Everything you need to optimized your beefy greatsword wielder
Looking for the best Lost Ark Berserker build?The Berserker is one of the most powerful classes inLost Arkand sits comfortably at the top of ourtier list. This greatsword-wielding behemoth crushes foes with massive bursts of AoE damage, easily ripping through trash mobs and bosses alike. Berserker’s abilities have some long wind-ups and cooldowns, but when they land they’re devastating. This guide will break down the Berserker’s skills, leveling, engravings, and more to help you progress through Lost Ark’s vast endgame.
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Best Lost Ark Berserker build: class overview
Lost Ark’s classes revolve around their Identity Skills. For the Berserker, these are theFurymeter andBurst Mode. Fury is a secondary resource that builds up as you battle enemies. Once the meter is full, you can activate Burst Mode. In Burst Mode, the Berserker gains sizeable boosts to movement speed, attack speed, damage, and critical damage. He also gains access to the Bloody Rush skill, which deals monstrous damage in a large area, great for nuking monster packs or bosses. Once activated, Burst Mode slowly drains your Fury meter until it is empty, at which point you will enter an “exhaustion” cooldown period. You cannot gain Fury again until exhaustion ends.
The Berserker’s goal is to live in Burst Mode as much as possible, maximizing the damage of his powerful attacks. When Burst Mode is active, Berserker is one of the deadliest DPS classes in the game. You can stack the Specialization stat on your gear to increase Fury gain and get back into Burst faster. Plus, your Engravings create more opportunities to use your Burst. More on those later.
Berserker is one of the best classes in the game at quickly demolishing groups of monsters. That makes leveling a comfortable process, as most of the main story involves dealing with groups of trash mobs. You will want to spend the bulk of your skills points powering up your hardest-hitting AoE attacks to help with this.
You will earn skill points each time you level up, as well as from Skill Potions earned via later quests. Raising a skill to higher levels requires progressively more skill points, so you typically want to max out only your most important skills. The rest you’ll invest in just enough to hit one or two Tripod breakpoints. Tripods are bonuses unlocked at skill levels 4, 7, and 10, and will augment the power of the skill. Progress towards the Tripod setup below as you move through the story, and you will be ready for endgame at level 50.
In Arena PvP, every player receives a normalized pool of skill points to work with, so you will be able to max out more skills right off the bat. Berserker’s long cooldowns mean you have to be very deliberate. If you commit to a fight and don’t finish the opponent, you’re in trouble. Thankfully, the enormous damage of skills like Finish Strike makes it easy to drop foes once you get on top of them.
Once you’ve reached level 50, you can start taking advantage of Engravings. These endgame gear bonuses provide powerful buffs to your character. Each class also has two class Engravings, which alter the function of your class. For Berserker, these are Berserker’s Technique and Mayhem. Each augments your Burst Mode in powerful new ways.
New players should probably focus on Berserker’s Technique first. Mayhem’s 100% Burst Mode uptime is extremely powerful, but sitting at 25% health at all times is obviously quite dangerous. Once you’ve gotten a better grasp of endgame combat, give Mayhem a shot.
Unsurprisingly, Berserker also wants more damage from generic Engravings. These are activated usingEngravingpoints on accessories, like rings, necklaces, and earrings. Every 5 points unlock one level of an Engraving, up to a max level of 3. You have some flexibility here, but some strong options for Berserker are:
In addition toEngravings,accessory items in Lost Ark (necklaces, earrings, and rings) are your source for Combat Stats. These substats can have a major effect on your character, and it is important to target gear with the right stats for your build. For Berserker, this is pretty straightforward. While leveling, equip the higher Specialization accessories you can find to build up your Fury gauge and spend more time in Burst Mode.
In the endgame, you should base your Combat Stats off of the class Engraving you are using. If you are using Berserker’s Technique, get as much Specialization as you can to rebuild Fury as fast as possible. If you are playing Mayhem, stack up Crit to increase your critical strike rate and damage. Look for accessories that have both your target Engraving and Combat Stat in Abyssal Dungeons or on the Auction House.
Awakening skills are another endgame option. You will unlock these by following along with Beatrice’s post-level-50 questlines. They are extremely powerful abilities that tend to have lengthy cooldowns. Each class has two but can only equip one at a time. Berserker’s choice is fairly straightforward based on your class Engraving.
That’s everything you need to get rolling in Lost Ark’s endgame with the Berserker! If you’re in a rush to hit level 50, our guide toleveling fast in Lost Arkcan help. Of course, if you’ve already started rolling up alts, our guide toKnowledge Transferscan help smooth the process.
