### **Intro**

The Berserker has a giant sword he likes to pummel his enemies with dealing massive damage and shredding his foes, compensation? No he is as strong as he looks! His giant sword deals massive AoE damage making him a great mob cleaner, not only that he also does great damage under the weight of his sword against bosses! Possible engravings to help with this for the Berserker are :engraving[Preemptive Strike] and :engraving[Contender].

### **Skill Points Progression**

- At 268 skill points upgrade :skill[Tempest Slash] to 7 adding :tripod[Tempest Slash, Enhanced Strike]
- At 284 skill points upgrade :skill[Mountain Crash] to 7 adding :tripod[Mountain Crash, Swift Attack Prep]
- At 296 skill points lower :skill[Mountain Crash] back to 4 and upgrade :skill[Tempest Slash] to 10 adding :tripod[Tempest Slash, Storm Slash]
- At 312 skill points re-upgrade :skill[Mountain Crash] to 7 adding :tripod[Mountain Crash, Swift Attack Prep]
- At 340 skill points upgrade :skill[Mountain Crash] to 10 adding :tripod[Mountain Crash, Earth Impact]  or replace :skill[Mountain Crash] with :skill[Hell Blade] :tripod[Hell Blade, Leap] :tripod[Hell Blade, Deadly Blow] :tripod[Hell Blade, Bloody Eruption] or use :tripod[Hell Blade, Earth Flip]

If you feel you are lacking damage replace :skill[Mountain Crash] with :skill[Hell Blade] :tripod[Hell Blade, Leap] :tripod[Hell Blade, Melt] :tripod[Hell Blade, Bloody Eruption] or use :tripod[Hell Blade, Earth Flip]. In case you are using :engraving[Mayhem] use :tripod[Hell Blade, Deadly Blow] instead.

### **Skill Breakdown**

- :skill[Whirlwind] A great AoE ability that lets the Berserker phase through mobs during cast. It pairs well with Bleed rune to apply on multiple targets whilst moving around.
- :skill[Strike Wave] A massive frontal cone AoE with massive damage. This is the bread-n-butter ability to clear mobs after grouping them up infront of you.
- :skill[Hell Blade] is a big damage leaping ability that can easily clear out Elites and mobs.
- :skill[Sword Storm] Quick hard hitting cone skill infront of you. (Does greatly increased damage if max health is below 50%)
- :skill[Red Dust] Damage buff on hit to kill Elites and Bosses faster to get the cooldown buff.
- :skill[Finish Strike] A strong Elite and Boss killing move with the 2 hit burst. You can also opt to use :tripod[Finish Strike, Enhanced Strike] to make it hit even harder.
- :skill[Mountain Crash] AoE stun that interrupts mobs and Elites to keep them in place, this ability will also give you a Attack Speed buff to cast faster at level 7.
- :skill[Shoulder Charge] Utility movement ability.
- :skill[Tempest Slash] Used as a filler AoE move when other skills are on cooldown.
- :skill[Chain of Vengeance] Awakening Ability

### **Gameplay**

For ease of use during Chaos Dungeon and Cube content:

- Group up mobs and elites so you can use :skill[Mountain Crash] to keep them in place and dash out to clear them with :skill[Strike Wave] first, the Berserkers largest AoE. Then repeat the process and use other AoEs to clear out mob packs during cooldowns.
- Traversing to get to Elites and other places you can use :skill[Whirlwind] to easily phase through and kill mobs along the way.
- Dropping below 50% health will enhance the :skill[Sword Storm], thus there is no need to heal up often between stages as the next stage will have you start full health again.
- If your skills are on cooldown clear out an Elite with the :skill[Red Dust] :skill[Finish Strike] combo for easy instant kills for the cooldown refresh buff.
- Use your Awakening Skill :skill[Chain of Vengeance] in stage 2 and 3 for Elites and Bosses where you want as the Elites/Bosses and Rift Crystals will reduce all your cooldowns upon destruction.
- The Boss at stage 2 will always give you a 100% cooldown refresh upon kill.

