Difference between revisions of "Berserker Skill Tree"

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This skill tree was removed from the game prior to Blizzcon 2010. This article is preserved for archive purposes. See the Barbarian skills article for current skill information for this class.

The Berserker skill tree is a Barbarian skill tree themed with a ferocious fighting style, and has skills to reflect this.

Useful skill links:

Skills - General skill design and mechanics.
Barbarian skills - Barbarian-specific skill design.
- Berserker Skill Tree - Berserker skills.
- Juggernaut Skill Tree - Juggernaut skills.
- Battlemaster Skill Tree - Battlemaster skills.
Barbarian skill archive - Removed Barbarian skills.

Berserker Skill tree as of BlizzCon 2009.

Berserker skills

The Berserker tree focuses on creating barbarians whose main role in battle is to deal damage to multiple enemies at once, to buff himself to become better at it and to maintain fury so he can continue fighting at a fast pace. As such, the tree has skills that the Barbarian can use to buff himself, making him stronger, to hit multiple enemies at once and to be faster than barbarians of other builds. Also, like any skill tree focusing on any element of gameplay, it cannot be called a skill tree if it doesn't have signature skills that can actually kill. Luckily for us, the Berserker tree has a few cool skills that makes enemies easy to kill, like Battle Rage, Leap Attack and Whirlwind.

Tier I

Battle Rage
- Active skill that increases damage and Critical Hit chance for a while.
Bad Temper
- Passive skill that helps gain and maintain Fury.

Tier II

Sprint
- Active skill that increases movement speed.
Double Strike (required for Slashing Strike)
- Passive skill that gives a chance to hit with both weapons instead of one in melee.

Tier III

Frenzy
- Passive skill that increase attack speed on successful hit.
Threatening Shout
- Active battle cry skill that decrease enemy damage.

Tier IV

Leap Attack
- Active skill that lets the Barbarian jump, causing damage when he lands.
Slashing Strike (requires Double Strike)
- Passive skill that gives a chance to strike all enemies in range.
Berserker State (required for Onslaught)
- Passive skill that gives a chance to enter a Berserker state.

Tier V

Whirlwind
- Active skill that turns the Barbarian into a cyclone of damage.

Tier VI

Wrath of the Berserker
- Active skill that increases numerous Barbarian combat stats.
Onslaught (requires Berserker State)
- Active skill that increases crit and dodge chance.

References

Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats

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+<span style="color:red;">'''This skill tree was removed from the game prior to Blizzcon 2010. This article is preserved for archive purposes. See the [[Barbarian skills]] article for current skill information for this class.'''</span>
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-The '''Berserker skill tree''' is a [[Barbarian]] skill tree themed with a ferocious, high-paced fighting style, and has skills to reflect this.
+The '''Berserker skill tree''' is a [[Barbarian]] skill tree themed with a ferocious fighting style, and has skills to reflect this.
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 [[Image:Skill-tree-blizzcon09-berserker-muldric.jpg|frame|Berserker Skill tree as of [[BlizzCon 2009]].]]
 ==Berserker skills==
-The Berserker skill tree builds a Barbarian suited to deal damage in an overly vicious, fast-paced and ferocious way. It relies on high attack speed and damage bonuses, and consists almost exclusively of offensive abilities. This leads to a high pace build with fast hitting attacks rather than slower, harder hits. It is designed primarily to boost dual wield playstyle and sacrifices some defense for the high offense, however all-round abilities can be found throughout the three. Most abilities are completely new, but some [[Diablo II]] abilities returns such as [[Whirlwind]] and [[Frenzy]] to once again assist in killing monsters.
+The Berserker tree focuses on creating barbarians whose main role in battle is to deal damage to multiple enemies at once, to buff himself to become better at it and to maintain fury so he can continue fighting at a fast pace. As such, the tree has skills that the Barbarian can use to buff himself, making him stronger, to hit multiple enemies at once and to be faster than barbarians of other builds. Also, like any skill tree focusing on any element of gameplay, it cannot be called a skill tree if it doesn't have signature skills that can actually kill. Luckily for us, the Berserker tree has a few cool skills that makes enemies easy to kill, like Battle Rage, Leap Attack and Whirlwind.
 ===Tier I===
-* '''[[Rampage]]'''
+* '''[[Battle Rage]]'''
-** Strikes X additional targets with each attack and increases attack speed by X%.
+** Active skill that increases damage and Critical Hit chance for a while.
+* '''[[Bad Temper]]'''
+** Passive skill that helps gain and maintain [[Fury]].
+<!--
+* '''[[Power of the Berserker]]'''
+* '''[[Heightened Senses]]'''
+-->
 ===Tier II===
-* '''[[War Cry]]'''
+* '''[[Sprint]]'''
-** A terrifying cry that provides X fury and increases the armor of the Barbarian and all party members within X feet by X% for X seconds.
+** Active skill that increases movement speed.
+* '''[[Double Strike]]''' (required for Slashing Strike)
+** Passive skill that gives a chance to hit with both weapons instead of one in [[melee]].
+<!--
+* '''[[Terrifying Shout]]'''
+* '''[[Strong Constitution]]'''
+-->
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 ===Tier III===
 * '''[[Frenzy]]'''
-** Each strike grants a X% attack speed and X% weapon damage boost for X seconds. Frenzy can be stacked up to X times for a total bonus of X% attack speed and X% weapon damage.
+** Passive skill that increase attack speed on successful hit.
+* '''[[Threatening Shout]]'''
+** Active battle cry skill that decrease enemy damage.
+<!--
+* '''[[Enrage]]'''
+* '''[[Dual Wield Specialization]]'''
+* '''[[Savage]]'''
+* '''[[Increase Speed]]'''
+-->
 ===Tier IV===
 * '''[[Leap Attack]]'''
-** The Barbarian leaps forward, causing damage when he lands.
+** Active skill that lets the Barbarian jump, causing damage when he lands.
+* '''[[Slashing Strike]]''' (requires Double Strike)
+** Passive skill that gives a chance to strike all enemies in range.
+* '''[[Berserker State]]''' (required for Onslaught)
+** Passive skill that gives a chance to enter a Berserker state.
+<!--
+* '''[[Relentless Attacks]]'''
+* '''[[Destroy Armor]]'''
+-->
 ===Tier V===
-* '''[[Battle Rage]]'''
+* '''[[Whirlwind]]'''
-** Enter a battle rage which provides a X% damage boost and X% critical hit bonus for X seconds.
+** Active skill that turns the Barbarian into a cyclone of damage.
-* '''[[Rend]]'''
-** Perform a slashing vicious blow to all enemies within X feet, dealing X% weapon damage and an additional X-X physical damage over X seconds.
 ===Tier VI===
-* '''[[Whirlwind]]'''
-** The Barbarian swirls in a cyclone, delivering multiple attacks to everything in his path with each hit doing X% weapon damage.
-===Tier VII===
 * '''[[Wrath of the Berserker]]'''
-** Enter a heightened sense of fury, raising combat statistics (Critical Hit, Attack Speed, Dodge Chance, Movement Speed) for X seconds. The heightened senses also allows the Barbarian to damage monsters otherwise immune to physical damage, at a penalty of X%.
+** Active skill that increases numerous Barbarian combat stats.
+* '''[[Onslaught]]''' (requires Berserker State)
+** Active skill that increases crit and dodge chance.
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 ==References==
 * [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-barbarian-skill-trees-and-stats1/ Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats]