Berserker Overview
The Berserker in Lost Ark is a Warrior type that wields a gigantic Greatsword. Their musical instrument is a War Horn. The Berserker is a Pure melee DPS class.
Their Identity Gauge, the Fury Meter, fills up upon successful hits to enemies. Once full players can activate it to enter Fury Mode. Upon activation the Berserker glows red, has increased attack and movement speeds and critical rate, and access to another ability: Bloody Rush. There is a cooldown period, Impairment, where the Berserker cannot enter Fury Mode again for 30 seconds.
There’s not much more to say, they are big hulking behemoths that hit hard and hit fast.
Role of a Berserker
Berserkers are a pure DPS class in Lost Ark. In PvE, they excel at sustained and burst damage to the boss. In PvP, they are the main source of damage on a team, and when left alone to combo their abilities, their targets will take a lot of burst damage.
Strengths
- High Damage
- Straightforward and easy class to learn
Weaknesses
- No Party Synergy (no party buffs)
- Not much utility
All Berserker Skills in Lost Ark
The following table is a list of all Lost Ark Berserker Skills that you will unlock and at which level you will do so.
Level | Icon | Skill Name | Cooldown (seconds) | Type | Description |
10 | Assault Blade | 5 | Normal | Perform a diagonal slash to inflict 201 total Damage. | |
10 | Crime Hazard | 9 | Normal | Jump and swing your greatsword to inflict 114 Damage and launch foes into the sky, then strike down to inflict 212 Damage and knock them down. | |
10 | Double Slash | 6 | Normal | Swing your greatsword in the shape of X, inflicting 111 and 111 Damage for each swing. | |
10 | Finish Strike | 18 | Normal | Thrust your greatsword down, inflicting 654 Damage. | |
10 | Shoulder Charge | 14 | Normal | Charge 7 meters toward the target location and inflict 151.5 Damage to foes in the path. | |
10 | Whirlwind | 24 | Holding | Spin around for 3s to inflict up to 799.2 Damage. | |
12 | Power Break | 18 | Normal | Concentrate your strength into your greatsword to inflict 468 Damage to nearby foes and knock them back. | |
14 | Tempest Slash | 24 | Combo | Charge 4 meters toward the target location and slash at foes, inflicting 181 Damage and launching them into the air. Use as a combo to deliver a spinning attack, inflicting 126 and 126 Damage before landing a downward blow, inflicting290 Damage. | |
16 | Mountain Crash | 12 | Normal | Stomp the ground with one foot to attack all foes within a 4 meter radius with 194 [Earth] Damage, inflicting Earthquake on them for 2s. | |
18 | Diving Slash | 16 | Point | Leap up to 8 meters to the target location and strike downward, inflicting 182 Damage and launching foes into the air. | |
20 | Chain Sword | 15 | Normal | Perform a diagonal upper slash, inflicting 175 Damage and launching foes into the air. | |
20 | Hell Blade | 36 | Holding | Thrust your greatsword into the ground, inflicting 65 Damage. Hold for 1.5ss to attack 6 times to inflict 195.3 Damage. Hit the Perfect Zone to deliver a finishing blow that inflicts 1040 Damage and launches foes in the air. | |
24 | Wind Blade | 20 | Normal | Swing your greatsword and charge through foes, inflicting 582.6 Damage. | |
28 | Maelstrom | 15 | Combo | Thrust your greatsword into the ground, inflicting 251 Damage. Then pull it out and send forth a shockwave, pulling targets and inflicting 166 Damage. | |
32 | Strike Wave | 36 | Charge | Concentrate energy on your greatsword and release it forward, cleaving the ground. This skill can be charged for 0.8s to inflict 472 Damage before being fully charged, and 1180 Damage when overcharged. | |
36 | Red Dust | 30 | Normal | Swing your greatsword upward, inflicting 475 Damage. On a successful hit, foes take +12.0% Damage for 6s. | |
40 | Sword Storm | 30 | Normal | Jump while spinning counter-clockwise and smash the ground to create a storm of swords, inflicting 822 Damage and knocking foes down. | |
50 | Aura Blade | 16 | Normal | Quickly slash the space and spread a wave of energy that attacks ranged foes, inflicting 394 Damage. |
Level | Icon | Skill Name | Cooldown (minutes) | Type | Description |
50 | Berserk Fury | 5 | Charge | Infuse your greatsword with power to create Berserk Fury and deliver a powerful strike. You need to charge this skill to complete Berserk Fury, and the Damage will become more devastating at higher charge levels: 111 Damage when undercharged, 111 Damage on Level 1, and 111, and 111 Damage when overcharged. Attack range also increases according to the charge level. | |
50 | Chain of Vengeance | 5 | Normal | Release chains of energy to inflict 111 Damage, then pull foes in again inflicting 111 Damage. A massive explosion occurs immediately afterward, knocking foes away and inflicting 111 Damage. |
Now that you are familiar with the skills you will unlock as you level your Lost Ark Berserker, you should check out the Lost Ark Berserker Leveling 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.