Sundering Leap		0.75¾	15	Rage. Leap to a location, dealing damage and inflicting conditions on all foes in the area. Extends the duration of berserk mode if it hits.
Wild Blow		0.75¾	20	Rage. Lash out with a critical attack that knocks down your foes. Gain fury and extend the duration of berserk mode if this attack hits.

Elite

Skill				Description
Head Butt		0.75¾	20	Rage. Stun your target and stun yourself. Gain adrenaline and extend berserk duration if you hit.

List of berserker traits

See also: List of warrior traits

Tier	Trait		Description
Minor Proficiency	Torch Proficiency		You can wield torches in your off hand.
Minor Adept	Primal Rage		Gain access to berserk mode and primal bursts.
Major Adept	Smash Brawler		When you hit with a Primal Burst skill, extend the duration of your berserk. Critical-hit chance is increased while berserk.
Major Adept	Last Blaze		When you use a rage skill, inflict burning on nearby enemies.
Major Adept	Savage Instinct		Activating berserk mode breaks stuns and reduces incoming damage.
Minor Master	Burst of Aggression		Gain a burst of speed when entering berserk mode.
Major Master	Blood Reaction		A percentage of precision is given as a bonus to ferocity and a percentage of power is given as a bonus to condition damage. These bonuses are doubled in berserk mode.
Major Master	Heat the Soul		Grant boons to nearby allies when you use a Burst skill.
Major Master	Dead or Alive		Gain Blood Reckoning when entering berserk mode.
Minor Grandmaster	Fatal Frenzy		Berserk mode increases power and condition damage.
Major Grandmaster	Bloody Roar		Deal increased strike damage while in berserk mode. Gain resistance when entering berserk mode.
Major Grandmaster	King of Fires	15	Increase the duration of burning you apply. Gain fire aura when you critically hit an enemy. Berserker skills detonate fire aura, damaging and burning nearby foes.
Major Grandmaster	Eternal Champion		Gain stability and endurance when entering berserk mode. Traits that trigger when entering berserk mode also trigger when exiting berserk mode. You can now exit berserk mode early.

Lore

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With Heart of Thorns, warriors can now become berserkers capable of channeling their adrenaline to enter a berserk mode. While enraged, they gain access to new primal burst skills, replacing standard burst skills with new enhanced abilities. Further complementing the berserker’s new mode are rage skills, which offer new ways to gain adrenaline, ensuring that flying into a frenzy is never far away.

— Berserker release notes

Berserkers are warriors that have tapped into a primal bloodlust to unleash their rage, surpassing the limits of their bodies. The torch is their weapon of choice as it embodies the powerful flames of war. While guardians use magical flames for protection and purging, berserkers use the torch as a reckless weapon of destruction, which sometimes also includes setting themselves on fire.

Gallery

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  Concept art for Berserk, Wild Blow, and Blaze Breaker

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  Concept art for Sundering Leap and Shattering Blow

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  Head Butt

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  Wild Blow

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  Wild Abandon and Berserker's Helm

Icons

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  Recolored official promotional icon (original in black and white)

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  Official icon

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  Official icon

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  Wiki icon

Associated items

• Berserker's Torch
• Wild Abandon
• Berserker's Helm
• Superior Rune of the Berserker

Related achievements

• Specializations: Adept Berserker — Begin training the warrior's berserker elite specialization. (5)
• Specializations: Master Berserker — Completely train the warrior's berserker elite specialization. (10)
• Specialization Collections: Wild Abandon — Collect these 14 items and skins to receive the berserker's torch, Wild Abandon. (3)

Trivia

• Many Berserker traits share a likeness with titles, signature attacks or other elements from popular fighting games:
  • Primal Rage is a fighting game by the same name.
  • Last Blaze is a possible wordplay on the title of the The Last Blade series.
  • Savage Instinct is a possible wordplay on the title of the Killer Instinct series.
  • Smash Brawler is a likely reference to Super Smash Brothers Brawl, and the icon appears to feature Ridley from the game Metroid, who appears as a boss in SSBB and later became a playable character in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
  • Dead or Alive is a fighting game by the same name.
  • Heat the Soul is a likely reference to the Bleach: Heat the Soul series.
  • Fatal Frenzy is a possible wordplay on the title of the Fatal Fury series.
  • Bloody Roar is a fighting game series by the same name.
  • Eternal Champion is a likely direct reference to the Eternal Champions series.
  • King of Fires is a likely wordplay on the title of the King of Fighters series.
  • Gun Flame is a likely reference to a move from the Guilty Gear series.

External links

• Meet the Berserker: Warrior's Elite Specialization
• Points of Interest: Berserker spotlight on YouTube

References

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Warrior