### **Stats**

Use the stats that are relevant to your Class Engraving and Tier relevant gear.

### **Runes**

- :skill[Whirlwind] uses Bleed because it can easily spread the debuff among all the mobs whilst spinning and moving around.
- For longer casting animation abilities such as :skill[Sword Storm], :skill[Whirlwind], :skill[Strike Wave] and :skill[Finish Strike] you can use Protection instead of Galewind if you do not have enough Galewind runes or find yourself taking a lot of damage during the cast animations.

### **Summary**

 - Group up mobs and Elites in tight packs before bursting them down to get Cooldown refresh from the Elite kills.
- Use :skill[Red Dust] and :skill[Finish Strike] to max out damage against Elites and Bosses to get them down fast for Cooldown resets.
- :skill[Whirlwind] to phase through mobs if you are stuck in a pack of mobs or traversing through the pack to get to Elites/Bosses.
- Killing Elites/Bosses and breaking Rift Cores award cooldown refresh or a cooldown reduction buff.
- Use :skill[Chain of Vengeance] Awakening skill whenever you group up Elites to kill them all together for easy cooldown resets. Killing bosses awards 100% cooldown refresh so you don't have to hold out on using your abilities.


Berserker

Excellent Mobility

Chance of all Cooldown times -12% when skill is used

Quick Recharge

Sustain Enhancement

Cracked Blade

Vacuum Slash

On skill hit, inflicts 'Bleeding' on your foe for 6s.

Bleed

Quick Prep

Cerberus

Blaze Wave

Galewind

Vital Point Hit

Red Wave

On skill hit, inflicts 'Bleeding' on your foe for 5s.

Chance of Atk./Move Speed +16% for 6s when skill is used.

Rage

Tenacity

Weak Point Detection

Lights Out

Flame Storm

Berserker - Chaos Dungeon/Cube

### **Intro**

I heard you like Madness and :engraving[Mayhem], well you're at the right place. With this build the Berserker will permanently have 15% Increased Movement and Attack Speed and 65% Damage Reduction as long as Mayhem is active (almost 100%). You will permanently have access to your Burst Mode ability, :idskill[Dark Rush]. What you get is great Mobility, High Burst oriented Game-play, Permanent Burst Mode and a good Counter paired with Great Stagger and Destruction whilst swinging your massive sword dealing great damage. Then here we are, the Berserker is however Class-engraving dependent, has slower Casting skills, less room for error, and a bit of Health anxiety when you just start getting used to your 25% health bar. With his fun play style the Berserker is a good asset to most team compositions and uses the cheapest Health Potions in the game as he caps out at 25% health, which opens him up for some nice setups like the :skill[Hell Blade] and :skill[Sword Storm] abilities, which with :skill[Red Dust] hit VERY hard.

### **Skill Points Progression**

- At 268 Skill Points level up :skill[Tempest Slash] to 7 and add :tripod[Tempest Slash, Weak Point Detection].
- At 284 Skill Points level up :skill[Chain Sword] to 7 and add :tripod[Chain Sword, Swift Attack Prep].
- At 296 Skill Points downgrade :skill[Chain Sword] back to 4, and level up :skill[Tempest Slash] to 10 and add :tripod[Tempest Slash, Driving Hit].
- At 312 Skill Points re-upgrade :skill[Chain Sword] to 7 and add :tripod[Chain Sword, Swift Attack Prep].
- At 340 Skill Points level up :skill[Chain Sword] to 10 and add :tripod[Chain Sword, Quick Prep].

