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Revision as of 11:03, 26 July 2016
This article is about the playable race, for the monster see Berserker (Monster)
| Berserker | |
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| Tier 2 Class | |
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| Suggested Races | |
 Human Berserker,  Orc Berserker,  Halfling Berserker
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| Class Challenges | |
  RAWR!
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| Unlocking | |
 Mead Hall
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If you ever have a problem, you can count on your friendly local Berserker to solve it as quickly and efficiently as possible. Provided, of course, that your problem lies somewhere in the realm of "How exactly am I going to splatter this evil wizard's innards all over the dungeon?" Hobbies include wearing bearskins, drinking mead and saying unkind things about magic users.
Contents
Races
Orc
The Orc Berserker is the paragon of all things savage and furious. By combining the berserker's high situational attack bonuses with the boosted base attack of an orc, you can create a fearsome offensive powerhouse. Both the berserker and orc are well-suited for fighting enemies who are stronger than yourself. The Orc Berserker is very reliant on 
BLOODLUST, so avoiding becoming a L10 character is preferable. This can actually be difficult on some of the longer dungeons. The 
Humility can be helpful in this regard.
Human
The Human Berserker is generally inferior to the Orc, but is situationally useful on dungeons where you cannot avoid becoming a 10th level character. With items to boost his base attack he can exceed the damage of the Orc berserker, but only at the 10th level. If you have not yet unlocked the 
Orc, the 
Human is a perfectly acceptable substitute.
Halfling
Halfling Berserker can use their potions to tank damage from higher level enemies you are looking to fight anyway. Due to your high resists you get more out of your health and thanks to all the extra health potions from item conversion you will be able to use them more liberally while leveling up while still leaving resources for the boss. An additional benefit is that with some glyph use (
CYDSTEPP or 
GETINDARE) you're perfectly capable of fighting even physical damage enemies if necessary, and you're also highly resistant to poison. The 
Trisword is a superb item for the Halfling Berserker, giving a sizable situational boost to base attack that synergizes with the Berserker's attack bonus.
Strategy
The Berserker one of the more specialized classes, with massive magic resistance, attack bonuses, and a significant penalty to spellcasting. Because of his 
MAGESLAY class feature, repeatable glyphs such as 
HALPMEH, 
PISORF, and 
BURNDAYRAZ have limited usefulness, but single-use glyphs such as 
APHEELSIK or GETINDARE glyphs are extremely helpful. The heightened mana cost is manageable if you're only using the glyph once. As a result, the Berserker tends to favor utility glyphs. Although the CYDSTEPP glyph works well for him, he needs to acquire two mana boosters before it's usable, which can be a bit of a problem.
The berserker works best when fighting enemies with magic damage, which he can carve apart with great ease. Bosses such as Aequitas the Warlock are easy prey to the Berserker. He has considerably more difficulty fighting physical-resist enemies, and will need to leverage his advantage against those with magic damage to prevail overall. By fighting powerful dragonspawn or warlocks, a Berserker can earn large amounts of bonus experience and level up quite quickly. This enables him to leave large numbers of weaker monsters on the board for later, which he can kill to level-up mid-battle against the boss.
One curious aspect about the Berserker is that he's often stronger as a L9 character than he is as a L10 character. This is because he gains a damage bonus against monsters that are higher-level than him, and once he reaches L10 he loses this bonus against the boss. In addition, his favorite spells are not affected by character level. As a result, worshipping the 
Glowing Guardian in order to gain Humility is very useful for the Berserker, and he also benefits nicely from the 
Absolution boon. Since the Berserker is not very effective with Fireballs, 
Cleansing is one of the best ways to deal with physically-resistant bosses. The Berserker obviously works well with 
Taurog since he casts spells sparingly; however, you should be cautious as Berserkers who use the APHEELSIK glyph can do poorly with Taurog and should delay worship or else worship a different deity entirely.
Base attack is the most important attribute for a berserker, so equipping items to boost it is a very good idea. The Trisword is a highly recommended item in this regard, especially on a Halfling Berserker. Don't hesitate to power it with 
Mana Potions, either.
