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Power Berserker

Guild Wars 2 Power Berserker - Discpline - Spear / Axe & Axe Meta build for open-world: complete guide with gear, runes, relics, traits, and rotation tips.

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Power Berserker is a fast paced Open World build that hits hard with Berserk mode, spamming Primal Bursts for massive strike damage and Quickness uptime. Aggressive and reliable for solo play.

Overview

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Pros
Cons
Attributes
  • High damage
  • Fluid rotation
  • Sustained damage
  • High mastery curve
  • Fast paced rotation
  • Easy to cancel skills
  • Forced movement
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Equipment

Traits & Skills

Traits

Skills

"为了正义!" 图标"为了正义!" can be replaced when needed:

头槌重击 图标头槌重击 can be dropped for when mass Resurrection is needed. Keep in mind that you will lose you initial Adrenaline.

巅峰表现 图标巅峰表现 can be swapped to 英勇神行 图标英勇神行 when Stability is needed. Keep in mind that this will only trigger on 长矛猛击 图标长矛猛击.

刚毅不屈 图标刚毅不屈 can be swapped to 强力巨剑 图标强力巨剑 if you are struggling with Might.

炽热灵魂 图标炽热灵魂 can be swapped to 鲜血感应 图标鲜血感应 when Quickness is already covered.

Feel free to run the same equipment as the raid build for Power Quickness Berserker. The equipment listed here provides you with slightly more damage due to 超级冲击法印 图标超级冲击法印.

You can also run the same equipment as the raid build for Power Berserker and the following traits if you already have Quickness covered.

Rifle can be taken to provide more Ranged Damage but at lower overall Damage.

Mace can be run instead of an Axe to provide more Defiance Break.

Greatsword can be taken instead of Spear if you do not have access to Janthir Wilds (JW).

  • Greatsword offers very similar Damage and an easier time in maintaing Quickness. However, you sacrifice practically all Ranged Damage.

萨奇洛斯古物 图标萨奇洛斯古物 can be replaced when needed:

Janthir Wilds Relics:

Secrets of the Obscure Relics:

Core Game Relics:

  • 雄鹰古物 图标雄鹰古物 flat 10% Damage to enemies under 50% Health
  • 潜行者古物 图标潜行者古物 is an easy to maintain Damage buff.
  • 骁骑兵古物 图标骁骑兵古物 grants Condition Removal when you use a shout.
  • 流水古物 图标流水古物 grants Condition Removal when you use your Heal skill.
  • 骑兵古物 图标骑兵古物 grants you Aegis, Quickness, Swiftness, Resistance and Might when you hit an enemy with your mount engage skill. (Hint: the Skyscale engage skill will leave a pulsing field that will give boons on every strike!).

Rotation & Extras

Key Concepts

Berserker gains access to 狂暴 图标狂暴, which after activation:

  • It provides us with Superspeed, Quickness, bonus Power and Condition Damage
  • It limits our Adrenaline to ten
  • Most notably, it gives us access to a new and shiny set of Primal Bursts.

狂暴 图标狂暴 mode lasts for 20 seconds and can be extended with usage of Primal Burst skills due to 怒震山河 图标怒震山河.

The best way to enter 狂暴 图标狂暴 quickly is by using 头槌重击 图标头槌重击怒气涌流 图标怒气涌流. This will give you maximum Adrenaline and immediately Stun Break you.

Using a Primal Burst will grant you and your allies Quickness due to 炽热灵魂 图标炽热灵魂.

Dealing Damage

Use "为了正义!" 图标"为了正义!" as you get into combat to make sure you start with Might and Fury.

During 狂暴 图标狂暴 downtime, use your Axe skills. Once 狂暴 图标狂暴 is ready, or if you start with full Adrenaline, skip 头槌重击 图标头槌重击 in the opening.

Some useful things to know about your Spear set:

The following combo deals high single target Damage and will Pierce:

斩首 图标斩首 deals significant damage and you want to use it as much as possible. Here are a few common combos to help you prepare it:

You only need to hit an enemy three times in order to have enough Adrenaline to use 斩首 图标斩首. Keep in mind that you can cleave multiple mobs to get Adrenaline faster.

Burst Rotation

  1. 烈阳支援 图标烈阳支援
  2. 头槌重击 图标头槌重击怒气涌流 图标怒气涌流
  3. "为了正义!" 图标"为了正义!"
  4. 狂暴 图标狂暴狂野投掷 图标狂野投掷
  5. Weapon Swap
  6. 旋风斧斩 图标旋风斧斩
  7. 斩首 图标斩首
  8. 双重打击 图标双重打击飞斧投掷 图标飞斧投掷
  9. 斩首 图标斩首
  10. 回旋斧斩 图标回旋斧斩
  11. 斩首 图标斩首
  12. 旋风斧斩 图标旋风斧斩

Defense

鲜血清算 图标鲜血清算 makes you essentially unkillable for the skill's duration, assuming you continue to deal Damage.

Weapon Swap to lose conditions via 混斗复元 图标混斗复元.

Keep in mind that both 头槌重击 图标头槌重击 and 怒气涌流 图标怒气涌流 are Stun Breaks.

Crowd Control

SkillDefiance BreakSource
破坏投掷 图标破坏投掷300Spear
长矛猛击 图标长矛猛击232 and 100Spear
头槌重击 图标头槌重击300Elite
蛮力打击 图标蛮力打击300Alternate Utility