### **Skill Breakdown**

- :skill[Shoulder Charge] is used as a movement ability, paired with a :rune[Quick Recharge, 3] a useful filler to reset some cooldowns if the Boss is impaired.
- :skill[Red Dust] the bread-and-butter ability that debuffs the enemy for 6 seconds for you to do 30% more damage, and to give you 20% more crit rate during those 6 seconds. Used to start combos and before Awakening Abilities.
- :skill[Finish Strike] is one of the Big Hitters, with the :tripod[Finish Strike, Tenacity] tripod it becomes a Push Immunity high damaging and stagger/destruction ability.
- :skill[Sword Storm] is a :engraving[Mayhem] Berserker only ability with the double damage on the :tripod[Sword Storm, Flame Storm] permanently triggered.
- :skill[Tempest Slash] is a decent filler and Stagger ability.
- :skill[Chain Sword]
- :skill[Hell Blade] is another Big Hitter, paired with the :engraving[Mayhem] using the :tripod[Hell Blade, Deadly Blow] makes it do great damage. You can gap-close hit the Boss with this ability if needed.
- :skill[Strike Wave] is a 2 stage charging ability that hits hard per hit, however this depends on the targets hit box, it can hit up to 4 times though it might be hard to land all 4 hits on smaller targets. Use this on stationary targets for a easier time landing it properly.
- :skill[Berserk Fury] is used because we don't have a Fury Meter, as such we can choose the higher damage Awakening :skill[Berserk Fury] instead. It does have charge time but is well worth it.
- :idskill[Dark Rush] is our Burst skill which we have permanent access to as soon as we activate :engraving[Mayhem]. This ability has massive Stagger a bit of Weak Point Lv.1 and Push Immunity. Make sure to hit this on the back for maximum damage potential.

**Alternatives**

- :skill[Sword Storm] can be equipped with :tripod[Sword Storm, Vital Point Strike] if you have high enough swiftness or cannot fit it in your rotation properly.
- :skill[Chain Sword] for this ability you can opt to replace :tripod[Chain Sword, Vital Point Hit] with :tripod[Chain Sword, Nimble Movement] for a faster Counter which removes the wind-up slightly.

### **Gameplay**

- When engaging in combat position yourself behind the Boss as much as possible, use your :skill[Shoulder Charge] to gap close or to dodge/reposition yourself.
- After dodging mechanics you can use :skill[Hell Blade] as a gap closer or to start Stagger mechanics with.
- When a bosses' Stagger mechanic is coming, make sure to save high Stagger skills like :skill[Finish Strike] and/or :skill[Tempest Slash]. (See Skill Rotations).
- :skill[Chain Sword] is your Counter ability, though used in your rotation if you are in front of the boss or the boss turns to you, you can save it until you are either behind the boss again or to Counter it.
- During gameplay try to be aware of how much health you have, your health bar is 25% with 65% damage reduction so you take a little more damage then the other Berserker build.
- You only have to use a basic HP Potion, as you can not exceed 25% max health this will always put you to full health even through :engraving[Cursed Doll] as this makes the HP Potion heal you for 22.5% out of your max 25% health.
- Whenever you start a boss fight make sure to be in a good position to unload your combo's always starting with :skill[Red Dust] for the de-buff and self-buff. 
- :skill[Tempest Slash] can be used as a filler for burst windows.

Below are some examples for ability rotations.
If you have free abilities to use but no full rotations use :skill[Chain Sword] for a quick self-buff before using abilities.

### **Skill Rotations**

**DPS Rotations**


1. :skill[Chain Sword] (If level 7 or higher)
2. :skill[Red Dust]
3. :skill[Finish Strike]
4. :skill[Sword Storm]
5. :skill[Hell Blade]

OR

1. :skill[Chain Sword] (If level 7 or higher)
2. :skill[Red Dust]
3. :skill[Finish Strike]
4. :skill[Strike Wave]
5. :skill[Sword Storm]
6. ** :skill[Tempest Slash] (Only for burst damage with no interruption otherwise wait for :skill[Chain Sword] to be back up before using :skill[Tempest Slash]).

**Alternative Burst**

 You can use a full cooldown burst window if you need to beat a dps check or have a burst window with a staggered/stunned boss due to mechanics. This does require the level 7 :skill[Chain Sword] tripod :tripod[Chain Sword, Swift Attack Prep] to be feasible.

