Berserk

Burst. Gain adrenaline, an attack-speed boost, and access to primal burst skills. — In-game description

Berserk

0.25¼  15  

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Specialization

Berserker

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Burst

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Burst. Gain adrenaline, an attack-speed boost, and access to primal burst skills.

  Attack Speed Increase: 15%

  Damage: 213 (0.8)^?

  Adrenaline: 10

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 15 seconds

  Burning (3s): 393 Damage

  Radius: 300

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

•  Primal Rage — Gain access to berserk mode and primal bursts.
•  Fatal Frenzy — Berserk mode increases power and condition damage but reduces toughness.
•  Savage Instinct — Activating berserk mode breaks stuns and reduces incoming damage.
•  Smash Brawler — Increases berserk mode duration.
•  Blood Reaction — A percentage of precision is given as a bonus to ferocity. This bonus is doubled in berserk mode.
•  Dead or Alive — Receiving fatal damage while in berserk mode ends berserk and heals you. Incoming healing is increased.
•  Bloody Roar — Deal increased strike damage while in berserk mode.
•  Eternal Champion — Gain toughness while in berserk mode. Gain stability and might when breaking stuns.
•  Burst of Aggression — Gain a burst of speed when entering berserk mode.

Notes

• The increased 15% attack speed does not stack with Quickness or Dual Wielding.
• Berserk costs 30 points of adrenaline to activate.
• Damage value is calculated with the weapon strength of the active weapon. Wiki value assumes unequipped value of 690.5.
• Upon using Berserk the skill is replaced by an appropriate primal burst skill which is immediately usable.
• While Berserk is active the adrenaline bar becomes a maximum of 10 points.
• Rage skills increase duration of Berserk.
• The character sometimes shouts "You can't stop me!" or "I'll destroy you all!" upon activating Berserk.
• The character sometimes shouts "No!" when Berserk is about to run out.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 23, 2019	This skill has been moved to slot 1 of the profession mechanic bar. Slot 2 of the profession mechanic bar has been removed when warriors use the berserker specialization. Berserk mode is no longer instant and has a casting time. Entering berserk mode now initiates an attack that damages nearby foes and inflicts burning for 3 seconds. Berserk mode is no longer a rage skill. Instead, it is considered a level-3 burst skill.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Berserk has been added to the game.

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