Berserk

This article is about the Berserker mechanic. For the enemy effect, see Berserk (effect). For the ally NPC effect, see Berserk (Lowland Kodan).

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

Berserk

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Specialization

Berserker

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Rage

Game link

API

30435, 30185

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Berserk

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

 Attack Speed Increase: 15%

 Adrenaline: 10

 Number of Targets: 5

 Duration: 20 seconds

 Duration: 15 seconds

— In-game description

Mechanics

• Costs 30 adrenaline to activate.
  • Replaces burst skills with primal bursts.
  • Adrenaline bar caps at 10 instead of 30.
  • Rage skills increase Berserk duration.
  • There does not seem to be a cap on berserk duration.

Related traits

Discipline

• Versatile Power — Gain might on weapon swap. Burst skills gain reduced recharge.

Berserker

• Primal Rage — Gain access to berserk mode and primal bursts.
• Smash Brawler — When you hit with a Primal Burst skill, extend the duration of your berserk. Critical-hit chance is increased while berserk.
• Last Blaze — When you use a rage skill, inflict burning on nearby enemies.Rage skills extend berserk longer.
• Savage Instinct — Activating berserk mode breaks stuns and reduces incoming damage.
• Burst of Aggression — Gain a burst of speed when entering berserk mode.
• Blood Reaction — A percentage of precision is given as a bonus to ferocity and a percentage of power is given as a bonus to condition damage. These bonuses are doubled in berserk mode.
• Dead or Alive — Gain Blood Reckoning when entering berserk mode.
• Fatal Frenzy — Berserk mode increases power and condition damage.
• Bloody Roar — Deal increased strike damage while in berserk mode. Gain resistance when entering berserk mode.
• King of Fires — Increase the duration of burning you apply. Gain fire aura when you critically hit an enemy. Berserker skills detonate fire aura, damaging and burning nearby foes.
• Eternal Champion — Gain stability and endurance when entering berserk mode. Traits that trigger when entering berserk mode also trigger when exiting berserk mode. You can now exit berserk mode early.

Notes

• The increased 15% attack speed does not stack with  Quickness or  Dual Wielding.
  • The largest increase will take priority.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Increased the duration from 15 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the cooldown from 15 seconds to 8 seconds in PvE only.
October 04, 2022	This skill has been moved to slot 2 of the profession mechanic bar. Core burst skills are now accessible in slot 1 of the profession mechanic bar for the berserker specialization. Berserk mode now activates instantly. Entering berserk mode no longer initiates an attack, and now counts as a rage skill instead of a level 3 burst skill.
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.

Trivia

• 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.

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