1. :skill[Chain Sword]
2. :skill[Strike Wave]
3. :skill[Red Dust]
4. :skill[Finish Strike]
5. :skill[Sword Storm]
6. :skill[Hell Blade]
7. :skill[Tempest Slash]

**Stagger Check/Short DPS**

1. :skill[Chain Sword] (Level 7+) otherwise use :skill[Red Dust]
2. :skill[Finish Strike]
3. :skill[Tempest Slash]
4. :skill[Sword Storm]
5. :skill[Hell Blade]/:idskill[Dark Rush](only if the Stagger/Destruction check has not yet been completed)

**Destruction Weak Point Burst**

1. :skill[Chain Sword] (Level 7+) otherwise use :skill[Red Dust]
2. :skill[Finish Strike]
3. :skill[Tempest Slash]
4. :idskill[Dark Rush]

**Filler Combo**

1. :skill[Chain Sword]
2. :idskill[Dark Rush] and/or :skill[Tempest Slash]


*Note that :skill[Red Dust] has no Paralysis Immunity and is easily interrupted it is advised to hit from a distance or after a Boss's attack.*

### **Stats**

:engraving[Mayhem] Berserkers focus on Crit and Swiftness. There are several ways to spread your stats, here are some examples:

- Balanced Split: Crit and Swiftness 50/50. A one size fits all kind of deal.
- Swiftness Build: For faster cooldowns go for a 70/30 Swiftness and Crit build until you hit 1400 Swiftness. After 1400 you max out movement/attack speed (140%) giving you a great boost from using the :engraving[Raid Captain] engraving, putting the rest of your 1000+ points in Crit will put you at a respectable Crit Rate late-game. With this set up your cooldowns will also be lowered tremendously.
- Critical Build: Go for a 60/40 Crit and Swiftness build aiming for 800-900 Swiftness and everything else into Crit for late-game. This helps compensate for the +20% Crit Rate from Burst Mode without :engraving[Mayhem]. The Swiftness will still pair well with with :engraving[Raid Captain]. In very late game Tier 3, your Crit will only get higher.

Recommended overall will be the Swiftness Build due to it balancing out the Crit at a later stage but making game-play more fluent as the Berserker might feel slightly sluggish without decent Swiftness.

### **Engravings**

As :engraving[Mayhem] is our main engraving giving us the most boost this is the always must have engraving. Below are the recommended Engravings for this build.

**Starter Engravings**

- :engraving[Mayhem] our core engraving which at all levels provides a flat bonus of 15% Attack Speed, 15% Movement Speed and 65% Damage Reduction. The only stat to increase from higher Engraving levels is the damage. It is also the highest damage increase outside of :engraving[Grudge] that you will have access to.
- :engraving[Master's Tenacity] basically a free damage boost for :engraving[Mayhem] Berserkers due to the low health pool being a permanent state.

**Endgame/Special Engravings**

- The third best choice for this build is :engraving[Cursed Doll]*. The healing penalty from the engraving only lowers the health healed from 25% down to 22.5% using the 30% HP Potion as stated before. There is little to no drawback for :engraving[Mayhem] Berserkers because you are capped at 25% max health.
- For the Crit stat distribution :engraving[Keen Blunt Weapon]* becomes a viable choice. It should only be used as your 5th or 6th engraving with a Crit Rate of at least 50% or higher.
- For the Swiftness stat distribution :engraving[Raid Captain] is your 4th best engraving. :engraving[Raid Captain] will give you a 18% damage boost at 140% movement speed (max).
- :engraving[Master of Ambush] can be used instead of :engraving[Grudge] without the drawback, as the Berserkers's Skill set is majorly consisting of Back Attack abilities.

**Advanced Engraving**

Note: The Advanced Engravings are generally the Best in Slot setup for Tier 3 content. The drawbacks that these engravings have can be hard to overcome for new players. Only use the following engravings if you are experienced with your class and the encounter.

