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Elite specialization mechanics

Berserker grants Warriors acceess to 狂暴 (F2), a mode during which they gain new burst skills.
To Enter Berserker mode (BM) you must have full adrenaline (30/30). The Berserking burst skill 碾颅 (Mace) and 焦土炙箭 (Longbow) become available during this time frame, these cost 10 adrenaline (which amounts to 1 regular adrenaline bar, 1/3 of the cost of what it took to enter Berserker mode).
裂岩怒击 and 破甲跃击 are both important adrenaline management tools. They're especially useful for getting back to full adrenaline just before 狂暴 recharges so you don't have to waste time building adrenaline while Berserker mode is available. Even in Berserker mode they are useful, allowing you to quickly fill up the adrenaline bar for back-to-back burst combos.

General

Both the initial cast and the landing strike of 破甲跃击 restore adrenaline, so try to land on top of enemies. The skill also applies useful cover conditions for burst combos and could act as a gapcloser.
通用怒火 restores 5 adrenaline on weapon-swap. This is quite useful when you're just a little short of having enough adrenaline to use burst skills, especially if you're having difficulty building adrenaline (like getting outranged or 目盲 spammed).
Much of the pressure comes from spamming 碾颅 and 焦土炙箭 in Berserker mode as much as possible.
Use 钉足箭矢 to root people into other important skills like 刺穿 or AoE fields from Longbow F1.
While Mace/Sword is more defensive because of the blocks and CC, Longbow can help you survive too with proper use of 钉足箭矢 and 焚烧箭矢.
盛怒纹章 is taken for its passive.
Use inside for a free whenever possible.
The Berserker Burst skill is the only Longbow skill that isn't a projectile, you can use this to pressure targets who are using anti-projectile skills like .
is both a CC and a source of , which means you're able to proc on hit without any previous setup.

Survival

Both entering and leaving grant you powerful defensive buffs, making this an important part of your sustain:
- - stun break and immunity to strike damage.
- - grants which causes damage you deal to heal you.
- - grants and endurance.
- - the could help you run away from enemies if you're being focused.
Don't hesitate to cut Berserker mode short with Eternal Champion (F2) if you're taking too much damage.
has inherent defensive value as a mobility skill, you could use it and the from exiting BM to quickly disengage from fights and resustain before heading back in. When playing with this could also break you out of , making it harder for enemies to pin you down.
- Sundering Leap even has for covering your escape. Of course if you use this to run away you'll only get half the adrenaline, but that's a small price to pay for survival.
It's possible to use on targets that are behind your character (for example if you're running away and getting chased):
- First you must have "Skill Retargeting" enabled under Combat Options.
- Make sure that you don't have an enemy targeted, then start casting Pin Down.
- Turn around and face your target right before the skill goes off.
- Now select the target - should hit them.
- This is useful because you get to keep building distance during the entire windup animation and only have to face your target for a brief moment at the end. After that you can keep running away while they sit in .
and provide a steady stream of cleansing. On Mace your Burst skill must connect if you want Cleansing Ire to proc, but on Longbow it doesn't matter whether you hit a target or not. As soon as or touches the ground you'll be cleansed, which means Longbow has way better synergy with this trait especially under pressure as you can even use this while running away.
Always factor in what other cleansing CDs are available before you'd heal with as this is your best mass cleanse. If the answer is none and you heal with no conditions on you in a condition matchup, you might get killed a few seconds later due to the lack of cleansing. Sometimes it's worth holding onto for a few extra seconds just to be safe.