Berserker - Sword Condizerker

• Twitch: Drazeh

• Burnzerker Roamer - WvW Roaming version of the build.

Variants

• 盾牌大师 allows you to reflect projectiles while blocking which is quite useful against many specs including most Rangers, Mesmers and even mirror matchups.

Elite specialization basics

• Berserker grants Warriors access to 狂暴 (F2), a mode during which they gain new burst skills.

• To enter Berserker mode you must have full adrenaline (30/30). The Berserking burst skill 碾颅 (Mace) and 烈焰乱舞 (Sword) 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 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.

• Much of the pressure comes from spamming 碾颅 and 烈焰乱舞 in Berserker mode as much as possible.

• Use 头槌重击 to pin down 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, Sword can also help you survive too with proper use of 野蛮跳跃 and 炽火破袭 to kite further from your pursuers.

• The Berserker Burst skill 炽火破袭 isn't a projectile, you can use this to pressure targets who are using anti-projectile skills like 回旋风流

• 碾颅 is both a CC and a source of 困惑, which means you're able to proc 阿奇姆古物 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 entering/leaving Berserker mode 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.

• 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.

• reflects projectiles. While its duration is short, with proper timing it could still take pressure off of you. The brief could also be used to cover important casts like a .