- :engraving[Grudge]* a very common DPS engraving that adds the biggest damage boost available. Due to the nature of :engraving[Mayhem] the drawbacks are slightly offset however still hard to deal with early on. Never use :engraving[Grudge] below level 3 as an engraving.
- :engraving[Increases Mass]* increases attack power with a penalty of 10% reduced Attack Speed. If your Swiftness is high enough the penalty can be offset by the :tripod[Chain Sword, Swift Attack Prep] tripod on :skill[Chain Sword] for the buff duration.

(*) These Engravings should only be used at Engravings Level 3. With the exception of :engraving[Cursed Doll] for this build.

**Optimal Engraving Setups**

In order of importance.

Standard

1. :engraving[Mayhem] Level 3
2. :engraving[Master's Tenacity] Level 3
3. :engraving[Cursed Doll] Level 3
4. :engraving[Raid Captain] Level 3
5. :engraving[Keen Blunt Weapon] Level 3 or :engraving[Grudge] Level 3

Alternative

1. :engraving[Mayhem] Level 1
2. :engraving[Master's Tenacity] Level 3
3. :engraving[Increases Mass] Level 3
4. :engraving[Raid Captain] Level 3
5. :engraving[Keen Blunt Weapon] Level 3 or :engraving[Cursed Doll] Level 3
6. :engraving[Grudge] Level 3

### **Gems**

Gems grant bonus damage and cooldown reduction to specific skills. You can only equip 11 of these Gems at a time so it is recommended that you prioritize the Gems for your most important skills.

**Attack Gems:**

- :skill[Tempest Slash]
- :skill[Finish Strike]
- :skill[Hell Blade]
- :skill[Strike Wave]
- :skill[Sword Storm]

**Cooldown Gems:**

- :skill[Tempest Slash]
- :skill[Finish Strike]
- :skill[Hell Blade]
- :skill[Strike Wave]
- :skill[Sword Storm]
- :skill[Red Dust]

### **Runes**

Runes enhance Skills with extra bonuses. All rune obtained runes are account bound and have limited availability, so placement of Runes on the correct Skills is very important. Below are the recommended pairings.

- :skill[Finish Strike] with :rune[Galewind, 3] or :rune[Overwhelm, 4]
- :skill[Tempest Slash] with :rune[Focus, 4] or :rune[Overwhelm, 4]
- :skill[Red Dust] with :rune[Bleed, 4]
- :skill[Chain Sword] with :rune[Galewind, 2],  :rune[Purify, 3] or :rune[Quick Recharge, 3]
- :skill[Strike Wave] with :rune[Galewind, 3]
- :skill[Hell Blade] with :rune[Galewind, 3] or  :rune[Overwhelm, 4]
- :skill[Sword Storm] with :rune[Galewind, 2] or  :rune[Overwhelm, 3]
- :skill[Shoulder Charge] with :rune[Quick Recharge, 3] or  :rune[Protection, 3]

For the :engraving[Mayhem]  :rune[Wealth, 4] is completely useless as you have instant access to Burst Mode.

 :rune[Purify, 3] can be slotted if the fight has a use for removing a de-buff potentially.

 :rune[Overwhelm, 4] helps increase your Stagger damage done by the ability its slotted for, it's mostly used as an alternative if other runes are not available or in case of a boss fights core mechanic.


### **Gear Skill Tree and Tripods**

Once you enter Tier 3 there will be gear that starts dropping to enhance your abilities through the tripods. Tripods levels go up to a maximum of 5 (+4 on gear) and each level can enhance the effect of the tripod for example, damage, cooldown, buff intensity and mana cost.

Recommended tripods to focus on for the :engraving[Mayhem] Berserker are the following:

