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Berserker - DPS Berserker

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战士 (Warrior)berserkerstrike damagedps

The community gave this build a rating, making it top-tier: Great

Focused on: Strike damage and Dps

Designed for: WvW Zerg

Expansions required: Heart of Thorns builds Secrets of the Obscure builds

Difficulty: Normal

This build was last updated on April 21, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

A high burst damage Berserker WvW build with overwhelming damage.

Skill Bar

Variants

Weapon

  • Longbow - Ranged AoE damage

Utility

Elite

Template Code

Template Code
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Specializations

Variants

Variants

  • For Longbow - swap Strength

Equipment

Head
Marauder
Shoulders
Marauder
Chest
Marauder
Hands
Marauder
Legs
Marauder
Feet
Marauder
Backpiece
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Accessory
Berserker
Amulet
Berserker
Ring
Berserker
Ring
Berserker

Equipment Variants

Stats

  • Feel free to use as much Berserker's gear as you can without dying
  • Swap some Marauder's for Demolisher's if you take 刚毅不屈 图标刚毅不屈

Relic

Sigils

Consumables

Usage

Quick Guide

  • Berserker is a melee range pure DPS focused on frequent burst damage
  • Combine your Primal Burst skills into larger spikes through 鲜血清算 图标鲜血清算 and by using one Primal Burst immediately before Weapon Swap Weapon Swap into another
  • Weave weapon skills between your Primal Burst skills for maximum damage
  • Finish groups of enemies with

Surviving

  • This build has moderate passive defense
  • This build has moderate mobility skill access
  • This build has high active defenses
Defensive Skill List
  • Use 旋风斩 图标旋风斩 to move out after spiking
  • 突击斩 图标突击斩 can be used for repositioning or gap closing
    • Drop your target if using defensively

Priorities

High

  • Burst Damage

Moderate

  • Damage

Low

Detailed Explanations

Burst Damage

  • Start fights in Hammer, conserve 狂暴 图标狂暴 until your commander commits to the fight
  • Once your commander commits, use 怒气纹章 图标怒气纹章 to fill your Adrenaline then activate 狂暴 图标狂暴
    • Make sure you're in combat before pressing 怒气纹章 图标怒气纹章. Use autoattacks, 巨锤冲击 图标巨锤冲击 or even walk into ground damage if needed
  • After using 狂暴 图标狂暴 follow the following priority:
  1. 巨锤冲击 图标巨锤冲击
  2. 震裂重槌 图标震裂重槌
  3. Weapon Swap Weapon Swap
  4. 分裂弧斩 图标分裂弧斩
  5. 鲜血清算 图标鲜血清算
  6. 分裂弧斩 图标分裂弧斩
  • The goal of this rotation is to land as many Primal Burst skills as possible within the smallest time window possible
  • Make sure you are in range of 超级水能法印 图标超级水能法印 when swapping to your Greatsword set

Damage

Hammer

Skill priority

Hammer

Greatsword

  • 分裂弧斩 图标分裂弧斩
  • 鲜血清算 图标鲜血清算 - while 分裂弧斩 图标分裂弧斩 is on cooldown

  • 旋风斩 图标旋风斩
  • 百刃斩 图标百刃斩
  • 回旋剑 图标回旋剑 - only if no projectile block/reflect, realistically almost never use this

  • 突击斩 图标突击斩
  • Autoattacks

  • Make sure every time you weapon swap your skill usage is Primal BurstWeapon SwapPrimal Burst

    • By using your Primal Burst as soon as you enter a weapon set it will be available right before your Weapon Swap is ready
      • This also stacks your highest damage skills to burst enemies down, instead of spreading them out
  • Use 破甲跃击 图标破甲跃击 immediately after a Primal Burst skill to refill Adrenaline and deal solid damage

  • When using 破甲跃击 图标破甲跃击 or 震裂重槌 图标震裂重槌 make sure to aim to the side or behind the enemy group, not the middle or in front of them

    • Also be ready to Dodge 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

  • 百刃斩 图标百刃斩 is situational. You stand still during channel, which means hitting CC'ed, movement impaired and downed foes is the ideal setup for this ability.

    • Don't be afraid to cancel 百刃斩 图标百刃斩 after only a few ticks of damage, look for any chance to get multiple ticks off
    • Generally you should only channel 百刃斩 图标百刃斩 during 狂暴 图标狂暴 downtime, but channeling a few ticks then cancelling midway through the cast during 狂暴 图标狂暴 can also be valid
  • Save 旋风斩 图标旋风斩 to disengage back to your group, but try to hit enemies with it when possible since the Evade Evade will protect you while dealing decent damage

  • Beware the animation lock of 突击斩 图标突击斩. Its best use is for single target damage while already in melee, but even then it must be used very carefully if at all

Longbow version

Skill priority

Longbow

Greatsword

  • 分裂弧斩 图标分裂弧斩
  • 鲜血清算 图标鲜血清算 - while 分裂弧斩 图标分裂弧斩 is on cooldown

  • 旋风斩 图标旋风斩
  • 百刃斩 图标百刃斩
  • 回旋剑 图标回旋剑 - only if no projectile block/reflect, realistically almost never use this

  • 突击斩 图标突击斩
  • Autoattacks

  • Start fights in Longbow, conserve 狂暴 图标狂暴 until your commander commits to the fight, do not use it on range spikes

    • Your damage at range is minimal outside of 狂暴 图标狂暴 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 怒气纹章 图标怒气纹章 to fill your Adrenaline then activate 狂暴 图标狂暴

    • Spam 焦土炙箭 图标焦土炙箭 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 分裂弧斩 图标分裂弧斩, disengage with 旋风斩 图标旋风斩 then swap back to Longbow
  • Make sure to drop your target when casting 焦土炙箭 图标焦土炙箭 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 焦土炙箭 图标焦土炙箭 are projectiles, avoid casting them into projectile blocks/reflects

  • Your Longbow skills other than 弧线箭矢 图标弧线箭矢 all require facing the target at the end of the cast

  • 百刃斩 图标百刃斩 is situational. You stand still during channel, which means hitting CC'ed, movement impaired and downed foes is the ideal setup for this ability.

    • Don't be afraid to cancel 百刃斩 图标百刃斩 after only a few ticks of damage, look for any chance to get multiple ticks off
    • Generally you should only channel 百刃斩 图标百刃斩 during 狂暴 图标狂暴 downtime, but channeling a few ticks then cancelling midway through the cast during 狂暴 图标狂暴 can also be valid
  • Save 旋风斩 图标旋风斩 to disengage back to your group, but try to hit enemies with it when possible since the Evade Evade will protect you while dealing decent damage

  • Beware the animation lock of 突击斩 图标突击斩. Its best use is for single target damage while already in melee, but even then it must be used very carefully if at all

Battle Standard

  • revives allies in its entire radius and finishes downed enemies in its center radius
  • You should focus on using for finishing enemies, especially once you've used your burst
    • If you predict enemies will go down on your groups spike you can pre-cast to finish them before the enemy group can respond with rez skills
  • If no other revive skills are avalible from supports, use to rez groups of 3+ allies