Guild Wars 2

Hey all – from reading the general forums I see that full Berzerker gear is all the rage currently.

However is this just from a Warrior perspective or for any class? (i.e. Mesmer?)

If so, can someone either write out or link a thead listing what accessories/armor/runes/weapons/sigils/traits I should use?

Much appreciated!

Mesmer’s can glean a lot of survivability from the confusing nature of their clones and multiple teleports, therefore they are more free to build full zerker than most classes.

The current meta is:
-full zerker
-ogre runes
-energy sigils
-staff + sword/focus
-20, 20, 0, 0, 30 spec

There is always room for variation though, I personally still love the Greatsword playstyle despite the iZerker phantasm being kittened at the moment. I swap sword/focus for the GS (slot and air sigil) and keep the staff for survivability to play a ranged nuke mes with a great deal of success.

Brew Pinch.5731:

-ogre runes

Why choose ogre over scholar?

Rock Dog is pretty powerful when it procs, which it will. It also benefits from Signet of Illusions.

So it’s only really useful in WvW roaming/PvP when you’re actually being hit.

It’s not like a mix of power and crit you get on top of that is useless…

You get more with scholar though, including a flat +10% damage while above 90% health, which you’ll usually be in PvE (which already implies that you’re rarely hit, so the ogre effect won’t trigger often and it’s on a long internal CD anyway). So I guess it depends on what you’re playing more.

%damage boosts do not affect phantasm damage, that said, I mostly PvP, but still runes of ogre seem to provide a very meaningful damage boost regardless of dog or not, but I guess you do have a point, since I don’t think that getting hit is a productive way of completing a dungeon

The former is true for the sixth bonus of ogre too But yeah, as I said it’s more likely to be hit and fall below 90% in PvP/WvW, so both have their advantages.
I’m actually using neither but runes of the eagle instead :p

Thanks the the input guys!

To clarify I’ll be using the Zerker gear for PvE/WvW (just for zergs).

Also, for the ascended gear, isn’t their some stipulation that you can’t wear 2 of the same item? I’d hate to waste laurels or badges on something I can’t use…

Further, for the stats, what are the sub-traits to choose? (i.e. the Roman-numeraled ones?)

Iruwen.3164:

The former is true for the sixth bonus of ogre too But yeah, as I said it’s more likely to be hit and fall below 90% in PvP/WvW, so both have their advantages.
I’m actually using neither but runes of the eagle instead :p

That’s why you never do 6x Ogre… It’s either 4x Ogre and 2x Divinity or 5x Ogre and 1x Divinity.

Day Trooper.3605:

Thanks the the input guys!

To clarify I’ll be using the Zerker gear for PvE/WvW (just for zergs).

Also, for the ascended gear, isn’t their some stipulation that you can’t wear 2 of the same item? I’d hate to waste laurels or badges on something I can’t use…

Further, for the stats, what are the sub-traits to choose? (i.e. the Roman-numeraled ones?)

You cant wear two of the exact same ascended gear. But you can get one with an offensive infusion slot and one with a defensive slot. Same stat combo, different item.
Example is Althea’s Ashes and Magisters Field Journal.

I am actually running full zerker + ruby orbs and I am loving it. Yes, you have to be careful what you are doing, but the damage output is so much fun! And the fact that you can’t just stand there and spam 1, have to use your dodges and evades right to survive makes this build quite challenging if you try constantly put out max dmg and also use your party support skills right!

20 (III+I) / 20 (IV+II) / 20 (II+VIII) / 0 / 10 (III)
Sword and focus for me.
I only use GS to summon the zerker illusion and otherwise stay melee (unless I need the GS pushback)

I spend a lot of time running higher level fractals and there really is no downside to full zerk gear. 1 hit and you’re probably down anyways no matter what gear you have.

I will say I haven’t had the guys to transmute my legendary yet so that does add some toughness/vitality, but I keep a power/crit GS on hand as well. Currently running 20/20/0/25/5 mainly for the focus reflect and phantasm damage. I have a full set of PVT gear in wvw and it helps with survivability a lot.

Any advice on where to get ‘cheap’ exotic Berzerker weapons? Like is using dungeon tokens possible to get Zerker weps?