Berserker Levelling Guide
We recommend that you try out all the skills and play whatever is the most fun for you. However, if you just want to speed up the process (maybe that’s the most fun for you) or you’re tying to power through levelling an alt, follow this level by level breakdown of what skills to use and level up and which tripods to activate.
You can swap between saved skill tree slots whenever for free (even in combat as long as no skills are on cooldown). It’s recommended to use both your skillbook slots, choose abilities based on this: one for AoE (packs of normal enemies) and one for Single Target (Boss/Elites).
(If you don’t want to bother constantly adding and removing skill points every level as you test things out just follow this guide)
Berserker Skill Priority
At early levels use all the abilities you have available, try them all out and see what works best for you. Wind Blade and Powerful Swing are good options for fillers, but replace them when you get to higher levels.
The hardest hitting ability we have is Finish Strike so focus on getting that to 10 once you’re level 20. Whirlwind is an excellent AoE ability, so that will be the next priority. Following that we put points into Hell Blade, Strike Wave, then Tempest Slash.
For Mobility: Whenever possible, put extra points into Shoulder Charge up to level 4 for the first Tripod 1: Excellent Mobility. This is one of your best mobility skills, so use it often travelling between packs of enemies. At Level 18 you get Diving Slash with Tripod 1: Excellent Mobility or Quick Preparation, and Tripod 2: Swift Move if you have spare points leftover from the main skills. At level 41 you’ll have enough points to keep Hell Blade the first Tripod 1: Leap; this is another great movement ability that you’ll want to have excess points in . Additionally, for even more movement
Below is a Berserker Skill Levelling chart that shows progression of skill points and their Tripods.
Level | Icon | Skill Name | Skill Level | Tripod 1 | Tripod 2 | Tripod 3 |
11 | Shoulder Charge | 4 | Excellent Mobility | |||
12 | Whirlwind | 4 | Sustain Enhancement | |||
13 | Finish Strike | 4 | Tenacity | |||
14 | Tempest Slash | 4 | Quick Preparation | |||
20 | Finish Strike | 10* (remove points from everything else) | Tenacity | Weak Point Detection | Kill Confirm | |
24 | Whirlwind | 7 | Sustain Enhancement | Cracked Blade | ||
28 | Hell Blade | 7 | Leap | Melt | ||
30 | Whirlwind | 10* (remove points from Hell Blade) | Sustain Enhancement | Cracked Blade | Vacuum Slash | |
32 | Strike Wave | 5 or 6 | Wave | |||
33 | Strike Wave | 7 | Wave | Limit Break | ||
36 | Hell Blade | 7 | Leap | Melt | ||
38 | Strike Wave | 10* (remove points from Hell Blade) | Wave | Limit Break | Earth Flip | |
41 | Hell Blade | 7 | Leap | Melt | ||
43 | Tempest Slash | 7 | Quick Preparation | Enhanced Strike | ||
44 | Hell Blade | 10* (remove points from Tempest Slash) | Leap | Melt | ||
47 | Tempest Slash | 7 | Quick Preparation | Enhanced Strike | ||
49 | Tempest Slash | 10 | Quick Preparation | Enhanced Strike | Storm Slash |
Gear While Leveling
Just equip the highest Item Lv. item you find. Focus on Agility for increased movement speed, reduced casting time, and faster skill cooldowns. Secondly, your next best stat is Specialization.
Next Steps
Now that you’ve made it through this sub-guide, make sure you are ready for the End-Game once you hit level 50. Check out our End Game Berserker Guide.
Also note that these sub-guides are also part of our full-scope Berserker Class Guide which will encompass all of these sub guides.