Guild Wars 2

I took a break for a while, but generally ran a berserk/shatter build in dungeons and high level fractals, and it worked great.

It still works fine, but I was wondering what other viable options there are? All my gear is berserker with maybe a few exchangeable pieces, but basically, I can’t afford another exotic set, so…

Are there other crit builds for PvE and dungeons that aren’t shatter? If so, could you point me in the right direction? I’d love trying something out in dungeons that doesn’t require me rolling into enemies and hitting F1.

There WAS phantasm build dealing shocking damage with berserker gear, but after the recent patch, shatter is the most viable. Main reasons are:
Illusion Celerity: 20% reduced cooldown on clone(and therefore phantasm) generating skills is too far in the illusion trait, making it no longer easily accessible
Vengeful Images: retaliantion on phantasms is no longer permanent but lasts 5s after you spawn them
Blurred frenzy: cooldown increased by 20% and immunity changed to evasion (now we are affected by retaliation damage when in blur)

Also, unless you run a shatter build, sword skills now have a 20% increased CD (Leap is a clone generating skill too).

0/20/0/25/25 if you want a Phantasm build with Illusionist’s Celerity.

Now you can also take Illusions X for Phantasmal Haste, giving your Phantasms a faster attack rate.

20/0/0/25/25 is also an option for more Power / 15% more Phantasm Damage / Greatsword Traits for dungeons, although you might be surprised how much a Phantasmal Warlock from the Staff hits with a Berserker Build, particularly on bosses with lots of different conditions applied to them. Phantasmal Warden is also nice for dungeons, and can be Reflect-Traited with this build as well.

Try it, you’ll like it!