- :skill[Finish Strike] :tripod[Finish Strike, Enhanced Strike] :tripod[Finish Strike, Weak Point Detection] :tripod[Finish Strike, Lights Out]
- :skill[Tempest Slash] :tripod[Tempest Slash, Quick Prep] :tripod[Tempest Slash, Weak Point Detection] :tripod[Tempest Slash, Storm Slash] or :tripod[Tempest Slash, Driving Hit]*
- :skill[Hell Blade] :tripod[Hell Blade, Deadly Blow] :tripod[Hell Blade, Earth Flip]
- :skill[Chain Sword] :tripod[Chain Sword, Vital Point Hit]
- :skill[Strike Wave] :tripod[Strike Wave, Wave] :tripod[Strike Wave, Limit Break] :tripod[Strike Wave, Earth Flip]
- :skill[Sword Storm] :tripod[Sword Storm, Quick Prep] :tripod[Sword Storm, Weak Point Detection] :tripod[Sword Storm, Flame Storm]
- :skill[Red Dust] :tripod[Red Dust, Quick Prep] :tripod[Red Dust, Vital Point Hit] :tripod[Red Dust, Red Wave]

*(Shorter animation and better stagger)


### **Card Sets**

For the :engraving[Mayhem] Berserker the "We'll Meet Again" card set is extremely powerful and recommended to use.

Below is some more general info about other sets it can be combined with and that will be more powerful replacements eventually.
 
Cards are an endgame system to maximize your characters potential. Below are some of the recommended sets/setups for this class.
You have a total of 6 card slots available and can create several combinations until you start working on Awakening piece sets and reach their minimum requirements.

- Beginner Card Sets
- :cardset[Field Boss II] 4 Set. This will give you +8.00% Max Health.
- :cardset[Romanticist] 2 Set. Lowers your Movement Skill Cooldown by -10%.
- :cardset[Forest of Giants] 3 Set. This increases the Effectiveness of your recovery items by +15%. (Best Value non-awakening card set).
- :cardset[We'll Meet Again] 3 Set. This will give you -12% Damage taken while below 50% max Health. And at 9-Awakening an additional -18% Damage taken while below 50%.
- :cardset[Nature's Elementals] 2 Set. This will give you -8% Damage taken while below 50% max Health.

These sets are obtainable early on in the game and give you a slightly better time playing as you learn and get better and until something better becomes available as the ones mentioned below.

- Budget Card Set
- :cardset[Lostwind Cliff] 6 set (12-piece Awakening) This will give you Crit rate +7.00%.

The Lostwind Cliff card set gives you a nice Crit bonus at a more acceptable rate of awakening, leveling this up beyond 12-piece Awakening doesn't have enough investment value. It might take you a while to get it however the Seria and Solas cards are to a degree farm-able instead of being purely luck dependent. (Note: Requires full 6 piece set to be equipped).

- Optimal Damage Card Set
-:cardset[Light of Salvation] 6 Set(12-piece Awakening) Converts your damage type to Holy.
-Light of Salvation 6 Set(18-piece Awakening) Holy Damage +7.00%
-Light of Salvation 6 Set(30-piece Awakening) Holy Damage +8.00%

This card set will increase your raw damage output by a total of 15.00%, a added bonus to that is the +30.00% Dark Damage Reduction it gives.
The Light of Salvation card set is the best damaging card set for all DPS characters in the game but will take very long to complete to a 30-piece Awakening stage. This is a super-long-term goal. (Note: Requires full 6 piece set to be equipped).


### **Summary**

- :engraving[Mayhem] Berserkers do not have to build the Fury Meter. They immediately enter Burst mode and gain permanent 15% increased Attack Speed, 15% Movement Speed, 65% Damage Reduction and +4%/+9%/+18% Attack depending on Engraving level.
- Lead fights with :skill[Red Dust] into your other heavy hitting skills. If done right, you can make use of the 30% damage buff in the 6 seconds that the buff is up.
- Most of the Berserker's abilities have high Stagger and contribute significantly to boss mechanics.
- :engraving[Master's Tenacity] is the perfect engraving for :engraving[Mayhem] Berserkers.
- :engraving[Cursed Doll] has little to no drawbacks healing the :engraving[Mayhem] Berserker for 22.5% out of max 25% health with the 30% HP Potions.

Mayhem

Master's Tenacity

Cursed Doll

Raid Captain

Leap

Deadly Blow

Earth Flip

Wave

Limit Break

Overwhelm

Berserker - Mayhem Raid Build

### **Pros:** Extreme Damage, Good Trading, Higher Damage At Lower HP.
### **Cons:** Slow Attacks, Issue to catch players, Long CD's.

