Berserker

A specialist form of the melee type, the Berserker is a chainmail-wearing melee damage dealer that wields two-handed weapons exclusively and excels at dealing extreme damage for short periods of time during situations that call for it, while also dealing good sustained damage the rest of the time.

Outside of this primary area of expertise, berserkers have a few other tactical options:

They can hurl axes and other objects at foes to deal lesser damage from a distance.

They possess two lines of spell-like axe-tossing abilities that respectively stun or snare+DoT opponents, and share a twelve-second cooldown with each other.

They can unleash war cries that improve the melee attacks of themselves and their allies for limited periods of time, often by directly reducing the delay of the affected characters' autoattacks or increasing the chance of a critical hit.
They can shriek at a target to make it more vulnerable to archery and throwing weapon damage for a limited period of time.
They can use melee disciplines to gain a variety of other combat advantages for short periods of time

In-Game Description[]

There are some in Norrath that are born with an innate rage that, if controlled, can become a powerful weapon. They are called berserkers. The berserker is a master of the two-handed axe and of throwing weapons. To keep their bodies light and swift, they wear light chain armor.

Berserkers are fearsome fighter that possess inordinate amounts of strength and bravery. They lunge into battle swinging large two-handed axes or hurtling throwing weapons at their prey. They carry huge axes because of the damage they deal and for the fear the weapons instill in the enemy. As great as a berserker's skill with a two-handed axe is, his skill with throwing weapons cannot be overlooked. As he becomes more powerful, he can infuse his rage into various thrown weapons, causing dire effects when they strike a foe.

With the master of his innate rage, the berserker also gains the ability to go "berserk"- a deadly state which causes a great amount of damage as a berserker's blade swings with frenzy. As dangerous as berserkers are at these moments, they become more vulnerable to enemy attacks.

Berserkers do not fear death and they value speed and agility over personal defense. The berserker is at his best within a group of friends and adventurers that allow him to unleash his full anger on an enemy without interruption. When standing within arm's reach of his enemy, the berserker is one of the masters of offense, crippling, and maiming with impressive speed and skill. And, in situations where an enemy must be fought at a distance, the berserker has the best throwing arm of any Norrathian.

Combat Skills[]

LEVEL	SKILL	PRE-50 CAP	POST-50 CAP
1	2H Blunt	200	270
1	2H Slashing	200	270
1	Bind Wound	175	210
1	Defense	200	255
1	Hand to Hand	100	215
1	Kick	149	225
1	Offense	210	270
1	2H Piercing	200	270
1	Throwing	113	270
6	Frenzy	?	?
?	Dodge	140	185
10	Parry	185	185
15	Double Attack	205	245
25	Riposte	200	235
35	Disarm	185	200

Tradeskills[]

LEVEL	TRAINED	SKILL	PRE-50 CAP	POST-50 CAP
1	No	Baking	250	300
1	No	Brewing	250	300
1	Yes	Fletching	250	300
1	No	Jewel Crafting	250	300
1	No	Pottery	250	300
1	No	Smithing	250	300
1	No	Tailoring	250	300
1	No	Tinkering Gnome Only	250	300

Language Skills[]

LEVEL	TRAINED	SKILL	PRE-50 CAP	POST-50 CAP
1	Yes	Barbarian	100	100
1	Yes	Combine	100	100
1	No	Common Tongue	100	100
1	Yes	Dark Speech	100	100
1	Yes	Dark Tongue	100	100
1	Yes	Dwarven	100	100
1	Yes	Elder Dragon	100	100
1	Yes	Elder Erudian	100	100
1	Yes	Elder Tier'Dal	100	100
1	Yes	Elven	100	100
1	Yes	Erudian	100	100
1	Yes	Faerie	100	100
1	Yes	Froglok	100	100
1	Yes	Giant	100	100
1	Yes	Gnoll	100	100
1	Yes	Gnomish	100	100
1	Yes	Goblin	100	100
1	Yes	Halfling	100	100
1	Yes	High Elf	100	100
1	Yes	Kobold	100	100
1	Yes	Lizardman	100	100
1	Yes	Ogre	100	100
1	Yes	Orcish	100	100
1	Yes	Thieves Cant	100	100
1	Yes	Tier'Dal	100	100
1	Yes	Troll	100	100

Other Skills[]

LEVEL	TRAINED	SKILL	PRE-50 CAP	POST-50 CAP
1	No	Alcohol Tolerance	200	200
1	No	Beg	200	200
1	No	Fishing	200	200
1	No	Sense Heading	200	200
1	No	Swimming	200	200

Abilities[]

LEVEL	Cost	SKILL	Upkeep	Target
1	1	Corroded Axe	0	Self
1	10	Throw Stone	0	Other
5	1	Blunt Axe	0	Self
5	20	Elbow Strike	0	Other
8	24	Leg Strike	0	Other
10	1	Steel Axe	0	Self
10	0	Focused Will Discipline	1	Other
15	1	Bearded Axe	0	Self

Progression Server notes[]

For the purpose of progression servers, berserkers are unlocked for creation with the Gates of Discord expansion.

Berserker

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