- 750 Swiftness, 250 Crit Chance.
- Awakening skill: Chain of Vengance !!!!

This is a heavy damage build for Bärsärkar. Slow attack speed, clumsy and fat but hits harder than anyone, as soon you catch someone they will feel the pain and if they try to trade damage with you. 

*Please do give feedback on my builds, so i can improve. Do also try my builds out, would love to know how an experienced player does with the builds.*

Nimble Movement

Ranged Hit

Power Accumulation

Training Results

Bloody Eruption

Fast Wave

Enhance

Numbing Effect

Earthquake Shock

Crater

1v1 / 3v3 The Destroyer King.

Grudge

Lava Jet

Rear Blast

Bleed Effect

Berserker - Chaos/Cube Dungeon Guide

Enhanced Strike

Berserker - Raid Guide

**Introduction**

Greetings, and welcome to my "Ultimate Guide to forging yourself a slave army to generate mats for the one character that you love", where I will teach you how to crush any content that Smilegate can throw at you with the single most powerful class, Soulfist....that joke probably did more dps that they do. 

**MAYHEM BERSERKER!**

A just name, at that, as no other words can describe a class that can deliver destruction effeciently as this great sword wielding individual. In this guide you will learn how to join the ranks of a select few, who truly admire and administer the power of Mayhem to crush thier foes and make weaker classes "taste the grass".


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**Q and A .....**

Q. Can you pull all the hot female character in the Punika??
A. YES YOU MAYHEM!

Q. Can your Great sword bring you glory, match and match again in pvp??
A. YES IT MAYHEM!

Q. Can you win a 3v1 with only your ultimate?!?@@?!?
A. YES YOU PROBABLY MAYHEM!

**NOW LETS DO IT!**


**5 Rules to Remember When Playing GigaTaco**

1. ALWAYS use his base Skin to confuse opponents into believing you are a bot.
2. ALWAYS yell "THIS IS SPARTA" before dropping your GODLY bag of man-nuts from the sky. (Optional Macro with Hell blade)
3. ALWAYS Whirlwind when off cooldown.
4. ALWAYS Rapport Ninevah.
5. REMEMBER you are superior to every other class. You are also all of the stagger. Don't depend on anyone. Never use flare/pheremone because you are bringing the **DAMAGE**
Let weaker classes worry about that.

Do not forget these facts and try to build him like lesser classes like striker or glaivier.


**NOW TO THE ACTUAL GUIDE:**

The Berserker has massive damage with high burst and large AOE skills in Lost Ark. With its efficient skills, the Berserker can clear many enemies with just a few skills. On the downside, the cooldowns of his skills are rather long, and the character is kind of slow.

The Mayhem Berserker is one of the hardest-hitting classes in Lost Ark. In burst mode(a simple toggle action), all damage, attack speed, and movement speed are increased while damage taken is decreased by a significant amount. The low HP may seem like a weakness, but the damage reduction compensates for the weakness. You will only ever have to use GREEN POTIONS TO FULL HEAL. 

**Skill:**
**Red Dust/Chain Sword**

--Red Dust is a great utility skill to use before you use your main damage skills. With a proper Tripod selection, you can increase your Crit by a large margin for your following skills.

**Hell Blade/Sword Storm**

--Hell Blade deals much of the Berserker's damage. Be sure to use Hell Blade Red Dust/Chain Sword, the damage will be maximized. HUGE STAGGER

**Finish Strike**

--Finish Strike is one of the main sources of damage for the Berserker. For the first Tripod, you can choose between Tenacity and Enhanced Strike. If you pick Tenacity, it’ll be easier to control while Enhanced Strike can deal more damage. Huge Stagger. Also use after Red Dust/Chain Sword.

**Whirlwind**

--Whirlwind is a very useful skill that can move around and deal damage at the same time. Great for tower bosses where you need to do damage but keep moving and deals alot of damage in combination with the Bleed rune. Also possibly the greatest clear in solo Chaos dungeons.

**Shoulder Charge**

--Shoulder Charge is a dash skill that is quite useful in all situations. Small stagger to add to the end of your combo if you do not need movement.


**BUILDING GUIDE:**
**Tier 1 iLvl 302: **
Engravings needed - **Mayhem +9**

Step 1: **Double equip** Mayhem +9 to get Level 3 Mayhem.

Step 2: Equip blue gear and cut blue stone. (Avoid Keen Blunt/grudge/etc. that have massive negative effects)
A Lvl 1 engraving will do next to nothing since you are already a powerhouse with double equiped Mayhem 9's

Step 3: Equip Card sets. **We'll meet again** 3 set + 2 set **Nature's Elementals**(If GIGA CARD DECK go 3 set awakened Forest of Giants)

Step 4: Open 10xhealing potion chest - **Select Green pots** = 150 full pots. This will late A WHILE.

Step 5: Buy **1 Pancea for floor 40** something.

Step 6: Get to Tier 2


**TIER 2 - ilvl 600**
**Requirements - Level 3 engraving recipe of either Master's Tenacity or Cursed Doll
**
Step 1: Buy cheap iLvl 802 gear and transfer into it for +1

Step 2 : Exhaust resources/use dailies to push to 920. If you cannot make it instantly, just do Chaos etc. until you reach 920.

Step 3: Buy accessories and become **GIGATACO**.

**Accessories Guide:**
You will need to remove one of the +9 equiped Mayhem engravings.....I know it hurts but you will get it back soon. JUST DO IT ALREADY.
This is where the build can vary. They end up being the same damage but you want to go with whichever is cheaper.

The end goal is Three level 3 engravings.
1. Mayhem
2. Disrespect
3. Cursed Doll or Master's Tenacity

You will achieve this by Cutting a 6/5 Epic stone(Stone is not a complete fail if you get +5 disrespect +4 other. See later in guide marked **)
You have two choices of stone. Choose the cheaper version.
1. 6-Master's Tenacity/5-Disrecpect
2. 6-Cursed Doll/5-Disrespect

Equip +9 engraving to make Level 3 of whichever stone you purchased(Either master's tenactiy or cursed doll)

-Accessories to Purchase. Crit or swiftness main stat. Shoot for 50/50 but can lean either way if need be.
-Every accessory needs +2 Disrespect.(If stone is at base 5. Subtract number needed by however lucky you get on stone.)
-Three Accesrroies will need +2 Mayhem.

You will need 3x (Mayhem +2, Disrecpect +2, Crit/Swiftness) Accessories. Leave necklace for last since it is cheaper to get crit/swiftness with just disresect.
**If stone failed, on the reamiing 2 accessoires you can add Cursed doll/Master's Tenacticy + Disrecpect, It will just be harder to find them witht he right stats.

Also **Pay attention** to negative engravings, They are easy to forget and will take away from the gigatacos end dps.

Once you have 3 Level Three engravings.....Well you will see.

**Conclusion**
I have played many games as the mighty Berserker, and yet I still find it one of the most fun and enjoyable classes out there. This build has been tried and tested, and please do so yourself. Please post any results you have! AND I HOPE YOUR BOT ARMY THRIVES.


Disrespect

Storm Slash

Finishing Blow

Swift Attack Prep

Zero to Gigataco - A Mayhem Berserker Guide

Derp mode mayhem zerker for learning the mechanics and surviving guardian/abyssals 

~90% dmg reduction 

Try to spam your charge to keep a shield on you, the build has a nice balance between feeling like a tank but also hitting like a truck with fairly good bleed/burn sustain. 

Skill order 

Shoulder Charge > Red Dust > Finish Strike > Whirlwind

Tempest Slash > Sword Storm > Hell Blade

Free slot (I use Chain Sword to counter)

Build is a WIP adding more info when I can min/max it

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Fortitude

Shield

Blood Slash

Chance of Atk./Move Speed +12% for 6s when skill is used.

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